Ernie Wall OBE donates unique gift to EHF


Ernie Wall, OBE and Member of Honour of the EHF has today, in
Edinburgh, donated a unique collection of hockey stamps that he has
spent a life-time collecting.

The collection of some 300 stamps is divided into 3 categories,
Europe; Australia/Asia and Argentina; Rest of the World.

A collection that started with a stamp produced in 1951 in
Hiroshima, Japan and commemorates many Olympic Games, World Cup,
European Cups and some Club Tournaments. The final stamp in the
collection is from the FIH Indoor World Cup in Poznan, Poland in
2011.

Ernie said” I’m delighted to donate this lifetime work to the EHF.
I believe that it is now in the correct hands. This donation is an
unconditional one, but I hope that it will be of interest to those
who come to the EHF Office. It has been a joy to collect the stamps
over all these years. Possibly one of the most interesting is a
collection of stamps that the Dutch produced for the 1956 Olympic
Games in Melbourne, but then the team never travelled to the Games!
I have also included some hockey first edition post marks and
covers and some logos from events over the years.”

Martin Gotheridge, President of the EHF said” On behalf of the EHF
I am honoured to accept this wonderful collection from Ernie. The
EHF knows the time and dedication that Ernie has devoted to this
wonderful archive of our sport. It is very evident from the
collection that hockey has been a sport that is truly synonymous
with the Olympic Games. The EHF is delighted that we can on Ernie’s
behalf showcase this collection and store it under the right
conditions so that it can be a valuable source of information and
treasured for future generations.”

Ernie is pictured carrying the European Stamp book with (l-r)
R.David Balbirnie, Hon.General Secretary, EHF; Lee Cousins,
President, Scottish Hockey Union and Martin Gotheridge, President,
EHF.

Ernie Wall OBE and Member of Honour of the European
Hockey Federation (EHF) has donated a unique collection of hockey
stamps that he has spent a life-time collecting.

The collection of some 300 stamps is divided into three
categories; Europe, Australia/Asia and Argentina, and Rest of the
World.

A collection that started with a stamp produced in 1951 in
Hiroshima, Japan and commemorates many Olympic Games, World Cup,
European Cups and some Club Tournaments. The final stamp in the
collection is from the FIH Indoor World Cup in Poznan, Poland in
2011.

“I’m delighted to donate this lifetime work to the EHF. I
believe that it is now in the correct hands. This donation is an
unconditional one, but I hope that it will be of interest to those
who come to the EHF Office. It has been a joy to collect the stamps
over all these years.

Possibly one of the most interesting is a collection of stamps
that the Dutch produced for the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne,
but then the team never travelled to the Games. I have also
included some hockey first edition post marks and covers and some
logos from events over the years.”

Martin Gotheridge, President of the EHF said, “On behalf of the
EHF I am honoured to accept this wonderful collection from Ernie.
The EHF knows the time and dedication that Ernie has devoted to
this wonderful archive of our sport. It is very evident from the
collection that hockey has been a sport that is truly synonymous
with the Olympic Games.

The EHF is delighted that we can on Ernie’s behalf showcase this
collection and store it under the right conditions so that it can
be a valuable source of information and treasured for future
generations.”

Ernie is pictured carrying the European Stamp book with
(l-r) R.David Balbirnie, Hon.General Secretary, EHF; Lee Cousins,
President, Scottish Hockey and Martin Gotheridge, President, EHF.
Photo: George Guy

 

 

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