James Van der Linden (born 1930) [1] is a Belgian postal historian who was appointed to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2002. He specialises in the postal history of Belgium and its colonies. In 1995 he received the Crawford Medal of the Royal Philatelic Society London for his book Catalogue des marques de passage. [2]
The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (RDP) is a philatelic award of international scale, created by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in 1921. The Roll consists of five pieces of parchment to which the signatories add their names.
Edward Wilfrid Baxby (Ted) Proud was a British postal historian, philatelic writer, and philatelic dealer who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2008.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire and the Belgian Congo.
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.
Henry Robert Holmes was the president of the Royal Philatelic Society London 1961–1964 and signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1953.
Álvaro Bonilla Lara won the Lichtenstein Medal in 1965. He was a lawyer by profession. Bonilla Lara was a member of the Society of Costa Rica Collectors and an expert on the revenue stamps of Costa Rica. In 1998, his History of the Revenue Stamps of Costa Rica (1870-1970) was updated by Héctor R. Mena and Oscar C. Rohrmoser as the Costa Rica Revenue Stamp Catalogue (ISBN 0964524767).
Pierre Morel d'Arleux was a French philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1950. He was Honorary Secretary of the Académie de Philatelie and Honorary Secretary of the Société des Amis du Musée Postal.
Juan Santa María Álvarez was a Colombian civil engineer and philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1994. In 1985, the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie awarded him the FIP Medal for Research.
Ricardo Daniel Eliçabe EchaveFRPSL was an Argentine physician who had a career in the petroleum industry. In 1925, he co-founded the Refinería de Petróleo "La Isaura" S.A. in Bahía Blanca, a company of which he was later president. The Dr. Ricardo Eliçabe Refinery in Bahía Blanca is named for him.
Robert Martin Willcocks was a British philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1989.
Maurice Langlois was a French philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1923.
Patrick V.M.J. Maselis is a Belgian industrialist and philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2012. He is president of the Club de Monte-Carlo de l'Elite de la Philatélie. He was elected president of the Royal Philatelic Society London for two years from June 2017 in succession to Frank Walton.
Major the Chevalier Etienne Corbisier de Meaultsart was a Belgian philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1949.
Bernard Leslie Barker was a British philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1969.
Jean Winkler was a Swiss philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1971. One of the first collectors to interest himself in Swiss Prephilately he belonged to the small group of first-generation pioneers in this then very exotic field of collectiong covers without stamps. His first work on the subject, "Les Marques Postales de la Suisse 1695-1850" played an important role in firmly establishing the rich field of prephilately in the Swiss philatelic landscape. His subsequent revised and extended book "Handbuch der Vorphilatelie" (1968) remains the definitive reference work on Swiss prephilately to this day.
Jules E.H.P.J. Crustin was a Belgian philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1972. He was a specialist in the philately of Luxembourg.
Dr. Jacques Stibbe was a Belgian philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1987.
Leo De Clercq FRPSL is a Belgian philatelist and postal historian who was appointed to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2001. He has received the Paul de Smeth Medal (1975), the Costerus Medal (1988) and the SAVO Plakette (1993). He is a fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London.
Salih Kuyas is a Turkish philatelist who was appointed to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 2002. He specialises in the postal stationery of the Ottoman region, his collections of which have won large gold medals. In 1991 he won the Tilleard Medal of the Royal Philatelic Society London for his display of Levant postal stationery. In 2002 he won the European Award for Philatelic Merit.