Vincent A. Linnell Award
To be given for the best article in a single volume of the official journal, as determined by a committee determined by the Vice President of North America (rev. 11/21/15). All articles having a by-line within a volume are eligible. A multi-part article will be deemed to be in the volume in which the last part appears. The award shall consist of an appropriate award and a certificate prepared for presentation to the recipient.
Award Recipients
| Award Date | Awardee Name | Award Show | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Richard Swords | ||
| 1984 | Patricia S. Walker | ||
| 1985 | Edward Fitzgerald | ||
| 1987 | Michael H. Priestley | ||
| 1988 | George Ithell | ||
| 1989 | William Kane | ||
| 1992 | Charles J. G. Verge | ||
| 1993 | Dr. Cyril I. Dulin | ||
| 1994 | Otto Jung | ||
| 1995 | Hans Bergdolt | ||
| 1996 | William P. Fletcher | ||
| 1997 | Patrick J. Ryan, Sr. | ||
| 1998 | Uwe Netzsch | ||
| 1999 | Hans G. Moxter | ||
| 2000 | Hans G. Moxter | ||
| 2001 | George Nicholson | ||
| 2002 | Brian Warren | ||
| 2003 | Hans Bergdolt | ||
| 2004 | Colin Breddy | ||
| 2005 | Paddy Lineen | ||
| 2006 | Hans Bergdolt | ||
| 2007 | Ray Murphy | ||
| 2008 | Hans Bergdolt | ||
| 2010 | Robert Dombrowski and Otto Jung | ||
| 2011 | Brian Warren | ||
| 2014 | Robert Benninghoff | ||
| 2015 | Robert Benninghoff | Chicagopex 2015 | “Coil Stamps Used for Payment of the 2D Duty on Receipts” |
| 2016 | Liam Malone | MILCOPEX 2017 | “SE Watermark Postage Due Varieties” |
| 2017 | Hans Bergdolt | Balpex 2018 | “Post Between Ireland and the Ionian Isles in the 1850s” |
| 2019 | Raymond Murphy | Boxborough MA | “Postal Stationary of the Irish Service/Bureau” |
| 2020 | Hal Vogel | 2020 Virtual AGM | “The Five Polar ‘Expeditions’ of Great Britain’s Greatest Irish Polar Expeditioner” |
| 2021 | Robert Benninghoff | NOJEX/ASDA 2022 | “Ireland and Her Wars”. |
| 2022 | Mike Doherty | NOJEX/ASDA 2022 | “Back to County Dublin”. |
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