WESTPEX^® 2025

Stamp Show

WESTPEX 2001 PALMARES

Grand Award

United States Independent Mails, 1844 - 45

          Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D.

Meissen vase

Reserve Grand donated by the San Francisco Collectors Club - WESTPEX 2001

Baccarat crystal

Donald Dretzke Memorial Award - Best Used Stamps

New Zealand - the Chalon Issues

          David J. Patterson

Grand Award

United States Independent Mails, 1844 - 45

          Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D.

Collectors Club of San Francisco - Reserve Grand Award

United States Five Cent 1856 Stamp and its Uses

          Frederick R. Mayer

AAPE Youth Grand Award

Japanese Occupation in Java 1942 - 1945

          Guntur Juliantoro

Court of Honor

U. S. Issues of 1861 - 1868

          Richard E. Drews

Gold Awards

United States Five Cent 1856 Stamp and its Uses

          Frederick R. Mayer

The Development of U. S. Domestic Mails 1776 - 1869

          George J. Kramer

United States Independent Mails, 1844 - 45

          Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D.

U. S. Postal Rates 1851 - 1863

          Don Richardson

Confederate States of America 1861 - 65

          Richard A. Corwin

Baltimore: Postal History from 1773 until the UPU

          Patricia Stilwell-Walker

Vermont's Stampless Era

          Richard J. Marek

American Civil War Blockade Run Mail, 1861 - 65

          Steven C. Walske

Southern Classics - The General Issues of The Confederate States of America

          Gene Hastings

The First Ten Years of Bureau Issues

           Irv Heimburger

Boyd's Local Post - New York City: 1844 - 1911

          Martin Richardson

New Zealand - the Chalon Issues

          David J. Patterson

British Columbia and Vancouver Island

          Fraser Thompson

The Kangaroo and Map

          Kevin Nelson

France: Military Campaigns 1823 - 1897

          Stanley J. Luft

Tibet - The 1933 Issue

          David Crocker

Wuerttemberg - The Evolution of Postal Services and Its Postmarks During the Kreuzer Currency Period (16th Century - 1875)

          Karl H. Schimmer

Zeppelins: The Portuguese Connection

          Philip E. Parker

The Expansion of Greece 1897 - 1922

          Alfred F. Kugel

Moji: A foreign Mail Exchange Post Office of Japan

          Donald G. Vorhis

Philippines: Errors and Varieties on Stamps of the Surcharge Era 1881 - 1888

          Richard Miggins

The "3-Star" Coat of Arms Issues of Latvia: 1923 - 1933

          Dzintars Grinfelds (Youth)

Australia Before the Roo

          John Sinfield

Mexico Maritime Mail 1781 - 1878

          Salomon Rosenthal

The U. S. Navy Submarine Force at 100 - A Retrospective

          Bob Rawlins  (Display Class)

Vermeil Awards

The US 1861 3 Cent Issue

          Leonard Holmsten

Washington, DC Postal Markings 1788 - 1847

          Tuck Taylor

Carriers to Columbians - A Celebration of US Classical Stamps

          Dr. R. M. Searing

United States Five Cent Issues (1903 -  08)

William J. Ainsworth

U. S. Carrier Studies

          Donald B. Johnstone

To Europe from North America by LZ129

          Martin H. Feibusch

Sudan, Officials and Army Service and Army Telegraphs

          Peter Smith

The Revenue Stamps of Guatemala

          Dr. Arthur K. M. Woo

Japanese Occupation in Java 1942 - 1945

         Guntur Juliantoro   (Youth)

China's Airpost Philately, 1920 - 41

           Merrill L. Bartlett

China Clipper (1935 - 1941)

David You Lu

Conquest of the North American Indian

          Russ Whitmore

Leonardo da Vinci: The Universal Man

          Vincent De Luca

Silver Awards

The Airgraphs of Southern Africa

          Peter Thy

Canal Zone Permanent Issue Rates and Uses 1928 - 1979

          Dickson Preston

Cats in Our Culture

          Marci Jarvis

British East Africa: 1890 - 1902

           George T. Krieger

Guyane: The Definitive Series 1904 - 1940

          Elsa Todd

Non-Competitive

U. S. - G. B. Mails by Steamship: 1838 to General Postal Union

          Richard F. Winter

Japanese Philately

         International Society for Japanese Philately

SPONSORED AWARDS

San Francisco Pacific Philatelic Society - Margaret Munda Memorial Award of Merit

Baltimore: Postal History from 1773 until the UPU

          Patricia Stilwell-Walker

U.S. Philatelic Classics Society - Best U.S. up to 1894

United States Independent Mails, 1844 - 45

          Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D.

