Arthur K. M. Woo
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Arthur K. M. Woo (born in the early 1930s), is from an old Hong Kong family. He is a medical doctor and philatelist, who has won over 100 awards (listed below). He is also a golfer, bird enthusiast and pianist. Dr. Woo has traveled the world to increase his knowledge of these subjects. After publishing a limited edition reference work on his stamp collections in 2014, Dr. Woo retired from public view.
List of Philatelic Awards[edit]
| Date | Exhibit Title | Award Achieved | City of Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Birds | Certification | Hong Kong PO |
| 1994 | Birds in Philately | GOLD | Hong Kong |
| 1994 | Birds Rarities | Large Vermeil | Singapore |
| 1995 | Guatemala Small Quetzals | Large Vermeil | Jakarta |
| 1995 | Guatemala Small Quetzals | GOLD | Singapore |
| 1995 | The Early Bird | GOLD | Singapore |
| 1996 | Western Australia | SPECIAL GOLD | Anphilex, NY |
| 1996 | Nicaragua | SPECIAL GOLD | Anphilex, NY |
| 1997 | The Early Bird | GOLD | Pacific '97, San Francisco |
| 1997 | Birds of the World | SPECIAL GOLD | Claridges, UK |
| 1997 | Guatemala Small Quetzals | SPECIAL GOLD | Claridges, UK |
| 1997 | Western Australia | GOLD + Reserve Grand | Milwaukee |
| 1997 | Nicaragua | GOLD | Milwaukee |
| 1997 | Colombia | GOLD + Reserve Grand | New York |
| 1997 | Mexico | Vermeil + Felic. | New York |
| 1997 | Western Australia: Inv. Frame | Certification | Monaco |
| 1998 | Birds Classics | SPECIAL GOLD | London |
| 1998 | Rare 20th Century Bird Items | SPECIAL GOLD | London |
| 1998 | Nicaragua Postal History | GOLD + SP | San Francisco |
| 1998 | The Early Bird | GOLD + SP | Tel Aviv |
| 1998 | Corrientes | GOLD | Santa Clara |
| 1998 | Nicaragua | GOLD + Felicitations | Johannesburg |
| 1999 | USA: 1869 Triple Combination | Certification | Monaco |
| 1999 | Western Australia | LARGE GOLD + SP | Melbourne |
| 1999 | Colombia | Large Vermeil | Melbourne |
| 1999 | Nicaragua | Large Vermeil | Nuremburg |
| 1999 | Birds of the World | SPECIAL GOLD | Claridges, UK |
| 1999 | Corrientes | SPECIAL GOLD | Claridges, UK |
| 1999 | Bueno Aires | SPECIAL GOLD | Claridges, UK |
| 1999 | Bueno Aires & Cordoba | GOLD | Cleveland |
| 2000 | Western Australia | GOLD | F.I.P. 2000 London |
| 2000 | Nicaragua | Court of Honour | Anaheim |
| 2000 | Bolivia | GOLD | Providence |
| 2000 | Nicaragua | LARGE GOLD | F.I.P. 2000 Madrid |
| 2000 | Switzerland: Basle Dove Cover | Certification | Monaco |
| 2001 | Guatemala Revenues | Vermeil + SP | San Francisco |
| 2001 | Nicaragua | LARGE GOLD + SP | Brussels |
| 2001 | Nicaragua | LARGE GOLD + SP | Tokyo |
| 2001 | The Early Bird | GOLD | Tokyo |
| 2001 | Western Australia Stationery | GOLD + SP | Chicago |
| 2001 | Colombia | GOLD | Chicago |
| 2001 | Nicaragua | LARGE GOLD + SP | Lubin |
| 2001 | Classic Rare Bird Stamps | Certification | Geneva |
| 2001 | Argentian Provincial Issues | GOLD | Copenhagen |
