Robert P. ODENWELLER, RDP

Year of Birth: 1938

Occupation: Retired airline captain

Languages: English, French, German, Italian

Nationality: American

Expert since: 1968

Member of AIEP since: 1980

National Expert Organisation: Member of Expert Committee of Philatelic Foundation; Member of American Philatelic Expertizing Service (APEX)

Personal Reference Collections: New Zealand; Samoa up to 1900

Personal Forgeries Collections: As above

Current Areas of Specialisation: New Zealand; Samoa up to 1900

Type of Expert: Expert philatelist who issues certificates

The Expert Issues: Opinions, Statements and Certificates

Normal Turn-Around Time: up to 1 week

Major FIP Exhibition Awards: New Zealand (Grand Prix); Samoa (G); Tasmania (G)

Main Publications: The Stamps and Postal History of Nineteenth Century Samoa (2004); Series of articles on Samoa and on New Zealand

Membership: Fellow, Royal Philatelic Society, London; Fellow, Royal Philatelic Society New Zealand; Collectors Club, New York; Postal History Society of New Zealand; U.S. Philatelic Classics Society; Society of Australasian Specialists; Fellow, Samoan Specialists; U.S. Philatelic Congress

Offices Held: President, FIP Commission for Traditional Philately (1978-96); Past President, Collectors Club, New York; Director, A.I.E.P. (since 1987); Director of American Philatelic Society; President, Grand Prix Club (1996-2000); Past Chairman, Expert Committee of Philatelic Foundation

Recognition: Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (1991); Lichtenstein Medal (1993); Luff Award (1996); FIP Medal for Service (1996); Crawford Medal (2005)

Philatelic Judging: FIP-Accredited Judge; Member of FIP Expert Team