The Capital Stamp Show 2015 – Awards List
Grand Award Stephen Browne The Postal History of New South Wales 1801-1849
Runner-up to the Grand Award David Patterson New Zealand: The Chalon Issues 1855-1873
The results for the 14th National Philatelic Literature Exhibition, held in conjunction with The Capital Stamp Show 2015, can be found at Fourteenth 2015.
| Entrant | Title | #Fr | Points | Award |
Class 1.3 Jury |
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| Robert Livingston | New Zealand Domestic Airmails 1919-1940 | 8 | 87 | G |
| Jenny Banfield | History of and Advances made in Medicine | 5 | 78 | V |
| Sue Claridge | World War one Heroine – Miss Edith Cavell | 1 | 73 | LS |
| Robert Livingston | Taupo A Tourist Mecca | 3 | 65 | S |
| Sue Vernall | Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika Postal History 1933-1961 | 8 | 83 | LV |
| Graeme Russell | Chemistry Servant of Mankind | 8 | 90 | LG |
| Tim Beach | 1960 Pictorials New Zealand | 8 | 80 | LV |
Class 2.1 Traditional – NZ or Australia |
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| Robin Gwynn | NZ Advertisement Stamps 1893 8 88 G | 8 | 88 | G |
| Lionel Savins | The 1935 Pictorial Definitive Stamps of New Zealand 8 88 G + SP | 8 | 88 | G+SP |
| David Patterson | New Zealand: the Chalon Issues. 1855-1873 | 5 | 95 | LG+SP |
| Jim Shaw | New Zealand Postage Dues 1899-1939 (1st & 2nd Series) | 8 | 83 | LV |
| Neil Fenwick | The First Pictorials of New Zealand | 4 | 80 | LV |
| Harry Swanljung | New Zealand: 1935 Pictorials and 1931 Arms Issues | 8 | 85 | G |
Class 2.2 Traditional – Other Countries |
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| Ian Burtt | Channel Isles – Islands of Occupation | 2 | 50 | B |
| Geoffrey Lewis | The Spanish Philippines | 4 | 83 | LV |
| Sammy Chiu | Chefoo Local Post, China, 1893-1896 | 5 | 95 | LG+SP |
| Santpal Sinchawla | Classic India used from Burma | 5 | 92 | LG |
| Orville Osborne | Zemstvos: An Introduction to the Russian Rural Post | 8 | 88 | G |
Class 3.1 Postal History 2A – New Zealand or Australia |
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| Stephen Browne | The Postal History of New South Wales 1801-1849 | 8 | 96 | LG+SP |
| Tony Schluter | New Zealand’s Victorian Era Postal History to 1876 | 3 | 74 | LS |
| Tracy Bradberry | Australian Commonwealth Surface Mail Postcard Rates and their Interpretations internally and those set by the UPU 1-3-1901 to 1941 | 4 | 78 | V |
| Andrew Dove | New Zealand and the Second Anglo-Boer War | 4 | 80 | LV+SP |
Class 3.2 Postal History 2A – Other Countries |
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| Bruce Chadderton | Republic of China Airmail letter rates to North America (Post War Chinese National Currency Period) | 4 | 78 | V |
| Ron Allan | A Glimpse of the Post Markings and Rates in Britain from 1700s to 1864 | 4 | 68 | S |
| Ross Marshall | Stampless Mail across Russian-Austrian Border in the pre-UPU Period | 5 | 91 | LG |
| Clace Schwabe | Correspondence of the Armies of the French Republic / Unofficial Military Exempt Postage Cards | 2 | 66 | S |
| Charnchai Karnasuta | The Siamese Railroad Post Offices (1896 – 1941) | 8 | 91 | LG+SP |
| Robert Hisey | The Fall and Rise of French Africa Air Routes WWII | 5 | 89 | G |
| Zuo Ming | Domestic Mail Rate during the Early People’s Republic of China (1949-1951) | 8 | 92 | LG+SP |