| 2002 | Birds Classics | RPSL Medal | RPSL London |
| 2002 | Western Australia (To C. of C.) | GOLD + Grand Prix | San Francisco |
| 2002 | The Early Bird | LARGE GOLD | Seoul |
| 2002 | Bolivia | GOLD | Seoul |
| 2002 | Western Australia | GOLD + Championship GP | Atlantic City |
| 2002 | Guatemala Small Quetzals | GOLD + SP | Atlantic City |
| 2002 | Western Australia Stationery | GOLD + Reserve Grand | Philadelphia |
| 2002 | Colombia | GOLD + SP | Nicosia |
| 2002 | Western Australia Stationery | GOLD + SP | Nicosia |
| 2002 | Nicaragua: 4-Colour Franking | Certification | Monaco |
| 2003 | The Early Bird | Special Trophy | Sarasota |
| 2003 | Guatemala Revenues | GOLD + SPs | San Francisco |
| 2003 | Provincial Issues of Argentina | GOLD | Columbus |
| 2003 | Western Australia: Inverted Frames | Court of Honour | Bangkok |
| 2003 | Bolivia | LARGE GOLD | Bangkok |
| 2004 | Nicaragua: British P.O. | Vermeil | Norfolk, VA |
| 2004 | Nicaragua | GOLD + Reserve Grand | New York |
| 2004 | Paraguay | GOLD + SP | San Francisco |
| 2004 | Guatemala Small Quetzals | GOLD | Valencia |
| 2004 | Zeppelin 1932 & 1933 Flights | GOLD | Sacramento |
| 2004 | Provincial Issues of Argentina | GOLD | Singapore |
| 2004 | Western Australia | Court of Honour | Fremantle |
| 2005 | Nicaragua | Court of Honour | Sydney |
| 2005 | Western Australia | LARGE GOLD + SP | Sydney |
| 2005 | Colombia | GOLD | Brno |
| 2005 | Zeppelin LZ127 & LZ129 Flights | Vermeil | Grand Rapids |
| 2005 | Mexico | Vermeil + SP | Grand Rapids |
| 2006 | Nicaragua | Court of Honour | Saint Louis |
| 2006 | Zeppelin LZ127 & LZ129 Flights | Vermeil + SP | San Francisco |
| 2006 | Western Australia: Inverted Frames | Court of Honour | Washington |
| 2006 | China: Red Revenues | Court of Honour | Washington |
| 2006 | Bermuda: Perot Cover | Court of Honour | Washington |
| 2006 | India: Inverted Head | Court of Honour | Washington |
| 2006 | The Early Bird | GOLD | Washington |
| 2006 | Mexico | GOLD | Chicago |
| 2006 | Provincial Issues of Argentina | LARGE GOLD | Malaga |
| 2006 | Nicaragua: British P.O. | Vermeil | Brussels |
| 2007 | Paraguay | GOLD | Asuncion |
| 2007 | Bolivia | GOLD + SPs | Portland, OR |
| 2008 | Bolivia | GOLD | San Francisco |
| 2008 | Colombia | LARGE GOLD | Tel Aviv |
| 2008 | Guatemala Revenues | GOLD | Bucharest |
| 2008 | Guatemala Small Quetzals | GOLD | Hartford, CT |
| 2008 | Mexico | GOLD | Prague |
| 2008 | Paraguay | GOLD | Prague |
| 2008 | Western Australia Stationery | LARGE GOLD | Vienna |
| 2008 | Nicaragua | LARGE GOLD + SP | Los Angeles |
| 2009 | Mexico | GOLD | Luoyang, China |
| 2009 | Provincial Issues of Argentina | GOLD | San Francisco |
| 2009 | Zeppelin 1933 5th Flight | Large Vermeil | Sofia |
| 2009 | Costa Rica | GOLD | Pittsburg |
| 2009 | USA - The 1869 Issue | LARGE GOLD | London |
| 2009 | Buenos Aires | LARGE GOLD + Grand Prix | London |
