APS STAMPSHOW August 23-26, 2001 Rosemont, Illinois

Champions of Champions Civil War History: A Survey of the Documentary Taxes Michael T. Mahler

Prix d'Honneur Greece: Large Hermes Heads 1861-1886 Nicholas Asimakopulos The Evolution of Postage Due on the Australian Continent Lawrence E. Birke German Post in China During the Boxer Rebellion Diane D. Boehret 1936 Olympische Spiele James A. Bowman The Dominion of Canada: Small Queens 1870-1897 Ron R. Brigham The First Issues of the Saar Bernard P. Cohen A Postal History of Tasmania 1822-1901 John F. Cress The Postal History of the Cape of Good Hope 1853-1866 Guy R. Dillaway Guadeloupe: Development and Use of Stamps for Regular Postage Edward Grabowski DLH South Atlantic 1934-1939 James W. Graue Prisoners' Mail from the American Civil War, 1861-1865 Galen D. Harrison The U.S. Pictorial Issue of 1869 & Its Usage Irvin L. Heimburger Great Britain King George V Photogravure Issue 1934-1936 Donald R. Hines Cuban Maritime Mail Yamil H. Kouri, Jr. 20th Century Ottoman of the Lost Territories Alfred F. Kugel Department of Justice United States Official Stamps 1873-1884

APS STAMPSHOW 2001 - 1- Rosemont, Illinois Theodore Lockyear The 1903 Two-Cent Washington Shield Issue Nicholas A. Lombardi Cayman Islands (1889-1920) Richard Maisel Danish Postal Rates 1875-1906 Henrik Mouritsen United States Independent Mails 1844-1845 Carmen A. Puliafito Tobago 1772-1913 Reuben A. Ramkissoon Postal Stationery of Trinidad & Tobago (1879-1960) Reuben A. Ramkissoon U.S. and BNA Cross Border Mail - April 6, 1851 to U.P.U. John L. Robertson Iceland 1788 to 1902 Roger G. Schnell New Zealand Postal Stationery 1876-1938 (Noncompetitive) Stephen D. Schumann U.S. Postal History Before the U.S. General Post Office Edward J. Siskin Switzerland 1862-1883: The Perforated Sitting Helvetia Harlan F. Stone City of Sacramento 1849-1869 Sherry Straley Postal Cards and Envelopes of Chile Ross A. Towle Playing Card Revenues Edward Tricomi Canal Zone Postage Dues Gary B. Weiss The Postal Rates of Canada 1851-1859 Warren Wilkinson

APS STAMPSHOW 2001 - 2- Rosemont, Illinois Open Competition Grand and Gold Orange Free State Republican Postage Issues 1868-1900 R. Timothy Bartshe also Best Postal Division American Philatelic Congress Award American Philatelic Society Pre 1900 Award Simon Goldberg Reserve Grand and Gold D.O. Blood & Co., Philadelphia, 1845-1862 Martin Richardson also United States Philatelic Classics Society Medal Best Charity/Promotion/Cinderella and Gold Poster Stamps: Selling It Tom A. Minor also Sherwood Springer Memorial Award Best Display and Gold Come Take a Ride on the Hindenburg Cheryl R. Ganz also American Air Mail Society Award German Philatelic Society Silver Best Illustrated Mail and Vermeil 3-Cent Byrd on First Day Covers Alan Warren also American First Day Society Award Best Revenue and Gold The Two Cent Revenue Stamped Paper of the United States, 1865-1883 Ronald E. Lesher also American Revenue Association Gold Certificate Best Thematic and Gold Santa Claus: A Living Legend Joan M. Klimchalk also Christmas Philatelic Club Award Jerome Husak Award for Best Thematic Exhibit Gold Momotombos: The First Airmail Definitives of Nicaragua John W. Allen

APS STAMPSHOW 2001 - 3- Rosemont, Illinois On the Streets of Old Chicago Stanley P. Bednarczyk, Jr. also American Philatelic Society Research Medal How To Win a Gold Medal: Craftiness in Competitive Philately John Briggs France: Post Cards 1870-1900 Thomas W. Broadhead V - Mail George Cosentini also Jury Award for Merit First UN Issue, 1951 Anthony F. Dewey also United Nations Philatelists International Gold United Nations Philatelists International Research Award Man Beneath the Sea Roland Essig also American Topical Association Second A History of the League of Nations Greg Galletti also United Nations Philatelists International Silver Kansas Nebraska Overprints of 1929 Vicky Hadley also American Philatelic Society 1900-1940 Medal of Excellence Errors, Freaks and Oddities Collectors Club Second United States Stamp Society Statue of Freedom Award Newfoundland Fiscal Stamps and Usages Terry Harris also American Revenue Association Gold Certificate British North America Philatelic Society Award 1901 Pan American Exposition Mark K. Hoff Chile: Unforeseen Postal, Revenue, Telegraph & Stampless Usages James H. Hunt also American Revenue Association Gold Certificate U.S. 2-Cent Vermilion Banknote

