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Exhibits and Rarities

No other event can offer three grand awards (for National Topical Stamp Show, Americover and APS Stamp Show), three single frame grands, the World Series of Philately Champion of Champions, Most Popular Champion of Champions,  the Youth Exhibiting Championship, a literature competition, and a Court of Honor including rare stamps such as the Inverted Jenny. Plan to attend to peruse more than 800 frames of world-class exhibits showcasing rare and interesting aspects of philately. 

 

 

List of Current Exhibits:

Use links to view the exhibit entries for GASS 2023.

View Listing of Philatelic Exhibits

Frames of Philatelic Exhibits to be on display

List updated as of 5/9/2023

AmeriCover Exhibits

Exhibit Title
Exhibitor
Class
# of Frames
Bi-Color Prexie First Day David S. Ball
Single Frame
1
1988 65¢ H.H. "Hap" Arnold Great Americans Series Stamp Basil L. Copeland
General
4
Weird Stuff First Day Covers Lloyd de Vries
General
3
The Amazing Cachets of Tom Mueller Anthony F. Dewey
General
7
The Vermont Sesquicentennial Issue and Its First Days Robert S. Edson
General
9
Smokey Bear Issue of 1984 Rick Gibson
General
8
Dorothy Knapp Airmail First Day & Aviation Event Covers, 1941 - 1950 Bob Helms
General
3
"Combo" First Day Covers of the Fourth Bureau James Hering
Single Frame
1
The G.A.R. and U.C.V. Issues: Their First Day Covers and Uses Kathryn Johnson
General
8
The Iwo Jima Stamp of 1945 - Its First Days, Cachet Variations & Use William Kelly
General
8
Hand Drawn and Hand Painted Cachets by Water Color Artisit Vaughan Hord - 1980-1993 Kurt W. Laubinger
General
10
The 30¢ Roosevelt and 50¢ Taft Prexies Used Together Mike Ley
Single Frame
1
Introducing Singular First Day Covers (Canadian) John McEntyre
Single Frame
1
The 15¢ 1978 Viking Mars Issue Ralph H. Nafziger
General
10
Joint Issues with the United States Charles J. O'Brien, III
General
10
(Almost) A Century of Minnesota First Days Todd Ronnei
General
6
The Life of Sam Gompers Howard Rotterdam
General
3
Covers of the Overrun Countries Series Thomas Schilling
General
10
This Phizzog: The Faces and Facets of Carl Sandburg Cynthia Scott
General
2
Bret Harte: Originator of the Western Romance Cynthia Scott
General
2
Women of the Black Heritage Series - From the Fields of Slavery to the Halls of Congress Mark Thompson
Most Popular Championship
8
The FDCs of the 1959 Commemorative for the Centennial of the American Dental Association Charles J. G. Verge
General
8

National Topical Stamp Show Exhibits

Exhibit Title
Exhibitor
Class
# of Frames
United Nations Special Committee on Palestine - 1947 Fran Adams
Single Frame
1
Go for the Gold! The Introduction of Women in the Olympic Games Laurie Anderson
General
3
Unusual Place Names, Uncommon Postmarks, Unordinary Articles. United States Postmarks and Precancels with Animal Names Greg Balagian
General
5
The Lion - Most Symbolic Animal of All Greg Balagian
General
7
Walt Disney's Richest Superstar: Scrooge McDuck Edward Bergen
General
6
The U.S. Postage Designs of Artist Howard Koslow Timothy Bergquist
Single Frame
1
Victims of the Divine Wind Laurie Bernstein
General
4
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Michele Bresso
Single Frame
1
Egypt of the Pharaohs Leroy Crain
General
7
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Origins, Development and Ramifications Christopher Dahle
General
5
An Introduction to the Evolution of Plants Christopher Dahle
General
6
The World's Capital - The United Nations Headquarters Greg S. Galletti
General
6
Pre-Christian Armenia: From Origins to Acceptance of Christianity. Igor Grigorian
General
5
Armenian Scented Paper (Papier d'Armenie) - From Incense to Commodity Igor Grigorian
Single Frame
1
All Aboard! A Grand Tour - American Style, 1915 Dawn R. Hamman
General
8
Abraham Lincoln's Life and Legacy Dawn R. Hamman
Most Popular Championship
5
Major League Baseball in Cleveland: Where the Games Were Played John M. Hamman
Single Frame
1
Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf Elizabeth Hisey
Single Frame
1
Overnight Stay in Yellowstone National Park Elizabeth Hisey
Single Frame
1
The Book of Hours - A Medieval Bestseller Susan B. Jones
General
3
The Coelacanth and the Comores Susan B. Jones
General
3
Bram Stoker's Dracula Thomas Lera
Single Frame
1
Böhmen und Mähren: Nazi Propaganda in World War II Czechoslovakia Martin Kent Miller
General
3
Let's Talk About Mental Health - "Starting the Conversation" Meena Abhay Mutha
General
5
Mayflower's Historic Voyage Fred Pritchard
General
2
Abraham Lincoln - Then and Now Ardis Quick
General
3
Mohan to Mahatma: Gandhi's Life and Legacy Raj V. Rajan
General
10
The Invasion of Ukraine and Philately Glenn Roehrig
General
7
"The Match of the Century" - A Philatelic Extravaganza!! Mike Schumacher
General
8
Cleveland - The Lakefront & Cuyahoga River Phillip J. Stager
General
6
Cleveland - The Group Plan of 1903 Phillip J. Stager
Single Frame
1
Woody Guthrie: His Life and His Songs Stephen L. Suffet
General
10
Odor-able Stamps Pepe Le Pew
General
6
Laitière Flamande - The Flemish Milkmaid Roger Van Laere
General
3
The Eradication of Smallpox Roger Van Laere
Single Frame
1
Blood: A Modern Medicine Jean Wang
General
5

