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RPSC
Royal Philatelic
Society of Canada

BNAPS
British North America
Philatelic Society


The Canadian Stamp
Dealers Association


Canada Post


A Regional level stamp exhibition and bourse
sponsored by the Nova Scotia Stamp Club.

August 22-23, 2025
East Dartmouth Community Centre
50 Caledonia Road
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia


The Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday evening
at the Dartmouth Seniors Centre.


Schedule

Exhibits (Synopsis / Title Page)

Awards & Trophies

Dealer and Bourse Information

Prospectus/Entry  
Print and Fill Form  or
Fillable PDF Form (coming)

One Page Entry Form (print) or
One Page Entry (fillable PDF)

Organizing Committee

Banquet

For more information watch this website, or contact the club.


Schedule

Thursday 21 August 2025
5:00- 9:00 pm Frame setup
Friday 22 August 2025
8:00 - 10:00 am
8:00 - 10:00 am
10:00 am
1:00 - 6:00 pm
9.00 pm
Bourse setup
Exhibit Registration
Exhibition and Bourse opens
Meetings, Seminars
Exhibition and Bourse closes
Saturday 23 August 2025
9:00 am
12:00 - 3:00 pm
2:00 pm
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
3:00 - 5:00 pm
6:30 - 9:00 pm
Exhibition and Bourse opens
One-on-one with Judges
BNAPS - Atlantic
NS Postal History Group
Exhibition and Bourse closes
Frame teardown
Awards Banquet

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Award Banquet

The Awards Reception and Banquet will be held at the Dartmouth Seniors Center, 45 Ochterloney Street, on Saturday August 22, 6:30 - 9:00 pm. A reception (6:30) will be followed by dinner (7:15) featuring a delicious home cooked meal, desserts and all the trimmings. Show awards will be presented following the meal.

Please use the Banquet form to confirm your place and meal choices by August 6. - Details are on the form.

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Dealer and Bourse Information

Dealers that may be in attendance at Novapex 2025 (to be confirmed):

Acadia Stamps (Paul Bourque), Dieppe, NB
Alex Worsfold
Bill Burden

Corner Block Stamps (Brian Herteis), Sackville, NB
Hugh Rathbun, Waverley NS
Gary Steele, Lower Sackville, NS
By the Bay Stamps (Amanda Lewis), Lower Five Islands, NS
Mike's World of Stamps (Mike McKinnon), Sackville, NS
John Eldridge, Halifax, NS
Rodger Levy, Dartmouth, NS
Jacques Laverdure, Halifax, NS
Claude Michaud, Halifax, NS
Marcus Brauer, Dartmouth, NS
Nova Scotia Stamp Club - Members Table (TBC)

Dealer Prospectus and Application

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Awards & Trophies

Royal Philatelic Society of Canada sanctioned Awards
Large Gold, Gold, Large Vermeil, Vermeil, Large Silver, Silver, Large Silver-Bronze, Silver-Bronze and large Bronze, Bronze awards will be presented to those entries which merit such recognition.  These awards are for quality, therefore there can be more than one in each class.

Nova Scotia Stamp Club

J. J. MacDonald Trophy
This trophy memorializes renowned Nova Scotian philatelist Dr. J. J. MacDonald and is awarded to the exhibitor who has in the judge’s opinion  presented the Best Exhibit in the Show.

J. Doug Allen Novice Award
This award is donated by the Nova Scotia Stamp Club and is presented to the best first-time winner of a Royal Philatelic Society of Canada Award.

Nova Scotia Stamp Club Award
Presented to a member-contributor for outstanding contributions to the club and/or to the advancement of philately in Nova Scotia.

Ken C. MacDonald Postal History Award
The Award is presented in recognition of Ken C. MacDonald’s outstanding research in postal history and his encouragement to fellow collectors. The award is to encourage research in the postal history of Atlantic Canada and to recognize those who make a significant contribution in this field.

The Ken C. MacDonald Postal History Award shall be awarded for excellence in any of the following categories:
1)  An exhibit of the postal history of Atlantic Canada presented at NOVAPEX.
2)  Original research about the postal history of Atlantic Canada which has been published in a form generally  available to interested collectors. Such publications should have occurred during the previous year.
3)  A significant contribution to the advancement of Atlantic Canadian postal history.

George MacKenzie Aerophilately Award
The award shall be presented to a member of the Nova Scotia Stamp Club who, as an exhibitor at a NSSC sponsored exhibition and in the opinion of the Judges, has presented an outstanding exhibit on any aspect of Aerophilately. The exhibit must receive at least a silver award from the judges during the show in which it is exhibited.

The award, consisting of a shield with an aviation motif, will be held by the winner for one year. A smaller shield or plaque will be also given to the winner as a permanent keepsake. The winner’s name and year of award will be engraved upon each.

The People's Choice Award
The Award for the most popular exhibit as determined by a vote by those who attend the exhibition.

Other Regional Level Awards may be available (to be confirmed)

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Exhibits

Below are the exhibits that will be displayed at NOVAPEX 2025.
The "Title page"
and "Synopsis" links are PDF documents that open in a new window.
Frame numbers will be assigned prior to the exhibition.

Key: TP - Title Page; SYN - Synopsis; NS - Non-competitive; 1P - One Pager

EX#

Exhibit

Frames Title Page Synopsis
1 TP SYN
2 TP SYN
3 TP SYN
4 TP SYN
5 TP SYN
6 TP SYN
7 TP SYN
8 TP SYN
9 TP SYN
10 TP SYN
11 TP SYN
12 TP SYN
13 TP SYN
14 TP SYN
15 TP SYN
16 TP SYN
17 TP SYN
18 TP SYN
19 TP SYN
20 TP SYN
  1P
  1P
  1P
  1P
  1P

For more information watch this website,  Facebook page or contact the club.

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NOVApex 2025 Committee

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 Responsibility Contact
 Chair / Awards / Judges  Sean Weatherup
 Exhibits / Programme / Website  Jeff Parks
 Dealers / Venue / Advertising  Michael Pierce
 Treasurer & Registration  Karen Galbraith
 Club Member's Table  Your Name Here
 Show Cancels / Covers  Hugh Rathbun
 RPSC Liaison  John Hall
 Awards Banquet / Reception  Karen Galbraith
 Hall Layout & Frames  Keith McKay
 Printing  Mike McKinnon
 Stamps for Kids  Your Name Here

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Last updated 23 June
2025