 The
World Series of Philately -- a by-invitation-only exhibition of Grand
Award-winning exhibits from APS-certified national stamp shows of
the preceding year -- is held at STAMPSHOW, the American Philatelic
Society's annual convention and exhibition.
The exhibitions
listed below have qualified and received certification for their
Grand Award winners to compete in the World Series. The World Series
season runs from 1 July to 30 June each year. Shows which include
a literature exhibition are so noted.
The dates and
contact addresses that follow are believed to be correct. However,
it is
recommended that you confirm the date and location with the contact
person listed. Please send any corrections to Dana
Guyer.
A copy of the rules
and requirements for becoming an APS-certified World Series of Philately
qualifying exhibition are available online. Please take at look
at the Rules for Shows in the
World Series of Philately.
2007-2009
palmares are available in pdf format.
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AMERICOVER |
Boxboro,
Massachusetts
(2009
location)
Visits
different cities each year.
|
| Next
Show: |
July
31-August 2, 2009
Friday & Saturday — 10
a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
August
6-8, 2010 |
| Sponsor: |
American
First Day Cover Society |
| Contact
Information: |
Norm Elrod |
| E-mail: |
showinfo@afdcs.org |
| Website: |
www.afdcs.org |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
| |
ARIPEX |
|
Mesa
Convention Center
201 N. Center St.
Mesa, Arizona
(Show location rotates between
Mesa and Tucson Areas) |
| Next
Show: |
February 12-14, 2010 — Mesa,
Arizona
Friday & Saturday — 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Sponsor: |
Arizona
Federation of Stamp Clubs |
| Contact
Information: |
Steven Staton |
| E-mail: |
mman3@comcast.net |
| Website: |
www.aripexonline.com |
| Palmares: |
2009
Exhibition Winners |
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BALPEX |
|
Marriott's
Hunt Valley Inn
245 Shawan Rd., I-83 Exit 20 E
Baltimore, Maryland |
| Next
Show: |
September
4-6, 2009
Friday & Saturday 10 a.m.-6
p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
September 3-5, 2010
September 2-4, 2011
August 31-Sept 2, 2012
August 30-Sept 1, 2013 |
| Sponsor: |
Baltimore
Philatelic Society |
| Contact
Information: |
Robert
E. Gibson, Sr. |
| E-mail: |
balpex@aol.com |
| Website: |
www.balpex.org |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
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CHICAGOPEX |
|
Sheraton
Chicago Northwest Hotel
3400 W. Euclid
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Includes a Literature Exhibition |
| Next
Show: |
November
20-22, 2009
Friday & Saturday — 10
a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
November 19-21, 2010
November 18-20, 2011
November 16-18, 2012
November 22-24, 2013 |
| Sponsor: |
Chicago
Philatelic Society |
| Contact
Information: |
John
Kevin Doyle
|
| E-mail: |
doyle-stamps@att.net |
| Website: |
www.chicagopex.com |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
 |
COLOPEX |
Franklin
County Veterans
Memorial Hall
300
W. Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio
|
| Next
Show: |
February
5-7, 2010
Friday & Saturday — 10 a.m.–6
p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
February 4-6, 2011
February 3-5, 2012 |
| Sponsor: |
Columbus Philatelic
Club, Inc. |
| Contact
Information: |
Charles Wooster |
| E-mail: |
cwooster@aol.com |
| Website: |
www.colopex.com |
| Palmares: |
2009
Exhibition Winners |
| |
Filatelic
Fiesta |
Santa
Clara Fairgrounds
Gateway Hall, 344 Tully Rd.
