Chicagopex - Itasca, IL Usa. Nov. 17-19, 2023

It's that wunnerful time of the year! I'll be onsite the day before the show, staying through Sunday, if anyone wants to meet up.

CHICAGOPEX 2023
November 17-19, 2023
Westin Chicago Northwest
400 Park Blvd
Itasca, IL 60143

https://chicagopex.org/chicagopexcurrent.html

Hours:

Friday, Nov. 17: 10AM - 6PM
Saturday, Nov. 18: 10AM - 6PM
Sunday, Nov. 19: 10AM - 4PM

Convening Societies:

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors
Collectors Club of New York
American Revenue Association
American First Day Cover Society

https://chicagopex.org/2023-conveni...cieties.html


Over 300 frames of exhibits. CHICAGOPEX is a WSOP event

Exhibits: https://chicagopex.org/philatelic-e...ts-2023.html


Bourse dealers (as of October 12):

A TO Z STAMPS. TEMPE, AZ
ANTONIO TORRES. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
BARDO STAMPS. BUFFALO GROVE, IL
BUYTHESTAMP. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL
C&D PHILATELICS. RUBY, VA
COAST PHILATELICS. COSTA MESA, CA
COLONIAL STAMP CO.. LOS ANGELES, CA
COMPUSTAMP. SCOTTSDALE, AZ
CONNOISSEUR STAMPS & COLLECTIBLES, INC.. CHICAGO, IL
CROWN COLONY STAMPS. BELLAIRE, TX
D + P STAMPS. CHIULA VISTA, CA
DANIEL F. KELLEHER AUCTIONS. DANBURY, CT
DAVID ALEX. GLENVIEW, IL
DENNY PEOPLES. INDIANAPOLIS, IN
DICK SMITH STAMPS. MIDDLESEX, NJ
DON TOCHER/US CLASSICS. SUNAPEE, NH
DOUBLE 'J' STAMPS. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL
DUTCH COUNTRY AUCTIONS. WILMINGTON, DE
ERIC JACKSON. LEESPORT, PA
ETRADEGOODS. COVINGTON, GA
FIRST CENTURY OF STAMPS. FENTON, MO
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
HUNT & CO.. AUSTIN, TX
ITTY BITTY STAMP COMPANY. HART, MI
JAMES TAFF. SACRAMENTO, CA
JFREEDOM STAMPS. LA GRANGE, IL
KS PHILATELICS. SMITHVILLE, IN
KURT SCHAU. PETALUMA, CA
L&J STAMPS. GOSHEN, IL
LABRON HARRIS. GLEN ECHO, MD
LEO STAMPS. LEANDER, TX
LONG ISLAND PHILATELICS. SMITHTOWN, NY
MARK C. REASONER. PROSPECT HEIGHTS, IL
MARKEST STAMP CO.. LYNBROOK, NY
MOUNTAINSIDE STAMPS. MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ
NEWPORT HARBOR STAMP CO.. NEWPORT BEACH, CA
NORTH STAR STAMPS. JEWELL, IA
PACK-RAT COVERS. OSHTEMO, MI
PAUL ASCHENBRENNER. WAUWAUTOSA, WI
R.A. HOUSER STAMPS. WILLIAMSPORT, PA
RASDALE STAMP CO.. WESTMONT, IL
RICHARD FRIEDBERG. MEADVILLE, PA
RIVERBANK TREASURES, LLC. NEW LISBON, WI
ROY'S STAMPS. ST. CATHERINES, ON, CANADA
RUSTY SHOAF. LAFAYETTE, IN
SCHOONMAKER ENTERPRISES. RICHFIELD, MN
SCOTT MITCHELL. LA GRANGE, IL
STAMP CENTER OF TEXAS. BOERNE, TX
STAMP KING. CHICAGO, IL
STAMP SMITH. KANSAS CITY, MO
STAMPS 'N' STUFF. URBANDALE, IA
STEPHEN T. TAYLOR. CLAYTON, ESHER, UNITED KINGDOM
STERLING STAMPS. BRIGHTON, MI
TELAH W. SMITH. ASHLAND, OH
THE MOUSE AND SUCH. ADRIAN, MI
TIGER COLLECTIBLES. STOUTSVILLE, MO
TRIPLE S POSTAL HISTORY, INC.. URBANA, OH
VILLAGE STAMP & COIN. ZIONZVILLE, IN
VOLOVSKI RARITIES. THOMASTON, CT
WEBSTER F. STICKNEY. PARKER, CO
WHEATON STAMP SERVICES. CAROL STREAM, IL
WYSTAMPS/YOUNGBLOOD INK. PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI

UNITED NATIONS POSTAL ADMINISTRATION.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE.

