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AFDCS Awards and Honors
Honoring those who have served the American First Day Cover Society

Glenn C. Michael Special Recognition Awards

1988

Ruth Moore, Mike Litvak, Bill Lloyd, Wayne Gasper, Clark Heins, Bernard Goldberg, Adam Bert
1989 Monte Eiserman, Martin Feibusch, Ron Allen, Cynthia Scott, Bill Sumpter, Alan Warren
1990 Gerry Adlman, Bob Masto, Larry Carney, Jack Harlan, Charles Schretzmann
1991 Barry Ellis, Pat Rourk, Bernie Kroll, Bill Simpson
1992 Allison Cusick, John Jezek, Lee Howard, Tom Lane
1993 Lloyd de Vries, Elliot Fischer, Paul Hubartt, Margaret Monty, Steve Ripley
1994 Gary Denis, Joe Hough, Lorraine Bailey, Betty Buchanan, Mike Mellone
1995 Julian Pugh, Bill Wise, Barry Newton, George Athens
1996 John Cali, Adam Bert, William Paisley, Ed Ward
1997 Bob Colby, Foster Miller, Betty Hundley
1998 Cynthia Scott, Norm Walker, James McCusker
1999 Earl Lowenstein, Gary and Sharolyn Chicoine
2000 Mike Mellone, Dottie Graf, Paul Hubartt
2001 Doug Kelsey, Tom Foust, Barry Newton
2002 Charles Schretzmann, Hal Ansink
2003 George Athens
2005 Linda Hassa
2006 Hal Ansink, Andrew McFarlane, William Sumpter, Ralph Achgill, Allison Cusick, Norman Elrod, Tom Foust, Foster Miller, and Mike Litvak and his Donation Auction Committee of Dave Bennett, Kathy Clements, Bob Lewin, Tina Phillips, George Rost, Shirley Ulling and Rick Whyte
2007 John Cali
2008 Lloyd de Vries, Alan Warren, Dave Bennett, Allen Klein, Peter Martin
2010 Mark Goodson, Todd Ronnei, Cynthia Scott, Randall Sherman, Richard Sine
2013 Diane and Ralph Achgill, Ralph Nafziger, Betty Hundley
2019
 John Byrnes
2021
 Tom Peluso (posthumous), Otto Thamasett, Tris Fall, James Hogg, Chris Lazaroff, Gary Dickinson, and John White and the Ries Chapter Auction Committee
2022
 Mark Gereb


Distinguished Service Awards

1970 Marge Finger* 1971 no award
1972 Richard Thompson* 1973 Curtis Patterson*
Monte Eiserman*
1974 Robert Graebner*
William E. Decker*		 1975 Sol Koved*
1976 Donald G. Heuring* 1977 George A. Comnes*
1978 Ben Papell* 1979 Adam K. Bert*
1980 Frank F. Raciti* 1981 Alan Warren
1982 Patricia A. Siskin 1983 William H. Bayless*
1984 Donald B. Crisman 1985 Richard A. Monty*
1986 no award 1987 Harold G. Ansink*
1988 Allison W. Cusick 1989 Wayne P. Gasper*
1990 no award 1991 no award
1992 William H. Lloyd* 1993 John Jezek, Jr.*
1994 Gerry Adlman*
E. Lee Howard*		 1995 no award
1996 no award 1997 Barry Newton
Tom Foust*
1998 Joe D. Hough*
William A. Sumpter*		 1999 Norman Walker*
2000 Michael A. Mellone*
David S. Zubatsky*		 2001 Lorraine E. Bailey
2002 Dorothy Graf* 2003 no award
2004 Cynthia Scott 2005 Steve Ripley
Betty Buchanan*
Elliot Fischer*
2006 Michael Litvak
Foster E. Miller, III		 2007 Betty Hundley
Doug Kelsey*
2008 Lloyd de Vries 2009 Allen Klein
Julian Pugh*
2010 Norman L. Elrod* 2011 Ralph Achgill
2012 Todd Ronnei 2013 no award
2014
 Peter D. Martin & 
John H. White		 2015
 Ralph Nafziger
2016 Chris Lazaroff 2017 Peter McClure*
2018
 no award
 2019
 Dave Bennett, 
Rollin Berger, 
Mark Goodson &
Kerry Heffner
2020
 no award
 2021
 Gerald Strauss
2022
 Tris Fall & 
Mark Thompson		 2023 no award

* deceased


Honorary Life Membership

Number
 Year
 Name
1
 1958
 L. Rohe Walter* - Special Assistant to the Postmaster General
2
 1967
 Stanley J. Hodziewich* - Key Post Office Department staff at first day ceremonies, arranged for cancellations
3
 1972
 Gordon C. Morison* – Manger, Philatelic Affairs Dept., USPS
4
 1972
 Raymond L. Blozis* – Philatelic Affairs Division USPS, arranged for first day ceremonies
5
 1973
 David L. Lidman* - retired philatelic columnist for the New York Times
6
 1977
 Henry S. Raposa* - Philatelic Program Analyst, Stamp Development Branch, USPS
 
7
 1980
 Leo August* - founder of Washington Press and ArtCraft cachets, benefactor of AFDCS
8
 1980
 Samuel August* - founder of Washington Press and ArtCraft cachets, benefactor of AFDCS
9
 1980
 Earl Planty* - past president AFDCS, author of cachet catalogs
10
 1985
 Sol Koved* – long time editor of First Days
11
 1989
 Curtis Patterson* - past president of AFDCS, long term supporter of the society, first curator of AFDCS Archives
12
 1992
 Monte Eiserman* – Membership Chairman of AFDCS over 30 years
13
 1996
 Alan Warren – charter member of AFDCS, director, recording secretary, author
14
 2001
 Richard A. Monty* – long time chairman of the board, author, spearheaded the First Cachets project
15
 2002
 Hal G. Ansink* - long time author, Education Dept. Chairman, and director of the Court of Honor First Day Cover series
16
 2002
 Tom Foust* – long time president of AFDCS serving in that office 1988-2006
17
 2004
 Barry Newton – long term editor of First Days
18
 2005
 Mike Mellone* – long time bourse chairman of AFDCS, author of cachet catalogs
19
 2005
 Dottie Graf* – long time assistant to Mike Mellone
20
 2007
 George Athens* – long time supporter of AFDCS in Florida, representing and promoting the society at local and national shows there with a society table
21
 2008
 Douglas A. Kelsey* – long time Executive Director
22
 2008
 Lorraine E. Bailey – cachet and covers sales, long time life member
23
 2008
 Elliot M. Fischer* – Treasurer for many years
24
 2008
 Allison W. Cusick – past president, long time expertizing committee chairman
25
 2009
 Robert Quintero* – secretary of Motor City Stamp & Cover Club (AFDCS’s oldest continuous chapter), hosted AFDCS conventions, produced thousands of covers for the chapter
26
 2009
 E. Lee Howard* – past president and director, bylaws committee
27
 2022
 Michael Litvak - 30+ years as Executive Vice President
27
 2024 Mark Thompson - exemplary service as advertising manager and treasurer

* deceased

American First Day Cover Society
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