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The Gus Lancaster Award

Previously known as the Gus Lancaster Memorial Award, this award is given annually to a MAPS member who has consistently demonstrated his dedication to the advancement of aerophilately.

Dedicated to Gus Lancaster who was an ardent collector and promoter of aerophilately in all its forms. He was a charter member of the MACC, Metropolitan Air Mail Cover Club, that later became MAPS. As an officer of the society, and especially as bulletin editor he was responsible for the widespread popularity of collecting airport dedication covers amongst other airmail topics.

Gus had a very wide knowledge of aerophilatelic matters, so much so that other editors would call upon him to provide gems from his vast philatelic knowledge. He joined the AAMS in 1934 as Life Member #40 and until his untimely death, following an automobile accident in 1960, Gus was one of those people one quickly learned to like and in whom one had the utmost confidence.

Recipients of the Gus Lancaster Award

Derrick Pillage was awarded the 2008 Gus Lancaster Award

Allen Klein (right) is presented with
the 2007 Gus Lancaster Award by Ernie Wheeler
with Ken Sanford, Philip Stager and Alan Bentz
during Aerophilately 2007


Phil McCarty Alan Bentz Allen Klein
Dick Malott Don Lussky Karl Winkelmann
Cheryl Ganz Roland Kohl Bill Turner
Ken Reid Robert Spooner William "Wild Bill" Kaufmann
George Sioras E. P. "Pat" Sloan Robert Miller
Michael Stone & Fred Wellman Paul Dinger Dan Barber
Herman Kerst Kendall Sanford John L. Johnson, Jr.
Thomas Dittrich William Miller Philip Silver
Robert Schoendorf Edward Lettick Joseph Nagl
William Bolle Louis Fischbach Stephen Reinhard
Robert Haring Michael P. Codd Samuel Goldsticker, Jr.
Harry Gordon Harold Frankel Harry Levine
William t. Wynn, Jr.


Updated 20 May 2008
Copyright 2000-2008 © Metropolitan Air Post Society

Alan Bentz (right) is presented with
the 2006 Gus Lancaster Award by Fred Deitz,
MAPS President
2005 Gus Lanscaster Award - Don Jones
A.D. "Don" Jones (left) is presented with the 2005 Gus Lancaster Award
by Karl Winkelmann, previous recipient of the award
2004 Gus Lanscaster Award - Dick Malott
2004 Gus Lancaster Award recipient Dick Malott
2003 Gus Lancaster Award recipient Don Lusky
2003 Gus Lancaster Award recipient Don Lusky (center)
with Joe Nagl (Summer Picnic MAPS Meeting host) &
Fred Dietz (MAPS President)
Karl Winkelmann being presented with the
2002 Gus Lancaster Award by Fred Dietz
Cheryl Ganz receiving Lancaster award from Bob Outlaw
Bob Outlaw presenting Cheryl Ganz with the 2000 Gus Lancaster Award