Information for MCSC 2021 Exhibitors
2021 Prospectus
Download Prospectus as a PDF.
2021 Mini-Prospectus
Download Mini-Prospectus as a PDF.
2021 Rules and Regulations
In addition to the Prospectus, you will need to download the Rules and Regulations as a PDF.
EXPO 2021 Awards
The Mid-Cities Stamp EXPO-2021 will be awarding a Grand Award, a Reserve Grand Award, a One-Frame Grand Award winner, and Gold, Vermeil, Silver, Silver-Bronze or Bronze Medals and Certificates of Awards. Also, there will be awards for 1-Page and 4-Page Mini-Exhibits and for the award voted Most Popular Exhibit by show attendees. The Most Popular Exhibit is determined by show visitors, who will be given a ballot to be submitted by 1:30 pm Saturday. The ballot box will be near the Registration table.
The Grand Award is $200 and a plaque, the Reserve Grand is $150 and the Single Frame is $100. The 1-Page and 4-Page Mini-Exhibits Awards ($25 cash) will each be presented by the Mid-Cities Stamp Club (MCSC), and the Most Popular Exhibit Award ($50 check) will be presented by the Texas Stamp Dealers Association (TSDA).
The TSDA award is announced and given to the winner at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 13th, in the Exhibition Hall.
EXPO 2021 Judges
A panel of three APS-accredited judges will be available for evaluating exhibits based on guidelines delineated in the APS’ Manual of Philatelic Judging. The guidelines include coverage of the subject, rarity, condition, presentation, relevance of the material, evidence of research, variety of material and so forth, with some criteria varying according to the type of exhibit. The Chief Judge will be Patrick A. Walters, assisted by Colin Fraser and Yavuz Corapciogliu (replacing Dr. Stephen Washburne who had to bow out last minute due to medical issues) All three judges have previous experience at EXPO.
Awards and Affiliations
