APS STAMPSHOW 2016 Schedule*
Show hours are 11am*-6pm Thursday, 10am-6pm Friday Saturday; 10am-4pm Sunday. *NOTE NEW: Only APS
Members who Preregister can access the show floor at 10am, 1 hour before the show opens to the public.
StampShow 2016, including a dealer bourse, exhibits, youth area, and auction viewing, will be hosted at the Oregon
Convention Center at 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97232. The APS Board meeting prior to the
show and most banquet functions will occur in the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at 1000 NE Multnomah Street (3 blocks,
or a short light rail ride). All events are free except those that indicate a ticket or registration is required. Function
tickets are available through the show website or by contacting the APS. Advance registration is recommended by July
15; limited space may be available for signups at the show. *Schedule is subject to change.
Wednesday, August 03, 2016
DoubleTree - Idaho Room American Philatelic Society Board Meeting -
Open to the Public 7 Hours
10:00 AM
Mult. Co. Library (801 SW 10th Ave) Oregon Stamp Society Centennial Exhibit &
Reception (RSVP [email protected]) 1½ Hours
6:00 PM
Thursday, August 04, 2016
Harmer-Schau Booth Harmer-Schau - Auction Lot Viewing
11 Hours
10:00 AM
C125 How to Write a Meaningful Uniform Exhibit
Evaluation Form - Elizabeth Hisey 1½ Hours
Regency Booth Regency-Superior - Auction Lot Viewing
8 Hours
Show Floor Show Opens to Pre-Registered APS Members
Only (10am-11am) 1 Hour
StampBuddy Booth StampBuddy Adult Beginner Assistance (APS)
8 Hours
Attic Booth Stamps In Your Attic - Collection Assessments
8 Hours
Youth Area Youth Activities (APS)
8 Hours
Show Floor Show Opens to the Public
7 Hours
11:00 AM
C123-124 United States Postal Service First Day Ceremony
1 Hour
1:00 PM
C120 Using MS Publisher for Exhibits - Patricia
Stilwell-Walker (Official AAPE Seminar) 1 Hour
C121 Postal Autographs of the Baden-Powells (BSA
founding family) - Frederick Lawrence 1 Hour
1:30 PM
AAPE Booth "The Path to Gold: 175 Proven Stamp Exhibiting
Tips" Book Signing - Steve Zwillinger 1 Hour
2:00 PM
Lobby United States Postal Service First Day Ceremony
Autograph Session (APS) ½ Hour
C121 An Introduction to the Philately of Thailand -
Frederick Lawrence 1 Hour
2:30 PM
C120 "Amelia Earhart Philately" Seminar & Book
Signing - David K. Bowman, USMC (Ret.) 1 Hour
4:00 PM
C121 Women Exhibitors General Meeting
1 Hour
Auction Area Harmer-Schau - Auction Session
4 Hours
6:00 PM
Show Floor Show Closes
DoubleTree - Pacific NW Ballroom Tiffany Dinner Reception (Reservations Required)
45 Minutes
6:15 PM
DoubleTree - Pacific NW Ballroom Tiffany Dinner (Reservations Required)
3 Hours
7:00 PM
Friday, August 05, 2016
B113 U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Inc. Board
Meeting (Members Only) 2½ Hours
8:00 AM
B118 American Philatelic Congress Council Meeting
2 Hours
10:00 AM
B112 Exhibiting Techniques: Lessons Learned in the
Trenches - Gordon Eubanks - AAPE 1 Hour
Booth 912 First Stamps Youth "Dealer for a Day"
Harmer-Schau Booth Harmer-Schau - Auction Lot Viewing
11 Hours
10:00 AM
NW Philatelic Lib. (4828 NE 33rd Ave) Northwest Philatelic Library Open House
6 Hours
Regency Booth Regency-Superior - Auction Lot Viewing
8 Hours
Show Floor Show Opens
8 Hours
StampBuddy Booth StampBuddy Adult Beginner Assistance (APS)
8 Hours
Attic Booth Stamps In Your Attic - Collection Assessments
8 Hours
Youth Area Youth Activities (APS)
8 Hours
C120 How to Write a Meaningful Uniform Exhibit
Evaluation Form - Elizabeth Hisey 1½ Hours
10:30 AM
C125 Philatelic Librarians Roundtable - Tara Murray
(APRL) 1½ Hours
B119 Estate Planning - APS & USPS Federal Credit
Union (APS) 1 Hour
11:00 AM
