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. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is poss ...

” 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 soci ...

. It is considered by some as the

Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...

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 is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, 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 wrapper, with an imprinted stamp or inscription indicating that a specific rate of postage or related servi ...

and in giving the Reichsmuseum a cover with the Moldavian Bulls.

Recipients

Recipients of the medal include: * Nils Strandell (Schweden) *

Edward Denny Bacon Sir Edward Denny Bacon, KCVO (29 August 1860 – 5 June 1938)Biography
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(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 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, 186 ...

(USA) *

Wolfgang Hellrigl Wolfgang C. Hellrigl (10 March 1941 – 23 November 2010) was an expert on the philately of Nepal and Tibet who in 1994 was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.Carroll Chase Carroll Chase (17 September 1878 – 11 May 1960)Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011', Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011Archived here./ref> was an internationally recognized philatelic exp ...

(USA) * John Robert Boker, Jr. (USA) * Herbert J. Bloch (USA) *

Soichi Ichida Dr. Soichi Ichida (30 December 1910 – 30 June 1986) was a distinguished Japanese philatelist who specialized in studies of classic Japanese postage stamps and encouraged the collecting of Japanese stamps and Japanese postal history throughout t ...

(Japan) *

Emilio Diena Dr. Emilio Diena (January 26, 1860 – October 9, 1941), was an Italian philatelist who specialized in the postage stamps of Italy and published substantial research on the subject. He was probably the best known Continental philatelist of his g ...

(Italy) *

Enzo Diena Enzo Diena (March 23, 1927 – January 20, 2000), of Italy, was an Italian philatelist who continued the tradition of his father Alberto Diena and grandfather Emilio Diena in dedicating himself to the study of stamps of Italy. Collecting ...

(Italy) *

Charles Lathrop Pack Charles Lathrop Pack (May 7, 1857 – June 14, 1937), a third-generation timberman, was "one of the five wealthiest men in America prior to World War I".Eyle, p. xv He owed his good start in life to the success of his father, George Willis Pack, ...

(USA) * Walter Dorning Beckton (England) * A.M. Tracey WoodwardWho Was Who in British Philately

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References

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Origin

Carl Lindenberg

Recipients

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