The APS has also received requests for more than 135 exhibits, totaling approximately 850 frames. This year's exhibition should include something for everyone. For the local collector, there will be exhibits on the streets of Old Chicago, Chicago patriotism during the Spanish American War, the 1933 Graf Zeppelin Chicago flight, Chicago first day covers and Illinois on stamps. Other exhibits feature a variety of imprints, overprints, booklets, holograms, cachet varieties, locals, postal notes, postage dues, postal stationery, boating stamps and miniature covers. There will even be a three-dimensional exhibit showing revenue paid items.
All exhibits are eligible for the overall grand and reserve grand awards.
Pat Walker of Maryland will chair the regular jury, with other members of the panel including Mark Banchik, Paulo Comelli, David Herendeen, Michael Morrissey, Robert Odenweller, Dickson Preston, Stephen Schumann, Jay Stotts and Jay Carrigan. The literature jury will be chaired by James Graue, with his fellow jurors including Stanley Luft, Reuben Ramkissoon and Joseph Foley. In addition, several philatelic rarities including the 1 Z Grill, Inverted Jenny, original Hammarskjold sheet, a Hindenburg crash cover, one of only two known Pan Am 103 covers and a Unabomber cover will all be available for viewing. Further special events will include three auctions and multiple first days of issue, featuring four new 34 carnivorous plant stamps from the United States. The APS web site also contains Stampshow details.