DELPEX 2015 - Brandywine Valley Stamp Club

DELPEX
2015
Stamp Show & Bourse
Program
Commemorating the 240th Anniversary
of Paul Revere’s Ride
Saturday, April 18, 2015
10 AM - 5 PM
Nur Shrine Center
198 South DuPont Highway,
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Sponsored by the Brandywine Valley Stamp Club
Welcome to DELPEX 2015
In 2015, our DELPEX show commemorates the two hundred fortieth anniversary of
Paul Revere’s ride on April 18th, 1775. The subject was chosen partly because of the date:
today is the actual anniversary.
Paul Revere was a silversmith in Boston, Massachussets and his political sympathies lay
with those colonists who felt oppressed by their British overlords and wanted to become
an independent nation. Increasingly repressive taxes and measures taken by the military
governor, such as forcing residents to quarter his troops, led many to form groups which
secretly spied on troop movements and reported them to a network of rebels who took
action. The Boston Tea Party was one of these actions and Revere was an active participant,
actually one of the organizers, of the event.
Eventually, the British planned reprisals, and their planning to disarm the colonists led
to Paul Revere’s midnight ride to Lexington to warn the leaders of the rebellion that troops
were on the way. Contrary to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s description in his poem, he
was not alone and the word was spread by a multitude of riders. The poem was inaccurate
in many aspects, many deliberately to ease the flow of language.
Though he saw little military service, he was instrumental in preventing the British from
decapitating the leadership of the Massachussets patriots and disbanding the opposition to
British rule in the colonies. A short article on his ride appears in this program.
A warm welcome is extended to previous DELPEX visitors and newcomers alike. Take
your time examining the exhibits, but don’t forget to fill out the enclosed ballot naming
your favorite. The winner gets a special award. The dealers in our bourse area trade in a
wide range of philatelic material at very attractive prices. In the back of the room, the Postal
Service sub-station has on hand a full selection of recent issues plus a lot of older stock.
Their staff will be happy to service your show covers with a special cancel. The souvenir
covers are available at a separate table in the lobby, both unserviced and already prepared.
Many publications are available at our reception table at no cost.
Over the years, one of our show’s most popular features has been the bid board auction,
which closes at 3:30 PM. The lots are displayed all day on the bulletin boards at the side
of the room. Don’t forget to sign in at the reception desk so we can send an invitation next
year, especially since it’s the only way to be eligible for our great half-hourly door prize drawings. Above all, relax, enjoy the show and spend the day involved in your favorite hobby.
Bill Clark
Chairman, DELPEX 2015
Table of Contents
Welcome
Schedule of Events
Awards
Show Cover
Dealers
Exhibits
Floor Plan
Paul Revere Article
Committee
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DELPEX 2015 Events
Join the Auction Action!
Check Our Twenty-first Annual Bid Board.
Saturday, April 18th, 2015
10:00
Ongoing
10:30
10:30 - 3:30
3:30
3:30
5:00
Show Opens
Craft Activities
Judging of Exhibits
Door Prize Drawings on the ½ hour
Exhibits may be removed from frames
Bid Board Closes. Bidders Pay for Lots
Show Closes
Bid Board
The bid board auction is open to all attendees.
Successful bidders must be present or lot will revert
to next-highest bidder. A 15% commission is charged on
all lots.
Awards
All of the exhibits will be judged independently
according to DELPEX exhibition rules. First, Second
and Third Place ribbons will be awarded, if merited. The
special award below will also be given:
Robert & Dorothy Brandeberry
Memorial Award
The exhibit receiving the most ballots cast by the public
will be awarded the Robert and Dorothy Brandeberry
Memorial Award. Vote by filling out the ballot available
by the exhibits and place it in the box located there.
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The DELPEX 2015 Show Cover
This year’s DELPEX show souvenir cover is illustrated with an
illustration of Paul Revere on horseback as he rides through the
countryside around Boston warning the residents and militia of the
approach of the British troops toward Lexington and Concord in
what was to be the opening battle of the Revolutionary War. The
date of his historic ride coincides exactly with the date of DELPEX
this year.
The cancellation consists of a head-and-shoulders drawing of
Revere in colonial costume beside the text. The cover is franked with
a pair of the 25¢ Revere coil stamp of the 1964 Liberty Series, which
portrays him in his later years.
