Minnesota Stamp Expo returns after hiatus

By Linn’s Staff

The 81st edition of the Minnesota Stamp Expo, an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately event, is set to take place July 19-21 at the Crystal Community Center, located at 4800 Douglas Drive N., Crystal, Minn.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Both parking and admission are free.

The expo returns this year after a hiatus in 2023 due to venue construction, with the last event held in 2022.

The show will feature approximately 25 dealers, a cachetmakers’ bourse and a silent auction. The United States Postal Service will operate a sales booth Friday and Saturday.

The stamp expo also will include an area for youth and Scouts. Scouts who stop by can begin the steps required for earning a stamp collecting merit badge with free stamps and supplies provided.

The show will include 36 competitive exhibits in over 150 frames. A team of five APS-accredited judges will judge the exhibits: Elizabeth M. Hisey (chief judge), Akthem Al-Manaseer, Darrell R. Ertzberger, Colin G. Fraser and Norma L. Nielson.

As a World Series of Philately show, the multiframe grand award winner at Minnesota Stamp Expo will be eligible to compete in the Champion of Champions exhibition at the 2025 Great American Stamp Show to be held Aug. 14-17, 2025, in Schaumburg, Ill.

The exhibit winning the single-frame grand award will qualify for the 2024 single-frame Champion of Champions competition at the Chicagopex show near Chicago Nov. 22-24.

The Minnesota Stamp Expo’s 2024 people’s choice award winner will be eligible for the APS Most Popular Champion of Champions competition held at the Great American Stamp Show in 2025.

The Minnesota Stamp Expo is sponsored by the Twin City Philatelic Society, Lake Minnetonka Stamp Club, Maplewood Stamp Club and Minnesota Stamp Dealers Association.

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