PIPEX 2025 Palmares

WSP Show – May 2-4, 2024

TONY WAWRUKIEWICZ GRAND AWARD
Mark Loomis, The Development and Impact of Missions
in Southern Rhodesia

RESERVE GRAND AWARD
Art Bunce, Watermarks and Countermarks of the AQ Lettersheets of
the Republic of Venice, 1608-1797

SINGLE FRAME GRAND AWARD
Vivek Chopra, The First Attempt to Print Stamps in India –
The Lion & Palm Trees Essays

People’s Choice Award
Carol J. Edholm, Cacao: The Path to Chocolate

George Struble Innovation Award
Lloyd Ferrell, Transition to War: Pearl Harbor Ships Before and After
December 7, 1941

Larry Spray Encouragement Award
Worth Mathewson, Confederate Postal System

Best Club Exhibit
Salem Stamp Society

MULTI-FRAME EXHIBITS
Large Gold
Mark Loomis, The Development and Impact of Missions in Southern Rhodesia (95 pts)
Art Bunce, Watermarks and Countermarks of the AQ Lettersheets of the Republic of
Venice, 1608-1797 (94 pts)
Norma Nielson, The Story of Lloyd’s: From Coffee to Commerce (94 pts)
Lloyd Ferrell, Transition to War: Pearl Harbor Ships Before and After
December 7, 1941 (93 pts)
Louis Fiset, M.S. Gripsholm: Ocean Liner, Cruise Vessel, Mercy Ship (90 pts)
David Jay, Mail Service in Rural Russia: The Volostnoe Pravlenie Offices, 1895-
1917 (91 pts)
Louis Fiset, U.S. Transatlantic 30-Cent Globe Airmail Stamp at Work (1939-1942) (93)
Ralph Nafziger, The 3¢ 1936 Oregon Territory Issue (92 pts)
William J. Snider, The Beacon Air Mail Stamp (90 pts)
Nestor C. Nunez, Straits Settlements: 1800-1901 (90 pts)

Gold
Bill DiPaolo, Italian Lake Mail on Lake Maggiore (85 pts)
Large Vermeil
Gerry Oberst, Jean-Michel Folon: Philatelic Artist (83 pts)
Vermeil
Eric Knapp, Tale of a Crooked Road: The Alaska Highway from Early Promotion
to the Opening to the Public (79 pts)
Donald Blais, Bridges Over the Ages (79 pts)
Gerry Oberst, 19th Century American Philatelic Images of Thomas Jefferson (79 pts)
Steve Staton, Discover Las Vegas: A Postcard Journey Through History (77 pts)
Silver
Gerald E. Smith, Washington Route Agent and Railway Post Office Mail (69 pts)
Silver Bronze
Worth Mathewson, Confederate Postal System (61 pts)

SINGLE FRAME EXHIBITS
Large Gold
Vivek Chopra, The First Attempt to Print Stamps in India – The Lion & Palm Trees
Essays (92 pts)
Louis Fiset, Political Prisoners’ Mail from the 1848 Paris “June Days Uprising” (90 pts)
Yuxiang Jiang, China Express Letter Stamp, Second Republic Issue (1914-1916)
(90 pts)
Gold
Vivek Chopra, Postage Stamps of Indian Princely State of Jhalawar (87 pts)
Mark Loomis, The Southern Rhodesia Commemorative Stamp of the 50th
Anniversary of the Occupation of Matabeleland (87 pts)

Large Vermeil
Carol J. Edholm, Cacao: The Path to Chocolate (84 pts)
Vermeil
Marc Stromberg, Blood’s Despatch 1845-1862 (77 pts)
Large Silver
Mark Loomis, Loomis Post Offices – A Family Connection (74 pts)
Silver
Clarin Lewis, 1910 Train Disaster at Wellington, Washington (66 pts)
Tim Bergquist, UN Se-tenant Continuous Design Stamps; Blocks & Strips (69 pts)

YOUTH EXHIBITS
Large Vermeil
Victoria A. Munoz, The Best Way to Own a Cat
Bronze
Jayden Beasley, Olympic Fencing

SPECIAL AWARDS
American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors (AAPE)
Gold Awards of Honor:
Eric Knapp, Tale of a Crooked Road: The Alaska Highway from Early Promotion to
the Opening to the Public
Donald Blais, Bridges Over the Ages
Award of Excellence – Treatment:
Ralph Nafziger, The 3¢ 1936 Oregon Territory Issue
Jean Benninghoff Encouragement Award:
Gerald E. Smith, Washington Route Agent and Railway Post Office Mail
Creativity Award:
Steve Staton, Discover Las Vegas: A Postcard Journey Through History
Novice Certificate:
Marc Stromberg, Blood’s Despatch 1845-1862
Youth Aware/First Place

Victoria A. Munoz, The Best Way to Own a Cat
Youth Award/Second Place

Jayden Beasley, Olympic Fencing

American Philatelic Society (APS)

Awards of Excellence for:
Pre-1900: Art Bunce, Watermarks and Countermarks of the AQ Lettersheets of
the Republic of Venice, 1608-1797
1900-1940: Yuxiang Jiang, China Express Letter Stamp, Second Republic Issue
(1914-1916)
1940-1980: Lloyd Ferrell, Transition to War: Pearl Harbor Ships Before and
After December 7, 1941
Post 1980: Gerry Oberst, Jean-Michel Folon: Philatelic Artist
Research Award: David Jay, Mail Service in Rural Russia: The Volostnoe
Pravlenie Offices, 1895-1917

American Topical Association
1st Award: Norma Nielson, The Story of Lloyd’s: From Coffee to Commerce
2nd Award: Gerry Oberst, Jean-Michel Folon: Philatelic Artist
3rd Award: Donald Blais, Bridges Over the Ages
One Frame Award: Carol J. Edholm, Cacao: The Path to Chocolate
Youth Award: Victoria A. Munoz, The Best Way to Own a Cat

Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs

Thunderbird Award:
Mark Loomis, Loomis Post Offices – A Family Connection
Tim Bergquist, UN Se-tenant Continuous Design Stamps; Blocks & Strips

United States Stamp Society

Statute of Freedom Award:
Louis Fiset, U.S. Transatlantic 30-Cent Globe Airmail Stamp at Work (1939-1942)

Women Exhibitors

Sterling Achievement Award:
Clarin Lewis, 1910 Train Disaster at Wellington, Washington

PIPEX 2025 JURY MEMBERS
Tim Wait, Chief Judge, Rockford, Illinois;
Frederick Lawrence Gilbert, Arizona
Mark Banchik, San Diego, California;
Lisa Foster, Spanaway, Washington
Tim Bartshe, Golden, Colorado