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CAPEX 22 Website Goes Live
The CAPEX 22 website, www.capex22.org, is now live. Show information, visitor information, and bourse information has now been posted, and information for exhibitors and exhibit application forms are now available.
Hosted by the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada (RPSC), CAPEX 22 will be held under the patronage of Federación Interamericana de Filatelia (FIAF) and the recognition of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP). All federation members of FIAF and FIP will be invited to participate, including Canadian exhibitors.
CAPEX 22, is the world’s first fully international One Frame exhibition and, with 400 frames available, will be the largest showing of one frame exhibits at a single exhibition. In addition, CAPEX 22 will host exhibits in the literature class competition in both print and electronic media.
A full bourse of Canadian and international dealers will be provided. There will also be seminars, society presentations, receptions, and club tables. An evening auction by a major Canadian auction house is scheduled.
CAPEX 22 will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) in the heart of Toronto’s downtown entertainment district. The Constitution Hall in the 100 level of the MTCC’s North Building (255 Front Street West) will be the site of the exhibition and bourse.
Representing more than four decades of innovation and storytelling, the droids featured in this pane of 20 stamps are IG-11, R2-D2, K-2SO, D-O, L3-37, BB-8, C-3PO, a GNK (or Gonk) power droid, 2-1B surgical droid and C1-10P, commonly known as “Chopper.”
nonprofit organization “FIRST” (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).
And I feel the same way about stamps. If money and time were not an issue I would collect the entire world. That’s how I started out collecting 70 years ago, but as a matter of practicality I had to whittle my efforts down to about 25 countries that I still play with today. A few are serious collections with errors, plate varieties, multiples, sheet markings, covers, and other fodder of the specialist; but most are simply fill-in-the-blank album collections that I enjoy.
She chose not to be boxed in by countries, dates, subjects, or art form. When it came to choosing stamps for her collection, she couldn’t provide a want list. Looking over dealer stocks, or club auction lots, stamps or sets would say to her, “Buy me.” Sometimes she knew why, and other times she didn’t, but more often than not, her response was “Absolutely!” She was not trying to build a complete or valuable collection. Rather she was engaged in maximizing her enjoyment of her hobby.
It’s common these days for collectors to box ourselves in from the start. We collect a country (perhaps limited to a span of years), or a theme/topic, and ignore everything outside our box. But I’d like to advocate for spreading your wings. Try something new: a country you identify with, a different theme, stamps that seem to you to be especially attractive or meaningful, stamps showing places you would like to visit but probably never will!
Ronnei was awarded the Reserve Grand and a Large Gold medal for his U.S. Winston Churchill (Sc. 1264) exhibit at the AFDCS’s Americover 2018 and at Minnesota Stamp Expo in 2018. [One of the covers is shown below.] He has a number of other FDC exhibits, including the 1967 Urban Planning stamp (Sc. 1333) and 1970 Fort Snelling stamp (Sc. 1409), and is the Exhibit Chair for Minnesota Stamp Expo, a World Series of Philately show.
The AFDCS, a 501(c)(3) educational not-for-profit organization, also recently reorganized its Education Department and is putting more emphasis on those programs.
“The Postal Service has some of the lowest letter-mail postage rates in the industrialized world and continues to offer a great value in shipping. Unlike some other shippers, the Postal Service does not add surcharges for fuel, residential delivery or regular Saturday delivery.
president. In his role, Butterfield oversees Mount Vernon’s efforts to safeguard original Washington books and manuscripts, while fostering new scholarly research about George Washington and the Founding Era. He is the author of “The Making of Tocqueville’s America: Law and Association in the Early United States” and a historian of the post-Revolutionary United States.
educational organization founded in 1967 to prepare young people for leadership. During his tenure, TFAS has expanded its educational programs to four continents.
The pictorial measures 2.68″x1.25″. Also available: 
The dimensions were not given, but the standard “killerbar” postmark is approximately 3.25″x1.00.
Willow Grove was founded in 1817 by Black refugees. Most had been enslaved African Americans who were offered their freedom and land in exchange for supporting the British in the War of 1812. They were issued licences to live on land that turned out to be of poor farming quality and received little assistance. When they tried to support themselves temporarily in nearby Saint John, they were met with racist restrictions. But the residents fought for their rights and formed a thriving community.
The Black settlers who founded Amber Valley around 1910 had journeyed from the American south to escape escalating violenceand segregation laws. Seeking a better life for their families, they carved a living from the dense bush and muskeg but continued to endure ongoing racial discrimination, including government measures that prevented other people of African descent from settling in Canada. The residents, however, were determined to succeed, and the community they built flourished.
