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2026 awards won by BNAPS members
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2021-2026 awards►
To acknowledge the philatelic endeavours of BNAPS members and their success in exhibiting BNA material, we list the awards they have won.
The listing covers exhibit awards for BNA exhibits and BNA literature at National exhibitions in Canada and the United States and FIP-sponsored International exhibitions. It also covers non-exhibit awards that recognize the philatelic achievements of members.
Many exhibitions use a points-based system to evaluate exhibits. A number after a medal is the number of points the exhibit was awarded.
If you think we've missed any, let us know. Contact Adri Veenstra (email: a.veenstra@chello.nl) who compiled the listings.
2026 BNAPS member awards, Part III - July-Sept.
| Court of Honour | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Sam Chiu | C-Force in Hong Kong |
| N/A | David Hobden | In Defence of the Border – Canadian Military Mails 1667-1885 |
| N/A | Grégoire Teyssier | Canadian Government Official Postmarks, 1841-1939 |
| N/A | Guillaume Vadeboncoeur | The Small Queens of 1870-1897 |
| Multi-frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
| Gold, Horace Harrison Grand Award | Stefan Heijtz | The Registered Letter Stamps of Canada 1875-1893 |
| Gold, Allan Steinhart Reserve Grand Award | Sébastien Crête | Postal History of the Canadian Decimal Issue (1859–1868) |
| Gold, Ed and Mickey Richardson Award | Luc Frève | Les débuts de la philatélie au Québec (1862-1925) |
| Gold, Meyerson Award | John S. Cooper | New Brunswick Postal History - The Pence Era 1851-1860 |
| Gold, Lola Caron Award | Yan Turmine | Courrier transfrontalier Bas-Canada et États-Unis 1760-1851 |
| Gold, John D. Arn White Queen Award | Douglas Irwin | The Centennial Definitives of Canada – The Coil Stamps |
| Gold, Wilmer Rockett Award | David G. Schurman | The Supreme Court Revenue Stamps of Canada |
| Gold | John A. Hall | Marketing the Canadian War Savings Stamps and Certificates of World War Two |
| Gold | Daniel Cantor | The Admiral Issues of Canada |
| Gold | Ross Elliot | Errors and Frauds in Coil Stamps from the 6 Cent Orange Centennial (1969) to the 46 Cent Flag (1998) |
| Gold | Kevin N. O’Reilly | A Postal History of Labrador Before Confederation |
| Gold | Robert S. Parsons | Pickford & Black (Canada-West Indies Steamship Service) |
| Gold | Victor L. Willson | Intended Uses of Canada’s Victorian Era Stamps |
| Vermeil, CAS Best Airmail Exhibit | David W. Bartlet | Royal Flying Corps Training in Canada 1917-18 |
| Vermeil, William G Robinson Award | Sean Weatherup | All Roads Lead to Moncton |
| Vermeil | François Bourbonnais | Typologie et nomenclature des marques postales de Vaudreuil-Soulanges (1829-2025) |
| Vermeil | Bryan Dunne | Newfoundland Cents Issues Fakes, Forgeries and Phantoms |
| Vermeil | Robert J. Elias | Use of Canadian Karsh Definitive Stamps |
| Vermeil | David G. Schurman | Quebec law and registrations stamps and their usage on documents: 1864-1970 |
| Silver | Jean-Pierre Forest | De la Nouvelle-France à la Confédération : l’histoire que nous raconte ces documents fiscaux |
| Silver | P. Charles Livermore | The Canadian National Exhibition – A Philatelic and Social History |
| Silver | Richard P. Thompson | The Large & Small Queens 1868-1897 |
| Silver-Bronze | Ghislain Campeau | Les filigranes sur ls timbres et documents d’enregistrement du Québec |
