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AWARDS LIST - June 7, 2008

    NAPEX GRAND AWARD AND GOLD MEDAL

         David Herendeen              The Evolution of Postage Due Stamps in the French Community

                          Also France and Colonies Philatelic Society Grand Prix

 

    NAPEX RESERVE GRAND AWARD AND  GOLD MEDAL

         Albert L. Briggs, Jr.           The ABCs of Patent Medicines: United States Private Die Proprietary Medicine Revenue Stamps

                            Also American Revenue Association Carolynn Cunliffe Memorial Award

                            and American Revenue Association Revenue Grand Award

                            and American Revenue Association Gold Medal

                            and U.S. Philatelic Classics Society Medal

   COURT OF HONOR

         Smithsonian National        The First Commemorative Documentary Revenue Stamp

            Postal Museum

         Czech State Postal Museum The Most Beautiful Czech Postage Stamps

        

NAPEX MEDALS -- General Class

 

      NONCOMPETITIVE EXHIBITS

         Kurt Laubinger                Visiting Fireman of Philately Cachets by Bruce R. McIntyre

         MayDay Taylor                Washington DC, the Christmas City

     GOLD MEDAL

         Peter Baker                    Censor marks, Cachets, and Postal Markings of the Free French 1940-45

         Richard Eldridge              The Evolution of Railroad Post Office Cancellations and Markings of Chile 1894-1911

         Edward Grabowski            Postal History of the French Colonial Allegorical Group Type: Use in the French Pacific Ocean Colonies

                          Also Postal History Society Posthorn Meda

                             and American Philatelic Society Award for Research

         Barbara Harrison            Grandma's House: 1870-1950

         Elizabeth Hisey              Christmas Dinner at the Hotel Portland, Portland OR 1914

                          Also Christmas Philatelic Club Award

                                   and American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Creativity Award

         Eliot Landau                  Classic France: Postal History of the Ceres and Napoleon Issues of 1849-75

                          Also American Philatelic Society Award of Excellence, Predominately before 1900

         Kurt Laubinger               The Politically Inspired Cachets of Bruce R. McIntyre 1936-1960

         Michael Ley                    Burma: The First Two Issues

                          Also American Philatelic Society Award of Excellence, Predominately 1940-1980

                          and American Philatelic Congress Award

                          and India Study Circle Award

         Louis Repeta                  Nicaragua - Its Path to Fiscal Soundness

         Charles J. G. Verge          The FDCs of the 1959 Commemorative for the Centennial of the American Dental Association

                          Also American First Day Cover Society Award

         Donald Vorhis                Moji: A Foreign Mail Exchange Post Office of Japan

         Patricia S. Walker            Howard County, Maryland

                          Also U.S. Cancellation Club Best Cancellations Award

         Alfonso Zulueta, Jr.          Afghanistan: Habibullah Khan Period, 1901-1919

                          Also American Philatelic Society Award of Excellence, Predominately 1900-1940

     VERMEIL MEDAL

         Ralph Deboard               French Polynesia, the Regular Issue of 1958: Design Production and Usages

                          Also American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Award of Honor

         Art Groten                     When Camels Fly: The Levant Fairs of Mandate Palestine

         Ronald Lesher                State and Federal Taxation in Support of Marketing Quality Farm Products

                          Also State Revenue Society Gold Medal

                          and American Revenue Association Gold Medal

         Kenneth Pruess               The State of Taxes

                          Also American Revenue Association Gold Medal

                          and State Revenue Society Gold Medal

         Gianluigi Soldati              Chemistry Philatelically

                          Also American Topical Association First Place Medal

     SILVER MEDAL

         Joseph Chervenyak          Panzer Division Mail

         Paul Edinger                   Inini - A Postal Retrospective

         John Hunt                     Philippine Cattle Certification

                          Also International Philippines Philatelic Society Eugene A. Garrett Award

                          and American Revenue Association Silver Medal

         Jo B Lievsay                   Use of US Mails by French Forces, World War II

                          Also American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Novice Award

         John Lievsay                  French Railroad Mails 1845-1876: Bureaux Ambulants

         Glenn Smith                   Pennsylvania's Sea Service Connections

         Wyatt Williams               The Evolving Story of US Stamp Production Creates Terms and Puzzlements

     SILVER-BRONZE MEDAL

         Joseph Chervenyak          Errors, Freaks and Oddities

         Pedro Ortiz                     Obliteration Cart-Wheel on Spain Stamp 4 Cuartos 1860

         Howard Simons               Colors of the 5 Cent Imperforate Stamp - 1847-1851

         Kimber Wald                  Ohio Taxation: No Taxation Even With Representation

                          Also American Revenue Association Silver Medal

                          and State Revenue Society Silver Medal

     BRONZE MEDAL

         Patricia Prevey                Celebrating Christmas Philatelically

                          Also American Topical Association Second Place Medal

        

NAPEX MEDALS - Single Frame Class

 

