The Museum of Philately is pleased to announce that Daniel Ryterband has been awarded the second Rowland Hill Medal for his exhibit, A Country Divided: Effects of the American Civil War on the Mails. The medal was presented during the Royal Philatelic Society’s dinner held in Boston in conjunction with the Boston 2026 World Stamp Show.
Chris King presented the Museum’s medal on behalf of the President Simon Martin-Redman, and conveyed Simon’s apologies as he was unable to attend due to family circumstances.
Presented biennially, the Rowland Hill Medal recognises the exhibit published on the Museum of Philately platform since the previous award, that has earned the greatest support from current exhibitors. The medal reflects the Museum’s commitment to preserving exceptional stamp and postal history collections while promoting, educating, and inspiring the public through philately.
Photo: Daniel J. Ryterband (left), Chris King RDP, and Simon Richards RDP. [Photo credit: Museum of Philately]
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Robert (Bob) Paul Odenweller, distinguished philatelist, author, editor, exhibitor, and internationally respected authority on the stamps and postal history of New Zealand and Samoa, passed away at the age of 87.
This month’s June issue of Philatelie focuses on special guests at Bephila. Ralph Ebner presents, across four pages, documents bearing the signatures of seven Swedish kings and princes. These include Karl XIII, Karl XIV, Oscar I, Karl XV, and Oscar II. He is showcasing the full extent of his collection in six display cases at a special exhibition at Bephila. We already introduced the personalised stamps associated with this topic in our previous newsletter (#16).
The Rowland Hill Medal 2026
The Museum of Philately is pleased to announce that Daniel Ryterband has been awarded the second Rowland Hill Medal for his exhibit, A Country Divided: Effects of the American Civil War on the Mails. The medal was presented during the Royal Philatelic Society’s dinner held in Boston in conjunction with the Boston 2026 World Stamp Show.
Chris King presented the Museum’s medal on behalf of the President Simon Martin-Redman, and conveyed Simon’s apologies as he was unable to attend due to family circumstances.
Presented biennially, the Rowland Hill Medal recognises the exhibit published on the Museum of Philately platform since the previous award, that has earned the greatest support from current exhibitors. The medal reflects the Museum’s commitment to preserving exceptional stamp and postal history collections while promoting, educating, and inspiring the public through philately.
Photo: Daniel J. Ryterband (left), Chris King RDP, and Simon Richards RDP.
[Photo credit: Museum of Philately]
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Robert Odenweller (1938–2026)
We copied the sad news from the website of The Collectors Club:
Robert (Bob) Paul Odenweller, distinguished philatelist, author, editor, exhibitor, and internationally respected authority on the stamps and postal history of New Zealand and Samoa, passed away at the age of 87.
RIP
Image credit: https://postalmuseum.si.edu
BEPHILA 2026 Newsletter #17
This month’s June issue of Philatelie focuses on special guests at Bephila. Ralph Ebner presents, across four pages, documents bearing the signatures of seven Swedish kings and princes. These include Karl XIII, Karl XIV, Oscar I, Karl XV, and Oscar II. He is showcasing the full extent of his collection in six display cases at a special exhibition at Bephila. We already introduced the personalised stamps associated with this topic in our previous newsletter (#16).
This article can also be downloaded from the Bephila website: https://www.bephila.de
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