I plan to attend .

Stamp Collecting merit badge workshop is being offered h
This year on Saturday. Registration is through the Three Fires council council at https://scoutingevent.com/127-stamps

Glad that the stamp collecting merit badge is still going strong - I have mine from about 50 years ago.

Looking forward to returning to one of my favorite shows Stateside - this will be my 20th Chicagopex.

Steve

For those interested in the exhibits, here are the over 300 frames entered as of October 10 :


1-10
Philatelic Scripophily: Taking a Bite from the Bulls and the Bears. Revenue-Stamped Stock Certificates of the Civil War Tax Era, 1862-1872

11-15
French Activities in the Arctic 1828-1939

16-20
Evolution of the German Post Offices 'Kiautschou' China

21-26
The 3-cent 'Whooping Crane' Stamp of 1957

27-30
Denmark Wavy Line Issues 1905-1934

31-38
Mail Handling in the Confederate States of America by the Confederate Government and Private Individuals from Secession to Appomattox

39
The Earliest Black Portrayals on US Stamps 1864-1872

40
The 1861 1-Cent Franklin Issue/A Study of Domestic Rates

41
The Creation of the Border Between Two Irelands

42
The War Rate: United States Postal Rates and Fees from February 1, 1815 through March 30, 1816

43
Swiss Official Stamps for the International Refugee Organization, 1950-1952

44
Department of Finance 5-Hole OHMS Perfin Mail: 1923-1939

45
Mail Routes of Rupert's Land, British North America

46
The Mid-19th Century Start of Perforating in Great Britain and the United States

47
Perforating the Sheet Stamps of the U.S. Third Bureau Issue

48
The Dagger Issue of Bundi

49
Haiti's Leconte Issue of 1912

50
Dumont d'Urville Helps Reveal Antarctica

51
The 30¢ Roosevelt and 50¢ Taft Prexies Used Together

52
California Blues: The Iconic 1857 "Gold Rush Revenues"

53
Poland: Lublin Postal Administration Provisional Postal Cards December 1918-1919

54
Persia 1876, The First Portrait Issue of Nasser-eddin Shah Qajar

55
The Jacques Cartier Commemorative Issue of 1934

56
The Use of Boston's "Paid in Grid" Cancels 1851-59

57
The "Special Arrangement" between Liverpool and the U. S. - 1843-1848

58
The 10 Cent US Envelopes of 1870-1874

59
1861 Bicolor Envelope Usage - Unrecognized Rarity

60
Adhesive Stamps Used to Pay the 2c Tax on US Bank Checks, 1862-1883

61
New Jersey Pioneer Air Mail

62-66
United States Postal Counterfeits - The Classic Period to Modern Times, 1895-2004

67-74
Pre-U.P.U Mail Between the United States and Bremen

75-79
Origins and Consolidations of Western Union Telegraph Company and Its Rivalry with the U.S. Post Office Department: 1835-1899

80-89
Mexico First Issue By District: The 572 Stamp Set Challenge

90-92
Postal History Map of the United States of America

93-99
The U.S. Prevent Drug Abuse Stamp and Its First Day Covers

100-105
The Canadian Centennial Issue: Its First Day Covers and Uses

106-115
Georgia Bicentennial 1933

116-118
Hiram E. Deats: American Pioneer Philatelist

119-126
Netherlands Point Cancels

127-131
Haiti's Our Lady of Perpetual Help Issue of 1942

132-136
British Stamp Designs by Andrew Restall

137-141
Revenue Stamped Paper of the Spanish-American War Tax Era

142-144
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Issues of British Guiana

