Saturday, May 27- Opening Day
DC Convention Center |
A Familiar Logo Welcomes Visitors |
Building Entrance |
Opening Ceremony Flag Presentation |
A Very High-Tech Production |
The Beating of A Drum Starts the Program |
Native American Dancer |
Postmaster General John E. Potter Making Remarks |
Wonders of American Stamps Unveiled |
W2006 President Michael Dixon Declares Show Open |
Autograph Signing Afterwards |
Where to go first? |
The Exhibition Floor |
The Exhibition Floor |
The Exhibition Floor |
Historic Kid's Zone |
Stamp Camp USA |
Boy Scout Merit Badge Class |
Ranger Rick and Friends |
Marshall Islands Autograph Session |
UN "Day of Families" Ceremony |
Guests of Honor |
One of the Original Paintings |
Bermuda First Day Ceremony |
Photos courtesy of John Babbitt, Ed Kawasaki, and David Rosenthal.
Sunday, May 28- Day 2
UN Personalized Stamp First Day Ceremony |
US/Canada Champlain First Day Ceremony Crowd |
Honor Guard |
Gordon Morison Washington 2006 |
William A. de Laat Canadian Embassy |
Robert Waite, Sr. VP Canada Post |
Ben Franklin Stops By |
Souvenir Sheet Unveiled |
Autograph Session |
Fife and Drum Performance on the Show Floor |
Booth View |
USPS Cancellation Booth |
Stamp "Carver" |
Mr. Zip Meets Postman Pat |
"Tagging" Owney |
Israel First Day Ceremony Delegation |
Capacity Crowd Awaiting the Unveiling |
The Souvenir Sheet |
Photos courtesy of John Babbitt, Ed Kawasaki, and David Rosenthal.
Monday, May 29- Day 3
Washington 2006 Souvenir Sheet Audience |
Honor Guard |
National Anthem by Michael Massey |
David E. Failor Exec. Dir., Stamp Services |
Charles E. Bravo Sr. VP, USPS |
Richard Sheaff Stamp Designer |
Joined by Michael Dixon |
Autograph Session |
Busy Postal Clerk |
Busy Postal Clerks |
UN Personalized Stamp Purchaser |
"Where are You From?" Board |
Reading Room and Special Awards Showcase |
Train Display, "Celebrate the Century" Engine |
Plenty of Exhibits to See |
Exhibition Floor Panorama |
Kids Zone Floor Panorama |
Photos courtesy of John Babbitt, Ed Kawasaki, David Rosenthal, and USPS.
Tuesday, May 30- Day 4
Distinguished American Diplomats Audience |
Robert L. Hockaday, National Anthem |
Honor Guard |
David E. Failor, USPS |
Nicholas G. Carter, Washington 2006 |
James C. Miller III Board of Governors Chairman |
The Stamp Sheet |
Honored Guests |
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tape |
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tape |
Congressman Robert Simmons |
Robert K. Bingham (son of Hiram Bingham IV) |
Avis Bohlen (daughter of Charles E. Bohlen) |
Susan Michaels (daughter of Philip C. Habib) |
Mildred Pond (daughter of Robert D. Murphy) |
Dr. Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. (son of Clifton R. Wharton, Sr.) |
Sherene Gravette (great niece of Frances E. Willis) |
Autograph Session |
Autograph Session |
Photos courtesy of Ed Kawasaki and David Rosenthal.
Wednesday, May 31- Day 5
Former Astronaut Hank Hartsfield Autograph Session |
"Stamp Talk" Internet Radio Broadcast Nancy Clark (APS) and David Failor (USPS) |
Special Awards |
Special Awards |
Dealer Activity |
Society Tables |
Views from the U.S. Stamp Printers Displays by Ashton Potter, Avery Dennison and Sennett Printers Amid Frames of Archival Material from USPS Past Issues
Photos courtesy of Tom Fortunato.
Thursday, June 1- Day 6
Duck Stamp Ceremony Audience |
H. Dale Hall, US Fish and Wildlife Service Director |
Paul R. Schmidt, US Fish and Wildlife Service Assistant Director and Yverne P. Moore, DC Postmaster |
Presentation of the First Sheet to the Director |
Artist Sherrie Russell Meline and Junior Duck Stamp Artist Rebekah Nastav |
Pre-Noon Lineup of 364 W2006 Visitors Waiting to Buy the Limited-Edition Signed Sheets |
First 3 in Line: Tom Burdak (Waterford Works, NJ) Carol Ann Vasalli (Williamstown, NJ) Brad Langs (Oradell, NJ) |
Restricted Line of People Buying the Limited-Edition Sheets |
Lucky Last Buyers of the Sheets: Walter and 12-year old Nathan Paton of Leominster, MA (#270 in line) |
Piotr Naszarkowski Federal Duck Stamp Engraver Signing Autographs |
Junior Duck Stamp Artist Signing Autographs |
USPS NASCAR Race Simulator In Full Gear |
Exhibit Medals and Additional Awards |
Drawing for Sennett Printer Souvenirs |
Lloyd de Vries at the Computers and Philately Tables |
Crescent Model Railroaders Train Display in the Kids Zone |
Photos courtesy of Tom Fortunato.
Friday, June 2- Day 7
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