Pacific Northwest Regional Group of BNAPS PNWRG Has Successful Meeting at VANPEX 2007
PHOTOS: Bill Topping Speaking, Gray gets another two, Ian gets the Grand, Richmond Curling Club, This isn't bad grub!, VANPEX Frame 3, Pete Jacobi giving talk, John Burnett giving talk, Louis Fiset and Gray Scrimgeour at the seminars.
The PNWRG held a most successful regional meeting in conjunction with VANPEX 2007. 20 members of BNAPS attended the presentations on Saturday with many members exhibiting in this very nice national show. The philatelic portion of our meeting was open to all attending VANPEX and we had a number of people in and out during the day.
Our meeting was held at the Richmond Curling Club, a terrific venue, the lighting was superb, there was lots of room between the frames and all the booth holders were in one location. I would be remiss if I didn't mention the catering; the staff of the curling club did a superb job. We had a small breakfast and lunch bar where the chef did a great job making very good sandwiches at very reasonable prices. He also catered the Saturday evening banquet and I think everyone agrees that we got our monies worth.
Five one hour presentations were scheduled starting at 10:00 AM with John Burnett discussing his Small Queen exhibit; this was followed by ill Topping talking on the subject of Ship Markings on the BC Coast. Tracy Cooper opened the afternoon session with a neat talk on "Gems of the Cariboo", Gray Scrimgeour then took us outside of BNAPS to discuss the "Worlds Columbian Exposition" and finally Peter Jacobi finished an informative day with a talk on Gold Mining in the Kootenays.
The highlight of the show was PNWRG member; Ian Mowat winning the VANPEX Grand award, Traditional Philately - Canada and BNA the BC Binks Award, Revenue Award, Best BNA Exhibit, and of course a National gold medal from VANPEX.
PNWRG members took many medals and most notably was Jim Davidson winning two vermeils and Blair Henshaw Award for Other Display Class,, the prestigious Bailey Award for Militaria Category, AAPE gold pin, Jim couldn't make it to the awards banquet and so your editor accepted for him, I ended getting up shaking hands and smiling for a camera eleven times that evening!
- John Burnett, event reporter
- some photos by Gray Scrimgeour
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