2010 PENPEX Stamp Show

December 4 & 5, 2010 Community Activities Building

1400 Roosevelt Ave., Redwood City, CA

Presented By: Sequoia Stamp Club and Redwood City

Recreation Department

Visit us at www.penpex.org

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Welcome to PENPEX 2010

Welcome all to the Peninsula Philatelic Exhibition held at the Redwood City Community Activity Building. We are happy to continue to offer our friendly free show with a variety of dealers, exhibits, meetings, awards banquet, and silent auction. There are plenty of things to do: Our show theme is the 100th anniversary of the American Boy

Scouts. On Saturday, PENPEX will have a special Boy Scout cancel and on Sunday a special Mother Theresa cancel. Matching stamps and cachets are available for sale at the Table #16.

There are 19 dealers including the United States Postal Service and the United Nations.

The exhibit area shows off 58 frames of exquisite material along with a special 2-frame Boy Scout Stamp Collecting Merit Badge exhibit produced by Bill Barlow and Brian Jones. A professional panel of judges will award ribbons and prizes at the Awards Banquet on Saturday evening at Harry Hofbrau.

A Silent Auction will be open for viewing throughout the show. It will end on Sunday at 2:30 pm. Winners may collect their items at 3:45 pm.

Enjoy the food, refreshments, and beverages with fellow collectors. The snack bar is open Sat. 10 – 3pm and Sun. 10-2pm.

Check the schedule for group meetings that may be of interest to you. They are all open to the public.

Hey Kids!!! There is plenty for you to do. Make sure to visit the Youth Area at the far West end of the building for free stamps to all young collectors.

On behalf of the sponsoring club, Sequoia Stamp Club, and the Redwood City Activity Community Center, we thank you for attending our show, sharing your camaraderie, and furthering the hobby of stamp collecting. Kristin Patterson Jim Giacomazzi Darlene Hickok Eduardo Martino PENPEX Chair Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer

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Table of Contents 2 — Welcome 3 — Photos from PENPEX 2009 4 — Show Schedule 5 — Celebrating Scouting 6 — Youth Room and Silent Auction 7 — Sequoia Stamp Club 8 & 9 — Floor Map 10 — Advertising 11 & 12 — Show Dealers 13 & 14 — List of Exhibits 14 — Jury and Award Lists 15 — PENPEX Committee 16 — Snack Bar

Photos from PENPEX 2009

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PENPEX 2010 Schedule All meetings are open to the public and will be held in the central meeting room. Saturday, December 4, 2010 10 a.m.: Show Opens 10 a.m. - 12 noon: Scandinavian Collectors -

Herb Volin 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Snack Bar Open 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Auction Item Preview (Room 1) 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Boy Scout Stamp Collecting Merit Badge

Workshop (Registration Required) 12 noon - 2 p.m.: Cal. Revenuers - Joe Ross 3:00 p.m.: Exhibit Critique (at the frames) 5:30 p.m.: Show Closes (See you tomorrow) 5:30 p.m.: Awards Banquet

(Harry's Hofbrau, 1909 El Camino Real, Redwood City) Sunday, December 5, 2010 10 a.m.: Show Opens 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Snack Bar Open 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Auction Item Preview (Room 1) 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Rossica - Ed Laveroni 2:30 p.m.: Auction Closes (Room 1) 3:30 p.m.: Raffle Drawing (Main Entrance) 3:45 p.m.: Auction winners item pickup (Room 1) 4:00 p.m.: Show Closes

See you Dec. 3 and 4 at PENPEX 2011

For more details visit www.penpex.org.

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Celebrating Scouting

On July 27, 2010, in Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia, the Postal Service™ issued a 44-cent, Scouting commemorative stamp, designed by Derry Noyes, Washington, DC.

To create this original design, illustrator Craig Frazier, Mill Valley, California, depicted the images of two different scouts in clothing and accessories that are often part of the outdoor scouting experience — hats, packs, boots, and binoculars. At first glance, one sees the large silhouette of a scout peering through binoculars. Within this figure is another scout perched atop a mountain taking in the vista. “I wanted a level of discovery to be portrayed in the stamp itself,” Frazier recalls.

He continues, “The small figure and landscape indicate very hard, directional light coming from low on the horizon — either early morning or late afternoon. The sky has that pale blue to indigo transition that happens only at those two times of day.” (USPS Website)

Original artwork cachets are available at Table 16, along with many other original designs from Miriam Thurston.

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Youth Room

FREE stamps, brochures and FUN projects for youth! Come and visit the youth room located at the end of the main hallway For information regarding the youth program and membership, contact Richard Coleman at 650-341-7978 or email the youth committee at darh@aol.com Darlene Hickok Youth/Beginner Chairperson

Silent Auction Lots The silent auction lots are viewable both days of the show and will close promptly at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The PENPEX show Silent auction contains over 500 lots. Auction viewing is from Saturday, 10;30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sales tax will be collected for all purchases unless buyer has a resale number. Bidders do not have to be present to win.

