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David Wenzelman congratulates Jan Hofmeyr for winning the Grand Award, named for longtime Chicago Philatelic Society member Bernard Hennig. Hofmeyr’s exhibit was entitled “The USA 3c denomination: Design and uses from 1861 to 1869.” Photo by Melanie Rogers.

David Wenzelman presents the Reserve Grand Award, named for longtime Chicago Philatelic Society member Felix Ganz, to Ingert Kuzych. His exhibit was entitled “The Western Ukrainian National Republic: November 2018 – May 2019.” Photo by Melanie Rogers.

The winner of the Single Frame Grand award was Vitaly Geyfman for his exhibit “First Non-Stop Transatlantic Flight from NYC to Lithuania July 15, 1933.” Seen here with David Wenzelman. Photo by Melanie Rogers.

Ed Waterous presents Duane Larson with the Saul Newbury award for his contributions to Chicago organized philately. Photo by Melanie Rogers.

In 2019, Chicagopex enjoyed the presence of the Geyfman family, which included three generations of award-winning exhibitors. (L-R – Joseph, David, Vitaly) Joseph entered his exhibit in the literature competition. David and Vitaly had exhibits in the philatelic competition. Photo by Melanie Rogers.

The India Study Circle was well represented at the show in 2019! Left, Sandeep Jaiswal won the Best Exhibit Award from the group for “British India Queen Victoria Postal Stationery.” He received the Second Place Award for “British India King George VI Postal Stationery.” Center, Ajay Agarwal traveled from India to the show, serving as Commissioner and transporting numerous award-winning exhibits. Right, Raj V. Rajan earned the Third Place prize for “Mahatma Gandhi: 150 Years of Life and Legacy (1869-2019).” Photo by Melanie Rogers.

Chicagopex 2019 featured the show’s first digital signage, designed by Publicity Chair Melanie Rogers. Photo by Melanie Rogers.

Scott Tiffney, Director of the American Philatelic Research Library, gave a talk on how to conduct digital research using the library’s website. Photo by Melanie Rogers.

Dr. Susan N. Smith, Winton M. Blount Research Chair at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, spoke on conducting philatelic research at federal agencies in the Washington Metro Area. Photo by Melanie Rogers.

10. CPS Membership Secretary Larry Kobelt greeted visitors to Chicagopex at the show’s hospitality table. Photo by Jerry Nylander.

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