From: stamps@optonline.net   
      
   International Exhibit Judging Seminars At NAPEX 2009   
      
   Seminars on international exhibit judging will be offered at NAPEX   
   2009, the World Series of Philately show scheduled for the Washington,   
   D.C.-area in early June.   
      
   NAPEX, which will be held June 5-7 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner   
   in McLean, Va., will be the only North American show this year to   
   offer these international seminars, and will also offer the new   
   national judging seminars recommended by the American Philatelic   
   Society. Attendance at these seminars will satisfy one of the   
   requirements to begin judging apprenticeships at the international or   
   national level.   
      
   The internationally-accredited judges conducting the seminars include   
   Dr. Peter P. McCann, Patricia Stilwell Walker, American Association of   
   Philatelic Exhibitors president Tim Bartsche, Robert Odenweller,   
   Francis Kiddle, Elizabeth Hisey and NAPEX 2009 show chairman Darrell   
   Ertzberger.   
      
   NAPEX will feature approximately 250 frames of competitive exhibits,   
   Alphabet Challenge Exhibits (featuring the letter "L"), literature   
   exhibits, 70 dealers, annual meetings of three national stamp   
   societies, the "Important New Collectors" youth area, a cachetmakers   
   bourse, and the first day of issue of the new 44-cent flag booklet   
   stamp.   
      
   Here is the tentative schedule of the international judging seminars:   
      
   Saturday, June 6:   
   10:00 a.m. - International Judging Seminar - Postal History Class;   
   Peter McCann, Patricia S Walker   
   11:30 a.m. - National Judging Seminar: Fundamentals I (Treatment and   
   Importance) Tim Bartshe   
   1:00 p.m. - National Judging Seminar: Fundamentals II (Research,   
   Condition and Rarity) Patricia S Walker.   
   2:30 p.m. - Judging Thematic Exhibits in National Shows and Exhibiting   
   in International Shows. Darrell Ertzberger   
      
   Sunday, June 7:   
   10:00 a.m. - National Judging Seminar: Picture Post Card Class, Tim   
   Bartshe.   
   11:00 a.m. International Judging Seminar: Traditional Class , Bob   
   Odenweller   
   12:00 p.m. - National Judging Seminar: One Frame Class - Patricia S   
   Walker   
   1:00 p.m. - International Judging Seminar: Revenue Class, Francis   
   Kiddle   
   1:00 p.m. - National Judging Seminar: Display Class, Elizabeth Hisey.   
      
   For more information on NAPEX, visit www.napex.org or contact show   
   chairman Darrell Ertzberger at mteton@aol.com.   
      
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