| Single Frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
| Gold, Herbert L. McNaught One Frame Exhibit Award | Luc Frève | California Mail to/from Canada and Atlantic Colonies |
| Gold, Canadian Military Mail Study Group Award, OTB Novice Award | Sid Mensinga | WWII Gravenhurst German Prisoner-of-War Camp Mail |
| Gold | Cimon Morin | Cantons de l’Est - Les premiers bureaux et marques postales |
| Gold | Garfield J. Portch | Steamboat Mail on Lake Ontario, 1818 to 1856 |
| Gold | J. Michael Powell | Mail To and From the Internment Camps of Quebec During the World Wars |
| Gold | Gary W. Steele | Canadian Post Office Inspector Handstamps 1881-1954 |
| Gold | Grégoire Teyssier | Canadian Experimental Postmarks: the Early Years (1860-1925) |
| Gold | Jean Wang | The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children’s Early Christmas Appeals: The Sweetest of All Charities |
| Vermeil | James André | Re-entries and Plate Flaws on Newfoundland’s Second Cents Issue’s 3c Queen Victoria |
| Vermeil | Richard Gratton | Terre-Neuve 1857-1862 |
| Vermeil | John G. McEntyre | Canada Postal Money Order Revenue Stamps |
| Vermeil | Jean-Luc Quénec’hdu | 1st CEF Convoy to Europe 1914 |
| Silver | David W. Bartlet | Pacific Jamboree 2024, Sooke, British Columbia |
| Silver | John G. McEntyre | 1960-73: Canadian Replacement FDCs used for Government Publicity Project |
| Silver-Bronze | Peter J. McCarthy | The Royal Canadian Navy Tragedies During World War II |
| Non-exhibit Awards | ||
| Award | Member | Comment |
| Vincent G. Greene Award | Anthony Thompson and John Wiseman | “The paper in contact with your stamps – albums, stockbooks, post cards, envelopes, and more”, BNA Topics, Vol. 82, No. 1, Jan.-Mar. 2025 |
| John S. Siverts Award | Jane Sodero | Corgi Times, newsletter of the Elizabethan II Study Group |
| E. R. (Ritch) Toop Memorial Award | H. Michael Street | Updates to The BNAPS Catalogue of Canadian Military Mail Markings, Volume 2, Mar. 2026 |
| Jack Levine Fellowship Award | Christopher Anstead and Peter MacDonald | Co-chairs of the St. Lawrence Seaway Regional Group |
| Hall of Fame Award | Sébastien Crête | |
| Hall of Fame Award | Ron Majors | |
| Induction into the Order of the Beaver | Barry Casanova | |
| Induction into the Order of the Beaver | Ron Smith | |
| Order of the Beaver Lifetime Achievement Award | Jeff Arndt | |
| Order of the Beaver Lifetime Achievement Award | J. Edward (Ted) Nixon | |
INDYPEX 2026, Danville, IN, 18-20 September 2026
| Multi-frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
|---|---|---|
| Large Gold/90, J. David Baker Postal History Award | Jerry Miller | "From Duplex to Mechanical": The Evolution of Experimental & Early Machine Postmarks of Canada to 1902 |
Postal History Society of Canada, Annual General Meeting (Zoom), 20 July 2026
| Non-exhibit Awards | ||
| Award | Member | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Elected Fellow of the PHSC | Bob Stock | |
2026 BNAPS member awards, Part II - Apr.-June
Macao 2026 Specialized World Stamp Exposition, Macao, China, 26 June - 1 July 2026
| Multi-frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
|---|---|---|
| Gold/90 | David McLaughlin | Householder Mail in Canada 1889-1989 |
| Large Vermeil/88 | Douglas Irwin | 1950 King George VI Definitive Issue of Canada (Original Design) |
| Single Frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
