Polonus Grand Award

The Polonus Grand Award is to be given to the best multi-frame exhibit of Poland or Polish related material. There must be at least three multi-frame exhibits of Poland or Polish related material in competition to qualify. This award may be given to an exhibit only once in any three-year period.

2006 Dr. Jerzy Kupiec-Wegliński, “Air Post in Poland to 1939”

2007 Mr. Roman Sobus, “Woldenberg POW Camp Oflag IIa”

2008 no award given

2009 Dr. Julian Auleytner, “Development of the Polish Post 1918 – 1919”

2010 Dr. Ross Marshall, “Poland-Foreign Postal Rates 1919 – 1925”

2011 Co-Winners:
Dr. Jerzy Kupiec-Wegliński, “Airmail in Poland 1918 – 1939”
Mr. Robert Puchała, “The Cracow Issue of 1919”

2012 Mr. Frank M. Wiatr, “Fortress Krakau 1914 – 1918”

2013 Mr. Wiesław Kostka, “Kingdom of Poland Study of Rates for Stampless Mail, 1815 – 17”

2014 Dr. Jerzy Kupiec-Wegliński, “Air Mail in the Polish Territories (1914 – 1939)”

2015 Dr. James P. Mazepa, “Poland: First and Second Warsaw Provisional – 1918 – 1919”

2016 no award given

2017 Dr. Jerzy Kupiec-Wegliński, “The Air and Gas Defence League (LOPP) in Polish Aerophilately (1923 – 1939)”

2018 Mr. Wiesław Kostka, “Kingdom of Poland Study of Rates for Stampless Mail, 1815 – 1871)”

2019 Dr. Edwin J. Andrews, “The General Duty Revenue Stamps of Poland 1920-1924”

2020 Dr. James Mazepa, “Warsaw Postal Administration: First and Second Provisional Issues”

2021 Dr. James Mazepa, “The Poland Flag Stamp of the United States Overrun Country Series”

2022 no award given

2023 Mr. Wiesław Kostka, “Kingdom of Poland Study of Rates for Stampless Mail, 1815 – 1871)”

2024 Dr. James Mazepa, “Warsaw Postal Administration: First Issues of the New Country November 1918 to June 1919 “

One-Frame Grand Award

(President’s Award)

The Polonus One-Frame Grand is awarded to the best one-frame exhibit of Poland or Polish related material. There must be at least three one frame exhibits of Poland or Polish related material in competition to qualify. This award may be given to an exhibit only once in any three-year period.

2008 Dr. Richard Mallow, “First Issue of the Polish People’s Republic”

2009 Mr. Jan Niebrzydowski, “One Polish Family WWII Ordeal”

2010 Dr. Jerzy Kupiec-Wegliński, “Directional Labels in Polish Aerophilately (1926 – 1928)”

2011 Mr. Wiesław Kostka, “1945 Traugutt 25 Groszy Stamp with Surcharge 5 Zł / 22.1.1863”

2012 Dr. Ross Marshall, “Poland – First Official Stamp Issue 1920”

2013 Mr. Andrew Urushima, “The 1944 Gross Born Olympics”

2014 Mr. Dariusz Grochowski, “Essays and Proofs of the Post War Lublin Issue”

2015 Mr. Wiesław Kostka, “Postal Wax Seals on the Letters of the Kingdom of Poland 1815 – 1871”

2016 no award given

2017 Dr. Ross Marshall, “Poland 1919 Postage Due 2 Value”

2018 Mr. Wiesław Kostka, “1945 Traugutt 25 Groszy Stamp with Surcharge 5 Zł / 22.1.1863”

2019 Mr. Robert Tatara, “Origins and Evolution of Official First Day Covers from Poland – 1950 to 1964”

2020 no award given

2021 Dr. Jerzy Kupiec-Wegliński, “Directional Labels in Polish Aerophilately (1926-1928)”

2022 no award given

2023 Mr. Ronald J. Klimley, “The 1924 Polish Currency Redenomination — From the Polish Mark to the Groszy”

2024 Mr. Andrew Urushima, “The 1944 Woldenberg POW Olympics”

Polonus Medals

Polonus Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are to be awarded to all the multi-frame and one-frame exhibits of Poland or Polish related material as follows: Polonus Gold medals for Show Gold and Vermeil; Polonus Silver Medals for Show Silver and Silver-Bronze; and Polonus Bronze for Show Bronze.