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   Americover 2009 Names Exhibits Jury   
      
   Alan Warren of Pennsylvania will chair the jury at Americover 2009,   
   which takes place at the Holiday Inn at Boxborough, Mass., July 31 to   
   August 2. Joining him on the panel are William Bauer and Ann Triggle   
   of New York, Jeff Shapiro of Massachusetts, and Ken Nilsestuen of   
   Ohio. All of the jurors are accredited American Philatelic Society   
   national judges.   
      
   Americover 2009 is a World Series of Philately show dedicated to first   
   day covers and the annual convention of the American First Day Cover   
   Society. It will feature 180 frames of competitive philatelic   
   exhibits, commercial and cachetmakers bourses, seminars and meetings.   
   Admission to the show is free and open to the public.   
      
   "Americover is the preferred venue for exhibiting illustrated mail and   
   first day covers," Warren observes. "Cacheted FDCs (illustrated mail)   
   as well as earliest known or documented uses of postage stamps (postal   
   history) are the features of this show. The Grand Award winner at   
   Americover is invited to enter the annual Champion of Champions   
   competition held at the American Philatelic Society's StampShow the   
   following August."   
      
   Warren is a past recording secretary and director of the American   
   First Day Cover Society and often exhibits United States and   
   Scandinavian first day covers. Triggle and Bauer have served   
   previously on Americover panels and both are internationally (FIP)   
   accredited judges.   
      
   Triggle's specialties include British Commonwealth postal history,   
   thematics, revenues, and single frames among others. She has exhibited   
   first day covers of the U.S. 1972 pharmacy stamp. She is a past chair   
   of the APS Committee on the Accreditation of National Exhibitions and   
   Judges.   
      
   Bauer's expertise includes U.S., Germany, British Pacific, Japan and   
   Scandinavia among others. He has written extensively on Colorado   
   postal history. He is a past president of the APS, and also chaired   
   its accreditation committee.   
      
   Shapiro specializes in United States 20th century postal history and   
   aerophilately. He is a past president and current director of the   
   Northeast Federation of Stamp Clubs that sponsors Philatelic Show, the   
   annual WSP show held in May at the same location.   
      
   Ken Nilsestuen collects and exhibits French area material such as   
   French Africa, Madagascar, and Algeria. His specialties include postal   
   history and postal stationery. He is working on an exhibit of first   
   day covers of the U.S. 1949 Minnesota Territory issue.   
      
   More information on Americover 2009 is available on the AFDCS Web   
   site, www.afdcs.org, by e-mail from showinfo@afdcs.org or by regular   
   mail from Norman Elrod, Americover Chairman, 641 Dogwood Trail,   
   McMinnville, TN 37110-3015.   
      
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