The Rowland Hill Awards were established in 1997 as a joint venture between Britain's Royal Mail,[1] the British Philatelic Trust and the Association of British Philatelic Societies.

The awards are named after the noted Victorian postal reformer Sir Rowland Hill and were last given in 2006 for 2005 winners. The awards have not been made since then and the scheme appears to be dormant.

They are not connected with the Rowland Hill Award given by the Southeast Federation of Stamp Clubs in the United States.

Aims

The aim of the awards is to "encourage and reward fresh ideas which help promote Philately".[2]

Categories

There are three top-level categories of awards, and each has several sub-categories.

  • The Royal Mail Awards for Innovation
  • The British Philatelic Trust Awards for Initiative
  • The Philatelic Traders Society Awards for Enterprise

References

  1. ↑ "filahome-stamps.com". Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "British Philatelic Trust, Rowland Hill, promotion of "the study, research and dissemination of knowledge" about philately - UK Philately, Stamps and stamp collecting plus much, much more GB". Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2009-07-29. retrieved 9 October 2009.
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