AAPE Creativity Award - Recipients (Updated Jan 2024)

AAPE Creativity Award - 2023

Show Name Title Of Exhibit
SESE 2023Robert BenninghoffIreland 1914: Civil Unrest in Ireland Helps Cause the Great War in Europe with Germany
St. Louis Stamp ExpoLadd FaszoldPhonographic Philately: Stamps that Talk and Sing
Garfield Perry March PartyLadd FaszoldPhonographic Philately: Stamps that Talk and Sing
Sarasota National Stamp ExpoBill Di PaoloFamulous Las Vegas, An Illustrated History, 1900-2000
SESE 2023Robert BenninghoffIreland 1914: Civil Unrest in Ireland Helps Cause the Great War in Europe with Germany
St. Louis Stamp ExpoLadd FaszoldPhonographic Philately: Stamps that Talk and Sing
Garfield Perry March PartyLadd FaszoldPhonographic Philately: Stamps that Talk and Sing
Sarasota National Stamp ExpoBill Di PaoloFamulous Las Vegas, An Illustrated History, 1900-2000
WESTPEXWill CsaplarU.S. Military Fish & Game Stamps
Plymouth ShowBrian CallanSir Hubert Wilkins, Pole to Pole Pioneer
ORAPEXJohn G. McEntyreIntroducing Singular First Day Covers
Rocky Mountain Stamp ShowAnthony WawrukiewiczThe Sun, Myth, Science, Effects, Culture


AAPE Creativity Award - 2022

Show Name Title Of Exhibit
Minnesota Stamp Expo 2022Alan MollPhilluminy Meets Philately
BALPEX 2022Robert BenninghoffPostcards from Portugal
MILCOPEX 2022Larry NixAmerica's Membership Libraries 1731 - 1910
PIPEX 2022Niko CourtelisThe Ubiquitous Paper Stamp Perforation Gauge
WESTPEX 2022Michael P AndersonWhat Do I Do Now?
COLOPEX 2022Guy PuringtonSnapshot Amateurs
Rocky Mountain Stamp ShowAlan I MollPhillumeny Meets Philately
Sarasota National Stamp ExhibitionVince KingIn the Beginning... Timbromaine, The Proliferation of Postage Stamps Inspires a Collecting Revolution
Southeastern Stamp ExpoHugh Sebag-MontefioreKeston Village, Kent, England: A Postcard Coup d'Oeil
Garfield Perry March PartyKenneth GilbertSoccer Made in Germany
PIPEX 2022Niko CourtelisThe Ubiquitous Paper Stamp Perforation Gauge
WESTPEX 2022Michael P AndersonWhat Do I Do Now?
COLOPEX 2022Guy PuringtonSnapshot Amateurs
Rocky Mountain Stamp ShowAlan I MollPhillumeny Meets Philately
INDYPEX 2022Casey Jo WhilePhilatelic Fun and Games
SEAPEX 2022Mark LoomisThe Bible from Antiquity to Modern Culture
SEAPEX 2022Regis HoffmanLetters to the Stars
NOJEX 2022Matthew HealeyThe Shilling's Tale: Co-Evolution of Form & Function of the One Shilling Stamp in 19th Century Great Britain
SESCAL 2022Semyon (Sam) MelamedHistoriography of Soviet Revisionism Through Commemorative Stamps of the USSR (1925 - 1938)
AEROPHILATELY 2022Jerzy Kupiec-WeglinskiDirectional Labels in Polish Aerophilately (1926 - 1928)
CHICAGOPEX 2022Jenny BanfieldAnthropomorphic Cats
FLOREX 2022Robert BenninghoffPostcards from Portugal


AAPE Creativity Award - 2021

Show Name Title Of Exhibit
PIPEX 2021Ralph NafzigerA Soldier's Diary - The World War I North Russia Expedition
Minnesota Stamp Expo 2021Ray CartierThe Airbirds of Air Force Plant #4 - Ft. Worth, Texas
SEAPEX 2021Nick CourtelisThe Ubiquitous Paper Stamp Perforation Gauge: An Introduction
SEAPEX 2021Michael BloomThe Essays and Proofs of Guatemala
Omaha Stamp Show 2021Kathryn JohnsonGalena's Lead Mining Era: An American "Boom to Bust" Story, 1830-1869
BALPEX 2021Lloyd FerrellLittle Known Pearl Harbor Ships - Without Postal Facilities
INDYPEX 2021Mike FarrellSo Much to Due: The History and Uses of the Large Numeral Postage Due Stamps
San Diego Stamp Show 2021Aubrey Sebag-MontefioreKeston, Village, Kent, England: A Postcard Coup
CHICAGOPEX 2021Susan JonesCarol Gordon Cachets
FLOREX 2021Michael SchumacherIceland's Numerical Cancels
NAPEX 2021Gerry OberstU.S. Portrayals of Thomas Jefferson


