Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Saturday,   March 14, 2009   2:47 AM

Dear Alyssah,

I have been in touch with the president of our sponsoring organization about the complications in the judging at Ameristamp Expo 2009 … (edited : confidential portion of the message) … We hope that this will never happen again and the above recommendation will be a solution to this problem reoccurring in the future.  Because of the uniqueness of this situation and the fact that the Grand Award winner will not be able to exhibit at this year's Champion of Champions competition, we would like to extend an invitation for you to represent Ameristamp Expo in her stead.  This is not what is usually done, but we feel that in this case we are willing to make an exception and look forward to your willingness to compete at NTSS this year in Dayton.  The invitation/registration will be sent as an e-mail attachment in the near future.

Sincerely,

Carol Barr

Director,  AAPE Youth Champion of Champions

AAPE Youth Championship Invitation

Tuesday,   March 17, 2009   6:09 AM

Dear Alyssah,

Attached are the official invitation to the youth championship, and the form which you will need to complete and return to me.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Please reply to this e-mail to tell me if you were able to successfully print the invitation and the form; if not, I will need to mail them to you.

Carol Barr

Re: AAPE Youth Championship Application

Saturday,   March 28, 2009   6:07 AM

Dear Alyssah,

Thank you for sending your application and photograph.  I was able to download them successfully.  Please write me a brief biography about yourself to go with the photograph.  That is a lovely picture of you.  You are certainly growing up fast!!

Carol Barr

Mail-in Address

Monday,   May 25, 2009   12:35 AM

Greetings,

The mail-in address to use is Laurie Ryan, 3332 Woodside Drive, Fairfield, OH 45014-5024, USA.

Alan J. Hanks

Director,  American Topical Association

Wednesday   May 27, 2009

4:00 p.m.

Offered prayers for the exhibit in St. Ferdinand Cathedral,  Lucena City, Philippines

4:30 p.m.

Exhibit was posted at 2GO Enverga St. branch - Lucena City, Philippines

5:05 p.m.

Exhibit was picked-up and transported to Manila, Philippines

9:43 p.m.

Exhibit was processed in Manila, Philippines

10:10 p.m.

Exhibit transferred to DHL and departed Philippines for Hong Kong.

Thursday   May 28, 2009

1:14 a.m.

Arrived at Hong Kong

2:21 a.m.

Processed at Hong Kong Sort Facility

3:43 a.m.

Departed Hong Kong for USA

Friday   May 29, 2009

1:43 p.m.

Arrived at Ohio, USA

2:25 p.m.

Processed at Sort Facility DHL Wilmington Airpark, Ohio, USA

5:04 p.m.

Departed Ohio, USA for Kentucky, USA

6:46 p.m.

Arrived at Delivery Facility in Erlanger, Kentucky, USA

7:27 p.m.

Forwarded to the delivery courier

11:05 p.m.

Delivered to Laurie Ryan, Woodside Drive, Fairfield, Ohio, USA.

QE II Exhibit

Saturday,   May 30, 2009   12:13 AM

The exhibit arrived this morning and looks to be in excellent condition.  It is now in my safe until I leave for NTSS.

Laurie Ryan

Secretary,  American Topical Association

Friday,  June 12, 2009

Offered mass for the exhibit in Carmel of St. Joseph Monastery,  Lucena City, Philippines

PHOTO BY ROBERT BARR

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II exhibit  

Sponsored by

RICHARD BRECKON

Archbishop OSCAR V. CRUZ

PAUL C. DE LA CRUZ ET AL.

ALYSSAH XENIAH C. ALCALA  (15), representing Ameristamp Expo 2009, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – This exhibit features the illustrious life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II using postage stamps and other related philatelic materials issued by various issuing entities around the world. (3 frames)

WESTPEX Judges’ Choice

SHERRI BIENDARRA  (16), representing MILCOPEX 2008, The Olympics – Let the Games Begin – This exhibit features Olympic stamps and philatelic materials, which includes material from the modern Olympics, ancient Olympics, Special Olympics, and Paralympics. (3 frames)

NAPEX Title Page Award

The Caring Award

CALEB HALL  (15), representing Filatelic Fiesta 2009, The Formation of the United States – The events that shaped the formation of the United States. (1 frame)

NAPEX Research Award

NICK HALL  (12), representing OKPEX 2008, Wheels of Freedom – How wheels have allowed people to move from place to place more easily and quickly. (1 frame)

APS Membership Award

SABRINA McGILL  (13), representing Plymouth Show 2008, Zoofari – The story of a child and her friends that go on an imaginary safari on 4 continents, the animals they discover and adventures they have. (5 frames)

Youth Champion of Champions

American Topical Association Youth Award

WESTPEX Award of Excellence

ADAM MANGOLD  (9), representing Philadelphia National Stamp Exhibition 2008, We the People – How each state entered the union and when. (4 frames)

Welsh Philatelic Society Postal History Award

Potentiality Memorial Awards

JOHN PHILLIPS  (13), representing Southeastern Stamp Show 2008, The Game of Chess – A description of the chess pieces, how the game is played, and famous people who have played the game. (1 frame)

WESTPEX Write-up Award

JOHN PHILLIPS  (13), representing St. Louis Stamp Expo 2009, Faces and Places of the Civil War – An overview of the Civil War, looking at the people and places involved in it. (2 frames)

Reserve Champion

Howard Hotchner Award

JENNA SMITH  (10), representing the Minnesota Stamp Expo 2008, Man’s Best Friend: Recognized Breeds of the American Kennel Club – My exhibit will show the AKC classification of dog breeds and show examples of some of the fully recognized breeds. (1 frame)

NAPEX Topical Award

Unique Girl’s Award

CASSANDRA STAHL  (13), representing INDYPEX 2008, Panda – An essay on Pandas through philately. (2 frames)

WESTPEX Flora and Fauna Award

PHILIPPE TALARICO  (13), representing Royal 2008, Quebec, Musical Instruments – This exhibit will make you discover the magnificent world of music of the beginning of the 14th century till the end of the 20th century. Instruments are classified according to their types. (2 frames)

NAPEX Creativity Award

ATA Membership Award

TREVOR THOMAS  (11), representing ROMPEX 2008, The Game of Soccer – This exhibit shows the history, positions, rules, and competition of the game of soccer. (3 frames)

ISWSC Award

LORAH WILSON  (13), representing VAPEX 2008, Animals Around the World – The exhibit includes endangered species, domestic animals. The animals are from all parts of the globe. (2 frames)

NAPEX Thematic Award

LORAH WILSON  (13), representing Stampshoiw 2008, Creative Characters – The exhibit includes cartoons, caricatures, comic books and story book characters. (2 frames)