San
Jose, California |
| Next
Show: |
November 13-15, 2009
Friday & Saturday — 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
November 12-14, 2010
November 11-13, 2011
November 16-18, 2012 |
November 15-17, 2013
November 14-16, 2014 |
| Sponsor: |
San Jose
Stamp Club |
| Contact
Information: |
Stephen Schumann |
| E-mail: |
sdsch@earthlink.net |
| Website: |
www.filatelicfiesta.org |
| Palmares: |
2009
Exhibition Winners |
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FLOREX |
Central
Florida Fair Grounds
Commercial Exhibit Hall
4603 West Colonial Drive
Orlando, Florida
|
| Next
Show: |
December
4-6, 2009
Friday — 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 6 — 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 5 — 10 a.m.–3 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
December 3-5, 2010
December 1-3, 2011
Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2012 |
December
6-8, 2013
December 5-7, 2014
December 4-6, 2015 |
| Sponsor: |
Florida
Stamp Dealers Association
Central Florida Stamp Club |
| Contact
Information: |
Francis
Ferguson |
| E-mail: |
show@florexstampshow.com |
| Website: |
www.florexstampshow.com |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
 |
Garfield-Perry
March Party |
| Masonic
Auditorium
36th & Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio |
| Next
Show: |
March
19-21, 2010
Friday — 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday — 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
March 25-27, 2011
March 23-25, 2012
March 15-17, 2013 |
| Sponsor: |
Garfield-Perry
Stamp Club |
| Contact
Information: |
Rocco Caponi |
| E-mail: |
rcaponi@gmail.com |
| Website: |
www.garfieldperry.org |
| Palmares: |
2009
Exhibition Winners |
|
INDYPEX |
Indianapolis
Convention Center
Indianapolis, Indiana
|
| Next
Show: |
October
16-18, 2009
Friday & Saturday — 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
October 8-10, 2010 |
| Sponsor: |
Indiana
Stamp Club |
| Contact
Information: |
Indiana
Stamp Club
P.O. Box 22081
Indianapolis, IN 46222 |
| E-mail: |
indypex@indianastampclub.org |
| Website: |
http://indianastampclub.org |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
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MILCOPEX |
|
Bergstrom
Hall, Mount Mary College,
Enter parking lot west of N. 92nd St. between Chambers
and Locust,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Next
Show: |
September
25-27, 2009
Friday & Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. |
| Sponsor: |
Milwaukee
Philatelic Society, Inc. |
| Contact
Information: |
Bob Henak
henak8010@sbcglobal.net |
| Website: |
www.milwaukeephilatelic.org |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
|
Minnesota
Stamp Expo |
Crystal
Community Center
4800 Douglas Drive North
Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
| Next
Show: |
July
17-19, 2009
Fri,
July 17 -- 10am-6pm
Sat, July 18 -- 10am-5pm
Sun, July 19 -- 10am-4pm |
| Sponsor: |
Twin
City Philatelic Society |
| Contact
Information: |
Tom
Eckers |
| E-mail: |
tome56@earthlink.net |
| Website: |
www.stampsminnesota.com |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
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NAPEX |
|
McLean
Hilton at Tyson's Corner
7920 Jones Branch Dr
McLean, Virginia
Includes a Literature Exhibition |
| Next
Show: |
June
4-6, 2010
Friday
& Saturday — 10am-6pm
Sunday — 10am-4pm |
| Future
Dates: |
June 3-5, 2011
June 1-3, 2012 |
| Sponsor: |
National
Philatelic Exhibitions
of Washington, D.C. |
| Contact
Information: |
Thomas
Lera |
| E-mail: |
frontier2@erols.com |
| Website: |
www.napex.org |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners (Includes Literature) |
 |
National
Topical Stamp Show |
| Visits
different cities each year. |
| Next
Show: |
June
25-27, 2010 -- Denver, Colorado |
| Sponsor: |
American
Topical Association |
| Contact
Information: |
Ray
Cartier
American Topical Association
P. O. Box 57
Arlington, TX 76004-0057
Phone: 817-274-1181;
Fax: 817-274-1184 |
| E-mail: |
americantopical@msn.com |
| Website: |
americantopicalassn.org/shows.htm |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
