The Royal Philatelic Society London is pleased to announce the short list of six from which the Crawford Medal Committee will select the 2024 winner. The winner will be announced at the end of the Crawford Festival on 26th June.
The first Crawford Medal, awarded in 1920 to Hugo Griebert for “The Stamps of Spain 1850-1854” now held at the Society in the Spear Museum of Philatelic History
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The Festival
This is a free two-day event, of presentations and discussions on the theme of Philatelic Auction Catalogues, being held at the Royal Philatelic Society London at 15 Abchurch Lane.
The Crawford Festival is open to everyone, both RPSL members and non-members. The event is free to attend but tickets must be booked in advance. To book via Eventbrite, click here, or by telephone 0207 486 1044 (Option 2)
The Programme
Tuesday 25 June 2024 | |
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| 10:15-10:30 | Coffee & Registration |
| 10:30-10:45 | Welcome from James Podger, Chairman of the RPSL Collections Committee |
| 10:45-12:15 | Karl Louis and Jonas Hällström – Stamp Auction Catalogues |
| 12:15-13:15 | John Jackson – Famous Collectors and their Collections |
| 13:15-14:15 | Lunch (Buffet lunch served in the Dr Paul Ramsey Room) |
| 14:15-15:15 | James Podger – Collecting Auction Catalogues |
| 15:15-15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30-16:30 | David Beech – H R Harmer London Auction House |
| 16:30-17:00 | Final thoughts for the day |
Wednesday 26 June 2024 | |
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| 10:30-10:45 | Coffee & Registration |
| 10:45-12:00 | Richard Hobbs – Use of the RPSL Library Auction Catalogue Stock as a Resource for The Mulready Caricature. |
| 12:00-12:45 | Kjell Johansen – Oslo Filatelistklubb, auctions since 1895 |
| 12:45-13:30 | Steve Jarvis – Sale Catalogues in the Global Philatelic Library (GPL) |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch (Buffet lunch served in the Dr Paul Ramsey Room) |
| 14:30-16:00 | Auction House Discussion Panel |
| Tom Fell and Josh Barber – Head of Philately (GB) – (Spink), Greg Spring – (Cavendish), | |
| Constanze Dennis – (Grosvenor), Jonas Hällström – (Global Philatelic Network) | |
| 16:00-16:15 | Coffee Break |
| 16:15-16:45 | Announcement of the winner and presentation of the Crawford Medal |
| 16:45-17:00 | Concluding remarks & save the date/topics for the next two Crawford festivals |
| 17:00-18:00 | Drinks & Nibbles |
For further information you can contact us at Events@rpsl.org.uk, or contact Nicola Davies by telephone on 020 7486 1044 – select Option 2
The Shortlist
The shortlisted books are:
Portuguese India: postal history and the first issues from the ‘natives’ to 1900 by Luis & Eduardo Barreiros.
Tété Béche: rarities from the Oval-Issue of Finland by Tomas Bjäringer & Mårten Sundberg.
The postal stationery of Nigeria by Peter Hørlyck.
Internal Mail Routes of Nigeria 1900-1960, Volume 1: by Water, Rail and Air by R. F. May.
The Malayan Postal Administration in the Dutch East Indies during the Japanese Occupation 1942-1945 by J.R. van Nieuwkerk.
The Rhodesias and Nyasaland from Colonial rule to majority rule: the evolution of the mails by Brian Trotter, Pat Flanagan & Keith Harrop.