Philatelic Literature Awards to Louis Basel

The Apfelbaum Award of the American Philatelic Society for the best article published in The American Philatelist in 1985 entitled Computerized Plating of the Large Hermes Heads of Greece.

The Hellas 84 Silver Award for his booklet Computerized Plating of the Large Hermes Heads of Greece exhibited at the National Philatelic Exhibition in Athens in 1984.

The Hellas 84 Bronze Award for his booklet Subject and Author Indexes to Philotelia, 1954 to 1982, on Greece exhibited at the National Philatelic Exhibition in Athens in 1984.

The Macrymichalis Award of the Hellenic Philotelic Society (Athens) in 1990 for his article in Philotelia, The 1867 Controls of the 20 Lepta Large Heads.

The 2001 H. Binos Award of the Hellenic Philotelic Federation for his book entitled The Ten Lepta Large Hermes Head Stamps of Greece.

The 2001 Award of the Philotelic Society of Lesbos for his many articles published in its journal Philoteliki Lesbos.

The EFILA 2002 Gold medal with prize for his book entitled The Ten Lepta Large Hermes Head Stamps of Greece.

The Philotelia 2005 Gold medal with Felicitations and Special Prize for his book entitled The Forty Lepta Large Hermes Head Stamps of Greece.

The Chicagopex 2005 Gold Medal for his book entitled The Ten Lepta Large Hermes Head Stamps of Greece, Second Edition.

The Chicagopex 2005 Gold Medal for his book entitled The Forty Lepta Large Hermes Head Stamps of Greece.

The Colopex 2006 Grand and two Gold Medals for his books entitled The Ten Lepta Large Hermes Head Stamps of Greece,(Second Edition), and The Forty Lepta Large Hermes Head Stamps of Greece. These awards are from the Columbus (Ohio) Philatelic Club, Inc.

A Large Vermeil Medal from the Washington 2006 World Philatelic Exhibition for his book entitled The Forty Lepta Large Hermes Head Stamps of Greece..