Crawford Festival 2026
About this Event
Welcome to The Crawford Festival 2026- our 5th annual event celebrating and promoting philatelic literature and research. Join us for two days of presentations and discussions on this year's theme of the use of catalogues in philatelic research followed by the vote count and announcement of this year's Crawford Medal winner.
Tuesday 16 June
10:30-10:45 Coffee & Registration
10:45-10:50 Welcome from James Podger, Chairman of the RPSL Collections Commitee
10:50-11:15 David Beech, Stamp Catalogues: Origins, Importance and Context
11:15-12:15 Vincent Schouberechts, Early Belgian Philatelic Literature
12:15-13:15 Eduardo Escalada-Goicoechea, Early Postage Stamp Catalogues - The Incunabula Period.
13:15-14:15 Lunch (Buffet lunch served in Dr Paul Ramsey Room)
14:15-15:15 Hugh Jefferies, 'The Stanley Gibbons Catalogue, past present and future'
15:15-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-16:30 Geoff Kellow, The Australian Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue, 1926-2026.
16:30-16:45 Final thoughts for the day…
Drinks and nibbles sponsored by Rhodesian Study Circle.
Wednesday 17 June
10:30-10:45 Coffee & Registration
10:45-12:15 Jay Bigalke, The Future of Philatelic Catalogs, Print, Digital and What Comes Next.
12:15-13:00 Kjell Johansen, Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of Norway, Norgeskatalogen.
13:00-14:00 Lunch (Buffet lunch served in Dr Paul Ramsey Room)
14:00-15:00 John Barefoot, Revenue Catalogues
15:00-15:15 Coffee Break
15:15-16:15 Panel Discussion
16:15-16:30 Coffee Break
16:30-17:00 Announcement of the winner and presentation of the Crawford Medal
17:00-18:00 Drinks & Nibbles
Where is it happening?
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