2009 GRAND AWARDS

Grand Award
Cuba’s Struggle for Political and Philatelic Independence (1868-1914) - Jack Thompson

Reserve Grand Award
New Brunswick & Nova Scotia Postal Rates: 1851-1860 - Warren S. Wilkinson

2009 SPECIAL AWARDS

American Philatelic Society Awards
Pre-1900 Medal
Aftermath of the French Revolution of 1791 - Robert T. Kinsley

1900-1940 Medal
Ubangi-Shari-Chad 1900-1938 - Paul Larsen

1940-1980 Medal
French Naval Mail to America 1944-1945 - Lewis Bussey

Post-1980 Medal
Britain’s Marvelous Machins – A Study of Decimal Definitive Varieties - Stephen McGill

Research Medal
They Were Soldiers Once: A Study of Vietnam Postal History - Steve Henderson


2009 American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Awards Pin (1)
Saudi Arabia: King of All Stamps of 1925 - Harold Schultz

Pin (2)
St.—Pierre et Miquelon 1945-1946 Victory and Peace - James A. Taylor

Creativity Award
Britain’s Marvelous Machins – A Study of Decimal Definitive Varieties - Stephen McGill

Novice Award
Britain’s Marvelous Machins – A Study of Decimal Definitive Varieties - Stephen McGill

Youth Grand Award
The Game of Soccer - Trevor Thomas


2009 Other Special Awards France and Colonies Philatelic Society – Best Multiframe
France or Colonies Exhibit by a Member
Postal History of the French Colonial Group Indochina. French Indochinese Offices in China - Edward Grabowski

Society for Czechoslovak Philately Alfons Mucha Award
The Murder of Lidice - Phil Rhoade

Cuban Philatelic Society of America
Gold
Cuba’s Struggle for Political and Philatelic Independence (1868-1914) - Jack Thompson
Vermeil
CUBA: The Stamps of King Alfonso XIII, 1890-1898 - Ernesto Cuesta
Silver
Cuba Perspective: Privately Issued TB and Christmas Seals - Daniel Chaij

United States Philatelic Classics Society Award
Colorado 1858-1876 – Pre-Territorial and Territorial Periods - William Bauer

UPSS Marcus White Award
Subterranean Airmail: French Pneumatic Post Card Usages - Thomas W. Broadhead

United States Stamp Society Award
Boyd’s – A Local Post: 1844-1889 - Lawrence LeBel

American Philatelic Congress Award
The Murder of Lidice - Phil Rhoade

Postal History Society Award
Alsace-Lorraine / Elsass-Lothringen, 1870 to UPU - Stanley J. Luft

American Air Mail Society Award
Commercial Zeppelin Mail 1928-1937 - Preston Dixon

State Revenue Society Award
Colorado Revenue Stamps - Kenneth Pruess

American Topical Association Awards
First Medal
Pharos: The Lighthouses of the World - Dalene Thomas
Second Medal
The Game of Soccer - Trevor Thomas
Third Medal
The US Space Program Vehicles - Dillon Thomas
Youth Ribbon
The Game of Soccer - Trevor Thomas

Women Exhibitors Award
Avion Survolant Marseille - Patricia Moeser

2009 Local Society Awards

Aurora Stamp Club (best by a Colorado resident)
Alsace-Lorraine / Elsass-Lothringen, 1870 to UPU - Stanley J. Luft

Denver Stamp Club Award – Best Historical Exhibit (Vermeil or Higher)
The Murder of Lidice - Phil Rhoade

Collectors Club of Denver
Louis Casler Award for Best Multiframe Colorado Postal History
Colorado 1858-1876 – Pre-Territorial and Territorial Periods - William Bauer

Collectors Club of Denver – Best Multiframe Display
The Murder of Lidice - Phil Rhoade

TOPIC Award – Best Thematic Exhibit by a Member or Colorado Resident
Pharos: The Lighthouses of the World - Dalene Thomas

Cherrelyn Stamp Club Novice Award
Britain’s Marvelous Machins – A Study of Decimal Definitive Varieties - Stephen McGill

2009 Medal Awards

Court of Honor
Cuba: French Steamship Lines’ Markings During UPU (1877-1901) - Yamil Kouri

Non-Competitive
World's’s Philatelic Libraries and Museums - Larry T. Nix
America’s Philatelic Libraries and Museums - Larry T. Nix

