Paul Hilmar Jensen (28 April 1930 – 17 July 2004),Paul Hilmar Jensen.

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whose collections often won gold at philatelic shows, and whose work in community service in the field of philately was recognized by

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Collecting interests

Jensen had wide knowledge of the entire field of philately but specialized in the collection and study of postage stamps and postal history of certain countries, especially

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, and

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. His exhibits at various stamp shows generally won the gold prize.

Philatelic activity

Jensen was a founder and the first president of the ''Norwegian Postal History Society'', served as president of the ''Norwegian Philatelic Federation'' and the ''FIP Postal History Commission''. He was also named vice president of the Norwegian philatelic exhibition NORWEX 1980 and later secretary general of NORWEX 1997. Along with Patrick Pearson and Robert P. Odenweller, Jensen was co-author of the ''F.I.P. Guide to Exhibiting and Judg-ing Traditional and Postal History Exhibits'', published in 1993. Jensen was also a noted speaker on philatelic subjects, and dedicated efforts to introduce youth into the hobby of stamp collecting.

Honors and awards

Jensen received many awards and recognition, especially a notable one by

for his philatelic efforts. He signed the

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in 1988 and received awards which included: the Anderssen-Dethloff Medal of Norway, the Copenhagen Philatelic Club Medal, the

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, the FIP Medal of Service, and the Golden Lion of the Norwegian Philatelic Federation. Jensen was a Fellow of the

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, and was named to the

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in 2007.

References and sources

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Paul Hilmar Jensen at bordewick-family.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Paul Hilmar Philatelic literature Norwegian philatelists 1930 births 2004 deaths Philately of Norway Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists American Philatelic Society