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ContactingNAPEX ...... 1 Welcome collection, and'.that'sEXA~CTLY wha Douglas Lehrnann, President ...... 2 NAPEX Board, Show Committee and Judges ...... 3 you will get from ~ar~~osner~inc., Convening Societies . . , . Society for Czechoslovak Philately...... 4 With our extensive advertising program, our websites,.. . I Society for Hungarian Philately ...... 4 (~w+:~emst~s.com.and w~\l;.~ar~~osner.com);and. om American Revenue Association ...... 5 ! coait-to:ioiist ihbw schedule, wkneedyoui valuable U.S;and Cuban Philatelic Society of Amerca ...... 5 I NAPEX '02 Souvenir Items ...... 6 foieign ittamps and cqllections NOW: MORE THAN EVER. Schedule of Events ...... 7-11 I, + I , . Bourse List 12-13 &d:we'are willing t,6pay the pkiiie! : ' ' , ' , . ' ...... ~ . . . , . ..~ , ... 'I .:: ... FLOOR PLAN ...... 14-15 Dealer Specialties ...... 16-18 :... And...... :.. . . List of Awards ...... 20 ...our-stock has'grown trern&ndoicsly-@meto ~ootl Court of Honor Exhibit Listing ...... 21 1.~; Competitive. . Exhibit Listing ...... 22-27 38 foi great rethiland khcilesale... hppot-tukities! Exhbltor Index ...... 27 I . ,. . . ;.,..'' . Buylng or Selling one Number Is All You Need ,-.I,,,...... I . i I .. :Boot Contacting NAPEX 1 '..

!1 - , I #38 For information write NAPEX at P. 0.Box 1312, Falls 1. 1. .

. ~ Church, VA 22041-13112, or visit our website pear round at Bob Frager Gary Posner hm://www.na~ex.org...... GAR^ P,osNER,:'~Nc... .F ,, NAPEX '03 will be here at the McLean Hilton on June 6- Gary Posner.0B,obPrager , ' : 8,2003. Our convening Societies for NAPEX '03 are: 1' ,407 *venue z, P~B1535; prnbklin, NY ,112i6 ' Postal History Society, U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Rossica Society of Russian Philately, and . ~) . . '- 2003 Youth Champion of Champions Cell: 845-222-6714, 71 8-251-1952 ' .. ~ a Competition . GX718-241-2801 . mm . . . . . , email:garyposnerinc@aol.~m,websites:www.gemstamps,commm~.garyposner~~r...... , ... 11 Welcome to NAPEX 2002 NAPEX Officers and Directors I Douglas I<. Lehmann ...... President li The National Philatelic Exhibitions of Washington, D.C., Inc., Stephen L. Shupack ...... Vice-president !' (NAPEX) welcomes you to our 29Ih stamp show. We are a non-profit, Nicholas G. Carter ...... Treasurer i~ Howard H. Schloss ...... Secretary educational, voluntary organization dedicated to promoting philately in Darrell Ertzberger ...... Director !/ the National Capital Region. Henry Hahn ...... Director Patricia A. Lehmann ...... Director I! Thomas Lera ...... Director This show is held under the auspices of the American Philatelic Society Richard Livingston ...... Director as part of their World Series of Philately stamp exhibits. For the eighth Stephen Luster...... Director PaulMagid ...... Director year, the venue is the renovated facilities of the McLean Hilton at Norval Rasmussen ...... Director Tysons Corner. The NAPEX Committee started last June to plan, Donna Joy Sigler ...... Director organize, and arrange the activities and offerings for this year's show. Otto J. Thamasett ...... Director JohnWarren ...... Director We hope our efforts, together with those of the hotel staff, wiU result Gerhard S. Wolff ...... Duector in this area's best philatelic event of the year. We also hope that you d find this program a useful reference to our activities. 1 NAPEX 2002 Committee NAPEX '02 is a varied show. As our centerpiece, we are very pleased /I Stephen L. Shupack ...... General Chair and Banquedng to welcome four major societies who are holding their annual Thomas Lera ...... Deputy Chair and Floor Manager conventions at our show. They each staffa society table in the Atrium, Nicholas G. Carter .... Finance, Technology, and Asst. Bourse '1' so please visit them and consider joining the specialty of your choice. Richard Conn ...... Asst. Technology I DarreU Ertzberger ...... Awards /I We also have scheduled many other meetings and seminars sponsored i Henry Hahn ...... Society Coordinator by a wide range of philatelic organizations. On Friday, the Toleware Vincent Knaus ...... Asst. Technology I; Douglas I<. Lehmann ...... Program li coil stamp debuts with a First Day Ceremony, our first new issue since Patrida Lehmann ...... Publicity and Youth , NAPEX '98. Our youth program continues to be strong. On Friday, Richard Livingston ...... Asst. Society and Asst. Technology 1 Paul Magid Exhibits and Legal we again have the 41h Grade students of the Westgate Elementary ...... I Neal Par ...... Asst Souvenirs "11 School, Falls Church, VA. A special thanks to Miles B. Manchester ~ Norval Rasmussen ...... Graphics 1' who is our featured speaker for this visit. On Saturday, for the fifth Howard H. Schloss . Government Liaison and Asst. Floor Mgr. I' year, we feature a Boy Scout Stamp Collecting merit badge workshop. Donna Joy Sigler ...... Bourse and Security Otto J. Thamasett ...... : ...... Souvenirs The Springfield Stamp Club supports our youth activities and their John Warren ...... Asst. Exhibits 1 Diana M. Wolff ...... Information ,I volunteers staff our youth fable all three days of the show. !i " ~ The NAPES Committee is indebted to everyone who worked so hard I NAPEX 2002 Philatelic Jury I/ to make NAPES '02 a success and wants to thank in particular, our Stephen Reinhard ...... Mineola, NY ...... Chair '1 participating dealers, the U.S. Postal Service, the U.N. Postal 1 Jay T. Carrigan ...... HendersonviUe, NC ...... Juror 11 Administration, our advertisers, volunteers, and the hotel staff. A I

