DUE To the CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK The CPS Board of Directors has CANCELLED ALL In Person Meetings, and Shows UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
This ACTION is being taken for the SAFETY of ALL CPS Members.
There are 3 Zoom meetings scheduled for October. The first meeting is on 7 October (1st Wednesday), the Calgary Philatelic Society will have a Zoom meeting opens at 1845 for 1900. This meeting replaces the regular monthly meeting at the Kerby Centre.
The second meeting is on 14 October (2nd Wednesday), the Calgary Regional Group of BNAPS will have a Zoom meeting opens at 1845 for 1900.
The third meeting is the CAPE (Calgary Association of Philatelic Exhibitors) will be held on 28 October (4th Wednesday) starting at 1845 for 1900.
The next Club Auction will be held AT THE KERBY Centre on 21 October at it's regular time. The last auction on September 16 was also held at the Kerby with proper social distancing and was attended by 27 members.
Unfortunately CALTAPEX 2020 has been CANCELLED. Click the Palmares 2019 link below to see a list or the exhibit entry awards in last years show. View Palmares 2019
Membership is $25 annually. Newcomers can sign up entirely online, while current members can pay their dues through the website, or confirm their identity to get free access.
The election results are now official. A total of 49 votes were cast (6 via Canada Post & in-person and 43 via email). The CPS Board for 2020-2021 will consist of the following Directors: President – Erika Peter (2 years) Vice President – Wayne Dwyer (2 years) Treasurer – Cary Hatcher (2 years) Secretary – […]
Please review the awards won by Calgary Exhibitors at the Edmonton National Large Gold Jim Taylor Earth Science from Flat Earth to Plate Tectonics (90 points) Donna Trathen Christina Broom, her work as a photographer (90 points) Gold Jan Brookes The Evolution of the World Wildlife Fund Logo (88 points) David Bartlet Voluntary Fundraising for […]
July 9, 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the Katherine Stinson first Airmail flight from Calgary to Edmonton. To mark the anniversary, a celebration will be held in conjunction with WestJet airlines to commemorate the event. Come to the Domestic terminal (A gates). An exhibit will be setup by Westjet ticketing counters starting at 630AM. […]
CPS members competing at PIPEX in Portland OR on 11-13 May received the following results; MultiFrame Large Gold – Amelia Kelbert – Monarch Butterfly The World of the (Danaus Plexippus) – American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Youth 1st Ribbon – American Topical Association Youth Award Large Vermeil – Janice Brookes – The Evolution of the […]
The ORAPEX National Level show was held in Ottawa 4-5 May. Calgary exhibitors received the following awards: Court of Honour Large Gold Medal – Jon Johnson – Canadian Military Hospitals at Sea – One Frame Large Gold Medal – Jon Johnson – Canadian Merchant Navy July 1943 – Sept 1945 – One Frame Multi Frame […]
Calgary Members attending the San Francisco WestPex show on 28-29 April received the following awards Multi Frame Silver Bronze – Water Herdzik – Northern Rhodesia to North America 1925-1964 Single Frame Vermeil – Steve B. Davis – Canada War Issue 6c & 7c Airmail Rates & Usages Special Award American Air Mail Society – Vermeil […]