APS STAMPSHOW 2001 - 4- Rosemont, Illinois Matthew W. Kewriga German Togo 1885-1914 Paul Larsen also German Philatelic Society Gold Tomorrow's Classics (U.S. Flag & Transportation Coil Issues of 1981) Bill McMurray also American Philatelic Society Post 1980 Medal of Excellence Errors, Freaks and Oddities Collectors Club First Most Popular Exhibit Express Mail of 1836-1839 James W. Milgram also Postal History Society Award German Intervention in China: Military & Related Mail 1900-1906 Jerry H. Miller also German Philatelic Society Bronze Sweden, 1920 - Four New Series of Postage Stamps Ross V. Olson Israel 1948 Doar Ivri Issue Robert B. Pildes also American Philatelic Society 1940-1980 Medal of Excellence Aquatic Interrupted Mail Gennaro A. Santangelo Official Stamps and Mails of Egypt Peter Smith Nauru: German Colonial and Overprint Periods Carrington also Jury Award for Merit Down the Tube David L. Straight Postal History of the U.S. Circular Die Postal Stationery Stephen L. Suffet Newfoundland 1897-1918 Royal Family, Dead Letter Seal John M. Walsh Portugal Classics Stephen S. Washburne also International Society for Portuguese Philately Award

APS STAMPSHOW 2001 - 5- Rosemont, Illinois Columbia 1868-1880 A.K.M. Woo Western Australia Postal Stationery A.K.M. Woo also United Postal Stationery Society Award Vermeil Large Numeral Issues Jacob M. Bard Saluting America's Wildlife Artists June E. Berwald also American Revenue Association Gold Certificate National Duck Stamp Collectors Society Award Byrd's Second Antarctic Expedition: Little America Mail 1934-1935 Gunnar Carlson The Opening of China: Canton 1801-1856 Sam G. Chiu Swiss Official Stamps for the UNEO and International Agencies Anthony F. Dewey also United Nations Philatelists International Bronze Award Ireland and Her Troubles Joseph E. Foley The Pashupati Era of Nepal Paul C. Hager also American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Award of Honor India Study Circle Award The Nazi Scourge: Postal Evidence of the Holocaust and the Devastation of Europe Ken Lawrence U.S. Nineteenth Century Overall Advertising Covers Menachim Max Mayo Philippines - Japanese Occupation WWII William J. Oliver also International Philippines Philatelic Society Award Zeppelins: The Portuguese Connection Philip E. Parker The British Consular Mail of Madagascar Erick Reeber Official Postal Seals of Chile 1884-1944

APS STAMPSHOW 2001 - 6- Rosemont, Illinois Carlos Vergara

A Trip to Madeira Stephen S. Washburne Merry Christmas from Around the World as Narrated by Santa Claus Charles Waterstradt also American Topical Association Third The Life and Times of Harry S. Truman Karl W. Welch Wolf Frederick S. Ziemann also American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Award of Honor Silver They Came to America Lyman R. Caswell Miniature Covers, Cards, & Folded Letters Frances Dixon 1902 Meched Stamps of Iran (Persia) Esi Ebrani The Bounty's Legacy Arthur J. Jensen Chicago's Patriotism During Spanish-American War Period Harvey M. Karlen Russia in Space 1961-2000 Gerhardt Kaufmann also Space Study Unit Silver Holograms on Stamps Michael J. Komiensky Remembering Trading Stamps Arthur J. Mongan Today is June 24 Mary Ann Owens The Aspinwall Connection Mary Ann Owens The U.S. Navy Submarine Force at 100 - A Retrospective Robert D. Rawlins also American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Creativity Award

APS STAMPSHOW 2001 - 7- Rosemont, Illinois The Movies: A Philatelic Trip The Movie Guy

The Beleagured Mark: A Look at the Postal Rates of Inflation-Era Germany (1919-1923) Jeffrey Shapiro Chicago During the 1860's Seymour B. Stiss Silver Bronze 70 Years of Flight: Kitty Hawk to the Moon David S. Ball Cachet Varieties on the 1938 Presidential Issue Elliott Idoff The Coast Guard Commemorative Jim McDevitt Bronze First Day of Issue - City of Chicago Lillian S. Galorath Collecting 50 Years of Scouts on US Stamps Keith A. Larson

