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A. Glasewald


Arthur Ernst Glasewald (1861–1926) was a book seller and later stamp dealer in Gössnitz near Leipzig who was a pioneer in the study of German private posts. He founded the Internationale Verein für Localmarkenkunde and was editor and publisher of the journal Neueste Privatpost-Nachrichten. He was joint author and publisher of the Handbuch der deutschen Privatpostmarken.

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Glasewald Medal

In 1928, a trust fund was established in memory of Glasewald to award a medal for meritorious research into the history of the German private posts.

Some of the past winners of the medal have been:

  • Heinrich Düsterbehn (1950)
  • Georg Glasewald (1951)
  • Paul Rampacher (1955)
  • L.N. & M. Williams (1961)
  • Hans Meier zu Eissen (1982)
  • Horst Müller (1994)

    • Selected publications

  • Handbuch der deutschen Privatpostmarken. (Published and edited)
  • Die Postwerthzeichen von Griechenland: Nach den neuesten Forschungen. 1896.

    • References

    A. E. Glasewald Wikipedia
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