Society Exhibit Awards

• Medal - The Struck Medallion of Winged Globe - Available to national and local shows with 3 or more airmail exhibits.
  • Phillip J. Stager, 4184 51st Ave., S. St. Petersburg, FL 33711-4734
    Phone: 727-864-1588; E-mail: pstager@tampabay.rr.com

• Creativity Award - Available to WSP shows with accredited juries.
• Award of Honor (Pin) - Available to national and local shows.
• Novice Award - Best exhibit by a first time exhibitor. Available to national shows.
  • Denise Stotts, P.O. Box 690042, Houston, TX 77269.
    E-mail: stottsjd@swbell.net
• Youth Grand Award - Available to WSP shows (may only be given to an exhibit once a year).
  • Carol Barr
    E-mail: carolschamps@yahoo.com

• Certificates - Available to all shows with open competitions.
• AFDCS Exhibit Award - Available if two or more First Day Cover Exhibits.
  • Randall Sherman, 5136 N. Monitor Ave., Chicago, IL 60630. Work Phone: 312-433-4481; Home Phone: 773-973-6873

• Bronze Medal - for WSP shows with 2 or more Swiss or Liechtenstein related exhibits.
• Certificate - for other shows with 2 or more Swiss or Liechtenstein related exhibits.
• Youth Award - all shows
  • Harlan F. Stone, P.O. Box 770334, Woodside, NY 11377-0334
    Phone: 718-478-2374; E-mail: hfstone@rcn.com

• Copy of the American Philatelic Congress Book - Automatically sent to WSP shows for an exhibit which best exemplifies clear, concise write-ups that aid viewer understanding of the subject matter. May be given to any class of exhibit including Single Frame, Youth, or Display.
  • Ross A. Towle, 400 Clayton St, San Francisco, CA 94117
    E-mail: rosstowle@yahoo.com

• Four (4) Awards of Excellence
• One (1) Research Award - Automatically sent to WSP shows. Available on request to exhibitions hosting an annual meeting or convention of a national philatelic society affiliated with the APS or a state or regional federation of stamp clubs.
  • Dana Guyer, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823
    Phone: 814-933-3803; E-mail: dana@stamps.org
• Certificate - Any exhibition sponsored by an APS Chapter which does not meet the criteria for presentation of APS Medals of Excellence and the APS Research Medal.

• Best Revenue Exhibit - available to all shows with a revenue exhibit. Must receive at least a show silver. Ask about the ARA single frame award.
  • Kristin Patterson, 851 Ironwood Dr., San Jose, CA 95125-2815
    Phone: 408-267-6643; E-mail: itsawrap03@yahoo.com

American Topical Association

• 1st Place Medal - any show with 500 or more pages.
• Certificate for any show less than 500 pages.
• 2nd & 3rd Place Medals - available for purchase by shows with 500 or more pages.
• Youth Award - regional/national with 3+ youth exhibitors; other shows with 5 youth exhibitors.
• One Frame Merit Award - any show with one frame classification.
  • Don Smith, P.O. Box 576, Johnstown, PA 15907-0576
    E-mail: donsmith65@msn.com; Phone: 814-266-5679

• Medal for Multi-Frame Exhibit - any national show with multi-frame British Caribbean exhibits. Exhibit must receive silver or higher in open competition.
• Medal for Single-Frame Exhibit - any national show with a single-frame British Caribbean exhibit. Exhibit must receive silver or higher in open competition.

  • Paul A. Larsen, P.O. Box 426, Park Forest, IL 60466
    E-mail: palstamp@aol.com

• Tom Current GBCC Founders Award - A piece of Wedgewood pottery for the best exhibit related to Great Britain philately. Available only to shows hosting the GBCC national convention.
  • Tim Burgess, 3547 Windmill Way, Concord, CA 94518
    E-mail: pennyred@earthlink.net

• Medal - available to WSP shows with an exhibit of India, Burma, Pakistan, or Bangladesh.
  • John Warren, P.O. Box 7326, Washington, DC 20044
    Phone: 202-564-6876; E-mail: warren.john@epa.gov

