 |
The United Postal Stationery Society encourages research, and the exhibition of postal stationery
The UPSS provides special awards at national level exhibitions in the USA (American Philatelic
Society’s World Series of Philately “WSP” shows) and in Canada. These are for the best postal
stationery exhibits at those shows, one for multi-frame and one for single frame entries. The
former are named after Marcus White, who was a stalwart of postal stationery collecting, and a
prominent member of our society.Porter Venn was the UPSS Treasurer for several decades. He was an
acclaimed expert on USA stamped envelopes, and on the editorial board of the UPSS envelope catalogs.
Thus it is very fitting that our show awards be named after them.
In addition, the UPSS holds an annual Champion of Champions (UPSS C of C) competition consisting
of the UPSS winners at the national shows, both the multi-frame Marcus White awards, and the
Single Frame awards.
| The Marcus White Award
Awarded at WSP.
Awarded to the best exhibit of postal stationery.
Must have postal stationery as a major, but not necessarily exclusive, part of the exhibit.
Must be a multi-frame (two or more) large gold, gold, large vermeil or vermeil exhibit.
Must not have won the United Postal Stationery Society Champion of Champions Award within the last five years (see below for a list).
Performance at any other show is not a consideration.
Recipient is invited to participate in the UPSS Champion of Champions at the UPSS Annual meeting.
The number of multi-frame postal stationery exhibits entered does not matter.
The exact award criteria can be found at PDF
and MS Word
|
| |
| The Porter Venn Single Frame Award
Awarded at WSP shows.
Awarded to the best single frame exhibit of postal stationery.
Must be a single frame large gold, gold, large vermeil or vermeil exhibit.
Must have postal stationery as the exclusive topic of the exhibit.
Recipient is invited to participate in the UPSS Single Frame Showcase at the UPSS annual meeting.
The number of single frame postal stationery exhibits entered does not matter.
The exact criteria can be found at PDF and
MS Word
|
| |
| UPSS Champion of Champions Award
To be awarded to the best exhibit of postal stationery entered, by invitation, into the United Postal Stationery Society Champion of Champions competition. These exhibits have previously won the Marcus White Award at a WSP show. They meet the following criteria.
Must be a multi-frame (two or more) exhibit.
Must have postal stationery as a major, but not necessarily exclusive, part of the exhibit.
Must have received a Marcus White Award at a WSP previous show.
Must receive a WSP vermeil or gold level award at this show.
The number of multi-frame postal stationery exhibits entered does not matter.
|
| |
| UPSS Single Frame Champion of Champion Award
To be awarded to the best exhibit of postal stationery entered, by invitation, into the
United Postal Stationery Society Single Frame Champion of Champions competition. These exhibits
have previously won the UPSS Single Frame Award at a WSP show. They meet the following criteria.
Must be a single frame exhibit.
Must have postal stationery as the exclusive topic of the exhibit.
Must have received a UPSS Single Frame Award at a WSP previous show.
Must receive a WSP vermeil or gold level award at this show.
The number of postal stationery exhibits entered does not matter.
|
| |
The MWA and single frame exhibits entered into the United Postal Stationery Society Champion of Champions competitions shall be judged
as all other exhibits with the exception that none are eligible to win the MWA for this competition.
