Baltimore Philatelic Society

EXHIBITS:

BALPEX 2010

Prospectus202010

Please Note the addition of the Convention for

the Postal History Society to the Prospectus.

Single Frame Class is CLOSED

Multi-frame CLOSED

Exhibits as of July 27,2010

American Revenue Association

Coin-Operated Machine Licenses
A thematic exhibit of licenses for coin-operated machines issued in various forms including revenue stamps and by federal, state, and local governments. 1 frame

Legal Alcohol During the Prohibition Era: a State and Federal Fiscal History
Yes, alcohol could be obtained legally during Prohibition - this is the story of how it was taxed and how it was obtained. 10 frames

Revenue Imprinted Parlor Car Tickets 1898-1902
A comprehensive look at the imprinted parlor car tickets of the Spanish American War Tax period. 1 frame

The Workhorse of the U.S. Battleship Revenues
A study of the One Cent Documentary issue. 1 frame

The Documentary revenues of Haiti: 1817-1957
A study of the stamped paper and stamps used to pay documentary fees. 5 frames

AMG Military Travel Permit Stamps
The Allied Military Government (AMG) Travel Permit stamps of post-WWII used on visas pages or full passports. 1 frame

U.S. State Capitols on State Revenue Stamps
A topical exhibit of revenue stamps issued by14 U.S. states that depict their respective state capitol buildings. 1 frame

"I.R." Overprinted 1898 1c Franklin Postage Stamps
A study of the "I.R." overprints of the 1898 1c Franklin postage stamp arranged by the Treasury department, including the production, production varieties, revenue and postal use; and the provisional overprints of Dr. Kilmer and Co. 1 frame

Holey Revenues
Do the holes in my revenues mean anything? Here are some answers. 2 frames

Vera Cruz Occupation (1914) Revenues
Revenue aspects of 1914 United States intervention in Vera Cruz, Mexico. Development, production and use of both Mexican and US produced revenue material presented. One of the very few (or only) exhibits of this material ever attempted. 5 frames

The Taxman Cometh: Handstamped Cancellations on 1st Series U.S. Revenue Stamps
Handstamped cancellations on US Revenue stamps. 4 frames

The Civil War Sun Picture Tax: Taxed Photographs 1864-1866
An in-depth study of the use of revenue stamps to tax photographs during the American Civil War era, stressing and including actual usage on various types of paper, metal, and glass photographs. 8 frames

U.S. Playing Card Revenue Tax Stamps "The Bureau Issues"

A traditional exhibit of stamps printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for payment of taxes on playing cards from August 1894 through September 1965, when the playing card tax was repealed. 6 frames

Germany Philatelic Society

Danzig - The Germania Burelage Issue
Shows the 1920 Burelage issue of Danzig with types, varieties, multiple burelage, burelage omitted, plate flaws and postal usage on letters and package cards. 4 frames

Allied Occupation of the Former German Colonies 1914-1922
The story of the Allied invasions of German colonies located in Africa and the Pacific during and following World War I. 10 frames

German Military Internees in Schleswig-Holstein May 5, 1945-January 31, 1946
Schleswig-Holstein was divided into 3 internee territories, bypassing the Geneva Convention regulations regarding POWs, by the 8th British Army Corps. Documentation of opening mail services into and out of these territories. 8 frames

Germany High Inflation July 1, 1923 to End
The high inflation rates on nearly every type of postal service including some rare usages. 10 frames

Zeppelin South America Flights 1930-1937
Airmail of the South America flights of the "Graf Zeppelin" and "Hindenburg". 10 frames

Allied Forces in East Africa, World War I

Postal History of the Allied forces occupation of German East Africa during World War I. 8 frames

The Postal System in Bosnia-Herzegovina: 1878-1919

An exhibit of the evolution of the post marks and the development of the postal system under Austrian occupation 1878-1909 and subsequent annexation 1908-1919. 10 frames

The Evolution of "Via Siberia" Mail: 1899-1945 (NON-COMPETITIVE)

Chronological and historical overview of the postal evolution of mail sent by way of the trans-Siberian rail network between 1899-1945. 10 frames

Caroline Islands to 1914: The Spanish and German Periods

Spanish Carolines & Palaos usages to 1899. German Overprint & Yacht definitive's, Typhoon & Cruiser Squadron provisional's, cancels, seapost, & W.W.1 Crusier Squadron buried mail. 6 frames

Crown & Eagle Series: The 2 Pfennig Value of 1900-1902 and its Usage (Non-Competitive)

Traditional exhibit shows the 2-pfennig stamp of the "Crown & Eagle Series", its varieties as well as usage, both domestic and overseas in a variety of forms during its period of validity 29 March 1900-31 December 1902. 1 frame

