THE RECIPIENTS OF THE HELLENIC PHILATELIC SOCIETY MEDAL

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2025
Dr MYRSINI VARDOPOULOU

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

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Valuable contributions to the artistic refinement of Greek stamp
issues

2024
COSTAS CHAZAPIS

Distinguished services to the Hellenic Philatelic Society:
– Long-term service

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Valuable contribution to organised philately both within Greece and abroad
– Organisation of national and international philatelic exhibitions

Significant promotion and dissemination of Greek stamps:
– Authorship of philatelic articles

2023
SOCRATES BOSOVITCH

Distinguished services to the Hellenic Philatelic Society:
– Long-term service

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Authorship of philatelic articles

2023
NIKOS MALLOUCHOS

Distinguished services to the Hellenic Philatelic Society:
– Long-term service

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Educational activity
– Advancement in new fields of research of the first half of the 20th century

2022
PANTELIS LEOUSSIS

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Valuable services to organised philately
– Promotion and spreading of Maximaphily
– Editorship of a philatelic magazine

2021
GEORGE SOTIROPOULOS

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

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Educational activity
– Advancement in new fields of research of the first half of the 20th century

2020
ARGYRIS KARAMITSOS

Significant services to Hellenic philately
and promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:
– Publication of exceptional studies
and the catalogue of stamps and postal history of Greece
– Establishment of philatelic auctions
with international reputation

2019
IOAKEIM CHALVATZIDOPOULOS

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

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Exceptional contribution to the setup of philatelic exhibitions

2018
STAVROS ANDREADIS

Significant promotion and spread of the Greek stamp:
– Participation in the Championship Class of world exhibitions
– Winner of the World Stamp Championship

Distinguished services to the Hellenic Philatelic Society:
– Contribution to the promotion of the Society internationally
– Donations

2017
NEOKLIS Z. ZAFEIRAKOPOULOS

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

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Educational activity
– Advancement in the study of postal history

2016
MICHÈLE CHAUVET RDP

Significant promotion and spread of the Greek stamp:
– Outstanding awards with Greek exhibits in world and international exhibitions
– Authorship of studies

2016
LOUIS FANCHINI

Significant promotion and spread of the Greek stamp:
– Outstanding awards with Greek exhibits in world and international exhibitions
– Authorship of studies

2015
WOLFGANG BAUER

Significant promotion and spread of the Greek stamp:
– Participation in the Championship Class of world exhibitions with Greek collections

2014
MICHALIS PETRADAKIS

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Distinguished participation in international exhibitions

Significant promotion and spread of the Helladic area postal history:
– Authorship of studies

2013
JOHN COUNDOUROS

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

Significant promotion and spread of the Greek stamp:
– Authorship of studies

2013
MICHALIS TSIRONIS

Significant promotion and spread of the Greek stamp:
– Participation in the Court of Honour of world exhibitions with a Greek collection

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Distinguished services to the Olympic Philatelic Movement

2012
THEODORE PAPAELIOU

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

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Philatelic educational activity
– Authorship

2012
ANTHONY VIRVILIS RDP

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

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Philatelic educational activity
– Authorship

Significant promotion and spread of the Greek stamp:
– Representation of Greece in international philatelic fora

2011
NICK CARDASSILARIS

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Long-standing active presence
– Research and advancement of numerous philatelic subjects

2011
PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF PIRAEUS

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Fifty years of philatelic activity

2010
GEORGE DOLIANITIS

Significant services to Hellenic philately:
– Distinguished services to the Olympic philatelic movement

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 Philatelic 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 Philatelic 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
PANAYOTIS IOANNIDIS

Distinguished services to the Hellenic Philatelic 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

2002
HELLENIC PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF GERMANY

Significant promotion and spreading of the Greek stamp:
– Twenty five years of philatelic activity

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