PHF Volunteer of the Month

Warren B. Franzen

The Postal History Foundation has been very fortunate for the past 19 years to 
have Warren B. Franzen as a volunteer.  Warren began working at the PHF 
processing donations and also volunteering as postmaster at the post office on 
the premises. He has also served as program chairman for the ARIPEX stamp show 
in Tucson, Arizona.

Warren no longer serves as postmaster but is continuing to inventory the 
donations.  This job takes a great amount of patience and caring, which Warren 
definitely possesses.  He is very knowledgeable about most areas of philately. 
His personal collection is of Scandinavian stamps and world-wide airmail.

Over the years he has created his own collection of First Day Covers titled 
“Century of Flight” and has exhibited these at the Foundation and recently at 
the ARIPEX show in Mesa. The collection includes cachets of the Wright Brothers 
and WWI airplanes. In the past Warren won a silver award for another exhibit 
about censored airmail sent from Sweden to the United States from 1939-1945.

Warren’s service in the Air Force can be no surprise considering his interest 
in flight. After World War II Warren worked at a sheet metal shop for a while 
and then headed back to school and eventually earned his Doctorate in Education 
at the University of Arizona.  He taught at the University of Arkansas.

Warren and his wife Dorothy have five daughters: Kathleen, Kjarmayne, Kimberly,
 Kristine and Kamalyn. Kimberly and Kyarmayne live in Tucson. Kamalyn and Kristine 
live in Arkansas and Kathleen lives in Minnesota. Warren and Dorothy have been 
blessed with 13 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Thank you Warren for you dedication and hard work!

Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers.  You are the 
important people who keep the foundation going and growing!