Wolfgang Hellrigl
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Wolfgang C. Hellrigl was an expert on the philately
of Nepal and Tibet who in 1994 was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
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ean family. His father was a prominent philatelist and an expert on old European states.
In 2008 he won the Lindenberg Medal
and in the same year he received the Hunziker Medal of the A.I.E.P.
His work in Indian philately was acknowledged by the award of the Martin Memorial Trophy of the India Study Circle.
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...
of Nepal and Tibet who in 1994 was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists is a philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921...
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Early life
Hellrigl was born in Cologne and descended from a South TyrolSouth Tyrol
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ean family. His father was a prominent philatelist and an expert on old European states.
Specialisms
Wolfgang Hellrigl specialised in the philately of Nepal, Tibet, India used in Tibet and Nepal, Jamnu and Kashmir and Mongolia.Awards
Hellrigl received many awards during his lifetime. He won a Large Gold medal for his "Classic Nepal" and a Grand Prix at the international exhibition in Brno 2005 for his "Jamnu and Kashmir". He also won the Tilleard Medal from the Royal Philatelic Society London in 1987, of which society he was a Fellow, and the Martin Memorial Literature Awards in 1978, 1984 and 1992.In 2008 he won 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 :...
and in the same year he received the Hunziker Medal of the A.I.E.P.
His work in Indian philately was acknowledged by the award of the Martin Memorial Trophy of the India Study Circle.
Publications
- Tibet: a philatelic and numismatic bibliography: a critical bibliography containing over 400 titles of Tibetan philately, numismatics and postal and monetary histories, 1981. (With Karl Gabrisch)
- The Postal markings of Tibet, 1996.