ROCKY MOUNTAIN STAMP SHOW MAY 23-25, 2025
PALMARES
Special Awards
Rocky Mountain Stamp Show
Grand Award
Jiri Kraus - Finding Antarctic - An Then Finding More of It
Rocky Mountain Stamp Show
Reserve Grand Award
Stephen McGill - British Postal Mechanization from TRANSORMA to the Modern Era
Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library
One Frame Exhibit Grand Award
Michael Mahler - California Blues: the Iconic "Gold Rush Revenues"
Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library
One Frame Exhibit Reserve Grand Award
Behruz Esfahani - The Development of Airmail Services in Persia
George Brett Cup
Michae Ley - Burma - The First Two Issues
Exhibits Eligible for the George Brett Cup
Stephen McGill - British Postal Mechanization from TRANSORMA
to the Modern Era
Michael Ley - Burma - The First Two Issues
Tim Lindemuth - 20¢ U.S. Flag Over the Supreme Court
Jiri Kraus - The First Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-04
Jon Krupnick - Pan Am Clippers Conquer the Pacific
Jon Krupnick - Aloha - The 80¢ Diamond Head Stamp of 1952
Murray Abramson - Geographic Expansion of Commercial US Mail
to Foreign Destinations via Airmail (1922-1941)
William Fort - Wartime Pacific Airmail Routes 1939-1947
Larry Gardner - German Postal Agencies in Morocco
Michael Mahler - Philatelic Shangri-la: New York Stamp Taxes on Bonds, 1910-1920
Stephen McGill - The British Machin Non-Denominated Series
Attending Societies
American Air Mail Society (AAMS) Awards
Grand Award
Jon Krupnick - Pan Am Clippers Conquer the Pacific
Large Gold
Jon Krupnick - Pan Am Clippers Conquer the Pacific
Jon Krupnick - Aloha - The 80¢ Diamond Head Stamp of 1952
Murray Abramson - Geographic Expansion of Commercial US Mail
to Foreign Destinations via Airmail (1922-1941)
William Fort - Wartime Pacific Airmail Routes 1939-1947
Gold
Behruz Esfahani - The Development of Airmail Services in Persia
Behruz Esfahani - Persia, 1928-29 Small Format Revenue Stamps Used for Airmail
Alfredo Frohlich - SCADTA Airmail 1929-1931
Alfredo Frohlich -SCADTA Ecuador Airmail 1928-1930
Sergio Lugo - Syndicator Condor - Pioneer South American Airline
Vermeil
Michael Wilson - The Pan American Speed Test of 1946
Bob Helms - First Day & Early Use Flown Mail May 15, 1918 - February 19, 1934
Silver
Basil Copeland - General Henry Arnold - His Life and Times Revealed Through Philately
Bruce Wasserman - Charles Dickinson, Founder of Dickinson Air Line and the First-Which was Their Second to Last-Day of CAM 9 Service from Chicago
to Minneapolis-St. Paul in 1926
Jason Toepfer - Exploration of U.S. Space Philately from the Ground to the Moon
Silver Bronze
Sergio Lugo - Venezuela's Winchester Security Paper
Airmail Stamps and Postal History
Scandinavia Collectors Club (SCC) Awards
Grand Award
Kauko Aro - Finland Postal Stationery with 1875 Stamp Design
The Jed Richter Award for Classic (Traditional) Format Exhibit
Michael Ley - Finland Use of the Blue Lions of 1930-1952
The Paul Jensen Award for Postal History Format Exhibit
Jiri Kraus - The First Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-04
The Victor Engstrom Award for Exhibit Research
Jiri Kraus - The First Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-04
The Kaj Hellman Award for Postal Stationery Exhibit
Kauko Aro - Finland Postal Stationery with 1875 Stamp Design
National Awards
American Philatelic Society (APS) Awards
Pre-1900 Medal
Tim Bartshe - Uses and Postal History: issues of the Second Republic (Transvaal)
1882-1900
1900-1940 Medal
Murray Abramson - Geographic Expansion of Commercial US Mail to
Foreign Destinations via Airmail (1922 - 1941)
1940-1980 Medal
William Fort - Wartime Pacific Airmail Routes 1939-1947
Post 1980 Medal
Tim Lindemuth - 20¢ U.S. Flag Over the Supreme Court
Research Medal
Guy Purington - Snapshot Amateurs
American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors (AAPE) Award
Gold Award of Honor #1
Edward Bergen - Walt Disney's Richest Superstar: Scrooge McDuck
Gold Award of Honor #2
Donald Blais - Bridges Over The Ages
Creativity Award
Guy Purington - Snapshot Amateurs
Novice
Michael Wilson - The Pan American Speed Test of 1946
Jean Benninghoff Encouragement
Even Brande - Norway in a Nutshell: The Postal History of
Kragerø, Norway 1814 to 1905
Award of Excellence Treatment
William Johnson - James William Denver - The Man & His Times
Youth – Grand Award
Genevieve Turner - All About Giant Pandas & Stamps
American Philatelic Congress – Award for Writing Excellence
William Fort - Wartime Pacific Airmail Routes 1939-1947
American Topical Association (ATA) Awards
First Award
Guy Purington - Snapshot Amateurs
Second Award
William Johnson - James William Denver - The Man & His Times
Third Award
