WESTPEX 2008

Stamp Show

This page illustrates some of the WESTPEX 2008 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, and California Collectors Club Award.

Grand Award 2008

Jade Bowl with Stand

Reserve Grand Award 2008 sponsored by Collectors Club of San Francisco

Antique Cloisonne Bowl with Stand

Don Dretzke Memorial Award 2008

Antique Ink Well & Pen Holder

for best cancelled STAMP exhibit

California Collectors Club Award 2008

Handcrafted Wood Clock

for best 20th century exhibit

SESCAL Award 2008

Abelman Art Glass Candleholders

Pacific Trophy 2008

Walnut framed and matted map

Best traditional exhibit

Friend of WESTPEX 2008

 

for best British Commonwealth

Al Van Dahl Memorial Award 2008

Crystal Wine Decanter

for best Scandanavian exhibit

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British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group

WESTPEX Gold medal.

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

COLOMPHIL 2008

Outstanding Research and Investigation

COPAPHIL Walter Blell Memorial Award

Best Colombia or Panama Exhibit

Panama mola

COPAPHIL Dr. James B. Helme Memorial Award

Best Colombia or Panama Research

Silver reproduction of Colombia 's Classic 1859 Tete-beche pair

Cameron Trophy

Best West Indies Exhibit

Orrefors crystal bowl

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

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The American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors provides two awards. One is for creativity (left). The other is for presentation

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indiastudy

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

apc

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

ROSSICA Award

O'Neill Award

Jewels of the Pacific Award

Michael Rogers Inc. 2008 Best Asia Award

framed map

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

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

BNAPS Award

Scandinavian Collectors Club Award