| Ron & Shirley Hebberd | Spanning the Ocean 18th & 19th Century Trans-Atlantic Mail | 5 | 71 | LS |
| Ron & Shirley Hebberd | USA Private Mail Carriers 1844-1880 | 3 | 72 | LS |
| Ross Marshall | Germany Foreign Postal Rates July 1, 1922 – December 31, 1923 | 8 | 90 | LG |
Class 3.3 Postal History 2B – Marcophily |
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| Elspeth Wells | Post Offices in Marlborough | 8 | 70 | LS |
| Kathryn Johnson | The Scottish Additional Half Penny Mail Tax | 5 | 90 | LG+SP |
| J Edward Nixon | Les Étoiles de Paris | 5 | 88 | G |
Class 3.4 Postal History 2C – Historical, Social and Special Studies |
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| Lindsay Chitty | Civilian Internee Mail Japanese Occupation of the Far East, WWII 1942-45 | 3 | 74 | LS |
| Ross Marshall | West Coast Coal – The Buller and Greymouth Coalfields of New Zealand | 8 | 73 | LS |
| Lindsay Chitty | British Commonwealth Prisoner of War Repatriation Mail, Japanese Occupation of the Far East WWII 1942-46 | 5 | 88 | G+SP |
| Lindsay Chitty | Prisoner of War Correspondence, Japanese Occupation of the Far East, WWII 1942-45 | 8 | 93 | LG+SP |
| Peter Granfield | Tattersall’s alias Business Network | 3 | 75 | V |
| Charles Colomb | The Pneumatic Post of Vienna – The Empire Period (1875-1918) | 5 | 85 | G+SP |
| Tony Thackery | 1901 January 1 The First Day of Issue of the 1d Universal | 4 | 78 | V |
Class 4.1 Postal Stationery |
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| Alistair Gow | Registered Postal History of Great Britain 1878-1923 | 8 | 81 | LV |
| Frank Li Zhifei | Postal Stationery of Albania 1913-1944 | 5 | 86 | G |
| Colin Capill | NZ Post’s Postal Stationery – 1987 to 1998 | 5 | 60 | SB |
| Stephen Schumann | New Zealand Postal Stationery 1876-1940 | 8 | 95 | LG+SP |
Class 4.2 Aerophilately |
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| Glen Stafford | Nicaragua – Airmail Stamps (The early years) | 5 | 82 | LV |
| David Collyer | Years of Change. International airmail to and from Australia January 1939 to December 1945 | 7 | 82 | LV+SP |
| Steven Ferguson | Overseas Airmails to New Zealand: 1929 to 1945 | 5 | 77 | V |
Class 4.4 Thematics |
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| Jose J Vattoth | Soccer | 5 | 56 | B |
| Phairot Jiraprasertkun | Olympic Games | 8 | 95 | LG+SP |
| MD Zahidul Islam | In Search of Mahatma Gandhi | 5 | 57 | B |
| Ke Yujun | Oil and Gas-How they have come into human life history | 8 | 95 | LG+SP |
| Douglas South | Our Feathered Friends | 8 | 87 | G |
| Phillip Stager | Coconuts | 8 | 85 | G |
Class 4.5 Revenues |
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| Jim Shaw | New Zealand Wages Tax 1931-1958 | 5 | 80 | LV |
| Liu Yongxin | China’s Fiscal Stamps in North China Area (1913—1934) | 5 | 83 | LV+SP |
| Prasatporn Eksombatchai | Revenue Stamps of Siam | 5 | 84 | LV |
| Robert Hohertz | Revenue Stamped paper of the Spanish American War Tax Era | 5 | 92 | LG+SP |
Class 4.6 Maximaphily |
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| George Constantourakis | History of Maximaphily, 1872-1940 | 8 | 74 | LS |
Class 4.7 National One Frame |
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| Mark Wooller | Kauri | 1 | 68 | S |
