Hugh Campbell epitomizes the very concept of the Australian Philatelic Order Research Award.  His more than 50 years in the hobby have been directed almost entirely to books and research. He was founding Editor of Philately from Australia, for a short time Society Librarian and the sole remaining inaugural member of the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, Publications Committee, when philatelic publishing was commenced in 1950, all of which reflect his strong interest in, plus the development and support, of philatelic literature.

As a notable author, his studies have mainly been in the fields of postal history, postal rates and routes, the first of which was "Fiji - The Post Offices and Postal Cancellations" which was published just 40 years ago.

In the following years his interest turned to the Australian Colonies where he wrote major studies on the postal markings of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania (the latter as General Editor) most of which were in the pioneer field and although published over several decades, a large proportion of the Hugh Campbell works, remain the accepted authority on their respective subjects.

He has had an enormous number of articles published in Philately from Australia, The London Philatelist and other world-wide journals.

Hugh was invited to sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1969, the significance of his literary skills, was a strong point in this achievement.

[ Source:  APF News, October 1997 ]

Postscript

Hugh passed away on 5 July 2002 at the age of 87.