Rocky Mountain Stamp Show
The Rocky Mountain show was held on May 25-27 in Denver. This is the home of the George Brett Cup, an annual competition to select the best 20th century exhibit. So while there may not have been many classics exhibits there, there were a few USPCS members exhibiting.
Tony Dewey won Large Gold Medals for three exhibits: “The 3¢ Connecticut Tercentenary Issue of 1935 and its First Days”, “First U.N. Issue”, and the single frame “International Education Bureau Labels for the Service of Intellectual Aid to Prisoners of War”.
Winning a Gold Medal was Gregory Scott Ward with “Use of U.S. Parcel Post Stamps 1913-1926”.
Large Vermeil Medals were awarded to Ravi Vora for two exhibits, “India “China Expeditionary Forces” Philatelic and Postal History”, and the single frame “Bhavnagar Court Fee Stamps: Essays, Trial Colors, Proofs and Specimen and Documentary Uses”. Ravi also won a Vermeil Medal for “Confederate States of America: Department of State” and a Large Silver Medal for “Pre-UPU Mail Via British India Post Office” (also a Path to Gold award).
ROPEX
ROPEX was held in Rochester, New York on May 18-19. Members winning Large Gold Medals included Bill DiPaolo for “The Prexie Coils” (also the RPA Larry R. Moriarty Sr. Memorial Award); Darrell Ertzberger for “Compliments of the Season: Christmas & New Year Greetings from U.S. Rural Carriers” (also the Collectors Club of Chicago Exhibit of Merit, and the AAPE Creativity in Philatelic Exhibiting Award); Robert P. Meegan for “United States Domestic Letter Rates, Act of 1792 Through the Act of 1872” (Also the Dusty Miller Award – Best Postal History Exhibit by a RPA Member, and APS award of excellence for pre-1900 material); and Gary Hendren for his single frame “St. Louis Pioneer Air Mail, October 4-8, 1911”.
Fran Adams received a Gold Medal was for his single frame “Toward United Nations” and a Large Silver Medal for his single frame “The Mesozoic Times”.
NAPEX
Napex was held in McLean, Virginia on June 8-10. The top Multi-frame and single frame awards went to Society members. Bob Boyd won the Multi-frame Grand award and a Large Gold Medal for “Mail from the U.S. to Germany before the Universal Postal Union” and Richard Taschenberg won the Single Frame Grand and a Large Gold medal for “The 30¢ Nesbitt Envelopes of 1865” (also the United Postal Stationery Society Single Frame Award).
Other members winning Large Gold Medals included Juan Farah for “The World’s First Perforated Stamp: Great Britain Penny Red Stars, 1850-64” (Also the APS award of excellent, pre-1900 material); Mark Schwartz for two exhibits – “New York Postmaster Provisional” and the single frame “The ‘Special Arrangement’ between Liverpool and the U.S., 1843-48” (also the German Philatelic Society award); John Bowman for the single frame “2¢ ‘Liberty Head’ U.S. Revenue Tax Stamp, 1875-1883” (also an ARA Gold Ribbon); and Carol Bommarito for the single frame “Transatlantic Mail U.S. – GB Treaty Rates, 1849-67”.
Gold Medals were given to Ian Gibson-Smith for “Postal Markings of the ‘China Overprints'” (also the APS award for Research); Ken Gilbart for “United States Ten Cent Issue of 1861”; Randolph Smith for “Rally ‘Round the Flag” (also the NAPEX Stephen Luster award); and Larry Nix for “America’s Membership Libraries, 1731-1901” (also the American Topical Association First Award and the APC award).
A Large Vermeil Medal was given to John Bowman for “Alabama State Revenue Stamps” (also an ARA Gold ribbon and a State Revenue Society Gold award).
Vermeil Medals were awarded to Larry Nix for “The Library of Congress and Copyright, 1865-1930” and
Clifford Alexander for “Private Companies that Competed with the Post Office, 1839-61”.
A Large Silver Medal was awarded to Clifford Alexander for “U.S. Anthrax Attacks Postal History” (also the APS award of excellence, post-1980).
COLOPEX
ColoPex was Held on June 15-16 in Columbus, Ohio. USPCS Members took both the Multi-frame Grand and Reserve Grand. Les Lanphear III won the Grand Award and a Large Gold medal for “U.S. Departmentals 1873-1884 (also the USSS Statue of Freedom Award and the USPCS Medal), and Tony Dewey won the Reserve Grand and a Large Gold medal for “A Postal History of Hartford, Connecticut as U.S. Post Office 1792-1897.”
Large Gold Medals were awarded to Ed Andrews for “The 1924 Eagle in Wreath Issue. The First Gold Currency Stamps of Poland” (also the APS award of excellence for 1900-1940 material); Alfredo Frohlich for “SCADTA Airmail 1929-1931”; Robert Meegan for “United States Domestic Letter Rates, Act of 1792 through the Act of 1872” (also the APS award of excellence, pre-1900 material); James Pullin for “American Sailing Packets on the North Atlantic 1818 to 1840”; and Tony Dewey for “The ‘D” Rate-change Stamps 1985″ (also the APS award of excellence for post-1980 material and the APC award).
A Large Vermeil medal was awarded to Mike Morrissey for “The Letterpress Printed Precancellations by Playing Card Manufacturers on First Issue Revenue Stamps”
