WESTPEX® 2013

Stamp Show

This page illustrates some of the WESTPEX 2013 awards available to the judges to award to the winning exhibits.

Each year WESTPEX presents specially chosen awards for the Grand Award, Reserve Grand, Don Dretzke Memorial Award, Chairman's Award, and California Collectors Club Award.

Grand Award 2013

Tall clock

Reserve Grand Award 2013 sponsored by Collectors Club of San Francisco

Handmade Birds Nest Bowls by Graham & Alyosi

 

Grand Award 2013 for Single-Frame Exhibits

Silver clock

Don Dretzke Memorial Award 2013

2 cloisonne bird figures

WESTPEX Chairman's Award 2013

Best traditional exhibit

California Collectors Club Award 2013

Decorative bowl

SESCAL Award 2013

Scallop Bowl made of Vitrix Glass by Thomas Kelly

Margaret Munda Award of Merit

 Life membership to the Western Philatelic Library given by the San Francisco Pacific Philatelic Society for: Runner-up to the Reserve Grand

 

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Al Van Dahl Memorial Award 2013

Clock in Burl Wood

for best Scandanavian exhibit

WESTPEX Gold medal.

The WESTPEX Vermeil, Silver, Silver-Bronze, and Bronze medals are the same size but made of different metals.

Germany Philatelic Society

Grand Award

Crystal Eagle made in Germany

Germany Philatelic Society

Special Prize

Alfons Mucha Medal

"Best Czechoslovakia or Related Material"

Society for Czechoslovak Philately

Pillage Trophy - Individual winner and runner-up trophies

Pillage Trophy

Collectors Club of Chicago Philatelic Exhibitor's Award

3 books published by the CCC

British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group

COLOMPHIL 2012

Outstanding Research and Investigation of Any Country

The American Philatelic Society provides Award of Excellence for 19th Century, 1900-1940, 1940-1980, and post-1980 exhibits.

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aapecreativity

The American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors provides three awards. One is for creativity (above). Another is for presentation (upper right). And the Title Page award (dome magnifier).

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The American Philatelic Congress award for writeup. The award is a Congress Book.

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United Postal Stationery Society Marcus White Award for best postal stationery exhibit.

ROSSICA Award

Michael Rogers Inc. 2013 Best Asia Award

Hand Painted Vienamese Stamp Proofs under Glass

 

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U.S. Stamp Society Statue of Freedom award for the best United States stamp exhibit from 1847 to the present.

United Postal Stationery Society Single Frame Award

ROSSICA Presidents Award

Scandinavian Collectors Club Award

O'Neill Award

Cross Pen and Pencil Set

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India Study Circle Award is used to encourage interest in India's postal and philatelic history.

Sterling Achievement Award

Women Exhibitors

Nepal & Tibet Philatelic Study Circle

Best Nepal , Tibet or Himalayan Exhibit

Germany Philatelic Society

Gold, Silver, Bronze awards

ATA awards

BNAPS Award

Lighthouse Stamp Society Award for Best Exhibit with Any Nautical Theme

US Philatelic Classics Society Medal

Best U.S. exhibit up to 1894 by the United States Philatelic Classics Society

U.S. Cancellation Club

WESTPEX Best Youth Exhibit

Hand Blown Glass Heart by Glass Eye Studio