AAPE Creativity Award - 2020

Show Name Title Of Exhibit
Southeastern Stamp Expo 2020Robert MustacichMadagascar - 150 Years if Political and Philatelic Turmoil
ORAPEX 2019David BartletVoluntary Fundraising for WWI
Royal 2019Nilo Dizon, Jr.Optical Effects in Philately
CANPEX 2019Jean WangBlood: A Modern Medicine
Sarasota 2020Cheryl R. GanzZeppelins & the United States
March Party 2020Chip GliedmanA Postal History Map of the United States of America


AAPE Creativity Award - 2019

Show Name Title Of Exhibit
Minnesota Stamp Expo 2019Alan MollPhillumeny Meets Philately
Americover 2019Mark ThompsonStamps-Art of the Heart-Extension Art in First Day Covers
OKPEX 2019Ed AndrewsWinterhilfswerk - The Third Reich's Winter Relief Charity
Stampshow 2019Charles H O'Brien IIIThe Eagle Has Landed
Balpex 2019Richard TaschenbergThe 30 Cent Nesbitt Envelopes 1870-1874
Seapex 2019Dawn HamannWhen Ostrich Feathers Were All the Rage
Sarasota 2019Arthur J ColeSnoopy Loves to Get Mail
SESE 2019Edwin AndrewsWinterhelfswerk - The Third Reich's Winter Relief Charity
March Party 2019Regis HoffmanLetters to the Stars!
NOVAPEX 2018Brainard FitzgeraldGrammy I Remember
PLYMOUTH 2019Mike FarrellSo Much to Due: The History and Uses of the Large Numeral Postage Due Stamps
Philatelic Show 2019Elizabeth CarterLady Gertrude Codman Gilbert-Carter Designer of the Barbados One Penny Olive Blossom Stamp (Her Life with a Special Emphasis from January 1905 to Deecember 1906)
Westpex 2019Dr. Paul J. PhillipsThe Coronation Year of King George V
PIPEX 2019Roger HeathHotel Schweizerhof, Luzern: Reflecting the Rise of Tourism During La Belle Epoque (1870-1914)
ROPEX 2019Arthur J ColeSnoopy Loves to Get Mail
COLOPEX 2019Ralph H. NafzigerCensorship on U.S. First Day Covers during the WWII Era
Milcopex 2019Darrwell ErtzbergerCompliments of the Season: Christmas and New Years Greetings from U.S. Rural Carriers
Sescal 2019Igor GrigorianArmenian Scented Paper (Papier d'Armenie) - From Incense to Commodity
Civil War ExpositionRandolph SmithCoping with Adversity: Confederate Covers in a Time of Paper Shortage
Filatelic Fiesta 2019Robert BenninghoffThe Provisional Government of Ireland, December 1921 to December 1922
NAPEX 2019Gerry OberstPhilatelic Portraits of Thomas Jefferson
NOJEX / ASDA 2019Allan FiskFlight 93 "Let's Roll"
CHICAGOPEX 2019Ajay AgarwalWorld War II - Blitz and Pieces


AAPE Creativity Award - 2018

Show Name Title Of Exhibit
Southeastern Stamp ExpoJean C. StoutChristmas in July: Penguin Style
Sarasota NSEMichael SchumakerThe Saga of the Icelandic Horse
St Louis Stamp ExpoRomana WitteThe Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017
Garfield Perry March PartyRichard TaschenbergThe 10 Cent US Envelopes of 1870-1874
Westpex 2018Sheryll RueckerThe 1893 French Military Franchise Essays of the New Hebrides - A Closer Look
Ropex 2018Darrell ErtzbergerCompliments of the Season: Christmas & New Year Greetings from U.S. Rurual Carriers
Pipex 2018Lloyd FerrellLittle-Know Ships at Pearl Harbor
RMSS 2018Philip J StagerThe Wonderful World of Bamboo
Colopex 2018Bruce AumentTupperware Home Parties and Escalating Postcard Postage Rates
Minnesota Stamp Expo 2018Paul GoodwinGloucester and the Sea: A Maritine History, Early Republic to ca. 1940
Omaha Stamp ShowE J GuerrantU.S.Philately (Its Depth, Breadth, and Diversity)
Balpex 2018Ramporasad MahurkarA Dialogue with the Flying Jewels
StampShow/NTSS 2018Laurence HausmanMothers and Offspring: Stamps and th eStamps that Depict Them
SeapexHovannes KoshkakarianThe Day the Earth Shook
Milcopex 2018Robert BenninghoffPostcartds from Portugal May 2018
Nojex 2018Darrell ErtzbergerCompliments of the Season: Christmas/New Year Greeging Souvenirs from U.S. Rural Carriers