StampShow Exhibits

Exhibit Title
Exhibitor
Class
# of Frames
Geographic Expansion of Commercial US Mail to Foreign Destinations via Airmail (1920-41) Murray Abramson
General
8
Coffee! Early Cancellations and Slogans in Latin America and the Caribbean Adhyatman Agarwala
Youth Championship
1
The Rise and Fall of the Grand Trunk Railway - The Big Picture James Allen
General
9
Finland Postal Stationery with 1875 Stamp Design Kauko I. Aro
General
6
Great Britain - Postal Reform and Development of the Penny Value 1810-1880 William Barrell
General
8
Souvenirs From Stockholm Robert M. Benninghoff
General
2
Death to Mail Robbers Steven J. Berlin
Noncompetitive
1
George W. Linn: Philately's Greatest Showman Jay Bigalke
Noncompetitive
1
A study in the design of Queen Victoria postage stamps during the 19th Century Donald Bourassa
General
4
The First Set of the Republic Panama Frederico Brid
General
10
AQ Lettersheets of the Republic of Venice: 1608-1797 Art Bunce
General
10
British and Irish Telegraph Development 1851-1901 Brian Callan
General
5
Holyland Printed Matter 2nd UPU - May 15, 1948 Donald A. Chafetz
General
5
United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, 1945 Blanton Clement, Jr.
General
4
Canadian Postage Meter Stamps David Crotty
General
10
The U.S Alphabet-Denominated Rate-Change Series, 1978-1998 Anthony F. Dewey
Most Popular Championship
10
Zanzibar WWI Gary A. DuBro
General
5
Engraved Hawaii Postage Issued 1864-1893 Jeffrey Erichson
General
7
CUPCAKES Christina Esbeck
Youth Championship
1
The U.S. Battleship Oregon: A Brief History (1893-1919) Lloyd Ferrell
Single Frame
1
Little Known Pearl Harbor Ships - without postal facilities Lloyd Ferrell
General
6
Mail Between USA and France in World War II (1939-1945) Louis Fiset
General
6
The Life of St. Patrick in Ireland Laurelei Fox
Youth
1
Delaware Postal History 1732-1847 Alfredo Frohlich
General
8
Zeppelins & the United States Cheryl R. Ganz
World Series
8
Meched Postmaster Provisional Issue 1902 Khosrow Ghadiri
General
5
A Postal History Map of the United States of America Chip Gliedman
General
3
A History of Nineteenth Century Nepal - Seals and Signatures Edward F. Gosnell
General
10
The Kansas and Nebraska Overprints Vicky Hadley
General
9
Lithographed General Issues of the Confederate States of America Leonard H. Hartmann
World Series
10
The Two Cent Hardings James Hering
World Series
8
Graf Zeppelin Iceland Flight James D. Hill
Single Frame
1
Designing the U.S. Hummingbirds Issue of 1992 John M. Hotchner
Court of Honor
1
World Rarities & Uniquities John M. Hotchner
Court of Honor
10
Hawaii Postal Cards to Germany 1882-1900 Dennis W. Jackson
Most Popular Championship
9
Undeliverable Mail in the Netherlands 1852-1989: Auxiliary markings to document effort and explain reason of return Ben Jansen
General
5
Evolution of Territorial Michigan:1792-1837 Cary E. Johnson
General
8
U.S. Christmas Stamped Mail: 1962-1975 - Not Just For Cards Kathryn Johnson
General
8
Charcot in the Antarctic Serge Kahn
World Series
8
The Offset Lithographed Washington-Franklin Heads Andrew S. Kelley
General
7
In the Beginning…Timbromanie, The Proliferation of Postage Stamps Inspires a Collecting Revolution Vince King
Court of Honor
8
Liberia's Postal Stationery of 1881-1920 Bryant E. Korn
General
8
Aloha! The 80¢ Diamond Head of 1952 Jon E. Krupnick
General
6
Pan Am Clippers Conquer the Pacific Jon E. Krupnick
General
10
The Non-Denominated Domestic Air Letter Sheets of China Hugh Lawrence
Single Frame
1
Postal Rates during the Gold Yuan Era: The Chinese Hyperinflation of 1948-49 Hugh Lawrence
World Series
8
Origins of Western Union Telegraph and the Transformation of Written Communication 1835-1975 Philip Leber
General
8
Burma - The First Two Issues Michael Ley
General
8
