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ROPEX 2007 Rochester National Stamp Exhibition
An APS "World Series of Philately" Event

Friday, May 18 - Sunday, May 20

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ESL Sports Centre, 2700 Brighton Henrietta Townline Rd.
Free Admission and Parking!   Hours: 11-6, 10-5, 10-3

Honoring: 50th Anniversary of Sputnik (Friday), Ice Hockey (Saturday), 100th Anniversary of Scout Camps (Sunday)

Days Hours Mins Secs to ROPEX 2007!

General inquiries about the show may be E-mailed here or addressed to: Stamp Show, PO Box 10206, Brighton Station, Rochester, NY 14610-0206 Phone: 585-266-2524

2007 Schedule & Events

For Exhibitors...

Grand Award Handmade Square Tropical Leaf Découpage Mirror

Reserve Grand Handmade Circular Moon and Floral Découpage Mirror

Single Frame Grand Handmade Oval Art Nouveau Style Tiled Mirror

Larry R. Moriarty Sr. Memorial Award/Youth Grand Handmade Square Art Nouveau Style Tiled Mirror

Dusty Miller Award Bicycle Mobile for a RPA member Postal History

Andy Hale Award Collector's Magnifier for a RPA Member Non-Postal History

-Title page - Plan page - Synopsis page

(191 frames now reserved- click here to see the frame layout)

(Click here to see the Awards Palmares)

