See also Max Crawford Medal

Max Crawford Medal

The Max Crawford Medal is awarded every second year by the Australian Academy of the Humanities "In recognition of the outstanding achievements of scholars in the Humanities in Australia who are currently engaged in research and whose publications contribute towards an understanding of their...

 Australian academic award.

The Crawford Medal is a vermeil

Vermeil

Vermeil is a combination of sterling silver, gold, and other precious metals, commonly used as a component in jewelry. A typical example is sterling silver coated with 14 carat gold. To be considered vermeil, the gold must be at least 10 carat and be at least 2.5 micrometres thick...

 medal awarded by the Royal Philatelic Society London for the most valuable and original contribution to the study and knowledge of philately

Philately

Philately is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting, which does not necessarily involve the study of stamps. It is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps...

 published in book form during the relevant period.

The medal is named after James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford

James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford

James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres was a British astronomer, politician, bibliophile and philatelist. A member of the Royal Society, Crawford was elected president of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1878. He was a prominent Freemason.-Family:The Earl was the...

, who by the time of his death in 1913 had amassed the greatest philatelic library of his time.

Other society medals

The society also awards these silver medals:

• The Tilleard
  John Alexander Tilleard
  John Alexander Tilleard was a British solicitor and the philatelist who helped King George V to constitute his collection, known as the Royal Philatelic Collection.- Biography :...
  
   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
  Thomas Tapling
  Thomas Keay Tapling was an English businessman and politician. He played first class cricket and was also an eminent philatelist who formed one of the greatest stamp collections of his era.- Early life :...
  
