The APS has established the Articles of Distinction for our Chapters and Affiliates to honor their authors by hosting an annual "best article" competition and submitting the winning article for all to enjoy. In addition to awarding authors, this allows APS to provide exposure to our groups, encourage philatelic writing, and share these wonderful articles with our membership. APS Clubs and Affiliates that are interested in participating click here for more details.
"White Hall Makes the Cover" by Dan Maddalino, published in Cresthaven Stamp Club News Volume 10, Number 4, April 2023.
Submitted by Cresthaven Stamp Club
"Tyrone, New Mexico — Utopia in War Time" by Robert L. Conley, published in The Roadrunner, November 2023.
Submitted by the Arizona & New Mexico Postal History Society
"Stamp Out War: Support Ukraine!" by Linda (@deldal), published in The Stamp Forum Newsletter Volume 7, Issue 4, July-September 2023.
Submitted by The Stamp Forum
"Post-Independence Industrial Development of Botswana as Illustrated through Meter Marks: Large Companies" by Gordon Smith, published in Forerunners Volume XXXV, Number 2, Whole Number 103, May-August 2022
Submitted by the Philatelic Federation of South Africa (PFSA)
"The Los Alamos, New Mexico Post Office & World War II" by Wayne Youngblood
Published June 2018 Postal History Journal No. 170. Submitted by the American Philatelic Congress.
"James Baldwin: Writing from Life, Searching for Self" by Cynthia Scott
Published in the JAPOS Bulletin, Whole No. 187, Autumn 2022. Submitted by Journalists, Authors, and Poets on Stamps Study Unit.
"French, New Mexico – From Hype to Dust" by James E. Weigant
Published in THE ROADRUNNER Vol. 37 No. 1, Whole No. 146, February 2022. Submitted by the ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY
"The Dumas Family on Stamps of Haiti" by James E. Byrne
Published in Spring 2021 issue of The JAPOS Bulletin. Submitted by JAPOS.
"Philatelic Travelogue: Hunting British Postboxes" by Chris Dorn (Beryllium Guy)
Published in the October-December 2021 issue of The Stamp Forum Newsletter (V6.1), Submitted by The Stamp Forum
"UPS and the Pandemic - A History", by Steve Baldridge
Submitted by the Utah Philatelic Society
"The Air Mail Stamps of the Union of South Africa", by André du Plessis
Published in Forerunners #100 (Vol. XXXIV, No. 2, May-August 2021) and Forerunners #101 (Vol. XXXIV, No. 3, September-December 2021), Submitted by The Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa (PSGSA)
"A USS Macon Cover Story", by Robert Burr,
Published in the Cresthaven Stamp Club Newsletter (September 2021), Submitted by the Cresthaven Stamp Club
"Why are there so many Different Podilla Tridents?", by Roman Procyk,
Published in the Ukrainian Philatelist No. 124 (2020), Submitted by the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society
"Samoa 1840 - 2000, Transition from Chiefly Fiefdoms to Nationhood", by Alex Walker (vikingeck),
Published in The Stamp Forum Newsletter V.5.4 (Jul - Sep 2021), Submitted by The Stamp Forum
"Beaver Island, Michigan Post Office", by Cindra Bishop,
Published in the Peninsular Philatelist No. 255 and 256, Submitted by the Peninsular State Philatelic Society
"Stamps from Corrected Print Plates of the Second Stanislav Issue of Western Ukraine", by Ihor G. Kulczycky,
Published in the Ukrainian Philatelist No. 121 (2019), Submitted by the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society
"Handstamped Odesa Type 1 Tridents", by Roman Procyk,
Published in the Ukrainian Philatelist No. 119 (2018), Submitted by the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society
"Further Information Related to Parts 1 and 2 of "KLC and Chernivtsi Overprints", by Mark Stelmacovich,
Published in the Ukrainian Philatelist No. 117 (2017), Submitted by the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society
"Ukraine's Vienna Issue: A Nine-Decade Journey to Postal Fulfillment", by Ingert Kuzych,
Published in the Ukrainian Philatelist No. 115 (2016), Submitted by the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society
"Overseas Mail from Ukraine in 1918 and Early 1919", by Alexander Epstein,
Published in the Ukrainian Philatelist No. 113 (2015), Submitted by the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society
"T110 Rail Letter Post Labels", by Jan Stolk,
Published December 2020, "Forerunners Journal", Submitted by Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa (PSGSA)
"The Short Story of the "Goddess Kannon" Stamp", by Yury Vatkin
Published December 2020, "Cresthaven Stamp Club News", Submitted by Cresthaven Stamp Club
"News from the Cities", by Stanly P. Bednarczyk
Published Fall 2020 "Transit Postmark Collector Newsletter", Submitted by Mobile Post Office Society
"Philatelic Travelogue: Paris & Its Stamp Market", by Chris Dorn
Published in September 2020 "The Stamp Forum Newsletter", Submitted by The Stamp Forum.