| 2009 | Zeppelin 1933 5th Flight | Vermeil | Rome |
| 2010 | Provincial Issues of Argentina | LARGE GOLD + SP + GP Nomination | Antwerp |
| 2010 | Western Australia Stationery | LARGE GOLD | F.I.P. 2010 London |
| 2010 | Western Australia Stationery | LARGE GOLD | Paris |
| 2010 | The Early Bird | GOLD | Richmond, VA |
| 2010 | Nicaragua: British P.O. | GOLD | Richmond, VA |
| 2010 | Costa Rica | GOLD | London |
| 2010 | Guatemala Small Quetzals | GOLD + GP Best Multi Frame | London |
| 2010 | Provincial Issues of Argentina | LARGE GOLD + SP + GP Nomination | Johannesburg |
| 2010 | Nicaragua | LARGE GOLD + SP | Johannesburg |
| 2010 | Mexico | GOLD | Jerusalem |
| 2010 | Guatemala Small Quetzals | LARGE GOLD + SP + Grand Prix | Jerusalem |
| 2011 | Guatemala Small Quetzals | GOLD | New Delhi |
| 2011 | Costa Rica (To C. of C.) | GOLD + SP + Grand Prix | San Francisco |
| 2011 | Paraguay | GOLD | Columbus |
| 2011 | Costa Rica | GOLD Championship Class | Columbus |
| 2011 | French Colony Eagles | LARGE GOLD + Grand Prix | London |
| 2011 | Costa Rica | LARGE GOLD + SP + Grand Prix | Hannover |
| 2011 | USA - The 1869 Issue | LARGE GOLD | Hannover |
| 2012 | French Colony Eagles | GOLD | San Francisco |
| 2012 | Mexico | GOLD | Jakarta |
| 2012 | Cook Islands | GOLD | Sacramento |
| 2012 | USA - The 1869 Reissues | GOLD | Sacramento |
| 2012 | Mexico | LARGE GOLD | London |
| 2012 | USA - The 1869 Reissues | GOLD | London |
| 2013 | Bolivia | LARGE GOLD + Grand Prix | Milan |
| 2013 | Paraguay | GOLD + SP | San Francisco |
| 2013 | Western Australia | LARGE GOLD + SP + Grand Prix (F.I.P.) | Melbourne (F.I.P.) |
| 2013 | Provincial Issues of Argentina | LARGE GOLD + SP | Melbourne (F.I.P.) |
| 2013 | Mexico | LARGE GOLD + GP Nomination | Bangkok |
| 2013 | Paraguay | LARGE GOLD | London |
| 2013 | PSNC | GOLD | London |
| 2013 | Western Australia | LARGE GOLD + SP | Rio de Janeiro |
| 2013 | USA - The 1869 Issue | LARGE GOLD | Rio de Janeiro |
| 2014 | USA - The 1869 Issue | GOLD + SP | San Francisco |
| 2014 | Paraguay | GOLD | Seoul |
| 2014 | Costa Rica | LARGE GOLD | Seoul |
| 2014 | USA - The 1869 Issue | GOLD | Hartford, CT |
| 2014 | USA - The 1869 Issue | LARGE GOLD + Grand Prix | London |
| 2014 | Guatemala Revenues | LARGE GOLD | Adelaide |
| 2014 | French Colony Eagles | LARGE GOLD + SP + Reserve Grand | Adelaide |
References[edit]
Linn's article on Dr. Woo's collection
Linn's article on The Ice House Cover
New York Times article on The Ice House Cover
Article on Dr. Woo's exhibition experiences with his 1869 Pictorial Issue collection
Palmares information from 2002 Westpex Stamp Show
2011 Westpex Stamp Show palmares
Article of Dr. Woo, owner of Inverted Jenny Position 48
Google Books listing for Extracts from Dr. Woo's collection
Article by Prestige Philately about Dr. Woo's collection of Inverted Swans
Stamps World article on Dr. Woo's collection of Birds of the World
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