Confederate Stamp Alliance, Pitcairn Islands Study Group, G.B. Collectors Club, etc.
David M. Kols
In 1996 the city of Frontenac decided they would not allow big convention/expositions in their pristine town, even though the Frontenac Hilton had been used by EXPO for shows with no problems.
March 7-9, 1997
Henry VIII Hotel
4690 N. Lindbergh Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63044
Revenue stamps (American Revenue Association)
Parody of Mulready envelope
Eagle with wings spread
Thomas A. Minor
42
American Revenue Association, Pitcairn Isl., G.B. Club, etc.
First year as an APS World Series of Philately Show
March 5-7, 1999
Henry VIII Hotel
4690 N. Lindbergh Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63044
Great St. Louis Fire of 1849
St. Louis on fire, river view
Buildings on fire
Thomas A. Minor
47
Missouri Postal History Soc., G.B. Collectors
David M. Kols
March 3-5, 2000
Henry VIII Hotel
4690 N. Lindbergh Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63044
Bicentennial of Henry Shaw, Missouri Botanical Garden
Orchid and Climatron
Henry Shaw
Thomas A. Minor
47
U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Christmas Philatelic Club
David M. Kols
The Henry VII Hotel was demolished for enlarged airport runways, Lindbergh Road was rerouted.
March 2-4, 2001
St. Louis Airport Hilton Hotel
10330 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
75th Anniversary of Route 66
3D view of Pink Cadillac
Route 66 Highway Sign
Thomas A. Minor
51
160
Paul Tyler
Robert Cunliffe
Eliot Landau
Peter McCann
William McDaniel
Kent Wilson
Michael Peter
APS, AAPE, MO Postal Hist Soc, various auto clubs
David M. Kols
March 1-3, 2002
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
75th Anniversary of Lindbergh’s Transatlantic Solo Flight
Front view of the Spirit of St. Louis
Lindbergh lands at Paris
Thomas A. Minor
49
American Air Mail Society, AAPE, APS, China Stamp Society, MO Postal History
David M. Kols
First year for the nearby Renaissance Hotel could hold exhibits and dealers in one room, and offered a better deal than the Hilton for the long term. A contract for five years was signed.
March 7-9, 2003
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
U.S. Civil War
Gunboats attack a Confederate fort on the Mississippi
Civil War Era Cannon
Thomas A. Minor
52
202
Richard Corwin
James Bowman
Richard Drews
James Gough
Daniel Warren
Kenneth Nilsestuen
Michael Peter
Confederate Stamp Alliance, Bittersweet Exhibitor’s Club, APS, AAPE, Mo PHS, China SS
Polonus Philatelic Society, APS, ASDA, GBCC, AAPE, MO PHS, IL PHS
David M. Kols
February 24-26, 2006
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
Latin American Collecting, Latin Dance Stamps Issue
Couple in a tango pose
Sailing Ship
Thomas A. Minor
47
202
Danforth Walker
John Allen
James Mazepa
Yamil Kouri
Ross Towie
Chile Specialist, Nicaragua Study, Cuban Philatelic, and Guatemala Collector Societies
David M. Kols
February 23-25, 2007
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
150th Anniversary of St. Louis Fire Department
Historic fireman and pumper truck
Firefighters Emblem
Thomas A. Minor
47
200
Ann Triggle
Jerry Jensen
Michael Peter
Roger Schnell
Robert Zeigler
Steven Zwillinger
American Helvetia Philatelic Society, Mobile P.O. Society, APS, AAPE, MO PHS, IL PHS
David M. Kols
The admission cost was raised to $5 per person and first Adult Beginners’ Class was held.
February 29 - March 2, 2008
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
40th Anniversary of Dedication of Gateway Arch
Upward view of the Arch
Arch and St. Louis Riverfront
Thomas A. Minor
46
200
Bill Bauer
Al Kugel
Peter McCann
Daniel Warren
Germany Philatelic Society, Women Exhibitors, Ryukyu Phil.Spec. Soc
David M. Kols
February 27 - March 1, 2009
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
Bicentennial of Incorporation of St. Louis City
View of 19th century riverfront.
Saint Louis on horseback
Thomas A. Minor
47
United States Stamp Society, Scandanavian C.C.,
David M. Kols
February 26-28, 2010
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
Centennial of Scouting in U.S.
Scoutmaster and scouts, campfire, tent.
