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Örjan Lüning

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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

  1. ^ "Membership" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 105, No. 1237, July–August 1996, p. 209.
  2. ^ http://hittagraven.stockholm.se/sv/Sok/?name=%C3%B6rjan%20l%C3%BCning
  3. ^ The Society's medals and honorary fellowship. The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 4.