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David Ingle (Dingle) Smith, FAP
David,
more commonly known as Dingle, Smith has been a driving force in
promoting philately in the Australian Capital Territory for many
years. He has been a member of the Philatelic Society of Canberra for about 30 years
and a member of the Australian Capital Territory Philatelic Council
since its inception in 1980. He has held a number of positions in both
organisations including terms as President. He was made a Member of the
Australian Philatelic Order in 1996. Since that time, Dingle has continued to work actively for the benefit of Philately
at local, state, National and
International levels. His contributions since 1996 have included:
- Becoming a Member of the Bureau of the FIP Commission for Revenue Philately including becoming Secretary of the Commission in 2008
- Being awarded the Shakespeare Prize for services to Philately in the ACT in 2004
- Becoming a FIP Postal Stationery judge in 2001, cross accrediting in Revenues in 2008
- Has been the Convenor of NAPE from the early 1990s until the present
- Continued his involvement as a member of the Council of the Philatelic Society of Canberra (until 2002) and the ACT Philatelic Council (until the present including being Secretary of the Council from 2000-2007)
- Was a member of the ACT sub-committee for Olymphilex 2000, (an international philatelic exhibition), with an active role in the organisation of the Olymphilex Canberra 'annex' at the Royal Australian Mint
- Has been a member of the organising committee for the National Exhibition Natstamp 98 and for the modified National Exhibitions held in Canberra from 2000-2008 including roles as Jury Chair, Exhibitor Liaison and Dealer Liaison.
- Continued to obtain higher awards for his exhibits with his Postal Stationery of Jamaica receiving a Gold medal at Washington 2006 as well as exhibiting in new collecting classes and challenges including exhibiting in the first FDC class in 1998 and becoming the first qualified Australian FDC judge.
- Continued to publish research articles and monographs including (with R Peck) the Priced Catalogue of New South Wales Revenue & Railway Stamps (1999) published by the Cinderalla Stamp Club of Australasia, and the standard monograph on the subject.
- Continued to upgrade his judging skills being Jury Chair in at least four modified or half National Exhibitions
- Continued to actively participate in the training of ACT state judges through being a presenter at State Judging Courses and in some cases being the organiser of these events.
- Appointed as a National Commissioner to China 2009 and as an Accord Judge to Canada in 1999
Dingle was an inaugural member of the ACT Youth Philately Clubs Organising Committee and acted as ACT Philatelic Council youth coordinator for several years. He organised and ran courses on stamp collecting for the ACT Stamp Promotion Council and the Philatelic Society of Canberra, been a teacher at advanced collector and exhibitor courses run by these organisations and been a member of the training panel for State level judges courses since 1984. He has also provided radio publicity for philately in the ACT region for both the ABC and commercial stations.
Dingle was presented with his Fellow of the Australian Philatelic Order Medal by Noel Leahy of Australian Post, at the 2009 APO Awards Dinner held at the Hellenic Club in Canberra on Saturday, 29 August.
Visit our Photo Gallery for a showcase of pictures from the 2009 APO Presentation dinner.