"Postmaster General James A. Farley's Visit to Mesa, Arizona", by Greg Marek
Published in August 2020 "The Roadrunner Newsletter", Submitted by Arizona & New Mexico Postal History Society
"Abraham Lincoln as Journalist/Author/Poet", by William D. Pederson
Published in Summer 2020 "JAPOS Bulletin ", Submitted by Journalists, Authors, and Poets on Stamps (JAPOS)
"Langton's Humboldt Express", by Gordon L. Nelson, Ph.D.
Published March 2020, "Western Express", Submitted by Western Cover Society
"An 1845 “Ship Letter” from Port-au-Prince, Hispaniola to New York City on the Brig Hayti", by Charles J. DiComo, PhD
Published in January 2019 "Philatelic Society of Lancaster County Newsletter", Submitted by the Philatelic Society of Lancaster County.
1971 U.S.Postal Service Machine Slogan Cancel “Remembering Our/POW-MIA Sacrifice for Freedom", by Phillip Nazak
Published in February 2017 "Universal Ship Cancellation Society Log", Submitted by the Universal Ship Cancellation Society.
£1 Dual Currency Fonts , by John Gledhill
Published in Oct. 2014 "Postal Order News", Submitted by the Postal Order Society.
The 1926 Madrid-Manila Flight - A Pioneering Journey, by Chris A. Whitehouse
Published in July 2017 "The Stamp Forum", Submitted by The Stamp Forum.
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange Building and its designer H.P. Berlage, by Hans Kremer
Published in Volume 42, #2 2017 Netherlands Philately. Submitted by the American Society for Netherlands Philately.
Back-Up Tidbits, by Hal Vogel
Published in July 2011 "Ice Cap News", Submitted by the American Society of Polar Philatelists.
The Banana Boat that Sank a Battleship, by Philip Schreiber
Published in Aug. 2009 "Universal Ship Cancellation Society Log", Submitted by the Universal Ship Cancellation Society.
Calligraphy in Philately, Parts 1 & 2, by Kathy Bell
Published in January/April and July 2016 "Philatelic-Graphics", Submitted by the Graphics Philately Association.
Canal Zone Covers Held in Bermuda during World War II, by Dickson Preston
Published in First Qtr. 2013 "Canal Zone Philatelist", Submitted by the Canal Zone Study Group.
The Cape Post Office 1795-1910: A Final Report, by Franco Frescura
Published in Forerunners, Whole Number 79, pages 57-67 (2014), Submitted by the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.
Chemistry on Stamps, by Gianluigi Soldati
Published in the Nov.-Dec. 2015 issue of The Hamilton Hinge, Submitted by the Hamilton Township Philatelic Society.
Collecting the World, by Pete Boulay
Published in the Jan. 2011 "Maplewood Stamp Club Newsletter", Submitted by the Maplewood Stamp Club.
Collecting Stamps and Memories, by David Frye
Published in the Oct. 2010 "The Souvenir Sheet", Submitted by the Lincoln Stamp Club.
Counterfeit Postal Order, by Gary Oddie
Published in Oct. 2011 "Postal Order News", Submitted by the Postal Order Society.