C121 Historic Letters from the Northwest Corner - Dale
Forster 1 Hour
B110 A Gathering of Ship Cancel Collectors - Lloyd
Ferrell and Pete Peterson 1 Hour
12:00 PM
C123 Marshall Islands First Day Ceremony - Peace
Dove 1 Hour
4828 NE 33rd Ave Oregon Stamp Society Clubhouse Open
5 Hours
B119 Retirement - APS & USPS Federal Credit Union
1 Hour
B118 Canada's 2¢ Admiral Colour Shades: Printing
Challenges during WWI - Richard Judge 1 Hour
12:30 PM
B110 Airmail Collecting: Alternatives - Jim Graue
1 Hour
1:00 PM
C125 American Philatelic Society & American Philatelic
Research Library Joint Board Meeting (APS & APRL)
1½ Hours
C120 Carriers and Locals Society Regional Meeting &
Show and Tell - Vernon Morris 1½ Hours
C123 Columbia River Gorge Event
1 Hour
B112 Lessons Learned: Curating Museum Exhibits and
Stamp Exhibits - Cheryl Ganz - AAPE 1 Hour
B118 "Amelia Earhart Philately" Seminar & Book
Signing - David K. Bowman, USMC (Ret.) 1 Hour
1:30 PM
C121 American Philatelic Congress Authors' Forum
1½ Hours
2:00 PM
Learning Center Beginners' Series: Using Philatelic Lingo for
Classifying Stamps - Cathy Brachbill & Janet Houser (APS)
1 Hour
B119 Insight into U.S. Postal History 1855-2016 - Tony
Wawrukiewicz 2 Hours
B112 National Postal Museum: Wish you Were Here:
Mail and the National Parks - Calvin N. Mitchell and Daniel Piazza
1 Hour
B117 Pacific N.W. Postal History Society Annual
Meeting 1 Hour
C123 Philatelic Literature Exhibit Feedback Session -
Dan Warren 1 Hour
C125 American Philatelic Research Library Board
Meeting (APRL) 2 ½ Hours
2:30 PM
C122 Meet the Stamp Products & Exhibitions Team -
U.S. Postal Service ½ Hour
B118 1920 Siam "Scouts' Fund" Overprints - Frederick
Lawrence 1 Hour
3:30 PM
C121 A Tour Through The Postmark Collectors Club
Museum - Gary Hendren 1 Hour
B110 Auxiliary Markings Club "Show and Tell" - Ralph
Nafziger 1 Hour
4:00 PM
C122 Digital Philatelic Products Explained - U.S. Postal
Service ½ Hour
C120 Using Scandinavian Specialized Catalogs - Steve
Lund 1 Hour
B113 American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors
Board Meeting 1½ Hours
4:30 PM
DoubleTree - Cascade Ballroom American Philatelic Congress Wine & Cheese
Reception (Non-Mbr $10) 1½ Hours
Auction Area Harmer-Schau - Auction Session
5 Hours
6:00 PM
Show Floor Show Closes
Courtyard Portland Downtown U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Inc. Dinner
(Reservations Required: [email protected])
6:30 PM
Saturday, August 06, 2016
B111 National Stamp Dealers Association Board
Meeting 1½ Hours
8:00 AM
B112 American Stamp Dealers Assoc. Meeting
(Members Only) 1 Hour
8:30 AM
C123 American Philatelic Society - General & Town
Hall Meeting 1½ Hours
9:00 AM
B110 NW Federation of Stamp Clubs Annual General
Meeting 1 Hour
B112 Plate Number Coil Collectors Club Board Meeting
3 Hours
9:30 AM
Youth Area Boy Scout Stamp Collecting Merit Badge
Workshop (Reservations Required) 6 Hours 10:00 AM Show Floor Cachetmakers Bourse 5 Hours Harmer-Schau Booth Harmer-Schau - Auction Lot Viewing
7 Hours
B117 How to Research: Using Internet and Library
Resources - Tara Murray (APRL) 1 Hour
4828 NE 33rd Ave Oregon Stamp Society Clubhouse Open
7 Hours
Regency Booth Regency-Superior - Auction Lot Viewing
8 Hours
Show Floor Show Opens
8 Hours
StampBuddy Booth StampBuddy Adult Beginner Assistance (APS)
8 Hours
Attic Booth Stamps In Your Attic - Collection Assessments
8 Hours
U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Inc. Trip to Old Fort Vancouver - ($45; Reservations
Required:Vist Booth P 3½ Hours
Youth Area Youth Activities (APS)
8 Hours
B118 American Helvetia Philatelic Society Open
Meeting 2 Hours
10:30 AM
B110 American Topical Assn. Biology Unit General
Meeting 1 Hour
C122 Meet the Stamp Products & Exhibitions Team -
