Luff Award

The Luff Award is awarded by the American Philatelic Society (commonly known as the APS) for meritorious contributions to philately by living philatelists.

The award was established in 1940 in memory of John N. Luff, distinguished philatelist and president of the APS from 1907 to 1909.

The recipient of the award must be a living philatelist. Three Luff Awards are usually presented each year – one each for:

Luff Awards were presented by the society, starting in 1940 and continuing to this day. During some years, awards were not presented for various reasons.

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