Jonas Hällström (born 15 February 1972) is a Swedish

philatelist 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 possible ...

who is the current

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of '' Fakes Forgeries Experts''.FFE #17 Content and Editorial Message
by Jonas Hallstrom, www.ffejournal.com, 26 March 2014. He is a Lieutenant colonel (retired) in the

Swedish Armed Forces The Swedish Armed Forces (, literally ''Defence Force'') are the Military, armed forces of the Kingdom of Sweden. It consists of four separate military branches, the Swedish Army, the Swedish Navy, the Swedish Air Force and the Home Guard (Swed ...

and works for SAAB Security and Defense Solutions. Hällström's main philatelic interests are in topical philately and he is chairman of the Thematic Commission of the

Fédération Internationale de Philatélie The Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) is the world federation for philately (the study of postage stamps and postal history). Based in Zürich, Switzerland, the FIP was founded on 18 June 1926. Aims The FIP was founded in 1926 w ...

. In April 2016, it was announced that Hällström would be invited to sign the

Roll of Distinguished Philatelists The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a Philately, philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921 to honour those who have advanced philately through research, expertise, or service. ...

."The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists", ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. 125, No. 1434, April 2016, pp. 150-151.

References

Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society London Swedish philatelists 1972 births Living people Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists {{philatelist-stub