Scenic Rocky Mountain show set for May 23-25

By Linn’s Staff

The Rocky Mountain Stamp Show, sponsored by the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Philatelic Exhibitions Inc., has selected native “Scenic Colorado” as the theme for the 2025 show.

The event will take place May 23-25 at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, 25690 E. Quincy Ave., Aurora, Colo.

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

The show will feature at least 32 dealers, 13 society and activity booths and up to 400 exhibit frames. In accordance with the show theme, there will be three show cachets available, one for each day, each reflecting Colorado’s scenic beauty.

The George Brett Cup, which honors an exhibit of 20th-century material, will be awarded by the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors.

This is the eighth year the Rocky Mountain show has been selected to host the competition for the cup. To qualify, an exhibit must have earned a grand or reserve grand award at a stamp show during the previous three years.

The Rocky Mountain Stamp Show is an American Philatelic Society World Series of Philately show. The multiframe grand award winner is eligible for the Champion of Champions competition at the Great American Stamp Show in Schaumburg, Ill., Aug. 14-17.

The 2025 exhibit jury includes chairman Darrell Ertzberger along with David Bell, Matt Kewriga, Van Siegling, Pat Walters and backup jurors Andrew Kelley and Timothy Bartshe.

The Rocky Mountain show will host a United States Postal Service first-day ceremony for the Baby Wild Animals stamps on Friday at 11 a.m. Following the ceremony, at noon there will be a Postcrossing event meetup. For more information about the meetup, visit the Postcrossing website.

Societies in attendance at the 2025 show will include the American Air Mail Society, Scandinavian Collectors Club, Colorado Postal History Society and Great Britain Commonwealth Club of Colorado.

Among the sessions being presented Friday are “Philatelic Writing” by Bruce Wasserman at 10 a.m., “Basics of Exhibiting” with Steve McGill at 2 p.m., and “Stamp Collecting for the Millennials” hosted by Heather Castle at 2 p.m.

Saturday’s sessions include “Maps on Stamps” by Steve Nadler at noon, and Ken Sanford presenting “Collecting Air Crash Covers” at 1 p.m.

On each day of the show, there will be a “What’s in Your Attic?” table, where collectors will provide free, no-obligation evaluations of stamp collections for those who have inherited collections and others who want to learn about their holdings and philatelic terminology.

The show also will feature a Boy Scout stamp collecting merit badge workshop on Sunday at 10 a.m. Seating is limited, and registration is required.

The Colorado Young Philatelic Explorers and Researchers Stamp Club (CYPHER) will have other youth activities throughout the show.

The Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library auction will run throughout the weekend, concluding on Sunday. Various philatelic items will be up for bids. More information can be found on the library’s auction website.

The Rocky Mountain Stamp Show will be a joint event with the Denver Postcard and Paper Show, held Friday and Saturday. For more information on the Rocky Mountain Stamp Show, visit the show’s website.

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