145
The Postal Stationery of the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) for Netherland New Guinea

146
Indian Convention State of Gwalior - Victorian Postal Stationery

147
Poland: Warsaw-Praga Post Offices October 1944-1945

148
Stage Coach Tickets and Travel Permits of Persia (1885-1925)

149
The First U.S. Postal Card 1873

150
The 2nd Definitive Map Stamp of Ireland 1922-1941

151
The Life of Saint Patrick

152
United States 1908 Issue, 10¢ Special Delivery Stamp Uses

153
Haiti's 50c Nord Alexis Stamp of 1904

154
Belgian Expansion into Est Africa 1915-1924

155
The American Phototype Two-Cent Instructive Clauses 1867-1872

156
Burma 1966 Locally Overprinted Official Stamps

157
China's United States Constitution Issue of 1939 & International Destination Usage

158
Washington & Franklin Coils 1908 Issue

159
Development of Star Die Envelopes and Wrappers

160
Imperial Russian Machine Cancels of Latvia: 1908-1917

161
Sir Roland Hill Death Centenary Stamp Designs

162
The Portuguese Nyassa Company - Postal Stationery

163
The Non-Denominated Domestic Air Letter Sheets of China (1948-1956)

164
Fiscal History of U.S. Whaling, 1862-1872

165-169
Wenden 1770 - 1919

170-174
Leeward Islands King George VI Definitives 1938-1954

175-179
The New York Postmaster Provisional

180-184
The Library of Congress Jefferson Building: A Postcard History

185-194
The Poland Flag Stamp of the United States Overrun Country Series

195-204
U.S. Stamps and Covers of the Overrun Countries Series 1943-44

205-211
The Amazing Cachets of Tom Mueller

212-214
Dominion of Canada Law Stamps

215-223
A Penny Saved…Coating Postal Cards for Reuse, 1876-1902

224
Graf Zeppelin LZ-127 1929 On Board Mail

225-234
U.S. First Day Covers of the Overrun Countries Series 1943-44

235-242
Rebel Documents, Yankee Stamps: How the Union Collected Its Stamp Taxes in the Confederacy, During Wartime Occupation and by Post War Retroactive Stamping

243
Postmaster Provisionals and Fake Surcharges of 1902 & 1952: Unauthorized Surcharges on U.S. Postal Cards

244
The 5¢ Taylor Envelopes of 1875 to 1882

245-252
U.S. Sesquicentennial Exposition 1926

253
Denmark - The Classic Skilling Period - 1851-1868 A Study of Uses

254
A Study of Postmarks Used by the German Post in Imperial China & Kiautschou

255-262
Washington & Franklin Rotary Press Coils & Coil Waste Issues 1914-1922

263
United Kingdom Censorship and Control of Press Mail by the Press & Censorship Bureau During WW II 1939-1945

264
The Lexington-Concord Issue of 1925

265-270
Walt Disney's Richest Superstar: $crooge McDuck

271-274
Twins of the Twentieth Century

275-284
The 1899-1910 Aguilitas Issue: The First Bicolor Stamps of Mexico

285-289
British and Irish Telegraph Development 1851 to 1901

290-294
The U.S. 8 cent Stamp Collecting Issue of 1972

295-299
Napoleon Bonaparte: from Waterloo to Hôtel des Invalide

300-303
The "Artist" Tax

304
San Francisco to New York Via Nicaragua with Commodore

I hope that everyone planning to stay at the Westin for the show already made their reservations. I just checked (since rates are so volatile, I always check weekly after making my reservation in the event rates drop). The show rate block is sold out and the regular rate has jumped leading up to the show. Rate is now almost $200 per night after taxes and fees... yipe!

I booked for 2 nights -- Fri and Sat ---- total including all taxes, fees, etc was $281 at the Westin (show hotel)....booked on Oct 23rd
Hope to see some friends there!!

I'll be spending the night(s) at home (I live downtown).

It will be my first time there with a dealer booth. KS Philatelics - US Possessions stamps, revenues, and Postal History, US Stamps, US APOs, and First Issues of the world.

Stop by to say hi.

Kurt

Good luck NumOnes. I probably have to skip this year because I have obligations in Minneapolis Friday and Saturday and don't think it's worth trying to scratch out a few hours.

How're things going, a day and a half(ish) in? Won't be there until tomorrow, sadly.

Lots of foot traffic both yesterday and today. Dealer sentiment appears to be up across the board from last year.

I was hoping to be able to salvage today, but I calculated out my driving time and I would have arrived after 2pm, so I passed. Too bad.

Hope everyone who made it had a good show.