Dieter Bortfeldt
Dieter Bortfeldt, 1940–2014
Volume III of Bortfeldt's Workbook
Dieter Bortfeldt FRPSL (20 March 1940[1] – 21 January 2014[2]) was a graphic designer and award-winning philatelist who was a specialist in the philately of Colombia. He designed the "Famous Colombians" and "Tourism" postage stamps of Colombia issued in 1993.[3]
Contents
1 Education
2 Collecting
3 Expertisation
4 Organised philately and writing
5 Personal life
6 Selected publications
7 References
8 External links
Education
Bortfeldt studied at the Offenbacher Werkkunst-Schule in Germany from 1958 to 1961, specialising in graphic design. He then worked as a graphic designer.[4]
Collecting
Bortfeldt's personal philatelic interests were Colombian Postal History and Papel Sellado (Revenue stamped paper) and he received fifteen gold medals for his displays along with other awards.[1] His display of Official Mail and correspondence with exemption rate frankings received a gold medal at Chicago and was published in book form by COLOMPHIL in 2006.[5]
Expertisation
Bortfeldt was an Association International Des Experts En Philatelie (A.I.E.P.) expert on Colombian philately and a recognised expertiser in the area who issued his own certificates.[6] He was President of the Fakes and Forgeries Commission of the Federación Interamericana de Filatelia[1] and was a regular contributor to Fakes Forgeries Experts.
Organised philately and writing
Bortfedt was Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society, London, and their Overseas Special Representative for Colombia.[7] He was the co-founder and editor of COLOMPHIL, the journal of the Colombian Philatelic Research Society, and a writer for many other philatelic journals. He claimed to have written over 2000[1] pages of philatelic works and was instrumental in the production of Alan Anyon's Handbook of Colombian Revenue Stamps, published in 2009.[8]
Personal life
Bortfeldt was a British citizen who lived and worked in Germany, London and Barcelona before moving to Bogota, Colombia, in 1988. He died on 21 January 2014.
Selected publications
Royal cypher labels 1701–1922: the Dieter Bortfeldt collection. Bogota: Dieter Bortfeldt, 2003.
Private mail carriers of Colombia. Colombian Philatelic Research Society, 2006. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
ISBN 978-958-33-9208-5 (Editor with Carlos Valenzuela & Alfredo Frohlich)
Notes on Colombian classic stamps. Colombian Philatelic Research Society, 2006.
Colombia correspondencia oficial Franquicias: Official Mail and correspondence with exemption rate frankings. Colombian Philatelic Research Society, 2006.
Colombian postal history catalogue. Colombian Philatelic Research Society. Three volumes.
References
^ abcd Anyon, Alan & Dieter Bortfeldt. A different look at Colombia. Display given to The Royal Philatelic Society London 27 May 2010. London: The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2010, p. 138.
^ "Ha Muerto Dieter Bortfeldt". Ecuador Filatélico. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014. .
^ Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Part 20 South America. 4th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2008, p. 246.
ISBN 9780852596937
^ "Dieter Bortfeldt". LinkedIn Colombia. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^ "Library News: Colombia Correspondencia Oficial Franquicias: Official Mail and correspondence with exemption rate frankings." in The London Philatelist, Vol. 116, No. 1342, Jan/Feb 2007, p. 21.
^ "Bortfeldt Profile Page". Association International Des Experts En Philatelie. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ "Membership News" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 117, No. 1361, December 2008, p. 369.
^ Anyon, Alan D. (2009) Handbook of Colombian Revenue Stamps. Bogota: COLOMPHIL Colombian Philatelic Research Society, p. ii.
ISBN 9789584450920
External links
- Dieter Bortfeldt discussing Colombian stamps in 1993 (Spanish language)
