The Sarasota National Stamp Expo was held on January 22-24, 2021. It was a virtual show, with both literature and philatelic exhibits. Literature entries were judged normally, since literature judges are sent entries before the show and do not have to be there. Currently, the Committee on Accreditation of National Exhibitions and Judges (CANEJ) is judging virtual exhibits differently from in-person exhibits. Exhibits at the show were were awarded points and medals, but no Grand Awards were given.
Literature Competition
Special note goes to Julian H. Jones for winning a Gold medal for his Chronicle article ” A New Sailing Date for the Black X Line of Sailing Packets “.
Vern Morris won the Literature Grand award and a Large Gold medal for “The Birth of New Jersey’s Post” and Francis Crown won the Reserve Grand and a Large Gold medal for “The 10¢ Red “Southern Confederacy” Danville, Va., Provisional Envelope”.
Gold medals were awarded to Julian Jones for “Transatlantic Sea Post 1921 – 1939 – Some Additions to the Record”; and Francis Crown for “Athens, Georgia, Provisional Gutter Pairs”.
Ralph Nafziger won a Large Vermeil medal for “Civil Censorship of U.S. First Day Covers During the Prexie Era”.
Philatelic Competition
Juan Farah won a Large Gold medal for his multi-frame exhibit “The “Special Design” Issues of Cuba 1899-1910″. Chip Briggs also won a Large Gold medal for “Domestic Rates and Usages of the U.S. 93 Presidential Series”.
Fran Adams won Gold medals for two SF exhibits “The International Institute of Agriculture” and “Dino Indicia – the Initial Designs”.