Cunard Celebrates the First Queen, by Allan Fisk
Published in May-June 2016 "Journal of the Ships on Stamps Unit", Submitted by the Ships on Stamps Unit.
D-Day: Decimal Postage in the U.K., by Lawrence Haber
Published in October 2017 Postal History Journal. Submitted by the Postal History Society.
Development of Airmail Services in Poland (1929-1939), by Dr. Jerzy Kupiec-Weglinski and Jacek Kosmala. Published in March-June 2015 "Polonus Bulletin", Submitted by the Polonus Polish Philatelic Society.
Divided Postcards: Their Introduction and Early Postal History of Scandinavia, by Per Gustafson, Published in August 2014 "The Posthorn", Submitted by the Scandinavian Collectors Club.
"Dodge & Company’s Express", by Scott W. Prior
Published in March 2019 "Western Express", Submitted by The Western Cover Society.
Forwarded Markings on Stampless Covers, by James W. Milgram, M.D.
Published in the Feb. 2010 "Postal History Journal", Submitted by the Postal History Society.
German Occupation of the British Channel Islands, by Robert J. Fisher
Published in the Feb/Mar/Apr 2013 "CFSC Newsletter", Submitted by the Central Florida Stamp Club.
The Early Years of the Russian Post in Bukhara", by Howard L. Weinert
Published in Fall 2014 "The Rossica Society Journal", Submitted by the Rossica Society.
Hard Luck Enterprises - John M. Rhodes' Sacramento City Bank & The Rhodes Expresses, by James Blaine
Published in September 2014 "Western Express", Submitted by the Western Cover Society.
Henry Stinemetts: Naval Cachet Maker and Cover Decorator Extraordinaire; Henry Stinemetts: Beginnings as a Cover Decorator; & Henry Stinemetts: Naval Cachet Maker, SERIES OF THREE ARTICLES - by Christine C. Sanders and W Eugene Sanders, Jr.
Published in Aug. & Oct. 2013 and April 2014 "Universal Ship Cancellation Society Log", Submitted by the Universal Ship Cancellation Society.
A History of the Gryazovets Zemstvo Post", by Nikolai Sorokin
Published in Spring 2017 Rossica Journal. Submitted by the Rossica Society of Russian Philately.
History of Two Ardatov Zemstvo Posts, by Leon Finik and Nikolai Sorokin
Published in Spring 2015 "Rossica Journal", Submitted by the Rossica Society.
I Am Sending My Friend These Nine Postcards...", by Vladimir Berdichevsky
Published in Fall 2013 "The Rossica Society Journal", Submitted by the Rossica Society.
"The intaglio printing of Newfoundland's 1932-1941 Industrial issue by Perkins Bacon,” and “Intaglio printings of the Newfoundland 1¢ “Pile of Cod” stamps”, , by Anthony B. Thompson
Published in "BNA Topics" Vol. 70#2, pp. 20-28 (2013) and Vol. 70#4, pp. 19-30 (2013), Submitted by the British North America Philatelic Society.
The Intersection of African Liberation and Philately in the Life of an Activist, by Ken Lawrence
Published in Forerunners, Whole Number 88, pages 64-77 (2017), Submitted by the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.
The Intersection of African Liberation and Philately in the Life of an Activist, by Ken Lawrence
Published in Forerunners, Whole Number 88, pages 64-77 (2017), Submitted by the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.
A Japanese Artist, by Betty Brodie
Published in December 2016 "Cresthaven Stamp Club News", Submitted by the Cresthaven Stamp Club.
Landi '39 Unifying the Swiss with War Looming, by Richard T. Hall
Published in the Sept. 2010 "TELL", Submitted by the American Helvetia Philatelic Society.
Letters Found in Ruins of Monte Cassino Monastery in May 1944, by Jan Niebrzydowski
Published in the December 2016 issue of The Bulletin of the Polonus Polish Philatelic Society, Submitted by the Polonus Polish Philatelic Society.
