The book “Postal Stationery of Denmark – The Bi-coloured Issue 1871-1905” has been awarded the following:
Winner of the 2021 FEPA Medal for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research
Large Gold Medal, 95 points – Helvetia 2022
Runner-up for the Crawford Medal – Royal Philatelic Society of London (RPSL)
Winner of the Small Trelleborg Medal – The Trelleborg Philatelic Society
Read more about the awards below:
Winner of the 2021 FEPA Medal for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research
This FEPA medal is an annual literary prize awarded to the author(s) of study and research to the furtherance of philately.
FEPA (Federation of European Philatelic Associations) is an international organisation of 44 national philatelic federations.
Large Gold Medal
95 points
FIP exhibition Helvetia 2022, Lugano, Switzerland – May 2022
Treatment of Contents
(The literary style, clarity, and skill in communication shown in the exhibit):
37/40 points
Originality, Significance and Depth of Research
(An evaluation of the overall significance of the subject matter presented in the exhibit, as well as the degree to which the exhibit displays original discoveries, research, analysis or approaches to a comprehensive understanding of the subject matter):
38/40 points
Technical Matters
(An evaluation of such aspects as title page and imprint, pagination, credits, bibliography, index, and use of illustrations):
15/15 points
Presentation
(An evaluation of the effect of binding, typography, and similar production factor on the usability of the publication. To avoid the impact of purely commercial aspects, this criterion will only be evaluated to the degree that it represents a negative factor):
5/5 points
Runner-up for the 2022 Crawford Medal
Royal Philatelic Society of London – June 2022
The Crawford Medal is a silver-gilt medal awarded for the most valuable and original contribution to the study and knowledge of philately published in book form during the relevant period. This Medal is open to world-wide competition and has been awarded by the Society on 88 occasions since the first award in 1920.
The medal is named after James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford, who by the time of his death in 1913 had amassed the greatest philatelic library of his time. The library was bequeathed in its entirety to the British Museum and is today held at the British Library in London.
In 2022 the book was second (runner-up) for the Crawford medal:
www.rpsl.org.uk/Home/Library/Events/Crawford-Festival
www.aijp.org/crawford-medal-nominees/
Short Listed for the 2023 Crawford Medal
Also in 2023 the book was short listed for the Crawford medal:
The Small Trelleborg Medal
The Trelleborg Philatelic Society
“A special honorable mention and a small medal is awarded to the Danish author, exhibitor and jury man Lars Engelbrecht for the solid book “Postal Stationery of Denmark – The Bi-coloured Issue 1871-1905″. A book that shows, with the help of great research and many good and detailed illustrations, everything you need to know about Danish postal stationery. The book is excellent and imbued with great knowledge and solid research in an interesting and significant area. This medal, to Lars Engelbrecht, will be handed out in connection with one of The Trelleborg Philatelic Society’s meetings in 2022.”
The Trelleborg Philatelic Society was formed in 1966. Among the founders were a couple of well-known international philatelists Sten Christensen and Sigge Ringström.