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. 


 

 

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Frames of Philatelic Exhibits to be on display

List updated as of 4/10/24

AmeriCover Exhibits

Exhibit Title
Exhibitor
Class
# of Frames
Animalistic Art of Legendary American Cachet Artists Greg Balagian
General
2
The United States Red Cross Issue of 1931 Michael Clark
General
4
Weird Stuff First Day Covers Lloyd A. de Vries
General
3
Vermont Sesquicentennial and its First Day Covers Robert S. Edson
General
9
"Combo" First Day Covers of the Fourth Bureau Era James Hering
Single Frame
1
The Two Cent Hardings James Hering
General
8
The 1966 Polish Millennium Stamp Ronald J. Klimley
General
10
U.S. 1938 Presidential Series First Day Covers Edward Mendlowitz
Single Frame
1
Presidential Inauguration and Swearing in Covers and Related Events 1929 - 2021 Edward Mendlowitz
General
5
Auxiliary Markings on U.S. First Day Covers Ralph H. Nafziger
General
7
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Stamp and the Woman Norma Nielson
General
5

 

National Topical Stamp Show Exhibits

Exhibit Title
Exhibitor
Class
# of Frames
Picture Post Cards of the 1899 Hague Peace Conference Fran Adams
Single Frame
1
United Nations Special Committee on Palestine: 1947-1951 Fran Adams
General
3
The Oceanographic Institute and Museum of Monaco: 1910-1960 Fran Adams
Single Frame
1
Go for the Gold! The Introduction of Women in the Olympic Games Laurie Anderson
General
3
Poland's White Eagle Dr. Edwin J. Andrews
Single Frame
1
Trains: Components-Types-Uses-Renown Dr. Edwin J. Andrews
General
8
In the Name of the Lion Greg Balagian
General
3
Walt Disney's Richest Superstar: Scrooge McDuck and Scrooge's Celebrated Creator: Carl Barks Edward Bergen
General
6
The 13-Cent U.S. Commemorative Stamps Timothy Bergquist
Single Frame
1
Mystery to History - Revealing Nature's Unseen Worlds to the Human Eye Joel Cohen
General
4
From Smyrna to Izmir: Daily Life Yavuz Corapcioglu
General
8
Petroleum - The Industry, its Treatment and Consequences for Our Life Experiences Anthony J. Curiale
General
6
Supernatural - Hunting Monsters in Philately Anthony J. Curiale
Single Frame
1
Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of Human Rights Christopher Dahle
Single Frame
1
The Canada Goose Larry E. Davidson
Single Frame
1
Development, Organization and Operation of Argentina's Railroads: 1857-1947 Paul B. Goodwin
General
8
From Mark of Oppression to Symbol of Gay Pride - The Pink Triangle Tomas L. Griebling
Single Frame
1
The Olympic Symbol in Design Tomas L. Griebling
General
10
Armenian Scented Paper: From Incense to Commodity Igor Grigorian
Single Frame
1
Pre-Christian Armenia: From Origins to Acceptance of Christianity Igor Grigorian
General
5
All Aboard! A Grand Tour - American Style, 1915 Dawn R. Hamman
General
8
Exploring the Weather Lloyd Hogg
General
7
Art Deco Influence on European Philately Dr. Terry Hursh
General
4
Building the Alaska Highway: A story in postcards Eric R. Knapp
General
2
Africa - Evolution of Countries and their Stamp on Stamps Lesley Lorant
General
10
Lincoln - Then and Now Ardis Quick
General
4
Mohan to Mahatma: Gandhi's Life and Legacy Raj V. Rajan
General
10
"The Match of the Century" - A Philatelic Extravaganza!! Michael Schumacher
General
8
Gliders Through the Ages Jane Snowdon
General
6
Fifteen Months in the Antarctic Roger Van Laere
General
4
The Iconography of the Atomium Roger Van Laere
Single Frame
1