"Letters from the Zulu War 1876-1879", by David McNamee
Published in March-June 2019 "Forerunners", Submitted by the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.
"Lieutenant Alfred Hutton Radice, 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment: British Prisoner of War and the Disaster at Nicholson’s Nek", by Paul Benson
Published in March-June 2018 "Forerunners", Submitted by the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.
The Life and Death of the Space Shuttle Columbia, by Ray Cartier
Published in 2010 "The Texas Philatelist", Submitted by the Texas Philatelic Association.
LST-124 Goes to War, by Bob Burr
Published in 2015, Submitted by the Cresthaven Stamp Club.
Major Tournament Golf, by Patricia Loehr
Published in Spring 2012 "Journal of Sports Philately", Submitted by the Sports Philatelists International.
Missouri - The Gateway to the West, by David F. New
Published in September 2015 "Western Express", Submitted by the Western Cover Society.
Native Mail Carriers in Early America, by Marshall J. Becker
Published in the Feb. 2015 "Postal History Journal", Submitted by the Postal History Society.
Naval Space Aviators , by Don Tjossem
Published in Feb/Apr/May/June/Aug/Oct 2011 "Universal Ship Cancellation Society Log", Submitted by the Universal Ship Cancellation Society.
Notes of an Unhinged Philatelist, by Marshall Brooks
Published in Brattleboro Stamp Club Newsletter, Submitted by the Brattleboro Stamp Club.
Official Mail Service from 1866 to 1883, by Hany Salam
Published in Dec. 2010 "Quarterly Circular", Submitted by the Egypt Study Circle.
Olympic Accommodations, 1928 Amsterdam Games, by Laurentz Jonker
Published in Spring 2011 "Journal of Sports Philately", Submitted by the Sports Philatelists International.
Owney, the Postal Dog, by Bill Steeg
Published in Sept-Oct 2011 "Philatelic Chatter", Submitted by the Johnstown Stamp Club.
The Pennsylvania Philatelist, Zip Codes - 1963 and 1964, by Hal Klein
Published in Feb. 2016, Volume 79 newsletter, Submitted by the Philatelic Society of Lancaster County.
Petrostamps Inspired by the Conflicts in the Middle East, by Saleem Al-Ani
Published in Fall 2013 "The Petro-Philatelist", Submitted by the Petroleum Philatelic Society International.
A Piece of Postal History–70 Years Later," by Hal Klein
Published in July 2017 Philatelic Society of Lancaster County. Submitted by the Philatelic Society of Lancaster County.
The Police (Special Zemstvo) Post: A Blank Spot in Imperial Russian Postal History, by Andrey Averkiev (Kazan', Russian)
Published in Fall 2016 "Rossica Journal", Submitted by the Rossica Society.
The Portola Festival October 19-23, 1909, by Harry K. Charles Jr. Ph. D.
Published in Fall 2016 "Baltimore Philatelist", Submitted by the Baltimore Philatelic Society.
Postage Due Bisects of the 1890s, by Harry K. Charles, Jr., Ph. D.
Published in 4th Qtr. 2015 - 3rd Qtr. 2016 "Baltimore Philatelist", Submitted by the Baltimore Philatelic Society.
Postal Orders and Postal Notes of Australasia, by Jack Harwood
Featured article in January 2012 "The Informer", Submitted by the Society of Australasian Specialists/Oceania - SASO.
The Poundage Printing Mechanism for Machine Issued POs, by Gary Oddie
Published in Oct. 2010 "Postal Order News", Submitted by the Postal Order Society.
Queensland Mail to the USA via San Francisco, by Dale Forster
Published in July 2012 "The Informer", Submitted by the Society of Australasian Specialists/Oceania - SASO.
The Rectangular Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope, by David Mordant
Published in Forerunners, Whole Number 82, pages 66-81 (2015), Submitted by the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.
A Re-examination and Classification of the GPO Triangles on Naval Mail from HMCS Avalon, St. John’s Newfoundland, by Paul Binney
Published in "BNA Topics" Vol. 69#2, pp. 29-35 (2012); and Part 2 in Vol. 69#4, pp. 60-68 (2012), Submitted by the British North America Philatelic Society.
