Presented in recognition of outstanding service and scholarship by authors, editors and publishers. This award is not an official award of the APS. It is sponsored by an APS affiliate - The Writers Unit #30. At the APS StampShow meeting each year the Writers Unit announces new inductees to the Philatelic Writers Hall of Fame. A plaque on public display at the American Philatelic Research Library in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania displays the names of the honorees.