StampShow Exhibits

Exhibit Title
Exhibitor
Class
# of Frames
Jozef Pilsudski: Father of Poland's Independence - the Second Republic Dr. Edwin J. Andrews
General
8
Philippine Islands Special Delivery: The "Running Messenger" Design, 1906-1946 Michael Beck
Single Frame
1
Hawaiian Stamped Envelopes 1884-1900 Michael Beck
General
5
Development and Deployment U.S. Atomic Bomb 1942-1945 Joseph G. Bock
General
2
The Life of the Marquis de Lafayette: His personal, military and political journey Donald Bourassa
General
4
America's Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper Roger S. Brody
General
10
Watermarks and Countermarks of the AQ Lettersheets of the Republic of Venice 1608-1797 Art Bunce
General
10
Irish Postal Stationery 1922-1970 Brian Callan
General
8
Zeppelin On Board Mail 1929 to 1937 Brian Callan
General
5
Costa Rica First Issue, 1863. The Medio Real Stamp Juan Calvo
General
3
Pre-Prohibition United States Beer Stamps 1866-1919 Louis Caprario
General
8
Postal Stationery of Russian Levant Post Office Levantine
Single Frame
1
The Philately of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1954-1964 Christopher Dahle
General
4
United Nations Aerogrammes 1952-1982 Larry E. Davidson
General
4
Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamps Charles J. Ekstrom III
General
8
Little Known Pearl Harbor Ships - without postal facilities Lloyd Ferrell
General
6
Transition to War: Pearl Harbor Ships before and after December 7, 1941 Lloyd Ferrell
General
10
Airmail Service used by the League of Nations and International Labor Organizations (1922-1955) Greg S. Galletti
General
3
Clements Photography: Prints & Postcards Cheryl R. Ganz
General
8
A Postal History Map of the United States of America Chip Gliedman
General
3
My Victoria - Imperforate Line Engraved Stamps of Great Britain from Plate Position 'CG' Chip Gliedman
General
8
Canadian Scout and Guide Cancellations 1937 to 2015 J. Alex Hadden
General
7
The United States National Airmail Week 1938 Clem Hegarty
General
5
U.S. Postal Counterfeits - The Classic Period to Modern Times, 1895-2004 John Hotchner
General
5
British India Postal Stationery - UPU Postcards Sandeep Jaiswal
General
5
British India Postal Stationery (11 December 1936 - 15 August 1947) Sandeep Jaiswal
General
8
The "Unknown" Forms on Undeliverable Netherlands Mail Ben H. Jansen
General
3
Return to Sender: The Development of Label P4582 Used on Netherlands Mail Ben H. Jansen
General
3
The inks and shades of the 3c orange red Small Queen and 2c carmine Admiral of Canada Richard Judge
General
2
Dumont d'Urville Helps Reveal Antarctica Serge Kahn
Single Frame
1
Thor Solberg's Odyssey Serge Kahn
Single Frame
1
The Polish Hyperinflation of 1923-24 Ronald J. Klimley
General
10
Indonesian Revolution Postal History on Java, 17-AUG-45 to 27-DEC-49 Bryant E. Korn
General
8
Indonesian Revolution Postal History on Sumatra, 17-AUG-45 to 27-DEC-49 Bryant E. Korn
General
5
The Making and Use of a Classic US Stamp: The One Cent Issue of the 1869 Series Hal Leland
General
3
Under Government Lock and Key Ronald E. Lesher
General
8
Hawaii Postal Cards Richard Malmgren
General
8
Poland 1920 Officials Ross Marshall
General
8
The Offspring of the Erie Canal: 1825-1862 H. James Maxwell
General
10
Warsaw Postal Administration: First Issues of the New Country November 1918 to June 1919 James P. Mazepa
General
8
Google Doodles Are The New Commemoratives Gauresh Mehra
General
5
Coaching Ways and Coaching Days in Great Britain and Ireland Heloise Mitchell
General
8
UPU British Commonwealth and Empire Specimen Stamps, 1884-1948 Bob Myers
General
5
Balloon Post of the Siege of Paris, 1870-1871 Bob Myers
General
4
Machine Cancels at Japanese Offices in Korea (1920-1945) Kenji Nakano
Single Frame
1
The Dual Currency Issues of Persia, 1881-1885 Behruz Nassre-Esfahani
General
8
The Legend of the Polish Legion as told by the 25th Anniversary of the Polish Legion Postal Cards of 1939 Ray Pietruszka
Single Frame
1
Tunisian First Postage Issues: The Bey of Tunis Coat of Arms Norval L. Rasmussen
General
5
Iceland Stamps Printed by Courvoisier Printers - Color Proofs to Usage 1970-1979 Michael Schumacher
General
5
The First Spanish Perforated and Multicolor Stamps and Their Errors Frank Slack
Single Frame
1
Washington, DC's Earliest Duplex Postal Markings Clarence A. Stillions
Single Frame
1
The U.S. 3¢ Letter Rate: Domestic 1932-1958, International 1931-1958 Stephen L. Suffet
General
7
Insurrectionist Issues of Laos, 1961 and 1974 Emory Earl Toops
Single Frame
1
The 1944 Woldenberg POW Olympics Andrew Urushima
Single Frame
1
History of the Borders of Peru and Bolivia Roger Van Laere
General
5
Fiji Islands 1840-1903 Andrew Ward
General
8
The Irish Gerl Definitives - The Pre-Decimal £sd Issues Brian Warren
General
5
Usages of U.S. Coils Issued in the First Decade of the 2000s Robert Washburn
General
10
Panama Postal Stationery 1904-1940 Bradley Wilde
General
10
The Dublin Censor Office 1939-1945 Karl Winkelmann
General
5
The KgU Propaganda Forgeries of East germany, 1953 to 1957 Oliver Wyrtki
General
2

Youth

Exhibit Title
Exhibitor
Class
# of Frames
Blarney Castle Tabitha Fox
Youth
1
World Without Butterflies Sahitya Setty
Youth
1

Youth Champion of Champions

Exhibit Title
Exhibitor
Class
# of Frames
The Life of St. Patrick in Ireland Laurelei Fox
Youth Championship
1
Malaria Still Thrives Sahitya Setty
Youth Championship
1

World Series Champion of Champions

Exhibit Title
Exhibitor
Class
# of Frames
The Offset Lithographed Washington-Franklin Heads Andrew S. Kelley
World Series
8
Evolution of Outbound Foreign Mail Cancelled in New York City 1845-1878 Nicholas Miles Kirke
World Series
8
Britain's Marvelous Machins Stephen McGill
World Series
9
U.S. Vended Postal Insurance (1965-85) Alan L. Moll
World Series
6
Line Engraved Issues of Great Britain 1840 & 1841 Stuart Reddington
World Series
6
Blood: A Modern Medicine Jean Wang
World Series
5

Exhibit Jury

Michael Ley, Nebraska (Chief)
Akthem Al-Manaseer, California
Timothy Bartshe, Colorado
Bernard Beston, Queensland, Australia
Jere Dutt, Ohio
Tom Fortunato, New York
Elizabeth Hisey, Florida
Mark Loomis, Oregon
Jane Sodero, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ross Towle, California
Ken Trettin, Iowa
Charles Verge, Ontario, Canada

FIP Option Jury

John Hotchner, Virginia
Ed Kroft, British Columbia, Canada

Literature Competition Jury

Patricia Walker (Chief), Florida
Bill DiPaolo, Florida
Peter McCann, Florida

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