   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

Year	Author	Title
1920	Hugo Griebert	The Stamps of Spain 1850-1854
1921	Sir Edward Denny Bacon Edward Denny Bacon Sir Edward Denny Bacon was a British philatelist who helped the enlargement and mounting of collections possessed by rich collectors of his time and became the curator of the Royal Philatelic Collection between 1913 and 1938.- Early life :Edward Bacon was the son of a malt producer of London,...  KCVO	The Line Engraved Postage Stamps of Great Britain
1922	Charles Nissen Charles Nissen Charles Nissen was a philatelist, and stamp dealer who discovered the famous stock exchange forgery and wrote, with Bertram McGowan, the definitive book on the plating of the Penny Black.-The Royal Philatelic Collection:...  and Bertram McGowan Bertram McGowan Bertram McGowan was a Scottish solicitor and philatelist who specialised in Chile and the Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain, especially Great Britain used abroad....	The Plating of the Penny Black Postage Stamp of Great Britain, 1840
1923	Charles Lathrop Pack Charles Lathrop Pack Charles Lathrop Pack , a third-generation timberman, was "one of the five wealthiest men in America prior to World War I". He owed his good start in life to the success of his father, George Willis Pack, and grandfather, George Pack in the forestry sector. Growing up on Lake Huron in Michigan's...	Victoria: The half-Length Portraits and the Twopence Queen Enthroned
1924	Lieut. Colonel GSF Napier	The Stamps of the First Issue of Brazil
1925	Justus Anderssen and H. Dethloff	Norges Frimerker 1855-1924
1927	F. J. Peplow F. J. Peplow Frank Jukes Peplow was Borough Librarian at Deptford and a philatelist who won the Crawford Medal from the Royal Philatelic Society London in 1927 for his work The Postage Stamps of Buenos Aires. He signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1933.-Argentina and Japan:Peplow was an expert on...	The Postage Stamps of Buenos Aires
1928	C. F. Dendy Marshall	The British Post Office from its Beginning to the End of 1925
1929	A. M. Tracey Woodward	The Postage Stamps of Japan and Dependencies
1930	Dr. Carroll Chase Carroll Chase Carroll Chase was an internationally-recognized philatelic expert who specialized in classic stamps of the United States and France. In his effort to study classic French stamps, he traveled to France and remained there until 1941 when he returned to the United States.-Philatelic...	The 3¢ Stamp of the United States 1851-57 Issue
1931	Gilbert J. Allis	Cape of Good Hope: Its Postal History and Postage Stamps
1932	E. A. Smythies E. A. Smythies Evelyn Arthur Smythies, CIE , was a distinguished forester and philatelist, born of British parents in India. Smythies was an expert on the ecology of Uttarakhand and Nepal...  and Captain D. R. Martin Denys R. Martin Colonel Denys Richard Martin . ranks among the most distinguished philatelists of the Twentieth century. As a systematic scholar and prolific writer, Martin illuminated some of the most difficult topics and set a high standard for the study of the postage stamps and postal history of India and...	The Four Annas Lithographed Stamps of India, 1854-55
1933	E. J. Lee	The Postage Stamps of Uruguay
1934	Dr. Emilio Diena I Emilio Diena Dr. Emilio Diena , of Italy, was a philatelist who specialized in the postage stamps of Italy and published substantial research on the subject, with many regarding him as “Italy’s greatest philatelist.”-Collecting interests:...	Francbolli del Regno di Napoli
1935	Carl Schmidt	Die Postwertzeichen der Russischen Landschaftsaemter
1936	Dr. Herbert Munk Herbert Munk Dr Herbert Munk was a distinguished German philatelist and editor of important sections of the seminal Kohl Briefmarken-Handbuch for which he and J.B...	Kohl Briefmarken-Handbuch Kohl Briefmarken-Handbuch The Kohl Briefmarken-Handbuch was a seminal work of philatelic literature first published in Germany in 1923 as the 11th edition of the previous well known Handbuch published by Paul Kohl of Chemnitz.- Production of the work :...
1937	Stanley Bryan Ashbrook Stanley Bryan Ashbrook Stanley Bryan Ashbrook , of Kentucky, was a distinguished American philatelist who was known for his extensive studies of early United States stamps and postal history. He was usually known as Stanley B...	The United States Ten Cent Stamp of 1851-57
1938	Max G. Johl Max G. Johl Col. Max G. Johl , of Connecticut, was an American philatelist who specialized in the collecting of, and writing philatelic literature on, United States postage stamps.-Collecting interests:...	United States Stamps of the 20th Century, Vol. IV
1939	Dr H. Osborne Harry Osborne (philatelist) Harry Osborne MD was a British philatelist who wrote several important works on classic British stamps and signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1954....	Great Britain, Twopence Plate Nine. A Study of the Plate and its Repairs