 |
NOJEX |
|
Crown
Plaza – Meadowlands
Two Harmon Plaza
Secaucus, New Jersey |
| Next
Show: |
May
28-30, 2010
Friday & Saturday — 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–3 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
May 27-29, 2011
May 25-27, 2012
May 24-26, 2013 |
| Sponsor: |
North
Jersey Fed. Stamp Clubs, Inc. |
| Contact
Information: |
Robert
G. Rose
P.O. Box 1945
Morristown, NJ 07962
Phone: 973-966-8070 |
| E-mail: |
rrose@pitneyhardin.com |
| Website: |
www.nojex.org |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
 |
OKPEX |
|
Express Events Center
8512 NW Expressway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
| Next
Show: |
October 2-3, 2009
Friday — 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Sponsor: |
Oklahoma
City Stamp Club |
| Contact
Information: |
Exhibit
Information:
E-mail: ralph.deboard@oc.edu
Show Information:
Joe Crosby |
| E-mail: |
joecrosby@cox.net |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
 |
Philadelphia
National Stamp Exhibition |
|
To
be Determined |
| Next
Show: |
No show is scheduled for
2009. |
| Contact
Information: |
Steve
Washburne
P.O. Box 43146
Philadelphia, PA 19129
215-951-6264 |
| Website: |
pnse.home.att.net |
| E-mail: |
pnse@att.net |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
 |
Philatelic
Show |
|
Holiday
Inn
Boxborough, Massachusetts |
| Next
Show: |
April 30-May 2, 2010
Friday — 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday — 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–3 p.m. |
| Sponsor: |
Northeastern
Federation of Stamp Clubs |
| Contact
Information: |
Jeff
Shapiro |
| E-mail: |
dirtyoldcovers@aol.com |
| Website: |
www.nefed.org |
| Palmares: |
2009
Exhibition Winners |
 |
PIPEX |
Show
location rotates among locations in the Pacific Northwest
2009
Show
Double
Tree Hotel Exhibition Hall,
Portland, Oregon
|
| Next
Show: |
May
22-24, 2009 -- Portland, Oregon |
Sponsor: |
Northwest
Federation of Stamp Clubs |
| Contact
Information: |
2009 - Ron
Sumner
rmsumner@juno.com |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
 |
The
Plymouth Show |
|
Plymouth,
Michigan |
| Next
Show: |
April
24-25, 2010 |
| Sponsor: |
West
Suburban Stamp Club |
| Contact
Information: |
Sandra
Strzalkowski |
| E-mail: |
mywssc@msn.com |
| Website: |
|
| Palmares: |
2009
Exhibition Winners |
 |
Postage
Stamp Mega Event |
The
New Yorker Hotel
481 Eighth Ave.
New York, New York
|
| Next
Show: |
April
16-19,
2009
Thursday, Friday & Saturday — 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Sponsor: |
American
Stamp Dealers Association |
| Contact
Information: |
Dana
Guyer
100 Match Factory Place
Bellefonte,
PA 16823
Phone: 814-933-3803 ext. 207;
Fax: 814-933-6128 |
| E-mail: |
stampshow@stamps.org |
| Website: |
www.stamps.org/directories/dir_Mega_Event.htm |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
Competitive
exhibits have been eliminated from the spring show but it is
anticiated they will be offered in the fall. Details will
be posted when known. |
 |
Rocky
Mountain Stamp Show |
|
Crowne Plaza Hotel - Denver International Airport
I-70 and Chambers Rd.
Denver, Colorado |
| Next
Show: |
May
15-17, 2009
Friday & Saturday — 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–3 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
May 14-16, 2010
May 13-15, 2011
May 18-20, 2012 |
| Sponsor: |
Rocky
Mountain Philatelic Exhibition, Inc. |
| Contact
Information: |
Steve
Schweighofer |
| E-mail: |
rmss@rockymountainstampshow.com |
| Website: |
www.rockymountainstampshow.com
|
| Palmares: |
2009
Exhibition Winners |
 |
ROPEX |
|
ESL
Sports Center
2700 Brighton Henrietta Townline Rd.
on the campus of Monroe Community College
Rochester, New York |
| Next
Show: |
May
15-17, 2009
Friday — 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday — 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–3 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
May 14-16, 2010 |
| Sponsor: |
Rochester
Philatelic Association Inc. |
| Contact
Information: |
Tom Fortunato |
| E-mail: |
stamptmf@frontiernet.net |
| Website: |
www.rpastamps.org |
| Palmares: |
2009
Exhibition Winners |
 |
St.
