Friday, May 13 - Sunday, May 15

The Sports Centre at MCC, 2700 Brighton Henrietta Townline Rd.
Daily Admission $3 or $6 for all 3 days. Kids free. Free Parking.
Hours: Friday 11-6, Saturday 10-5, Sunday 10-3

Featuring
The Northeastern Multi-State Postal History Exhibiting Competition

Theme: 50 Years of Americans in Space

Days Hours Mins Secs to ROPEX 2011!

General inquiries about the show may be emailed here or addressed to: ROPEX, PO Box 10206, Brighton Station, Rochester, NY 14610-0206 Phone: 585-752-6178

Exhibitors! Click here to view our PDF 2011 exhibit prospectus. Click here to apply using our 2011 online exhibit application, or click here to access our mail-in PDF 2011 application form.

Grand Award

Reserve Grand Award

One Frame Grand Award Small handmade Ecuadorian exotic wood box with fused glass top

Larry R. Moriarty, Sr. Award for a Thematic, Display, Revenue or Illustrated Mail exhibit

Dusty Miller Award Bicycle mobile for a RPA Member exhibiting Postal History

Andy Hale Award for a RPA Member Non-Postal History

Most Popular Cup Trophy as Voted by ROPEX Visitors

American Philatelic Society Medal and Ribbon of Excellence- Pre-1900 Material Medal and Ribbon of Excellence- 1900-1940 Material Medal and Ribbon of Excellence- 1940-1980 Material Medal and Ribbon of Excellence- Post-1980 Material Medal and Ribbon for Research Excellence

American Topical Association First Award (medal and ribbon) Second Award (medal and ribbon) Third Award (medal and ribbon) Youth Award (medal and ribbon)

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors Award of Honor- Excellence in Presentation Not Winning a Gold Medal (2- cloisonné pin) Creativity in Philatelic Exhibiting Award (gold pin) AAPE Youth Grand- winner enters AAPE’s Youth “Champion of Champions” (certificate, ribbon) Novice Award- Best Exhibit of a First Time Exhibitor (AAPE year membership, exhibiting book)

American Airmail Society Best Multi-frame Air Mail Exhibit Winning a Vermeil or Gold min. 3 entries (gold medal and ribbon)	American First Day Cover Society Best Exhibit of First Day Covers with 75% or more FDCs minimum 2 entries (plaque)	American Philatelic Congress Excellence in Written Text (Congress book)
American Revenue Association Best Multi-frame Revenue Exhibit Award Winning a Silver, Vermeil or Gold (medal, ribbon and certificate)	Empire State Postal History Society Best New York State Postal History Exhibit Winning a Vermeil or Gold minimum 2 entries (Waterford clock)	Postal History Society Best Exhibit of Postal History minimum 6 entries (magnifier)
United States Philatelic Classics Society Best U.S. Exhibit up to the First Bureau Issue of 1894 Earning a Vermeil or Gold and Not Winning this Award in a 24 Month Period (gold medal)	United States Stamp Society Statue of Freedom Award Best U.S. Exhibit from 1847 Onwards Winning a Vermeil or Gold (medal)	Women Exhibitors Sterling Achievement Award Merit for Any Exhibit in Philatelic/Subject Knowledge, Material or Treatment Winning a Bronze, Silver-Bronze or Silver (medal)

133 frames reserved (131 competitive, 2 non-competitive)

* denotes an exhibiting RPA member, ‡ denotes a novice national exhibitor
-Title page - Plan page - Synopsis page

Click to view the 2010 Awards Palmares. Click to view the 2010 exhibit frame layout.