1940	J. H. Curle and A. E. Basden	Transvaal Postage Stamps
1944	A. A. Jurgens Adrian Albert Jurgens Adrian Albert Jurgens was a South African philatelist and signatory to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists of Southern Africa in 1948 and the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in Great Britain in 1952....	The Handstruck Letter Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope from 1792 to 1853 and the Postmarks from 1853 to 1910
1945	Prescott Holden Thorp Prescott Holden Thorp Prescott Holden Thorp , of New Jersey, was a stamp dealer who was a recognized world famous expert on stamped envelopes of the United States.-Philatelic literature:...	The Stamped Envelopes and Wrappers of the United States and Possessions
1947	Winthrop Smillie Boggs Winthrop Smillie Boggs Winthrop Smillie Boggs was a philatelist renowned for his expertise and philatelic writing.-Philatelic accomplishments:Boggs wrote a number of the definitive books in philately:* The Foundations of Philately...	The Postage Stamps and Postal history of Canada
1948	A. Tort Nicolau	Guia del Coleccionista de Sellos de Correos de España 1855-69
1949	Dr. F. E. Wood	Straits Settlements Postage Stamps
1950	L.E. Dawson	The One Anna and Two Annas Postage Stamps of India 1854-55
1951	D. Alan Stevenson	The Triangular Stamps of Cape of Good Hope
1952	J. Schmidt-Andersen	The Postage Stamps of Denmark 1851-1951
1953	Sir John Wilson John Wilson (philatelist) John Mitchell Harvey Wilson was a British philatelist, Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection from 1938 to 1969...  Bart CVO	The Royal Philatelic Collection Royal Philatelic Collection The Royal Philatelic Collection is the postage stamp collection of the British Royal Family. It is the most comprehensive collection of items related to the philately of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth, with many unique pieces.- Early history :...
1954	J. R. W. Purves James Richard William Purves James Richard William Purves – generally denoted in publications as J. R. W. Purves and primarily as J.R.W. Purvis -- was a researcher and expert of Australian stamps, and author of philatelic literature of the Australian region...	The Half Lengths of Victoria
1956	The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand is an international society for collectors of the postage stamps and postal history of New Zealand and her Dependencies....	The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Vol III
1958	John Easton John Easton (philatelist) John Easton was a printer and distinguished philatelic author who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1960.-Works:...	The De La Rue De La Rue De La Rue plc is a British security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems company headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire. It also has a factory on the Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, and other facilities at Loughton, Essex and Bathford, Somerset...  History of British and Foreign Postage Stamps 1855-1901
1959	R. Forrester-Wood	The Stamps and Postal History of Sarawak
1960	S. D. Tchlinghirian and W. S. E. Stephen	Stamps of the Russian Empire Used Abroad (Published in Six Parts)
1961	Dr. Mohamed Dadkhah	The Lion Stamps of Persia
1962	Nicholas Argenti	The Postage Stamps of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
1963	Dr. W. R. D. Wiggins	The Postage Stamps of Great Britain Part II
1964	Dr. Joseph Schatzkés Joseph Schatzkés Dr. Joseph Schatzkés , of France, was a philatelist who performed in-depth studies of French and Mexican postage stamps and postal history, and wrote extensively on the subject.-Collecting interests:...	The Cancellations of Mexico 1856-74
1965	Joaquín Galvez Naranjo	Los Primeros Sellos de Chile 1853 a 1867
1966	Dr. S. Ichida Soichi Ichida Dr. Soichi Ichida , of Japan, was a distinguished Japanese philatelist who specialized in studies of classic Japanese postage stamps and encouraged the collecting of Japanese stamps and Japanese postal history throughout the world....	The Cherry Blossom Issues of Japan 1872-1876
1967	The Federation of Hungarian Philatelic Societies	A Magyar Belyagek Monografiaja Vols I, II and V
1969	International Society of Guatemala Collectors	Guatemala Volume I Postal History and Stamps to Mid 1902
1972	George E. Hargest George E. Hargest George E. Hargest , of Florida, was a philatelist who specialized in the study of the overseas use of United States mails.-Collecting interests:Hargest collected and studied classic stamps of the United States as well as United States foreign mail....	History of Letter Post Communication between the United States and Europe, 1845-1875
