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2012 Show Committee

Chairman: The Committee Awards: Ada Prill Banquet: Ray Stone Bourse: Dave Robinson Cachet and Cancel Designs: Thomas Fortunato and Joe Doles Cachet Sales: Rick Kase Design-A-Stamp: Frank Tritto Exhibits: Thomas Fortunato

Judges: Ann Triggle Publicity: Thomas Fortunato RPA Hospitality Table: Chuck Schultz Staging: Rick Kase Treasurer: Dave Robinson Youth Activities: Mary Iman Advisors: John Lighthouse, Bob Meegan, Carl Miller

2012 Special Events

Just for Kids

2nd Place Carlo Cancellieri, Grade 4, Age 10 Canal View Elementary, Spencerport

1st Place Guye K. Shodo, Grade 4, Age 9 East Rochester Elementary

3rd Place Sean Flanagan, Grade 4, Age 10 East Rochester Elementary

stand-in, Julie Bachman (Carlo's art teacher), Sean, Payton, Greta, Will

1st Place Payton Reed, Grade 6, Age 11

2nd Place Greta Youngblut, Grade 6, Age 11

3rd Place Will Pangia, Grade 6, Age 12

(2012 Grade 6 Finalists, Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School)

2012 Schedule & Events

For Exhibitors...

The Rochester Philatelic Association sponsors the major awards at ROPEX shown above.

Click here to view the exhibit frame layout.