1 Frame
Karen M. Barber	Adult Thematic 1 frame	The Gentle Art of the Snowman	A one frame look at the snowman - building of it and uses of it artistically and for advertising.
Diane Bombard	Adult Illustrated Mail 1 frame	ACE Art Cover Exchange	Examples of handmade postally used modern covers created by members of the organization. Artwork in a variety of styles are shown.
Fred Fawn	Adult Postal 1 frame	Hungary- First Madonna Issue: Two-Currency Frankings 1921-1925	This exhibit focuses on a unique method of franking: The short-time usage of the inflationary Madonna stamps in combination with the new Pengo-filler stamps.
Ken Lawrence	Adult Postal 1 frame	Innovative and Versatile: First Issue United States Stamped Envelopes 1853-1860	How stamped envelopes added new dimensions to written communication during the brief dynamic antebellum era of national expansion driven by the California gold rush.
David Y. Lu	Adult Postal 1 frame	The Shanghai-Manchouli Flight by Eurasia Aviation Corporation (April-June, 1931)	This one frame exhibit displays the various FFCs from each stoppage cities, their commemorative CDS and the airmail surcharge fee due to different sectional calculations.
Robert L. Markovits	Adult Postal 1 frame	Cheapskates	A 100+ year sampling of postal misuse of US postal cards and stationery by design or in error by mailers.
David Schue	Adult Thematic 1 frame	Sputnik Programs and Hockey	A brief and fun look at two of the three ROPEX 2007 themes illustrated through postage stamps from around the world.
Jeffrey Shapiro	Adult Postal 1 frame	The 5c Prexie Blues	A selection of rates on commercially-used covers from the late-Thirties through the late-Fifties, franked solely with the 5c Prexie issue.
Gregory Shoults	Adult Postal 1 frame	Washington and Franklin Coils- 1910 Issue Perf 8.5 ONE FRAME GRAND AWARD	This exhibit features the 1910 perf 8.5 Washington and Franklin coils. It shows the basic production and usages of the five denominations of the issue.
Gregory Shoults	Adult Postal 1 frame	Washington and Franklin Coils- 1912 Issue Perf 8.5	This exhibit highlights two changes in stamp design for the 1912 issue. It shows examples of coil production and various domestic and foreign usages on cover.
William Schultz	Adult Postal 1 frame	Chester County, PA Multiple Stamp Usages 1856 to 1896	Highlights the routes, markings, rates, and usages from small Chester County post offices in south-eastern Pennsylvania utilizing covers with multiple stamps.
William Schultz	Adult Postal 1 frame	The Sweet Sixteen- Earliest Pennsylvania Post Offices	Presents an historical review honoring the 16 earliest Pennsylvania Post Offices underscoring the early development of the postal system.
Multi-Frame
Leonard Andexler	Adult Display 5 frames	The Space Race from International Geophysical Year to Gemini 12	Display exhibit of USSR and USA satellite launch and recovery covers and stamps including autographs of cosmonauts and astronauts.
Duncan H. Barber	Adult Postal 4 frames	Timbromanie	"Timbromanie" is a special study from the perspective of stamp exhibiting and judging.
Jonathan Becker	Adult Postal 8 frames	The Conquest and British Administration of Palestine, 1914-1920 RESERVE GRAND AWARD	This exhibit shows mail of the British Army/Imperial Forces that conquered Ottoman Palestine/adjacent territories, then mail of the Military Administration period that followed.
George F. DeKornfeld	Adult Postal 3 frames	Hudson, New York Post Marks and Postal Markings 1794 to 1900	Two part postal history exhibit: Part 1:Stampless Era; Part 2:Stamp Era (up to 1900). Shows officially applied markings (cds, handstamps killers,etc).
Thomas M. Fortunato	Adult Thematic 3 frames	Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries- Idioms Illustrated and Explained	An interactive fun look at a number of English language expressions shown through a variety of postal elements. See an online version by clicking here
Art Groten, MD	Adult Display 5 frames	Are We There Yet? Adirondack Hotels: The Classic Period to World War I	This display class exhibit looks at the Golden Era of the Adirondack Hotel, large and small, c. 1860-1915.
Regis Hoffman	Adult Display 6 frames	Letters to the Stars	Hollywood fan mail from the silent era to the present day.
David Hopper	Adult Postal 5 frames	The Circular Datestamps and Provisional Markings of the Queensland TPOs	Provisional and TPO cds markings of Queensland, Australia up to 1932. Used mostly as transit markings, a significant proportion is shown as primary cancelers.
Alice Johnson	Adult Display 2 frames	Jamestown, Virginia- Cradle of the Nation	Display telling the story of Jamestown, Virginia, from its 1607 settlement to the present day as it readies for its 400th anniversary.
Kurt Laubinger	Adult Illustrated Mail 10 frames	Hand-Drawn and Hand-Painted Cachets by Watercolor Artist Vaughn Hord 1980-1993	An exhibit showing mostly First Day covers for commemoratives, definitives, expedited mail, and duck hunting stamps.
