The Horace W. Harrison Grand Award

Awards Menu
The Grand Award has been in existence since the first exhibition held in 1949. In 2002 it was renamed The Horace W. Harrison Grand Award in honor of Mr. Harrison, benefactor to BNAPS.


Chronological Listing

  • 2011 - North Bay ON - Hendrik Burgers - Canadians In Russia 1918 - 1920: The Last Contingent of World War I
  • 2010 - Victoria BC - Bob Forster – British Columbia and Vancouver
  • 2009 - Kingston ON - Edward Nixon – Canada: 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue
  • 2008 - Halifax NS - Gary Steele - Dead Letter Office Handstamps - 1867-1954
  • 2007 - Calgary AB - Victor Willson, Canada 19th Century Non-Letter Mail
  • 2006 - Sudbury ON - Tom Watkins - The Postal History of Canada's Semi-Official Airmail
  • 2005 - Edmonton AB - Victor Willson - Postal History and Usages of Post Card 1871-1928
  • 2004 - Baltimore MD - John D.Arn - Cameo Definitive Issues
  • 2003 - London ON - Warren Wilkinson - British Columbia And Vancouver Island Postal History: 1850-1871
  • 2002 - Spokane WA - - Warren W. Wilkinson - Postal Rates of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia -
  • 2001 - Ottawa ON - Warren Wilkinson - Postal Rates 1851-1859
  • 2000 - Schaumburg IL - Graham Cooper - Newfoundland Air Mails
  • 1999 - Vernon BC - Charles Jacobson - The Maple Leaf Forever: 1897-98 Maple Issue
  • 1998 - Orlando FL - David Sessions - Canada: Classical Flags and Associated Cancellations
  • 1997 - St John NF - William Lea, William E. The Cents Issue of Newfoundland 1865-1880
  • 1996 - Ft Worth TX - Robert V.C. Carr - British Columbia - Confederation and Express Covers
  • 1995 - Edmonton AB - William S. Pawluk - Canada: Postal Regulations, Rates, and Usages - Dom.& Inter. Mail, 1897-1911
  • 1994 - Burlington VT - Victor Willson - Rates and Routes to North American Destinations, 1859-1914
  • 1993 - Toronto ON - Robert V.C. Carr - Prince Edward Island
  • 1992 - St. Charles IL - G.H. David - Special Delivery
  • 1991 - Vancouver BC - Kenneth J. Kutz - Mining in Canada
  • 1990 - Galveston TX - Allan Steinhart - Prestamp and mails 1685 -1865
  • 1989 - Hamilton ON - Horace W. Harrison - Canada's Registry Stamps
  • 1988 - Virginia Beach VA - Harry W. Lussey - Revenues of Some Eastern Provinces.
  • 1986 - Dearborn MI - Lewis Ludlow - The Pence Issues
  • 1985 - Calgary AB - Sam C. Nickle - Province of Canada Pence Issue
  • 1984 - San Francisco CA - Harry W. Lussey - Registration System
  • 1983 - Winnipeg MB - William S. Pawluk- Queen Victoria Leaf Issue of 1897-1898
