World Series of Philately
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This information comes from APS, http://www.stamps.org.
The World Series of Philately -- a by-invitation-only exhibition of Grand Award-winning exhibits from APS-certified national stamp shows of the preceding year -- is held at STAMPSHOW, the American Philatelic Society's annual convention and exhibition.
The exhibitions listed below have qualified and received certification for their Grand Award winners to compete in the World Series. The World Series season runs from 1 July to 30 June each year. Shows which include a literature exhibition are so noted. The dates and contact addresses that follow are believed to be correct. However, it is recommended that you confirm the date and location with the contact person listed. Please send any corrections to Ken Martin at APS. A copy of the rules and requirements for becoming an APS-certified World Series of Philately qualifying exhibition are available online. Please take at look at the Rules for Shows in the World Series of Philately.
| AIRPEX | Dayton Hara Complex
1001 Shiloh Springs Rd.
Dayton, Ohio | | Next Show: | September 11-12, 2004 | | Sponsor: | Dayton Stamp Club | | Contact Information: | Michael Komiensky
P.O. Box 1574
Dayton, OH 45401-1574
Phone: 937-236-4058 | | Palmares: | 2003 - Winners
2002 - Winners |
| AMERICOVER | Indianapolis, Indiana (2004 location) Visits different cities each year. | | NOTE: | AMERICOVER is in the process of qualifying as a World Series of Philately show | | Next Show: | August 20-22, 2004 -- Indianapolis, IN | | Future Dates: | July 29-31, 2005 | | Contact Information: | Cynthia Scott | | E-mail: | aemscott@aol.com | | Website: | http://www.afdcs.org | | Palmares: | 2003 - Winners
2002 – Winners |
| ARIPEX | Mesa Centennial Center
201 N. Center St.
Mesa, Arizona
(Show location rotates between
Mesa and Tucson Areas) | | Next Show: | January 21-23, 2005 -- Tucson, Arizona | | Future Dates: | February 10-12, 2006 -- Mesa, Arizona
January 19-21, 2007 -- Tucson, Arizona | | Sponsor: | Arizona Federation of Stamp Clubs | | Contact Information: | Steven K. Staton (Tucson)
5153 S. San Paulo Ave.
Sierra Vista, AZ 85650
Phone: 520-803-9713
or 520-794-3921
OR
Mike Swartz (Mesa)
P.O. Box 50502
Phoenix, AZ 85076-0502 | | E-mail: | mman3@cox.net (Steven Staton - 2005 only) | | Website: | www.aripex.com | | Palmares: | 2004 - Winners
2003 – Winners |
 | BALPEX | Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn
245 Shawan Rd., I-83 Exit 20 E
Baltimore, Maryland | | Next Show: | September 3–5, 2004 | | Future Dates: | September 2–4, 2005 | | Sponsor: | Baltimore Philatelic Society | | Contact Information: | John Pearson
P.O. Box 618
Sparks, MD 21152
Phone: 410-472-1700 | | E-mail: | PearsonJSP@aol.com | | Website: | www.balpex.org | | Palmares: | 2003 - Winners
2002 - Winners |
 | CHICAGOPEX | Sheraton Chicago Northwest Hotel
3400 W. Euclid
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Includes a Literature Exhibition | | Next Show: | November 19-21, 2004 | | Future Dates: | November 18-20, 2005
November 17-19, 2006
November 16-18, 2007 | | Sponsor: | Chicago Philatelic Society | | Contact Information: | Alfred F. Kugel
Phone: 312-368-7715
Fax: 312-368-8136 | | Website: | www.chicagopex.com | | E-mail: | afkugel@hotmail.com | | Palmares: | 2003 - Winners
2002 - Winners |
 | COLOPEX | Greater Columbus Convention Center
400 N. High St.
Columbus, Ohio
Includes a Literature Exhibition | | Next Show: | April 8-10, 2005 | | Future Dates: | April 7-9, 2006
April 13-15, 2007
April 11-13, 2008
April 17-19, 2009 | | Sponsor: | Columbus Philatelic Club, Inc. | | Contact Information: | Walton Beauvais
1068 Medhurst Road
Columbus, OH 43220 | | E-mail: | information@colopex.com | | Website: | http://www.colopex.com | | Palmares: | 2004 - Winners
2003 - Winners |
 | Garfield-Perry March Party | Masonic Auditorium
36th & Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio | | Next Show: | March 11–13, 2005 | | Future Dates: | March 24–26, 2006
March 23–25, 2007
March 28–30, 2008
March 27–29, 2009 | | Sponsor: | Garfield-Perry Stamp Club | | Contact Information: | Tom Mahon or Thomas F. Allen
