Thursday – Before Milcopex

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Introduction to the Seaposts: Ship Letters, Packet Mail, Paquebots and More

We are very pleased to host an APS On the Road Show Course, Presented by Gary Wayne Loew. Explore the many aspects of how mail was transported across the oceans. Examine the “four pillars” of postal history: rates, routes, means, and marks. See Documents page for more information and registration information. Separate registration required by 8/18

Friday, September 20, 2019 (Tentative)

10:00 AM - Show Opens

10:00 - 4:00  - Stamp Ventures - hands-on activities for all ages - hallway

10:00 - Presenting BIAFRA, Printing and Plate Flaws and ALL - Van Siegling Rm. 2

11:00 - 12:30 - Silent Auction - Rm. 1

11:00 - Solving the Mystery of Specimen Stamp Irregular Blocks - Gary Loew - Rm. 2

11:00 - Christmas with a Non-Christmas Collector - Richard Martorelli - Rm. 3

11:00 - Buying on HipStamp - show floor

1:00 PM - Stamps...Who Needs Them? Lessons Learned on the Development of Typologies and  Cataloging the Non-Stamped Postal History of Botswana - Gordon Smith - Rm. 2

1:00 - Create Your Own Specialized Catalog Numbering System (for difficult countries) - Van  Siegling. Rm. 3

1:00 - Adventures in Expertizing - Gary Loew - Show floor

1:30-3:00 - Silent Auction - Show Floor

2:00 - South African Airletters and Aerogrammes - Gary Brown - Rm. 2

2:00 - Imperial Airways, England - Africa First Flights 1931 - 1932 - Walter Herdzik - Rm 3

2:00 - Christmas Philately via the State of Wisconsin - Dr. Ann Selzer - Show floor

2:15 - The Six Triple Eight - documentary video - Aviation Theater (see Special Events page for more info)

3:00 - Polish Refugees in Africa, World War II - Regis Hoffman - Rm. 2

3:00 - Life on the Zambezi - The British Concession at Chinde - Clyde Homen - Rm 3

3:00 - Want to Sell Online? - HipStamp - show floor

4:00 - Southern African Pioneers in World War II - Peter Thy - Rm. 2

4:00 - The Six Triple Eight - documentary video - Aviation Theater

6:00 - Show Closes

6:15 - The Six Triple Eight - documentary video - Aviation Theater

Saturday, September 21, 2019 (Tentative)

9:00 AM  - How to Read and Interpret a Cover - Gary Loew (2 hours - early start) Rm. 2

10:00  - Show Opens

11:00 - 4:00  - Stamp Ventures - hands-on activities for all ages - hallway

11:00 - 12:30 - Silent Auction - Rm. 1

11:00 - Stamps and Postal History of the British Colony of Natal - Keith Klugman - Rm. 2

11:00 - Wisconsin Postal History Society meeting - public invited - Rm. 3

11:00 - Want to Sell Online? - HipStamp - show floor

12:00 - Meet an African Collector - Roundtable - Colin Fraser - show floor

1:00 PM - Bechuanaland - Peter Thy - Rm. 2

1:00 - Christmas Philatelic Club meeting - public invited - Rm. 3

1:00 - Adventures in Expertizing - Gary Loew - show floor

1:30 - 3:00 - Silent Auction - Rm. 1

2:00 - I’ll Be Home for Christmas Seals - Milt Wirth - Rm. 2

2:00 - Buying on HipStamp - show floor

2:15 - The Six Triple Eight - documentary video - Aviation Theater

3:00 - An Open Forum on Exhibiting - Sponsored by the American Association of  Philatelic  Exhibitors. Hosted by ___________. Rm. 3

3:00 - Christmas Philately via the State of Wisconsin - Dr. Ann Selzer - show floor 

4:00 - Judges’ Feedback Forum - Rm. 3

4:00 - The Six Triple Eight - documentary video - Aviation Theater

5:00 - Show Closes

5:30 - Banquet Cocktail Hour 

6:00 - Awards Banquet - Rev. Mpoyo Mulongo - (Africa presentation) - See Documents for Reservation Form

Sunday, September 22, 2019 (Tentative)

10:00 AM - Show Opens

10:00 - 2:00 - Stamp Ventures - hands-on activities for all ages - hallway

11:00 - 2:00 - Buy-It-Now & Auction Remainders - Rm. 1

11:00 - Fun with French Congo’s 1900 Pictorial Issue - Ken Nilsestuen - Rm. 2

11:00 - Wisconsin Federation of Stamp Club Board Meeting - Rm. 3

3:00 - Show Closes