BNAPEX 2021 will be a virtual convention.

The convention will feature:

►  Competitive and non-competitive exhibits posted on the website

►  A dealer bourse with links to dealer sales and the opportunity to have a one-on-one virtual meeting with the dealer

►  A full program of Study Group meetings using Zoom

View the BNAPEX 2021 Virtual web pages

Lower Canada / Bas Canada (group details)

Il nous fait grandement plaisir de vous inviter à la prochaine rencontre ZOOM du groupe régional de la BNAPS du Bas-Canada qui se tiendra le mardi 20 avril de 19h00 à 21h00.

Ordre du jour:

1 - Mot de bienvenue
2 - Jean-Pierre Forest - Limerick à Québec - 1856
3 - Mike Street - St. Hubert Airport Postmarks
4 - Jacques Poitras - Deux ajouts à notre collection : Québec 1776-1778
5 - Dave Shurman - The Montreal Transcript Covers: The First Use of a Reply Envelope in Canada
6 - Show & Tell
7 - BNAPEX 2021

Au plaisir de vous y retrouver!

Mark et Luc

NOTE: Ce courriel est envoyé à ceux qui ont officiellement joint le groupe et il est aussi envoyé à tous les membres de la BNAPS résidents du Québec. Il n'y a aucun frais pour adhérer au groupe.

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It is with great pleasure that we are inviting you to the next BNAPS Lower Canada Regional Group ZOOM meeting to be held on Tuesday April 20th from 7 PM - 9 PM.

Agenda:

1 - Welcome
2 - Jean-Pierre Forest - Limerick à Québec - 1856
3 - Mike Street - St. Hubert Airport Postmarks
4 - Jacques Poitras - Deux ajouts à notre collection : Québec 1776-1778
5 - Dave Shurman - The Montreal Transcript Covers: The First Use of a Reply Envelope in Canada
6 - Show & Tell
7 - BNAPEX 2021

Visit Lower Canada Regional pages

Pacific Northwest (group details)

The Pacific Northwest Regional Group will have their meeting on Tuesday 27 April starting at 7 PM Pacific time. The meeting will commence 15 minutes prior to the meeting time.
Meeting details to follow.

Visit Pacific NorthWest Groups Regional Page

Calgary (group details)

The Calgary Regional Group will hold a meeting on Wednesday evening starting at 1900 MDT. Everyone is welcome.
Meeting details TBA.

Golden Horseshoe (group details)

Time : 2PM EDT

The Golden Horseshoe Regional Group will hold a Virtual Zoom meeting on Saturday 22 May at 1400 EDT. The meeting requires an invitation link which will be provided via email from the Golden Horseshoe Group.

There will be some announcements, and you will be able to add any of your own, just by speaking up at the appropriate time.

Presentation
Topic: The Half Cent from the Pence Issue.
Presenter: Dr. Jim Watt

If there is enough time, there will be an opportunity for "show and tell". If you have something you'd like to share, make a digital copy of your item and have it open on your computer desktop before the meeting begins. When it is your turn to show your item, just click on the button at the bottom of the Zoom screen that says, "Share Screen", and then select your item - your item will appear and you can speak about it.

We hope to "see" as many of you as possible, and we hope you'll give us your feedback about the meeting afterwards.

A device with camera and speakers is best such as a computer, laptop, tablet or even smartphone can be used with the meeting, but a camera is not necessary to view or participate in the meeting.

Visit GHRG Regional Page

Newfoundland (group details)

The Newfoundland Study Group will hold its next meeting on Saturday, 17 April, at noon EDT (Eastern time).

There will be two speakers:
Chris Hargreaves - Newfoundland Winter Air Mail: 1948 and 1949
Brian Stalker - Bonavista Bay's TPOs

The meeting is open to all BNAPS members, not just Study Group members. Contact Martin Goebel goebel@nf.sympatico.ca for more information.

View the Study Groups webpages

Map Stamp (group details)

The newly reinvigorated Map Stamp Study Group will hold its initial meeting, a Zoom virtual meeting, on Saturday, 24 April, at 1:00 PM EDT.

The meeting will allow Study Group members to meet each other. There will also be a couple of presentations. Details to follow. There is always room for more presentations so if you have something to present, get in touch with the Study Group Chair, Rick Friesen.

All BNAPS members, not just Study Group members, are invited. To join the meeting, contact Rick Friesen at rickfriesen5@gmail.com.

View Study Group webpages

(group details)

The second meeting of the Digital Philately group will be held on Saturday 24 April starting at Noon Pacific, or 3 PM Eastern Time.

Dr. Darin Cherniwchan
Chair, Digital Philately Study Group, BNAPS-RPSC
Editor, TFP

Air Mail (group details)

Due to the success of the CAS/BNAPS Aerophilately Day on Zoom,additional meetings such as this are being held every couple of months while in the pandemic.

When:
Sunday, 2 May, from 11:30 to 13:30 EDT

Presenter: Bob Toombs
Topic: Ferry Command Dorval WW2 - the unusual air mail services

For more information, contact Chris Hargreaves at hargreavescp@sympatico.ca

View the Study Groups web page

Railway Post Offices (group details)

The Railway Post Offices Study Group will hold a virtual meeting via Zoom on Sunday, 2 May, at 3:00 PM EDT.

Featured speaker:
Morris Beattie - The Crowsnest Route of Southern BC

For more information, contact the Study Group secretary, Sean Weatherup at sweatherup@eastlink.ca.

View the Study Groups web page

Large and Small Queens (group details)

The Large and Small Queens Study group will meet on Zoom on 8 May at 15:00 EDT. Details to follow.

View Study Group webpages

Between 9-12 June 2022, Canada will be home to CAPEX 22, an International philatelic exhibition, Canada's first since 1996. All 400 exhibit frames will be devoted to one frame exhibits. CAPEX 22 will be the first International One Frame exhibition, and the largest showing of one frame exhibits at a single exhibition. CAPEX 22 will also feature a literature competition, encompassing both print and digital media.

CAPEX 22 will be hosted by the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada (RPSC), and will be held under the patronage of Federación lnteramericana de Filatelia (FIAF) and the recognition of the Federation Internationale de Philatelie (FIP). It will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

View the CAPEX 22 website