Come and give us a look. It’s worth it!

The auction is located near the welcome table.

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Join Sequoia Stamp Club Want to share in the love of stamp collecting? Join the Sequoia Stamp Club as we meet at this location the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, 7:15 p.m. We are a growing active group that love to welcome new members. Each meeting includes some stamp club news and business, followed by a special speaker on a variety of philatelic topics. We have regular silent and live auctions. If interested, please go to the information table for an application to fill in — the club only costs $3 for the entire year! You are also welcome to just drop in at any meeting.

Sequoia Stamp Club The Sequoia Stamp Club welcomes you to PENPEX 2010, we hope you enjoy all the features of the show. All volunteers are members or family members of the Sequoia Stamp Club. The Club has been in existence for 56 years and is also a member the American Philatelic Society (APS). We meet at this same building on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month except the 4th Tuesday in December. Doors open at 7:05 p.m. and the meetings start around 7:15 p.m. We have a variety of programs to keep every type of collector happy: lectures by members or guests, trading, auctions, sales books, social events and much more. We offer refreshments and coffee at every meeting.

Club calendar of events can be found at:

www.penpex.org

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Visit Us at TABLE 4

D & P Stamps 2220 Otay Lakes Rd.

Suite 502-411 Chula Vista, CA 91915

619-987-1019 Pat@dpstamps.com www.dpstamps.com

We regret missing PENPEX 2010 but will be back for PENPEX 2011. In the meantime, visit us at WESTPEX 2011 in Burlin-game, CA on April 29 - May 1. We specializing in: French Colonies, Portugal and Colonies, British Colonies, Italy and Colonies, Latin America, Middle East and Worldwide. We also specialize in filling want lists.

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Our Fine

Stamp Dealers (see page 8-9 for floor map

and locations) 1. William Stein Stamps and

Covers 1001 Bridgeway Ste. 114 Sausalito, CA 94965 415-331-7399 buyerofstamps@yahoo.com 2. Pacific Midwest Co Gary Morris PO Box 730818 San Jose, CA 95173 408-532-7100 garyucb@aol.com 3. The Stamp Act Bob Chang PO Box 1136 Belmont, CA 94002 650-592-3315 thestampact@sbcglobal.net 4. Ed Dimmick 785/E2 Oak Grove Rd, #110 Concord, CA 94518 925-938-4116 edimmick@astound.net 5. Asia Philatelics Richard Clever PO Box 730993 San Jose, CA 95173-0993 408-238-0893 asiaphil@concentric.net

6. Peter Sargent PO Box 4696 Hayward, CA 94540 510-887-0125 PSARGENTZ@aol.com 7. Douglas Gary PO Box 457 Campbell, CA 95009 408-274-3939 Doug_Gary@hotmail.com 8. A. Keith Kaufman 6245 Bristol Pkwy BMP 249 Culver City, CA 90230 310-822-8385 akkbio@aol.com 9. U.N. Stamps Rick Richardson 604 Bennett Dr Yreka, CA 96097 530-842-1567 sierraballadier@aol.com 10. Gutter Pairs, Etc Peter & Michael Gutter PO Box 20305 Carson City NV 89721-0305 775-841-6241 mgutter@msn.com 11. Wulff's Stamps John & Leland Wulff PO Box 61746 Sacramento, CA 95866 916-489-0656 service@wulffstamps.com

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12. Euro-Asian Stamps Ron Biell PO Box 5992 San Jose, CA 95150 408-323-8702 rbiell-dsl@sbcglobal.net 13. Sherry Straley Stamps 1400 Rowena Way Sacramento, CA 95864-2657 916-359-1898 sherry@4agent.org 14. Liberty Stamps for

Collectors Paul Kodelja 6541 Crystal Blvd. El Dorado, CA 95623-4862 530-626-3564 stoins46@yahoo.com 15. Iron Mountain Stamps David Kellison 16186 Vandevere Rd. Grass Valley, CA 95949 530-477-0300 stampdaddy@live.com 16. PENPEX Cachets Miriam Thurston P.O. Box 235 San Carlos, CA 94070 penpexredwoodcity@yahoo.com

17. Stamp Expos Chris Clemens PO Box 1208 Rohnert Park, CA 94927 707-322-8483 stampshows@hotmail.com 17. Girouard's Stamps 410 N. Kingston St. San Mateo, CA 94402 650-393-9046 rag0142@aol.com 18. Youth Activities Darlene Hickok 19. U.S.P.S. Redwood City, CA

