The Minnesota Stamp Expo occurred during July 15-17, 2022.  It was an APS WSP qualifying show.  A few of our members were in attendance, bringing home plenty of impressive awards.

Hal Vogel was awarded a Multi-Frame Large Gold for his exhibit, The Post Office That Saved, Served and Almost Scuttled an Antarctic Expedition: A Postal History of the Second Byrd Antarctic Exhibition.

For his exhibit, Lost Almost: The Los Alamos, N.M. Post Office and WWII, Wayne Youngblood received a Multi-Frame Gold and APS Award for Research.

Larry Nix exhibited America’s Membership Libraries 1731-1910 in the Multi-Frame category and was awarded a Gold.

Vernon Morris, Jr., MD was presented with a Single Frame First Place Award, Large Gold and USPCS Medal for his exhibit, World’s Third Entity to Issue Stamps; Philadelphia Local Posts, 1842-1861.

With his exhibit, 2c “Liberty Head” U.S. Revenue Tax Stamp, 1875-1883, John Bowman received a Single Frame Large Gold.

The San Diego Virtual Stamp Show was held July 8-10, 2022.  It was an APS WSP qualifying show.  A handful of our members exhibited and received some very nice awards.

Leonard Hartmann exhibited De La Rue Stamps of the Confederate States of America in the Multi-Frame category and received a Large Gold.

With his Classic Colombia, 1862-1863 exhibit, Alfredo Frohlich received a Multi-Frame Large Gold.

Lawrence Haber received a Multi-Frame Gold for his exhibit, 1909: A Year of US Postal Innovation.

Uruguay Zeppelin Agency Cachets, Cheryl Ganz’s Single Frame exhibit, received a Gold.

In the Single Frame category, Fran Adams was awarded a Large Vermeil and AAPE Award of Honor for his exhibit, The 1899 Hague Peace Conference Viewed Through Post Cards.

The Oklahoma City Stamp Club hosted their WSP qualifying national show, OKPEX on June 24-25, 2022.  The event took place at the Reed Center in Midwest City, OK.  A few of our members were in attendance and the recipients of some very fine awards.

Les Lanphear received the Reserve Grand, Large Gold, USPCS Medal and APS Pre-1900 Medal for his multi-frame exhibit, U.S. Departmentals 1873-1884.

For his multi-frame exhibit, The Post Office that Saved and Almost Scuttled an Antarctic Expedition: A Postal History of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, Hal Vogel received a Large Gold.

A Multi-frame Large Gold and American Philatelic Congress Book Award was presented to Alfredo Frohlich for his Classic Columbia – 1862-1863 – The Fifth and Sixth Issues exhibit.

A Large Vermeil was awarded to James Cate for his Multi-frame exhibit, Camp George H. Thomas – Spanish American War 1898.

Joe Crosby received a Vermeil and AAPE Creativity Award Pin for his Multi-frame exhibit, Postmaster Please…

In the Single Frame category, James Cate brought home a Large Gold for his General Banks Division Provisional Field Cancels exhibit.

A Single Frame Gold was awarded to Fran Adams for his exhibit, Dino Indicia: Initial Designs 1934-1941.  He also received a Single Frame Silver for his Misguided Adventures of the Seven Schwabians exhibit.

The CAPEX 22 International One Frame Stamp Championship Exhibition was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) in the heart of Toronto’s downtown entertainment district on June 9-12, 2022.

Chip Gliedman won the Grand Prix – Americas, Large Gold and the Longley Auctions Best in Class Award for his exhibit, Mail Routes of Rupert’s Land, British North America.

For his exhibit, The ‘Grill’ Essays of the United States 1865-1868, Jan Hofmeyr, received a Large Gold and FENCORI – Costa Rica Special Prize.

Richard Drews was awarded a Gold and Belgium Special Prize for his exhibit, Trans-Oceanic Uses of the 30 Cent U.S. Issues of 1861-1868.

Robert Forster was awarded a Gold and Brazil Special Prize for his Bisects and Quadrisect of Colonial Nova Scotia exhibit. He also received a Gold and Jean and Robert Benninghoff Special Prize for his Vancouver Island’s Two Colonial Stamps exhibit.

New Orleans in the Confederate Postal System an exhibit by Doug Weisz received a Gold and Israeli Philatelic Foundation Special Prize.

Cheryl Ganz was awarded a Gold for her Zeppelin LZ-129 Hindenburg Onboard Postmarks exhibit along with a Gold for her British Airship R100 exhibit, a Gold for her U.S. Zeppelin and Airship Mail Flights exhibit and a Large Vermeil and Best in Class – Toronto Post Card Club awards for her Quest by Airship: The Wellman/Vaniman exhibit.

For his exhibit, The 30 Cent Nesbitt Envelopes of 1865 – Unrecognized Rarity, Richard Taschenberg received a Gold and Best in Class – United Postal Stationery Society awards.

Alfredo Frolich’s exhibit, Replating Colombia’s 1861 Peso Stamp was awarded a Gold and Special Prize – Eire Philatelic Association.

Robert Hohertz displayed his exhibit, The American Phototype Two-Cent Instructive Clause – 1867-1872 and it received a Gold and Special Prize – Eire Philatelic Association.  His Why There was a 1-and 1/2c Prexie, and its Later Solo Uses exhibit was awarded a Large Vermeil.

Our very own club President, David D’Alessandris, exhibited Mail Carried by the Cunard Line between Halifax and the United States and he received a Gold.

Mark Schwartz received Gold awards for all three of his exhibits, Boston’s Use of the 1847 Issue, The Postal Markings of Newbury, Newpburyport, Mass. During the Stampless Period 1755-1855 and The “Special Arrangement” Between Liverpool and the U.S.: 1843-1848.

Displaying her exhibit, Transatlantic Mail: U.S. – GB First Treaty Rates 1849-1867, Carol Bommarito received a Gold.

A Gold and Special Prize – Reinaldo Macedo, RDP was awarded to Ian Gibson-Smith for his Hong Kong ‘China’ Overprinted Registered Envelopes exhibit.

Vernon Morris’ exhibit, World’s Third Producer of Stamps: Philadelphia Local Posts, 1842 to 1861 was awarded a Gold.

Spanish Colonial and Mexican Mail in the United States, exhibited by Yamil Kouri received a Large Vermeil.

Randy Nafziger received a Vermeil for his A Soldier’s Diary – The World War I North Russian Expedition.

Peter LaPlaca was awarded a Vermeil for his George Washington and UFOs exhibit and a Silver for his George Washington, Salesman exhibit.

An Introduction to Italian Lake Mail, exhibited by William DiPaolo received a Large Silver.

Douglas N. (& Nancy B. Clark) exhibited A Trip in the Mail Car and they were awarded a Large Silver.