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 pos ...

” 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." Alfre ...

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 (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

, 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 se ...

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

Recipients

Recipients of the medal include: *

Nils Strandell Nils Strandell (20 May 1876 – 20 or 28 July 1963) was a Swedish philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a Philately, philatelic award of international scale, created by th ...

(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 Marcellus Purnell Castle (1849–21 March 1917), known as M.P. Castle, was a British philatelist who was President of the Royal Philatelic Society London from 1913 to 1917, the first editor of The London Philatelist from 1892–1917 and whose n ...

(England) * Hans Kropf (Austria) *

Pierre Mahe Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

(France) *

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 ...

(Germany) * Judge V. Suppantschitsch (Austria) * Dr.

José Marcó del Pont Dr. José Marcó del Pont (1851 – 11 July 1917)"Dr. José Marcó del Pont." by Edward Denny Bacon in '' The London Philatelist'', Vol. XXVI, September 1917, No. 309, p. 224. was a philatelist who was one of the "Fathers of Philately" entered on ...

(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 * Carroll Chase (USA) *

John Robert Boker, Jr. John Robert Boker Jr. (January 29, 1913 – April 12, 2003) was an American Philately, philatelist who amassed some of the most prestigious collections of 19th century stamps ever seen by stamp collectors. Before his death in 2003, the Collectors ...

(USA) *

Herbert J. Bloch Herbert J. Bloch (November 21, 1907 – September 7, 1987), who emigrated from Europe to New York City in 1936, was a philatelist and stamp dealer who became recognized as a leading expert on authentication of rare European postage stamps. ...

(USA) * Soichi Ichida (Japan) * Emilio Diena (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 i ...

(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 Walter Dorning Beckton (1866 – 17 or 18 March 1931) was a British philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921.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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