Dr. Enzo Diena of Italy

Italy

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, was a renowned Italian philatelist

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...

 who continued the tradition of his father Alberto Diena

Alberto Diena

Alberto Diena , of Italy, was an expert on stamps of Italy, its former colonies, and the Italian states of the 19th century. He was the son of his internationally renowned father, Emilio Diena, who was regarded by many as “Italy’s greatest philatelist.”-Philatelic literature:Because of his in-depth...

 and his internationally renowned grandfather, Emilio Diena

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:...

, in dedicating himself to the study of stamps of Italy.

Collecting interests

Diena collected, and was an expert of, postage stamp

Postage stamp

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s of Italy, especially the early classic stamps of Italy and the Italian States of the 19th century. He was editor of various philatelic publications, such as the Italia Filatelica which later merged and became La Settimana del Collezionista to form Il Collezionista - Italia Filatelica. Diena worked with a number of catalogers of Italian stamps, and wrote extensively on the stamps of Italy and Italian states.

Philatelic activity

Because of his vast and wide expertise on philatelic matters, and because he spoke five languages, Diena served on a number of international philatelic juries over a career of forty years.

His knowledge of Italian philately was recognized by the Italian post office which led to his becoming admitted to the Philatelic Committee of the Italian Ministry of Posts.

Honors and awards

Dr. Diena signed the Golden Roll of Italian Philately in 1967, signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists

Roll of Distinguished Philatelists

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 in 1977, and received the Lichtenstein Medal

Lichtenstein Medal

The Lichtenstein Medal, also known as the Alfred F. Lichtenstein Memorial Award for Distinguished Service to Philately is given annually to a living individual for outstanding service to philately.-Origin:...

 in 1978. He was awarded the Luff Award

Luff Award

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 in 1981 for Exceptional Contributions to Philately and the Lindenberg Medal

Lindenberg Medal

The Lindenberg Medal is an award given to those who provide “conspicuous service to philately” because of their investigations and contributions to philatelic literature.It is considered by some as the Nobel Prize of Philately.- Origin :...

 in 1984. He was named to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame

American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame

The American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame award honors deceased philatelists who have contributed significantly to the field of national and/or international philately.-History:...

in 2001.