Cheryl Ganz Explained

Birth Date:	1950
Nationality:	American
Alma Mater:	University of Illinois
Occupation:	Philatelist

Cheryl R. Ganz (born 1950) FRPSL is an American philatelist who was appointed to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2018.^{[1] [2]}

Family and education

After her husband's death, Ganz studied United States history at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) where she earned her PhD in 2005.^[3]

Philately

Ganz has been a collector from an early age, collecting, stamps, coins, seashells but as a teenager became interested in Zeppelins and mail carried on the airships.^[4]

In October 2005 Ganz joined the staff of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington and from January 2007 until February 2014 she was its chief curator. Following her retirement she was appointed "curator of philately emerita" for her "significant and lasting contributions" to the museum; the first employee to win this title.^[4]

Ganz is a board director of the American Philatelic Society, a society she has been a member of since 1976.^[5] She serves as vice-chair on the United States Postal Service’s Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee.^[5] In 2023, Ganz was elected APS President.

Honors

Ganz has been awarded several philatelic honors including:

• 2015 Alumni Achievement Award – University of Illinois, Chicago^[3]
• 2016 Lichtenstein Medal for Distinguished Service to Philately – Collectors Club of New York^[5]
• 2016 Luff Award for Exceptional Contributions to Philately – American Philatelic Society^[5]
• 2018 Roll of Distinguished Philatelists of the Royal Philatelic Society London^[1]

Publications

• Book: Ganz, Cheryl R. . The 1933 Chicago World's Fair: A Century of Progress . . 2008 . Chicago . 978-0-252-03357-5 .
• Book: Ganz, Cheryl R. . Every Stamp Tells a Story: The National Philatelic Collection . . 2015 . Washington D.C. . 978-1-935-62342-7 . ^[1]
• Book: Ganz, Cheryl R. . Patrick Russell . Dan Grossman . Zeppelin Hindenburg: An Illustrated History of LZ-129 . The History Press . 1 May 2017 . 978-0-750-96995-6 . ^[1]

Notes and References

1. "The New RDPs signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in Newcastle upon Tyne", The London Philatelist, Vol. 127, No. 1458 (September 2018), pp. 352-353.
2. https://www.linns.com/news/2018/april/ganz-abensur-douglas-lewis-sign-roll-july.html Ganz, Abensur, Douglas, Lewis to sign roll in July.
3. Web site: Malanowski . Jamie . Smithsonian museum’s stamp collector extraordinaire . . 25 September 2015 . 7 January 2019 .
4. News: National Postal Museum Chief Curator Cheryl Ganz to retire . . 19 February 2014 . 7 January 2019 .
5. Web site: Cheryl Ganz Appointed to the APS Board . . August 2018 . 7 January 2019 .