1973	Raymond Salles	Encyclopaedie de la Poste Maritime Française Historique et Catalogue (Vols I-VIII)
1974	Robson Lowe Robson Lowe John Harry Robson Lowe , Robbie to his friends, was an English professional philatelist, stamp dealer and stamp auctioneer.- Life and career :...	Encyclopaedia of British Empire Postage Stamps (Volume V)
1975	G. C. van Balen Blanken and Bert Buurman	The Netherlands - Plating of the 1852 5 cent and 10 cent Values
1976	Archibald G. M. Batten	The Orange Free State - its Postal Offices and their Markings 1868-1910
1978	A. Ronald Butler	The Departmental Stamps of South Australia
1979	Örjan Lüning	Luftpostens Historia Norden (The History of Airmail in Scandinavia)
1980	Harold W. Fisher	The Plating of the Penny (Volumes I-IV)
1981	Marcus Samuel Marcus Samuel (philatelist) Marcus Francis Javier Samuel was a distinguished British philatelist who was an expert on the specimen stamps and revenue stamps of Britain and the British Commonwealth...  and Dr. Alan K Huggins	Specimen Stamps Specimen stamp A specimen stamp is a postage stamp or postal stationery indicium sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries....  and Stationery of Great Britain
1982	Sigurd Ringström and Henry E. Tester	The Private Ship Letter Stamps of the World (Parts I and II)
1983	Dr. Anton Jerger	Handbooks on Austrian Lombardy-Venetia
1984	Armando Mario O Vieira Selos	Classicos de Relevo de Portugal
1985	Paolo Vollmeier	Storia Postale del Regno di Sardegna dalle Origini all'Introduzione del Francobollo
1986	Professor Carl-Richard Brühl	Geschichte der Philatelie (Volumes I and II)
1988	Gary S. Ryan Gary Ryan (philatelist) Gary Sidney Ryan was an eminent philatelist who specialised in the stamps and postal history of Hungary and later in revenue stamps....	The Cancellations of Hungarian Post Offices on the First Issue of Hungary 1867-1871
1989	Adolph Koeppel Adolph Koeppel Adolph Koeppel was a distinguished American philatelist and author who wrote a number of authoratitive works on the revenue stamps of India and Italy that remain the standard works in their areas.-Prize-winning collections:...  and Raymond D. Manners	The Court Fee and Revenue Stamps of the Princely States of India (Volumes I and II)
1990	Dott Niño Aquila I	Francobolli Degli Ultimi Re
1991	Peter M. Ibbotson	The Postal History and Stamps of Mauritius
1992	J. Michael and P. Jane Moubray	British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations 1840-1875
1993	Jack F. Ince and S. John Sacher	The Postal Services of the British Nigeria Region
1994	James van der Linden	Catalogue des Marques de Passage
1995	H. E. Walker and J. H. Coles	Postal Cancellations of the Ottoman Empire (Parts 1-4)
1996	Paolo Vollmeier and Vittorio Mancini	Storia Postale del Regno di Napoli dalle Origini all'Introdzione del Francobollo
1997	Peter E. Fernbank	King George V Key Plates of the Imperium Postage and Revenue Design
1998	Hugh V. Feldman	Letter Receivers of London 1652-1857
1999	Professor Peter A. S. Smith	Egypt - Stamps and Postal History - A Philatelic Treatise
2000	G. Clive Akerman Clive Akerman Geoffrey Clive Akerman is an English philatelist. In 2001, Ackerman and Gavin H. Fryer won the Crawford Medal from The Royal Philatelic Society London for their work "The Reform of the Post Office in the Victorian Era and Its Impact on Economic and Social Activity"...  and Gavin H. Fryer	The Reform of the Post Office in the Victorian Era and Its Impact on Economic and Social Activity
2001	Dr. Ulrich Ferchenbauer	Österreich 1850-1918
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2003	F. Heimbuchler	Rumanien/Romania: Furstentum Walachei 1820-1862, Vereinige Füstentümer 1862-1872 (Principality of Wallachia 1820-1862, United Principalities 1862-1872 (Completing the work started with the author’s Romania: The Bull’s Heads of Moldavia, 1852-1862)
2004	Claude Delbeke	Nederlandse Scheepspost, II, Nederland en det Westen 1600-1900 (Completing the work started with the author's Nederlandse Scheepspost, I, Nederland - Oost-Indie 1600-1900)
2005	Captain R P Odenweller	The Stamps and Postal History of Nineteenth Century Samoa
2006	Bryan Kearsley	Discovering Seahorses – King George V High Values
2008	David A. Stotter	The British Post Office Service in Morocco 1907-57, Published 2007
2009	Eric Yendall	King George VI Large Key Type Key type stamp Key type stamps are stamps of a uniform design that were widely used by colonial territories in the 19th and 20th centuries.- Origins :The idea was invented by Perkins Bacon who used it to print stamps for Trinidad , Barbados and Mauritius , all featuring the same Britannia design.- Key plate... Revenue and Postage High Value Stamps 1927-1953, Published 2008
2010	Michèle Chauvet	Introduction à l'histoire postale (de France)