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By Joann Lenz
The annual APS StampShow was held at the Sacramento Convention
Center. StampShow is the nation's largest annual stamp
event. There were 150
dealer booths, three first day ceremonies, several postal
administrations, a cachet-makers' bourse, about 13,000 pages of
exhibits, society meetings, and society booths, including one for the
United States Stamp Society.
The USSS booth was staffed the entire four days of the show; many
members met at the booth and several new members signed on. Even a
couple of former members stopped by to say "Hello." Society
publications were on display and for sale; the most popular item was the
new U.S. Booklets and Booklet Panes. All in all, it was a great
success.
Several USSS members presented seminars, and quite a few USSS members
showed exhibits. The winner of the USSS Statue of Freedom Medal was
Hideo Yokota for his exhibit "U.S. Airmail Special Delivery Issues of
1934-1936." Besides the open exhibits, there was a literature
competition and the Champion of Champions competition. The APS Luff
awardees were Diane Boehret, Kurt Kimmel and John Hotchner.
In addition to the cachetmakers' bourse and the first day ceremonies,
Chris Calle, who has designed more than 200 postage stamps for countries
including the United States, Sweden, the United Nations, and the
Marshall Islands, designed a special cover for this show to mark the
35th anniversary of the first man on the moon.
The USSS booth was a popular place to meet other members, sit and chat,
and in general, take the load off one's feet. Many who stopped by were
from California and other locales on the West Coast, but others were
from as far away as Massachusetts, Maryland and Florida. Photos from
the Society Booth appear on the following page. Those visiting and/or
helping at the booth included:
| Larry Ballantyne | Bob MacLachlan | Terry R. Scott |
| William Rizzo | Kurt Lenz | Jeff Shapiro |
| Howard Lee | Donald Eggen | Alan Warren |
| William Merlin | Dwight Buschlen | Daniel S. Pagter |
| Doug Iams | Brad Horton | Joe Bock |
| Chet Chapman | Clark Frazier | Leonard Piszkiewicz |
| Robert J. Pipes | Dave Beeby | Phil Sager |
| Jerome Kasper | Ken Trettin | Ken Martin |
| David L. Straight | Tony Wawrukiewicz | Janet M. Gillis |
| Dave Weisberg | Wallace Craig | Frank Braithwaite |
| Dan Undersander | Tom Griesbach | Nick Carter |
| William E. Mooz | Eliot A. Landau | Gary Weiss |
| Keith Loder | Ken Lawrence | Duane L. Edwards, Sr. |
| Carl Shaff II | George Fekete | Doug Kelsey |
| Joseph Wilford | Ross Towle | Steve Pacetti |
| Richard L. Beecher | Charles Gherman | Warren Manning |
| Thomas Iverson | Ron Strawser | Ronald Maifeld |
| Vincent Constanza | Richard A. Sullivan | Robert Schlesinger |
Members gather at the USSS Booth to exchange views on topics philatelic
and otherwise:![[Image: USSS Booth at Stampshow 2004]](image/stampshow2004-1.jpg) |
Dan Undersander, Terry Scott and Larry Ballantyne with (backs to
camera) Kurt Lenz and Jim Noll.
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![[Image: USSS Booth at Stampshow 2004]](image/stampshow2004-2.jpg) |
Tony Wawrukiewicz, Larry Ballantyne and Doug Iams.
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![[Image: USSS Booth at Stampshow 2004]](image/stampshow2004-3.jpg) |
Doug Iams, Joann Lenz, Dan Undersander, Terry Scott and Jim Noll.
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