The Society for Czechoslovak Philately (SCP) is an international The American Revenue .4s6ociation (hU) was founded in 1947 and oreanization founded in 1939 which is devoted to the collection. studv.,, 1 serves the needs and interests of all collectors education, and publication of all aspects of of ftscalphilately. The ARA offers its members philately represented by geographic areas of the the award winning journal, The American former Czechoslovakia. The SCP currently has Revenger, which is published six times per year. members in 35 states and 17 other countries. The Other ARA benefits include a lending library of SCP bi-monthly journal, The C~echoslovakSpecialis, books, pamphlets, catalogues; periodicals plus has been in continuous publication since 1939. auction and sales departments. The ARA holds Other benefits include society sales circuits, books annual conventions at an APS World Series of Philately show site and awards its own level of and catalogs, library, annual conventions, and an Gold, Silver and Bronze medals to include a ex~ertizationcommittee. At NAPEX '02 visit Grand Award. At NAPEX '02 visit with them at Table A. Dues are Ahthem at Table F. Annual dues are $15 ($3 $21 per year and membership applications are available from Secretary: for youth) contact R. T. Cossaboom, Box 25332, Scott AFB, IL Mike McBride, P.O. Box 814, Louisville, CO 80027. You may also join 62225-0332. You may also join online using their website at online using their website at &. www.czechoslovak~hilatelv.com/.

Society for Hungarian Philately 1 Cuban Philatelic Society of America APS Affiliate 34 I APS Affiliate 173 The Cuban Philatelic Society of America (CPSA) was organized early in The Society for Hungarian Philately (SHP) was founded in 1969 and i 1971 for the purpose of promoting studies and is devoted to the collection of stamps and the study . .. research in the stamps and postal history of .' $, . of the postal hisrory of Hungary and related areas. Cuba. This includes Pre-stamp Letters and The SHP currently has well over 155 active 1 Postal History, Colonial Philatelic Period, US members. The society publishes a quarterly journal, ! ;\dministration and Revolutionary Mail, and The News ofHungarian phi late^. The SHP also Republic. The society has several hundred publishes a series of monographs on specialized members located throughour the world. The topics for members. Other benefits include a I: CPSA publishes a tri-annual English-Spanish translation service, sales circuits, annual convention, I bilingual journal The Cuban Philatelist and auctions. At NAPEX '02 visit with them at I containing articles primarily on Cuban philately and also a tri-annual bulletin Table G. Dues are $15 a year, contact Secretary, EIBol~tin dedicated to auctions of primarily Cuban Robert Morgan, 2201 Roscomare Road, Los i philatelic material. At NAPE); '02 visit with Angeles CA 90077-2222. The society website is at 1 them at Table B. Annual dues are $20 plus a one-time application fee www.hunearian~hilateIv.ore/. This site includes a 1 of $5. An application can be obtained at P.O. Bos 141656, Coral three-language cross reference of philatelic terms. Gables, Florida 331 14-1656. There is also an online application on their I website at \~~~~\~.!~hiI:ii.cotn/c!~s~~l>cLi~il~.i~~~~~. 4 ! 5 I NAPEX '02 Souvenir Items NAPEX 2002 Schedule of Events l This year's theme celebrates Thursday, May 30,2002 FREEDOhI with a slogan of z ZMZ BRAVERY -JUSTICE - UNITY. 2 pm NAPEX Exhibition ! Shown at left at 70% actual size, to 5 pm Exhibitors report for set-up and photography Fairfax Room are our three show cancellations i 1 5:30 pm Public Auction Viewing using part of this slogan for each to 9 pm Alan Blair Stamp Auction #74 Gunston Room show day. We have three different I 1 engraved cachet covers to match i the slogan elements. Each cover I, Friday, May 31,2002 has a different picture and an 1 appropriate matchhg American 9 am Public Auction Viewing Patriot quote. to 7 pm Alan Blair Stamp Auction #74 Gunston Room