Gold
CUBA: The Stamps of King Alfonso XIII, 1890-1898 - Ernesto Cuesta
Colorado 1858-1876 - Pre-Territorial and Territorial Periods - William Bauer
Chile - The 1877-1900 American Banknote Co Roulette Issues - Roger Schnell
Cuba’s Struggle for Political and Philatelic Independence (1868-1914) - Jack Thompson
Boyd’s - A Local Post: 1844-1889 - Lawrence LeBel
Postal History of the French Colonial Group Indochina. French Indochinese Offices in China - Edward Grabowski
French Guiana’s First Pictorials, 1904-28 - Jeff Ward
French Guinea - Stephen T. Tucker
Postal History of Tahiti and French Oceania Prior to Independence - Ralph DeBoard
Postal History of the French Colonial Allegorical Type:Use in the French Pacific Ocean Colonies - Edward Grabowski
Ubangi-Shari-Chad 1900-1938 - Paul Larsen
French Naval Mail to America - The RF Period 1944-45 - Lewis Bussey
First Definitives of the Finnish Republic - Robert Hisey
The Murder of Lidice - Phil Rhoade
America’s Public Libraries and Their Forerunners - Larry T. Nix
French Sudan and Niger - Paul Larsen
Aftermath of the French Revolution of 1791 - Robert T. Kinsley
New Brunswick & Nova Scotia Postal Rates: 1851-1860 - Warren S. Wilkinson
Alsace-Lorraine / Elsass-Lothringen, 1870 to UPU - Stanley J. Luft
Commercial Zeppelin Mail 1928-1937 - Dickson Preston
Tillard Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Ses Emissions de 1885 a 1900 - Jean Jacques

Vermeil
France And The American Legion - Carl G Marks
Visitor’s Guide to Bloemfontein; A Tour of the Capital ca 1910 - Tim Bartshe
French Guiana and Inini Commemoratives - Jeff Ward
France: Transatlantic Mail to the United States, 1926-1937 - Thomas W. Broadhead
Pharos. The Lighthouses of the World - Dalene Thomas
Colorado Revenue Stamps - Kenneth Pruess
Czechoslovakia-The Htadcany Issue and its Usages - Olech Wyslotsky
St. Pierre-Miquelon 1945-1976 Victory and Peace - James A. Taylor
Afrique Occidentale Francaise, 1943-1960 - Stephen T. Tucker
Stamps of Czechoslovakia 1918-1938 - Jaroslav J. Verner
Czechoslovak Lands of the Austrian Empire, 1569-1919 - Alfonso G. Zulueta, Jr.
Britain’s Marvelous Machins - A Study of Decimal Definitive Varieties - Stephen McGill
The Game of Soccer - Trevor Thomas

Silver
They Were Soldiers Once: Study of Vietnam War Postal History - Steve Henderson
Les Oblitérations Canadiennes de la Nouvelle-Ecosse sur le Courier de St Pierre et Miquelon - Loic Detcheverry
Post Cards From York, Nebraska - Alan Anderson
The US Space Program Vehicles - Dillon Thomas

Silver / Bronze
Cuba’s Centro de Hoja, or Center of the Sheet - Robert Littrell

One-Frame Medal Awards
Gold
The Dublin Bishop Mark - 1670-1795 - Patricia Stilwell Walker
Guano & Saltpeter - Thomas Lera
Petite Messages: Development of Carte de Visite Mail in 19th Century France - Thomas W. Broadhead
Bosnia-Herzegovina: The 1904 Postage Due Issue - David Herendeen

Vermeil
The Great White Fleet (United Fruit Co.) The Six Sisters - Elizabeth Hisey
Madagascar: Early Postal History - Edward Grabowski
Subterranean Airmail: French Pneumatic Post Card Usages - Thomas W. Broadhead
Saudi Arabia: King Ali Stamps of 1925 - Harold Schultz
Tillard Saint-Pierre et Miquelon: La tete de Pecheur, Premier Timbre Propre aux Iles - Jean Jacques

Silver
Avion Survolant Marseille - Patricia Moeser
Praga 1938 - Phil Rhoade
Cuba Perspective: Privately Issued TB and Christmas Seals - Daniel Chaij

Bronze
Spanish Antilles - Pedro H. Ortiz
Lincoln Throughout Philatelic History - Lean Machado
Essays of 6 Cuartos: 1850 Spain - Pedro H. Ortiz