Royal Philatelic Society London announces short list for Crawford medal

By Linn’s Staff

The Royal Philatelic Society London announced the short list of six books for the 2025 Crawford medal.

The six books are Tete beche: rarities from the oval-issue of Finland by Tomas Bjaringer and Marten Sundberg, Italia e Iberia: la posta fra gli stati delle due penisole 1814 – 1876 (Italy and Iberia: the mail between the states of the two peninsulas) by Lorenzo Carra, The postal stationery of Nigeria by Peter Horlyck, New York City  Foreign Mail  1845 – 1878 (2 Volumes) by N.M. Kirke, Dominica: philately to 1967 by Simon Richards and The Rhodesias and Nyasaland from colonial rule to majority rule: the evolution of the mails by Brian Trotter, Pat Flanagan and Keith Harrop.

The 2025 Crawford medal winner will be announced at the end of the Crawford Festival taking place June 24-25 in London.

The society awards the Crawford medal for the most valuable and original contribution to the study and knowledge of philately published in book form. The competition is open to entries from around the world.

Nominations for the 2026 Crawford medal are accepted until Jan. 31, 2026, for books published in 2024 and 2025. Email daviesn@rpsl.org.uk for more details.

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