Our souvenir card #16 is also engraved with a picture of the Capitol (topped I0 am NAPEX Exhibition and Bourse Opens with the statue of freedom) and notable quote. It also has our gold logo. I I 10 am 5$ American Toleware Coil Stamp to lpm* USPS stamp sales and fxst day cancelladons (canccls In addition, we have produced a raised-ink cachet cover for the American I applied only to documents totaling 34#) (;rcenspring Room Toleware first day of issue May 31,2002 here at NAPEX 2002. This cachet I I shows an American Toleware Watering Can from about 1900. 11 am 5$ American Toleware First Day Ceremony to 11:30 am First 100 guests (live) Shcrman .imphitheater T\q These items and other NAPEX souvenir items dating back to 1981 are all Second 100 guests (Closcd circuit Sully Room 1 available at Table i. NAPEX '02 extends its special thanks to Michael 11:30 am First Day Ceremony Program Signing Bean for printing our engraved souvenirs for the fourth straight year. I to 1230 pm Autographs following ceremony (limit 3 items pcr each trip through the line) Akunt Vernon Room Cachet envelopes: & Dn/e & MA Eagle, Shield & Flag May 31 $2 $1 F$:>:;;~.-~,:.:<;:sA :3 :;.$:;%.c':, Seated Justice & Scales June 1 S2 $1 . . ,.~AMERICAN TOLEWARE Sc COIL ISSUE Eagle, Shield & Banner June 2 $2 $1 Set of 3 above 3 show days S5 - * Approximate closing time. When lines have First Day of Issue diminished, the stamp sales and first day Toleware Mag 31 S1.50 75# Souvenir card #I6 - Capitol Dcsign cancellations will move upstairs to the USPS Cancelled S6 Temporay Post Office in the McLean Room. Mint $5 These senrices will continue for the duration of the show hours all three days of NAPEX '02. For mail orders, send to NAPEX 2002, P. 0. Box 1312, Falls Church, VA I 22041-1312. Please include $1 per order to cover postage and packing. I Visit our website at ~nv.na~ex.orw/Sou~~enir.html. for a complete listing of All first day of issue activities on LOWER LEVEL available souvenirs from 1981 to present. 6 7 : 1230 pm 4Ih Grade Students, Westgate Elementary School 11 am Souvenir Card Collectors Society n, 2 pm C4~~~~~~.i~ hIilc~[anchcsrcr,Springfield Stamp to noon Men~bershipMeetit% Robert J. Hallet Woodlawn Room an N-I Sherman Amphitheater Eire Philatelic Association Society for Hungarian Philately Men~bershipMeeting: Myron Hill Jackson Room hJefrzbership i\ieefi~g: illan Hoover, President Fairfax Room 1 12 noon Europa Study Unit APS Judging Seminar - Impact of New Philatelic Divisions to 1 pm Meeting Lee Room Patricia Stilwell Walker, Presenter Sherman Amphitheater Virginia Philatelic Federation NAPEX Exhibition and Bourse Closes Membership Meeting Woodlawn Room

ARA Convention Social &Dinner American Revenue Association For resen-ations check at Table A. Dinner is Lect~~re:"Three Dimensional Taxed Objects of S36 and starts at 7:45 pm. J. R's Srock).ards Inn the Spanish American War Era," Frank Sente Scott Room

U.S. Philatelic Classics Society Docent Tour of NAPEX Exhibits ~\lerti,ig: "U.S. 10 Cent Green Stamps of 1850s Including its Michael Falls Meet at Frame #I, Main Ballroom Usage Outside the U.S.," hhlichael Pcrlman, Speaker Fairfax Room APS Judging Seminar - Traditional Exhibiting Janet Mug, Presenter Sherman Amphitheater Saturday, June 1,2002 Society for Czechoslovak Philately Public Auction Viewing Lect~lre: "Postal History of Rrno, Capital of Moravia" Alan Blair Stamp ;\ucuon #74 Gunston Room Hans van Dooremallen, Speaker Mr. Vernon Room

American Revenue Association Universal Ship Cancellation Society i\.Ien~ber~hipA4eeti1g Scott Room Men~berfhipMeetitg Lee Room

NAPEX Exhibition and Bourse Opens Cuban Philatelic Society of America Menhership Meeting andLectz~re: "Cuba, Incoming and Society for Hungarian Philately Transit Mail Markings Before the UPU" 114eeti1g: Alan Hoover, President Mount Vernon Room Dr. Yamil Kouri, Jr., Speaker Fairfax Room 1 loam APS-ATA Relations Seminar to noon Jackson Room Boy Scouts of America 1 Stamp Collecting Merit Badge IV'orhhop 10 am Korea Stamp Society Joseph Lopreiato, National Capital Area Council Jackson Room to noon Geaem/Alreti~ig & Lecfz,re "Collecting Errors, Freaks, and Oddities" Pcter hl. Rcck, Speaker Scott Room American Revenue Association Lectt~re: "New York Stock Transfer Tax and Bears" 11 am Society for Czechoslovak Philately Ken Pruess Scott Room to noon Me~~~hership1\4eeti1ig: Richard Palaschak, President Sherman Amphitheater Sociery for Czechoslovak Philately LPCIIIIZ: "Postal History of the Carpatho-Ukraine"