Both prepared covers and unstamped show covers for those who
wish to prepare their own are available at a table in the hall’s lobby.
The personnel at the USPS sub-station at the rear of the hall will
gladly apply a special show cancel for you.
The prepared covers are also available by mail from:
Mr. Walt Connelly
213 Trinity Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19804
All mail orders for covers must include a #10 size stamped
envelope and a check or money order in the amount of $2.00 per
cover payable to DELPEX. Please do not mail cash or postage stamps
in payment.
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The DELPEX Dealers
The DELPEX Dealers
1 - C & D Philatelics
P.O. Box 158
Ruby, VA 22545
[email protected]
2 - Dutch Country Auctions/The Stamp Center
U.S. & World-wide Stamps, Coins , FDCs, Postcards, etc.
4115 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803
www.dutchcountryauctions.com
(ads on inside front cover & page 16)
3 - R.J. Marolda
U.S. First Day Covers & General Foreign
142 Regina Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08619
4 - Lee Cooper Stamps
U.S., Plate Blocks, Classic & New Single & Sheets, PNCs
605 West Farms Rd.
Howell, NJ 07731
5 - K2 Collectible Stamps
U.S. and Worldwide, Supplies,
7315 beechtree Dr.
Middletown, MD 21769
[email protected]
(ad on page 17)
6 - Clarke Stamps
U.S., Revenues, British Colonies
P.O. Box 6034
Wilmington, DE 19804 (ad on page 14)
7 - Fisch’s Stamps
General Foreign Stamps, Covers, Odds & Ends
Postcards, Miscellaneous
3811 Nedla Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154
8 - Albert’s Stamps
U.S. Classics, Plate Blocks, Postal Stationery, Possessions, Modern
P.O. Box 230634
Brooklyn, NY 11223
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9 -Dunn Loring Stamps
World-wide
12233 Harbor Town Circle
Fairfax, VA 22033
e-mail: [email protected]
10 - Ryan’s 10¢ Stamps
Pick stamps at 10¢ each
80 Steele Way
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
11 - Robert C. Swed
U.S. and Foreign Postal History
1204 Elderon Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808-1910 (ad on page 15)
12 - Penn Valley Stamps
U.S. and Foreign Stamps from 1847 up
683 Edison Heights Road
Sunbury, PA 17801
(ad on page 13)
13 - Darrell Yeisley
U.S. & World-Wide Sets and Singles, Postcards
P.O. Box 282
Fawn Grove, PA 17321-0282
www.AGreatStampStore.com
14 - Hugh M. Clark
U.S.A., British, World-wide
1130 Loxford Terrace
Silver Spring, MD 20901
e-mail: [email protected]
15 - L & R Stamps
Canada and U.S.
7 Lynda Drive
Denver, PA 17517
16 - Geezers Tweezers
U.S. and Foreign Country Lots
1726 Reisterstown Rd., #103
Baltimore, MD 21208
geezerstweezers.com
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The DELPEX Dealers
17 - Frank G. Soeder
World-wide Stamps
P.O. Box 141
Arnold, MD 21012
Frames Exhibits
Title
Competitive
18 - W.D. “Bill” Snyder
Covers, Cinderellas, Ephemera, etc.
257 Ark Drive
Dallastown, PA 17313
19 - Robert J. Loller
United States Used Stamps
412 Lock Street
Chesapeake City, MD 21925
20 - 1840 - 1950 Mostly Stamps
Thousands of New Stamps, Covers and Collectibles
P.O. Box 423
Milford, NH 03055-0423
Judges
Tom Pesikey: Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Tom
holds bachelor’s degrees from both Penn State and Memphis
State Universities. After serving three years in the U.S. Air Force,
Tom was employed for ten years at Boeing Vertol and twentytwo at ICI/Astra-Zeneca. He’s married, with five children.
His collecting interests include mint and used United States
stamps, mint Bermuda and automobile topicals. Some of his
other interests are his church choir, classic sports cars, pistol and
rifle target shooting and also those Disney comics which have
been illustrated by Carl Barks.
Gerald Moss: Gerry has had a long time interest in cracks on
stamp printing plates. In 2003 he received the U.S. P.C.S.
Mortimer L. Neiken Award for Steel Used to Print the First Two
Issues of U.S. Stamps and has also been awarded the American
Philatelic Society’s Apfelbaum Award for New Views of the One
Cent 1855 “Big Crack”.
