The Military Postal History Society Bulletin Award -- Award for Best Article in the MPHS Bulletin (now Journal)

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Introduction

This award, established in 1999, is presented to the author of the best article that appeared in the preceding calendar year’s issue of the Military Postal History Society Bulletin.

Criteria

Originality - Must be an original work by the author and not a reprint, rewrite, or translation of an article from another domestic or foreign source.

Relativity - Must relate to military postal history and not merely be an article on some aspect of military history by itself.

Significance - Must contribute in a positive manner to the military postal history field. Should contain information that either adds to or in some manner increases our knowledge in the subject of the article. May be of a type that a reader could use as a reference.

Accuracy - In the judgment of the committee, the content must be accurate.

Content/Style - The article should read well, be grammatically correct, and be clear in intent and meaning to the reader.

References/Sources - Where applicable, should list the references and sources used by the author. May not be applicable in all cases.

The award committee is appointed by the MPHS President. The award, a suitable plaque, is announced at the convention in the calendar year following the publication of the article.

2025 Best Article Award

Presented to David McKinney for his The Czechoslovak Legion in Russia 1917-1918

[currently restricted to members-only access].

2022 Best Article Award

Presented to Martorelli and Dann Mayo for their 3-part article, V-Mail.

NOTE that access to this 3-part article is currently restricted to members only.

V-Mail, part 1

V-Mail, part 2

V-Mail, part 3

2021 Best Article Award

Presented to Louis Fiset for his: Repatriates’ Correspondence during S.S. Drottningholm’s Mercy Ship Voyages in WWII

2020 Best Article Award

Presented to Richard D Martorelli for his 2-part article Stamps Required

See:

Stamps Required, Part 1

and

Stamps Required, Part 2

2016 Best Article Award

Presentated to Pat McNally for his:

The Battles of Tannenberg and the Two Masurian Lakes Campaigns of 1914 - 1915: Propaganda and Postal History

Photo of the award presentation, mentioned in the July 2017 Bulletin

2015 Best Article Award

Presentated to Larry Nelson for his: The Mexican Border Incursion of 1916 - Somewhere on the Border.

This article was published in two parts:

Part 1 of The Mexican Border Incursion of 1916 - Somewhere on the Border

NOTE that the Spring 2015 issue is not on the MPHS website in its entirety. Mr. Nelson was kind enough to send a scan of the article to the webmaster, but we still need a full scan of the original issue!

Part 2 of The Mexican Border Incursion of 1916 - Somewhere on the Border

2011 Best Article Award

Presented to

Marc Parren and Jim Myerson for their article:

Submarine War in the Mediterranean During WW I; United States Navy Presence at Gibraltar during 1917 - 1918

There are two parts to this article.

Part 1 of Submarine War in the Mediterranean During WW I

and

Part 2 of Submarine War in the Mediterranean During WW I

2010 Best Article Award

Presented to Roger Callens for his Christmas Miracle on the Western Front

2009 Best Article Award

Harvey M. Karlen was chosen to receive the 2009 best Article Award for A Civil War Soldier’s Letter Prompts Research

2006 Best Article Award

Louis Fiset received the society’s Best Article Award for his contribution in the Summer 2005 issue of the Military Postal History Society Bulletin. Fiset’s article, Diplomatic Exchange Voyages of World War II describes the service provided by the ships S.S. Drottningholm and M.S. Gripsholm in exchanging groups of foreign nationals who suddenly found themselves to be “enemy aliens” as a result of the declarations of war in WW II.

These vessels returned U.S. nationals living abroad in exchange for diplomats and other citizens of Axis countries who were in formerly friendly countries. Author Fiset details the process of exchanges and lists the dates of the vessel sailings and their ports of departure and arrival. Examples of mail associated with these exchanges help tell the story.

2005 Best Article Award

Kinsley, who is the society’s Secretary, published three articles in the 2004 issues of the society’s Bulletin.

Operation Overlord in the spring issue retold the story of U.S. troops landing at Normandy in World War II including the diversionary tactics in southwest England. Photos of the troop landings illustrate the article.

In the summer issue the author describes a censored cover as evidence of the important mission of Belgian Congo troops in supporting the British in Sudan to defeat the Italian army in Ethiopia. It was sent to the Red Cross in Geneva and bears military and civil censorship markings.

Kinsley’s third article appeared in the fall issue under the title of Custer’s Last Stand. He shows two covers from Fort Custer, Montana. The fort was built the year following the famous battle.

Previous MPHS Bulletin Award Winners

COMMENT: There are several awards glommed together at https://militaryphs.org/B/BUL_Oct_2021.pdf Some may apply here.

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