US Stamps
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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