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ROPEX 2009 Rochester National Stamp Exhibition
An APS "World Series of Philately" Event

Friday, May 15 - Sunday, May 17

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

Themes:
Abraham Lincoln and the Lincoln Penny

Days Hours Mins Secs

to ROPEX 2009!

General inquiries about the show may be
emailed here or addressed to:
ROPEX, PO Box 10206, Brighton Station,
Rochester, NY 14610-0206
Phone (toll-free): 877-467-0970
(Click here to download a ROPEX PDF brochure)
(Click here to download a Rochester PDF brochure)

Welcome to the ESL Sports Centre

(click the layout to see more about the Centre, click the map for directions)

We're in Rink #1 (without the ice!) at the ESL Sports Centre, 2700 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Road, on the campus of Monroe Community College. It has free wireless Internet access throughout, including in its restaurant and meeting rooms. The facility is handicap accessible.

The facility is south of the City of Rochester off of I-390 and 10 minutes away from the NY State Thruway and airport. Nearby are several moderately-priced hotels and motels, along with restaurants for every taste and budget. Marketplace Mall is down the road with well over 125 shops.

New to the Rochester area? Click

to learn more!

2009 Show Committee

Chairman: Dave Robinson
Awards: Raymond Stone, Ada Prill
Banquet: Raymond Stone
Bourse: Dave Robinson
Cachet and Cancel Designs:
Kelly Armstrong, Joe Doles
Cachet Sales: Chuck Schultz, Rick Kase
Exhibits: Thomas Fortunato Judges: Ann Triggle
Publicity: TBA
Raffle: Dave and Diane Bombard
RPA Hospitality Table: Chuck Schultz
Show Program: TBA
Staging: Joe Doles
Treasurer: Dave Robinson
Youth Activities: Mary Iman

2009 Special Events

"Early Bird" Bourse- Friday, 9:30-11 AM! Stamp dealers not reserving tables for ROPEX or interested collectors are invited to enter the show early for a $20 admission fee. The show opens to the public at 11 AM with free admission.

Feel lucky? Buy a $1 "You-Choose Raffle" ticket and select the prize you want to win from items donated by area merchants and RPA members. Tickets will be drawn on Sunday, May 17 at 1:30. You need not be present to win. See the current list of items! (For adults 18 and older.)

Throughout the Show- Members of the public are welcome to bring stamps and other philatelic items to the show to help identify them and get a free informal appraisal of their value. Visit the RPA table at the entrance for assistance.

Cachet Makers' Bourse- To be held Saturday between noon and 5 PM. Dealers will sell their own cachet covers for a variety of issues.

Just for Kids

The ROPEX Youth Booth will be open Saturday and Sunday with fun activities, electronic games and lots of free stamps and covers for kids to enjoy.

Youth 3-D Creative Exhibit Competition- Youngsters participate in this unique combination of artwork and philatelic elements. It encourages artwork with the inclusion of appropriate philatelic elements to represent a unified theme or idea. There is no entry fee for participating. Samples are above.

2009 Schedule & Events

Details are subject to change. All meetings are open to the public except as noted*.

Thursday, May 14
8 AM-6 PM.....ROPEX setup (exhibitors and dealers welcome 1-6 PM)

Friday, May 15
9:30-11 AM......"Early Bird" Bourse- $20 entry fee for interested collectors and dealers
11 AM.............Show opens, Welcome and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, show entrance
11 AM-6 PM....Prize drawings throughout the day
1-2 PM............ACE- Art Cover Exchange General Meeting (Room 1)
6 PM...............Show closes

Saturday, May 16
10 AM.............Show opens
10 AM-5 PM....Prize drawings and youth activities throughout the day
Noon-5 PM......Cachet Makers' Bourse
Noon-1 PM......Empire State Postal History Society Buy/Sell/Trade Hour (Room 1)
1-2 PM............Empire State Postal History Society Meeting (Room 1)
1-2 PM............Walk-Through Discussion of Exhibits (Frame 1- all welcome)
2-3 PM............American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Seminar (Room 1)
3-4:30 PM........Judges Exhibit Critique (Room 1)
5 PM...............Show closes
6 PM...............ROPEX Awards Banquet- ESL Sports Centre, cocktails 6-6:30, dinner 6:30

Sunday, May 17
10 AM-3 PM....Prize drawings and youth activities throughout the day
1-2 PM............Federation of New York Philatelic Societies Meeting (Room 1)
3 PM...............Show closes
3 PM...............Exhibitor's Reception and Exhibit Pickup

For Exhibitors...