American Philatelic Society Awards of Excellence:   Pre 1900

United States Independent Mails, 1844 - 45

          Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D.

American Philatelic Society Award of Excellence:  1900 - 1940

The Expansion of Greece 1897 - 1922

          Alfred F. Kugel

American Philatelic Society Award of Excellence:  1940 - 1980

Japanese Occupation in Java 1942 - 1945

          Guntur Juliantoro   (Youth)

American Philatelic Society Research Medal

United States Independent Mails, 1844 - 45

          Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D.

SESCAL Award of Merit

Southern Classics - The General Issues of The Confederate States of America

          Gene Hastings

California Collectors Club Award for Best 20th Century

The Kangaroo and Map

          Kevin Nelson

O'Neill Award - Best Topical

Conquest of the North American Indian

          Russ Whitmore

United Postal Stationery Society Marcus White Medal - Best Postal Stationery

Australia Before the Roo

          John Sinfield

Friends of WESTPEX Award - Best British Commonwealth

British Columbia and Vancouver Island

          Fraser Thompson

Michael Rogers Award - Best Asian

Tibet - The 1933 Issue

          David Crocker

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors:  Award of Honor

The Revenue Stamps of Guatemala

          Dr. Arthur K. M. Woo

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors:  Award of Honor

Sudan, Officials and Army Service and Army Telegraphs

          Peter Smith

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors:  Creativity Award

Zeppelins: The Portuguese Connection

          Philip E. Parker

Rossica Society of Russian Philately - Special Award Best Russian

The "3-Star" Coat of Arms Issues of Latvia: 1923 - 1933

          Dzintars Grinfelds (Youth)

Postal History Society Medal - Best Postal History

United States Independent Mails, 1844 - 45

          Carmen A. Puliafito, M.D.

American Air Mail Society - Best Air Mail

China's Airpost Philately, 1920 - 41

          Merrill L. Bartlett

American Topical Association :  Gold Award

Conquest of the North American Indian

          Russ Whitmore

American Topical Association:  Silver Award

Leonardo da Vinci: The Universal Man

          Vincent De Luca

American Topical Association:  Bronze Award

Cats in Our Culture

          Marci Jarvis

United States Stamp Society - Statue of Freedom Award for Best U.S. from 1847

United States Five Cent 1856 Stamp and its Uses

          Frederick R. Mayer

International Philippines Philatelic Society - Eugene A. Garret Award for Best Philippines

Philippines: Errors and Varieties on Stamps of the Surcharge Era 1881 - 1888

          Richard Miggins

Junior Philatelists of America - Outstanding New Junior Exhibit

The "3-Star" Coat of Arms Issues of Latvia: 1923 - 1933

          Dzintars Grinfelds (Youth)

Junior Philatelists of America - Junior Exhibitor Research Award

Japanese Occupation in Java 1942 - 1945

          Guntur Juliantoro   (Youth)

American Philatelic Congress -- Excellence of Written Text

U. S. Postal Rates 1851 - 1863

          Don Richardson

COLOMPHIL - Outstanding Research & Investigation of South & Central American Philately

Canal Zone Permanent Issue Rates and Uses 1928 - 1979

          Dickson Preston

Donald Dretzke Memorial Award - Best Used Stamps

New Zealand - the Chalon Issues

          David J. Patterson

WESTPEX 2001 Jury Members:

Chairman:  John M. Hotchner

                      Malcolm Groom

  David L. Herendeen

                      Kent A. Wilson

                      Michael E. Ruggiero