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Mail Order Mojo: The Postal History of the
DeLaurence Company
Daniel Piazza, Washington, DC
Curator, National Postal Museum
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Enclosed 5-cent Domestic Rates - U.S.P.O.
Acts of 1845 and 1851
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Auction Descriptions for the U.S. Specialist
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Perforating the Sheet Stamps of the U.S. Third
Bureau Issue, 1908 - 1922
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William Schultz, West Chester, PA
A humorous look at some of the tongue-in-cheek descriptions used by auctioneeers of philatelic material, especially in unillustrated lots.
John Hotchner, Falls Church, VA
This issue contains more perforation variation, experimentation and major errors than any definitive issue to date. This exhibits shows why.
John Hotchner, Falls Church, VA
Usages of the 4.5¢ Prexie
The purpose of this exhibit is to show some of the basic rates and
amazing usages of the 4.5¢ sheet and horizontal coil stamps.
John Hotchner, Falls Church, VA
11 - 13 The Great Americans Definitive Series, 1980 - 1999
This presentation includes all listed varieties except errors and attempts to explain why so many of the sixty-four subjects chosen were selected to be honored, though many of them are unfamiliar to the average person.
John Graper, Wilmington, DE
Non-Competitive
14-20 U.S. Special Handling, 1925 - 1959: The Stamps
and the Service
Never before has Special Handling been recognized as the forerunner of
today’s Priority Mail - for parcels. This exhibit presents for the first time the comprehensive story of this service for time-sensitive merchandise.
Robert Rufe, Hockessin, DE
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Paul Revere: Patriot, Silversmith and Industrialist
John Graper
Paul Revere was born in Boston, Massachusetts in
1734, the son of a French immigrant silversmith and
was the third of twelve children. He apprenticed with
his father and later assumed ownership of the business
and expanded it to include engraving. After the Stamp
Act depressed business in Boston, he took up dentistry
to supplement his income. During his lifetime, he was
considered the finest silversmith in the colonies.
He became a close friend of Dr. John Warren, one Copley Portrait, 1768
of his dental clients, who had similar political views. The two were among
the founders of the Sons of Liberty in 1765, a group of patriots advocating
freedom of the colonies from Britain. As an engraver, he frequently created
illustrations protesting British actions, including one of the Boston
Massacre in 1770.
In 1773, in reaction to the Townshend
Act prohibiting colonial merchants from
selling tea, yet taxing them, Revere and
Warren were among the ringleaders of
the Boston Tea Party, in which disguised
colonists boarded three British ships in
Boston Harbor and dumped their cargoes
overboard.
The Boston Committee of Public
Safety appointed Revere as a courier to
Philadelphia and New York City to report
on British actions to patriots there. He
is known to have made at least eighteen
trips in this capacity.
Boston Massacre, 1770
The British military governor, General Thomas Gage, dissolved the
Massachusetts Assembly, closed the port of Boston and required residents
to quarter his troops. At this time, Revere was a member of a group of about
thirty colonists called "mechanics" who secretly observed and reported
troop movements. Upon rumors of soldiers landing at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, he rode to alert the town’s citizens, but the rumors were false.
The ride did provoke, however, a raid by the town’s residents on Fort
William and Mary to capture the army’s gunpowder, which was successful.
Revere’s ride did establish how poor the alarm network was, and brought
about a reinstatement of a system in use prior to the French and Indian War
which used riders, church bells, drums, bonfires and trumpets to notify
residents of an emergency. On April 7, 1775, Dr. Warren sent Revere to
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Lexington to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock, who were staying
at the home of Reverend Clark, that they were in danger of arrest. The
Massachusetts Provincial Congress, meeting in Concord was also alerted,
though it was believed that their supplies were safely hidden. On April
14, Gage ordered Lt. Colonel Francis Smith to take a force as soon as
possible to Lexington to seize and destroy military
stores and arrest Adams and Hancock, but not to
"plunder the residents or hurt private property".
One of the systems to warn of British movements
was to place lanterns in the steeple of the Old North
Church to indicate to a watcher in Charlestown,
across the river, as to their route. "One if by land,
two if by sea" was the signal, "by sea" meaning
across the Charles River.
