Exhibiting
ORAPEX Exhibiting
ORAPEX has a long tradition of excellent exhibits created by leading Canadian and international collectors.
From traditional multi-frame exhibits through regional, youth, and one-frame exhibits, there is much to enjoy for collectors and the public alike. Competitive frames are judged by accredited individuals with vast experience in general and specialized fields of collecting. The show is rounded out by a few non-competitive exhibits including a Court of Honour, local club-sponsored frames and other offerings from past ORAPEX exhibitors.
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 Great American Stamp Show’s Champion of Champions event, and the winner of the Grand Award for the One Frame Category at ORAPEX is invited to the Champion of Champions event for one frame entries.
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 resources available through the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors. David Piercey’s book, published by the RSPC, Let’s Talk Exhibiting, also provides guidance on how to prepare all components of a successful exhibit.
Exhibits for ORAPEX 2025
| Frames | # Frames | Title | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-5 | 3 | The Three Pence Beaver | Court of Honour |
| 6-10 | 5 | Beavers: Nature’s Engineers | Court of Honour |
| 11-13 | 3 | The Three Pence Beaver and Five Cent Beaver Stamps Issued by the Province of Canada | Traditional philately |
| 14-16 | 3 | The Great War, World War I | Thematic |
| 17-17 | 1 | Les dinosaures | Youth |
| 18-18 | 1 | Les gratte-ciels | Youth |
| 19-20 | 2 | Les Coeurs | Youth |
| 21-21 | 1 | Ukrainian Themes on Canada Post Stamp Issues and Cancellations | One Frame |
| 22-29 | 8 | The Western Ukrainian National Republic: November 1918-May 1919 | Traditional philately |
| 30-30 | 1 | Ukraine’s Trident-Overprinted Russian Revenue Stamps of Podillia and Usage, Years 1918-1919 | One Frame |
| 31-38 | 8 | Ukrainian Provisional Postage Stamps and Usage, 1992-1996 | Revenue |
| 39-40 | 2 | Patron – The World-Famous Mine Sniffing Dog | Thematic |
| 41-41 | 1 | Tsar Nicolas II’s Visit to Paris, France in October 1896 | One Frame |
| 42-45 | 4 | Spain: The Postal Tax that Funded the Patronato Nacional Antituberculso | Postal History |
| 46-46 | 1 | La Photographie et la philatelie en harmonie | One Frame |
| 47-48 | 2 | Émancipation de la femme | Thematic |
| 49-49 | 1 | New Orleans 5 cent Provisional | One Frame |
| 50-50 | 1 | Smokes for the Troops: British and Canadian Tobacco Funds in WWI | One Frame |
| 51-58 | 8 | UK International Postage Due Letter Mail: Formative Years of Postal Union – The First 25 Years | Traditional philately |
| 59-59 | 1 | Conflict and Captives: Over Two Centuries of Prisoner of War Mail | One Frame |
| 60-60 | 1 | 1904-1918 Saint Patrick’s Day Postcards Link Irish Immigrants | One Frame |
| 61-70 | 10 | The Admiral Issues of Canada | Traditional philately |
| 71-71 | 1 | Save for Security. Newfoundland’s War Time Slogan | One Frame |
| 72-72 | 1 | The Postmaster-General Publicity Letters Sent Abroad in Replacement FDCs | One Frame |
| 73-75 | 3 | Canada’s 1969 Christmas Issue | Traditional philately |
| 76-76 | 1 | The Uncatalogued “Madame Joseph” Forged Postmarks of the 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue | One Frame |
| 77-78 | 2 | Canadian and Newfoundland Pioneer Airmail Flights of 1918-1919 | Aerophilately |
| 79-79 | 1 | Epic of Vimy – A Canadian Pilgrimage | One Frame |
| 80-80 | 1 | Falkland Islands Dependencies 1946 Map Stamps – Oh! What a Mess! | One Frame |
| 81-81 | 1 | Postage Due Charged for Canadian 6 cent UPU Letters Prepaid 5 cent | One Frame |
| 82-86 | 5 | Sperati’s Techniques and Forgeries | Traditional philately |
| 87-89 | 3 | New Brunswick Postal History, The Pence era 1851 – 1860 | Postal History |
| 90-90 | 1 | Joseph Wyman’s Overland Mail Service to Pontiac County, Quebec (1853-1889) | One Frame |
| 91-99 | 9 | The Centennial Definitives of Canada, 1967 to 1974, Booklet Stamps and their Usages | Traditional philately |
| 100-100 | 1 | Taxed US Transatlantic Sea Post Office Mail – 1891 to 1917: The UK Angle | One Frame |
| 101-102 | 2 | The Sub-Post Offices of St John’s 1877-1949 | Postal History |
| 103-110 | 8 | Royal Mail Steam Packet Company – South American Service | Postal History |
| 111-118 | 8 | Heinrich von Stephan – Much More than a Postman | Display |
| 119-120 | 2 | Uses and Rating of the 1¢ Queen Victoria Stamp in the Decimal Era 1859 – 1868 | Postal History |
| 121-125 | 5 | The Quebec Tercentenary | Experimental |
| 126-130 | 5 | The Salonika Campaign1915 – 1919 Military Postal History | Postal History |
| 131-137 | 7 | Marketing the Canadian War Savings Stamps and Certificates of World War II | Display |
| 141-146 | 6 | Hotels on Covers, Postcards and Stamps: A Philatelic Perspective | Thematic |
| 147-150 | 4 | Mail to and from Russell County: 1851 – 1961 | Postal History |
| 152-159 | 8 | The German Military Expedition to the Boxer Rebellion, China, July 1900 – September 1901 | Postal History |
| 161-166 | 6 | London Cancels – Development during the Victorian Period | Postal History |
| 168-172 | 5 | Canada’s C-Force in Hong Kong and its Forerunners, 1940 – 1945 | Display |
