We at The Bramalea Stamp Club would like to thank those who attended our show. The show was a terrific success! We hope you enjoyed the show as much as we did and that you will drop by to one of our club meetings.As with any show, a number of people are responsible for its success. First of all, a big thank you goes to club president Bob Thorne. Bob was responsible for the overall organization of the show, but as usual, he went above and beyond. Bob was there early in the morning to co-ordinate the setup of the gym and to encourage new members to exhibit. A big thank you to Ron Feero for getting the dealers. As well, a thank you for all the dealers who travelled to our show. A big thank you to Paul Williamswho looked after the club books. A note of thanks goes to Don Garlick who gave Paul lots of help. A real big thank you to Ron Walker and Paul Nicholls who looked after the club auctions. A thank you to club treasurer Geoff Green who looked after the finances for the show. A big thank you to Bill Dean and Dick Jansen who sold draw tickets and were our door greeters. Thanks toRhonda Kavanagh and Freda Brockbank who handled the snack bar. To Jerry Piotrowski, Dave Hammett, Joe Trauzzi, Bob Thorne, Don Garlick and Ingo Nessel for helping with the setup of the gym and the exhibits.
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During the show, Ernie Nyitrai, secretary of GTAPA, presented Ingo Nessel with a GTAPA Certificate of Merit for his contribution to the club.
Ingo is the past treasurer of the club, representative to the Grand River Valley Philatelic Association, exhibitor at the local, national and international
level and has been a speaker at not only our own club but also at other clubs. Ingo is also the treasurer of PSS and has recently accepted the position of
acting Vice President of GRVPA (a position which will become full Vice president when the by-laws of GRVPA are amended later in the year) with
responsibilities for liaison with other philatelic organizations.
From left to right: Bob Thorne, Ingo Nessel, Ernie Nyitrai
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Special thanks to Garfield Portch. Garfield took the time to look over new exhibits and made a number of helpful comments and provided encouragement to all exhibitors. I know our new exhibitors appreciated your time and comments. Thank you Garfield! Pictures of our new exhibitors are provided below. Pictures courtesy by Garfield Portch. |
Don Garlick is an avid United States collector. Don displayed a very nice exhibit showing "The Liberty Series". |
Joe Trauzzi prepared a wonderful exhibit entitled "Dominion of Canada: 1/2 oz Letter Rate".
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Dick Jansen displayed a terrific exhibit highlighting Holland's Royal Family.
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To take a look back at our previous shows, click the links below.Our 2006 Show Results
Our 2005 Show Results
Our 2004 Show Results
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