
http://www.rpastamps.org/ropex.html
ROPEX 2007 Rochester National Stamp Exhibition
An American Philatelic Society " World Series of Philately " Event
May 18 - 20, 2007

http://www.rpastamps.org/ropex.html
ESL Sports Centre, Monroe Community College
Rochester, New York, U S A

The QE II exhibit with VERMEIL award

The three frames QE II exhibit
Photos by Tom Fortunato
Sponsored by :
RICHARD BRECKON
Australia Post
ROTARY CLUB OF LUCENA SOUTH
R. I. District 3820, Lucena City, Philippines
MICHAEL DODD
Ben77Traveler@aol.com
PAUL DE LA CRUZ et al.
GRETHELINE RAMOS – BOLANDRINA
RICHARD RIZZO
REUBEN RAMKISSOON
PETER ELIAS
NIGEL GOODING
ALVIDON ASIS
Frame Nos. 24 - 28
TIM HODGE
" Falconiforms "
U S A
15 years old
Rochester Philatelic Association GOLD
AAPE Youth Grand Award
Larry R. Moriarty Sr. Memorial Award Best Youth Award
Frame Nos. 21 - 23
ALYSSAH XENIAH C. ALCALA
" Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II "
http://www.freewebs.com/maeca87/alyssahxeniahcalcala3.htm
Philippines
13 years old
Rochester Philatelic Association VERMEIL
Crystal Paperweight
Covers and packet of stamps
Frame Nos. 13 - 16
ANDREW HODGE
" Baseball "
U S A
12 years old
Rochester Philatelic Association VERMEIL
Frame Nos. 17 - 20
CHRIS HODGE
" Sailing Ships and the Sailors who Sailed them "
U S A
13 years old
Rochester Philatelic Association VERMEIL
Frame No. 61
ANDREW ALL
" Hockey Mania "
U S A
9 years old
Rochester Philatelic Association SILVER BRONZE
Number of exhibitors 46
Non-competitive entries 20 frames
Competitive entries 171 frames
Published on Page 22 of the May 25, 2007 issue of The BRIDGE, official weekly bulletin of the Rotary Club of Lucena South, District 3820.

The " Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II " philatelic exhibit of ALYSSAH XENIAH C. ALCALA (Quezon Philatelic Club) won a Vermeil Medal in the recent ROPEX 2007 (Rochester National Philatelic Exhibition) held at the ESL Sports Centre in Monroe Community College, Rochester, New York U.S.A. last May 18-20, 2007. For more details please visit :
http://www.freewebs.com/alvier/ropex2007.htm
She will also be competing in the American Association Philatelic Exhibitors Youth Champion of Champions that will coincide in the National Topical Stamp Show 2007 to be held in Irving, Texas, U.S.A. this June 15 - 17, 2007. This by-invitation exhibition will be participated by youth exhibitors that won in a national stamp exhibition that was held in USA and Canada last year.
Participation in these two (2) prestigious exhibitions was co-sponsored by Rotary Club of Lucena South R. I. District 3820, Lucena City, Philippines.

Photo by Tonette Cuya - Alcala
Alyssah Xeniah C. Alcala of Quezon Philatelic Club is a 13 years old student of Sacred Heart College in Lucena City, Philippines. Her passion with stamps started when she was in her 2nd grade and the first philatelic exhibition she participated was in 2004.
Her exhibit has already won major awards in GUMACAPEX 2005 (Gumaca, Quezon, Philippines), 1st LUCBANPEX (Lucban, Quezon, Philippines), Sulat at Selyo (San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines), Canberra STAMPSHOW 2006 (Australia), Adelaide STAMPEX 2006 (Australia), Royal 2006 Royale (Canada), KIWIPEX 2006 (New Zealand), QUEZONPEX 3 (Virtual Philatelic Exhibition), and ROPEX 2007 (USA). Please visit her website http://www.freewebs.com/alvier
She will also be competing in the American Association Philatelic Exhibitors Youth Champion of Champions that will coincide in the National Topica Stamp Show 2007 to be held in Irving, Texas, U.S.A. this June 15-17, 2007. This by-invitation exhibition will be participated by youth exhibitors that won in a national stamp exhibition that was held in USA and Canada last year.
Participation in these two (2) prestigious exhibitions was sponsored by Richard Breckon of Australia Post; Rotary Club of Lucena South R. I. District 3820, Michael Dodd, Ben77Traveler@aol.com, Paul De La Cruz et al., Gretheline Ramos–Bolandrina, Richard Rizzo, Reuben Ramkisson, Peter Elias, Nigel Gooding, and Alvidon Asis.
Posted at POSITIVE NEWS MEDIA PHIL - USA