BALPEX was held September 5th to the 7th in Linthicum Heights, MD, at the BWI airport. Society member participation was strong as were the award results.
Richard Taschenberg took the Single-frame Grand with his exhibit, “The 10 Cent US Envelopes of 1870-1874“. He also was awarded Single-frame Gold (naturally) and the UPSS Single-frame Award.
Exhibits from three Society members won Multi-frame Large Gold:
- Richard Taschenberg with “Usage History of the “Pumpkin” Envelopes: How and Where They Were Used” (also the USPCS Medal; the UPSS Marcus White Award and the BPS Best Exhibit by a BPS Member).
- Robert Meegan with United States Domestic Letter Rates From the Act of 1792 to October 1, 1883 (also the BPS Ed Ruckle Award).
- Mark Schwartz with Independent Mail and Express Company Operations at Boston 1843 – 1845.
Two members won Multi-Frame Gold. Randolph Smith won with “Civil War Washington as Seen Through the Drawings of Charles Magnus ” (also the BPS Best Three frame). Robert Toal won with “American Souvenir Company Postcards: Both Sides of the Card” (also the BPS Best Two Frame).
Mark Schwartz won Single-frame Large Gold for two of his exhibits; “Carrier Service at Boston 1821 – 1863” and “Use of Boston “PAID in Grid” Cancels 1851-1859 “.
Concluding the USPCS member medaling was Robert Toal who won Single-frame Vermeil with his “Colonial Heroes Patriotic Postcards of 1903 “.
