The Milwaukee Philatelic Society hosted MILCOPEX 2023 at the Brookfield Conference Center in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a Milwaukee suburb. The show ran September 22nd and 23rd.
Multi-frame Gold was won by Cheryl Ganz for “Clements Photography”. Larry Nix doubled multi-frame Gold with “The Library of Congress Jefferson Building: A Postcard History” (also the AAPE Creativity Award) and “Hiram E. Deats; American Pioneer Philatelist” (also the ATA 1st Award).
Jim Cate won single-frame Large Gold for “General Banks Division” (also the APS Research Medal).
Ken Trettin won multi-frame Vermeil for “The Corner Drug Store”. Robert Toal won multi-frame Silver Bronze for “The Postcard Says It All”. Jane Sodero won single-frame Large Vermeil for “Milford House – A Rustic Resort in Southwestern Novia Scotia”.
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The Indiana Stamp Club’s annual philatelic exhibition, INDYPEX 2023, was held October 6th to the 8th in Noblesville, Indiana 23 miles outside of Indianapolis.
Multi-frame Large Gold was won by Doug Weisz for “New Orleans 5 Cent Provisional” (also the American Philatelic Congress Award; the U.S. Philatelic Classics Society Medal; and the Bonnie and Rich Drews One-frame Grand); Rich Drews for “The U.S. 10 and 30 Cent Issues of 1861-68 in International Mail”; Ross Towle for “Chile Presidente Series: 1911-1939” (also the APS 1900-1940 Medal and the Collectors Club of Chicago Award); Alfredo Frohlich for “Delaware Postal History 1732-1847” (also the Postal History Society Award).
Rich Drews won single-frame Gold for “The Three Cent Value of 1861 and Associated Pink Shades” and was voted the One-frame Most Popular exhibit.
John Becker won awards for three exhibits. “Harvey W. Wiley – Hoosier Chemist” won multi-frame Large Vermeil and the US Stamp Society Statue of Freedom; “Encouraging City Mail Delivery in Indiana” won single-frame Vermeil, the Indiana Showcase Spirit of Indiana Award and the Robert H. Rhodehamel Memorial Indiana Showcase Award; “Linus Pauling – American Scientist” won multi-frame Large Silver; the AAPE Woman Exhibitors Sterling Achievement Pin; and the AAPE Jean Benninghoff Encourage Certificate.
Rich Drews won multi-frame Silver for “The Bear Necessities”.