John Macco	Adult Illustrated Mail 5 frames	Apollo Soyuz Test Project	Crew selection and training, prelaunch tests, launch, rendezvous and docking, recovery and commemoration by many nations of the first joint space venture ever attempted.
Clinton Many	Adult Postal 8 frames	A Rate Study of the "Admiral" Stamps of Canada 1912-1928	The postal rates of Canada throughout the tumultuous periods before, during and after WWI as new services were introduced or changed by the Canadian Postal Service.
Robert L. Markovits	Adult Postal 8 frames	The United States Special Delivery Issues of the 19th Century 1885-1902: The Running Messenger GRAND AWARD	A traditional exhibit showing essays, trial color proofs, proofs, stamps and postal history, including the US possessions of the issues.
Herbert McNaught	Adult Postal 9 frames	Canada- 1897 Diamond Jubilees	Traditional study of the issue with die and plate proofs, proofs, plates and imprints, re-entries, specimens, forgeries, perfin, and cancellations with Canadian and international usages.
Robert Meegan	Adult Postal 3 frames	The U.S. Bank Notes: Identification and Major Variations
Robert Meegan	Adult Postal 10 frames	The U.S. Large Bank Note Era of 1870 to 1890: A study of Domestic, Territorial, and International Rates
Theresa Meegan	Adult Postal 3 frames	Foxes	The beautiful fox in nature and fables.
Napoleon	Adult Display 7 frames	It Would Be Sacrificing the Nation's Honor	Postal and non-postal material showing the effects of WWI on unoccupied Belgium and its people.
Walter Orton III	Adult Postal 3 frames	Pioneer Telegraph Companies of the Northeast	Covers and telegraphs from northeast companies in the pre-Western Union acquisition era, including items from the Civil War with revenue tax applied.
Orville F. Osborne	Adult Postal 5 frames	Zemstvos- The Russian Rural Post System	Early stamps of the Russian Rural Post system, single and two design stamps, the hand printed issues and some special studies of the Zemstvo Post.
Ed Powell	Adult Thematic 8 frames	Panama Canal: The Channel Between The Seas	The Canal from its discovery, to first dreams of uniting the oceans, to the events which led to its construction and transfer back to Panama.
David T. Robinson	Adult Illustrated Mail 3 frames	United States Non-denominational "A" Eagle Rate Change Stamp	A First Day Cover collection in alphabetical order of cachet designers in all formats the stamps were issued in.
Kurt Schau	Adult Postal 5 frames	Orange Free State: The Republic 1868 to 1900	An exhibit displaying stamps, postal history, archival material of issued adhesives, latest research on postal rates and census of key postal history items.
Eleanor Steeb	Adult Display 4 frames	Everybody Must Get Stoned (but not Bob Dylan's version)	This display exhibit details man's relationship with stones, from early caveman time to modern day, explaining their discovery, mining, processing and usages. See an online version by clicking here
Raymond M. Stone	Adult Illustrated Mail 4 frames	5c Circus Wagon	Released August 31, 1990 in Syracuse, this definitive workhorse is shown in a traditional first day cover study of cancels and cachets of the issue.
Raymond M. Stone	Adult Illustrated Mail 5 frames	10c Canal Boat	Buffalo, NY hosted the first day release of this stamp April 11, 1987. This FDC exhibit displays official and unofficial cancels along with various cachets.
Non-Competitive Invited
Conrad Novick	Adult Illustrated Mail 7 frames (Non- competitive)	Space... the Final Frontier -- on US First Day Covers	A display of United States 'space' stamp issues on first day covers ranging from 1948 to 2006 presented in an unconventional display method.
Raymond M. Stone	Adult Postal 6 frames (Non- competitive)	Woldenberg POW Camp	A sampling of the philatelic issues of the World War II POW camp at Woldenberg, housing over 6,000 Polish officers 50 miles northwest of Poznan.
Florence H. Wright	Adult Thematic 7 frames (Non- competitive)	Stamping Out Tuberculosis	This exhibit tracks tuberculosis through history, its victims, causes and cures, using stamps and other philatelic material as well as seals issued for anti-tuberculosis benefit.
Youth
Alyssah Xeniah C. Alcala	Youth (age 13) Thematic 3 frames	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II	The illustrious life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II using postage stamps and other related philatelic materials issued by various issuing entities around the world.
Andrew All	Youth (age 9) Thematic 1 frame	HockeyMania	Exhibiting hockey stamps, covers, first day covers and souvenir sheets from around the world.
Andrew Hodge	Youth (age 12) Thematic 4 frames	Baseball	A look at the sport of baseball, its leagues, its teams, its players and its stadiums.
Chris Hodge	Youth (age 13) Thematic 4 frames	Sailing Ships and the Sailors who Sailed Them	In this exhibit, I am going to talk about different kinds of sailing ships, the people who used them , and how they were used.
Tim Hodge	Youth (age 15) Thematic 5 frames	Falconiforms	This exhibit shows some of the many species of birds of prey, their characteristics, behavior use as national symbols, falconry and conservation.

