(Taken from the APS website) The American Philatelic Society’s annual award season is upon us. The society’s highest awards for living collectors are the Luff Awards. This year’s recipients are John H. Barwis, Denise L. Stotts and Wayne L. Youngblood. The awards will be formally presented August 11 at the Celebration Banquet at StampShow / National Topical Stamp Show […]
Archives for July 2018
Les Lanphear III wins the Grand Award at Colopex in Columbus on June 16, 2018
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 […]
At Westpex, Pat Walker wins the Single Frame Grand award
Plymouth Show On April 21-22, the Plymouth Show was held at Plymouth/Westland, Michigan, just west of Detroit. USPCS members did quite well at this two day show, with Cary Johnson winning the Multiframe Grand Award and a Large Gold medal for “Evolution of Territorial Michigan 1805-1837” (also the WSSC Award; the AAPE Plan & Heading Award; and […]
Parodies of Philately – All Types!
Parodies of Philately – All types of items wanted for non-competitive exhibit “Parody Philately.” Anything that pokes fun at our hobby/mail services. Current/older material wanted. Exhibit can be viewed on APS Website. All Inquiries Answered. Mark Sommer, 1266 Teaneck Road #10A, Teaneck, NJ, 07666.
USPCS links with Advanced Plating Website for 3c 1851
A remarkable website created by member J. Bryan O’Doherty assists members in identifying the plate and plate position for the 3c 1851 imperforate issue. This is the stamp that was the start of our Society, StampPlating.com uses a computerized database to help plate each of the 2,600 positions of this stamp as well as significant background information on […]