Louis Stamp Expo |
|
St.
Louis Renaissance Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, Missouri |
| Next
Show: |
February
26-28, 2010 |
| Future
Dates: |
February 25-27, 2011
February 24-26, 2012 |
| Sponsor: |
Area
clubs |
| Contact
Information: |
David Kols
Regency Stamps Ltd.
229 N. Euclid Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: 800-782-0066;
Fax: 314-361-5677 |
| E-mail: |
expo@regencystamps.com |
| Website: |
www.stlouisstampexpo.htm |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
|
|
|
Al-Bahr
Shrine Temple
San Diego, California |
| Next
Show: |
January 15-17, 2010 |
| Future
Dates: |
January 21-23, 2011 |
| Contact
Information: |
Linda
Mabin
P.O. Box 80004
San Diego, CA 92138-0004 |
| Website: |
www.sandical.org |
| Palmares: |
2009
Exhibition Winners |
 |
SESCAL |
Radisson
Hotel at Los Angeles Airport
6225 W. Century Blvd.
Los Angeles, California
|
| Next
Show: |
October
9-11, 2009
Friday & Saturday — 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
October
8-10, 2010
October 7-9, 2011 |
| Sponsor: |
Federated
Philatelic Clubs of Southern California |
| Contact
Information: |
Carl
Shaff II |
| E-mail: |
cs2shaff@aol.com |
| Website: |
www.sescal.org/ |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
 |
Southeastern
Stamp Show
(formerly
Peach State Stamp Show) |
|
Cobb
County Civic Ctr.
548 S. Marietta Pkwy.
Marietta, Georgia
|
| Next
Show: |
No show is scheduled for
2009. |
| Future
Dates: |
September 24-26, 2010
September 23-25, 2011
September 28-30, 2012 |
| Sponsor: |
Southeast
Federation of Stamp Clubs |
| Contact
Information: |
Scott
Mark |
| E-mail: |
mark_s@bellsouth.com |
| Website: |
www.stampclubs.com |
|
Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
 |
STAMPSHOW |
|
APS
Annual Convention
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Includes a Literature Exhibition |
| Next
Show: |
August
6-9, 2009 - Pittsburgh, PA
Thursday, Friday & Saturday — 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
August 12-15, 2010 - Richmond, VA
August 11-14, 2011 - Columbus, OH
|
| Sponsor: |
American
Philatelic Society |
| Contact
Information: |
Dana
Guyer
100 Match Factory Place
Bellefonte,
PA 16823
Phone: 814-933-3803 ext. 207;
Fax: 814-933-6128 |
| E-mail: |
stampshow@stamps.org |
| Website: |
www.stamps.org/stampshow/intro.htm |
| Palmares: |
2008
- Philatelic Exhibition Winners
2008
- Literature Exhibition Winners |
 |
TEXPEX
in conjunction with APS AmeriStamp Expo
2009 |
|
Doubletree Hotel Dallas Near the Galleria
4099 Valley View Lane
Dallas, Texas |
| Next
Show: |
April 16-18,
2010
Friday & Saturday — 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Sponsor: |
Southwest
Philatelic Foundation |
| Contact
Information: |
Tom
Koch
|
| E-mail: |
tkoch@utdallas.edu |
| Website: |
www.texasphilatelic.org/texpex.html |
| Palmares: |
2008
Exhibition Winners |
 |
WESTPEX |
|
San
Francisco Airport Marriott
1800 Old Bayshore Highway
San Francisco, California |
| Next
Show: |
April
23-25, 2010
Friday & Saturday — 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday — 10 a.m.–4 p.m. |
| Future
Dates: |
April
29-May 1, 2011
April
27-29, 2012 |
April 26-28, 2013 |
| Contact
Information: |
Edward
Jarvis
|
| E-mail: |
edjarvis@westpex.com |
| Website: |
www.westpex.com |
| Palmares: |
2009
Exhibition Winners |
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