United Postal Stationery Society Champion of Champions Winners
| Year | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
|---|
| 1972 | Frank Vignola | Nepal Postal Stationery |
| 1973 | Charles Fricke | Centennial of the 1st US Card 1873-1973 |
| 1974 | Donald H. Smith | US Postal Stationery, President Lincoln Sec. Of War Stanton 1871-1882 |
| 1975 | Horace Harrison | Canada Postal Stationery |
| 1976 | Arthur Thomas | Germany-Berlin Rohrpost to 1902 |
| 1977 | Clark Stevens | Jefferson the President |
| 1978 | Charles Wunch | Essays, Specimens, Civil War Usage of the 2nd Nesbitt Issue |
| 1979 | Horace Harrison | Canada Postal Stationery |
| 1980 | Daniel M. Bagby | US First Card |
| 1981 | Dr. Joseph F. Rorke | US Postal Card Issue 1881 |
| 1982 | Bradley B. Horton | McKinley Memorial Postal Card |
| 1983 | Walter J. Kurth | Berlin Rohrpost 1876-1945 |
| 1984 | George J. Kramer | Wells Fargo & Co. 1852-1895 |
| 1985 | James C. Andrews | Postal Stationery of Guatemala 1875-1930 |
| 1986 | Stephen Schumann | Sarawak Postal Stationery |
| 1987 | Patricia J. Pernes | Postal Stationery of Spain and Colonies |
| 1988 | Ernest Thimer | 19th Century Austrian Postal Stationery |
| 1989 | Dr. Roger Schnell | Danish West Indies Postal Stationery |
| 1990 | COL Carl Stieg | Postal Cards of Victoria |
| 1991 | Gordon Morison | Iceland Postal Stationery |
| 1992 | Margaret Hamilton | Postal Stationery of Western Australia |
| 1993 | Marvin & Judith Platt | Commemorative Stamped Envelopes for World Columbian Exposition |
| 1994 | COL Carl Stieg | Victoria Printed-to-Private order Envelopes |
| 1995 | Lewis Bussey | US 1914 One Cent Postal Card |
| 1996 | Paul Larsen | Federal Postal Stationery of the Leeward Islands |
| 1997 | Robert C. Magnesen | Postal Cards of Peru, 1883-1914 |
| 1998 | COL Carl Stieg | Victoria Postal Stationery |
| 1999 | “Stanford Lemming†| Newfoundland Postal Stationery |
| 2000 | Richard Malmgren | Hawaiian Postal Cards |
| 2001 | Irwin J. Gibbs | Canal Zone Postal Stationery 1907-1924 |
| 2002 | Reuben A. Ramkissoon | Postal Stationery of Trinidad and Tobago, 1879-1937 |
| 2003 | Arturo Martin de Nicolas | Postal Cards of Spain |
| 2004 | Harlan F. Stone | Switzerland's Stamp-Imprinted Envelopes |
| 2005 | Ross A. Towle | Chile Postal Cards and Envelopes 1872-1929 |
| 2006 | Alexander Ioannides | Cyprus Postal Stationery - 1878-1911 |
| 2007 | Stephan D. Schumann | New Zealand Postal Stationery |
| 2008 | Douglas & Nancy Clark | The U.S. 1903 Hartford Postal Stationery Issue |
| 2009 | Stephen P. Kaplan | Usage of the Ring Stationery Of Finland, 1891 - 1911 |
| 2010 | Alexander Ioannides | Cyprus Postal Stationery Queen Victoria 1878 - 1901 |
| 2011 | Stephen Suffet | Rates & Usages of 3-cent Circular Die Stamped Envelopes 1917-1960 |
| 2012 | Raymond Todd | The Postal Stationery of Sweden, 1872-1918 |
| 2013 | Irwin Gibbs | Canal Zone Postal Stationery 1907-1924 |
| 2014 | Marvin & Judith Platt | The Columbian Envelopes of 1893 |
| 2015 | Art Bunce | AQ Lettersheets of the Republic of Venice and their Watermarks 1608-1797 |
| 2016 | Sandeep Jaiswal | British India - Queen Victoria Postal Stationery |
| 2017 | Wayne Menuz | Great Britain Compound Embossed Stationery 1855 - 1902 |
| 2018 | Sandeep Jaiswal | British India - King George VI Postal Stationery |
| 2019 | Richard Malmgren | Hawai Postal Cards |
| 2020 | Marvin and Judith Platt | The Columbian Envelopes of 1893 |
| 2021 | Behruz Nassre-Esfahani | Persia, Qajar Postal Stationery, Issued 1876-1925 |