U.S. Postal Service ½ Hour
C123 Organizational Meeting for New APS Board
Members ½ Hour
11:00 AM
Auction Area Regency-Superior - Auction Session
7 Hours
C120 A Fellowship Year in Review by the YPLF Class
of 2016 (APS) 1 Hour
11:30 AM
B117 Judges Roundtable - David McNamee
1 Hour
12:00 PM
B111 ABCs of Collecting U.S. Perfins - Jerry Hejduk
1 Hour
12:30 PM
B118 German Colonies Collectors Group General
Meeting 1 Hour
B119 Advanced? Beginner? Computers Make an
Album to be Proud Of - Michael Bloom 1 Hour
1:00 PM
C122 Digital Philatelic Products Explained - U.S. Postal
Service ½ Hour
C121 APS StampStore & Circuit Sales - Tom Horn
(APS) 1 Hour
1:30 PM
B117 U.S.S. Constitution Study Group General Meeting
1 Hour
Learning Center Beginners' Series: Tools of the Hobby - Cathy
Brachbill & Janet Houser (APS) 1 Hour
2:00 PM
C123 China - Protecting Yourself from the Catalogues -
Steven Frumkin 1½ Hours
B111 Musical Slide Presentations: Cats in Philately -
Marci Jarvis 1½ Hours
B110 Open Forum on Exhibiting - Patricia
Stilwell-Walker (Official AAPE Seminar) 1 Hour
B112 Plate Number Coil Collectors Club Membership
Meeting 3 Hours
B118 USPPS & IPPS 1898 U.S. Postal Cards
(Philippines Military Postal Stations) - Craig Eggleston
1 Hour
B117 The New York Postmaster Provisional - Mark
Schwartz 1 Hour
2:30 PM
C120 Tips and Tricks for Using the APS Website
(APS) - Ken Martin 1 Hour
B110 Canal Zone Study Group General Meeting
1 Hour
3:00 PM
C123 Philatelic Exhibit Feedback Session - Peter
McCann (APS) 2 Hours
C121 Postal History of the U.S. First Bureau Issue,
1894-1902 - Charles Epting 1 Hour
B118 I'm a Beginner, Not a Child! Suggestions for New
Adult Collectors - Michael Bloom 1 Hour
3:30 PM
C121 American Topical Association General Meeting
1 Hour
4:00 PM
B119 Behind the Scenes of World Stamp Show - NY
2016 - Wade Saadi 1 Hour
Frame # 101 Exhibit Walking Tour - Ken Martin (APS)
1 Hour
C120 Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group West
Coast Regional Meeting 1 Hour
Auction Area Harmer-Schau - Auction Session
6 Hours
6:00 PM
Show Floor Show Closes
DoubleTree - Willamette Ballroom Awards Banquet Reception (Reservations
Required) 45 Minutes
6:15 PM
DoubleTree - Cascade Ballroom Awards Banquet (Reservations Required)
3 Hours
7:00 PM
Sunday, August 07, 2016
DoubleTree - 3 Sis. / Mt. Batchelor Room Dealer Breakfast (Reservations Required)
1½ Hours
8:00 AM
DoubleTree Mt. Hood Room Writers Unit 30 Breakfast (Reservations Required)
1 Hour
8:30 AM
DoubleTree Mt. Hood Room Writers Unit 30 Board Meeting (Reservations
Required) 1 Hour
9:30 AM
B119 Data-Driven Stamp Collecting - Mark Swenson
1 Hour
10:00 AM
B111 PIPEX 2017 Show Meeting
2 Hours
Regency Booth Regency-Superior - Auction Lot Viewing
6 Hours
Show Floor Show Opens
6 Hours
StampBuddy Booth StampBuddy Adult Beginner Assistance (APS)
8 Hours
Attic Booth Stamps In Your Attic - Collection Assessments
Youth Area Youth Activities (APS)
8 Hours
10:00 AM
C122 Digital Philatelic Products Explained - U.S. Postal
Service ½ Hour
10:30 AM
Frame # 101 Walking Tour of Noteworthy Exhibit &
Presentation Techniques - Steven Zwillinger (Official AAPE Seminar)
2 Hours
At Frames FIP Option Feedback Session - Frederick
Lawrence 2½ Hours
11:00 AM
Auction Area Regency-Superior - Auction Session
5 Hours
B119 Switzerland Registered Mail 1785-1863 - Mike
Peter 1 Hour
11:30 AM
4828 NE 33rd Ave Oregon Stamp Society Clubhouse Open
4 Hours
12:00 PM
AAPE Booth "The Path to Gold: 175 Proven Stamp Exhibiting
Tips" Book Signing - Steve Zwillinger 1 Hour
12:30 PM
B119 Estate Planning (APS) - Ken Martin
1 Hour
1:00 PM
Learning Center Beginners' Series: Preservation and Storage -
Cathy Brachbill & Janet Houser (APS) 1 Hour
2:00 PM
Show Floor Show Closes
