EuroPhilEx was held in Birmingham, UK from May 7th through the 11th. Strong member participation at this international show resulted in a large number of awards for Society members. As a FIP show, medal levels are 5 points higher than in WSP shows. Thus it took 95 points at Europhilex to get a Large Gold, while the same medal at a WSP show would require 90 points. Congratulations to all Society members who took part in the show.
James Grimwood-Taylor’s “The 1839-1840 British Postal Reforms; their Origins, Milestones and International Results” was a FEPA Grand Prix Candidate.
In the category of Traditional Philately, three members won medals.
- Jan Hofmeyr won Multi-frame Large Gold for “Philatelic Invention in the United States: 1861-1881”. Jan’s exhibit was also a Grand Prix International Candidate.
- Vernon Morris, Jr. won Multi-frame Gold for “Evolution & Impact of Bloods Local Post: 1842 to 1862. Vern’s exhibit was also awarded Special Prize Material.
- Chip Gliedman won Multi-frame Gold for “My Victoria – Imperforate Line Engraved Stamps of Great Britain from the Plate Position ‘CG’ ”.
In the category of Postal History, seven members won medals.
- Vernon Morris, Jr. won Multi-frame Large Gold for “Evolution of American Mail 1685 to 1799” (also a Grand Prix International Candidate).
- Steven Walske won Multi-frame Large Gold for “La Debacle: Postal History of the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War”.
- Gary Diffen won Multi-frame Large Gold for “Transportation of Australian Colonial Mail to 1856”.
- Martin Camerer won Multi-frame Large Gold for “Postal relations between the United States and Germany via France 1828 1869”.
- Daniel Knowles won Multi-frame Large Gold for “Handling United States Domestic and International Mail 1860-1869”.
- Patricia Stilwell-Walker won Multi-frame Gold for “Baltimore Postal History: from Colonial Times until June 30, 1851”.
- Chip Gliedman won Multi-frame Large Vermeil for “A Postal History Map of the United States of America”.
Chery Ganz won Single-frame Gold in Aerophilately for “British Airship R100”.
In the category of Open Philately, Hal Vogel won Single-frame Large Silver for each of two exhibits, “Great Britain’s Greatest Irish Polar Expeditioner” and “1838-42 Wilkes Antarctic Expedition: Its many (often unfavourable) Facets”.
Members also won Literature awards.
> Nick Kirke won Large Gold for “New York City Foreign Mail 1845-1878 ” (also Best in Class).
> Ute & Elmar Dorr won Gold for “Hungarian Post Offices in Foreign Letter Service from 1900 to the Outbreak of World War ”.
> Ute Dorr won Vermeil for “The Orient-Express 1883–1914 ”.
> James Peter Gough won Large Silver for “A Special Study on First Trial Flight Between Shanghai and Tihwa by Eurasia Aviation Corporation from December 1931 to January 1932 ”.
