Metropolitan Air Post Society

Metropolitan
Air Post Society

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

Chester Browning - 2021

Charles Nelson - 2018

Mark Banchik - 2017

Larry Weirather - 2016

Alan Lieberman - 2015

Mark Tyx - 2014

Janice Weinstock received the 2012 Lancaster Award

Bob Wilcsek received the 2011 Lancaster Award

Greg Schmidt & Jon Krupnick received the 2010 Lancaster Award

Fred & Dorothy Dietz received the 2009 Lancaster Award

Derrick Pillage received the 2008 Lancaster Award

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

Phil McCarty - 2006	Alan Bentz - 2007	Allen Klein - 2008
A.D. Don Jones - 2005	Dick Malott - 2004	Don Lussky - 2003
Karl Winkelmann - 2002	Cheryl Ganz - 2000	Roland Kohl - 1999
Ken Reid - 1997	Bill Turner - 1998	Robert Spooner - 1996
William "Wild Bill" Kaufmann - 1995	George Sioras - 1994	E. P. "Pat" Sloan - 1993
Robert Miller - 1992	Dan Barber - 1988	John L. Johnson, Jr. - 1985
Michael Stone & Fred Wellman - 1990	Paul Dinger - 1989	Herman Kerst - 1987
Joseph Nagl - 1979	Kendall Sanford - 1986	Stephen Reinhard - 1975
Thomas Dittrich - 1984	William Miller - 1983	Edward Lettick - 1980
Robert Schoendorf - 1981	Louis Fischbach - 1976	William Bolle - 1978
Robert Haring - 1974	Michael P. Codd - 1973	Harry Gordon 1971
Harold Frankel - 1970	William T. Wynn, Jr. - 1975	Samuel Goldsticker, Jr. - 1972
Harry Levine - 1969	Philip Silver - 1982

Alan Bentz (right) is presented with
the 2006 Gus Lancaster Award by Fred Deitz,
MAPS President

A.D. "Don" Jones (left) is presented with the 2005 Gus Lancaster Award
by Karl Winkelmann, previous recipient of the award

2004 Gus Lancaster Award recipient Dick Malott

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

Bob Outlaw presenting Cheryl Ganz with the 2000 Gus Lancaster Award