| George Stewart | Little Brown Farthings | 1 | 81 | LV+SP |
| Geoff Tyson | Stampex85 Souvenir Postcards. Private Postal Stationery | 1 | 68 | S |
| Grace Phillips | Kiwi Kai | 1 | 76 | V |
| Robert Watson | 19th Century Mexican Maritime Mail to Overseas Destinations | 1 | 73 | LS |
| Terry Isaac | British Columbia Air Mail Development | 1 | 72 | LS |
| Paul McTaggart | 1d. Parliament – 1946 Peace Issue, Stamp and Usage | 1 | 73 | LS |
| Jim Shaw | New Zealand 1d Revenue 1878 “Stamp Duty” a study of the stamps & usages (fiscal and postal) | 1 | 88 | G |
| John Goose | The Occupation Stamps of Guernsey | 1 | 71 | LS |
| Paul Stark | Terra Australis Incognita | 1 | 72 | LS |
| Clace Schwabe | A Tale of Tobacco | 1 | 66 | S |
| Frank Jans | Trout Fishing | 1 | 59 | B |
| Jeff Long | Compulsorily Registered Mail in New Zealand | 1 | 79 | V |
| Murray Clark | The First Sidefaces 1874-1882 | 1 | 74 | V+SP |
| Robert Duns | NZ Forces in Timor – Leste 1999-2002 | 1 | 74 | LS |
| Robert Watson | Airmails from New Zealand to the United States 1930-1953 | 1 | 84 | LV+SP |
| Terry Isaac | Tristan Da Cunha Pre-Stamp Cachets | 1 | 81 | LV |
| Matt Henderson | 1982 NZ Map Stamp | 1 | 73 | LS |
| Jeff Long | New Zealand’s first pictorials overprinted for use in the Pacific Islands | 1 | 85 | G |
| George Stewart | Extracts from a Frama Fanatic’s Diary | 1 | 79 | V |
| Geoff Tyson | ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 | 1 | 65 | S |
| Frank Jans | New Zealand Fund Raising Social Events 1903-1921 | 1 | 88 | G+SP |
| Robert Watson | Surface Letter Postage Rates from New Zealand to the USA A Survey from 1891 to 1948 | 1 | 86 | G |
| John Goose | Ink Jet Cancellations on Wellington Mail 1993-1994 | 1 | 74 | LS |
| Barbara Streeter | Culinary Delights | 1 | 70 | LS |
Class 4.8 Open Philately |
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| Jose J Vattoth | Gandhi | 2 | 59 | B |
| Ann Still | Aspects of Camel | 5 | 75 | V |
| John Paston | The Suez Canal | 8 | 80 | LV+SP |
| John Kersel | SS Tahiti and SS Monowai | 5 | 70 | LS |
| Ken Markham | New Zealand – from Discovery to Depression | 7 | 85 | G |
| Stephen Dowd | Sun Rise, Sun Set: The Rise and Fall of Japan’s Colonial Power 1931-1951 | 5 | 62 | SB |
| Paul Stark | Early Exploration of the Antarctic Continent | 5 | 75 | V |
| Michael Christensen | Tin Can Island | 5 | 70 | LS |
| John Paston | Britannia & British Royal Yachts | 7 | 73 | LS |
| Paul McTaggart | Supreme Valour | 5 | 75 | V+SP |
| Sinclair McLaren | Fur, Feather and Fin | 2 | 50 | B |
| Violet Stewart | Cotton Seed to Denim Blue Jeans | 3 | 65 | S |
| Gary Brown | Cricket: The Game | 5 | 89 | G+SP |
| Monica Comrie | The Sheep – Man’s Greatest Provider | 8 | 80 | LV+SP |
| Patrick Brownsey | The Fern: From Native Plant to New Zealand Icon | 3 | 70 | LS |
Class 5.1 Youth A up to including 15 years of age 1-3 Frames |
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| Amy Rosenfeldt | New Zealand Definitives Issued 1975-1980 | 3 | 82 | LV |
| Ciara Gibson | It’s Christmas Time | 1 | 76 | V+SP |
| Lachlan Smith | Gold | 2 | 81 | LV |
| Rose McTaggart | Birds in my Garden | 1 | 73 | LS+SP |
| Andrew Sknar | The Discovery and Rediscovery of New Zealand | 1 | 63 | SB |
| Ryan Smith | The Armed Forces | 2 | 75 | V+SP |
| Annalise Smith | Children’s Books – piecing together the story of children’s stories | 1 | 75 | V |
