The US Philatelic Classics Society is holding its annual meeting at NAPEX this year. The meeting runs June 6th to the 8th at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. This year’s theme is the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord so expect appropriately themed exhibits and presentations. For show-specific information, please visit NAPEX2025.
 

Society-specific presentations have been finalized:
• “The Postal Crisis of 1775” by Vernon Morris 1-2pm, Friday June 6th
• “Free Franks of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence” by Ed Siskin, 1-2pm Saturday June 7th
• “Colonial Postal History 1639 – 1781” by Tim O’Connor, 2-3pm Saturday June 7th
• “Myths and Realities of the American Revolution” by Randal Flood*, 11am-12pm, Sunday June 8th
 

* Randal Flood is Host and Executive Producer of The Real American Revolution Multimedia Center & Consortium for Civic Education; established to educate the American people about what really happened during our American Revolution. Randy is producing a documentary about the Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route in Virginia, which includes fifteen of the most publicly accessible sites along the Route from Mount Vernon to Yorktown. He teaches over 40 classes about the American Revolution with a particular focus on offering professional development certifications to help Virginia History and Social Science teachers educate their students about our early American heritage.
 

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The Society’s Board of Director’s meeting will be held 8-10am, Saturday June 7th.
The Annual Member Meeting will be held immediately after, 10-11am, Saturday June 7th.

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The USPCS will hold a dinner jointly with the American Revenue Association and the State Revenue Society. The dinner will take place June 6th starting at 6:30 PM. The cost will be $79 per person, which includes appetizer, salad, entrée, and dessert.
 
Location

Maggiano’s Little Italy Tysons Corner 2001 International Dr. McLean, VA 22102

Menu
Appetizers: Tomato Bruschetta (v), Truffle & Honey Whipped Ricotta (v), and Crab Cakes
Maggiano’s Salad (GF)

Entrees: Spaghetti Marinara (v), Rigatoni “D”, Beef Medallions, Salmon (GF)

Dessert: NY Style Cheese Cake, Warm Apple Crostada (v)

Non-alcoholic drinks are included, and a cash bar will be available
(The dinner will be served family style, so no need to make a selection now)
 
To reserve your spot for the dinner, mail your check to:
USPCS
Wayne Farley
1 Westwood Drive, Unit 304,
Saint Clairsville, OH 43950-1053
 
Seating is limited and payment secures your spot, so reserve early. All checks need to be mailed by June 1. If you have questions or need to arrange for an electronic payment option, please reach out to Wayne Farley at cwfarley@aol.com or Scott Steward at scott_steward@hotmail.com .
 
 
Stay tuned for updates as the details about other Society events are defined.

Society member Dan Knowles took the Multi-frame Grand Award with his “The Handling of Mail in the Confederate States of America by the Confederate Government and Private Individuals from Secession to Appomattox” (also Multi-frame Large Gold, the AAPE Treatment Presentation Award and the USPCS Medal).
 

Two other members won Multi-frame Large Gold:

• William/Bill Johnson for “James William Denver – The Man and His Times” (also the ATA First Award).
• J. James Maxwell for “The Erie Canal and its Offspring” (also the American Philatelic Congress Award).

In addition to his Large Gold, H. James Maxwell won Single-frame Gold for his “Nationalist China’s Last Commemoratives”.
 

Gus Clark won Single-frame Large Vermeil for “Sustaining Postal Service Amid Political Turmoil in Hawaii—1893”.
 

And two members won Single-frame Large Silver for their exhibits:

• Nathan Esbeck for “Terror in the Mail: The 2001 Anthrax Attacks” (also the Women Exhibitors Sterling Achievement Award).
• Dr. Bruce Wasserman for “The Rapid Censorship of Civilian Mail in WWII”.