AAPE Creativity Award - 2017

Show Name Title Of Exhibit
Southeastern Stamp ExpoGary HendrenTwisted Caps - Twisted Mail
TexpexPeter EliasIntroduction to Spanish Therman ATM Postage Labels, Their Varieties and Usages
Ameristamp ExpoThomas RichardsProp Mail - Philately at the Movies
SarasotaGary HendrenTwisted Caps - Twisted Mail
St Louis Stamp ExpoLarry T NixAmerica's Membership Libraries
Orapex 2017Brainard FitzgeraldRoyal Visit 1951
RMSS 2017Brian HarmonAndrew Ruastall, Stamp Designer
Ropex 2017Stephen SuffetWoodie Guthrie: His Life and Songs
Pipex 2017Anne HarrisHorace and Betty Get Married
Philatelic Show 2017Brian HarmonAndrew Ruastall, Stamp Designer
Colopex 2017Janet KlugAbsinthe: The Devil in the Bottle
Okpex 2017Bob BurneyFeathers & Fur on Stamps & Hooks
Minnesota Stamp Expo 2017Larry NixAmerica's Membership Libraries 1731-1920
NTSS 2017Igor GrigorianIncense and Armenia Scented Paper (Papier d'Armenie)
Stampshow 2017Arthur GrotenSealing the Letter in 19th Century Great Britain
Omaha Stamp Show 2017Robert T BurneyFeathers & Fur on Stamps & Hooks
Americover 2017Charles J O'Brien IIINew York World's Fair 1939
Balpex 2017Dr Edwin J AndrewsWinterhilfswertk-The Third Reich's Winter Relief Charity
Nojex 2017Clifford J AlexanderAlternative Ways Letters Were Carried by Private Individuals & Companies
Seapex 2017Sheryll RueckerThe 1893 French Military Franchise Essays of the New Hebrides
Milcopex 2017Kathryn J JohnsonBritish Television License Revenues
Canpex 2017Steve JohnsonThe ABC Murders
UNExpo17Ronald J KlimleyThe 1966 United Nations European Caravan
Chicagopex 2017Lawrence HaberAmerican in 1909 - A Monthly Exploration of a Year That Was
Indypex 2017Janet Klug2017


AAPE Creativity Award - 2016

Show Name Title Of Exhibit
AmeriStamp ExpoEdward BergenWalt Disney's First Super Star: Mickey Mouse
AmeriStamp ExpoRandy L NeilOh MY! Weird Covers!
SarasotaFrancis GuillotinFrench Tasset Type Revenue Stamps Taxing Pharmaceutical Specialties 1918-1934
AripexDavid CordonA Study of Bermuda King George V "Key Plates"
TexpexPeter EliasThe Brooklyn Postage Dodgers
Garfield-Perry March PartyKathryn JohnsonGalena's Lead Mining Era: An American "Boom to Bust" Stpry 1838-1869
WestpexJohn Birkbine IIInauguration and Evolution of the New 1855 Ten Cent Transcontinental Rate From the US West Coast
Plymouth ShowHarold M SollenbergerPhilatelic "Gifts" to Members of the 1897 Fifth Congress of the Universal Postal Union
Philatelic ShowPaul GoodwinGloucester and The Sea: A Maritine History, Early Republic to Ca. 1940
Rocky Mountain Stamp ShowAnne HarrisHorace and Betty Get Married
St Louis Stamp ExpoJean C StoutA Celebration of the Cockroach! They Were Here Before Us! They Will Be Here When We Are Gone!
Orapex 2016Brainard FitzgeraldExhibiting choices for the 1939 Royal Visit
Okpex 2016Stephen L SuffettForeign Air Mail Route and Rate Usages of the United States 30 Cent Winged Globe Air Mail Stamp of 1930
Minnesota Stamp ExpoLouis PatakiAlong the Shantung Railway: German Postal Administration in th Kautschou Neutral Zone and Shantung, China, 1900-1914
Colopex 2016Clemens ReisCinpetitive Rowing: Error and Oddities
Omaha Stamp ShowDr Michael D DixonBoer POW Camps in Ceylon 1900-1902
SeapexLouis FisetGum Breakers on BEP Stamp Production, 1919-1981
NovapexRon SmithIdentifying Fakes Forgers and Spurious Cancels on Stamps and Covers from the Small Qieems Era
AmericoverJohn HaynerLove Makes the World Go 'Round
Milcopex 2016Edward BergenWalt Disney's First Superstar: Mickey Mouse
Canpex 2016Larry DavidsonBeavers: Nature's Engineers
StampShow 2016Anne HarrisHorace and Betty Get Married
Balpex 2016Dr Robert L ToalAmerica's First Souvenir View Folders
Filatelic FiestaSandeep JaiswalBritish India Postal Stationary Issued the Reign of KGVI
ChicagopexMike SchumacherIcelandic Saga: The 1972 "Match of the Century"
Florex 2016Jill & Tom HareAdmirals and Old Lace, Lathework of the Canadian Admiral Era