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PENPEX 2010

Frame Assignments

# Exhibitor Title of Exhibit Court of Honor: 1-8 Robert Rawlins Life in the U.S. Navy, 1900-1920 Non-Competitive Exhibit: 9-10 Brian Jones & Bill Barlow

The 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America History of its Stamp Collecting Merit Badge

Competitive Exhibits: 11-13 Bill Barlow—Christmas Seals the Hard Way 14 Ruth Caswell—The Advertising of Books in the U.S. 1855-1910 15 Daryl Reiber—Ethiopia 1931: The Second Air Mail Issue 16 Jim Leatherberry—Lawn Bowling 17-20 Kristin Patterson—The Story of the United States Playing Card

Company 21 Lyman Caswell—Commemorative Postage Due Stamps 22 Bill Lenarz—Chilean Ports in the Early 20th Century by Carlos Brandt

and Successors 23-27 Len Lukens—Wallowa County Oregon Postmarks 28 Joe Ross Arms—Licenses of Pakistan 29-30 Bruce Marsden—Campione D'Italia - a Geographic Anomaly 31 Dionisio T. Taeza—Philippine Journal of Philately 32-33 Paul Smith—Coal "Black Gold" 34-38 Steve Shay—The Navy Salutes St. Patrick 39 Jeanne Paquin—Jeanot Cachets, "Artist in the Making:

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40-42 Barbara Reaney—A Letter Edged in Black: An Overview of

Mourning Covers 43 Miriam Thurston—Royal House of Britain 44 Peter Thy—Rest of the Bechuanaland Post Office 45-47 Ruth Caswell—The Tag-a-long 1 Cent Inkwell and Quill 48 David McNamee—Focus on the Holes: Tasmania's Private Perfins 49-53 Bob Grosch—The Boston Negatives, 1875 - 1883 54 Bill Dwyer—When Santa Claus Was an Aeronaut 55-57 Larry Crain—Around the World in 80 Covers 58 George Krieger—Zanzibar: The Overprinted Postal Stationery of

India Judges and specialties: Stephen D. Schumann (Chairman) Nestor C. Nuñez - Spanish Philippines military postal history (1898-

1902) and pioneer flights (1926-1935) along with Spanish Philippines, Straits Settlements, and Malayan states.

Nigel W. Moriarty (Apprentice) - Portugal, Australia, and surfing.

Awards PENPEX Reserve Grand -

Best Multi-Frame Exhibit PENPEX Reserve Grand -

Best Single-Frame Exhibit PENPEX Reserve Grand

Awards for best exhibit in each category

PENPEX Certificates: Gold, Vermeil, Silver, Silver-Bronze, and Bronze

Special Awards American Philatelic Society

(APS) Certificate American Association of

Philatelic Exhibitors (AAPE) Awards

American Topical Association (ATA) Awards

Earl Apfelbaum Novice Award National Stamp Dealers Asso-

ciation Award—"People's Choice Award" for Most Popular Exhibit

United States Stamp Society - President's Award

Women Exhibitors (WE) - Ster-ling Achievement Award

Best British Commonwealth Ex-hibit - Donated by a "Friend of PENPEX"

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PENPEX Committee PENPEX would not happen without the assistance of the many volunteers. The following list shows the elected and appointed positions. Each volunteer gives many hours of their time to make this a great show because they enjoy the hobby and working with their fellow members. If you would like to join, please contact the Chair.

Position Leaders Officers Chair Kristin Patterson

Vice Chair Jim Giacomazzi

Secretary Darlene Hickok

Treasurer Eduardo Martino

Sequoia President Ed Rodriguez

Dealers Kristin Patterson

Program Ed Bierman

Welcome/Registration Area Tanja Ahrens

Youth Area Darlene Hickok

Exhibits Vesma Grinfelds

Awards Paul Ortega

Awards Banquet Steve Sexton

Judges Vesma Grinfelds

Setup and Takedown Eduardo Martino

Frames Eduardo Martino

Silent Auction Jim Mosso

Facility Kristin Patterson

Cachet/Cancels Miriam Thurston

Photographs Hank Washauer

Snack Bar Leroy Bertsch and John Dusel

Seminars Ed Rodriguez

Public Relations/ Publicity Jim Giacomazzi

Website Ed Bierman

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PENPEX 2010 Snack Bar Menu OPEN Saturday from 10 to 3 pm and Sunday from 10 to 2 pm.

Sandwiches ($4.50) Ham & Cheese Turkey Roast Beef Tuna Included with above items: tomatoes, lettuce, mayo, mustard, and ketchup. Hot Dog ($2.25) Sides (75¢ each) Chips Cookie Donut (75¢ each or 2 for $1.25) Fruit (50¢) Drinks (50¢ each) Soda Juice Bottled Water Coffee Tea

*** Lunch Combo *** Sandwich (or 2 Hot Dogs) + 1 Side Item + 1 Drink = $5.50