ROCKY MOUNTAN STAMP SHOW MAY 26-28, 2023
PALMARES
Special Awards
Rocky Mountain Stamp Show – Grand Award
Andrew S. Kelley - The Offset Lithographed Washington-Franklin Heads
Rocky Mountain Stamp Show – Reserve Grand Award
Michael J. Ley - Burma - The First Two Issues
Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library – One Frame Exhibit Grand Award
Michael Mahler - California Blues: The Iconic 1857 "Gold Rush Revenues"
Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library – One Frame Exhibit Reserve Grand Award
R. Timothy Bartshe - Registration System of the Orange Free State 1856-1899
George Brett Cup
Andrew S. Kelley - The Offset Lithographed Washington-Franklin Heads
Exhibits Eligible for the George Brett Cup
David Crotty - Trans-Atlantic Airmail Services 1939-1945 The Veil Is Lifted
Santiago Cruz - The 1910 Centenary Issue of Colombia
Anthony F. Dewey - The 3¢ Connecticut Tercentenary Issue of 1935 and its First Days
Alfredo Frohlich - SCADTA Airmail 1929-1931
James W. Graue - German North Atlantic Catapult Airmail 1929-1935
James W. Graue - Zeppelin South America Flights 1932-1937
Andrew S. Kelley - The Offset Lithographed Washington-Franklin Heads
Jon Krupnick - Pan Am Clippers Conquer the Pacific
Jon Krupnick - Aloha - the 80¢ Diamond Head Stamp of 1952
Hugh Lawrence - Postal Rates During the Gold Yuan Era: The Chinese Hyperinflation of 1948-49
Michael J. Ley - Burma, the First Two Issues
Michael Mahler - New York Stamp Taxes on Bonds, Philatelic Shangri-La:
Discovery of a Spectacular Philatelic Field Hidden for a Century.
Steve McGill - British Postal Mechanization: From TRANSFORMA to the Current Era
Emory Earl Toops - The Development and Use of the Provisional Issues of South Vietnam
Ross A. Towle - Chile Presidente Series: 1911-1937
Hal Vogel - The Post Office that Saved, Served, and Almost Scuttled an Antarctic Expedition.
Postal History of Byrd II.
Anthony Wawrukiewicz - The Sun, Myth, Science, Effects, Culture
Brad Wilde - SCADTA: To, From and Through the Isthmus of Panama
National Awards
American Air Mail Society (AAMS) – Medal in Excellence
Jon Krupnick - PanAm Clippers Conquer the Pacific
American Philatelic Society (APS) Awards
Pre-1900 Medal
R. Timothy Bartshe - Postal Stationery South African Republic 1869-1900
1900-1940 Medal
Ross A. Towle - Chile Presidente Series 1911-1937
1940-1980 Medal
Steve McGill - British Postal Mechanisation: From TRANSORMA to the Current Era
Post 1980 Medal
Robert Hisey - Zimbabwe Inflation 1980-2009
Research Medal
Hal Vogel -The Post Office That Saved, Served and Almost Scuttled an Antarctic Expedition -
Postal History of Byrd II
American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors (AAPE) Awards
Gold Award of Honor #1
Peter Thy - Rhodesian Rail Stamps Used in Botswana
Gold Award of Honor #2
Moody Tidwell - Par Avion South Africa
Creativity Award
Anthony Wawrukiewicz - The Sun, Myth, Science, Effects, Culture
Jean Benninghof Encouragement
Sergio Lugo - Venezuela's Winchester Security Paper Airmail Stamps
Award of Excellence Treatment
Michael J. Ley - Burma - The First Two Issues
Youth Awards
First
Adhyatman Agarwala - Ecuadorian Slogan-Based Covers Related to the Ecuador/
Peru Border Conflict of 1941
American Philatelic Congress – Award for Writing Excellence
Andrew S. Kelley - The Offset Lithographed Washington-Franklin Heads
American Topical Association (ATA) Awards
First Award
Sherri Jennings - The Bayeux Tapestry
Second Award
Anthony Wawrukiewicz - The Sun, Myth, Science, Effects, Culture
Third Award
Donald Blais - The Evolution of Bridges
Collectors Club of Chicago Award
Ross A. Towle - Chile Presidente Series 1911-1937
Colombia-Panama Philatelic Study Group (COPAPHIL) Award
Alfredo Frolich - Development of the Rise and Fall of SCADTA as an Airmail Carrier
Military Postal History Society Award
Phil Miller - Foreign Volunteers in the German Military During WWII
National Stamp Dealers Association (NSDA) Awards
Most Popular Exhibit
Anthony F. Dewey - The 3¢ Connecticut Tercentenary Issue of 1935 and its First Days