Using the Documents of Commerce to Fund the Civil War 1862-1872 John C. Lighthouse
General
10
Restoration of the Ethiopian Posts: 1941-1952 Ulf J. Lindahl
General
8
1800's - 1920's Postmarks of Hungary. Shown in the Evolution of Hungary Post World War I Lesley Lorant
General
6
An Introduction to Local Post: San Diego Local Post Renato Luansing
Noncompetitive
3
The 1861 One-Cent Franklin Issue - A Study of Domestic Usages 1861-1869 Keith E. Maatman
Single Frame
1
The Principality of Serbia - Creation of the Post and Development of the Postal Routes 1830-1882. William Maddocks
World Series
10
British & Guernsey Stamps & Their Use During German Occupation 1940-45 Dr. Andrew A. Mazzara
General
5
Union Occupation Mail Michael McClung
General
10
The British Non-Denominated MachinDefinitive Series: 1989-2022 Stephen McGill
General
8
Britain's Marvelous Machins Stephen McGill
General
8
Evolution and Development of the USPO to 1799 Vernon R. Morris, Jr.
General
10
Evolution and Impact of Blood's local post, 1842 to 1862 Vernon R. Morris, Jr.
World Series
10
Persia, 1902 Provisional Typeset Issue of Teheran Behruz Nassre-Esfahani
General
8
The Story of Lloyd's: From Coffee to Commerce Norma Nielson
World Series
8
Georgia Bicentennial 1933 Charles J. O'Brien, III
World Series
10
Posthorn Postal History: Uses of the 1951 Definitive Series of West Germany Dickson H. Preston
General
4
Mexico First Issue By District: The 572 Stamp Set Challenge Omar J. Rodriguez
World Series
10
Postage Due of Mandate Palestine 1918-48 Howard Rotterdam
General
6
The U.S. 1847 Issue: America's First Stamps Daniel J. Ryterband
World Series
8
The 10₵ Copper Plate Engraved Stamps of the Rebel States Daniel J. Ryterband
Single Frame
1
Stamps of the Overrun Countries Series Thomas Schilling
General
10
The 1936 Swedish-Icelandic Vatnajokull Expedition/Mail Mike Schumacher
Single Frame
1
Grand Canyon, A.T. Post Office, 1902 - 1912 Marjory J. Sente
Single Frame
1
Defying Alleviated World Hunger Sahitya Setty
Youth
1
The Philatelic History of the Archipelago of Tui Tui Kristen Shafer
Most Popular Championship
1
Washington and Franklin Coils Flat Plate and Coil Waste Issues from 1908-1915 Gregory Shoults
World Series
8
Washington & Franklin Coils Rotary Press and Coil Waste Issues 1914-1922 Production and Uses Gregory Shoults
General
8
Austro-Hungarian Military Mail in the Middle Eastern Theatre During World War I Zachary Simmons
General
2
Flag Covers Rallied Southern Pride in a New Nation Randolph Smith
General
4
Coping with Adversity: Confederate Covers in a time of paper shortage Randolph Smith
General
6
Moments in Glider Philately Jane Snowdon
General
2
Canada's Embossed Stamps 1974-1981 Clarence Stillions
General
3
The 1924 Arms Issue of Panama Kurt Streepy
General
10
The Evolution of Hawaiian Circular Date Stamps to 1900 Gannon Sugimura
General
4
1861 Bicolor Envelope Usage - Unrecognized Rarity Richard Taschenberg
Single Frame
1
St-Pierre et Miquelon, Le Type "Groupe" 1892-1908 Jean-Jacques Tillard
World Series
8
La Surcharge SPM Gothique de 1885 Jean-Jacques Tillard
Single Frame
1
The Development and Use of the Provisional Issues of South Vietnam Emory Earl Toops
General
6
U.S. Military Licenses, Stamps and Usages Will Csaplar
General
5
Chile Postal Stationery. Archival Items 1872-1924 Ross A. Towle
World Series
8
Mail Through the Amazon Basin until the Emergence of Airmail Roger Van Laere
General
5
The Documentary Revenues of Haiti: 1807-1957 Charles J. G. Verge
General
8
Ship Letter Rates of Ireland: Act of 1711 through Act of 1840 Patricia Stilwell-Walker
Single Frame
1
Baltimore Postal History: From Colonial Times until June 30, 1851 Patricia Stilwell-Walker
General
5
Canal Zone Provisional Airmails: 1929 - 1931 Bradley Wilde
General
10
Newfoundland's 1897 Royal Family and 1908 Map Stamp Issues Richard S. Wilson
General
7