  • 1982 - Virginia Beach VA - Arthur Leggett - Leaf and Numeral Issues - 1897-1902
  • 1981 - Ottawa ON - Julian C. Smith - Classic Canada Unused
  • 1980 - McAllen TX - Charles Firby - Canadian Postal Rates 1859-68 Shown on Covers of 1859 Decimal Issue
  • 1979 - Quebec, PQ - William L. Simpson - Small Queens
  • 1978 - West Palm Beach, FL - Edward A. Richardson - 1868 Large Queens
  • 1977 - Edmonton, AB - Fred Goodhelpsen- 1859 10-cent Consorts
  • 1976 - San Francisco CA - Arthur Groten- 1859 Decimals
  • 1975 - Scarborough, ON - William E. Lea- W E Lea - or - Arthur W Leggett - Large Queens
  • 1974 - Williamsburg, VA - John Young- Early Postal Markings
  • 1973 - Calgary AB - Robert V.C. Carr - British Columbia
  • 1972 - St. Johns, NF - Neville L. Clifford-Jones - Newfoundland to 1880
  • 1971 - Halifax, NS - Robert V.C. Carr- Nova Scotia
  • 1970 - Easton, MD - Robert H. Pratt - 19th Century Newfoundland
  • 1969 - Vancouver, BC - Sam Nickel - Pence Issues
  • 1969 - Vancouver, BC - Rosemary Nickel - Unissued MacDonald Cartiers, 1914
  • 1967 - Ste. Marguerite Station, PQ - Clare M. Jephcott - Early B.N.A. Postal Markings
  • 1967 - Ste. Marguerite Station, PQ - J. King Horner - Forerunners of the Official United States Postage of 1847
  • 1966 - Calgary AB - Charles P. deVolpi - Western Canada Postal History with Items from Rupert Land, Keewatin, Assiniboia
  • 1965 - Chatham, MA - Robert H. Pratt- Newfoundland Proofs 1937-41
  • 1964 - Muskoka, ON - Laurence M. Bell- New Brunswick, Stampless covers Pence, Cents
  • 1963 - Williamsburg, VA - Robert V.C. Carr- New Brunswick Grid Cancels
  • 1961 - Elmira, NY - Gerald Firth - Specialized Collection of the 15c 1868-1899
  • 1960 - Banff, AB - Daniel C. Meyerson - Newfoundland Pence
  • 1959 - Atlantic City, NJ - Harry Goody - Newfoundland Pence Issues
  • 1958 - Ste. Marguerite Station, PQ - Charles P. deVolpi - Adhesives on Cover 1861-68
  • 1957 - Philadelphia, PA - Charles P. deVolpi - Canadian Stampless Covers
  • 1956 - Toronto, ON - L.S. Crosby - Prince Edward Island
  • 1955 - Hartford, CT - Harry W. Lussey - Admirals
  • 1954 - Niagara Falls, ON - James D. Smart - 1868 Issue Large Queens
  • 1953 - Montreal, PQ - A. Graham Fairbanks- New Brunswick
  • 1952 - Ithaca, NY - Edward A. Richardson- Booklet Panes
  • 1951 - Toronto, ON - Geraldi E. Wellburn - British Columbia
  • 1950 - Philadelphia, PA - Walter W. Chadbourne - Maritime Provinces
  • 1949 - Buffalo, NY - William S & Daniel Meyerson - Newfoundland: Postal History;Pre 1900; After 1900; Airmails

