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Wolfersberger Is 2022’s Top Topicalist

David Wolfersberger has been named the American Topical Association Distinguished Topical Philatelist for 2022. The association’s highest award will be presented at the awards ceremony at the Great American Stamp Show on August 27, 2022.

Wolfersberger has been instrumental in re-activating two topical study units and forming a new one. Study units are small groups of collectors of specific topics who want more information and opportunities to interact with others.

In 2003, he led the effort to activate the CartoPhilatelic Society, a group that studies maps on stamps, which had been dormant since 1995. Since then he has been vice president and president, and is currently editor of the group’s quarterly journal. In 2006, he initiated efforts to restart the Wine on Stamps Study Unit after a two-year hiatus. He is president and journal editor for that group.

In 2017, Wolfersberger worked with others in forming the Gastronomy on Stamps Study Unit, and is president and past journal editor of the unit.

“Today, three important study units are going strong, thanks to the tireless work of this ATA leader. As a life-long stamp collector, David has found stamp collecting to be an invaluable way to learn about his favorite topics and countries. His leadership skills have immeasurably expanded and improved topical philately,” said ATA president Dawn Hamman.