PSSC Breakfasts and Lectures
In the early 2000’s PSSC began to hold meetings at one of Canada’s National Stamp Exhibitions, ORAPEX in Ottawa. Many PSSC members from across Canada who took part in the show as exhibitors or dealers attended. The PSSC Breakfast and Lecture became a tradition at ORAPEX.
With the success of the ORAPEX events, and the growth of the Society in the early 20-teens President Ingo Nessel initiated a series of PSSC meetings across Canada and the United States. The events consisted of lectures by members at national stamp exhibitions with time to ‘Meet and Greet’ and otherwise socialize with fellow specialists. This raised the profile of the Society and enabled members who could not regularly attend the Toronto meetings to participate in PSSC activities. Here are the highlights of those meetings.
American Philatelic Society
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Jean-Jacques Tillard
August 11, 2018
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
“St-Pierre and Miquelon, the 5 / 4c of 1885, Type 2 , New Classic Discovered After More Than a Century”
British North American Philatelic Society (BNAPS) Conventions
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Ron Majors OTB
August 31, 2019
BNAPEX 2019 - Ottawa, Ontario
“Civil War Mail Between BNA and the Union/Confederacy”
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Dr. Mark Berner
September 23, 2018
BNAPEX 2018 - Quebec City, Quebec
“Preferential Rate Across the St. Lawrence River at Quebec: Mystery Solved”
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Sandy Freeman
September 2, 2017
BNAPEX 2017 - Calgary, Alberta
Meet and Greet and Lecture
“Development of Bolivian Airmail 1905-1945”
To view Sandy’s presentation, click here. This is a mp4 video measuring 34.5Mb.
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Garfield Portch
September 30, 2016
BNAPEX 2016 - Fredericton, New Brunswick
“BNA Forensic Philately”
CANPEX
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Sam Chiu & Robert Anderson
CANPEX October 19, 2019 Meet and Greet
Meet and Greet Hosted by Vice-President Sam Chiu
Robert Anderson was presented the Dube Award for his presentation and book “Brant County Postal History”
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Ingo Nessel
CANPEX October 16, 2016 Meet and Greet
CANPEX October 14, 2017 Meet and Greet
CANPEX October 13, 2018 Meet and Greet
These three events were hosted by President Ingo Nessel
Edmonton Spring National Show
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Kevin O’Reilly
March 29, 2020
Edmonton, Alberta
Unfortunately this event was cancelled due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
"A Friendly Invasion -American Forces at Churchill"
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Dave Bartlet
March 23, 2019
Edmonton, Alberta
“Canada’s Kiosk Stamps”
NOVAPEX
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Hugh Rathbun
September 15, 2018
Halifax, Nova Scotia
“Nova Scotia Pictorial Postmarks”
ORAPEX - Ottawa's National Stamp Exhibition
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Ron Smith
May 3, 2020
“The History of the Fredericton Post Office and its Postmarks pre-1900”
Unfortunately this event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Robin Harris, FRPSC
May 5, 2019
“Lowe-Martin - Coil Die Cutting”
Robin was honoured at ORAPEX in 2018.
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Michael Street, OTB FCPS FRPSC
May 6, 2018
“Rates of the Peace Issue”
Mike was honoured at ORAPEX in 2018.
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Christiane Faucher & Jacques Poitras
May 7, 2017
“Official Mail at the time of Confederation”
“Favoured Letters in Early Canada”
Our first dual presentation.
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Chris Hargreaves
May 1, 2016
"The Development of Canada - U.S. Air Mail"
Chris was honoured at ORAPEX in 2016.
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Dr. Gray Scrimgeour, FRPSC
May 3, 2015
“Early Victoria B.C. to California Mail”
Gray was honoured at ORAPEX in 2015.
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Larry Margetish
May 4, 2014
“Canada’s Caricature and Landscape Issues”
Larry was our first non-member presenter.
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Richard Malott, FRPSC FPSL FCPS
May 5, 2013
“My 80 years in Philately”
Dick was made an Honourary Member at this function.
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Michael Millar, FRPSC
May 6, 2012
“Railway Mail Service Toronto to Montreal”
Postal History Society of Canada (PHSC) - Symposium
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Dr. Alec Globe
July 20,2019
Hamilton, Ontario
“Digital Forensics, Post Office Records and Canada Two Ring Stamp Obliterators of 1869”
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Dr. Ijaz A. Qureshi
July 21, 2018
Hamilton, Ontario
“Canadian Missionary Mail to British India: 1878-1914”
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Lawrence Pinkney
July 22, 2017
Breakfast & Lecture - Hamilton, Ontario
“Expertization; Dubé Award”
RPSC
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Michel J.R. Houde
June 22, 2019
Royal *2019* Royale - Mississauga, Ontario
“A 29 year Journey of Discovery of a Unique Canadian”
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Robert S. Carswell
June 23, 2018
Royal *2018* Royale - St. Catherines, Ontario
“The New Republic Rarities and Controversies”
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Michèle Cartier
May 28, 2017
Royal *2017* Royale - Boucherville, Quebec
Breakfast & Lecture
“The Republic of Venice”
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Dr. David Piercey
August 20, 2016
Royal *2016* Royale - Waterloo, Ontario
“Demonstrating Philatelic Knowledge, and Personal Study and Research, in Thematic Exhibits”
VANPEX - Vancouver, B.C.
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Dr. K. Gray Scrimgeour FRPSC
September 28, 2019
Vancouver, British Columbia
“Andy Morod and the Nootka Sound Region”
VICPEX - Victoria, B.C.
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Ian Kimmerly
October 6, 2018
Victoria, British Columbia
“Shortpaid Mail To, From & Within the Solomon Islands”
World Stamp Show 2016
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Ted Nixon & Ingo Nessel
May 31, 2016
Meet & Greet hosted by Ted Nixon and Ingo Nessel
“An Introduction to the VGG and the PSSC”