Chicagopex Itasca, IL Nov. 17-19, 2017

It's that wunnerful time of the year, the wallet-breaking event known as CHICAGOPEX! This evening I prepped 70 wantlist letters to go out in tomorrow's mail to the bourse dealers.

If you're located anywhere in the midwest and you've never attended, you owe yourself a treat. Free parking (almost unhreard of in Chicagoland), free admission, easy to get to...

http://chicagopex.org/chicagopexcurrent.html

November 17-19, 2017

Westin Chicago Northwest
400 Park Blvd
Itasca, IL 60143

Groups meeting at the show:

U.S. Philatelic Classics Society
British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group
German Philatelic Society
North Shore Philatelic Society
Illinois Postal History Society

3 book signings:

Nov. 17, 1 p.m. – "The Pictorial History of Walt Disney's First Superstar: Mickey Mouse," Volume One, by Edward Bergen

Nov. 18, 2 p.m. – "U.S. Contract Mail Routes by Railroad (1832-1875)" by Hugh V. Feldman

Nov. 19, 11 a.m. – "Holocaust Postal History" by Justin Gordon


300 frames of exhibits.

Dealer list:

A & H Stamps of Minnesota. Bloomington, MN
A to Z Stamps of Arizona. Tempe, AZ
AAA Stamp & Coin. Lansing, MI
David Alex. Glenview, IL
Willard S. Allman. Ridgewood, NJ
Paul Aschenbrenner. Wauwautosa, WI
Bardo Stamps. Buffalo Grove, IL
Bill Barrell. United Kingdom
Fred Boatwright. Hawk Point, MO
Britannia Enterprises. Orleans, MA
C&D Philatelics. Ruby, VA
The Classic Collector. Syracuse, NY
The Classic Philatelist. Crossville, TN
Coast Philatelics. Costa Mesa, CA
Colonial Stamp Company. Los Angeles, CA
Compustamp. Scottsdale, AZ
Connoisseur Stamps & Collectibles. Chicago, IL
Crown Colony Stamps. Bellaire, TX
D & E Stamps. Riverdale, IL
D + P Stamps. Chula Vista, CA
DMS Collectibles. Bloomington, IL
Double 'J' Stamps. Arlington Heights, IL
Dutch Country Auctions. Wilmington, DE
George Enstrom, Ltd. Byron, IL
Etradegoods. Carmel, IN
Fairwind Philatelics. Beaufort, NC
Len Farrell Stamps. Brookfield, IL
David Feldman SA. Switzerland
Fox River Stamps. Salem, WI
Richard Friedberg. Meadville, PA
Christoph Gaertner. Germany
Wayne Gehret. Ephrata, PA
Global Philatelic Associates. Dayton, OH
Gold Path, Inc. Carmel, IN
H.B. Philatelics. Florissant, MO
Labron Harris. Glen Echo, MD
Dennis Hillen Stamps. Prospect Heights, KY
Hunt & Co. Austin, TX
Eric Jackson. Leesport, PA
Terry Kurzinski. Cherry Valley, IL
James E. Lee. Oak Brook, IL
Long Island Philatelics. Smithtown, NY
MCXI Philatelics. Libertyville, IL
Scott Mitchell. La Grange, IL
Mountainside Stamps. Mountainside, NJ
Newport Harbor Stamp Co. Newport Beach, CA
Pack-Rat Covers. Oshtemo, MI
Denny Peoples. Indianapolis, IN
Philatelic Stamp Authentication & Grading. Melbourne, FL
Stanley Piller. Alamo, CA
Gary Posner, Inc. Rockville Centre, NY
RASLAD Enterprises. Gallup, NM
Mark C. Reasoner. Columbus, OH
Chris Rainey. United Kingdom
Riverbank Treasures. New Lisbon, WI
Rasdale Stamp Company. Westmont, IL
Roy's Stamps. Canada
Kurt Schau. Petaluma, CA
Schoonmaker Enterprises. Richfield, MN
Smyth's Stamp Shoppe. Onalaska, WI
Spink USA. New York, NY
Stamp Center of Texas. Boerne, TX
Stamp King. Chicago, IL
Stampmen. Belle Mead, NJ
Stamps 'N' Stuff. Des Moines, IA
Sterling Stamps. Brighton, MI
Webster F. Stickney. Parker, CO
James Taff. Sacramento, CA
Stephen T. Taylor. United Kingdom
Don Tocher/U.S. Classics. Sunapee, NH
Toga Associates. Fairfield, CT
Antonio Torres. United Kingdom
Robertson Tracy Enterprises. Glendale, CA
Triple S Postal History, Inc. Urbana, OH
Victoria Stamp Co. Sharon Springs, NY
Village Stamp & Coin. Zionzville, IN
Weisz Stamps & Covers. New Orleans, LA

United Nations Postal Administration
United States Postal Service

Heavenly.

The dealer list is substantial. I noticed there are several dealer closer to me (VA, NC) that were not at Richmond.

It's tempting to take a drive. Just don't know how much abuse the bank account can stand.