| 2022 | Brian Callan | Irish Postal Stationery - First Fifty Years 1922-1972 |
| 2023 | Ross A Towle | Chile Postal Stationery Archival Items 1872-1924 |
| 2024 | Ladd Faszold | A Penny Saved. Coating Postal Cards for Reuse, 18876-1902 |
United Postal Stationery Society Single Frame Champion of Champions Winners
| Year | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
|---|
| 2014 | David Y. Lu | The International Aerogrammes of China 1948-1949 |
| 2015 | George Krieger | British East Africa Postal Stationery 1891-1895 |
| 2016 | Behruz Nassre | The First Postal Cards of Persia |
| 2017 | Sandeep Jaiswal | Indian Postal Stationery for China Expeditionary Forces |
| 2018 | Richard Taschenberg | The 30¢ Nesbitt Envelopes of 1865 |
| 2019 | Richard Taschenberg | The 10¢ US Envelopes of 1870-1874 |
| 2020 | Steve Schumann | New Zealand Stamped to Order Envelopes |
| 2021 | Ladd Faszold | Singular Postal Cards: Created by Production Anomalies |
| 2022 | Behruz Nassre-Esfahani | Persia, Reza Shah Pahlavi Postal Cards (1925-1941) |
| 2023 | Daniel J. Undersander | The First Six Cents U. S. Postal Stationery Envelope |
| 2024 | Richard Taschenberg | Bicolor Envelope Usage - Unrecognized Rarity |
| The Lewandowski Literature Award
Annual award trophy, shown adjacent, for best publication about postal stationery. Trophy is made of 2.75 ounces of sterling
silver, plated with the rare metal rhodium to prevent tarnishing, with a border of baked enamel lozenges.
Award of $1000 in addition to the award trophy.
|
|
Lewandowski Winners
| Year | Title | Author(s) |
|---|
| 2002 | The Postal Stationery of Victoria | Col. Carl Stieg |
| 2003 | Catálogo Especializado de los Enteros Postales de Espana, Colonias Españolas y Dependencias Postales | A. Laiz |
| 2005 | Thai Postal Stationery Catalog | H. R. Blakeney |
| 2006 | The Aerogrammes of the Union of South Africa 1942-1961 | Eddie Bridges |
| 2006 | History of Portuguese Military Postal Service, Aeogramas Militares Catalogo | E. Barreiros & L. Barreios |
| 2007 | Catalogue Des Cartes Postales Précurseurs De France Et Des Colonies | Bertrand Sinais |
| 2008 | interitalia 2008 | Filanci, Sopracordevole and Tagliente |
| 2009 | Geuzendam's - Catalogus van de Postwaardestukken van Nederland en Overzeese Rijksdelen | Hellebrekers and van den Berg |
| 2010 | Privatpostkarten katalog Band II, Bayern und Wurttemberg, 3rd edition | Hanspeter Frech |
| 2011 | Catalogue Mondial des Coupons-Résponse, Tome 1 | André Hurtré |
| 2012 | Die Bildpostkarten Osterreichs and Die Bildpostkarten des Deutschen Reiches, Bohmen und Mahrens, sowie der Freien Stadt Danzig | Prof. Dr. Michael Bockisch |
| 2013 | The Postal Stationery of Ireland | Otto Jung |
| 2014 | Postal Stationery, including Australian Territories (The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue, Section 12) | Geoffrey Kellow |
| 2015 | Ganzsachen-Handbuch des "Dritten Reiches". | Hanspeter Frech |
| 2016 | Overprinted British Postal Stationery | John M. Gledhill |
| 2017 | Aerogrammes of Nigeria 1948 to 2000 | Ray Harris |
| 2018 | Die Franko-Couverts der Königlich Sächsischen | Arnim Knapp |
| 2019 | Die Bildpostkarten Osteuropas, Vol. I & II. | Michael Bockisch |
| 2020 | The Postal History of the Universal Postal Union - The Postal Card Worldwide | Jamie Gough |
| 2021 | Les Entiers Postaux de Belgue | Yves Winland |
| 2022 | The 19th Century Issues of El Salvador (1867-1900) | Guillermo Gallegos and Joseph Hahn |
| 2023 | The Postal Stationery of Nicaragua | Michael Schreiber |
| 2024 | Malaya Postal Stationery to 1936 | Len Stanway |
|