APS STAMPSHOW 2001 - 8- Rosemont, Illinois Single Frame Competition Grand and Platinum The AEF Booklet Pane Stamps of 1917 Alfred F. Kugel Platinum Enchede Essays, Trials, and Die Proofs of the South African Republic R. Timothy Bartshe also Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa Award Straightline Cancels on Confederate General Issue Stamps Conrad L. Bush The 4-Cent U.S. Grant Envelope of 1903 Douglas & Nancy Clark Postal Stationery of the Autonomous Government of Western Thrace M. Yavuz Corapcioglu Newfoundland's 1897 Postal Shortage Norris R. Dyer Revenue Imprinted Railroad Tickets of the Spanish American War Tax Era Robert Hohertz also American Revenue Association Single Frame Gold Certificate U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai Registered Mail 1899-1922 Alfred F. Kugel Ten Centavos Chile Correos Presidentes William H. Lenarz First U.S. Postal Notes 1883-1894 Peter Martin also George T. Guzzio Special Award for Excellence

Tierra Del Fuego Brian Moorhouse Switzerland's Early Postal Cards in the International Mails: Their Use and Misuse Harlan F. Stone Gold The Postal History of the Last Chinese Empire: Hung Hsien Sam G. Chiu 1933 Graf Zeppelin Chicago Flight 50รณ Stamp Cheryl R. Ganz

The Alfred Benzon Booklet of Denmark

APS STAMPSHOW 2001 - 9- Rosemont, Illinois James A. Gaudet The First U.S. Half Cent Clyde Jennings U.S. First Half Cent Postage Due Clyde Jennings United States Postal Agencies in the Far East 1867-1899 Alfred F. Kugel United States Revenue Stamp Usages for the Boating Act of 1958 Peter Martin also American Revenue Association Single Frame Gold Certificate Crown & Eagle Series: Usage of the Two Pfennig Value 1900-1902 Jerry H. Miller Haiti: Production and Design of the 1906-1913 Pictorial Issue Henrik Mouritsen Philippine - Postal Savings Stamps William J. Oliver Switzerland's 1924 UPU Commemoratives Harlan F. Stone The 2-Cent Stamped Envelope of Nicaragua Neal B. West

Vermeil Service of Intellectual Aid to Prisoners of War Anthony F. Dewey Michael, Gabriel and Associates Roland Essig Imprints 1847 to 1868 Chip Gliedman President McKinley's Assassination & Memorial Mark K. Hoff W.T. Raley Cachet Varieties on the 1938 Presidential Issue Elliott Idoff U.N. Paris General Assemblies 1948 and 1951 Jack I. Mayer Postal Markings of US Postal Sub-Stations Dennis H. Pack January 6,7,8, 2001, the 3 Days that Shook the World Anthony Wawrukiewicz

Rates and Usages Shown by the 6-Cent Prominent American Value

APS STAMPSHOW 2001 - 10- Rosemont, Illinois Anthony Wawrukiewicz

Silver The Atlantic Crossing: Irish-North American Shipping Links George Nicholson

Chinese Military Postal Service During World War II Xiao-Hong Su

Brown Brothers Continental Nurseries, 1890-1920's Charles J. G. Verge

The Post Office Dispute of 1978 Charles J. G. Verge

The International Aerogrammes of China (1948-1949) Jie Wang

Astronomy 402, the Science of the Sun Anthony Wawrukiewicz

Silver Bronze The Urchin's Tale Laurie Ryan

Bronze The Dublin Horse Show Charles J. G. Verge

APS STAMPSHOW 2001 - 11- Rosemont, Illinois Youth Grand and Vermeil Butterflies and Moths of the World Evelyn B. Larson also American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Youth Award Silver America's Stars and Stripes Tabitha Barr also American Topical Association Youth Merit Award Junior Philatelists of America Blue Ribbon Junior Philatelists of America Harris Ribbon Chess: Game of Champions Kurt H. Glatzfelder Silver Bronze Conservation Jesse Robinson

Court of Honor Illinois on Stamps Vera Felts World Class Rarities John M. Hotchner Tristan da Cunha: A Philatelic History Gene Scott The Postal History of Jamaica

Hugh W. Wood

APS STAMPSHOW 2001 - 12- Rosemont, Illinois