| Hadley Muller | Marine Food Web | 1 | 62 | SB |
Class 5.2 Youth B 16 – 18 years of age 2-4 Frames |
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| Warrick Wright | Revenues of New Zealand Air Travel | 4 | 86 | LV+SP |
| Isabella Beach | The World’s Most Popular Sport | 3 | 75 | V |
Class 5.3 Youth C 19-21 years of age 3-5 Frames |
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| Louisa Slack | Agriculture: The raising of animals and crops for Human use | 3 | 71 | LS+SP |
Class 6.1 First Day Covers |
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| Tony Thackery | Keith Collinson Cacheted Covers | 5 | 69 | S |
| Steven Ferguson | George VI: First Day Use | 8 | 75 | V |
Class 6.4 Modern – Traditional |
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| Nilo Dizon Jr | The Hologram in Philately | 5 | 63 | SB |
| Ross Wood | Australia 1988 Living Together Series | 5 | 72 | LS |
Class 6.5 Adult Development Class (One or Two Frame) |
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| Ross Moynihan | A Philatelic window on the city of Wellington | 2 | 56 | B |
| Denys Nichols | The Full Face Queen Stamps of New Zealand | 2 | 69 | S |
| Geoff Rickards | New Zealand Adhesive Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery items issued during WWI | 1 | 64 | SB |
| Robert Lyon | An Advertiser’s Dream: The New Zealand 1893 “Adson” Scheme | 1 | 81 | LV+SP |
Class 6.6 Youth B 16-18 years of age 1 Frame |
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| Anna McTaggart | A Study in Sherlock | 1 | 74 | LS |
Class 7.1 Youth Development |
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| Nathanael Paltridge | The Story of Mail | 1 | 67 | S |
| Leyton Wright | The Modern Day Revolution: The uses of the Helicopter | 1 | 71 | LS+SP |
| Conor Smith | Antarctica | 0.5 | 68 | S |
Class 9.1 National Postcard 1-2 Frames |
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| Christine Haythornthwaite | Damaged Churches in Christchurch | 1 | 63 | SB |
| Lindsay Chitty | Postcards sent from the Ruhleben Civil Internee Camp, WWI, Germany | 1 | 81 | LV |
| Elizabeth Hisey | An Analysis of Edward H Mitchell’s Production of his exaggerated California Produce Postcards. | 1 | 80 | LV+SP |
| Lynn Kitchin | Louis Wain – The King of Catland | 2 | 63 | SB |
| Jillian Williams | Mountain from any angle | 1 | 74 | LS |
Class 9.2 National Postcard 3-8 Frames |
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| Ann Still | A Postcard View of Early Nelson and District | 6 | 87 | G |
| Pauline Schwartz | “Central” – Otago’s Heart of Gold | 5 | 73 | LS |
| Evie South | A Passage “The Marlborough Sounds” | 8 | 88 | G |
| Jenny Long | Estuary to Esplanade: The Sumner Coast, Christchurch NZ | 3 | 84 | LV |
| Jenny Long | A Study of New Zealand Pictorial Postcards | 8 | 95 | LG+SP |
| Jeff Long | The Franz Josef Glacier and Township | 3 | 84 | LV |
Class 9.3 National Postcard Youth |
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| Hadley Muller | Native Birds of New Zealand | 1 | 69 | S |
| * Key to Awards | |||
| Medals | Other codes | ||
| LG | Large Gold | Fel | Felicitations |
| G | Gold | SP | Special Prize |
| LV | Large Vermeil | ||
| V | Vermeil | ||
| LS | Large Silver | ||
| S | Silver | ||
| SB | Silver Bronze | ||
| B | Bronze | ||