Chicagopex - Itasca, IL USA Nov. 16-18, 2018

And here... we... go!

I'm working on wantlist letters to go out in Monday's mail to the CHICAGOPEX bourse dealers as I sit here watching/listening to the Schuyler Rumsey SASCAL auction online, so I figured it's time to post about the show next month.

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

I'll be hosting a buy/sell/trade get-together for U.S. revenue specialists Thursday evening before the show and probably continuing Friday evening, so if you're interested, send me a message.

http://chicagopex.org/chicagopexcurrent.html

November 16-18, 2018

Westin Chicago Northwest
400 Park Blvd
Itasca, IL 60143

Groups meeting at the show:

France and Colonies Philatelic Society, Inc.
Society for Czechoslovak Philately, Inc.

1 book signing:

Nov. 16 and 17, 12:30 p.m. – "Encyclopedia of United States Stamps and Stamp Collecting" by Rodney Juell

Events of interest:

Friday, Nov. 16 at 4:00pm - APS Town Hall Meeting hosted by Scott English

Saturday, Nov. 17 at 11:00AM - Screening of the documentary film "Freaks & Errors: A Rare Collection"

Several other talks and meetings throughout the weekend. See the show website for more information: http://chicagopex.org/chicagopexcurrent.html


Bourse list as of October 9:

A to Z Stamps of Arizona. Tempe, AZ

AAA Stamp & Coin. Lansing, MI

Antonio Torres. London, United Kingdom

Bardo Stamps. Buffalo Grove, IL

Christoph Gartner Auctions. Germany

Coast Philatelics. Costa Mesa, CA

Colonial Stamp Co. Los Angeles, CA

Compustamp. Scottsdale, AZ

Connoisseur Stamps & Collectibles. Chicago, IL

Croakers Collectibles. McFarland, WI

Crown Colony Stamps. Bellaire, TX

D & E Stamps. Riverdale, IL

D + P Stamps. Chula Vista, CA

David Alex. Glenview, IL

Dennis Hillen Stamps. Prospect Heights, KY

Denny Peoples. Indianapolis, IN

Don Tocher/U.S. Classics. Sunapee, NH

Double 'J' Stamps. Arlington Heights, IL

Dutch Country Auctions. Wilmington, DE

Eric Jackson. Leesport, PA

Etradegoods. Carmel, IN

Fairwind Philatelics. Beaufot, NC

Filat AG/Richard Johnson. Zuerich, Switzerland

Fox River Stamps. Salem, WI

Fred Boatwright. Hawk Point, MO

Gary Posner, Inc. Rockville Centre, NY

George Enstrom, Ltd. Byron, IL

Gold Path, Inc. Carmel, IN

H.B. Philatelics. Florissant, MO

House of Zion. Redwood City, CA

Hunt & Co. Austin, TX

James E. Lee. Oak Brook, IL

James Taff. Sacramento, CA

Kay & Company. Edmond, OK

Kremel's Korner. Villa Park, IL

Kurt Schau. Petaluma, CA

Labron Harris. Glen Echo, MD

Len Farrell Stamps. Brookfield, IL

Linn's Stamp News. Sidney, OH

Long Island Philatelics. Smithtown, NY

Mark C. Reasoner. Columbus, OH

MCXI Philatelics. Libertyville, IL

Markest Stamp Co. Lynbrook, NY

Mountainside Stamps. Mountainside, NJ

Newport Harbor Stamp Co. Newport Beach, CA

Pack-Rat Covers. Oshtemo, MI

PSAG. Melbourne, FL

R.A. Houser Stamps. Williamsport, PA

RASLAD Enterprises. Gallup, NM

Richard Friedberg. Meadville, PA

Riverbank Treasures. New Lisbon, WI

Robertson Tracy Enterprises. Glendale, CA

Roy's Stamps. St. Catherines, ON, Canada

Rusty Shoaf. West Lafayette, IN

Schoonmaker Enterprises. Richfield, MN

Scott Mitchell. La Grange, IL

Smyth's Stamp Shoppe. Onalaska, WI

Stamp Art. Lincoln City, OR

Stamp Center of Texas. Boerne, TX

Stamp King. Chicago, IL

Stamps 'N' Stuff. Des Moines, IA

Stanley Piller. Alamo, CA

Stephen T. Taylor. Surbiton, Surrey, United Kingdom

Sterling Stamps. Brighton, MI

Terry Kurzinski. Cherry Valley, IL

The Classic Collector. Syracuse, NY

The Classic Philatelist. Crossville, TN

Toga Associates. Fairfield, CT

Triple S Postal History, Inc. Urbana, OH

United Nations Postal Administration. New York City

United States Postal Service. Itasca, IL

Victoria Stamp Co. Sharon Springs, NY

Village Stamp & Coin. Zionzville, IN

Volovski Rarities. Thomaston, CT

Wayne Gehret. Ephrata, PA

Webster F. Stickney. Parker, CO

Weisz Stamps & Covers. New Orleans, LA

Willard S. Allman. Franklin Lakes, NJ

The bourse diagram that they are providing on the website is a low-resolution Nth-generation scan, not very useful. So I've created one that has all of the dealers in their respective booths.

I contacted the bourse coordinator and offered it to them to use, also saying that I'd be happy to update it as the show dates approach, but never received any response. Oh well.

High res printable PDF link:

https://revenue-collector.com/2018C...eDiagram.pdf

Dan,

Thanks very much for doing that. Looks better than anything I've seen as a boothholder during the past 18 years...Will suggest to Charles & Team that they use it in the next show program and on the website.

See you there,

Steve

www.stephentaylor.co.uk

Just a reminder that this show starts on Friday. I'm driving up tomorrow morning.

Attended this show for 20 years ,it first was Richard Drews Stamp Auctions ,then Regency Auctions for many years ,always a good time especially after hours at the bar.