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.
Örjan Lüning | |
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| Born | May 30, 1919 |
| Died | September 24, 1999 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Philatelist |
He was also an architect, and his work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[4]
Selected publications edit
References edit
- ^ "Membership" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 105, No. 1237, July–August 1996, p. 209.
- ^ "Hittagraven - Kyrkogårdsförvaltningen". etjanster.stockholm.se. Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- ^ The Society's medals and honorary fellowship. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 4.
- ^ "Örjan Lüning". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
External links edit
- 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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