![]() (2013) Biographies of Philatelists and Dealers. ^ a b c d e Women in Philately: Alma Lee.^ "Naturalisation", The London Gazette, 28 September 1976, p.London: Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust. (2011) Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011. British Philatelic Trust in conjunction with the National Philatelic Society, 1983. "The 'Zemstvo' Postage Stamps of Imperial Russia", The London Philatelist, Vol."International Jurors", The London Philatelist, Vol. ![]() "Philatelic Knowledge & Rarity in Thematic Collections", The London Philatelist, Vol."An Outline of the Problems of the Postal History of Switzerland", The London Philatelist, Vol."Papers Adopted for the Stamps of Switzerland from 1854", The London Philatelist, Vol.It was first awarded in 2002 to Joseph Hackmey for his display and accompanying paper, "Chile – the Colon (Columbus) Heads." Selected publications Articles The society instituted the Lee Medal in 2002 in memory of Alma and her husband Ron for displays given at the society by members. Her Swiss collection was sold at auction by Peter Rapp in eight instalments in 2001 after a representative selection had been extracted for the Royal Philatelic Society London's own purposes. She received obituaries in the British Philatelic Bulletin and The London Philatelist. Her funeral was at Golders Green Crematorium in north London. Death and legacy Auction catalogue for the sale of the Alma Lee Collection of Swiss stamps, May 2001.Īlma Lee died on 2 July 2000. She signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1991, the first woman to do so since 1976, and subsequently became the only non-resident member of the Consilium Philateliae Helveticae (Council of Swiss Philately), a society whose members are mostly former presidents of Swiss philatelic societies. She attempted to plate the Swiss Rayon stamps. "Standing Helvetica" stamps were first issued in 1882 and are considered particularly beautiful by collectors. It was described in The London Philatelist as among the finest then existing, particularly strong in the "standing Helvetia" and other Helvetia issues in which Lee specialised. She donated the 80 volumes of her Swiss collection to the society during her lifetime, one of the most significant donations the society had ever received. She was awarded their London medal in the 1980s for services to their library and expert committee. Lee was closely associated with the Royal Philatelic Society London to which she was elected in 1967, becoming a fellow in 1969 and an honorary fellow in 1999. She also became interested in the Zemstvo local stamps of Russia, and presented a paper on them in 1991 before the Royal Philatelic Society London based on the collection of her husband who had died in 1990. She was a judge of philatelic exhibitions at British national level for over 20 years. Her collection of early Swiss material won large gold medals at Naba 1984, Stockholmia 1986, Hafnia 1987 and Finlandia 1988 and was shown in the Court of Honour at PhilexFrance 1989 and New Zealand 1990. She was president of the London Swiss Philatelic Society from 1982 to 1991. Lee's principal philatelic interests were the stamps of Switzerland and topical collecting. Philately An 1850 Swiss Rayon stamp of the type that Lee attempted to plate (not from the Lee collection) A 30c "standing Helvetia" stamp of Switzerland of the type in which Lee specialised (not from the Lee collection) In 1979, she married fellow philatelist Ronald Lee, after which she was known as H. She became a naturalised British citizen in 1976. Hedwige Grunberg was born in Switzerland on 30 April 1914, but spent most of her life in Britain. The Royal Philatelic Society London award the Lee Medal in memory of Alma and her husband Ron. She signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1991 and later became the only non-resident member of the Consilium Philateliae Helveticae (Council of Swiss Philately). She won large gold medals for her displays at Naba 1984, Stockholmia 1986, Hafnia 1987 and Finlandia 1988 and her collection was exhibited in the Court of Honour at PhilexFrance 1989 and New Zealand 1990. Hedwige Alma Lee FRPSL RDP (née Grunberg 30 April 1914 – 2 July 2000) was a Swiss-born naturalised British philatelist who specialised in the stamps of Switzerland and in topical collecting.
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