    Alphabetical Listing

  • Arn, John D. Cameo Definitive Issues 2004 Baltimore MD
  • Bell, Laurence M. New Brunswick, Stampless covers Pence, Cents 1964 Muskoka, ON
  • Carr, Robert V.C. British Columbia - Confederation and Express Covers 1996 Ft Worth TX
  • Carr, Robert V.C. Prince Edward Island 1993 Toronto ON
  • Carr, Robert V.C. British Columbia 1973 Calgary AB
  • Carr, Robert V.C. Nova Scotia 1971 Halifax, NS
  • Carr, Robert V.C. New Brunswick Grid Cancels 1963 Williamsburg, VA
  • Chadbourne, Walter W. Maritime Provinces 1950 Philadelphia, PA
  • Clifford-Jones, Neville L. Newfoundland to 1880 1972 St. Johns, NF
  • Cooper, John Newfoundland Air Mails 2000 Schaumbur1GIL
  • Crosby, L.S. Prince Edward Island 1956 Toronto, ON
  • David, G.H. Special Delivery 1992 St. Charles IL
  • deVolpi, Charles P. Western Canada Postal History with Items from Rupert Land, Keewatin, Assiniboia, and a Riel essay. 1966 Calgary AB
  • deVolpi, Charles P. Adhesives on Cover 1861-68 1958 Ste. Marguerite Station, PQ
  • deVolpi, Charles P. Canadian Stampless Covers 1957 Philadelphia, PA
  • Fairbanks, A. Graham New Brunswick 1953 Montreal, PQ
  • Firby, Charles Canadian Postal Rates 1859-68 Shown on Covers of 1859 Decimal Issue 1980 McAllen TX
  • Firth, Gerald Specialized Collection of the 15c 1868-1899 1961 Elmira, NY
  • Goodhelpsen, Fred 1859 10-cent Consorts 1977 Edmonton, AB
  • Goody, Harry Newfoundland Pence Issues 1959 Atlantic City, NJ
  • Groten, Arthur 1859 Decimals 1976 San Francisco CA
  • Harrison, Horace W. Canada's Registry Stamps 1989 Hamilton ON
  • Horner, J. King Forerunners of the Official United States Postage of 1847 1967 Ste. Marguerite Station, PQ
  • Jacobson, Charles The Maple Leaf Forever: 1897-98 Maple Issue 1999 Vernon BC
  • Jephcott, Clare M. Early B.N.A. Postal Markings 1967 Ste. Marguerite Station, PQ
  • Kutz, Kenneth J. Minin1Gin Canada 1991 Vancouver BC
  • Lea, William E. The Cents Issue of Newfoundland 1865-1880 1997 St John NF
  • Lea, William E. - W E Lea - or - Arthur W Leggett - Large Queens 1975 Scarborough, ON
  • Leggett, Arthur Leaf and Numeral Issues - 1897-1902 1982 Virginia Beach VA
  • Ludlow, Lewis The Pence Issues 1986 Dearborn MI
  • Lussey, Harry W. Revenues of Some Eastern Provinces. 1988 Virginia Beach VA
  • Lussey, Harry W. Registration System 1984 San Francisco CA
  • Lussey, Harry W. Admirals 1955 Hartford, CT
  • Meyerson, Daniel C. Newfoundland Pence 1960 Banff, AB
  • Meyerson, William S & Daniel Newfoundland: Postal History;Pre 1900; After 1900; Airmails 1949 Buffalo, NY
  • Nickel, Rosemary Unissued MacDonald Cartiers, 1914 1969 Vancouver, BC
  • Nickel, Sam Pence Issues 1969 Vancouver, BC
  • Nickle, Sam C. Province of Canada Pence Issue 1985 Calgary AB
  • Pawluk, William S. Canada: Postal Regulations, Rates, and Usages - Domestic and International Mail, 1897-1911 1995 Edmonton AB
  • Pawluk, William S. Queen Victoria Leaf Issue of 1897-1898 1983 Winnipe1GMB
  • Pratt, Robert H. 19th Century Newfoundland 1970 Easton, MD
  • Pratt, Robert H. Newfoundland Proofs 1937-41 1965 Chatham, MA
  • Richardson, Edward A. 1868 Large Queens 1978 West Palm Beach, FL
  • Richardson, Edward A. Booklet Panes 1952 Ithaca, NY
  • Sessions, David F. Canada: Classical Flags and Associated Cancellations 1998 Orlando FL
  • Simpson, William L Small Queens 1979 Quebec, PQ
  • Smart, James d. 1868 Issue Large Queens 1954 Niagara Falls, ON
  • Smith, Julian C. Classic Canada Unused 1981 Ottawa ON
  • Steinhart, Allan Prestamp and mails 1685 -1865 1990 Galveston TX
  • Wallace, Jack British Columbia and Vancouver Island 1999 Vernon BC
  • Wellburn, Gerald E. British Columbia 1951 Toronto, ON
  • Wilkinson, Warren British Columbia And Vancouver Island Postal History: 1850-1871 2003 London ON
  • Wilkinson, Warren - Warren W. Wilkinson - Postal Rates of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia 2002 Seattle WA
  • Wilkinson, Warren Postal Rates 1851-1859 2001 Ottawa ON
  • Willson, Victor Postal History and Usages of Post Card 1871-1928 2005 Edmonton AB
  • Willson, Victor Rates and Routes to North American Destinations, 1859-1914 1994 Burlington VT
  • Young, John Early Postal Markings 1974 Williamsburg, VA
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