At about 9 PM on April 18, Dr. Warren told
Old North Church
Revere to have two lanterns posted, and Revere
was rowed across the Charles River by friends, stealthily avoiding HMS
Somerset which was anchored there, and William Dawes, a shoemaker,
left by a different route. They headed for Lexington and warned Adams
and Hancock, then retraced the route, alerting almost every household
along the way. (The so-called cry of “The British are coming!” was created
by Longfellow, and Revere actually said, “The regulars are coming out”. ) It
was later learned that the alarm was heard twenty-five miles from Boston
before the British had left their boats after crossing the river.
They met Samuel Prescott, an associate, along the way, and he joined
them. The three were captured by a British patrol, but Prescott escaped
and continued on to Concord. Revere was interrogated at gunpoint by the
soldiers and admitted he had ridden to send a warning to Lexington. The
group rode toward Lexington, but on hearing volleys of gunshots from the
town, asked Revere what was happening. He told them that 500 militia
were waiting for them with 1500 more coming to help. Dawes told them,
“The bells are a-ringing, and you’re all dead men”. The patrol retreated to
warn the troops, releasing the prisoners but taking Revere’s horse. Revere
walked the rest of the way to Lexington, where the battle had begun and
with Adams and Hancock, helped Reverend Clark and his family pack
incriminating papers and aided their escape. As Boston was under siege,
Revere could not return home, but stayed in Waterford, where he was
later joined by his family.
In 1776, Revere was commissioned in the Continental Army as an
artillery officer and served in several campaigns in Rhode Island and
Maine. Afterward, he became a courier again and was asked by Samuel
Adams to go to Philadelphia and research the construction of a powder
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mill, with little cooperation from its owner despite a letter
from Samuel Adams requesting his assistance in the country’s
interests. Adams was able to secure plans also, and a mill was
constructed south of Boston which provided the rebels with
tons of powder. Revere also engraved and printed currency for
the revolutionaries.
After the war, he expanded his business to include the Currency
casting of iron and bronze, and produced many cannons and bells. He
also forged copper hardware and in 1800 he was the first American to
produce sheet copper, essential for the sheathing of
ship’s hulls. His product also graces the dome of the
Capitol building in Boston. Revere’s business thrived,
and was incorporated in 1801. The company survives
today as the Revere Copper Company, with facilities in
Massachusetts and New York. Revere remained active in
both business and politics until his death at age 83.
Stuart Portrait, 1813
The Routes of Paul Revere, William Dawes & Samuel Prescott, April 18, 1775
PENN VALLEY
STAMPS & COVERS
UNITED STATES & FOREIGN STAMPS
Modern & Classics - Revenues
Locals - Cut Squares
Match & Medicine - Postal History
Foreign & U.S. Picture Postcards & FDCs
Buying U.S. & Foreign Stamp Collections
683 Edison Heights Road
Sunbury, PA 17801
E-mail: [email protected]
VISIT US AT DELPEX BOOTH #12
United States Postal Service
DELPEX Sub-station
Recent United States stamps and philatelic material
are on sale at the USPS substation at the show. Your stamped
covers can be serviced with the special show cancellation at
this counter.
Talleyville
Author’s note: Much of the above material is derived from Paul Revere’s
personal account of his ride, as related by him in 1795 in a letter to
Jeremy Belknap, Director of The Massachusetts Historical Society..
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The Talleyville Postal Store, in the Talleyville Post
Office at 3911 Concord Pike, operates from 7:30 AM to
6:00 PM weekdays and 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM Saturday.
The convenient hours and self-service display area
make this the perfect spot for browsers.
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The Brandywine Valley Stamp Club
A.P.S. Chapter 268
invites you to get more fun from philately.
Formed by the merger of the former DuPont and Wilmington
Stamp Clubs, the Brandywine Valley Stamp Club offers interesting
programs on all aspects of philately for novice and long-time collector
alike, as well as the opportunity to meet others with similar interests.