Alonr meeungs nre open co collecroa with an inrererr in char subjccr -plense visit you1 specialq! Jan Vcrleg, Speaker Rtt. \'ernon Room Saturday, June 1,2002 (Con't) NAPEX Exhibition and Bourse Closes NAPEX Social Hour 2pm American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Cash bar Martinique's to 3 pm G~r~eralMeetitg Sherman Amphitheater NAPEX Awards Banquet 2 pm Virginia Postal History Society Tickets available at NAPEX Table i to 3:30 pm illerr~bershipMeeh't'g Woodlawn Room $45 per person Martinique's 2:30 American Revenue Association to 3:30 pm U.S. District Collector and Provisional Narcotic Tax Stamps Sunday, June 2,2002 S~nli~rarRon Lesher and Charles Bio, Moderators Scott Room 9am Public Auction Viewing I Society for Czechoslovak Phildtely 1 to 1230 pm Alan Blair Stamp Auction #74 Gunston Room Lectt,~:"Postal Stationer), of Czechoslovakia, 1918 - 1931)" I Midan Cernik, Speaker (in Czech, Translated by H. Hahn) I 9:30 am Society for Czechoslovak Philately and Society for 1 Mt. Vernon Room I to 10 am Hungarian Philately Awards Breakfast The Cafi. Restaurant \ Rossica Society of Russian Philately 10 am NAPEX Exhibition and Bourse Opens ~Lfeetirge9 Lechin: "The Moscow Post" I Gary Combs, Speaker Lee Room 10 am Society for Czechoslovak Philately and Society for Hungarian I to 11 am Philately Awards Presentation Sherman Amphitheater Judges Critique I Stephen Reinhard, Jury Chair, using NAPEX computer-projected 10 am NAPEX Incorporated I images of sample exhibitor pages Sherman Amphitheater ~ to 11 am Annual General Meeting Fairfax Room Rossica Society of Russian Philately 11 am APS Judging Seminar - Thematic Exhibiting L~CIII~:"Prison Mail," Dave Skipton, Speaker Lee Room to noon Darrell Enzberger, Presenter Sherman Amphitheater

Meet the APS Presidential Candidates 11 am Society of Israel Philatelists, National Capital Region Chapter Catrdidotes: Nancy B. Z. Clark and Janet IUug ! to 1 pm Membership Meeting arrd Lectun Harriet Epstein, President; "Collecting Stephen Shupack, Moderator Sherman Amphitheater the Vatious Formats of Israel Covers," Stanley H. Raffel, Speaker Jackson Room SATURDAY LECTURE SERIES Docent Tour of NAPEX Exhibits Meet at Frame #I Main Ballroom Three societies have a 2 or 3 lecture series on Saturday. Each Thomas Lera lecture is individually listed in the schedule above. If you want International Philippine Philatelic Society to listen to the endre lecture series, look back and find these: Meeti1'8: Member Show and Tell Jackson Room

American Revenue Association Public Auction 3 lectures-12:30 pm to 3:30 pm Scott Room :\Ian Blair Stamp i\uction #74 Sherman Amphitheater Society for Czechoslovak Philately 3 lectures-l pm to 4 prn Mount Vernon Room NAPEX Exhibitors' Reception Rossica Societv of Russian Philatelv Exhibitors and Nr\I'I'S Committee I'airfax Room \ 2 lectures-3 pm to 5 pm Lee Room 1 NAPEX Exhibitionand Bourse Closes 11 . . DEALERS' NAMES. ADDRESSES, AND BOOTH NUMBERS Stanley M. Piller & Assoc. 3351 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610 46 Gary Posner 1407 Ave. Z, PMB 535, Brooklyn, NY 11235-3811 38 @A & D Stamps and Coins 2541 Venado Camino, Walnut Creek, Princeton Philatelics P.O. Box 304, Tappan, NY 10983-0304 36 CA 94598 Michael Pugh 28 Woodside, Wimbledon, London SW19 7AW, England 57 A & H Stamps of MN P.O. Box 20289, Bloomington, MN 55420-0289 Q-Stamps 83-44 Lefferts Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11415 19 Admirer of Stamps 83-55 Austin St, 4F, I

Society and Government Agency Tables i - NAPEX Information J - American ~ustDay Cover Not to Scale A - American Revenue Association Society - Graebner Chapter Meeting Room B - Cuban Philatelic Society of America K - U. S. Philatelic Classics Society GREENSPRING C - Mail Equipment Shops, USPS & Stamp Identification Service \ MT. VERNON D -American Phiiatelic Society L - Technology E - Washington 2006 World Philatelic MM - Lions Club - Stamps for GUNSTON & Exhibition the Wounded SHERMAN F - Society for Czechoslovak Philately 65 - United Nations Postal Main Entrance G -Society for Hungarian Philately Administration H - Youth Area (Courtesy of the 66 - United States Postal Service Springfield Stamp Club)