AAPE Creativity Award - 2015

Show Name Title Of Exhibit
Minnesota Stamp ExoiSeija-Riitta LaaksoParis by Night
National Topical Stamp ShowJane King FohnConverse TX 78109-2409
Omaha Stamp ShowRandy NeilOH My! Weird Covers!
SeapexJanet KlugAbsinthe: The Devil in a Bottle
StampshowJean StoutA Celebration of the Cockroach
MilcopexRobert BenninghoffIrish Coil Stamps 1922 to 1970
IndypexCandace WeissengerHow Did Early America Spell Relief: Outhouse
Filatelic FiestaRoss TowleUS Postal Service PC Postange and Information-based Indicia
ChicagopexRobert MustacichFreaks or Fakes: A New Fingerprinting Method Distinguishing Between Original and Fraudelent Extra Perforations on 19th Century Revenues
SescalDavid FineGuatemalan Auxiliary Markings, 1898-1967
FlorexJerry MillerEvolution of the German Reichstag & its Post Office in the Shadow of the Rise & Decline of a Nation 1867-1945
Southeastern Stamp ExpoRev Edward BergenWalt Disney's First Supertar: Mickey Mouse
AripexK David SteidleyAmerican Express in Paris
SarasotaGeorge KramerThe Telegraph in America
TexpexPeter EliasThe Brooklyn Postage Dodgers
Ameristamp ExpoAnne HarrisA Day in the Life of a Frog
Saint Louis Stamp ExpoRandy Neil"Oh My!" Weird Covers!
Garfield Perry March PartyAllison W CusickA Day at Cedar Point on Lake Erie-A Postcard Story
OrapexDoreen FitzgeraldWorld War 1 - Messages Home in Silk
WestpexJean C StoutA Celebration of the Cockroach!
Rocky Mountain Stamp ShowRusty MorseUndenominated National Park Fee Paid Revenues
RopexAndrew McFarlaneFirst Day Covers of the 1929 George Rogers Clark Commemorative
PipexAnne HarrisHorace and Betty Get Married
The Plymouth ShowWilliam J JohnsonJames William Denver-The Man and His Times
NojexRoger HeathRefused Mail of Switzerland
NAPEXRichard TaschenbergThe 10 Cent envelopes of 1870-1874


AAPE Creativity Award - 2014

Show Name MEDAL Title Of Exhibit
SARASOTADawn HammanSilverCity Chicks
AMERISTAMP EXPOEdwin AndrewsVermeilA Purple Lexicon of Philately
ARIPEXRon KlimleyGoldThe 1964 New York World's Fair Commemoratives and Their First Day Covers
PSNEYavuz CorapciogluGoldFrom Smyrna to Izmir: Everyday Life
GARFIELD-PERRYRon KlimleyGoldThe 1964 New York World's Fair Commemoratives and Their First Day Covers
THE PLYMOUTH SHOWVan SieglingGoldThe Magical World of Harry Potter
WESTPEXRalph NafzigerVermeilA Soldier's Diary - The World War 1 Russia Expedition
PIPEXJack CongroveGoldAlexander Hamilton: Soldier, Financier,Statesman, Founder
ROPEXThomas FortunatoSilverLife is Just a Bowl of Cherries
ROYALESteve McGillGold + FelicitationsThe British Non-Denomiated Series 1989-2013
NOJEXCharles SullivanVermeilMoving our Nations Mail: There's a will, there's a way
NAPEXYavuz CorapciogluGoldFrom Smyrna to Izmir: Everyday Life
OKPEXIrv HeimburgerGoldMr. Ostrandler Smith Goes to Washington
NTSSJean StoutVermeilA Celebration of the Cockroach!
MSNEHermann IvesterGoldThe St. Louis Proprietary Provisionals, July 1898
AMERICOVERLarry FillionVermeilFDC's with the Artcraft Malaria Cachet of 1962
STAMPSHOWEdward BergenVermeilWalt Disney's First Super Star: Mickey Mouse
BALPEXDavid RipleyGoldA Message to the Enemy
SEAPEXLarry CrainSilverMystery History Mail: WW II Era
AEROPHILATELY 14Robert HiseyGoldFrench Air Routes in Africa in World War II 1939-1945
OMAHAJerry JensenSilverLes Miserables (The Corset) Its American Manufacturers
MILCOPEXEdwin AndrewsGoldHitler Youth - The Generations of Lost Innocence
SESCALLarry HellerGoldUnited Hand Applied Flag Cancellations 1852-1949
FILATELIC FIESTARobert ManleySilver-BronzeColonial India's Philatelic Covers - Pariahs in Exhibits
CHICAGOPEXKathryn JohnsonGoldSenegal: French Colonial Africa 1914-1940
FLOREXDawn HammanVermeilHow to Grow Tomatoes


