San Diego show set for Feb. 21-23

By Linn’s Staff

The San Diego Stamp Show will take place Feb. 21-23 at the San Diego Mission Valley Hilton, 901 Camino del Rio S., in San Diego, Calif.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.

On Friday the show will host a first-day ceremony for the two American Vistas nondenominated (10¢) presorted standard definitive coil stamps.

The show will feature a bourse (sales area) with more than 30 dealer booths along with over 150 frames of competitive exhibits.

Because the San Diego Stamp Show is an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately exhibition, the multiframe grand award winner will qualify for the Champion of Champions competition at the Great American Stamp Show in Schaumburg, Ill., Aug. 14-17, 2025.

The single-frame grand award winner will be eligible for the single-frame championship at the Chicagopex show in Itasca, Ill., Nov. 21-23, 2025.

A jury of five accredited judges will evaluate the exhibits at the San Diego Stamp Show. Serving on the jury are Jan Hofmeyr as chair, John Hotchner, Lisa Foster, Igor Grigorian and Michael Bloom. Lan Qing Zhang will serve as an apprentice judge.

Among the convening societies at the show will be the Society of Israel Philatelists and the Canal Zone Study Group.

Throughout the show there will be several sessions presented including on Friday “US Classics/Carriers and Locals” by Angelo Ismirnoglou, “WWII Shanghai Settlement” by Ed Rosen, and “WWI Gaza” by Michael Bass.

Saturday’s sessions include Frederick Lawrence’s presentation “Alice in Wonderland, Calif.” and Ismirnoglou’s talk titled “US Classics and Auctions.”

On Sunday Bill O’Connor will present “Illustrated First Day Covers of Ireland; 1938-1954,” a session that will be available both in person and remotely via Zoom. The American Philatelic Society will also have a session on Sunday.

Additional presentations will be given by The American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors and the Society of Israel Philatelists. The latter organization will also hold a general meeting on Sunday.

The San Diego Mission Valley Hilton is offering a show rate of $169 per night for attendees.

More information about the San Diego Stamp Show is available at the show website.

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