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1. 1. Panayotis D. Cangelaris - Philatelic Collection

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   Published on: 4/14/2006   Last Visited: 8/13/2007

   Panayotis D. Cangelaris is a specialized collector of Greek, Cypriot, Egyptian and Scout stamps. One of the pioneer exhibitor philatelists of Greece, he started collecting postage stamps in 1959 and has participated, since 1966, in numerous philatelic exhibitions with specialized parts of his collections as well as with his book (in Greek language) "Dictionary of Greek Philatelists" (1982). He has also organized in Athens Greece "The Scouts on Stamps Exhibition" (1970) and has been Representative of the Hellenic Philatelic Federation to the Youth Commission of the International Philatelic Federation (F.I.P.) from 1974 to 1981. He is elected Vice-President of the Pan Hellenic Society of Thematic Philately and Youth (2005-), as well as Curator (2005-2007) and Secretary (2007-) of the Hellenic Philatelic Federation. He was the Publisher and Director of the official bulletin of the H.P.F. "Philatelic Chronicles" (2005-2007) too.
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2. 2. www.fepa-philately.com

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3. 3. Panayotis D. Cangelaris - Biography

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   Greek Diplomat and Collector Panayotis D. Cangelaris (Takis) is a scion of an ancient Byzantine family which settled at the island of Cephalonia in the early 16th century. He was born in Alexandria - Egypt (1951).
   
   As a pupil he participated at the international "Sandcastle Contest" and won First Place in Greece and Sixth Place at the International Final in La Baule, France (1966).
   
   A graduate of the Marist Brothers Lycée Léonin Franco-Hellénique (1969), he studied at the University of Athens and has Degrees in Law (1976), Public Law and Political Sciences (1977).
   
   He started his career with the National Bank of Greece in Athens (1970-1973) and has been subsequently Junior Barrister and Barrister at Law (1976-1977). He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic (1977) and served both in the capital (Athens - Greece) and abroad (Berlin - German Democratic Republic, U.N. - Geneva, Alexandria - Egypt, Islamabad - Pakistan, Hannover - Germany). He has represented Greece in many international conventions, conferences and bilateral negotiations and has participated in a number of seminars. He has been also a member of the Cavafy International Committee (1991-1993) and a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Hellenic Red Cross Central Administrative Council (1994-1995). He has been awarded with a number of decorations for his voluntary social activity.
   
   He has published in Greek language: "Athanasios Lefkaditis 1872-1944, Founder of the Greek Scout Movement" Athens, 1972 and 1994. "Dictionary of Greek Philatelists" Athens, 1982. "Reflections upon Greek Contemporary Painting, The Cangelaris Collection" Athens (vol. 1) 1991, (vol. 2) 1999 and other publications and studies. He is also a researcher of history, genealogy and heraldry and particularly that of the Cangelari Family.
   
   Active in scouting since his childhood (1960), he voluntarily served for many years the Scout Association of Greece (Soma Hellinon Proskopon) as Scout Leader (1969-1981) and Leader Trainer (1974-1981). He has been also elected a Baden-Powell Fellow (1986) and a Member of the Benefactors' Circle (2000) of the Honours Programme of the World Scout Foundation.
   
   A distinguished philatelist, he has been awarded, since 1966, with many medals and special prizes at national, international and world philatelic exhibitions. He is also a collector of contemporary Greek paintings, since 1978.
   
   Member of the Dekeleia Aero Club since 2001, he has been a Student Pilot (2002-2003) and, since 2003, is a Private Pilot License holder.
   
   Fluent in Greek, English, French and German. He is conversant with Italian and has basic notions of Arabic.
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