Researching the Caricature and Landscape Issues at Library and Archives Canada, Parts 1-3, by Larry Margetish
Published in May, August, and November 2015 "BNA Topics", Submitted by the British North America Philatelic Society.
The San Francisco News Letter 1856-1858," by Scott R. Trepel
Published in December 2017 Western Express. Submitted by the Western Cover Society.
Semi-official Distribution of Federal Revenue Stamps in the 1890s, by Christopher Ryan
Published in "BNA Topics" Vol. 68#4, pp. 19-32 (2011), Submitted by the British North America Philatelic Society.
Some Interesting Covers from St. Helena, by Ernest E. Roberts
Published in Feb. 2013 "South Atlantic Chronicle", Submitted by St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Philatelic Society - SHATPS.
Stamp Collector: "The story of a lifer", by Bert Harris
Published in the ___ in 2010 and reprinted in the "Maplewood Stamp Club Newsletter" in 2011, Submitted by the Maplewood Stamp Club.
Smyrna Main Ottoman Post Office, by Yavuz Corapcioglu
Published in Sept. 2010 "The Levant", Submitted by the Ottoman & Near East Philatelic Society.
The South Africa Christmas Stamp Project,1929-1965, by Franco Frescura
Published in Forerunners, Whole Number 83, pages 18-24 (July-October 2015), Submitted by the Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa.
The Souvenir Sheet of My Youth, by Dr. Alexander Krugljakow
Published in the Fall of 2017Rossica Journal. Submitted by the Rossica Society of Russian Philately.
Switzerland in World War II Its Defense – Its Survival – Its Refugees and Internees, by Ernie L. Bergman and Richard T. Hall
Published in the March 2012"TELL", Submitted by the American Helvetia Philatelic Society.
A Tale of Two Cities, by William Kriebel
Published in April 2013 "Air Post Journal", Submitted by the American Air Mail Society.
Trading with the Enemy, by John Wilson
Published in April 2015 "Air Post Journal", Submitted by the American Air Mail Society.
An Unlisted Air France Cachet: Bahia (Brazil) 1934, by Dan Gribben
Published in December 2016 "Airpost Journal", Submitted by the American Air Mail Society.
"Update on the “D.w. Covers, Parts I and II”, by Chris Hargreaves
Published in "BNA Topics" Vol. 71#2, pp. 23-31 (2014) and Vol. 71#4, pp. 31-44 (2014), Submitted by the British North America Philatelic Society.
U.S. Navy "Bird Boat" Four Generations of Mine Warfare Ships, by John Germann
Published in Sept. 2015 "Universal Ship Cancellation Society Log", Submitted by the Universal Ship Cancellation Society.
"USS Constitution: America's Ship of State", by Steve Tomisek
Published in April-June 2019 "The Stamp Forum Newsletter", Submitted by The Stamp Forum.
USS Florida Supports 1919 NC-4 Transatlantic Flight, by David J. Larson
Published in November 2013 "Universal Ship Cancellation Society Log", Submitted by the Universal Ship Cancellation Society.
USS Kentucky (BB-6) at Vera Cruz, Mexico 1915-1916, by Charles Bogart
Published in March 2010 "Universal Ship Cancellation Society Log", Submitted by the Universal Ship Cancellation Society.
USS Squalus (SS 192), by Edwin J. Hayes Jr.
Published in May 2016 "Universal Ship Cancellation Society Log", Submitted by the Universal Ship Cancellation Society.
Visiting Stamp Shops Around the World", by Chris Dorn
Published in March 2018 The Stamp Forum. Submitted by The Stamp Forum.
Wartime Trans-Atlantic Flights Can be Complicated, by John Wilson
Published in December 2014 "Air Post Journal", Submitted by the American Air Mail Society.
Yangtze Patrol, by Randy Pence
Published in Jan. - Dec. 2012 "Universal Ship Cancellation Society Log", Submitted by the Universal Ship Cancellation Society.