ORAPEX Exhibiting
Photo: Dick Malott
ORAPEX has a long tradition of excellent exhibits by leading Canadian and international collectors. From traditional multi-frame exhibits through regional and youth single-frame exhibits, there is something for collectors and the public alike to enjoy. Over 150 competitive frames of exhibits are judged by accredited individuals with vast experience in general and specialized fields of collecting. The show is rounded out by a number of non-competitive exhibits including a Court of Honour, local club-sponsored frames and other offerings from past ORAPEX exhibitors.
Each year, ORAPEX has a theme. For the 2017 show, the theme will be Ships and Ship Mail – Building a Nation.
The panel of judges for 2017 will be
Peter McCann (Chief Judge and Chair of Jury, University Park FL),
Stéphane Cloutier (Ottawa ON),
Ed Kroft (Vancouver BC),
David Piercey (Edmonton AB),
John Wilson (Toronto ON) and
Robert Pinet (apprentice, Toronto ON).
In 2010, the American Philatelic Society granted "World Series of Philately"
status to Canadian National Level shows. As a result, the winner of the Multi
Frame Grand Award at ORAPEX is invited to the APS StampShow Champion of
Champions event, and the winner of the Grand Award for the One Frame
Category at ORAPEX is invited to the winter APS AmeriStamp Expo Champion of
Champions event for one frame entries. The ORAPEX Committee is proud to manage a WSP show,
where the best exhibits move on for recognition at the largest annual stamp shows
in North America.
ORAPEX Exhibition Forms
In preparation for exhibiting, ORAPEX urges potential exhibitors to familiarize themselves with the Manual of Philatelic Judging and to make use of the tremendous resources available through the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors. The AAPE is one of ORAPEX's meeting presenters and awards sponsors.
Rules and regulations for exhibiting at ORAPEXExhibit entry form
For Palmares of past exhibitions, please click on the 'History' button above.
Exhibits for ORAPEX 2017
The exhibits at ORAPEX 2017 represent many collecting areas.
| Frames | # Frames | Title | Class |
| 1−8 | 8 | Steamship Mail in the Early Decimal Period of Newfoundland 1865-1910 | Court of Honour |
| 9−12 | 4 | 22nd World Scout Jamboree at Rinkabi, Sweden July 27-August 6 2011 | Display |
| 13 | 1 | Detained in Hong Kong, and the Ones That Got Away | One Frame |
| 14−19 | 6 | France, its Colonies and Dependencies 1939-1945 | Postal History |
| 20−24 | 5 | Early West Coast Steamship Mail | Court of Honour |
| 25 | 1 | Canada One Dollar Fisheries Issue | One Frame |
| 26−35 | 10 | Canadian Dead Letter Office Handstamps | Postal History |
| 36 | 1 | A Frontenac Colonization Road - A Postal history | One Frame |
| 37−39 | 3 | Franco - Prussian War and Aftermath: 1870 - 1872 | Display |
| 40−48 | 9 | Wei Hai Wei, China, 1896-1949 | Postal History |
| 49 | 1 | Epic of Vimy - A Canadian Pilgrimage | One Frame |
| 50−54 | 5 | The French Revolution from the Ancien Regime to the End of the 1st Republic | Postal History |
| 55−59 | 5 | From the Province of Canada to the Dominion of Canada, a Special Study of Confederation | Experimental |
| 60 | 1 | Liberia : 19th Century Postal Stationary | One Frame |
| 61−62 | 2 | The 1939 Royal Train Post Office | Postal History |
| 63−67 | 5 | Royal Visit to Canada 1951 | Display |
| 68−72 | 5 | The Semi-Official Airmail Stamps and Covers of Commercial Airways Ltd 1928 to 1931 | Aerophilately |
| 73−80 | 8 | The Introduction of the «MIDGET» Postage Meter and its Use in North America. | Postal History |
| 81−83 | 3 | Postals - Through the Lens of Paul Yates | Picture Postcards |
| 84 | 1 | A History of Canada's Airmail Stamps, 1928-1939 | One Frame |
| 85 | 1 | St. Pierre et Miquelon, Le 20F Montagne et Arbres de 1947 | One Frame |
| 86−90 | 5 | Canada / USA Steamship Mail to and from British India: 1878-1914 | Postal History |
| 91−95 | 5 | Voiliers d'hier et d'aujourd'hui | Display |
| 96 | 1 | The Steamboat Mail of Quebec City | One Frame |
| 97 | 1 | Nauru Ship Series 1924-1954 (Definitives) | One Frame |
| 98−102 | 5 | The Ship Mail of Quebec City (1763-1914) | Postal History |
| 103−107 | 5 | Fiume, Arbe and Veglia, the Legionnaires Issues | Traditional philately |
| 108 | 1 | Varieties are the Spice of Stamp Collecting | One Frame |
| 109−111 | 3 | Signed, Sealed and Delivered! The Post Office Seals of the United States 1877-1970 | Traditional philately |
| 112−117 | 6 | Canada's Dead Letter Office and Branches 1843 to 1953 | Postal History |
| 118−120 | 3 | A Trans-Atlantic Correspondance During the Golden Age of Steamships | Postal History |
| 121−128 | 8 | The Way Mails of New Brunswick | Postal History |
| 129−133 | 5 | Religious Groups Using Illustrated Permits | Traditional philately |
| 134 | 1 | Cello-Paqs 1961-1967 | One Frame |
| 135−139 | 5 | James Cook, Explorer, Navigator, Chartographer | Regional |
| 140 | 1 | Flaws in Machin Se-Tenant Panes from Folding Booklets | Regional |
| 141 | 1 | The Vancouver Winter Olympics - 2010 | Regional |
| 142−144 | 3 | Canada 1952-57 Wildlife Series | Youth |
| 145 | 1 | Club Frame RA | Non-competitive |
| 146 | 1 | Club Frame OPS | Non-competitive |