Crawford Medal

Award of the Royal Philatelic Society London

See also Crawford Award for fantasy novels.

See also Max Crawford Medal Australian academic award.

The former premises (1925–2019) of the Royal Philatelic Society London at 41 Devonshire Place, W1.

The Crawford Medal is a vermeil medal awarded by the Royal Philatelic Society London for the most valuable and original contribution to the study and knowledge of philately published in book form during the relevant period.^[1]

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.^[2]

Other society medals

The society also awards these silver medals:

• The Tilleard Medal for the best large display of any aspect of philately given by one, or not more than two, Fellows or Members during the relevant period.
• The Lee Medal for the best paper dealing with any aspect of philately given by one Fellow or Member during the relevant period.
• The Tapling Medal for the best paper written by a Fellow or Member and published in The London Philatelist during the relevant period.

List of winners of the Crawford Medal

See also

• Crawford Library
• List of philatelic awards

References and sources

References

1. "About the RPSL". Royal Philatelic Society London. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
2. "APS Hall of Fame: 1941". American Philatelic Society. 1999. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
3. "New officers and awards at the Royal" in Stamp Lover, Vol. 103, No. 4, August 2011, p. 95.

Sources

• The Society's medals and honorary fellowship. London: The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009.

External links

• The Royal Philatelic Society London