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PIPEX 2018 Palmares

 

PIPEX 2018 Grand Award

K. Joe Youssefi              Classic Persia

 

PIPEX 2018 Reserve Grand Award

Paul Phillips                   The Postal History of Livorno to 1823

 

PIPEX 2018 One Frame Grand Award

Michael Bloom                Guatemala: the UPU Resplendent Quetzals 1881-1886

 

PIPEX 2018  Best Club Exhibit Award  - Strait Stamp Society

 

PIPEX 2018  People’s Choice Award

Larry Maddux                 Oregon Territory Mail 1848 to 1859

                                                     Multi Frame Exhibits

 

Large Gold

Michael Bloom               Guatemala Master Designer/Engraver: Arnaldo Chavarry Arrue    

Paul Phillips                   Evolution of British Machine-vended Postage

Steve McGill                  The British Non-denominated Definitive Series 1989 - 2017

Steve McGill                  British Postal Mechanisation: from TRANSORMA to the modern era  

Tony Wawrukiewicz      Operation and Innovation in the Dead Letter Office from 1860 to 1985  

Amelia Kelbert               The World of the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus)

Tony Wawrukiewicz      The ways U.S. Postage Due stamps were used, 1879 to 1986  

Behruz Nassre-Esfahan Persia, 1902 Provisional Typeset Issue of Teheran

Hugh Lawrence              Postal Rates during the Gold Yuan era: The Chinese Hyperinflation of 1948-49

Ross Marshall                 German Inland Postal Rates July 1, 1923 to December 31, 1923

K. Joe Youssefi              Classic Persia         

Paul Phillips                   The Postal History of Livorno to 1823

Lester Lanphear III         US Departmentals, 1873 to 1884  

 

Gold

Mark Loomis                  Southern Rhodesia Missions to 1978

Kathryn Johnson             Great Britain -- Uses of King George VI Definitive Series

Louis Fiset                      The UK Interns her Resident Refugees  

Ralph Nafziger               The 15-cent 1978 Viking Mars Issue

Louis Fiset                      Japanese American Soldiers in World War II

Dickson Preston             Postal Inflation in the Canal Zone 1958-1979

K. Joe Youssefi              History of Persia: Rebellions, Occupations, and Interventions  

Myron Palay                   Japan’s Wars 1894-1911    

 

Large Vermeil

Larry Maddux                 Oregon Territory Mail 1848 to 1859

Michael Dixon                WWII British Military Air Mail Letter Cards and Air Letters

Doug McGill                  Movable Box Mail under the Anglo-French Postal Conventions

Janice Brookes               The Evolution of the World Wildlife Fund Logo

Lloyd Ferrell                  Little-known Ships at Pearl Harbor

Donna Trathen                Christina Broom: her Work as a Photographer

Donna Trathen                Horses: Origin, Breeds, and Roles

 

Vermeil

Jim Taylor                      Antarctica: Conflicting Claims -- Great Britain, Chile, Argentina

Eric Knapp                     Alaska at War

 

Large Silver

Donald Bourassa            “Lafayette”

 

Silver

Cathie Stumpenhaus       Lovely as a Tree: A Celebration of Trees

 

                   

                                                   Single Frame Exhibits

Large Gold

Behruz Nassre-Esfahan  The Persian Registration Label used as Postage (1894-1912)

Behruz Nassre-Esfahan  Persia, Picture Postcard Tax of 1903-1908

Michael Bloom                Guatemala: the UPU Resplendent Quetzals 1881-1886

K. Joe Youssefi               Persia: Early Airmail        

 

Gold

Fran Adams                    The Leticia Incident

Gale Self                         Varieties of the Penny Black Plates 1-11

Fran Adams                    Dino Indicia

Clifford Armstrong         Washington State Apple Tax Stamps

Alistair Watson               The Blue Whale

 

Large Vermeil

Tony Wawrukiewicz      U.S. Customs Duties Collection 1907 - 1970s

Alistair Watson              Whales and Dolphins on Cacheted Covers from Namesake U.S. Submarines 

Dickson Preston             U.S. Army Post Offices in Greenland 1941-1945

 

Vermeil

Doug McGill                  The British Channel Islands under German Occupation - June 1940 to May 1945

