Enzo Diena (March 23, 1927 – January 20, 2000) was an Italian

philatelist Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possible ...

who continued the tradition of his father Alberto Diena and grandfather Emilio Diena in dedicating himself to the study of Italian stamps.

Career

Diena collected Italian

postage stamp A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail). Then the stamp is affixed to the f ...

s especially the early classic stamps of Italy and the Italian States of the 19th century. He was the editor of various philatelic publications, such as the ''Italia Filatelica'', which later merged and became ''La Settimana del Collezionista'' to form ''Il Collezionista - Italia Filatelica''. Diena worked with a number of catalogers of Italian stamps and wrote extensively on the stamps of Italy and Italian states. Diena served on a number of international philatelic juries over a career of forty years. His knowledge of Italian philately was recognized by the Italian post office, which led to his becoming admitted to the Philatelic Committee of the Italian Ministry of Posts.

Honors and awards

Diena signed the Golden Roll of Italian Philately in 1967, signed the

Roll of Distinguished Philatelists The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a Philately, philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921 to honour those who have advanced philately through research, expertise, or service. ...

in 1977, and received the

Lichtenstein Medal The Lichtenstein Medal, also known as the ''Alfred F. Lichtenstein Memorial Award for Distinguished Service to Philately'' is given annually to a living individual for outstanding service to philately. Origin The Lichtenstein Medal was establishe ...

in 1978. He was awarded the Luff Award in 1981 for Exceptional Contributions to Philately and the

Lindenberg Medal The Lindenberg Medal is an award given to those who provide “conspicuous service to philately” because of their investigations and contributions to philatelic literature. It is considered by some as the Nobel Prize of Philately.Horst Hille: ' ...

in 1984. He was named to the

American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame The American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame award honors deceased philatelists who have contributed significantly to the field of national and/or international philately. History The APS ''Hall of Fame'' award was founded at the 1940 American Phil ...

in 2001.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Diena, Enzo 1927 births 2000 deaths Philatelic literature Italian philatelists Recipients of the Lindenberg Medal Philately of Italy Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists American Philatelic Society

Career

Honors and awards

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