Örjan Lüning
Örjan Lüning (30 May 1919 − 24 September 1995[1][2]) was a Swedish philatelist who was a specialist in aerophilately. In 1979 he was awarded the Crawford Medal for his work Luftpostens historia i Norden - The history of airmail in Scandinavia.[3]
His Large Gold Medal winning collection of pioneer flights and airmail of Scandinavia together with his Gold Medal collection of Denmark were sold by Corinphila in 2001.
Selected publications
- Luftpostens historia i Norden - The history of airmail in Scandinavia. Stockholm: Sveriges filatelist-förbund, 1978. OCLC 6042138
References
- ↑ "Membership" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 105, No. 1237, July–August 1996, p. 209.
- ↑ http://hittagraven.stockholm.se/sv/Sok/?name=%C3%B6rjan%20l%C3%BCning
- ↑ The Society's medals and honorary fellowship. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 4.
External links
- Air Posten historia in the Nordic region at Google Books.
- History of Air Cargo and Airmail from the 18th Century, by Camille Allaz, at Google Books.
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