Garfield Perry
c/o Holiday Inn Lakeside
1111 Lakeside at East 12th St.
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: 330-487-0958 (Mahon)
Phone: 216-771-4000 (Allen) | | E-mail: | tommahon@mac.com | | Website: | http://www.garfieldperry.org | | Palmares: | 2004 Winners
2003 Winners |
 | National Topical Stamp Show | Visits different cities each year
2004 - Holiday Inn Select Memphis Airport
Memphis, Tennessee | | Next Show: | June 17-19, 2005 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin | | Future Dates: | June 1-3, 2006 - in conjuction with Washington 2006 (meetings only) | | Sponsor: | American Topical Association | | Contact Information: | Ray Cartier
American Topical Association
P. O. Box 57
Arlington, TX 76004-0057
Phone: 817-274-1181
Fax: 817-274-1184 | | E-mail: | americantopical@msn.com | | Website: | americantopicalassn.org/shows.htm | | Palmares: | 2004 - Winners
2003 - Winners |
 | NOJEX | Crown Plaza – Meadowlands
Two Harmon Plaza
Secaucus, New Jersey | | Next Show: | May 28–30, 2005 | | Future Dates: | No show in 2006
May 26-28, 2007 | | Sponsor: | North Jersey Fed. Stamp Clubs, Inc. | | Contact Information: | Robert G. Rose
P.O. Box 1945
Morristown, NJ 07962
Phone: 973-966-8070 | | E-mail: | rrose@pitneyhardin.com | | Palmares: | 2004 - Winners
2003 - Winners |
 | OKPEX | Express Event Center
8512 Northwest Expressway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
| | Next Show: | November 5-6, 2004 (Friday & Saturday) | | Future Dates: | November 4-6, 2005
November 3-5, 2006
November 2-4, 2007 | | Sponsor: | Oklahoma City Stamp Club | | Contact Information: | Exhibit Information:
Don Hines
E-mail: dhines-okc@cox.net
Show Information:
Joe Crosby
Phone: 405-749-0939 | | E-mail: | joecrosby@cox.net | | Palmares: | 2003 - Winners
2002 - Winners |
 | Omaha Stamp Show | Benson High School
Omaha, Nebraska | Next Show: | September 4-6, 2004 | Sponsor: | Omaha Philatelic Society | Contact Information: | Richard L. McConnell
2235 St. Marys Ave., Apt. 421
Omaha, NE 68102-2438 | E-mail: | phil8lst1@cox.net | Palmares: | 2003 - Winners
2002 – Winners |
 | PIPEX | Show location rotates among locations in the Pacific Northwest 2004 Show
Vernon, BC
| | Next Show: | June 11-13, 2004 - (Vernon, BC Canada) | | Future Dates: | May 27-29, 2005 - (Portland, OR) | | Sponsor: | Northwest Federation of Stamp Clubs | | Contact Information: | 2004
Jon C. Johnson
9604 Kalamalka Road
Vernon, BC V1B 1L3 2005
Len Lukens
2710 N.E. 131st Ave.
Portland, OR 97230-1720 | | E-mail: | Johson - jcjperfins@hotmail.com
Lukens - llukens@easystreet.com | | Palmares: | 2003 - Winners
2002 - Winners |
 | St. Louis Stamp Expo | St. Louis Renaissance Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Road
St. Louis, Missouri | | Next Show: | February 25-27, 2005 | | Future Dates: | February 24-26, 2006
February 23-25, 2007
February 29-March 2, 2008
February 27-March 1, 2209 | | Sponsor: | Area clubs | | Contact Information: | David Kols
Regency Stamps Ltd.
229 N. Euclid Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: 800-782-0066
Fax: 314-361-5677 | | E-mail: | expo@regencystamps.com | | Website: | http://www.stlstampexpo.org | | Palmares: | 2004 - Winners
2003 - Winners |
 | | Al-Bahr Shrine Temple
San Diego, California | | Next Show: | January 28-30, 2005 | | Contact Information: | Dr. G.A. Santangelo
P.O. Box 80004
San Diego, CA 92138-0004
Phone: 619-463-8336 | | Palmares: | 2004 - Winners
2003 - Winners |
| Sarasota National Stamp Exhibition | Municipal Auditorium
801 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, Florida | | Next Show: | February 4–6, 2005 | | Future Dates: | February 3–5, 2006 | | Sponsor: | Sarasota Philatelic Club, Inc. | | Contact Information: | David Medeiros
P.O. Box 1905
Venice, FL 34284-1905
Phone: 941-376-5689
Fax: 941-493-1490 | | E-mail: | qualitystamps@acun.com | Palmares:
| 2004 - Winners
2003 - The show was by invitation only court of honor. |
 | SESCAL | Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles Airport
6225 W. Century Blvd.
Los Angeles, California
Includes a Literature Exhibition | | Next Show: | October 1–3, 2004 | | Future Dates: | October 7–9, 2005 | | Sponsor: | Federated Philatelic Clubs of Southern California | | Contact Information: | Wallace Craig
P.O. Box 3391
Fullerton, CA 92834 | | E-mail: | wamcraig@aol.com | | Website: | http://www.sescal.org/ | | Palmares: | 2003 - Winners
2002 - Winners
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 | STAMPSHOW | APS Annual Convention
Columbus Convention Ctr.
Columbus, Ohio
Includes a Literature Exhibition | | Next Show: | August 12–15, 2004 - Sacramento, CA | | Future Dates: | August 4–7, 2005 - Grand Rapids, MI
August 24-27, 2006 - Chicago, IL
August 9-12, 2007 - Portland, OR
August 14-17, 2008 - Hartford, CT
August 9-11, 2009 - Riverside, CA | | Sponsor: | American Philatelic Society | | Contact Information: | Ken Martin
100 Match Factory Place
Bellefonte, PA 16823
Phone: 814-933-3803 ext. 218
Fax: 814-933-6128 | | E-mail: | kpmartin@stamps.org | | Website: | http://www.stamps.org/directories/dir_StampShow_intro.htm | | Palmares: | 2003 - Winners
2002 – Winners
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 | WESTPEX | San Francisco Airport Marriott
1800 Old Bayshore Highway
San Francisco, California | | Next Show: | May 7-9, 2004 | | Future Dates: | April 15–17, 2005
April 28-30, 2006
April 27-29, 2007
April 25-27, 2008 | | Contact Information: | Edward Jarvis
P.O. Box 210579
San Francisco, CA 94121-0579
Phone: 415-387-1016
Fax: 415-668-4222 | | E-mail: | ejarvis@westpex.com | | Website: | www.westpex.com | | Palmares: | 2003 - Winners
2002 – Winners |
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