The Kalckhoff Medal (German: ''Kalckhoff-Medaille'') is a national literary prize of
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
in the area
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. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is poss ...
. The medal is named after the German philatelist
Franz Kalckhoff
Dr. Franz Kalckhoff (30 November 1860 – 13 February 1955) was a German philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a Philately, philatelic award of international scale, creat ...
and is awarded by the "Bund Deutscher Philatelisten" (lit: Union of German philatelists).
Philatelic awards
German literary awards
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