| Gold/93 | Blair Ashford | Registration Markings of St. John's Newfoundland, 1870-1949 |
| Large Vermeil/88 | Blair Ashford | More to Pay: Fees & Fines Paid by Addressees to Receive Their Mail in Newfoundland 1840-1949 |
| Large Vermeil/87 | John G. McEntyre | Canada 1906 & 1915 Weights and Measures Revenue Issues |
| Vermeil/80 | Peter MacDonald | Canada's 1983 and 1984 Christmas "Stick 'N Tick" Labels |
| Literature | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
| Silver/70 | Yohann Tanguay | The Brigham Estate Province of Canada Part III auction catalog (Digital media) |
Royal * 2026 * Royale, Waterloo, ON, 12-14 June 2026
| Court of Honour (non-competitive) | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
|---|---|---|
| Large Gold | Sam Chiu | Canada's C-Force in Hong Kong & its Forerunners, 1940-1945 |
| Multi-frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
| Large Gold/95, Reserve Grand Award, RPSC Excellence Material, RPSC Excellence New Exhibit, BNAPS Best BNA Exhibit, PHSC Best BNA Postal History Award | Sebastian Crete | Postal History of the Canadian Decimal Issue (1859-1868) |
| Large Gold/94, RPSC Excellence Treatment, BNAPS Best BNA Research Award | Patrick Burns | The Nova Scotia Post: Early Mail and Markings |
| Large Gold/92, APS Excellence 1940-1980, John D. Arn White Queen Award | Douglas Irwin | The Centennial Definitives of Canada - The Coil Stamps |
| Gold/88 | Charles Livermore | The Canadian National Exhibition - A Philatelic and Social History |
| Gold/88, APS Excellence 1900-1940 | Blair Ashford | The Evolution of Machine Cancelling in Newfoundland, 1911-1949 |
| Gold/87 | Réjean Roy | Les premières émissions de timbres de loi du Bas-Canada 1864-1870 |
| Gold/87 | Blair Ashford | Rail and Steamer: Inland Mail Routes in Newfoundland During the Reid Monopoly, 1898-1904 |
| Gold/86 | Jane Sodero | First Day Covers and Usage of Canada's 1955 Kayak Hunter |
| Large Vermeil/84, CAS Best Airmail Exhibit | Dave Bartlet | Canadian and Newfoundland Pioneer Airmail Flights of 1918-20 |
| Large Vermeil/84 | Chris Ellis | The Northern Navigation Co. from a Primarily Philatelic Perspective |
| Large Vermeil/84 | Sean Weatherup | The Gilbert Issue of 1933 |
| Large Vermeil/81 | Ted Nixon | 1880-98 Newfoundland Issue - British American Bank Note Company Printings |
| Large Vermeil/80 | Ross Elliot | Errors and Frauds in Coil Stamps from the 6 cent Orange Centennial to the 46 cent Red Flag |
| Large Vermeil/80 | Richard Baxter | The Quebec Tercentenary |
| Large Silver/74 | Peter MacDonald | Canada's Centennial Year Christmas Issue |
| Large Silver/73 | John Hall | The 1992 Canada in Space Hologram Stamp - A Study in Varieties and Errors |
| Single Frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
| Large Gold/93, Single Frame Grand Award, AAPE Novice Award, BNAPS Best BNA One Frame Exhibit, PHSC Ritch Toop Best Military Postal History Exhibit | Sid Mensinga | WWII Gravenhurst German Prisoner-of-War Camp Mail |
| Large Gold/91, Auxiliary Markings Club Award of Excellence | Blair Ashford | Delivering the Undeliverable: Directional and Dead Letter Markings in Newfoundland, 1851-1949 |
| Gold/88 | Garfield Portch | Steamboat Mail on Lake Ontario, 1818 to 1856 |
| Gold/86, BNAPS William G. Robinson Award | Thomas Methot | The Steamboat Mail of Kingston; Upper St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario, 1823-1855 |