Boy Scouts canoeing
Thomas A. Minor
47
198
Darrell Ertzberger
Elizabeth Hisey
Eliot Landau
Jerry Miller
Henry Sweets
Robert Hohertz
Military Postal History Society
David M. Kols
March 18-20, 2011
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
50th Anniversary of First American in Space
Alan Shephard, Redstone & Mercury.
Gemini space capsule
Thomas A. Minor
41
200
Kenneth Trettin
Anthony Brooks
Janet Klug
Ronald Lesher
Kenneth Nilsestuen
Timothy Wait
American Revenue Association & State Revenue Society, Mobile P.O. Society
David M. Kols
APS holds a Philatelic Marketplace course.
March 16-18, 2012
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
150th Anniversary of American Civil War
USS Monitor v. CSS Virginia
USS Monitor
Thomas A. Minor
40
200
David Herendeen
Darrell Ertzberger
Wayne Menuz
Paul Phillips
Roger Quinby
Kathryn Johnson
United Postal Stationery Society, Polonus Philatelic Society
David M. Kols
David Straight died, October 2012
March 22-24, 2013
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
150th Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation
Victorian print of Lincoln
Broken chain links
Thomas A. Minor
41
182
Mark Banchik
Ronald Cipolla
Robert Hohertz
John Hotchner
Henry Sweets
U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, Auxiliary Markings Club
David M. Kols
March 21-23, 2014
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
250th Anniversary of founding of St. Louis
St. Louis City Flag
250th birthday cake
Thomas A. Minor
44
188
Peter McCann
Danforth Walker
Guy Dillaway
Michael Dixon
Patricia Walker
Poster Stamp Collectors Club Dealers
David M. Kols
Betty Nettles died, 2014
March 27-29, 2015
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
Soulard Market founding in 1795 (220 years), sustainable farming
Soulard Market building interior, shoppers.
Soulard Market Building
Thomas A. Minor
43
Germany Philatelic Society
David M. Kols
April 1-3, 2016
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
Centennial of National Park Service
Grant’s Farm House and cannon
Trees
Thomas A. Minor
44
150
Richard Drews
Ronald Cipolla
Matthew Kewriga
Peter McCann
Micahel Morrissey
Raymond Pietruszka
US Grant National Historic Site
David M. Kols
March 31 - April 2, 2017
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
150th Birthday and Centennial of death of composer Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin, piano
Written music
Thomas A. Minor
47
American Helvetia Philatelic Society
Mike Peters
David Kols passes and Mike Peter takes over as the show's Executive Director.
March 16-18, 2018
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
World War 1 Armistice Centennial
Battle scene in France, 1918
DH-4 Biplane flying
Thomas A. Minor
48
144
Pat Walker
Peter McCann
Alan Warren
Robert Henak
Frederick Lawrence
Stephen Rose
Polonus Philatelic Society, Scouts on Stamps Society SOSSI
Mike Peters
March 29-31, 2019
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
German and American Relations (German Salon)
Arch, Zeppelin, Neuenschwanstein Castle
Zeppelin and Boeing 747
Thomas A. Minor
49
GPS/German Bund SALON, American Airmail Society, AAMS, APS
Mike Peters
March 19-21, 2021
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
Bicentennial of Statehood for Missouri (August 10, 1821)
Benton
Outline of Missouri
Thomas A. Minor
34
0
Covid - No Exhibits
Confederate Stamp Alliance, Scandanavian Collectors Club
Fred Boatwright
March 25-27, 2022
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
140 Years of Professional Baseball in St. Louis
Inside the new Busch Stadium with Arch through the outfield
Baseball batter
Thomas A. Minor
Fred Boatwright
March 24-26, 2023
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
Mighty Mississippi
Arch Photo with St. Louis Riverfront map
Paddle wheeler steamboat
Thomas A. Minor
Fred Boatwright
20th anniversary for the show at the Renaissance Hotel
March 22-24, 2024
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
9801 Natural Bridge Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63134
150th Anniversary of the Eads Bridge
Eads Bride from the bank of the Mississippi
Steam Engine with Tender
Thomas A. Minor
39
156
Timothy Wait
Mark Banchik
Darrell Ertzberger
Kathryn Johnson
Michael Ley
APS, ATA, Missouri Postal History Society, Civil War Philatelic Society, American Revenue and State Revenue Society, and Poster Stamp Collectors Club
Fred Boatwright
March 22, 2024, USPS First Day Ceremony for the Wedding Blooms and Celebration Blooms stamp issues.
Eads Bridge was the first major bridge across the Mississippi River, the first large-scale bridge using steel, a National Historical Landmark, and the oldest existing bridge across the Mississippi.