[press release]
Cletus Delvaux Named Distinguished Topical Philatelist

The American Topical Association’s highest award, Distinguished Topical Philatelist, is being awarded this year to Cletus Delvaux. A 39-year ATA member, Delvaux is a prolific philatelic writer and editor.

A retired English teacher from Green Bay, Wis., Clete has written more than 100 articles for Topical Time, Linn’s Stamp News and other philatelic publications. His primary topics are journalists, authors and poets on stamps.

Delvaux has been president of the Journalists, Authors, and Poets on Stamps (JAPOS) Study Unit of ATA since 1993. In 2000, he also assumed the position as editor of the JAPOS Bulletin, and he also writes extensively for that publication. He is a past president of the Green Bay Philatelic Society and edited its newsletter for 25 years.

The Distinguished Topical Philatelist award will be presented at the Celebration Banquet of APS StampShow/National Topical Stamp Show on Aug. 11 in Columbus, Ohio. Click here for further information about the award. Click here for more information about the ATA.