Vincent Domanski Jr.

Vincent Domanski Jr.
Born February 1, 1894
Died February 26, 1968
Nationality USA

Engineering career

Institution memberships Society of Philatelic Americans
National Philatelic Museum
Significant projects Expert and collector of postage stamps of Poland
Significant awards SEPAD Award of Merit
APS Hall of Fame

Vincent Domanski Jr. (1894–1968), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was active in local Philadelphia philately, and also on a national level. He was of Polish descent.

Collecting interests

Domanski specialized in the postage stamps and postal history of Poland and was regarded as a worldwide expert on the subject.

Philatelic activity

Vincent Domanski was active in local stamp clubs in the Philadelphia area and at the National Philatelic Museum, located in downtown Philadelphia, where he served as president of the museum. He also served as president of the Society of Philatelic Americans. Domanski was also an active organizer of philatelic exhibitions: at CIPEX (Centenary International Philatelic Exhibition) in 1947 he was a member of the organizing committee. He was active also at SEPAD (Southeast Pennsylvania and Delaware) and SOJEX (South New Jersey) philatelic exhibitions.

Honors and awards

In 1956, Domanski was honored with the SEPAD Award of Merit. In 1968 he was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame.

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