John McClure Hotchner is an American philatelist and philatelic writer. In 2013, he received the Charles J. Peterson Philatelic Literature Life Achievement award from the American Philatelic Society.[1] He was a member of the National Postal Museum Council of Philatelists of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.[2] In 2017 he was appointed to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.[3]

He was employed with the United States Department of State for 42 years and the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center.

Selected publications edit

  • Facts and Fantasy About Philately. 21st Century Stamp Company, 1992. (Anthology)

References edit

  1. ^ Charles J. Peterson Philatelic Literature Life Achievement 2013 Award Winner John M. Hotchner. 2013.
  2. ^ National Postal Museum Council of Philatelists Emeriti. Smithsonian National Postal Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Roll of Distinguished Philatelists", Jon Aitchison, The London Philatelist, Vol. 126, No. 1445 (May 2017), pp. 194-195.