Distinguished philatelist and GPSCC member Alan Warren will present, "Denmark: The Christian X Definitive Issues of the 1940s on First Day Covers." Alan will provide an overview of these covers with examples of cachets, cancellations, auxiliary markings, destinations, and censorship.
 
Alan is an accredited chief judge for both philately and philatelic literature. As an exhibitor he has achieved numerous awards including the grand and reserve grand.

His collecting interests include Denmark, Scandinavia and polar philately, as well as Tibet and the United States. He was a charter member of the American First Day Cover Society and has acted in many important capacities in support of philatelic societies and organizations.
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Alan has written for more than 70 philatelic publications, including Linn’s Stamp News, Ice Cap News, the AFDCS journal First Days, the Writers Unit’s Philatelic Communicator, and the Military Postal History Society Bulletin. He has edited numerous philatelic books and is a prolific reviewer of newly published philatelic literature.

His tireless work in the stamp hobby has resulted in numerous honors. Alan was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2019. He received the APS John N. Luff award for exceptional contributions to philately in 2002, induction into the Writers Unit hall of fame in 2004, and the Alfred F. Lichtenstein memorial award for outstanding service to philately from the Collectors Club of New York in 2013. In 2012 Warren received the Charles J. Peterson philatelic literature life achievement award.