COURT OF HONOR
The AFDCS Court of Honor was created to honor cachet artists who have, over the years, contributed so much to the hobby through the beauty of their art. A different artist is selected each year.
The series uses the Christmas theme, for which stamps are issued every year, so that the cachets can be completed in advance. The artists are given complete freedom to develop their designs. The AFDCS then reproduces the art on a high-quality envelope.
The series began in 1981 and the first artist honored was Ralph Dyer. There has been a new Court of Honor FDC every year since then.
Each cover includes an insert card with a biography and photograph of the artist. Printed on the reverse of each cover is the name of the artist and the cachet's number in the series.
The Court of Honor series was conceived by Hal Ansink (1926-2006), and has been continued as part of the Society's education program.
Court of Honor covers #29, #38, #39, #40, #41, #42 and #43 can be purchased online. All other years are sold out.
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1981
Court of Honor #1
Ralph Dyer
1982
Court of Honor #2
Torkel Gundel
1983
Court of Honor #3
Dorothy Knapp
1984
Court of Honor #4
Frank Pennington
1985
Court of Honor #5
H. Dean Aubry
1986
Court of Honor #6
Paul Hubartt
1987
Court of Honor #7
Hiram Swindall
1988
Court of Honor #8
Alberta Goff
1989
Court of Honor #9
W.J. Numeroff
1990
Court of Honor #10
B.R. McIntyre
1991
Court of Honor #11
Virginia Seath Grover
1992
Court of Honor #12
Lois Hamilton
1993
Court of Honor #13
Warren Wildermuth
1994
Court of Honor #14
Doris Gold
1995
Court of Honor #15
Paula Bogert Whiddon
1996
Court of Honor #16
Richard E. Ellis
1997
Court of Honor #17
Bernard Goldberg
1998
Court of Honor #18
Freda Dickie Weaver
1999
Court of Honor #19
T. Michael Weddle
2000
Court of Honor #20
Art Kober
2001
Court of Honor #21
Robert D'Spain
2002
Court of Honor #22
Sue Allen (EDKEN)
2003
Court of Honor #23
Jeanne A. Horak
2004
Court of Honor #24
Kendal Bevil
2005
Court of Honor #25
Dave Bennett
2006
Court of Honor #26
Dave Dubé
2007
Court of Honor #27
Judith Fogt
2008
Court of Honor #28
Curtiss Poorman
2009
Court of Honor #29
Chris Calle
2010
Court of Honor #30
Susan D. Jorritsma
2011
Court of Honor #31
Barbara Montgomery
2012
Court of Honor #32
Dave Curtis
2013
Court of Honor #33
Vaughn Hord
2014
Court of Honor #34
Paul Johnson
2015
Court of Honor #35
Larry Gassen
2016
Court of Honor #36
Bob Emrick
2017
Court of Honor #37
Argineh Zadoorian
2018
Court of Honor #38
Nirlay Kundu
2019
Court of Honor #39
David Peterman
2020
Court of Honor #40
Carol Gordon
2021
Court of Honor #41
Ludwig W. Staehle
2022
Court of Honor #42
Seymour Nussenbaum
2023
Court of Honor #43
Michelle A. Bakay