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APS Shows
Each year the APS runs two shows that
rotate around the country. AmeriStamp Expo
is held in January or February and StampShow
in August. For most years, APS StampShow is
the largest philatelic event held anywhere in the
world. StampShow often includes more than
150 dealers buying and selling stamps, 15,000
pages of competitive exhibits, multiple first day
ceremonies, 150 or more seminars, a public
auction, and a youth area.
All members are welcome to attend the free
events, and many affiliates hold meetings and
seminars in conjunction with the APS shows.
Future APS Show:
APS StampShow 2014
August 21–24
Hatford, Connecticut
APS AmeriStamp Expo 2015
February 13–15
Riverside, California
APS StampShow 2015
August 20–23
Grand Rapids, Michigan
New York 2016
May 22–29
World Philatelic Exhibition
APS StampShow 2016
August 4–7
Portland, Oregon
Visit www.stamps.org for show details,
travel and hotel accommodations, things to
do in the area, etc.
Check out the APS
Show Calendar!
In addition to our own shows, the
APS accredits more than thirty annual
national shows. To find
information on these
and other local shows in
your area, visit the APS
Show Calendar online or
browse the Show Time
column in The American
Philatelist where listings
of upcoming shows are
provided.
History at the
American Philatelic Center
It’s well worth a visit!
The American Philatelic Center has much more to offer than just
the vast resources of the Library and Reference Collection and the
opportunity to peruse sales circuits for bargains. A few highlights
include:
The Match Factory — The American Philatelic Center includes the
18-building former industrial complex constructed under the direction
of the Pennsylvania Match Company in 1899. Listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, the complex was one of the eight largest
match factories in the United States, with as many as 400 employees.
Headsville, West Virginia, Post Office — The Civil War-era post
office and general store that resided in the
Smithsonian’s National Museum of American
History for more than 25 years now is on loan
as a contract postal unit for the APS. View
inscriptions written on the shutters by Civil
War soldiers, the original fixtures, and the
building that served as a model for the 8-cent
Mail Order U.S. postage stamp.
Bellefonte Air Mail Pioneers — For
ten years, from 1918 to 1927, Bellefonte was
a regular stop for the fearless pilots of the
early U.S. air mail service. See actual photos
of the early air mail field and equipment as well as a memorial to those
who perished flying “Hell’s Stretch,” as the mountainous area around
Bellefonte was known.
The Rosback Rotary Perforator — The 1915 machine was used
to perforate 6,641 sheets of the 1-cent gray green Washington stamp
issued August 15, 1919 (Scott 536) — the last of the offset Washington
Franklins.
Mail-O-Meter — The Mail-O-Meter, purchased for and donated to
the APS by Kurt and Joann Lenz, was made in 1906 and was used to seal
envelopes and to separate and apply stamps.
Visit www.stamps.org/Show-Calendar/
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