Lindenberg Medal
Appearance
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TheLindenberg Medalis an award given to those who provide “conspicuous service tophilately”because of their investigations and contributions tophilatelic literature.
It is considered by some as theNobel Prizeof Philately.[1]
Origin
[edit]The medal was authorized by the Berlin Philatelic Club (Berliner Philatelisten-Klub) in 1905 in honor of noted philatelist Judge Carl Lindenberg.
Carl Lindenberg
[edit]Carl Lindenberg (1850–1928), a judge and major stamp collector inGermany,began collecting at age seven in 1857, headed theBerliner Philatelisten-Klub,and initiated the Lindenberg medal in 1905. He was instrumental in exposing Fouré’s forgeries of Germanpostal stationeryand in giving the Reichsmuseum a cover with theMoldavian Bulls.
Recipients
[edit]Recipients of the medal include:
- Nils Strandell(Schweden)
- Edward Denny Bacon(England)
- Dr. F. Diena (Italy)
- M. Hancian (Belgium)
- Major E. B. Evans(England)
- M. P. Castle(England)
- Hans Kropf (Austria)
- Pierre Mahe(France)
- Franz Kalckhoff(Germany)
- Judge V. Suppantschitsch (Austria)
- Dr.José Marcó del Pont(Argentine)
- August Dietz(USA)
- Wolfgang Hellrigl[2]
- Carroll Chase(USA)
- John Robert Boker, Jr.(USA)
- Herbert J. Bloch(USA)
- Soichi Ichida(Japan)
- Emilio Diena(Italy)
- Enzo Diena(Italy)
- Charles Lathrop Pack(USA)
- Walter Dorning Beckton(England)
- A.M. Tracey Woodward[3]
References
[edit]- ^Horst Hille:Pioniere der Philatelie.Verlag Phil*Creativ, Schwalmtal, Germany 1995,ISBN3-928277-17-0,page 11
- ^"W. Hellrigl Received the Lindenberg-Medal".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-07-20.Retrieved2009-03-17.
- ^Who Was Who in British Philately,Association of British Philatelic Societies,2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.Archived here.