Club awards
The Alfred F. Lichtenstein Memorial Award
Nominations for recipients of the Alfred F. Lichtenstein Memorial Award are open to all Collectors Club members. The annual award is given to a living individual for Distinguished Service to Philately, ever since Theodore E. Steinway was selected in 1952.
Download the Lichtenstein Award Nomination Form and Guidelines. The completed nomination form is due on September 30 of the year in which the nomination is made.
Nominations remain active for a period of four years. Thereafter, a four-year renewal of the nomination may be submitted. Submitting members may provide updated information on an annual basis.
The selection of the award recipient is made by the Collectors Club Board of Governors and is announced in the January/February issue of The Collectors Club Philatelist.
About the namesake
Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1876–1947)
Alfred F. Lichtenstein (August 6, 1876 – February 24, 1947) was one of America’s most famous philatelists. In 1996 the Collectors Club of New York named him the Outstanding American Philatelist for the first half of the 20th century, an honor much applauded by the philatelic world. During his lifetime Lichtenstein built some of the greatest collections ever formed: Canada and the Provinces, Switzerland, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Uruguay, Argentina, and U.S. Western franks.
For three decades Lichtenstein was an international judge. He was chairman of the 1926 and 1936 international philatelic exhibitions held in New York City, and was named chairman of the 1947 Centenary International Stamp Exhibition (CIPEX), but died less than three months before it opened. A special exhibit of part of his collection was displayed there in his honor.
Lichtenstein was a strong supporter of the Club and was instrumental in its growth and prominence in world philately. He and Theodore Steinway led the drive for funds to acquire its permanent home. The first recipient of the Alfred F. Lichtenstein Memorial Award was Steinway, his personal friend and devoted coworker.
See the complete list of previous Lichtenstein Award winners →