2009 Judges

TBA

Major and RPA Awards for 2009

TBA

Grand Award
Reserve Grand
Single Frame Grand

Larry R. Moriarty Sr.
Memorial Award

Dusty Miller Award
Bicycle Sculpture
for a RPA Member
Postal History
Andy Hale Award
Collector's Magnifier
for a RPA Member
Non-Postal History
Most Popular
Small Silver Revere Bowl
as Voted by
ROPEX Visitors

2009 Exhibits

1 accepted exhibit, 5 frames reserved, 235 frames remain

* denotes an RPA member
-Title page - Plan page - Synopsis page

Reservations for exhibit frames are now open!

View the 2009 exhibit prospectus (PDF).
Fill out and submit online, or print and mail, the exhibitor application form.

1 Frame

Exhibitor
Name Adult Class
x frames Title Description

Multi-Frame

George
DeKornfeld Adult Class
5 frames The First 125 Years of Post Marks & Postal Markings of Hudson, New York Marcophily exhibit examining the evolution of post marks and postal markings (and their possible combinations) of the first chartered city in independent America.

For and About Dealers...

Interested in selling at the 2009 show?
Dealers should download the ROPEX Dealer Contract (PDF document) and the 2009 Floor Plan (PDF document). We offer some of the lowest table fees for a national WSP show. 2008 dealers may apply for their same table if ordered by September 1. The layout is subject to change.

Other area World Series national exhibitions around the same time in 2009:

Philatelic Show- May 1-3, Boxborough, MA

NOJEX- May 22-24, Secaucus, NJ

NAPEX- June 5-7, Washington, DC
Come to Rochester on your northeast swing of shows!

ROPEX visitors- Email your want lists to our dealers in advance of the show telling
them what you'd like them to bring for you. Just click on their email address.

2008 Dealers from Last Year

1840-1950 Mostly Stamps
Table 17 PO Box 423,
Milford, NH 03055-0423 (603) 673-7180
hstamps@jlc.net US, British Empire and
worldwide- stamps,
covers, lots

Dave Allego
Table 16 P.O. Box 69,
Salem, OH 44460 (234) 567-4181
dallego@neo.rr.com Worldwide covers,
cinderellas, ephemera

Bardo Stamps
Table 21 PO Box 7437,
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 (847) 634-2676
jfb7437@aol.com US #1 to present

Tom Baron Covers
Table 25 PO Box 1339,
Long Beach, NY 11561-1339 (516) 763-9205
tomcovers@aol.com 20th century US covers

Finger Lakes International
Table 8 PO Box 5
Shortsville, NY 14548-0005 (585) 289-6395
flstamps@rochester.rr.com Switzerland, Germany-
stamps and covers

France International
Table 23 PO Box 580
Gibsonia, PA 15044 (724) 443-8580
http://www.stampsbythemes.com/
stamps@salsgiver.com Worldwide thematic and
topical specialties

Geezer's Tweezers
Table 26 PO Box 65010,
Baltimore, MD 21209-5010 (410) 602-9030
philwb4fdt@hotmail.com US and worldwide
covers, FDCs, lots

Al Greco Stamps
Table 7 1190 Nolan Rd,
Macedon, NY 14502 (315) 986-7948
alfredgreco@verizon.net US and worldwide
stamps, US and
Canadian revenues

William H. Hatton
Table 28 PO Box 622,
Piqua, OH 45356-0622 (937) 778-9207
bill_hatton@tmail.com US stamps, US/foreign
covers, postcards,
literature

Iron City Stamp and Coin
Table 29 PO Box 25
Bath, NY 14810 (716) 331-3321
irnctystamp@yahoo.com US and Canada mint/used,
US coins, supplies

Swamy Iyer
Table 14 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 6 1656 W 40th St
Erie, PA 16509 (814) 866-0352
res106@aol.com US and topical new issue
stamps (inc. Disney, WWF)

Howard R. Lutz
Table 11 PO Box 26
Cortland, OH 44410 (330) 924-5124
howrex2@aol.com Worldwide collections,
US BOB, British colonies

Steve Malack Stamps
Table 4 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

Barry Mann
Table 22 25 Hillside
White Plains, NY 10601 (914) 428-6061
Worldwide scout philately

John Nunes
Table 9 80 Fredericks Rd
Scotia, NY 12302 (518) 399-8395
nunesnook@aol.com US and worldwide
covers, ephemera

Phantom Stamps, Coins
& Supplies
Table 30 PO Box 395,
Manchester, NY 14504-0395 (585) 289-3652
vdelgatto@rochester.rr.com US and worldwide
stamps, covers,
topicals, supplies

