| Show | Date | Exhibitor | Exhibit Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDICAL | Jan. 22-24 | Mooz, Bill | Newspaper & Periodical Stamps, 1875-1895 |
| Southeastern Stamp Show | Jan. 29-31 | No award given | |
| Sarasota National Stamp Exhibition | Feb. 5-7 | Schwartz, Mark | The Postal History of Salem, Mass.: Domestic Mail through Sept. 1883 (Act of 1863), Foreign Mail up to UPU |
| ARIPEX | Feb. 19-21 | Lyons, Larry | Hussey’s Post |
| TEXPEX | Feb. 26-28 | Willig, David | U.S. 19th Century Brown Postal Markings: Are They Really Brown or Something Else? |
| Garfield-Perry | March 10-12 | Meegan, Robert P. | United States Domestic Letter Rates, Act of 1792 through the Act of 1892 |
| St. Louis Stamp Expo | April 1-3 | Neil, Randy | Confederate States of America: The 10-Cent Steel Plate Issues, 1863-1865 |
| Plymouth Show | April 16-17 | No Award Given | |
| WestPex | April 28-29 | Taschenberg, Richard | The 30 Cent Nesbitt Envelopes of 1865 |
| Philatelic Show | May 6-8 | Schwartz, Mark S. | Postal History of Salem, MA-Domestic Mail through Sept. 1883 (Act of 1863); Foreign Mail up to U.P.U. |
| COLOPEX | June 10-11 | Henry H. Fisher | The First Federal Stamp Issue |
| StampShow 2016 | August 4-7 | Boyd, Robert S | Mail Between the U.S. and Germany Before the Universal Postal Union |
| INDYPEX | October 7-9 | No Award Given | |
| SESCAL | Sept. 23-25 | Mahler, Michael | Ghosts of the Glory Trail: Nevada Fiscal History, 1863-1873, A Geographical Analysis |
| OKPEX | June 17-18 | No Award Given | |
| Balpex | September 2-4 | Cohen, Norman | The Use of the U.S. Large Numeral Postage Due Stamps, 1879-1894 |
| Filatelic Fiesta | Nov. 12-13 | Lanphear, Lester C. | III U.S. Departmentals, 1873 to 1884 |
| CHICAGOPEX | Nov. 18-20 | Lyons, Larry | New Orleans Carriers 1851-1861 |
| FLOREX | Dec. 2-4 | Dewey, Anthony F. | A Postal History of Hartford, CT |
