The Lindenberg Medal is an award given to those who provide “conspicuous service to
philately
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 possibl ...
” because of their investigations and contributions to
philatelic literature
Philatelic literature is written material relating to philately, primarily information about postage stamps and postal history.
Background to philatelic literature
Philatelic literature is held by stamp collectors and dealers, philatelic soc ...
.
It is considered by some as the
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...
of Philately.Horst Hille: ''Pioniere der Philatelie.'' Verlag Phil*Creativ, Schwalmtal, Germany 1995, , page 11
Origin
The medal was authorized by the Berlin Philatelic Club (Berliner Philatelisten-Klub) in 1905 in honor of noted philatelist Judge Carl Lindenberg.
Carl Lindenberg
Carl Lindenberg (1850–1928), a judge and major stamp collector in
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
, began collecting at age seven in 1857, headed the
Berliner Philatelisten-Klub
Berliner Philatelisten-Klub von 1888 eV – also known as the Berlin Philatelic Club -- is one of the oldest and most respected philatelic societies in the world, founded in 1888.
Location
Berliner Philatelisten-Klub holds its meetings on Monday ...
, and initiated the Lindenberg medal in 1905. He was instrumental in exposing Fouré’s forgeries of German
postal stationery
A piece of postal stationery is a stationery item, such as a stamped envelope, letter sheet, postal card, lettercard, aerogram or Newspaper wrapper, wrapper, with an imprinted stamp or inscription indicating that a specific rate of postage ...
and in giving the Reichsmuseum a cover with the Moldavian Bulls.
August Dietz
August Dietz (October 19, 1869 – September 26, 1963) was a philatelist, editor and publisher, who specialized in the study of mail and postal history of the Confederate States of America.
Early life
Dietz was born in Prussia on October 19, 18 ...
Association of British Philatelic Societies
The Association of British Philatelic Societies, commonly known as the ''ABPS'', is the British national association of philatelic societies, regional philatelic federations, and specialist philatelic societies.Archived here. /ref>
References
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