AAPE Creativity Award - 2013

Show Name MEDAL Title Of Exhibit
SANDICALBill WoytowichVermeilThe Liberian Conspiracy, The "flim-flan" that Changed Stamp Collecting
AMERISTAMPDr. Kwame ObeyeAminVermeilUpper Bongoland
SOUTHEASTERNDennis AmosSilver-BronzeThe Story of Metals Joining - The Silent Backbone of Energy, Transportation, Electronics and National Defense
SARASOTAElizabeth CarterVermeilThe Journey of A Woman Artist
GARFIELD PERRYKathryn JohnsonGoldAmerica's Victory Mail, World War II Vmail 1942-45
PSNEWilliam SchultzGoldDining Cars: Epicurean Pleasures on the Rails
APRIPEXMichael MahlerGoldLegal and Illegal Uses of Proprietary, Playing Cards and Private Die Stamps of the Civil War Era
ST. LOUISGary HendrenSilverTwisted Caps - Twisted Mail
PLYMOUTHLarry T. NixGoldLibraries in the 19th Centuary
WESTPEXAlejandro OrtizVermeilAntioquia - Pre Paper Stamps
PHILATELIC SHOWJeffrey ShapiroSilverConPHessions of a Phormer Phat Philatelist
ROCKY MOUNTAINRosalie BockSilver BronzeAll in the Family
PIPEXAnn HarrisGoldThe Horse in America During its Golden Age
NOJEXRoger BrodyBronzeIn Cahoots
ROPEXStephen SuffetGoldWoody Guthrie: His Life and His Songs
NTSSDawn HammanVermeilHow to Grow Tomatoes
NAPEXK.D. SteidelyGoldUses of the 1cent Franklin Series of 1902
ROYALEMichael SchumacherSilverThe Icelandic Saga of the 1972 "Match of the Century" Robert (Bobby) Fischer vs Boris Spassky
COLOPEXJanet KlugGoldBritish Empire Anti-Communist Actions in the Jungles of Malaya, 1948-1960
MSNEEdwin AndrewsGoldPlague. The Story of the Most Infamous Bacterial Disease
AMERICOVERMarilyn BearrSilver BronzeWomen Factory Workers in America During WWII
STAMPSHOWKathy JohnsonGoldCeylon's Economic Evolution from Coffee to Tea 1836-1910
BALPEXEdwin AndrewsGoldPlague. The Story of the Most Infamous Bacterial Disease
OMAHAKathy JohnsonGoldThe Evolution of Slave Island, Ceylon
INDYPEXCarl MarksSilverThe Purple Heart Medal
OKPEXGary HndrenSilver BronzeTwisted Caps-Twisted Mail
FILATELIC FIESTARoss MarshallGoldWorld Cruise of the RMS Franconia
CHICAGOPEXLawrence HaberGoldThe Half Penny (Decimal) Machin
FLOREXDawn HammanVermeilCity Chickens