4- Martinique's Parking Lot -& 14 15 DEALER SPECIALTIES BRITAIN & EMPIRE- 27. LONG ISLAND GERMANY & COLONIES POSTAL HISTORY - I SPAIN & COLONIES (with Booth Number) 1 STAMPS PHILATELICS 64. ADMIRER OF STAMPS U.S. 21. STAMPTRACKS 9. MARKESTSTAMP CO 40. A & H STAMPS OF MN 40. h & H STAMPS OF MN AIR MAIL 37. CLASSIC COLLECTOR 5-7. MARYLAND STAMP & 50. ,\USDENMOORE- 50. ALISDENMOORE- SUPPLIES 26. BROOKMAN, 29. CROWN COLONY COIN McFARLANE McFARLANE 69. DOUBLE J STAMPS 20. NUTMEG STAMP BARRETT&WORTHW STAMPS 5-7. MARYLAND STAMP & SWS 33. BEJJCO, INC. 4. RICHhRD A. 38. GARY POSNER 52. EMPIRE PHILATELICS 11-12 M &\V BROOKS CHAMPAGNE COIN 62. LEBANON STAMP 46. STANLEY M. PILLER SHOP 38. GARY POSNER 19. Q-STAMPS 37. CLASSIC COLLECTOR AMERICANArnIWERA 36. PRINCETON 68. RAINBOW 51. ROY E. DELAFOSSE TOPICALS 28. BRITANNLA 27. LONG ISLAND PHILATELICS PHILATELICS PHILATELICS 32. THE FOLDED 64. ADMIRER OF STAMPS ENTERPRISES 44. MOUNTAINSIDE 41. R W. R. QUALITY 17. WALLACE STAMP CO. LETTER 45. ALBANY STM 32. THEFOLDED STAMPS 59. FRIEDMAN'S COVERS COMPANY LElTER 68. RAINBOW PHILATELICS 2. STEPHEN T. TAYLOR 1. LABRONHARRIS 11-12 M &WBROOKS 60. H & M COVERS LATIN AMERICA 54. CHRIS RAINEY 42. UNIVERSITY STAMP 33. BEJJCO INC. 60. H & M COVERS 47. FALL RIVER STAMP & 42. UNIVERSITYSTAMP COMPANY COMPANY 41. R W. R QUALITY lo. JAhlES E. LEE COIN STAMPS 61. WAYNE GEHRET 46. STANLEY hf. PILLER 55. JOY COVERS & 8. TOGA ASSOCIATES LITERATURE WIQUESTAMP BOXES 10. JAMES E. LEE 56. IR\YIIN SIEGEL STAMPS 17. WWACE STAMP CO. COLLECTIONS/LOTS 49. WEBSTER E 32. THE FOLDED LTR 64. ADMIREROFSTAMPS 35. ERIC JACKSON 62. LEBANON STAMP STICKNEY SHOP BRITAIN & EMPIRE 18. BROWSE HOUSE 23. JAYSMITH & - 2. STEPHEN T. TAYLOR 19. Q-STAMPS POSTAL HISTORY 48. PHILATELIC ASSOCIATES 34. BALLSTON ENT!3eRISES 58. TRIPLES POSTAL 61. WAYNE GEHRET PHILATELICS 56. IRWIN SIEGEL MIDDLE & NEAR EAST HISTORY 28. BRITANNIA 8. TOGA ASSOCIATES 34. BALLSTON 42. UNIVERSITY STAMP U.S. LOCALS F.NTERPRISES PHILATELICS COMPANY 4. RICHARDA. 13-14 COVERMAN CONFEDERATE 58. TRIPLES POSTAL CHAMPAGNE ASIA 53. COVER STORY 4. RICHARDA. 64. ADMIRER OF STAMPS HISTORY POSTCARDS 22. RICHARD 29. CROWN COLONY CHAMPAGNE 50. AUSDENMOORE- FRIEDBERG 45. ALBANYSTAMPCO 52. EMPIRE PHILATELICS 51. ROY E. DELAFOSSE 47. FALLRIVERSTAMP MILITARY & CENSORED MEFARLANE 63. GLOBAL PHILATELIC 1. LABRON HARRIS 13-14 COVERMAN 11-12. M & W BROOKS ASSOCIATES 46. STANLEY M. PILLER 34. BALLSTON U.S. POSSESSIONS 48. PHILATELIC 2. STEPHEN T. TAYLOR PHILATELICS 22. RICHARD 4. RICHARDA. 57. MICHAEL PUGH FRIEDBERG ENTERPRISES 54. CHRIS RAINEY 2. STEPHEN T. TAYLOR CHAMPAGNE 19. Q-STAMPS 49. WEBSTERE DUCK STAMPS 53. MICHAEL \YrHITE 60. H & M COVERS 22. RICHARD 41. R W. R QUALITY STICKNEY FRIEDBERG STAMPS 9. MARKEST STAMP 58. TRIPLES POSTAL co. NEW ISSUES / PROOFS. ESSAYS. 44. MOUNTAINSIDE HISTORY 55. JOY COVERS & SPECIMENS 36. PRINCETON BACK OF THE BOOK 3. ARGYLL ETKlN PHILATELICS 40. A&HSTAMPSOFMN EASTERNEUROPE & STL4UPS 37. CLiSSIC COLLECTOR 50. AUSDENMOORE- RUSSIA 11-12. hf & \Y7BROOKS 56. IRWIN SIEGEL McFARLANE 64. ADMIRER OF STAMPS 54. EURO-YU 21. STAMITRACKS lo. JAhlES E. LEE 2. STEPHEN T. TAYLOR 33. BEJJCO, INC. 30. RIGASTAMPS 54. EURO-YU POSTAL HISTORY - 4. RICHARDA. 1 19. Q-STAMPS FOREIGN 31. GOLDEN CHAMPAGNE PHILATELICS CLASSIC FOREIGN 11-12 M & W BROOKS 61. DAVID ALLEGO 22. RICHARD 33. BEJJCO, INC. 49. WEBSTER F. 50. AUSDENhfOORE- FRIEDBERG STICKNEY REVENUES 31. GOLDEN 37. CLASSIC COLLECTOR McFARLANE 41. R W. R QUALITY 61. DAVID ALLEGO FACE VALUE PHILATELICS FIRSTDAY COVERS 34. BALLSTON STAMPS PHILATELICS 33. BEJICO, INC. U.S. AND U.N. 38. GARY POSNER 26. BROOKMAN, 22. RICHARD 43. J. ROGER GRATZ 28. BRITANNIA STAMPS IN THE CLASSIC U. S. BARR!3TT&WORTHEN FRIEDBERG 35. ERIC JACKSON 13-14. COVERMAN ENTERPRISES MeLEAN ROOM 27. LONG ISLAND 15-16 A & D STAMPS & 59. FRIEDMAN'S COVER 37. CLASSIC COLLECTOR / 31. GOLDEN COINS PHILATELICS PHILTELICS CORNER---- 13-14 C0VERhW.N TOLEWARE 40. A & H STAMPS OF MN 9. MA- STAMP CO. 60. H & M COVERS 29. CRO\VN COLONY 43. J. ROGER GRATZ STAMPS & FDOI 36. PRINCETON 33. BEJJCO INC. 35. ERIC JACKSON 4. RICHARD A. 55. JOY COVERS& STAMPS PHILATELICS STAMPS 59. FRIEDhLaN'S COVER 30. RIGASTAMPS 30. RIGASTAMPS CHAMPAGNE 67.. STAMP COLLECTOR & 37. CLASSIC COLLECTOR 61. WAYNE GEHRET CORNER 41. R W. R QUALITY 1. LABRON HARRIS REVENUE SPEC STAMPS 51. ROY E. DELAFOSSE 22. RICHARD 57. MICHAEL PUGH 45. ALBANYSTAMPCO SCANDINAVIA TURN PAGE FOR -) 33. BEJJCO, INC. FRIEDBERG 49. U'EBSTER F. 59. FRIEDMAN'S COVER STICKNEY 68. RAINBO\Y MORE SPECIALTIES CORNER McFARLANE PHILATELICS 33. BEJJCO, INC 58. TRIPLES POSTI\L 43. J. ROGER GRATZ HISTORY 23. J:\Y SMITH & lo. JAMES E. LEE / .ASSOCIATES