| Gold/86 | Thomas Methot | St. Lawrence Steamboat Mail, Montreal-Quebec: 1819-1859 |
| Gold/85 | Derek Smith | Bluenose: The 50¢ Value from the "Scroll Issue" of 1928-1929 |
| Large Vermeil/81 | Dave Bartlet | Royal Flying Corps Training in Canada 1917-18 |
| Large Vermeil/80 | John McIntyre | 1977-79 "Peace Tower" Domestic Rates Stamps |
| Large Vermeil/80 | Douglas Irwin | The $1 Centennial Definitive of Canada: The Stamp and its Use |
Boston 2026 World Expo, Boston, MA, 23-30 May 2026
| Multi-frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
|---|---|---|
| FIP Championclass/entry | David McLaughlin | The Maple Leaf Issue of Canada 1897-1898 |
| Large Gold/97, Grand Prix International Award | David Hobden | In Defence of the Border - Canadian Military Mails 1667-1885 |
| Gold/90 | J. Richard Fleet | Province of Canada Second Bill Stamp Issue of 1864 |
| Large Vermeil/86 | Bryan Dunne | Sperati's Techniques and Forgeries |
| Large Vermeil/86 | Kevin O'Reilly | Yukon Postal History Before WWII |
| Vermeil/81 | Michael Croy | The History of Canadian Aviaton and Pioneer Air Mail 1906-1934 |
| Single Frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
| Gold/90 | Sebastien Crete | Uses and Rating of the 1 Cent Queen Victoria Stamp in the Decimal Era (1859-1868) |
| Gold/90 | Jean Wang | Smokes for the Troops: British and Canadian Tobacco Funds in World War I |
| Large Vermeil/88 | James P. André | Re-entries and Plate Flaws on Newfoundland's Second Cents Issue's 3c Queen Victoria |
| Large Vermeil/86 | Richard Judge | A Spectroscopic Study of Three British North America ‘Aniline Ink’ Stamps |
ORAPEX 2026, Ottawa, ON, 2-3 May 2026
| Court of Honour (non-competitive) | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
|---|---|---|
| Large Gold | Chris Anstead | Bytown |
| Large Gold | Marc Castel | Echoes of a Vanished Flight: CLP6 and one of Canada’s Most Famous Airmail Covers |
| Large Gold | Marc Castel | When a Daredevil and an RAF Pilot Carried Canada’s Mail: The First Official Airmail Flights of 1918 |
| Multi-frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
| Large Gold/93, Grand Award, BNAPS Best BNA Exhibit, BNAPS Best BNA 2-4 Frame Exhibit, PHSC Best BNA Postal History Exhibit | John Cooper | New Brunswick Postal History - The Pence Era 1851-1860 |
| Large Gold/91, Reserve Grand Award, John D. Arn White Queen Award | Robert Elias | Use of Canadian Wilding Definitive Stamps, 1954-1963 |
| Large Gold/90, RPSC Award for Excellence - Material, APS Research Award, AAPE Creativity in Philatelic Exhibiting Award | John Hall | Canadian Gasoline Rationing Booklets of World War Two |
| Large Gold/90, APS Award of Excellence (pre 1900) | Luc Frève | California Mail to/from Canada and Atlantic Colonies |
| Large Gold/90, RPSC Award for Excellence - Treatment | Dave Schurman | The Supreme Court Revenue Stamps of Canada |
| Large Gold/90, BNAPS Best Researched BNA Exhibit | Jeff Parks | Canada: George VI 1949-1952 Definitive Issue |
| Large Gold/90, RPSC Award for Excellence - Presentation | Bob Parsons | Pickford & Black (Canada-West Indies Steamship Service) |
| Gold/86, Herbert L. McNaught Best Canadian Traditional | Rick Baxter | Quebec Tercentenary |
| Gold/85 | Ross Elliot | Errors and Frauds in Canadian Coil Stamps: .06 cent Orange Centennial and .46 cent Red Flag |
| Gold/85 | Victor Willson | Intended Uses of Canada's Victorian Era Stamps |
| Large Vermeil/84 | Dave Bartlet | Canadian and Newfoundland Pioneer Airmail Flights of 1918-20 |
