Charles C. Cratsenberg

Charles C. Cratsenberg
Born	August 1, 1903
Died	January 27, 1995
Nationality	USA
Work
Institution memberships	American Philatelic Society Trans Mississippi Philatelic Society Iowa and Illinois Federations of Stamp Clubs
Significant projects	Contributed to philately on a local and national level; helped track down forger Raoul Ch. De Thuin
Significant awards	Luff Award APS Hall of Fame

Charles C. Cratsenberg (1903–1995), of Illinois and Arizona, was a dedicated stamp collector who served philately by active participation in major philatelic organizations.

Philatelic activity

Cratsenberg was an active participant in local stamp collecting clubs. He served the Trans Mississippi Philatelic Society as president and held offices in the Iowa and Illinois Federations of Stamp Clubs. At the national level, Cratsenberg served as president of the American Philatelic Society (APS), from 1957 to 1961, and helped coordinate and manage the transitional changes that occurred within the society caused by its move to State College, Pennsylvania. He also helped found the APS Writers Unit 30, and was named to the "Committee of Five" to investigate and track down counterfeiter Raoul Ch. De Thuin, an effort that was successful and described in the 1974 APS publication, The Yucatán Affair.

Honors and awards

In 1961 Charles C. Cratsenberg received the Luff Award in 1961 for Outstanding Service to the Society, and, inn 1962, he was elected to the Arizona State Philatelic Hall of Fame. Because of his dedicated service to the American Philatelic Society, he was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1996.

See also

• Philately

References

• Charles C. Cratsenberg

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Name	Cratsenberg, Charles C.
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Date of birth	August 1, 1903
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Date of death	January 27, 1995
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