     NAPEX  SINGLE FRAME GRAND AND SINGLE FRAME GOLD MEDAL

         Gregory Shoults                Washington and Franklin Coils 1910 Issue                                                     95 points

                          Also U.S. Stamp Society Statue of Freedom Award 

 

     SINGLE FRAME GOLD MEDAL

          Al Kugel                         The Turkish Occupation of the Caucasus and Persia During the First World War       92 points

          David D'Alessandris         Private Die Proprietary Stamp Essays: The Stamps That Almost Were                    89 points

                          Also American Revenue Association Gold Medal

          Henry Fisher                   The Third Federal Issue                                                                           87 points

                          Also American Revenue Association Gold Medal

          Charles J. G. Verge           Canada- The Gannet                                                                              86 points

          Robert Hohertz                Imperfect Imprints                                                                                 86 points

                          Also American Revenue Association Gold Medal

 

     SINGLE FRAME VERMEIL MEDAL

          Richard Eldridge              Postmarks of Concepción, Chile 1770-1935                                                    83 points

                          Also American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Award of Honor

            

                                                        

NAPEX MEDALS - Literature Class

 

   NAPEX LITERATURE GRAND AWARD AND GOLD MEDAL

        Hugh V. Feldman             U.S. Contract Mail Routes by Water (Star Routes 1824-1875)

 

   NONCOMPETITIVE EXHIBITS

         Vatican Notes                  Vatican Notes Volume 56

         Smithsonian National        EnRoute Volume 15

         Postal Museum

         William H. Gross and         The William H. Gross Collection: United States Classics, 1847-1869

         The Collectors Club of

         New York

         Janet Klug                      Guide to Stamp Collecting

         Smithsonian National        The Sovereign Collection: Postage Stamps of the British Commonwealth and Western Europe

         Postal Musuem

     HANDBOOKS & SPECIAL STUDIES

 

    GOLD MEDAL

         Francis J. Crown, Jr.        The Turbulent Decade: Georgia's Post Offices, 1860-1869

         John Kevin Doyle             Index to Congress Books No. 1-No. 72 (1935-2006)

         American Philatelic           The Liberty Series

         Society

         Joseph Monteiro              Definitive Postage Stamps of Canada, 1953-2005: An Analytical Approach

         David M. Skipton            A Short History of the Rossika Society, 1929-1968

         Charles A. L. Swenson      Japanese Post Offices Using the Maruichi Postmark, 1888-1909

         Ken Trettin                    The Congress Book 2007

         Bjorn Kristian Wang        Revenue Stamps of Norway and Related Non-Fiscal Issues

         U.S. Philatelic                  U.S. Three Cent 1851 Essays for Postage Stamps (and Related Topics)

         Classics Society

         Rocky Mountain              Camp Genter: Colorado Ghost Town Mail

         Philatelic Library

         United States Stamp         2008 Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog

         Society

    VERMEIL MEDAL

         Helen Cockburn              Women on Stamps Volume 5

         Joseph P. Connolly           Winfred Milton Grandy: A Philatelic Biography

         and Sean P. Connolly

         Robbin Dick                   Tips on Types

         Society of Indo-China       Indo-China Revenue Stamp Catalog. Second edition

         Philatelists

         Richard W. Helbock         United States Post Offices Volumes 1-8

         Chris Kulpinksi               Soviet Occupation of Poland, 1939-1941: A Postal History. Third edition

         Joseph Monteiro              Collection of Articles Originally Published in "EFO Collector."

         Jay L. Rogers                  Levy’s Boy and Girl Scout Cachet Covers of the United States, Volumes I and II: 1910-1960

 

    SILVER MEDAL

         Albert A. Antonellis          Postal Cards and Aerogrammes of the Vatican City State

         Norman A. Cohen            Postal History of the Powell Bros. Livestock Emporium

         Katherine A. Kirk            Watercraft on Stamps II

         Frank R. Michel              Stamps of the Polar Worlds

         Arthur J. Mongan            Handbook of Perforated or Punched Initials, Numbers, and/or Designs in U.S. Revenues

                        Also State Revenue Society Gold Medal

         Michael J. Smith              The W.G. MacFarlane Picture Postcard Handbook, 1902-1910

 

    PERIODICALS

    GOLD MEDAL

         Kenneth Trettin               American Revenuer Volume 61

         Larry Lyons                   Penny Post Volume 15

         The Rossica Society          Rossica 2007

         Texas Philatelist               Texas Philatelist Volume 55

 

    VERMEIL MEDAL

         British Caribbean            British Caribbean Philatelic Journal Volume 48

         Philatelic Study

         Ludvik Z. Svoboda          Czechoslovak Specialist Volume 69

         American First Day          First Days Volume 52

         Cover Society

    SILVER MEDAL

         Robert C. Graebner          Graebner Gazette Volume 7

         Chapter #17 AFDCS

         Speleophilately