Col. Max G. Johl (October 26, 1900 â March 31, 1957) of Connecticut, was an American philatelist who specialized in the collecting of, and writing philatelic literature on, United States postage stamps.
JohlâÂÂs stamp collecting interests consisted of 20th Century postage stamps of the United States. Along with Beverly Sedgwick King, he co-authored âÂÂUnited States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Centuryâ (Vol. 1, 1932; Vol. 2, 1934).
Co-author Beverly King died in 1935, and Johl continued the work on âÂÂUnited States Postage Stamps of the Twentieth Centuryâ and completed volume 3 in 1935 and volume 4 in 1938. He revised and enlarged volume 1 in 1937.
In 1947 he published his work âÂÂThe United States Commemorative Stamps of the Twentieth Century, 1902-1947â in two volumes.
Johl served as an officer at the Collectors Club of New York and was an officer and judge at CIPEX (Centenary International Philatelic Exhibition) in 1947.
Johl received numerous awards and honors including the Crawford Medal from the Royal Philatelic Society, London, as well as the Luff Award in 1950 and, in 1957, he signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists. He was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1957.