AAPE Creativity Award - 2012

Show Name MEDAL Title Of Exhibit
NAPEXELIZABETH CARTERVERMEILTHE JOURNEY OF A WOMAN ARTIST
NTSSGREG BALAGIANVERMEILTHE LION - MOST SYMBOLIC ANIMAL OF ALL
COLOPEXMATTHEW LIEBSONGOLDTHE UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS SYSTEM 1911-1967
AMERICOVERTOM PELUSOBRONZEUSPS SCRAMBLED INDICIA ISSUES 1997-2004
STAMPSHOWALEJANDRO ORTIZVERMEILPRESTAMP MAIL FROM THE REGION OF ANTIOQUIA BETWEEN 1786-1865
BALPEXJOHN J. CHAITESIL.BROZTHE UTILITY OF TEST STAMPS AND POSTAL EXPERIMENTS
MSNELARRY NIXGOLDAMERICA'S PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THEIR FORERUNNERS 1731-1956
ARIPEXFranke SenteGOLDSpanish American Fiscal History: US Documentary Taxes 1898-1902
SANDICALJim BusseGOLDBosnia-Herzegovina Tobacco Tax Paid Revenues
SARASOTARobert HiseyVERMEILThe Zimbabew Inflation
AMERISTAMPGeorge KramerGOLDTelegraphy in the Conferederate States of America
GARFIELD-PERRYBruce MarsdenVERMEILSwiss Fondue - The Story of Swiss Philately
PNSEGianluigi SoldatiSILVERGerman Military Postal Censorship with Chemical Testing In Europe During WWII 1942-1945
WESTPEXSerge KahnGOLDCharcot in the Antarctic
PLYMOUTH SHOWDennis AmosSILVERThe Story of Metals Joining: The Silent Backbone of Energy, Transportation, Electronics and National Defense
ROCKY MOUNTAINCarlos VegaraGOLDThe 1910 Hahn Reprints of Chile: The Plan, Players, Process and Product
PIPEXStephen McGillGOLDBritish Denominated Machin Series: 1967-2012
ROPEXJoann & Kurt LenzGOLDU.S. Test Stamps Related to the B.E.P.
NOJEXNikolai SorokinVERMEILVignettes as Historial Artifacts of Russia's Ethnic Diaspora
NAPEXElizabeth CarterVERMEILThe Journey of a Woman Artist
NOVAPEXElizabeth SoderoSilverGadabout George and Greedy Gussie - an Illfated Love Story
OKPEXJoe CrosbyVermeilSelling the Twin Territory Towns
FILATELIC FIESTATerri EdwardsVermeilA Tourist Guide to New Orleans at the Beginning of the 20th Centuary
VAPEXJohn HotchnerVermeil"Hubba Hubba" Hand Stamps
CHICAGOPEXLarry NixGoldAmerica's Public Libraries and Their Forerunners 1731-1956
FLOREXPhil StagerGoldCoconuts - A Study of the Coconut Palm and Its Relation to Man and the Environment


AAPE Creativity Award - 2011

Show Name MEDAL Title Of Exhibit
BALPEXDavid SkiptonGOLD"Muscovy's Mayflies": Imperial Russia's Temporary Post Officers from 1858-1917
MILCOPEXEllen HenakSILVERHow Does He Love Me? Let Me Mount the Ways
INDYPEXWilliam DuganVERMEILEarly Marion Country Post Offices 1822-Around 1900
OMAHAElizabeth HiseyGOLDMaking America' Favorite Dessert - The Apple Pie
SESCALDavid BrooklerVERMEILA Taxonomy of Star Cancellations
OKPEXBrady HuntGOLDOklahoma Documentary Stamps
CHICAGOPEXRobert HohertzGOLDThe 1932 Check Taxs
ARIPEXSTEVE STATONSILVERCROSS ETHNIC LINES - YUGOSLAVIAN CIVIL WAR 1991-95
SANDICALRALPH NAFZIGERGOLDU.S. FIRST DAY COVERS IN THE MAILSTREAM
COLOPEXGUY DILLAWAYSILVERAND A GOOD MOURNING TO YOU, SIR
SARASOTAJOE CROSBYGOLDCHARLES M. RUSSELL, THE COWBOY ARTIST
AMERISTAMPDAVID SKIPTONGOLDTHE EMPEROR'S MAIL
ST. LOUIS EXPOBRUCE BARYLAGOLDTHE CIVIL WAR SUN PICTURE TAX - TAXED PHOTOGRAPHS 1864-1866
GARFIELD-PERRYKATHRYN JOHNSONGOLDCEYLON POSTAL MARKINGS - 1836-1903
PNSEJEFF BENNETTGOLDBASEBALL CENTENNIAL: EVERY BOY HAS A FIRST DAY COVER
WESTPEXCARLOS VEGARAGOLDTHE 1910 HAHN REPRINTS OF CHILE: THE PLAN, PLAYERS, PROCESS AND PRODUCT
PHILATELIC SHOWK. DAVID STEIDLEYVERMEILTHE FIRST 75 YEARS OF AIRMAIL STAMP USAGE, 1918-1993
PLYMOUTH SHOWVAN SIEGLINGSILVERTHE MAGICAL WORLD OF HARRY POTTER
ROCKY MOUNTAINPAUL MORTONGOLDTOWNS & VILLAGES OF TERRITORIAL GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 1869-1912
ROPEXKAREN BARBERVERMEILSNOWMEN, A WINTER CREATION
NOJEXRICHARD HARMANSILVERWORLD RECOGNITION OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL
NAPEXIAN GILCHRISTGOLDSCADTA MAIL FROM AND TO SWITZERLAND 1923-1937
NTSSVAN SIEGLINGVERMEILTHE WONDERFUL WORLD OF HARRY POTTER
AMERICOVERKENNETH NILSESTUENGOLDMINNESOTA TERRITORIAL CENTENNIAL STAMP - 1949
MNSEFRANK SENTEGOLDUSAGE OF US GOVERNMENT-ISSUED DOCUMENTARY ADHESIVE REVENUES 1898-99


