While this year’s session conflicted with a venerated Massachusetts show, next year everything should be back in synch with the show scheduled for the first weekend AFTER Labor day; e.g., September 5-7. Competition was fierce with Society members taking all the top spots.
Congratulations to Vernon Morris who won the Multi-frame Grand with his “Evolution of American Mail 1685-1799” (also Multi-frame Large Gold; APS Pre-1900 Medal of Excellence; Postal History Society Award; and the Ed Ruckle Award).
Mark Schwartz had 4 exhibits in the show and medaled with all of them. His “The New York Postmaster Provisional” earned the Multi-frame Reserve Grand (also Multi-frame Large Gold and the USPCS Medal). His plate reconstruction is truly worth seeing. “Leavitt Machine Cancels Used at Boston” also won Mark a Multi-frame Large Gold as well as the BPS’ – Best Two Frame.
Mark’s “Packet Mail Sent from Essex County, Mass: 1840 to UPU” won the Single-frame Grand and Single-frame Large Gold.
Multi-frame Gold was won by multi-members:
- David Mayo for “The U.S. 2¢ Columbian of 1893”.
- Robert Toal for “Mail Souvenir Cards by Wirths 1897 – 1904” (also AAPE Award of Excellence – Treatment; ATA Award 1st; and Best Exhibit by a BPS Member).
- Randolph Smith for “Coping with Adversity: How Southerners Adapted to Wartime Paper Shortages”.
- Marvin & Judith Platt for “The Columbian Envelopes of 1893”.
Gerry Oberst won two Multi-frame Large Vermeils for “Jean-Michel Folon: Postal Artist” (also the APS Medal of Excellence Post 1980) and “19th Century U.S. Philatelic Portrayals of Thomas Jefferson”.
Single-frame Large Gold was won by Mark Schwartz for “Use of Boston PAID in Grid Cancels 1851-1859”.
Dan Undersander won Single-frame Gold for “The 5¢ Taylor Envelopes of 1875 – 1882”. Robert Toal also won Single-frame Gold for “Origins of American Postcards: Lipman and the Early Years 1865 – 1873” (also the American Philatelic Congress Award).