The club meets on the second floor of the Brandywine Library, 1300
Foulk Road, Wilmington, at 6:30 PM on the second Wednesday of
the month except July and August, as well as the fourth Wednesday of
September, October and January through May. The annual dues are
$15.00. For a free copy of the club’s award-winning monthly newsletter,
The First State Philatelist, send your name and address to: Dr. Jean Woods, Secretary, BVSC
412 Armstrong Avenue
Wilmington, DE 19805
For more information about the club and its
annual show, DELPEX, visit our web site at
www.brandywinevallystampclub.com
Buying
U.S. and Foreign Stamp Collections
Robert C. Swed
Member: APS - UPSS - AFDCS - BIA
Expert Appraisals for Banks - Estates
Insurance Companies
Stamp Investment & Auction Counsel
☎ 302-994-6086
or write:
1204 Elderon Dr., Wilmington, Delaware 19808
Great Britain New Issues
Classic United States
British Commonwealth
W/W Revenues & Cinderellas
Clarke Stamps
P.O. Box 6034, Wilmington, DE 19808
302-999-1607
FAX 302-995-1536
[email protected]
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THE DELPEX 2015 COMMITTEE WISHES
TO EXPRESS ITS APPRECIATION TO
MYSTIC STAMP COMPANY
FOR ITS DONATION OF PHILATELIC
MATERIALS AND CATALOGS FOR
DISTRIBUTION AT THE SHOW.
PATRONS
BILL CLARK
ROBERT C. SWED
TOM PESIKEY KEITH MARSH
ROBERT RUFE
WALT CONNELLY
GATES CLARKE
THE GRAPER FAMILY
JOE & SOPHIA RAFALLI
This coupon entitles you to a complimentary copy of
The First State Philatelist
The Journal of the Brandywine Valley Stamp Club
Please fill out the information below and return to:
BVSC Secretary, 412 Armstrong Ave., Wilmington, DE 19805
Name: ____________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________
City, State, Zip: _____________________________________
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF DELPEX 2015
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Delaware Postal History
Robert C. Swed
In 1683, William Penn authorized the establishment of
a weekly post to New Castle, Delaware. New Castle remained
the only post town within what are now the boundaries of the
state of Delaware until 1775. As late as 1790, there were only
three post offices in Delaware: Wilmington, Dover and Duck
Creek (now Smyrna). By 1798 the number of offices had grown
to twelve.
While Delaware became a state on December 7, 1787, the
statehood postal system officially started on September 2, 1788.
Before this date, the British postal system was still largely in use.
The Delaware population expanded from 59,000 in 1790
to 73,000 in 1820, but the number of towns with post offices
increased at an even greater rate, from the first three formed in
1788 to twenty-six by 1820. In 1850 there were 72 towns with
post offices. In all, 268 different town or location-named post
offices have existed. The maximum number in existence at any
one point in time was about 200, due to closed and combined
post offices. Today only about 65 towns in Delaware have townnamed post offices, and that number is likely to decrease in the
future.
The study of Delaware stampless cover cancellations as well
as stamp usages until about 1920 is a subject which continues to
be examined by a few Delaware postal history collectors. New
cancellations continue to be discovered, as well as earlier dates
of first known use, differently colored cancels and interesting
historical information.
If you have a collection of Delaware postal history covers,
or are interested in this subject, you should consider joining the
Delaware Postal History Society. One of the projects now in
progress is a census of all known stampless covers from Delaware.
For further information, write to Bob Swed at 1204 Elderon
Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808, or call (302) 994-6086.
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The DELPEX 2015 Committee
GENERAL CHAIRMAN
VICE CHAIRMAN
JOHN GRAPER
TREASURER
BOURSE
BILL CLARK
BOB SWED
BILL CLARK
BID BOARD AUCTION
BOB RUFE
CACHET & CANCEL DESIGN JOHN GRAPER
SHOW COVER SALES
WALT CONNELLY
JUDGES
GATES CLARKE
PUBLICITY Quantity
GATES CLARKE
PUBLICATIONS
JOHN GRAPER
BOB WHERRY, TOM PESIKEY, GATES CLARKE
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
USPS LIAISON
MARNIE KING
ANGELA GARLAND
VENUE LIAISON & SIGNS
BOB SWED
SET-UP & BREAK-DOWN FULL COMMITTEE & VOLUNTEERS
REFRESHMENTS
MEMBERS AT LARGE
RECEPTION TABLES
BOB RUFE, WALT CONNELLY
KEITH MARSH, KEVIN DAWSON
BILL CLARK, JEAN WOODS, DAVE ZECHER, MARNIE KING,
& OTHER VOLUNTEERS
The Committee wishes to express its appreciation
to Russell Eggert, owner of “The Stamp Center”,
for making his facilities available to the DELPEX
Committee for its meetings throughout the year.
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4137 Merrick Road
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