NAPEX 2002 USA's Most Famous Stamp

Awards On view this year in Frame I is the well traveled APS copy of the Inverted Jenny, Grand - Reserve Grand C3a. Generally valued at about 36120,000, (APS invites the GrdAward ~uinnerto the Champion this famous error returns to where it was of Champins N om petition at Ston~shoiv'02, Atlantic City,". Nl, Aux- 75-18, '02) discovered just over 84 years ago by William President's -Show Chairman's T. Robey at a Washington, DC Post Office Ralph I. Sigler Dealer Recognition Award on New York Avenue near 13Ih Street. Soon aftenvards, Robey sold the sheet of 100 for APS Classes: General --single-frame -Youth $15,000 (that is worth over $178,000 today). APS Medals: Pladnum* - Gold -Vermeil - Silver - Silver Bronze - Bronze - Only 93 stamps of the original 100 can be accounted for today. Two NAPEX Certificates of Participation of the missing 7 were never recovered from a theft of a block of 4. * Single-frame class only More of the history and lore of this stamp is presented in the exhibit. SOCIETY AWARDS

AMERICAN AIRMAILSOCIETY: Gold Medal Court of Honor AMERICAN ASSOClA'ITON OF PHILATELIC EXHIBITORS: (Not in Competitipn) Award of Honor - Creativity Award AMERICAN FIRST DAY COVERSOCIETY Award 1 - 10 United States Civil War Fiscal History: A Survey of the AMERIC.&N PHILATELIC CONGRESSAWARD Documentary Taxes AMERICANPHLLATEUC Socl~n: Received the prestigious Champion of Champions award in Awards of Excellence the World Series of Philately competition at APS Stampshow Pre-1900,1900 to 1940,1940 to 1980, Post-1980; and Research Medal 2001. Michael Muhler &ERICAN REVENUE ASSOCIATION: Grand Award, Lynn Cunliffe Rlcmodal Award, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals AA~ERICANTOPICAL ASSOCIATION: 11 - 19 Czechoslovakia -The First Republic (1918-1938) First, Second, and Thud Place Medals Selected pages from a specialized collection, including regular CUBANPHILATELIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA: issues, semi-postals, revolutionary, air mail, postage due, scout Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards and field post, varieties of perforation, watermark, paper, place, SOCIETY FOR CZECHOSLOVAK PHILiTELY: Gold Medal printing, etc. Heny Huhn SOCIETYFOR HUNGARIANPHILATELY: Best Exhibit and Best Single-frame Exhibit Awards POSTALHISTORY SOCIESY: Posthorn Medal 25 - 34 Zeppelin Mail: Eastern Europe and the Balkans UNITEDPOSTAL STATIONERY SOCIETI: Marcus White Award Airship mail to and from eastern Europe (Czechoslovakia, UPPER BONGOLAND COLLECTORSCLUB: Hungary, and Poland) and the Balkans (Albania, Bulgaria, Novice Award 4 Romania, Yugoslavia). Gerhard 5. Wo@ U.S. PHILATELIC CLASSICS SOCIETY: Medal UNITED STATESSTAMF' SOCIESY: Sraole of Freedom Medal 35 - 42 Cuban Maritime Mail \'IRGINI.+ PHILtTEUC FEDERATION: Award Received an APS World Series of Philately Grand Award at Philatelic Show 2001. Yamil H. Kauri .IuaiI#blt Anwrdx Diqlqtdb Diqlq Cute Oppogift Table i Cuba: The Stamps of King Alfonso XIII, 1890-1898 Competitive Exhibit Listing Study of regular issues and their main varieties with emphasis on usages. Emerto Ct~esto