 

View Listing of Literature Exhibits

Listing of Literature Exhibits that will be displayed:

List updated as of 5/9/2023

Class
Literature Title
Article A Cammann Imprint Discovery that Changed a Catalog Listing, Plus Insights on Dr. James T. Patterson
Article Breadfruit is Found on Numerous Stamps
Article India's Special Edition Stamps 1947-1980
Article Introduction to Trinidad & Tobago Semi-Postal Stamps
Article Martial Law & Censored Mail in Poland 1981-1982
Article Philately for Non-Philatelists: 4 Articles in Non-Philatelic Journals
Article The Crown of Hungary - Was it Prepared for the Armenian King?
Article The Miracle of Bern: West Germany and the 1954 World Cup
Article The Sikorsky S-38 in the British West Indies
Article WWII Patriotic Cachets of Victory, Vermont (3 Part Series)
Catalog New Mexico Territorial Postmark Catalog, 11th Edition
Column Exploring Astrophilately
Column Stamp Collecting Column
Electronic Air Crash Mial of The World
Electronic www.CollectorsNZ.co.nz
Electronic www.Paleophilatelie.eu - the place where Paleontology and Paleoanthropology meets Philately
Handbook Christmas Seal and Charity Stamp Society Tied-On Seal Guide
Handbook Focus On Fakes
Handbook Himalayan Birds on Stamps
Handbook Hypnostamp: Uncovering The Healing Power Of Postage Stamps
Handbook Jean-Baptiste Charcot in the Antarctic
Handbook Natural Disasters on Postage Stamps: A Guide for Collectors
Handbook PERU - The Scenic View Cards 1898-1901 - A Postal Stationery Odyssey
Handbook Philatelic Shangri-la: New York Stamp Taxes on Bonds, 1910-1920
Handbook Poste Restante at the Cape (2 Volumes)
Handbook Tasmanian Postal Stationery
Handbook The 50th Anniversary of "The Match of the Century" A Philatelic Look
Handbook The Congress Book 2022
Handbook The Development of the Ethiopian Posts 1894-1909: The Exhibit
Handbook The United States Fourth Bureau Issue 1922-1938
Handbook The Uses of U.S. Postage Due Stamps and Their Substitutes, 1879-2023
Handbook Wellington Philatelic Soceity - The First 100 Years
Society Journal "238", Journal of the Faroe Islands Study Circle
Society Journal ARPA Journal
Society Journal Bulletin of the Polonus Polish Philatelic Society
Society Journal Cachet Artist: Verna Mann - That Cover Artist
Society Journal Duck Tracks
Society Journal Empire State Postal History Society Publications
Society Journal La Posta: The Journal of American Postal History
Society Journal Mexicana
Society Journal NJPH, Journal of the New Jersey Postal History Society
Society Journal Possessions, Vol. 64
Society Journal The Airpost Journal
Society Journal The Album Page
Society Journal The Czechoslovak Specialist
Society Journal The Israel Philatelist
Society Journal The News of Hungarian Philately
Society Journal The Posthorn
Society Journal The Ration Board
Society Journal The Upland Goose

 

 

 

Exhibit Jury

Ken Nilsestuen, OH (Chief)
Mark E. Banchik, CA
Sam Chiu, ON Canada
Lisa Foster, WA
Ed Kroft, ON Canada
Matthew E. Liebson, OH
David McLaughlin, ON Canada
Van Siegling, OH
Jay Stotts, TX

FIP Option Jury

John Hotchner, VA
Charles Verge, ON Canada

Literature Competition Jury

John Hotchner, VA - Chief Judge
William DiPaolo, FL
Hal Vogel, NJ

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