| Large Vermeil/83 with Felicitations of the Jury for Material | Réjean Roy | Les premières émissions de timbres de loi et ses variétés du Bas Canada 1864-1871 |
| Large Vermeil/81, RPSC Novice Award, AAPE Novice Award | Haifa Selo | The Centennial Definitive Low-Value of Canada 1967 to 1973 (1¢-8¢) |
| Vermeil/75, AAPE Gold Award of Honor | Blair Ashford | Rail and Steamer: Inland Mail Routes in Newfoundland during the Reid Monopoly,1898-1904 |
| Single Frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
| Large Gold/91, Single Frame Grand Award, BNAPS Best BNA One-Frame Exhibit | Jean Wang | The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children's Christmas Appeals to 1926: The Sweetest of All Charities |
| Gold/88 | Grégoire Teyssier | Canadian Experimental Postmarks The Early Years (1880 - 1925) |
| Gold/87, APS Award of Excellence (1900-1940) | John McEntyre | The Cartier Quadricentenary Stamp |
| Gold/86, RPSC New Exhibit Award, Auxiliary Markings Society Award of Excellence | Gary Steele | Post Office Inspector Handstamps at the Canada Post Office |
| Gold/85, APO Best Show Theme | Chris Hargreaves | Innovation in Canadian Air Mail, 1927 |
| Large Vermeil/84, AAPE Gold Award of Honor | Mark Berner | Canada's Five-Cent Large Queen Stamp |
| Large Vermeil/80, PHSC E.R. Toop Best Military Postal History | Dave Bartlet | Royal Flying Corps Training in Canada 1917-18 |
| Large Vermeil/80 | James P. André | Re-entries and Plate Flaws on Newfoundland's Second Cents Issue's 3c Queen Victoria |
| Large Vermeil/80, Colin H. Bayley Memorial Award | Mike Powell | Great War Mails to and from the Internment Camp at Vernon, British Columbia |
| Vermeil/77 | Blair Ashford | Delivering the Undeliverable: Directional and Dead Letter Markings in Newfoundland, 1851–1949 |
| Large Silver/72 | Larry Margetish | The Story Behind Canada's 50¢ Seashore Stamp |
2026 BNAPS member awards, Part I - Jan.-Mar.
Edmonton Spring National, Edmonton, AB, 21-22 March 2026
| Multi-frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
|---|---|---|
| Large Gold/93, BNAPS Best BNA Exhibit, BNAPS Best BNA 2 x 4 Exhibit, PSSC Specialization Award | Bryan Dunne | British Columbia Forgeries |
| Large Gold/92, APS Award of Excellence 1940-1980, PHSC Best BNA Postal History Exhibit | Steve Friedenthal | Canada World War II Patriotic Postage Meter Slogans 1939-1946 |
| Large Gold/92, ATA Gold Award | Dave Bartlet | Canadian and Newfoundland Pioneer Airmail Flights of 1918-20 |
| Large Gold/90, APS Award of Excellence Pre-1900, BNAPS Best Researched BNA Exhibit | Robert Stock | Oxford County, U.C. / C.W. Postmarks |
| Gold/88 | David McLaughlin | Householder Mail in Canada 1889-1989 |
| Large Vermeil/83, John D. Arn White Queen Award | Peter MacDonald | Canada's Centennial Year Christmas Issue |
| Vermeil/79, AAPE Creativity Award, ATA Bronze Award | Dave Bartlet | Okanagan Wineries, from a Philatelic Aspect |
| Vermeil/78, RPSC New Exhibit Award, AAPE Exhibiting Excellence | Mark Oakley | Post Offices of the Pacific Northwest Coast of British Columbia |
| Large Silver/73, AAPE Jean Beninghoff Encouragement Award | Dale Speirs | Postal History of The Calgary Winter Olympics |
| Single Frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
| Large Gold/90, BNAPS Best BNA One Frame Exhibit | Jean Wang | Smokes for the Troops: British and Canadian Tobacco Funds in WWI |