A Message To The Enemy

Espionage and propaganda philately on WWII Europe. 10 frames

Displaced Persons Mail in the British Postal Zone of Germany 1945-47

A study of the postal history and marcophily of mail from DP's in the British Zone. Unlike the other Western zones, DP's in the British Zone received free franking privileges for both domestic and international mails. 1 frame

Saxony: An Independent German Kingdom 1851-1863

An exhibit that examines examples of distance rates and other postal services within Saxony, to other independent German states and other European countries between 1851 and 1863. 1 frame

Restoration of the German Mail Service Under Allied Occupation in 1945 & 1946

How the mail service was destroyed in Germany in the aftermath of World War II. 10 frames

Germany Inflation - November 1-4, 1923

Each day of this inflation period is illustrated separately showing the possible rates. 5 frames

German Postal Agencies in Morocco

The short lived history of the German Postal Agencies in Morocco from 1899-1919, including what is known as Seapost Vorlaufer (forerunner prior to their opening. 4 frames

Ghetto Post and Labor Camps in German Occupied Europe 1939-1944

Exhibit emphasizes Polish ghettos from the five districts of the General Government of Poland and the territories annexed to Germany proper. 10 frames

Castles and Palaces Series: 1977-1982

This exhibit will show all printing formats of a modern German definitive series: Castles and Palaces issued from 1977-1982. 7 frames

Non-Affiliated

Vatican City: Errors, Varieties, and Imperfs of the regular Issues of 1945-46
Exhibit shows the regular issues and the errors and varieties caused by the hasty printing of the war years. 1 frame

The Spirit of the XXVIIIth Olympiad at Athens, Greece
How the world celebrated the 28th Olympiad through its stamps and postal history. 4 frames

Portuguese Commercial Airmail Rates 1934-48
Rate analysis of flown covers. 5 frames

Thessaloniki: Bride of the North
A postal history of Thessaloniki (Salonika), Greece. Pre-stamp to the end of the Greek civil war. 10 frames

"All Aboard" Argentina's Railroads, 1857-1949
Development, organization, and operations of Argentina's railroads, 1857-1949 as seen in railroad-related postal and other materials. 10 frames

U.S. Card Proofs Handstamped "Specimen"
A collection of exceptionally rare proofs accompanied by a census of recorded proofs and the story of their origin. 1 frame

The 1875 Stamp Design on Finland's Postal Stationery
Single design of stamp imprint as reflected on different forms of postal stationery and their usages. 8 Frames

Boyd's: A Local Post 1844-1889
Private mail delivery service in Manhattan in the 19th century. 8 frames

An Essay and Proof of Switzerland's Perforated Sitting Helvetia
Many combinations of paper, stamp colors, control mark, perforations and gum. 1 frame

Portugal: The Lusiadas Issues 1931-38

The exhibit shows usages of all issues in various rates and many foreign destinations. 6 frames

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

The events and regalia of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (YOUTH Age 16). 3 frames

The Progression of the New York Foreign Mail Cancellation 1870-1878

Exhibits plots the development of cancellation design in the Foreign Mail Department of the New York City Post Office 1870-1878. 8 frames

Watchmen At the Gates: Imperial Russian Censorship and Foreign Publications

Examines the history, policies and censor marks of Foreign printed matter censorship: the postal censorship, foreign censorship committee and customs. 7 frames

Irish Railway Letter Stamps 1891-1925

Railway letter stamped mail was a forerunner of express mail and an unusual example of cooperation between Royal mail and commercial companies. While common in industrialized Great Britain, usage was scarcer in agricultural Ireland, especially on the smaller narrow-guage lines. 4 frames

Lemberg: Cosmopolitan Crownland Capitol of the Austrian Empire

The exhibit presents the postal history of the Austrian Empire during the 150-year period of its greatest expansion using material that came from, went to, or passed through one of its crownland (provincial) capitals - Lemberg. 8 frames

Cape of Good Hope - Eastern Frontier: Rectangular Period 1864-1910

This social postal history exhibit is extensively illustrated, through the international restriction of area outgoing and internal mail only, selective aspects of the postal history of that territory loosely defined as the Eastern Frontier. 8 frames

Cachets of the John Philip Sousa 1940 Issue

FDC display of different John Philip Sousa cachets - Scott 880. 1 frame

Sanjak of Novi Pazar

15 Feldpost-Expositur cancels of the Austrian Military posts in Novi Pazar from 1879-1908 with examples of Ottoman forerunners and concurrent usage. 5 frames

Legends on Dom Pedro Stamps of Brazil 1866-1979

A study of the legends (marginal inscriptions) on the Dom Pedro stamps and why they appear on the face of the stamps rather than on the selvedge. 5 frames

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