Congress Medal
The Congress Medal is a medal awarded each year at the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain to a single individual "in recognition of dedication to the hobby over many years".[1]
The first recipient of the medal was Wilfred Haworth at the 1959 Congress in Torquay.[2] The original medal was designed by Ernest Hugen[2] but the design has since changed.
The medal is not for philatelic excellence, but for voluntary endeavours particularly at a national level.[1]
The winner is selected by the Awards Committee of the Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS) and must be nominated by an officer of a philatelic society affiliated to the ABPS.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 http://www.ukphilately.org.uk/haward.htm#congress
- 1 2 "Philatelic Congress of Great Britain, Part 3, 1946-1970" by Colin Searle in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, April 2009, pp.85-90.
Further reading
- Searle, Colin. 100 Years of the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain, Association of British Philatelic Societies, 2009. ISBN 978-0-9561905-0-5
External links
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