Wolfgang Hellrigl

Wolfgang C. Hellrigl (10 March 1941[1] – 23 November 2010[2]) was an expert on the philately of Nepal and Tibet who in 1994 was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.

[3] He was a member of the Philatelic Literature Commission of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) from 1996 to 1998.

[4] Wolfgang Hellrigl has been the founder and president of the Nepal and Tibet Philatelic Study Circle (NTPSC) [5] and president of the Association Internationale des Experts en Philatéle (AIEP).

He won a Large Gold medal for his "Classic Nepal" and a Grand Prix at the international exhibition in Brno 2005 for his "Jamnu and Kashmir".

[3] His work in Indian philately was acknowledged by the award of the Martin Memorial Trophy of the India Study Circle.

Wolfgang Hellrigl in later life.