AAPE Creativity Award - 2010

Show Name MEDAL Title Of Exhibit
COLOPEX 2010David CrottyGoldPAA Crosses the Pacific 1935-1941
ARIPEX 2010Greg HopkinsGoldLuck of the Draw
SARASOTA 2010Ed Andrews The Life and Exploits of Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck
AMERISTAMP 2010Tim BartsheGoldA Visitor's Guide to Bloemfontein: A Tour of the Capital ca 1910
GARFIELD PERRYGreg ShoultsGoldWashington and Franklin Coils, 1910 Issue Perf 8.5
PNSE 2010Gregory ShoultsGoldWashington and Franklin Coils, Rotary Press Issues 1914-1922
TEXPEX 2010Ralph NafzingerGoldUS First Day Covers in the Mailstream
PLYMOUTH 2010Harold SollenbergerRG GoldEvolution of the New U.S. 2-cent Designs from 1890 Through the First Bureau Issues: Samples, Essays, Proofs, Specimens and Overprints.
WESTPEX 2010Paul J. PhillipsGoldGruss aus Paradies Greetings from Paradise: Life in WW2 German Occupied Poland
PHILATELIC 2010Norma NielsonGoldThe Story of Lloyds: From Coffee to Commerce
RMSS 2010Anne HarrisGoldThe Golden Age of American Horses
ROYAL 2010Brenda HoylesGoldThat's a Novel Postcard
NOJEX 2010Arthur GrotenGoldWhen Camels Fly: The Levant Fairs of Mandate Palestine
PIPEX 2010J.W. PalmerGoldUsages of the United States Battleship Revenues of 1898- Documentary and Proprietary
ROPEX 2010Phil StagerGoldFrom Mine to Mill 1900-1975
NTSS 2010Robert HenakSilverHorsing Around
MNSE 2010Roger HeathGoldDe Coppet Razor Cancellers of Switzerland


AAPE Creativity Award - 2009

Show Name MEDAL Title Of Exhibit
ARIPEX 2009DEAN E. CARTERVermeilCHANGING MAIL SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES & MEXCIO 1767=1875
SANDICAL 2009LESTER LANPHEARGoldUNITED STATES PENALTY CLAUSE MAIL - THE CLASSIC PERIOD
SARASOTA 2009GARY HENDRONVermeilTWISTED CAPS-TWISTED MAIL
COLOPEX 2009WILLIAM DIPAOLOGoldTHE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA
AMERISTAMP 2009MIKE MCCLUNGGoldNEW BERN, N.C. CIVIL WAR MAIL
ST. LOUIS EXPO 2009G.H. DAVISVermeilBUSINESS REPLY MAIL
EDMONTON 2009DAVID BARTLETVermeilRATION BOOKLETS OF NEW FOUNDLAND
MARCH PARTY 2009PHILIP RHOADEGoldTHE MURDER OF LIDICE
WESTPEX 2009HOWARD CHAPMANVermeilJEWISH NATIONAL FUND
PLYMOUTH 2009EDWIN ANDREWSSilverNEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDA!
PHILATELIC SHOW 2009ROBERT O'CARRVermeilA TRIP PAST THE MAIL CRANE
RMSS 2009STEPHEN MCGILLVermeilBRITAIN'S MARVELOUS MACHINS - A STUDY OF DECIMAL DEFINITIVE VARIETIES
ROPEX 2009BILL DIPAOLOGoldTHE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA
NOJEX 2009EDWIN ANDREWSGoldVON LETTOW-VORBECK, COMMANDER OF THE GERMANS WHO NEVER FOUGHT
PIPEX 2009RUTH CASWELLSilverTHE TAG-A-LONG 1 CENT INKWELL AND QUILL
NTSS 2009NORMA NEILSONVermeilTHE STORY OF LLOYD'S: FROM COFFEE TO COMMERCE
ROSSICAPEX 2009BJORN SOHRNEGoldRUSSIA AND PERSIA TILL 1930
MNSE 2009PHIL RHOADEGoldTHE MURDER OF LIDICE
AMERICOVER 2009ALEXANDRA FILLIONVermeilWHAT A PRINCESS WANTS
STAMPSHOW 2009ROBERT RUFEGoldU.S. SPECIAL HANDLING 1925-1957: THE STAMPS AND THE SERVICE
FILATELIC FIESTA 2009HUGH LAWRENCEGoldTHE LATE CIVIL WAR FORERUNNERS AND PROVISIONAL ISSUES OF EAST CHINA: Philatelic Footprints to the Liberation of Shanghai.
MILCOPEX 2009Robert HenakVermeilHorsing Around
STAMPEXP0 2009Barbara HarrisonSilverGrandma's Attic
SESCAL 2009Steve ShayVermeilThe Evoluntion of Naval Cover Collecting
CHICAGOPEX 2009Stephen McGillGoldBritain's Marvelous Machins


