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ANNUAL CONVENTION, REGIONAL MEETINGS
AND LOCAL STAMP SHOWS 2011 ANNUAL CONVENTION
This years Annual Convention was held at CHICAGOPEX 2011, November 18-20. Jerry Miller knocked everyone’s socks off with his ‘German Intervention in China,’ which received a Gold Medal, the Best Exhibit by a Chicago Philatelic Society Member, the CSS Best China Award, the Military Postal History Society Grand Award, the APS Award 1900-1940, and the show’s Reserve Grand. Hugh Lawrence’s exhibit, ‘The Late Civil War Forerunners and Provisional Issues of East China: Philatelic Footprints on the Road to the Liberation of Shanghai’ received a Gold Medal, the CSS San Francisco Chapter’s James R. Lee Memorial Award, and the Collectors Club of Chicago award for Recognition of Research Creativity. William P. Winter’s “The China Martyrs Stamps 1932-1949” received a Gold Medal and the CSS Chia Nan (LA) Chapter Award. H. James Maxwell’s new exhibit ‘A Revolution? So What Do We Do Now? -- the 1912 Overprints’ received a Gold Medal and his ‘Rates During the Post-War Chinese National Currency Era’ also received a Gold Medal. His exhibit of “National China's Last Commemoratives” appeared in the Court of Honor and received a Gold Medal. David Lu’s “The International Aerogrammes of China’ received a Gold Medal. Eliot A. Landau’s ‘The 1909 Lincoln Commemorative Issue: Early Uses and First Day covers’ and his exhibit ‘Lincoln Slavery and the Civil War’ both received a Gold Medals. You will note that all of the member’s exhibits received Gold Medals. All in all, a very good showing by CSS members. _0046.JPG) Ralph Weil receiving the Meritorious Service Award at CHICAGOPEX 2011 for his work as Editor of the China Clipper 2007-2010 and on the new CSS Catalog ANNUAL CONVENTIONS The Annual Convention is held each year at a World Series of Philately (WSP) stamp show. It moves around the country to different shows. The Annual Board of Directors meeting and the Annual Membership Meeting are held at the Annual Convention. Frequently there is a speaker at the Annual Membership Meeting. The Society always sets up a booth at the show to sell books and DVDs and to sign up new members. The Society gives out numerous awards for exhibits. It also offers scholarships to young exhibitors. Sometimes the Society puts on a seminar that is open to the public.
Future Annual Conventions are scheduled for: FLOREX 2012, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, Orlando, FL
www.FlorexStampShow.com Rockey Mountain Stamp Show May 2013, Denver, CO www.rockeymountainstampshow.com PIPEX 2014, May 9-11, Portland, Oregon Email the President with questions _0026.JPG) Members discussing the problem of forgeries at the Forgeries Committee Meeting at CHICAGOPEX 2011
 Some members who attended the Annual Convention at SESCAL in Los Angeles, CA _0014.JPG) RECENT REGIONAL MEETINGS
A Regional Meeting was held in Columbus, OH at APS StampShow 2011, August 11-15. Member Sam Chiu, from Hong Kong, traveled the furthest to attend the show. The CSS booth sold over $200 of books, DVDs and 75th Anniversary Cups, and signed up three new members. Member Bill Winter received a Gold Medal and the CSS Best China Award for his exhibit, “The China Martyrs: 1932-1949” and Paul H. Gault received a Silver Medal for his “United States Official Perfins” exhibit in the open competition. H. James Maxwell’s exhibit, “Rates During the Chinese National Currency Era,” received Prix d'Honneur in the APS Champion of Champions competition. At other events, members Marty Shelton received an APS 50-Year Membership Award and H. James Maxwell received an AAPE Diamond Award for his exhibit having received ten Gold Medals. Each evening there was a member’s get together for cocktails and dinner.
We held a Regional Meeting at The Plymouth Show, a World Series of Philately show in Plymouth, Michigan, April 30-May 1, 2011. There was a luncheon meeting at a Chinese restaurant on Sunday. H. James Maxwell’s exhibit, “Rates During the Post-War Chinese National Currency Era,” won the Grand Champion as well as a Gold Medal, the CSS Best China Exhibit Award, and the Postal History Society Award. Bill Winter’s seven-frame exhibit, “The China Martyrs Stamps-1932 to 1949,” received a Gold Medal and the APS Award of Merit - 1900-1940. Mr. Maxwell’s single-frame exhibit “Nationalist China’s Last Commemoratives” received a Vermeil Medal and an AAPE Gold Medal.
REGIONAL MEETINGS Regional Meetings are held at various stamp shows around the country. A booth is set up to sell books and DVDs and to sign up new members. Often the Society puts on a seminar that is open to the public. A China Stamp Society "Best Exhibit of China" award is presented. Future Regional Meetings are scheduled for: APS StampShow 2012, August 16-19, Scaramento, CA www.stamps.org/Stampshow/ LOCAL STAMP SHOWS H. James Maxwell put on a seminar at Omaha Stamp Show 2010 on collecting Chinese stamps and member Robert T. Burney’s exhibit “Revolutionary Martyrs of the Kuomintang” received a Vermeil Medal, the AAPE Award of Honor and the Kansas City Booster's Award.
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