The Frontier Wars – South Africa – Jan Hofmeyr

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Jan Hofmeyr was born in Beaufort West, South Africa in 1953. He has been married for 49 years and has 11 grandchildren. He lives in Victoria, Canada.
After a 25 year break to run a business and help raise a family, he started collecting again in 2005. He built an award winning collection based on the 1861 3c of the USA. He also collects essays and proofs to do with philatelic invention in the USA; and for a time build a small collection of postal history relating to skirmishes in South Africa. He has exhibited at FIP level on four continents, always getting gold or large gold.

Jan belongs to too many philatelic societies. His philatelic home was the Royal of Cape Town. Now it is Victoria Stamp Club. He is also a member of the Royal of London and the United States Philatelic Classics Society where he acts as their VP for international members.
He publishes mainly in the Chronicle. He currently serves as their sub-editor for the Essay Proof section. He has won a number of awards for his philatelic research.

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