Crawford Festival 2024
We’ve picked this up from the website of the Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS):
The Royal Philatelic Society London is pleased to announce the short list of six from which the Crawford Medal Committee will select the 2024 winner. The winner will be announced at the end of the Crawford Festival on 26th June.
This is a free two-day event of presentations and discussions on the theme of Philatelic Auction Catalogues, being held at the Royal Philatelic Society London at 15 Abchurch Lane.
The Crawford Festival is open to everyone, both RPSL members and non-members. The event is free to attend but tickets must be booked in advance. To book via Eventbrite, click here, or by telephone at 0207 486 1044 (Option 2).
The shortlisted books are:
- Portuguese India: Postal History and the First Issues – From the ‘Natives’ to 1900 by Luis & Eduardo Barreiros.
- Tête Bêche: Rarities from the Oval-Issue of Finland by Tomas Bjäringer & Mårten Sundberg.
- The Postal Stationery of Nigeria by Peter Hørlyck.
- Internal Mail Routes of Nigeria 1900-1960, Volume 1: by Water, Rail and Air by R. F. May.
- The Malayan Postal Administration in the Dutch East Indies during the Japanese Occupation 1942-1945 by J.R. van Nieuwkerk.
- The Rhodesias and Nyasaland – Colonial Rule to Majority Rule – Evolution of the Mails by Brian Trotter, Pat Flanagan & Keith Harrop.
The programme: https://www.abps.org.uk/10660-2
[photo credit: ABPS]