 

Large Silver

Stephen DeWit               Bayonet Baseball

 

Silver

Arthur Cole                    Snoopy Loves to Get Mail

 

Silver-Bronze

Katherine Alves              Polar Pairs (AAT Postage Stamps)

Timothy Berquist           Superheroes: from Comic Books to Stamps  

 

Bronze

Lizee Alves                     Polar Pairs (AAT Postal History)

 

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Award of Honor for excellence in presentation

Doug McGill                  Movable Box Mail under the Anglo-French Postal Conventions

Donna Trathen                Christina Broom: her Work as a Photographer

 

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Creativity Award

Lloyd Ferrell                  Little-known Ships at Pearl Harbor

 

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Novice Award

Clifford Armstrong         Washington State Apple Tax Stamps

 

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Headings & Plan Award

Eric Knapp                     Alaska at War

 

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Youth 1st Ribbon

Amelia Kelbert               The World of the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus)

 

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Youth 2nd Ribbon

Stephen DeWit               Bayonet Baseball

 

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Youth 3rd Ribbon

Katherine Alves              Polar Pairs (AAT Postage Stamps)

 

American Philatelic Congress Award for best text

Steve McGill                  British Postal Mechanisation: from TRANSORMA to the modern era  

 

American Philatelic Society Medal of Excellence pre-1900

K. Joe Youssefi              Classic Persia         

 

American Philatelic Society Medal of Excellence 1900-1940

Ross Marshall                 German Inland Postal Rates July 1, 1923 to December 31, 1923

 

American Philatelic Society Medal of Excellence 1940-1980

Hugh Lawrence              Postal Rates during the Gold Yuan era: The Chinese Hyperinflation of 1948-49

 

American Philatelic Society Medal of Excellence post-1980

Steve McGill                  The British Non-denominated Definitive Series 1989 - 2017

 

American Philatelic Society Research Award

Behruz Nassre-Esfahan  The Persian Registration Label used as Postage (1894-1912)

 

American Topical Association 1st Place Medal

Alistair Watson               The Blue Whale

 

American Topical Association 2nd Place Medal

Donna Trathen                Horses: Origin, Breeds, and Roles

 

American Topical Association 3rd Place Medal

Janice Brookes               The Evolution of the World Wildlife Fund Logo

 

American Topical Association One Frame Merit Award

Alistair Watson               The Blue Whale

 

American Topical Association Youth Award

Amelia Kelbert               The World of the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus)

 

Iran Philatelic Study Circle (IPSC) Best Iran or Iran-related Exhibit

K. Joe Youssefi              Classic Persia         

 

Military Postal History Society Best Military Postal History (Certificate Award)

Louis Fiset                      Japanese American Soldiers in World War II

 

Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs Thunderbird Award (Large Silver or less))

Cathie Stumpenhaus       Lovely as a Tree: A Celebration of Trees

Arthur Cole                    Snoopy Loves to Get Mail

 

Northwest Philatelic Library Tom Current British Exhibit Award, to the most popular British-
related exhibit

Steve McGill                  British Marvelous Machins: 1967-2017

 

Postal History Society, Inc. Postal History Society Medal

K. Joe Youssefi              History of Persia: Rebellions, Occupations, and Interventions  

 

Professional Stamp Experts (PSE) greatest level of storytelling Award

Donald Bourassa            “Lafayette”

 

Robert Benninghoff Award: “Path to Gold” Books Best Silver or less multi-frame exhibit

Cathie Stumpenhaus       Lovely as a Tree: A Celebration of Trees

 

Robert Benninghoff Award: Best Silver or less single-frame exhibit

Arthur Cole                    Snoopy Loves to Get Mail

 

Upper Bongoland Philatelic Society Novice Award

Clifford Armstrong         Washington State Apple Tax Stamps

 

U.S. Stamp Society Statue of Freedom Medal

Lester Lanphear III         US Departmentals, 1873 to 1884  

 

Women Exhibitors Sterling Achievement Award

Donald Bourassa            “Lafayette”

 

PIPEX 2018 Jury Members

                 Ed Andrews

                 Michael Ley

                 Dr. Akthem Al-Manaseer

                 David Piercey

                 Tom P. Meyers

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