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September 2016 World Stamp Show-NY 2016 — by Jack R The www.nwfedstamps.org Federated Philatelist Journal of the Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs No. 216, September 2016 World Stamp Show-NY 2016 — by Jack R. Congrove, Northwest Federation Adult Beginner areas (see page 6). Both locations were very The once every decade international stamp show held in well attended by visitors and I the United States took place at the Jacob K. Javits Conven- found it very rewarding to meet tion Center in New York City between 28 May and 4 June and assist them with learning 2016. It was my pleasure to attend every day of this exhi- about stamp collecting. bition and I hope this report will provide those who could not attend a sampling of the many aspects of this show. The US Postal Service had a huge area that included games, free photo souvenirs, and of course, sales of stamps and oth- er products. There were seven first day cer- emonies involving the issuing of 49 new US stamps during the show. With my friend Alex — continued on page 3 The Federated Philatelist editors at the show entrance The exhibition occupied more than 300,000 square feet of space on the third floor of the center. In addition, there were 17 rooms on the first floor used for seminars, meet- Adult Beginners area ings, first day ceremonies, and presentations. With so many simultaneous events, it was not possible for one per- son to do everything on the schedule. Inside At the opening ceremony, we were treated to a special World Stamp Show-NY 2016 – Jack R. Congrove .......... 1 guest appearance by none other than Alexander Hamilton. Youth in Philately – Lisa D. Foster ................................... 6 Hamilton is quite popular in New York not only because he is one of the city’s favorite sons, but also due to the hit Strait Stamp Show 2016 – Cathie Osborne ...................... 7 musical, Hamilton, currently playing on Broadway. APS StampShow 2016 – Jack R. Congrove ...................... 8 Mail as Local Boosterism – Dennis J. Gelvin ................ 10 As some readers may know, I have an award winning ex- Exhibitors Corner – Lisa D. Foster ................................. 11 hibit with Hamilton as the subject. So, I was quite pleased NW Federation Meeting/Awards ........................... 12, 14 to see him there and hear his remarks on how he was more Boeing Exhibit – Jack R. Congrove ................................. 13 responsible for the operation of the post office department OSS Centenary – Sherryl Ruecker .................................. 16 than his good friend Ben Franklin. The Fiery Throne – Jack R. Congrove ............................ 17 As with every stamp exhibition, the show could not oper- Hammarskjold Inverted Errors – Lisa D. Foster .......... 18 ate without a corps of volunteers. Both Lisa Foster and I Club Activities .................................................................. 20 worked several hours as volunteers at the Youth and the Stamp Show Calendar ..................................................... 24 September 2016 — No. 216 The Federated Philatelist 1 The Federated Philatelist From the Editor’s Desk Editor There is lots to report in this edition so you might notice that it has more pages than usual. JACK R. CONGROVE P.O. Box 33092 The Federation has some board vacancies that Fort Lewis, WA 98433 need to be filled. Both Canadian directors have 253-564-0969 stepped down. The Historian position is also open [email protected] as Len Lukens has stepped down due to health reasons. If you are interested in filling one of Associate Editor these positions, please notify the Chairman. LISA D. FOSTER Two very large and important stamp shows have [email protected] taken place since the last edition of this journal. On page 1 begins a report about the international Northwest Federation show held in New York City at the end of May and beginning of June. of Stamp Clubs Your editors were fortunate to attend each day of this event and you will find related stories on pages 6 and 11. http://www.nwfedstamps.org The other big show happened here in our own backyard during the first Chairman of Board of Directors week of August. A report on the annual APS StampShow starts on page 8. LAWRENCE CLAY P.O. Box 6228 This year the Oregon Stamp Society celebrated its 100th anniversary and Kennewick, WA 99336-0228 was fortunate to have the APS show to enhance its celebration by coordi- Phone: 509-735-3731 nating exhibits, receptions, and clubhouse tours. See the story on page 16. [email protected] Because the PIPEX show was given a bye this year, the Northwest Feder- Board of Directors ation held its annual general meeting and award presentations at the APS Vacant StampShow instead. See a report about the meeting on page 12 and a sto- ry about the awards on page 14. Canada