SeaPex
This WSP show was held in the Emerald City in mid September. The show was well attended but not by Society members. Thus they only won a few medals there. Winning Large Gold Medals were Ross Towle for his “Chile Presidente Series: 1911-1937”, also the AAPE Treatment Award; and Hal Vogel for “The PO that Saved, Served, and Almost Scuttled an Antarctic Expedition; A Postal History of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition” (he also won my felicitations for the longest title). Alfredo Frohlich won a Gold Medal for “Guatemala – The Provisional Surcharges of 1922”. Hugh Lawrence won a Large Vermeil Medal for his SF “The Non-denominated Air Letter Sheets of China” and he had an exhibit in the Court of Honor “Postal Rates during the Gold Yuan Era: The Chinese Hyperinflation of 1948-1949. Congratulations to them all.
MilcoPex
This show took place in mid September in Brookfield, Wisconsin. USPCS members did quite well, winning both the Multi-frame Grand and Single-frame Grand awards. Hal Vogel won the multi-frame competition with his “American Heroic Age Polar Expedition” and Bill DiPaolo won a Gold Medal and the Best Single Frame with his “Italian Lake Mail on Lago Maggiore”. Well done, Hal and Bill!
Winning a Gold Medal were Larry Nix for his “America’s Membership Libraries 1731-1810”, and Bill DiPaolo for “Thomas Edison & The Bulb”.
Larry Nix won a Large Vermeil medal with “America’s Libraries, the Stamp”. David Mayo won a Vermeil Medal with his SF “Non-denominated Make-up Rate Stamps of the United States”.
IndyPex
This midwest WSP show was held on Oct. 7-9 at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds in Noblesville, Indiana. Our own Rich Drews won a Large Gold Medal and the Single Frame Grand award for “The U.S. 10 cent issues of 1861-68 in International Mail”. He also won the Johnny Appleseed award. Other exhibits of members winning Large Gold were Mike Farrell’s “Indiana Pioneer Airmail Flights” (also the Indiana Stamp Club 20th Century award and the Robert H. Rhodehamel Memorial Indiana Showcase award; Rich Drews’ “Lundy Island: the Early Years” (also German Philatelic Society Special award); Alfredo Frohlich’s “Colombia’s First Definitive Airmail Issue 1932-1940” (also American Airmail Society award); and James Cate’s “General Banks Division – Civil War Union Army Field Cancellations 1861-1862” (also the Military Society Postal History award.
A Gold Medal was won by John Hotchner for “Mail to and From American Prisoners of War”, During and After the Korean War (also the Auxiliary Marking Club Award of Merit); Mike Farrell for “The Production of the 1893 Colombian Exposition Issue” (also the USPCS Medal and the Most Popular Multi-Frame award).
Large Vermeil Medals went to Mike Farrell for his “Bogus Stamps of the Confederacy” and also for “The First Indiana Railroad: a Postal History of the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad” (also the Spirit of Indiana award). A Large Silver medal went to Casey Jo White for “Philatelic Fun and Games: from Mailbox to Tabletop” (also the AAPE award of honor for Creativity; the AAPE Novice award; the Womens’ Exhibitor Sterling Achievement award; the Jim & Jeanette Adams award; and the Most Popular One-Frame award).
NOJEX
Nojex was held the weekend of Oct. 14 in Rutherford, NJ, outside of NYC. A large number of USPCS members exhibited and all three major awards were won by them. Dan Ryterband won a Large Gold and the Multiframe Grand for “The 1847 Issue – America’s First Stamps” (also the Best U.S. exhibit; and the U.S.S.S. Statue of Freedom award). Roger Brody got a Large Gold and the Multiframe Reserve Grand for “America’s Embossed Stamped Revenue Paper” (also the USPCS Medal). And Chip Gliedman won a Large Gold and the Single Frame Grand for “Mail Routes of Rupert’s Island” (also the Philatelic Foundation award and American Society of Polar Philatelists Grand award).
Other members winning Large Gold Medals for multiframe exhibits were Marvin and Judy Platt for “The Colombian Envelopes of 1893” (also the ASDA President’s Medal); Hal Vogel for “The Post Office that Saved, Served and Almost Scuttles an Antarctic Expedition” (also the America Socirty of Polar Philatelists Reserve Grand Award, and the Eire Philatelic Society Joe Foley Memorial Medal for the best Multiframe exhibit)); Nick Lombardi for “The 1903 Two Cent Washington Shield Issue”; Mark Schwartz for “The New York Postmaster Provisional”; Vern Morris for “Evolution & Impact of Blood’s Local Post 1842-1862” (also the APS Pre-1900 Medal of Excellence and the Postal History Society Posthorn Medal): and Alfredo Frohlich for “ADELCA, Colombia’s First Official Air Mail Stamps” (also the APS 1900-1940:Medal of Excellence 1900-1940).
Single Frame Exhibits that won Large Gold Medals included Richard Taschenberg’s “The Ten Cent U.S. Envelope of 1870” (also the Reserve Grand); Mark Schwartz’ “Packet Mail Sent From Essex County, Massachusetts”; Dan Ryterband’s “The Ten Cent Copper Plate Engraved Stamps of the Rebel States”; and Larry Lyons’ “Pomeroy’s Letter Express, a New York State Independent Mail Service, June to August 1844” (also the American Philatelic Congress Book award).
Gold Medals were awarded to Dan Ryterband for “Day of Infamy: Pearl,Harbor and the U.S. Pacific Fleet” (also the Military Postal History award); and to Bill Schultz for the SF “Pennsylvania Bridges & Trolleys” (also the ATA Grand Award).
A Large Silver Medal was won by John Young and his “What’s a Cachet” exhibit.