Plateblocketc
Table 10 PO Box 2552
Fort Myers Beach, FL 33932-2552 (678) 595-7827
http://www.geocities.com/plateblocketc/
plateblocketc@yahoo.com US stamps, plate blocks
and covers

Les Rosen
Table 27 7724 Matchwood Ln,
Liverpool, NY 13090 (315) 652-9635
fdcsrfun@aol.com US and worldwide FDCs,
maxicards

Rosen Dollar Tables
Table 28 7724 Matchwood Ln,
Liverpool, NY 13090 (315) 652-9635
fdcsrfun@aol.com stamps, covers, etc.
everything $1 or less

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 5 PO Box 2378
Syracuse, NY 13220 (315) 452-0593
merristamp@aol.com US and worldwide
stamps, US coins

Robert C. Swed
Table 20 1204 Elderon Dr
Wilmington, DE 19808 (302) 994-6086
robertcswed@aol.com US used stamps and
covers, classic FDCs

Tom's Stamps
Table 2 PO Box 470
Butler, PA 16003 (724) 287-1931
tomsstamps2133@embarqmail.com Classic US mint/used and
worldwide stamps, lots

Al "Doc" Turner
Table 3 4013 Pinestead Dr
Walled Lake, MI 48390 (248) 363-7364
agturner@comcast.net Classic US, British
North America,
Scandinavia

VACANT
Table 19 Dealer pulled out

S J Willis Stamps
Table 12 26 Rock Rose Way
Ballston Spa, NY 12020-6309 (518) 306-4752 US and foreign stamps,
especially pre-1960

Laurence L. 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 18 2339 Lambeth Dr
Pittsburgh, PA 15241 (412) 833-6441
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

Area Hotels and Rates

ROPEX has reserved a block of rooms at the Best Western Marketplace Inn, only about a mile away from the ESL Centre at a rate of $99 per night, discounted from $129. It is within walking distance of several restaurants. Only 20 rooms are available at this price. Call the hotel directly to make reservations at 585-427-2700 and ask for the special “stamp show” rate.

Alternative hotel details are provided as a convenience for show-goers with 2008 non-event rates that may have changed. Add 14% tax to all prices. Many offer AAA and AARP discounts. Also check other Internet sites for possible discounts at these hotels. ROPEX 2009 is being held during the two-week Rochester Lilac Festival and graduation weekend for the Rochester Institute of Technology, as it was last year.

See where some of these hotels are located: Click here for a Google map
(SH)=free airport shuttle service (**)=closest to the show

* Best Western Marketplace Inn, 940 Jefferson Rd, Rochester, NY 14623 585-427-2700 $99 (**)(SH)
(includes free hot breakfast, after dinner dessert bar, local calls, in-room wireless Internet access)

* Comfort Suites, 2085 Hylan Dr, Rochester, NY 14623  585-334-6620   $135
* Country Inn & Suites, 4635 W Henrietta Rd, Rochester, NY 14467  585-486-9000   $127-148(w/ROPEX 15% discount)
* Courtyard Rochester, 30 Corporate Woods, Rochester, NY 14623  585-292-1000   $149 (SH)(**)
* Days Inn, 4853 W Henrietta Rd, Rochester, NY 14467  585-334-9300   $84
* Doubletree Inn, 1111 Jefferson Rd, Rochester, NY 14623  585-475-1510   $140 (SH)(**)
* Hampton Inn, 717 East Henrietta Rd, Rochester, NY 14623  585-272-7800   $125 (SH)(**)
* Holiday Inn Marketplace, 800 Jefferson Rd, Rochester, NY 14623  585-475-9190   $? (SH)(**)
* Homewood Suites, 2095 Hylan Dr, Rochester, NY 14623  585-334-9150   $129-159
* Microtel Inn, 905 Lehigh Station Rd, Rochester, NY 14467  585-334-3400   $54-64
* Radisson Hotel Airport, 175 Jefferson Rd, Rochester, NY 14623  585-475-1910   $109 (SH)
* Red Roof Inns, 4820 W Henrietta Rd, Rochester, NY 14467  585-359-1100   $107
* Residence Inn by Marriott, 1300 Jefferson Rd, Rochester, NY 14623  585-272-8850   $129-159 (SH)
* RIT Inn, 5727 W Henrietta Rd, Rochester, NY 14586  585-359-1800   $89-115 (SH)
* Super 8 Motel, 1000 Lehigh Station Rd, Rochester, NY 14467  585-359-1630   $78