* denotes an exhibiting RPA member
-Title page - Plan page - Synopsis page

1 Frame		Title	Description
Ed Bailey	Adult Class 1 frame	History of US Stamps- The One Cent Values	A single frame exhibit of U.S. stamps, both definitives and commemoratives, all with a one cent denomination. [Postal]
Ed Bailey	Adult Class 1 frame	Courageous Founding Fathers	A single frame exhibit of our founding fathers on stamps from 1847-1939. [Postal]
Joann and Kurt Lenz	Adult Class 1 frame	U.S. Test Stamps Related to the B.E.P. (ca. 1907-1959)	A study of BEP testing items; includes items to test Stickney rotary press, private perforations, and BEP processing equipment. [Postal]
Joann and Kurt Lenz	Adult Class 1 frame	E-COM and its Forerunners	This exhibit documents USPS electronic services in which volume mailers' messages were transmitted to POs for first class delivery. [Postal]
Gregory Shoults	Adult Class 1 frame	Washington and Franklin Coils 1914 Issue	A single frame exhibit featuring the production and use of the 1914 flat plate coil issue on domestic and foreign destinations. [Postal]
Stephen L. Suffet*	Adult Class 1 frame	This Land Is Your Land: the Story of a Song	This single frame display division exhibit looks at a song that has been called America's Folk Song National Anthem. [Display]
Multi-Frame		Title	Description
Paul L. Baker	Adult Class 6 frames	AMG Germany Postal Cards... the 1945 "M" Design	Study of the 1945 "M" Postal Cards issued in the American & British Zones. Includes history, types, color varieties, paper types, errors, uses, up-ratings, etc. [Postal]
Duncan Barber*	Adult Class 7 frames	Great Britain: Queen Elizabeth II Pre-Decimal Civilian Postage Rates	Postal history exhibit of GB QEII civilian postal Rates from her ascension (6 February 1952) to the day before decimalization (14 February 1971). [Postal]
Karen Barber*	Adult Class 4 frames	Questions of Source, Fact, and Fiction re: King Arthur, His Knights, and the Legends About Them	A look at the logical possible ways in which the legends about Arthur and his knights could have developed and propagated and become a story. [Thematic]
Mark A. Butterline	Adult Class 7 frames	Falklands or Malvinas?	An historical and social exhibit examining the philatelic manifestations of the contest for the islands, starting in 1927 and continuing up to 2002. [Postal]
Thomas M. Fortunto*	Adult Class 5 frames	The Diversity of Ceramics and Ceramic Materials	A thematic exhibit exploring common everyday items made of primarily inorganic compounds from their raw materials, to forming, to firing and end products. [Thematic] See an online version by clicking here
Joann and Kurt Lenz	Adult Class 7 frames	The 6c Theodore Roosevelt Definitive Stamp 1955-1968	This traditional exhibit presents the production, issued stamps, and usages of the 6c Roosevelt stamp of the Liberty Series. [Postal]
Graham Locke	Adult Class 9 frames	Penny Black Plates- The Stamps, Varieties and Usage	The story of the Penny Black (and reds), the stamps themselves, the many varieties found and examples of their usage. [Postal]
Alice Johnson*	Adult Class 5 frames	Angels in the Judeo-Christian Era	A thematic exhibit detailing the history of angels through the millennia. [Thematic]
Ingert Kuzych	Adult Class 8 frames	Lemberg: Cosmopolitan Crownland Capital of the Austrian Empire	Postal history - spanning 150 years of the Austrian Empire's expansion - that came from, went to, or passed through Lemberg, one of its crownland provincial capitals. [Postal]
John Lighthouse*	Adult Class 3 frames	U.S. Revenue Stamps- First Issue: Using Commerce to Fund the Civil War	This postal history exhibit covers the usage of U.S. first issue revenue stamps on documents during the Civil War and post-Civil War era. [Revenue]
Robert W. Lighthouse*	Adult Class 5 frames	A Plating Study of the 1898 Canadian Map Stamp	A plating study of unique criteria and anomalies of plates 1, 2, 3 and 5 including mint, used, multiples, covers and imperf examples. [Postal] See an online version by clicking here
Anthony Manoussakis	Adult Class 5 frames	African Countries Under the Southern Hemisphere	The first definitive and commemorative issues of independent African countries below the equator in their historical context. [Postal] sample page
Robert P. Meegan*	Adult Class 2 frames	Identification of the Regularly Issued United State Bank Note Issues of 1870 to 1890	An introductory tutorial of the designs, plate arrangements, papers, grills, and examples of printing variations of the Large Bank Note Issues of 1870 to 1890. [Postal]
Robert P. Meegan*	Adult Class 10 frames	The United States Large Bank Note Issues of 1870 to 1890	A study of the usage of the U.S. Large Bank Note Issues and the rates in effect for domestic, territorial, and international mail. [Postal] Domestic Rates Reference International Rates Reference
Orville Osborne	Adult Class 8 frames	Canada Imperial Penny Post	Canada's Imperial Penny Post, The Xmas Stamp, during its pre-production phases including the printing in two distinct colors. [Postal]
Alan Parsons*	Adult Class 7 frames	The Sullivan Commemorative of 1929	Background, production, FDCs (official/unofficial), and commercial uses of this U.S. commemorative issued June 17, 1929 for the American Revolution's Sullivan-Clinton Campaign 150th anniversary. [Postal] (paperwork to be updated)
Ada M. Prill*	Adult Class 3 frames	What's a Telephone Good For?	Picture postcards show how views evolved about the use of the telephone in everyday American life in the early 20th Century. [Postcard] See an online version by clicking here
David T. Robinson*	Adult Class 3 frames	United States Non-Denominational "A" Eagle Rate Change Stamp	A first day cover exhibit arranged in alphabetical order of cachet designers showing all formats the stamps were issued in. [Postal]
Howard Rotterdam	Adult Class 4 frames	Uses of the Second Postage Due Issue of Israel - 1951 to 1953	An exhibit of covers demonstrating the uses of the second postage due issue of Israel, both domestic and incoming from other countries. [Postal] *** EXHIBIT WITHDRAWN ***
Eleanor A. Steeb*	Adult Class 4 frames	Everybody Must Get Stoned (but not Bob Dylan s version)	The exhibit discusses all manner of stones from early man to the present. Covers aspects of discovery, usage, fascination and myths as well as related aspects. [Display] See an online version by clicking here
Raymond M. Stone*	Adult Class 1 frames	The 13.2 cent Coal Car	A first day cover exhibit about this transportation coil stamp, issued July 19, 1988 paying the bulk letter rate. [Postal]
Youth		Title	Description
Alyssah Xeniah C. Alcala	Youth Class (Age 18) 5 frames	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II	A youth thematic exhibit showing the illustrious life of Queen Elizabeth II and the British Empire under her reign. (Age 18) [Youth] *** Click to view an older online version***
Court of Honor		Title	Description
Gregory Shoults	Adult Class 6 frames	Washington and Franklin Rotary Press Coils 1914-1922 Perforated 10 Issues Production & Uses	This exhibit features the production of the rotary press coils including coil waste along with domestic and foreign uses of the issues on cover. [Postal] *** Grand Award Winner at Plymouth Show, April 28 ***

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