20 - 21 Gift of the Hungarian Post Cuba: Postal Stamps Used for Revenues !' Gift of the Hungarian post '\Magyar Posta hjindeka), a XIX centuv stamps used on different documents - receipts, complete collection of this issue, including Mityis I(iri1y money orders, etc. Silvio Go&-Fruts ~ Misekonyve black overprints. Steven Arafo World War I1 Era U.S. First Day Covers with Civil Censor 22 - 24 Revenue Stamped Paper of the Spanish American War Tax Era Marldngs A survey of types of documents that used imprinted revenues h study of U.S. Fist Day Covers with Civil Censorship marlrings for to pay taxes levied under the Revenue Act of 1898. the years 1939-1953, the era of World War I1 censorship. Robert D. Hohetix Maqo~yJ. Sente

43 - 52 Prestamp Wiirttemburg The Pacific Steam Navigation Company The development of the posts within Wiimemburg during the The earliest handstamped shipmarks of the Pacific Steam prestamp period, emphasizing eady routes and handstamps. Navigation Company (1842-1855). hoJ. Hum> E&arA. Heath Postal Cards of Spain 1873-1940 53 - 59 The Documentary Issue of 1898 Basically complete collection, mint and used, including precursors, An exhibit of the adhesive revenue stamps required to pay for proofs, essays, archival material, specimens, and varieties stardng with the Spanish American War. The exhibit includes tax laws, the fxst Spanish Republic and ending with the Nationalist stamps, and usages on documents. "ReuE. N~le" Government. Art~~mMutiin de Nicolor

60 - 64 Czechoslovalda: Air Mail Issues of the First Republic Great Britain: The Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax, 1813-1839 Air mail service in Czechoslovakia is shown through stamp KinlberA. Wald issues and their usage. Jamslau J. Verner Postal History of Bmo up to 1875 65 - 69 Chinese Treasures from the Back of the Book The postal history of the royal city of Brno (Brunn), capital of An introduction to "uncommon stamps" found in Chinese Moravia up to 1875 (founding of the UPU), shown by philately, featuring those items normally found in the back of manuscript town names and postmarks on letters and forms. the album. Ed BO~~IIIIOII Hans wan Doonn~alen

70 - 77 Hungary 1874-1899 Envelope Issue The Two Cent Revenue Stamped Paper of the United States, The so-called envelope issue of Hungary 1874-1899, showing issues, 1865-1883 usages, proofs, and watermark varieties. Thn~asPhilhps Examples of all the 15 types printed by the five Government contract printers. '71Mony N.Shenuood" 78 - 86 Playing Card Revenues Classic study of stamps used to collect the tax on playing cards The Break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1918-1923 from 1862 to 1965. Edward Tricomi Posral history of rhc new poli~~calahgnmcnt wlicl~cmergcd from rl~ccollapse of the Dux1 3lonnrchv follow~ngWVl. A@ F fig?/ 87 - 96 First UN Issue, 1951 A comprehensive study of the 11 definitive and 4 air mail Pay to the State of. . . stamps known as the fnst issue of rhc United Nations, The exhibit illustrates a few of the many rypes of revenue including precancels. Astho~yF. Dew9 stamps used by state, county and local governments. Aeh11rJ. Motgun 23 Postal History of Kadsbad From Dreams and Legends to Airbus The development of the postal administration of Iklsbad The main goal of the thematic exhibit is to show the long way man (now Karlovy Vary) in the Czech Republic during the has covered from the moment when the Wright's "IGtty Hawk" took Austrian-Hungary Monarchy up to 1918. IVi,, F. Tukker to the air und the construction of a high capacity air bus. Ldi~lo~Oadnl~ko The British Post Off~cein Guayaquil International mail handled by the British Post Office in Usage of the US 1898 Battleship Revenues: The Documentary Guayaquil, 1849-1851. Leo J. Horn> Issue A study demonstrating the application, on period documents, of the documentary tax rates prescribed by the War Revenue Law of 1898. The "Att" Surcharges of Siam 1889-1908 Fror~kL Sente Special study demonstrating the extraordinary measures taken by postal authorities.. Vincent P. Poli~uffo The Stamps of Western Hungary (Lajtabansag) 1921-1922 Following WWI, during a period of turbulent history, independent U.S. Air Mail Stamps and Philatelic Covers 1918-2001 insurgents occupied the western portion of Hungary. This exhibit is a All major air mail issues are displayed as plate block, study of the postal services of Western Hungary before, during and booklet and booklet panes or a coil pair, depending on mode after this 1921 border war. POII/J. S?j7uffi of usage. Also displayed are covers (FDC or FFC) for each major issue, plus a sampling of EFO's. Gordon Brick Revenue Stamps of Colombia The first 74 years of the first independent nation in the Americas to Zeppelin South America Flights 1930-1937 issue adhesive reyenues. Bill We/& Airmail of the South America flights of the "Graf Zeppelin" and "Hindenburg" Jofl~e~W. Grate W. T. Raley Cachet Varieties on the 1938 Presidential Issue Cachet varieties of W. T. Raley on the 1938 Presidential Issue The Chicago Exchange Office: Foreign Mails showing color, text, and design changes. Elliot Id@ In December 1859, Chicago was added to the list of Foreign Exchange Offices through an addition to the U.S.- British mail Czechoslovalda Postage Dues: The Stamps and Their treaty, showing incoming and outgoing mails. Syn~o~trB Stirs Application During the First Republic A presentation of the 1918/1919 overp~ts,the formal issues, and A Study of Nine Decades of Postal History usage on domestic mail and letters from abroad. Government mail A comprehensive presentation of a variety of 19th century sent postage due is also presented. Killher A. Wold markings, rates, and usages udlizing an old small Pennsylvania post office as a focal point. Bil/Sch~tIt~ Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamps The Federal Duck Stamp series from 1934 to 2000 shown as mint The Urchin's Tale singles of all plate nupbers, used examples from each year used on The taxonomy of the hedgehog and his reladonship with license, and many errors and varieties. Charles J. Ektmm humans from earliest times to the present. L~trie4011 Se~ceof Intellectual Aid to Prisoners of War Czechoslovakia, Hradcany Issue and Usages A traditional presentation of labels used by the International The exhibit includes many rarities of the first issue of Education Bureau on correspondence with PO\YJ3sand Internees Czechoslovaltia-essa~~s,proofs, joined spiral/column bar types, during WWII. Aathoy F. Deruy rare usages and specimen overprints. Olech W.I~J/OIS@ The Stampless Mail in Hungary, 1700-1850 Cuba 1898-1902 During this 150 years, thcy had 17 fee schedules throughout the Fust American military intervention and administration of Cuba ,-\ustro;Hungarian PIonarchy. The first parr sho\vs the rates in oune 22, 1898) to hlarch 20, 1902. Aluum G. Garria chronological order, and thc r;ccond halfsho\vs the Buda City post, cholera letters and markings. St~pheaI. I'r111pr 25 296-304 The Revenue Stamps and Stamped Paper of Haiti Argentine Air Mail: Routes, Rates, and Carriers, 1923-1945 An exhibit of the manv different categories of revenue usage, displaying To illustrate the dcvclopment of Argentine domestic and foreign - - essays, proofs, specimens, multiples, postal usage and documents. airmail routes, thc evolution of an Argentine rate smcture, and a Cam11Uqd history of relevant carriers. P~IIIB.Good~virr