Outstanding Presentation
Jon Krupnick - PanAm Clippers Conquer the Pacific
The Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa (PSGSA)
R. Timothy Bartshe - Uses and Postal History of the Second South African Republic 1882-1900
Postal History Society Award
Hugh Lawrence - Postal Rates During the Gold Yuan Era: The Chinese Hyperinflation of 1948-49
United Postal Stationery Society - Marcus White Award
R. Timothy Bartshe - Postal Stationery South African Republic 1869-1900
United States Philatelic Classic Society (USPCS) Award
Michael Mahler - California Blues: The Iconic 1857 "Gold Rush Revenues"
United States Stamp Society (USSS) – Statue of Freedom Award
Andrew S. Kelley - The Offset Lithographed Washington-Franklin Heads
Women Exhibitors Awards
Sterling Achievement Award
Steve Bonowsk - The First Ceres Issues of the Portuguese Colonies, 1913-1932
Multi-frame Medal Awards
Large Gold
Ross A. Towle - Chile Presidente Series 1911-1937 - 94
Michael J. Ley -Burma - The First Two Issues - 95
Sherri Jennings - The Bayeux Tapestry - 90
Emory Earl Toops - The Development and Use of the Provisional Issues of South Vietnam - 92
David Crotty- Trans Atlantic Airmail Services 1939-1945 The Veil is Lifted - 90
Brad Wilde - Scatda: To, From and Through the Isthmus of Panama - 90
Hal Vogel - The Post Office That Saved, Served and Almost Scuttled an Antarctic Expedition -
Postal History of Byrd II - 90
Andrew S. Kelley -The Offset Lithographed Washington-Franklin Heads - 95
R. Timothy Bartshe - Postal Stationery South African Republic 1869-1900 - 93
James W. Graue - Zeppelin South American Flights 1932-1937 - 93
James W. Graue - German North Atlantic Catapult Airmail 1929-1935 - 90
Steve McGill - British Postal Mechanisation: From TRANSORMA to the Current Era - 94
Michael Mahler - New York Stamp Taxes on Bonds, 1910–1920, Philatelic Shangri-la:
Discovery of a Spectacular Philatelic Field Hidden for a Century - 94
Jon Krupnick - PanAm Clippers Conquer the Pacific - 94
Hugh Lawrence - Postal Rates During the Gold Yuan Era: The Chinese Hyperinflation of 194849 - 93
R. Timothy Bartshe - Uses and Postal History of the Second South African Republic 1882-1900 - 91
Gold
Christopher Dahle - The Philately of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: 1954-1964 - 85
Anthony Wawrukiewicz - The Sun, Myth, Science, Effects, Culture - 88
Phil Miller - German Afrika Korps - 86
Robert Hisey - Zimbabwe Inflation 1980-2009 - 87
Phil Miller - Foreign Volunteers in the German Military During WWII - 88
Tonny Van Loij - The Post of Thurn und Taxis - 18th Century and Ending in 1867 - 86
Alfredo Frolich - Development of the Rise and Fall of SCADTA as an Airmail Carrier - 87
Charles Freise - The 1901 Pan American Exposition and Commemorative Stamp Series - 88
Large Vermeil
Peter Thy - Rhodesian Rail Stamps Used in Botswana - 83
Peter Thy - Postal Stationery of Madagascar and Dependencies - 84
Moody Tidwel - Par Avion South Africa - 82
Vermeil
Tonny Van Loij - Colorado Postal Markings - 75
Large Silver
Donald Blais - The Evolution of Bridges - 73
Sergio Lugo - Venezuela's Winchester Security Paper Airmail Stamps - 71
Steve Bonowski - The First Ceres Issues of the Portuguese Colonies, 1913-1932 - 74
One-Frame Medal Awards
Large Gold
Michael Mahler - California Blues: the Iconic 1857 "Gold Rush Revenues" - 92
Adhyatman Agarwala - Ecuadorian Slogan-Based Covers Related to the Ecuador/Peru Border Conflict of 1941 - 92
R. Timothy Bartshe- Registration System of the Orange Free State 1856-1899 - 90
Gold
Peter Melz - British POW Mail During the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 - 86
Peter Melz - Mail Censored at Beaufort West During the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 - 88
R. Timothy Bartshe- Orange Free State Forces: Official-mail, Cachets and Free Franking Labels 1892-1900 -85
Ravi R. Vora - U.S. Dispatch Agency" London, Great Britain - 85
David Spivack - Military Telegraphs in British Bechuanaland, the Unappropriated Die Era: 1884-1885 -87