THE RECIPIENTS OF THE  

HELLENIC PHILOTELIC SOCIETY MEDAL

Relevant regulations follow at the end of the page

2009

JOHN DAES

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Authorship of philatelic studies

2008

ANDREAS ZEIS

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Qualitative improvement of philatelic expertise

and philatelic transactions

2007

PETROS TIBERIUS

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Philatelic educational activity

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:
- Editorship of philatelic magazine and authorship of philatelic studies

2006

LOUIS BASEL

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:
- Authorship of philatelic studies

2005

ALEXANDER CALLIGAS

Distinguished services to the Hellenic Philotelic Society:
- Valuable long term service

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Philatelic educational activity

2004

ANGELOS PAPAIOANNOU

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:
- Participation in the Championship Class of world exhibitions

with a Greek collection
- Authorship of philatelic studies

2004

NICHOLAS ASIMAKOPULOS

Distinguished services to the Hellenic Philotelic Society:
- Donations
 

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:
- Educational philatelic activity

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:

- Participation in the Championship Class of world exhibitions

with a Greek collection
- Authorship of philatelic studies

2003

MARGARITA KOTOPOULI

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:
- Donations, organization of philatelic exhibitions and distinguished participation

2003

ANDREW CRONIN

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:
- Philatelic educational activity

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:
- Authorship of philatelic studies

2002

HELLENIC PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF GERMANY

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:

- Twenty five years of philatelic activity

2002

PANAYOTIS IOANNIDIS

Distinguished services to the Hellenic Philotelic Society:
- Valuable long term service
 

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:
- Philatelic educational activity
 

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:
- Authorship of philatelic studies

2001

PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF THE DODECANESE

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek Stamp:

- Fifty years of philatelic activity

2000

NORBERT FRENES

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:
- Grand Prix Award in international exhibitions with Greek collections

2000

CONSTANTIN MATTHEOS

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:

- Grand Prix Award in the Championship Class

of a World Exhibition with a Greek collection

1999

GERASSIMOS M. ZISSIMATOS

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:

- International philatelic exhibiting activity, authorship of studies

1998

HELLENIC PHILATELIC FEDERATION

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Fifty years of philatelic activity

1997

 GEORGE S. DOUMAS

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:

- Creation of philatelic documentaries and films

1996

MIKE A. GODDARD

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:

- Organizational activity, authorship of articles and

 studies on Hellenic philately

1995

PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF LESVOS

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Fifty years of philatelic activity

1994

PHILATELIC UNION OF VOLOS

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Fifty years of philatelic activity

1993

ORESTES G. VLASTOS

Significant services to Hellenic Philately and

Promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:

- Establishment of the international homonymous catalogue of stamps and postal history of Greece and Cyprus

 - Institution of public auctions of Greek stamps

 with international reputation

1993

PANDELIS J. DROSSOS

Significant services to the Hellenic Philately and

Promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:

- Founder of the Hellenic Aerophilately

- Freelance journalist in philatelic press 

in Greece and abroad for 75 years

1992

HELLENIC PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF HOLLAND

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Twenty five years of philatelic activity

1991

GEORGE M. BALLIS

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Valuable services to Philately and educational and philatelic activity with the establishment and the organizational activity in philatelic exhibitions

1990

CYPRUS PHILATELIC SOCIETY

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Twenty five years of philatelic activity

1989

RIENK FEENSTRA

Significant services to Hellenic Philately and

Promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:

- Philatelic educational and  authorship activity and 

valuable services to the Hellenic Philately in Holland

1988

PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF ATHENS

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

 - Fifty years of philatelic activity

1987

PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF HERAKLEION CRETE

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Fifty years of philatelic activity

1986

EFSTRATIOS FAIPPEAS

Distinguished services to the H.P.S. and

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Valuable services to the Society 

and philatelic educational activity

1985

TASSOS

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:

- Valuable services to the aesthetic upgrading 

of the appearance of Greek stamps

1985

ALEXANDROS KOTOPOULIS

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Fifty years of promotion and establishment 

of the branch of Maximaphily

1985

HELLENIC PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF THESSALONIKI

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Fifty years of philatelic activity

1985

HELLENIC PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF

GREAT BRITAIN

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Twenty five years of philatelic activity

 1984

SOPHOCLES NICOLAIDES

Distinguished services to the H.P.S. 

and significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Valuable services in editing the journal "Philotelia"

-  Donation of his collection to the Postal and Philatelic Museum

- Educational and philatelic activity

1984

NIA ANDREW STRATOU

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Donation of the Postal and Philatelic Museum premises

1984

PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF CORFU

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Fifty years of philatelic activity

1984

HELLENIC PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Significant services to Hellenic Philately:

- Twenty five years of philatelic activity

REGULATIONS FOR THE 

HELLENIC PHILOTELIC SOCIETY MEDAL

1.  The Hellenic Philotelic Society establishes a special medal in order to award each year, the services and the contribution of persons and or Institutions with notable philatelic activities in the past.

2.  The medal will bear the Hermes Head and the words "Hellenic Philotelic Society". On the reverse it will be engraved with the recipient's name, the reason and the year of award.

3.  Prerequisites and qualifications to be taken into consideration are:

A.  Distinguished services to the Hellenic Philotelic Society, e.g. valuable long standing service, donations.

B.  Significant services to Hellenic Philately, e.g. Donations, participation in International Philatelic Exhibitions for over 20 years, philatelic educational activity, 50 years continuous activity for the Hellenic Philatelic Societies in Greece and 25 years for the Hellenic Philatelic Societies abroad.

C.  Significant promotion of the Greek Stamp, e.g. participation with Greek collections in the Championship Class of F.I.P. International Exhibitions, authorship of studies in Hellenic Philately with international recognition.

4.  The permanent committee awarding the medal, consists of the past Presidents, the President, the Vice President and the Hon.Secretary of the Hellenic Philatelic Society with the oldest member of Society's Administrative Council acting as substitute and elects the candidates. The Committee in a special meeting examines the candidates' activities according to the criteria of article 3 and awards the H.P.S. medal, giving the reason for the decision.

5.  The award is presented to the recipient at a special ceremony, preferably during a Panhellenic or a National Philatelic Exhibition under the patronage of the Hellenic Philatelic Federation.

6.  The honorary distinction to a deceased person is awarded with the inscription of his name into the Official Roll which is completed each year.

7.  The present rules were unanimously adopted at the meeting of the Hellenic Philatelic Society's Administrative Council held on October 10, 1984, and were enforced starting from the year of 1984.