Czechoslovakia: Double Postcards in Postal Use - 1918 to 1939 I NAPEX 2002 Exhibitor Index The objective is to demonstrate postal use of all officially issued cards ( 1 with pre-paid response, including provisional issues. Also shown are FRAMES NAME P-ES Austrian and Hungarian issues and overprinted cards valid in the I newly created Czech Republic, as well as semi-official issues in both domestic and foreign use. Milon Cen~ik American Philatelic Society I David Lu 290 Steven Arato 20-21 Michael Mahler 1-10 Postal History and Stamps of t,he Carpatho-Ukraine 1786-1945 Carl Bogaduk 291-294 AmoMartin de Nicolas 114121 The postal histot): of the Carpatho-Ukraine from the Austrian postal Ed Bohannon 65-69 Arthur J. Mongan 149-152 services (1786) until the incorporation into the Soviet Union Gordon Brick 165-174 "Morey N. Sherwood" 131-138 (1945). J~IIVerlag 1 Milan Cernik 263-267 Ladislav Ondmska 207-21 1 Alan Cimiano 273-277 Thomas Phillips 70-77 United States Beer Stamps of the Pre-Prohibition Era 1866-1919 I Ernesto Cuesta 97-103 Vincent P. Polizatto 159-164 h chronological history of the stamps used to pay the beer tax from Anthony F. Dewey 248 Kenneth Pmess 284-289 I866 until Prohibition in 1919. Alan Cimiarro Anthony F. Dewey . ' 87-96 "Rev E. Nue" 53-59 Austria-Hungary's Vistula Flotilla in World War I I Charles J, Ekstrom 241-247 Laurie Ryan 195-196 Mail from the naval flotilla and other facilities employed along the Stephen I. Frater 249-254 Bill Schultz 186.194 Vistula River in present-day Poland. A&d rerlE figel Alvaro G. Garcia 202-206 Frank L. Sente 212-218 SiaGarcia-Fmtos 104-108 Marjory J. Sente 109-112 USA Postal Cards Paul B. Goodwin 255-262 Seymour B Suss 185 The Postal Cards of the United States issued between 1873 and James W. Graue 175-184 Paul J. Szilagyi 219-228 I 1913-specialized according to rates, destinations, usage, etc., and also Henry Hahn 11-19 Edward Tricomi 78-86 some essays, proofs and specimens. Hans uan Doore~Nole~ , Leo J. Harris 113 Win F. Tukker 153-157 I Leo Harris 158 Hans van Dooremden 123-130 New York Stock Transfer Tax i J. Specialized srudy of the stamps and documents showing history of ~ Edgar A. Heath 43-52 Hans van Dooremalen 279-283 their use. Kert~eihPn~ess I Robert D. Hohertz 22-24 Jan Verlag 268-272 Elliot Idoff 235 Jaroslav J. Verner 60-64 The International Aerogrammes of China (1948-1949) ~ Yamil H. I

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