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Topic: Les Winick, Space Unit founder (1927-2015)
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LM1
Member Posts: 667
From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 12-19-2015 04:41 PM
   
I have just been informed that the founder of the Space Unit, Les Winick, died on March 5, 2015. His obituary is here. ...his love of philately grew and his passion became promoting the hobby of stamp collecting. He wrote about stamps for Linns for 28 years, the Chicago Tribune for 6 years, was syndicated in over 200 newspapers and published a numerous other publications. He was a founding member of the Park Forest Stamp Club, a former President of the Collectors Club of Chicago, and the Executive Director of Ameripex '86. He traveled the world as a exhibitor, judge, commissioner, and consultant for stamp shows, and won numerous awards. |
spaceman1953
Member Posts: 953
From: South Bend, IN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 12-20-2015 08:47 PM
I thought this was "already here" on collectSPACE somewhere, maybe not. I was truly surprised.Very few people have done more for "space" collecting than Les, and I am proud to be able to call him a friend, as I can call so many others friends, from the field. |
Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2913
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 12-22-2015 07:31 AM
Well said Dave! I can't think of hardly anyone else that has done more for astrophilately than Les Winick has. He goes back to the pioneering days of space cover and stamp collecting. It was during the later Apollo era that Les and I started to know each other, and we were able to cover a shuttle landing together during the late 1980's. A visit that I can still well remember as it was a pleasure and honor in working with Les during that coverage. He will be missed and astrophilately owes him a lot for his dedication and hard work throughout the decades as one of the true pioneers of space philately. |
LM1
Member Posts: 667
From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 12-30-2015 09:03 AM
Les Winick was a founder of this hobby. Does anyone have any memories of Les that they would like to share? |
cvrlvr99
Member Posts: 139
From: Arlington, TX
Registered: Aug 2014
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posted 01-07-2016 09:16 PM
I had been collecting space covers for only about three years in mid-1972 when I sent Les a letter telling him that my family and I were coming up to Chicago (where I came from) and would like to meet him. He invited me to come by with my family. When we got there he had invited about a dozen other space cover collectors to his home, had a meal prepared for all of us. Ted Parge showed me his complete collection of SpaceCraft covers. He had an indoor/outdoor pool and a few took advantage of that. It was a great gathering for me, someone he didn't even know at the time. |
micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 01-08-2016 04:56 AM
The January 2016 "American Philatelist" reports that Wes was inducted into the APS Hall of Fame for 2015. |
Apollo-Soyuz
Member Posts: 1205
From: Shady Side, Md
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 12-15-2019 08:26 AM
Can anybody tell me when did Les Winick first stsrt writing his Space Topics column in Linns Stamp News? |
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