George W. Brett Century of Service Award

Terry R. Scott, USSS Dummy Stamps Study Group Chairman, has been awarded the USSS George W. Brett Century of Service Award. The Award was presented at the General Membership Meeting held at Milcopex, September 15, 2018.

The text of the citation accompanying the Award given to Terry Scott reads:

This award honors Terry R. Scott for his extraordinary dedication to United States Stamp Society.

Terry has had a long interest in dummy stamps and all objects and equipment related to their production and use. Since 1998 he has published more than twenty articles in The United States Specialist regarding these philatelic objects.

In August 2004 Terry volunteered to chair the Dummy Booklets Study Group, a vacancy created by the passing of former chairman Earl K. McAfee. Upon assuming the position, Terry took the bull by the horns and, after polling the members of the group, realized that the focus of the group needed to expand to include much more than just dummy booklets. In September 2005 Terry presented a compelling case to expand their area of study and research to include all types of dummy material and the name of the group was changed to The Dummy Stamps Study Group.

Beginning in the Fall of 2005, Terry began to publish a quarterly newsletter entitled Dummy News and Views which covered not only the stamps themselves but also the various procedures and equipment involved in the production and usage of dummy stamps. Since that time he has produced fifty-one high quality quarterly newsletters.

In addition to publishing his and the group’s findings in The Specialist and the newsletter, Terry has had annual meetings with the editors of the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers to review and expand the section of the catalogue dealing with dummy and testing stamps. As a result of his efforts, this catalogue portion has grown over the years to become a major section and has encouraged the collection and study of this material. Terry Scott’s philatelic research and leadership over many years has brought honor to the Society and is worthy of special recognition. Therefore, the Board of Governors recognizes Terry R. Scott for his extraordinary dedication to the USSS as the recipient of the George W. Brett Century of Service Award.

United States Stamp Society
George W. Brett Century of Service Award
Terry R. Scott
September 15, 2018

Michael O. Perry, USSS Booklets and Booklet Panes Committee Chairman, has been awarded the USSS George W. Brett Century of Service Award. The Award was presented at the General Membership Meeting held at Milcopex, September 15, 2018.

The text of the citation accompanying the Award given to Mike Perry reads:

This award honors Michael Perry for his extraordinary dedication to United States Stamp Society. Michael Perry has been a leader in researching and publishing information about booklet stamp material. His service to the Society has spanned many decades. He was instrumental in helping Earl McAfee assemble the information for Research Paper #3 “Dummy Stamp Booklets”. In August of 1995 he assumed the duties of chairman of the Booklet and Booklet Pane Committee, a position he still holds today

.Michael has maintained Research Paper #2 “Folded-Style and Pressure Sensitive Booklet Checklist” which is now in its 13th Edition. As Coordinator for the booklet stamp area of the monthly Plate Number Report Michael has faithfully reported on new issues as they become available and assisted in the preparation of the Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog.

Michael, along with Terry Scott, has had annual meetings with the editors of the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers to review and expand the section of the catalogue dealing with dummy and testing stamps. As a result of their efforts, this catalogue portion has grown over the years to become a major section and has encouraged the collection and study of this material.

Michael Perry’s philatelic research and leadership over many years has brought honor to the Society and is worthy of special recognition. Therefore, the Board of Governors recognizes Michael O. Perry for his extraordinary dedication to the USSS as the recipient of the George W. Brett Century of Service Award.

United States Stamp Society
George W. Brett Century of Service Award
Michael O. Perry
September 15, 2018

Our Chairman, Roger S. Brody, has become the seventh recipient of the prestigious George W. Brett Century of Service Award in recognition of his many contributions to the Society. The Award was presented at the General Membership Meeting held at NAPEX, June 2nd, 2012. The following citation was read at the presentation ceremony:

This award honors Roger S. Brody for his extraordinary dedication to the United States Stamp Society.

Roger S. Brody truly exemplifies all that the George W. Brett Century of Service Award embodies. Through his leadership, research, writing, and exhibiting, Roger has moved the Society forward, enhanced the benefits of membership, and has immeasurably advanced the image and reputation of the Society.

Roger became Chairman of the Second Bureau Issue Committee in 1991 and served in that position until 2003. He was elected to the Board of Governors in 1995 and became Chairman of the Board in 1998, a position in which he continues to serve. Roger’s outstanding service with other philatelic organizations has also helped to grow the prominence of the USSS. He is currently the President of both the Collectors Club and the American Philatelic Research Library and serves as Treasurer of New York 2016, the upcoming International Exhibition.

Roger’s research and writing ability has been widely recognized. He has twice received the Walter W. Hopkinson Memorial Literature Award, the Society’s highest award for research, and has also been the recipient of the American Philatelic Society’s prestigious Luff Award. He is currently the Chairman of the Luff Award Selection Committee. He delivered the 2005 Maynard Sundman Lecture at the National Postal Museum and was a presenter at the 2010 Blount Postal History Symposium also held at the NPM. He is a member of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s Council of Philatelists and chairs its Research Committee.

Roger has combined his philatelic research and writing skills with his experience in the business world to guide the Society through a decade in which it has successfully published a series of books covering a wide range of U.S. philatelic topics. Included among these is the Encyclopedia of United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting, which sold 8,000 copies and is considered one of the most important philatelic books ever published.

Roger has also excelled in the field of exhibiting, having won national grand awards and international gold medals. He collects and exhibits the stamps and postal history of the Second Bureau Issue, the Great Americans and the Prominent Americans. He has been a consistent exhibitor at the Society’s annual meeting shows and has received the Society’s highest award for exhibiting, the Walter W. Hopkinson Trophy.

The Board of Governors, therefore, recognizes Roger S. Brody, member number 11814, as the recipient of the United States Stamp Society’s George W. Brett Century of Service Award for his extraordinary service to the Society.

United States Stamp Society
George W. Brett Century of Service Award
Roger S. Brody
June 2, 2012