Pan American Airways Speed Test of 1946
Updated: Sep 29
I exhibited for the first time at the Rocky Mountain Stamp Show May 23-25, 2025. The title of my three-frame exhibit was the "Pan American Airways Speed Test of 1946." It received a Large Vermeil (82 points) and the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors (AAPE) Novice Award.
I exhibited a slightly revised version at NOJEX in September 2025 where it was also awarded a Large Vermeil (84 points).
After NOJEX, I reduced the exhibit to one frame to show at Boston 2026. In preparation for Boston, I entered the one-frame version in AMSIPEX 2026. At both AMSIPEX 2026 and Boston 2026, it earned 83 points. Talk about consistency.
I revised the one-frame after Boston 2026, and I finally cracked Gold at MILCOPEX 2026 with a score of 86 points! At MILCOPEX, the exhibit also was awarded the AAPE's Creativity Award.
The background to the Speed Test that was included in the three-frame version is now part of an article on the Speed Test that was published in the American Air Mail Society's Letters in the Wind monograph distributed at Boston 2026.
Attached you will find the three-frame version shown at NOJEX and the one-frame version that I entered in MILCOPEX 20265-26, 2026. Also attached are the MILCOEX synopsis and the article for the monograph.
I can be reached at mwilson34407@gmail.com.
Regards,
Michael L. Wilson
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