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APS 2026 Awards & Honors
The APS and APRL are proud to announce the 2026 winners of our annual Awards & Honors. Additional details about each award winner will be available in the May issue of The American Philatelist.
Please join us in congratulating our 2026 award winners!
The John N. Luff Awards
For Distinguished Philatelic Research: Larry Lyons
For Exceptional Contributions to Philately: Charles J. G. Verge
For Outstanding Service to the APS: Elizabeth Hisey
Ernest A. Kehr Award
For enduring contributions that help guarantee the future of the hobby
Glenn Silverman
Hall of Fame
- Nancy Clark (1946-2024)
- John Lievsay (1932-2025)
- Wade Saadi (1949-2025)
- Richard Winter (1937-2025)
- Max Ohlman (1881-1957)
The Nicholas G. Carter Volunteer Recognition Awards
National:
- Alan Barasch
- Carol Bommarito
- Mark Butterline
- Melanie Rogers
- Steve L. Swain
Local:
- Wylie Irwin
- Len Kasper
- Mary Rosina Major
- Jim Meverden
- Joe Petronie
- Karen Robbins
- John P Stefanek
- Richard Weichle
John Walter Scott Dealer Award: Michael and Cecelia Ball of A to Z Stamps
The United States Stamp Society/Barbara Mueller Award: Calvin Mitchell and Baasil Wilder, for “A Study in Race, Racism and Presidential Politics,” published in March 2025.
Charles J. Peterson Philatelic Literature Life Achievement Award: Yamil Kouri
Thomas F. Allen Award (For the best article published in a single year of The Philatelic Literature Review): Rick Barrett, for “How the Epic Story of Captain Tim Unfolded,” in the Fall/Winter 2025 Philatelic Literature Review.
