Ross Towle took top honors at the Southeastern Stamp Expo, winning the Grand Award and Large Gold Medal for “Chile Postal History Archival Items 1872-1924” (also the UPSS Multiframe C of C and the APS Award of Excellence 1900-1940).
Southeastern Stamp Expo
This show was held in the Atlanta area (Peachtree Corners) on January 27-29. USPCS members did quite well at this show.
Ross Towle took top honors, winning the Grand Award and Large Gold Medal for “Chile Postal History Archival Items 1872-1924” (also the UPSS Multiframe C of C and the APS Award of Excellence 1900-1940).
Richard Taschenberg won the Single Frame Grand and Large Gold Medal for “The 30 Cent Nesbitt Envelopes of 1865”.
Other members wing Large Gold medals included Nick Lombardi with “The 1903 Two Cent Washington Shield Issue” (Also the USSS Statue of Freedom Award); Doug and Nancy Clark with “The U.S. 1903 Hartford Postal Stationery” (also the American Philatelic Congress award and the UPSS Marcus White ); Alfredo Frohlich for “Delaware Postal History 1732-1847 (also the USPCS Medal); and Dan Undersander for the SF “The First 6 Cents U.S. Postal Stationery Envelope” (also the USSS Single Frame C of C).
Gerry Oberst won a Large Vermeil medal for “US Philatelic Portrayals of Thomas Jefferson – and the Artists Behind Them”.
Sarasota National Stamp Expo
The first show of the year was held in lovely Sarasota on Jan. 20-22 and several member exhibitors took advantage of the warm weather there. There were both Philatelic and Literature competitions there.
The two top philatelic awards were taken by USPCS members. Les Lanphear won the Grand award and a Large Gold medal for “U. S. Departmentals, 1873 to 1884”; and Alfredo Frohlich won the Reserve Grand and a Large Gold for “Classic Colombia: 1862-1863: The Fifth and Sixth Issues”.
Other members who won a Large Gold medal included Juan Farrah for “The 1857 Isabel II Issues for the Spanish Antilles”; Larry Haber for “1909: The Postal Year in Review”; and Leonard Hartman for “The De La Rue Stamps for the Confederate States of America” (also the APS Research Award).
Gold medals were accepted by Chip,Gliedman for his “A Postal History Map of the United States” (also the USPCS Medal) and Bill Di Paolo for “”Fabulous Las Vegas: An Illustrated History, 1900-2000” (also the AAPE Creativity award).
A Large Vermeil medal was won by Tom Lera for “John M. G. Parker, Union Army Postmaster – 83 1862-1865” (also the SF Reserve Grand award); Randolph Smith for “Coping with Adversity: Confederate Covers in a Time of Paper Shortage” (also the APS Pre-1900 Medal of Excellence). Other members who won Large Vermeil medal for their SF exhibits were Richard Lomax with “Florida Postal History 1821-1861 Stampless Cover Stories” and Chip Gliedman for “The Children of Gin Lane – The Temperance Movement’s Use of the Mails, 1830-1869” (also the AAPE Award of Honor).
The same two members won Vermeil medals for SF exhibits: Richard Lomax for “Tuscaloosa During the Civil War” and Chip Gliedman for “The Water Cure – Hydrotherapy in the Mid 19th Century and it’s Philatelic Legacy”.
In the Literature Competition, Trish Kaufman won a Large Gold medal for “A Camman Imprint Discovery That Changed a Catalog Listing Plus Insights on Dr. James T. Paterson”. Bill DiPaolo also won a Large Gold for “ Thomas Edison and the Bulb” (Also the Collectors Club of Sarasota Award for Treatment).
Ralph Nafziger won a Gold Medal for “On the Oregon Trail” and Vern Morris won a Gold for “”Military Ft. Meyers from 1850”.
Winning Vermeil medals were members Bob Rose for “Paterson NJ 19th Century Advertising Covers”; Charles DiComo for “H. H. Warner & Co. ‘Safe Remedies’ Major Double Transfer of Central Vignette on 6c Medicine Stamp RS258dt”; Charles DiComo and Terry Shaw for “ A One Day Winder: Name of Post Office on Long Island Became Jones Beach for a Single Day.”
Richard Lomax won a Silver Bronze medal for “State Revenue Stamps of Florida: An Introduction.”
Bill Schultz and Mark Schwartz won a Bronze medal for “ The Real Epilogue”.
San Diego Stamp Expo
The San Diego show was held the weekend of February 24. Nick Kirke represented the Society well, winning the Reserve Grand and a Large Gold Medal with “Evolution of Outbound Foreign Mail Cancelled in New York City 1845-1878” (also the Most Popular Exhibit; the Postal History Society Award; and the American Philatelic Congress Award).
Other members winning Large Gold Medals were Richard Malmgren for “Hawaii Postal Stationery” (also the AAPE Award of Excellence); Mike Mahler for both “Rebel Documents, Yankee Stamps. How the Union Collected Its Stamp Taxes in the Confederacy During Wartime Occupation and by Postwar Retroactive Stamping” and his SF “Fiscal History of U.S. Whaling” (also the WESTPEX Award); Dan Knowles for “The Development of the Confederate States of America Postal Service from Secession to Appomattox” (also the UPSCS Medal); and Peter Schwartz for “The Earliest Black Portrayals on US Stamps 1864-1872” (also the AAPE Novice Award and the NSDA Presentation Award).
Gold Medals were awarded to Darrell Ertzberger for “British Honduras Postal Stationery 1879-1931:; Alfredo Frohlich for “The Short Lived LANSA Story”; and Fran Adams For “UN Special Committee on Palestine 1947”.