• Eugene A. Garrett Award (Pin and certificate) - Available to national and FIP shows.
  • Don Peterson, PPS Award Coordinator, 7408 Alaska Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20012
    E-mail: dpeterson4526@comcast.net

• Certificate - available to national shows with 2 or more Portuguese related exhibits.
  • John N. Liles, 3228 Beret Lane, Wheaton, MD 20906
    Phone: 301-871-7073

• Certificate - available to any show displaying 50 or more pages of material by 5 youngsters aged 5-18.
  • Anthony Zollo, P.O. Box 150407, Lufkin, TX 75915-0407
    Phone: 936-633-2712; E-mail: iswsc@hotmail.com

• Silver Medal - must be a member, can be won only once unless a upgrade in quality is apparent, available for national shows only.
  • Wm. P. Barlow, Jr., 1182 Market St., Ste.400,
    San Francisco, CA 94102-4922
    Phone: 415-522-2490; E-mail: wpbjr@mindspring.com

• Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals - available only if hosting an annual meeting, must be a member.
  • Dr. Mark Banchik, P.O. Box 222125, Great Neck, NY 11022
    E-mail: mebanchik@aol.com

• Jackson Sothern Memorial Globe Award - available if 3 or more Perfin exhibits, must be a member.
• Harold W. Krueger Memorial Star Award - awarded to best single frame exhibit.
  • Ken Rehfeld, 17208 E. 3rd, Green Acres, WA 99016
    Phone: 509-924-6375

• Plaque - available to all national shows.
  • Alan J. Hanks , 34 Seaton Dr., Aurora, Ontario L4G 2K1, Canada
    E-mail: alan.hanks@sympatico.ca

• Presidents Award & Certificate of Achievement - available to all shows with PNC exhibits.
  • Paul Bravell, 1916 Coree Dr., Ft. Wayne, IN 46818-1827
    E-mail: paul@bravell.org

• Postal History Society Award - available to national shows with 6 or more multi-frame Postal History exhibits. Must go to the best postal history exhibit regardless of other awards the exhibit wins. Local shows award a certificate only.
  • Stephen S. Washburne, P.O. Box 43146, Philadelphia, PA 19129
    E-mail: s.s.washburne@worldnet.att.net

• Rossica Award (Plaque & Ribbon) - available to WSP shows with best Russian-area exhibit. The winning exhibit must be awarded at least a vermeil in the open competition. A qualifying exhibit may win even if it is the only Russian-area exhibit at the show.
• President's Award - available to shows that host national and regional Rossica Society meetings. It is awarded on the basis of imagination, innovation, and eye-appeal to an exhibit winning less than a gold in the general competition.
  • Peter A. Michalove, 307 S. McKinley, Champaign, IL 61821-3247
    Phone: 217-398-2183; E-mail: michalov@uiuc.edu

• Silver & Bronze Medals - available to APS-WSP shows with 3 or more (90%) Scandinavian material. A separate certificate is also available.
  • Donald B. Brent, P.O. Box 13196, El Cajon, CA 92020
    Phone: 619-447-8559; Fax: Same; E-mail: dbrent47@sprynet.com

• Medal - available to all WSP shows with three or more Czechoslovak exhibits
  • R. Tom Cossaboom, P.O. Box 4124, Prescott, AZ 86302
    E-mail KLFCK1@aol.com

• Available to any WSP show which hosts the annual SHP Society meeting.
• H. Alan Hoover, 6070 Poplar Spring Dr., Norcross, GA 30092
  E-mail: h.alan.hoover@hungarianphilately.org

• Gold, Silver, and Bronze - available to national shows with Astrophilatelic topical exhibits.
  • Dr. Reuben Ramkissoon, 3011 White Oak Lane, Oak Brook, IL
    60523-2513

• Certificate - available to any WSP show with three or more sports related exhibits.
  • Margaret Jones, 5310 Lindenwood Ave., St. Louis, MO 63109

• Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medals for National Show - State or local revenues must constitute a significant part of the exhibit. Medal levals are based on show medal awards.
  • SRS Awards Chairman Ken Pruess, 1441 Urbana Lane, Lincoln, NE 68505
    E-mail: kppruess@aol.com