After its hiatus year, at a new location, and on an earlier-than-normal weekend, NOJEX was a great place for Society members to exhibit. 13 different member exhibits won awards.
Tony Frohlich leads off with Single-frame Grand for “Replating Columbia’s 1 Peso Stamp” (also Single-frame Large Gold and the AAPE Award for Excellence of Treatment). Tony’s “The United States of Columbia 1868 – 1881” earned a Multi-frame Large Gold and the NOJEX Best Foreign Exhibit.
Single-frame Large Gold was won by Larry Lyons for “Pomeroy’s Letter Express – 1844 Key Precursor to U.S. Postage Stamps” and Mark Schwartz for “The “Special Arrangement” Between Liverpool and the U.S.1843-1848”.
Lawrence Haber won Single-frame Large Vermeil as well as the AAPE Award of Honor for “United States 1908 Special Delivery Stamp; The Merry Widow”.
Multi-frame Large Gold was won by
- Mark Schwartz for “Independent Mail and Express Company Operations at Boston: 1843 – 45” (also USPCS Medal and the APS Research Award).
- Vernon Morris, Jr. for “Evolution of American Mail: 1685 to 1799” (also the APS Award of Excellence pre-1900).
- Marvin & Judith Platt for “The Columbian Envelope of 1893” (also the Errors, Freaks & Oddities Collectors Club First Place Award).
- Lawrence Haber for “The Half Penny (decimal) Machin”.
Larry Lyons’ “Hussey’s Post 22 Stamp Designs – 90 Different Stamps 1855 – 1889” won Multi-frame Gold.
Multi-frame Large Vermeil was won by
- Michael Clark for “The United States Red Cross Issue of 1931” (also the Errors, Freaks & Oddities Collectors Club Second Place Award).
- David Mayo for “U.S. 2¢ Columbian of 1893” (also the U. S. Cancellation Club Best Cancellations Award).
And to wrap up NOJEX 2024, Terence Hines won Multi-frame Vermeil for “Old Home Week”.
Heading North to Fredericton, New Brunswick, the Royal Philatelic Society Canada’s 2024 show was held September 20-22nd. Three Society members medaled.
Yan Turmine earned Multi-frame Large Gold for “Canada-USA Cross Border Mail” as well as the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada Award for Excellence – Material and the AAPE – Novice Award.
Jane Sodero won Multi-frame Vermeil and the AAPE – Gold Award of Honor for “First Day Covers and Use of Canada’s 1955 Kayak Hunter”.
George Pepall won Single-frame Silver Bronze for “Two Generations of Smythes in Religion and Business”.
Returning to the US, but headed South, the Greater Houston Stamp Society also held its show September 20-22nd. The show was held at the Humble Civic Center in Humble, Texas – a bit under 10 minutes by car from the George Bush International Airport.
Doug Weisz won the Multi-frame Grand Award and Multi-frame Gold for “New Orleans Secession to Occupation in the American Civil War”.
David Willig won Single-frame Gold for “King Cotton and the World’s Cotton Exposition of 1894”.
Ravindra Vora had two winning exhibits. His “US Dispatch Agency London: 1840-1936” won Single-frame Vermeil and the AAPE Award of Honor Pin. His “India UN Peacekeeping Forces Mail” won Single-frame Silver and the Women Exhibitors Sterling Achievement Award.