Vacant SEAPEX, the other World Series of Philately exhibition held here in the Canada Pacific Northwest, will take place on 9–11 September at the Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Avenue South, Tukwila Washington. Its ERIC HUMMEL theme this year is the 100th anniversary of Boeing aircraft. See the related Portland, Oregon story on page 13. ERIC KNAPP Many of our member clubs have been taking advantage of the warm, dry Anchorage, Alaska weather to hold their annual summer parties. See page 20 for a report of Executive Secretary the various club activities. Vacant Keep the email coming about any activities or happenings involving your Treasurer clubs or other groups so I can report the news to others. ALEX HADDEN Newsletter editors, please add me to your distribution for the same reason. #19 — 7651 Francis Road Richmond, B.C. V6Y1A3 Also, please look at your collection and send me a couple paragraphs de- scribing an item you find interesting. Club officers, send me news about Phone: 604-272-2614 your club’s activities and accomplishments. I will publish this infor- [email protected] mation in upcoming editions. Input for the next edition is due to me not Judging Chairman later than 15 November 2016. DICKSON PRESTON —— Jack R. Congrove, Editor Seattle, Washington History Chairman Vacant Answers to Philatelic Puzzle: 1-F, 2-I, 3-D, 4-J, 5-G, 6-E, 7-A, 8-H, 9-B, 10-C Webmaster DAVID HARRIS Medical Lake, Washington [email protected] 2 The Federated Philatelist September 2016 — No. 216 WSS-NY 2016 (from page 1) Chairman’s Notes In addition, the UN held two first day ceremonies and oth- Along with many other members of the Northwest Federa- er postal administrations also held ceremonies and issued tion of Stamp Clubs (NWFSC), I attended the recent new stamps at the show. American Philatelic Society’s StampShow 2016 in the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. It was a wonderful show. Normally, the NWFSC holds its annual general meeting (AGM) and presents awards at PIPEX on Mother’s Day weekend in May, but PIPEX was not held in 2016 due to the timing of the international stamp exhibition, NY2016, at the end of May and the recent APS StampShow. The APS provided a meeting room for the NWFSC to hold its AGM at StampShow 2016. The NWFSC Member Club Service Awards were announced at the AGM. Congratula- tions to these recipients (see page 12). The APS allowed NWFSC to present its Northwest Distin- guished Philatelist Awards at the APS Awards Banquet. Congratulations to Eric Knapp and Jack Congrove, the Multitude of pictorial cancels at the USPS booth 2016 recipients. I also presented Ken Martin of APS with a NWFSC Philatelic Benefactor Award. There were long lines each day at the USPS booth to pur- chase stamps and have the various show cancels applied. As was announced at the AGM, agreements between the Portland Philatelic Exhibitions (PPE), the Oregon Stamp One of the fun activities that I did not expect I would en- Society, and NWFSC have been signed to hold the annual joy so much was the quest to obtain stamps and cancels in PIPEX stamp show at the Red Lion on the River Hotel in my philatelic passport. I managed to acquire 79 from the Portland for 2017, 2018, and 2019. many postal administrations and organizations. This will enable PIPEX to continue being one of the top The free passports were provided by Linn’s Stamp News World Series of Philately stamp shows in the country. and Scott Publishing. At the end of the show, Linn’s do- Many thanks go to a large number of individuals who have nated several hundred of the blank passports to SEAPEX. contributed to the success of PIPEX in Portland, particu- SEAPEX intends to adapt them for use at their show. larly Dr. Michael Dixon and Dr. Tony Wawriekiewicz who have led PPE. In addition to the USPS, there were dozens of other postal administrations. They were As I mentioned at the AGM, I will be stepping down as all doing very good business Chairperson and acting Executive Director of NWFSC. It not only with servicing the has been a challenging four years but the NWFSC and passports, but also with many PIPEX are in great shape. I feel comfortable in turning recent issues of their own. over the reins to someone else. Many thanks to all who Canada Post got some of my have helped me. money for their new Star Trek series. —— Lawrence Clay, Chairman Australia Post had a new but- terfly souvenir sheet issue on each day. The cancelled ver- sion was only available at the show. Since this is one of my topics, they also received a healthy amount from my Star Trek lenticular sheet at wallet. Canada Post booth Not everything at the show was costly. There was lots of free stuff provided by many booth holders such as philatelic reference publications, souvenir items, and interesting promotional material.
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