1840-1950 Mostly Stamps Table 17	PO Box 423 Milford, NH 03055-0423	hstamps@jlc.net	US, British Empire and worldwide- stamps, covers, lots
Dave Allego Table 16	648 Merchant St, Ambridge, PA 15003	allego1@comcast.net	Worldwide covers, cinderellas, ephemera
Tom Baron Covers Table 23	PO Box 1339, Long Beach, NY 11561-1339	tomcovers@aol.com	20th century US covers
Covercrazy2 Table 8	PO Box 119, Alton, NH 03809	elwyn@elwyndoubleday.com	Covers
Donofrio Stamps Table 21	110 Chestnut Dr, Rochester, NY 14624	pshadow@rochester.rr.com	US and worldwide stamps
Al Greco Stamps Table 6	1190 Nolan Rd, Macedon, NY 14502	agreco@agopen.com	US and worldwide stamps, US and Canadian revenues
Geezer's Tweezers Table 25	PO Box 65010, Baltimore, MD 21209-5010	philwb4fdt@hotmail.com	US and worldwide covers, FDCs, lots
William H. Hatton Table 7	PO Box 622 Piqua, OH 45356	bill_hatton@tmail.com	US stamps, US/foreign covers, postcards, literature
Swamy Iyer Table 20	PO Box 697 Pittsford, NY 14534-0697	(585) 223-8561 http://www.siyer.com/ swamy@siyer.com	USA, Japan, China, Manchukuo, Ryukyus, Asia, worldwide
Lakewood Stamps Table 5	1656 W 40th St Erie, PA 16509	res106@aol.com	US and topical new issue stamps (inc. Disney, WWF)
Steve Malack Stamps Table 3	PO Box 5628 Endicott, NY 13763	(607) 862-9441 http://www.malack.com/ malackweb@aol.com	Quality US stamps-graded mint/used, plate blocks/ sheets
McLeod's Stamp and Coin Table 9	2423 Monroe Ave Rochester, NY 14618	(585) 244-0240 jkellas3@rochester.infi.net	US and worldwide stamps, covers, supplies
John Nunes Table 18	80 Fredericks Rd Scotia, NY 12302	nunesnook@aol.com	US and worldwide covers, ephemera
Phantom Stamps Table 10	PO Box 395 Manchester, NY 14504	vdelgatto@rochester.rr.com	US and worldwide covers, ephemera
Quality Stamps Table 14	PO Box 1905 Venice, FL 34284-1905	(941) 376-5689 qualitystamps@verizon.net	Free appraisals, buying, US & worldwide stamps & covers
Ried Stamps Table 11	216 Robisch Hill Rd, Callicoon, NY 12723	(845) 887-5448 riedstamps@yahoo.com	US, UN, Canada, French Colonies, worldwide
John L. Rudnicki Table 13	25 Deforest Dr Brampton, ON Canada L4A 2Y1	(905) 495-0603 rudnicki@rogers.com	Poland/back of the book and collections, topicals inc. Europa
Suburban Stamp and Coin Table 4	PO Box 2378 Syracuse, NY 13220	merristamp@aol.com	US and worldwide stamps, US coins
Robert C. Swed Table 19	1204 Elderon Dr Wilmington, DE 19808	robertcswed@aol.com	US used stamps and covers, classic FDCs
Tom's Stamps Table 1	PO Box 470 Butler, PA 16003	tomsstamps2133@earthlink.net	Classic US mint/used and worldwide stamps, lots
Al "Doc" Turner Table 24	4013 Pinestead Dr Walled Lake, MI 48390	agturner@comcast.net	Classic US, British North America, Scandinavia
Doug Weisz US Covers Table 2	PO Box 1458 McMurray, PA 15317-1458	weiszcovers@adelphia.net	US covers (FDCs, naval, flights, events)
S J Willis Table 22	26 Rock Rose Way Ballston Spa, NY 12020-6309		US and foreign stamps
Larry Winum Table 15	PO Box 247 Walden, NY 12586-0247	(800) 914-8090 winum@frontiernet.net	US and Germany stamps and covers
Fred Zaganiacz Stamps Table 13	2339 Lambeth Dr Pittsburgh, PA 15241	fzaganiacz@adelphia.net	worldwide stamps/covers, US covers, topicals

Cachet Makers Bourse

Armstrong Cachets C1	PO Box 24663 Rochester, NY 14624-4663	karmstr2@rochester.rr.com	cachets
CL Cachets C2	PO Box 2053 Elkton, MD 21922-2053	clazfdc@yahoo.com	cachets
3-DLAZ Cachets C3	PO Box 2053 Elkton, MD 21922-2053	clazfdc@yahoo.com	cachets

Postal Administrations

United Nations Postal Administration	PO Box 5900, Grand Central Station New York, N.Y. 10163-5900	1-800-234-UNPA unpa@un.org
United States Postal Service