Sherri Jennings - The Bayeux Tapestry
One Frame
Regina Domenici - Worldwide Stamps Featuring John Audubon's
Majestic Art
Youth
Genevieve Turner - All About Giant Pandas & Stamps
Collectors Club of Chicago Award
Stephen McGill - The British Machin Non-Denominated Series Military
Postal History Society Award
William Fort - Wartime Pacific Airmail Routes 1939-1947
National Stamp Dealers Association (NSDA) Awards
Outstanding Presentation
Jon Krupnick - Aloha - The 80¢ Diamond Head Stamp of 1952
Professional Stamp Experts
Guy Purington - Snapshot Amateurs
United Postal Stationery Society
Marcus White Award
Kauko Aro - Finland Postal Stationery with 1875 Stamp Design
United States Philatelic Classic Society (USPCS) Award
William Johnson - James William Denver - The Man & His Times
United States Stamp Society (USSS) – Statue of Freedom Award
Tim Lindemuth - 20¢ U.S. Flag Over the Supreme Court
Women Exhibitors Awards
Sterling Achievement Award
Jason Toepfer - Exploration of U.S. Space Philately from the Ground to the Moon
Local Society Awards
Club Exhibits
CYPHER Youth Stamp Club
Peoples’ Choice Award/Most Popular Exhibit
Presented by the Rocky Mountain Stamp Show & National Stamp Dealers Association
Genevieve Turner - All About Giant Pandas & Stamps
Multi-frame Medal Awards
Large Gold
Jiri Kraus - Finding Antarctic - An Then Finding More of It - 96
Stephen -McGill - The British Machin Non-Denominated Series - 95
Stephen -McGill - British Postal Mechanisation from TRANSORMA
to the Modern Era - 95
Jiri Kraus - The First Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 - 94
Jon Krupnick - Pan Am Clippers Conquer the Pacific - 94
Tim Lindemuth - 20¢ U.S. Flag Over the Supreme Court - 93
William Fort - Wartime Pacific Airmail Routes 1939-1947 - 93
Michael Mahler - Philatelic Shangri-la: New York Stamp Taxes
on Bonds, 1910-1920 - 93
Jon Krupnick - Aloha - The 80¢ Diamond Head Stamp of 1952 - 92
Murray Abramson - Geographic Expansion of Commercial US Mail to
Foreign Destinations via Airmail (1922-1941) - 92
Tim Bartshe - Uses and Postal History: issues of the Second Republic
(Transvaal) 1882-1900 - 92
William Johnson - James William Denver - The Man & His Times - 91
Guy Purington - Snapshot Amateurs - 91
Sherri Jennings - The Bayeux Tapestry - 90
Gold
Alfredo Frohlich - SCADTA Airmail 1929-1931 - 86
Alfredo Frohlich - SCADTA Ecuador Airmail 1928-1930 - 85
Charles Freise - 1901 Pan-American Exposition and Commemorative Series
of Stamps - 85
Sergio Lugo - Syndicator Condor - Pioneer South American Airline - 85
Carl 'Van' Jennings - Ancient Egypt: Time of the Pharaohs - 85
Large Vermeil
Edward Bergen - Walt Disney's Richest Superstar: Scrooge McDuck - 84
Phil Miller - German Afrika Corps - 83
Michael Wilson - The Pan American Speed Test of 1946 - 82
Kauko Aro - Finland Postal Stationery with 1875 Stamp Design - 82
Larry Gardner - German Postal Agencies in Morocco - 82
Timothy Bartshe - General Large-format Revenue Stamps of Ecuador: 1881-98 - 82
Michael Ley - Finland Use of the Blue Lions of 1930-1952 - 81
Donald Blais - Bridges Over The Ages - 80
Vermeil
Michael Schumacher - The Match of the Century - A Philatelic Extravaganza - 78
Roger Santala - Finland and the XII Olympiad: Sparks to Embers - 78
Phil Miller - Foreign Volunteers in the German Military in WWII - 78
Bob Helms - First Day & Early Use Flown Mail May 15, 1918 - February 19, 1934 - 76
Large Silver
Basil Copeland - General Henry Arnold - His Life and Times Revealed Through Philately - 74
Silver
Bruce Wasserman - Charles Dickinson Founder of Dickinson Air Line and the
First-Which was Their Second to Last-Day of CAM 9 Service
from Chicago to Minneapolis-St. Paul in 1926 - 68
Sergio Lugo - Venezuela's Winchester Security Paper Airmail Stamps and Postal History - 63
One-Frame Medal Awards
Large Gold
Michael Mahler - California Blues: the Iconic "Gold Rush Revenues" - 94
Gold
Behruz Esfahani - The Development of Airmail Services in Persia - 88
Mike Ley - Solo Uses of the 50¢ Prexie - 88
Behruz Esfahani - Persia, 1928-29 Small Format Revenue Stamps
Used for Airmail - 87
Vermeil
Robert Miller - Railway Postmarks of the Grand duchy of Luxembourg - 76
Roger Santala - Jaakarit: Kaiser's Finnish Legion - 76
Large Silver
Bruce Wasserman - The Rapid Censorship of Civilian Mail in
World War II 1939-1941 - 74
Regina Domenici - Worldwide Stamps Featuring John Audubon's Majestic Art -74
Evan Brande - Norway in a Nutshell: The Postal History of Kragerø,
Norway 1814 to 1905 - 73
Silver
Jason Toepfer - Exploration of U.S. Space Philately from the Ground to the Moon - 68
Silver Bronze
Eric Carlson - Finland-Coat of Arms 1974-1990 - 64
Youth Class
Large Vermeil
Genevieve Turner - All About Giant Pandas & Stamps - 84