1 Frame		Title	Description
Fred Fawn	Adult Class 1 frame	Nova Scotia 1851-1863: The Preliminaries	Die essays, die proofs, trial color dies, perforated proofs, both trade proofs, all plate proofs, all types and color specimens, unique and unrecorded items. [Postal]
Larry Lyons	Adult Class 1 frame	New Orleans Carriers 1851-1860	This exhibit will show all of the New Orleans carrier handstamps used 1851-1860. [Postal]
Robert L. Markovits	Adult Class 1 frame	The 7¢ Stanton Entires 1871-1875	Scott #U88 7 cent vermillion. The definitive study of proofs, essays and postal history. [Postal] Click here to see an online version
Conrad Novick	Adult Class 1 frame	The Single Page Exhibit	An exhibit presenting to the public and the philatelic community the feasibility of the single page exhibit in competitive philatelic exhibiting. [Postal] Click here to see the current version online
Alan Parsons*	Adult Class 1 frame	19th Century Railroad Postal Markings Related to Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung and Tioga Counties, NY	By use of 19th century railroad postal markings the exhibit traces growth of railroad mail service to 1900 in four contiguous "southern tier" NY counties. [Postal]
Phillip J. Stager	Adult Class 1 frame	The Royal Palm	A one frame exhibit and geographical study of the world's premier landscape palm in nature and the urban environment. [Thematic] Click here to see a prior version online
Harlan Stone	Single Frame 1 frame	Private Advertising Officially Imprinted on Swiss Postal Envelopes	All-over advertisements on envelope fronts and embossed seals on back flaps. [Postal]
Multi-Frame		Title	Description
Dr. Edwin J. Andrews	Adult Class 7 frames	Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck: The Events and Times that Molded the Man	Display exhibit detailing the events, times, people and places that influenced the life and exploits of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck; soldier, politician, activist and author. [Display]
John Lighthouse*‡	Adult Class 3 frames	U.S. Revenue Stamps – First Issue: “Using Commerce to Fund the Civil War”	A view of our history through Civil War documents and the revenue stamps used to aid in funding that war and subsequent debt. [Revenue]
Robert L. Markovits	Adult Class 10 frames	United States Special Delivery 1922-1997: The Last 75 Years	Stamps, proofs, trial colors, design sources and postal history documenting the end of the system. [Postal]
Robert P. Meegan*	Adult Class 10 frames	United States Domestic Letter Rates, 1800 to 1900	A study of the domestic letter rates in effect from the Act of 1799 to the beginning of the 20th Century. [Postal]
Orville F. Osborne	Adult Class 9 frames	Zemstvos - An Introduction to the Russian Rural Post	From 1870 to 1917, a rural post system operated within remote rural areas (Zemstvos) of western Russia. This exhibit displays many of these stamps. [Postal]
Alan Parsons*	Adult Class 5 frames	Corning, NY Postal History Including DPOs Now Serviced by the Corning Post Office	An examination of mail handling from 1834 to date in the area now covered by the Corning NY post office. [Postal]
Alan Parsons*	Adult Class 5 frames	The Sullivan Commemorative of 1929	A postal division first day cover exhibit focusing on the stamp, official and unofficial first day covers, cancel varieties and cachets of the issue. [Postal]
Daryl Reiber	Adult Class 6 frames	Ethiopia: Overprints on the 1919 Animals & Rulers Definitives	This exhibit presents the overprinted 1919 Animals and Rulers definitives and the postal rates used between 1919 and 1928. [Postal]
Gregory Shoults	Adult Class 5 frames	Washington and Franklin Coils Rotary Press Issues 1914-1922	The exhibit shows production of the rotary press coils with domestic, foreign, and war rate postal usages of the time period. [Postal]
Phillip J. Stager	Adult Class 3 frames	Bamboo	A display exhibit that tells the story of bamboo and its relation to nature and man. [Display] Click here to see a prior 1 frame version online
Phillip J. Stager	Adult Class 10 frames	From Mine to Mill 1900-1975	A picture post card exhibit that studies the transport of iron ore from the mines in the Lake Superior region to the lower lake ports. [Postcard] Click here to see a prior version online
Eleanor A. Steeb*	Adult Class 4 frames	Everybody Must Get Stoned (but not Bob Dylan’s version)	The exhibit discusses all manner of stones from early man to the present. Covers aspects of discovery, usage, fascination and myths as well as related aspects. [Display]
Harlan F. Stone	Adult Class 10 frames	Switzerland's Domestic and International Postal Services during July 1, 1862 - November 30, 1891	Great variety of mixed frankings from 10 different postal issues. Ten covers recorded with unique mixed frankings, special rates, postmarks, or destinations. [Postal]
Raymond M. Stone	Adult Class 4 frames	The 5.9¢ Bicycle	A first day cover exhibit of this U.S. transportation coil stamp issued for nonprofit mail use on February 17, 1982 in Wheeling, WV. [Illustrated Mail]
Raymond M. Stone	Adult Class 4 frames	The 13.2¢ Coal Car	Issued on July 19, 1988 in Pittsburgh, PA, this bulk rate US transportation coil definitive is explored through first day covers, cachets, and stamp combos. [Illustrated Mail]
Stephen L. Suffet*	Adult Class 4 frames	Rates and Usages of the United States One Cent Liberty Series Stamp: 1954-1966	This exhibit documents many ways the stamp was used in its day, as well as much of the basic postal rate structure of the time. [Postal]
Steve P. Turchik	Adult Class 10 frames	The Usage of Switzerland's Imperforate Sitting Helvetia issue of 1854-1863	A premier world-class "Strubel" exhibit showing used examples of 32 basic varieties, destinations, bisects, production varieties, postmarks, and frankings. [Postal]
Hideo R. Yokota	Adult Class 10 frames	U.S. Air Mail Special Delivery Issues of 1934-1936	A traditional U.S. exhibit exploring the preproduction, production and postal usages of the 3 different 16c Air Mail Special Delivery issues. [Postal]
Youth		Title	Description
James Chenevert	Youth Class (age 13) 1 frame	Security Features of United States Postage Stamps 1974-2009	The exhibit displays security features introduced on U.S. postage stamps between 1974 and 2009, including microprinting, hidden images, exotic perforations, special inks, holographics, etc. [Postal]
Christian Kemp	Youth Class (age 9) 1 frame	Olympic Ovations	This one frame youth thematic exhibit features Olympic sporting events on stamps and covers. [Thematic]
Lorah Wilson	Youth Class (age 14) 3 frames	Animals Around the World	This youth thematic exhibit examines domestic and wild animals from all over the world. [Thematic]
Court of Honor		Title	Description
Gregory Shoults	Non-Comp. 1 frame	Washington and Franklin Coils 1910 Issue	The exhibit shows the production of the coils with domestic and foreign usages. [Postal]
Non-Competitive		Title	Description
Raymond M. Stone	Non-Comp. 1 frame	Honoring Boy Scout Philately	A small sample of scouting stamps and covers from around the world.