AAPE Creativity Award - 2008

Show Name MEDAL Title Of Exhibit
SPRING MEGA 2008BARBARA HARRISONGoldGRANDMA'S HOUSE 1870-1950
SARASOTA 2008BARBARA HARRISONVermeilGRANDMA'S ATTIC (ca 1945)
COLOPEX 2008DAVID E CROTTYGoldCANADA POSTAGE METER STAMPS - MECHANICAL, ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL
AMERISTAMP EXPO 2008PAUL B. GOODWINGold"ALL ABOARD" THE DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS OF THE ARGENTINE RAILROAD SYSTEM: 1857-1949
ST. LOUIS 2008ELIZABETH HISEYGoldCHRISTMAS DINNER AT THE PORTLAND HOTEL 194
TEXPEX 2008RAY CARTIERVermeilTHE AIRCRAFT OF AIR FORCE PLANT #4 (Ft.WORTH)
EDMONTON 2008ELIZABETH SODEROVermeilNIGHT MAIL
FILATELIC FIESTA 2008RICHARD K. ELLISONS-BRONZEPOSTAGE STAMP SHAPES
PLYMOUTH SHOW 2008DAVID CROTTYGoldCANADA POSTAGE METER STAMPS - MECHANICAL, ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL
MARCH PARTY 2008JANET KLUGGoldAUSTRALIAN OCCUPATION OF JAPAN 1946-52
PHILATELIC SHOW 2008ROBERT HENAKSilverHORSING AROUND
RMSS 2008SERGIO LUGOGoldWELFARE ORGANIZATIONS IN 1ST WORLD WAR
ROYAL 2008DAVID BROWNTHE SEARCH FOR GOLD, PROSPECTORS, PILOTS AND PLACES OF THE RED LAKE GOLD RUSH.
NAPEX 2008ELIZABETH HISEYGoldCHRISTMAS DINNER AT THE PORTLAND HOTEL 194
NOJEX 2008ROGER S. BRODYGoldPROMINENT AMERICANS SERIES.
NTSS 2008ELIZABETH HISEYGoldCHRISTMAS DINNER AT THE PORTLAND HOTEL 1914
INDYPEX 2008JANET KLUGGoldTERROR IN THE JUNGLE: BRITISH COUNTER-INSURGENCY DURING THE MALAYA EMERGENCY 1948-1960
PIPEX 2008ANNE HARRISGoldGOLDEN AGES OF HORSES
MNSTAMPEXPO 2008MIKE SCHUMACHERGoldICELAND 1972- THE MATCH OF THE CENTURY BOBBY FISCHER VS BORIS SPASSKY
STAMPSHOW 2008STAN LUFTGold"HORS-SAC" URGENT DISPATCH MAIL
BALPEX 2008PHIL RHOADEGoldTHE MURDER OF LIDICE
PSNE 2008WILLIAM DIPALOGoldTHE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA
MILCOPEX 2008ELLEN HENAKCERTLET ME MOUNT THE WAYS
SOUTHEASTERN 2008ELIZABETH HISEYGoldCHRISTMAS DINNER AT THE PORTLAND HOTEL 1914
VAPEX 2008CHIP GLIEDMANVermeilMY VICTORIA: IMPERFORATE LINE ENGRAVED STAMPS OF GREAT BRITIAN FROM THE PLATE POSITION CG
CHICAGOPEX 2008BIRTHE KINGGoldDEMARK: CONSCIENCE, CONFLICT AND CAMPS 1932-1949
OKPEX 2008ELLEN HENAKSBRONZELET ME MOUNT THE WAYS
FLOREX 2008CLEMENS REISSSilverSAILING RACES


AAPE Creativity Award - 2007

Show Name MEDAL Title Of Exhibit
PNSE 2007THOMAS FORTUNATOSilverLIFE IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES
SOUTHEASTER 2007PAUL H. GAULTVermeilDOUBLE VISION
SESCAL 2007BILL SCHWARTZS-BRONZECIVIL WAR LETTERS
OKPEX 2007BARBARA HARRISONVermeilGRANDMA'S ATTIC (ca 1945)
CHICAGOPEX 2007ROBERT DURSTSilverVON BRAUN ROCKETS FROM IMPACT ON THE UNITED STATES SPACE PROGRAM
FLOREX 2007JOH E. KRUPNICKVermeilDIAMOND HEAD - THE 80c AIRMAIL OF 1952 AND ITS USAGE MARCH 26, 1952- 1960.