| Gold/88 | Donna Trathen | Canada's First RCMP Stamp (1935) |
| Gold/85 | Bryan Dunne | Canada 1897 Jubilee Fakes & Forgeries |
| Gold/85, ATA One Frame Award | Dave Bartlet | Royal Flying Corps in Canada 1917-18 |
| Large Vermeil/81 | David Biltek | Varieties in the Key of G |
| Vermeil/77 | David Biltek | Canada's First Official Stamps: What, Why, How and When |
| Vermeil/76 | Duncan Murray | First Stamps of British North America |
American Philatelic Society, 2 March 2026
| Non-exhibit Awards | ||
| Award | Member | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| John N. Luff Award for distinguished research, service to the hobby, and contributions to the APS | Charles Verge | |
Dubai 2026 World Stamp Exhibition, Dubai, UAE, 4-8 February 2026
| Multi-frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
|---|---|---|
| Large Gold/96 | David McLaughlin | The Maple Leaf Issue of Canada 1897-1898 |
| Gold/94 | Guillaume Vadeboncoeur | Canada - The Small Queens of 1870-1897 |
| Gold/91 | Daniel Cantor | The Admiral Issues of Canada |
| Single Frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
| Gold/91 | Sebastien Crete | Uses and Rating of the 1c Queen Victoria Stamp in the Decimal Era (1859-1868) |
BNAPS Virtual Exhibition and Conference (VEC) 2026, 31 January 2026
| Multi-frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Gary D. Arnold | Squared Circle Postmarks of Canada in the Admiral Period 1912-1927 |
| Gold | Luc Frève | From Steam to Rail - California Mail to/from Canada and Maritime Colonies |
| Single Frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
| Gold | John A. Hall | The Canadian Centennial Coil Stamps 1967 - 1967. Some Production Varieties and Errors |
| Vermeil | Peter McCarthy | The Royal Canadian Navy Tragedies During World War II |
| Vermeil | John G. McEntyre | 1934 Cartier Quadricentenary Stamp |
| Vermeil | Jean Wang | Health Begins at Home: Canadian Family Allowance Meter Slogans 1948-1956 |
| Silver | David Biltek | Canada’s First Official Stamps: What, Why, How and When |
| Silver | David Biltek | Variations in the Key of G |
| Silver | Denis Lecompte | A MICROSCALE APPROACH of the Large Queen |
| Silver | John G. McEntyre | 1934 Canada First Day Covers of the JACQUES CARTIER Stamp |
| Silver Bronze | John Breukelaar | New Constant Plate Varieties on the Nova Scotia Eight & 1/2 Cents Stamp |
Southeastern Stamp Expo 2026, Peachtree Corners, GA, 23-25 January 2026
| Multi-frame | ||
| Award | Exhibitor | Exhibit |
|---|---|---|
| Large Silver | J. Alex Hadden | 15th World Jamboree - WJ '83 |
Sarasota National Stamp Exhibition, Sarasota, FL, 16-19 January 2026
| Literature | ||
| Award | Member | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Large Gold/95, Grand Award | Jean Wang | "Tobacco Funds in WW I - A Canadian Perspective" in The Canadian Philatelist, Vol. 76, No. 3, May-June 2025 |
Notes
AAPE = American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors
APO = Amicale des philatélistes de l'Outaouais
CAS = Canadian Aerophilatelic Society
FIP = Fédération Internationale de Philatélie
PSSC = Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada
RPSC = Royal Philatelic Society of Canada
UPSS = United Postal Stationery Society
The John D. Arn White Queen Award is sponsored by the BNAPS Elizabethan II Study Group
The Herbert L. McNaught Best Canadian Traditional Award is sponsored by the Herbert L. McNaught family
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