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DELPEX 2019
Stamp Show & Bourse
Program
Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the
First Manned Landing on the Moon
Saturday, April 13, 2019
10 AM - 5 PM
Nur Shrine Center, 198 South DuPont Highway,
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Sponsored by the Brandywine Valley Stamp Club
www.brandywinevalleystampclub.com
Welcome to DELPEX 2019 DELPEX 2019 Events
For 2019 our annual DELPEX stamp show commemorates the
50th anniversary of the first manned landing on Earth’s moon by Neil Join the Auction Action!
Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Apollo 11 mission. This historic feat Check Our Twenty-third Annual Bid Board.
took place only eleven years after America’s first successful mission into
outer space. Saturday, April 13TH, 2019
A warm welcome is extended to our previous DELPEX visitors and
newcomers alike. Take your time examining the exhibits, but don’t
10:00 Show Opens
forget to fill out the enclosed ballot naming your favorite. The winner
gets a special award. Ongoing Craft Activities
This year, for the first time, we have a “Members’ Showcase” exhibit, 10:30 Judging of Exhibits
a selection of pages showing the range of interests of our members. The 10:30 - 3:30 Door Prize Drawings on the ½ hour
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 station 3:30 Exhibits may be removed from frames
has on hand a full selection of recent issues plus a lot of older stock. 3:30 Bid Board Closes. Bidders Pay for Lots
Their staff will be happy to service your show covers with a special 5:00 Show Closes
cancel. The souvenir covers are available at a separate table in the lobby,
both unserviced and already prepared. Many philatelic publications are
available at our reception table at no cost. This year, food service will
be available, provided by the operators of the hall Bid Board
Over the years, one of our show’s most popular features has been the The bid board auction is open to all attendees.
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
Successful bidders must be present or lot will revert
in at the reception desk so we can send an invitation next year, especially to next-highest bidder. A 15% commission is charged on
since it’s the only way to be eligible for our great half-hourly door prize all lots.
drawings. Above all, relax, enjoy the show and spend the day involved
in your favorite hobby. Awards
John Howker Chairman, DELPEX 2019
All of the exhibits will be judged independently
according to DELPEX exhibition rules. First, Second
Table of Contents and Third Place ribbons will be awarded, if merited.
Welcome 1 There will be a “Best in Show” award as well. The special
Schedule of Events 2 award below will also be given:
Awards 2
Show Cover 3
Dealers 4-6
Robert & Dorothy Brandeberry
Exhibits 7-8 Memorial Award
Floor Plan 11-12 The exhibit receiving the most ballots cast by the public
Moon Landing Article 13-15 will be awarded the Robert and Dorothy Brandeberry
Moon Landing Stamps 15
Memorial Award. Vote by filling out the ballot available
DELPEX Committee 22
by the exhibits and place it in the box located there.
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The DELPEX Dealers
1 - R.A. Houser Rare Stamps
DELPEX 2019 Specializing in U.S. Classic and Early 20th Century
2440 Blair Street
Williamsport, PA 17701
rhouser2@comcast.net
www.usworldrarestamps
2 - Woody’s Stamps and Covers
Western Europe, British Area and Some U.S.
Stamps, Covers and Some Box Lots
“That’s one small step for a man, 112 Bluebell Dr.
one giant leap for mankind” Magnolia, De 19962
Neil Armstrong
The 50th Anniversary of the First
Manned Landing on the Moon
3 - Geezers Tweezers
Country Collections, Topicals, USA
1726 Reisterstown Road, #103
Pikesville, MD 21208
The 2019 DELPEX show cover will be franked with
the stamp commemorating the first moon landing, C76, 4- Will & Kathy Appel
Commemorative Postal Cover Cards
accompanied by one of the stamp issues speculating on PO Box 020005
future mail delivery methods, C122-125. The cancel was Brooklyn, NY 11202-0005
www.postcardcovers.com
created by Marnie King and John Graper to represent Neil (ad on page 18)
Armstrong’s first footprint on the moon. The cachet shows 5 - K2 Stamps
the crew of Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and U.S. and Worldwide, Classic to Modern, Supplies,
7315 beechtree Dr.
Michael Collins. Middletown, MD 21769
Both prepared covers and unstamped show covers for K2stamps@gmail.com
those who wish to prepare their own are available at a table 6 - Dutch Country Auctions
in the hall’s lobby. Auctions-Buyers-Sellers-Appraisals-Wholesale-Retail
4115 Concord Pike
The personnel at the USPS sub-station at the rear of the Wilmington, DE 19803
hall will gladly apply a special show cancel for you. www.dutchcountryauctions.com
(ad on last page)
Prepared covers are also available by mail from:
7 - Fisch’s Stamps
Mr. Walt Connelly General Foreign, U.S.Stamps, Covers, S/S, etc.
213 Trinity Avenue 3811 Nedla Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154
Wilmington, DE 19804
All mail orders for covers must include a #10 size self- 8 - Albert’s Stamps
U.S. Classic Mint and Used, 19th and 20th Century,
addressed envelope and a check or money order in the Postal Stationery, Postal Cards, Cut Squares,
amount of $2.00 per cover payable to DELPEX. Please do Plate Blocks, Possessions
P.O. Box 230634
not mail cash or postage stamps in payment. Brooklyn, NY 11223
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The DELPEX Dealers The DELPEX Dealers
9 - C & D Philatelics 17 - Frank G. Soeder
Worldwide Covers, Postcards World-Wide Stamps
P.O. Box 158 P.O. Box 141
Ruby, VA 22545 Arnold, MD 21012
10 - Wayne Gehret 18 - W.D. “Bill” Snyder
U.S. Mint Sheets, Covers, Box Lots World-Wide Covers
PO Box 686 694 Kyle Road
Ephrata, PA 17522 York, PA 17404
www.usmintsheets.com
19 - Robert J. Loller
11 - Robert C. Swed United States Used Stamps
U.S. Postal History and Pre-1900 U.S. Stamps 412 Lock Street
1204 Elderon Drive Chesapeake City, MD 21925
Wilmington, DE 19808-1910
(ad on page 9) 20 - Big Lick Stamps
Postcards, Postal History
12 - Penn Valley Stamps P.O. Box 163
U.S. and Foreign Stamps and Covers Locust, NC 28097
683 Edison Heights Road 21 - Eastern Shore Stamp Company
Sunbury, PA 17801 Biology-Related Topicals, (Birds, etc.) U.S.
(ad on page 9) P.O. Box 202
Middletown, DE 19709
13 - Gary Gross
US and World-wide
PO Box 246 Judges
Commack, NY 11725
Tom Pesikey: Born and raised in Memphis, TN, Tom holds degrees
14 - Hugh M. Clark Rare Stamps from both Penn State and Memphis State Universities. After serving in
U.S.A., British, World-wide
1130 Loxford Terrace
the U.S. Air Force, Tom was employed for ten years at Boeing Vertol
Silver Spring, MD 20901 and twenty-two at ICI/Astra-Zeneca. He’s married, with five children.
e-mail: 25stampede@verizon.net His collecting interests include mint and used United States
(ad on page 16) stamps, mint Bermuda and automobile topicals. Some of his other
interests are his church choir, classic sports cars, pistol and rifle target
15 - L & R Stamps
Canada, US and World-wide
shooting and also those Disney comics which have been illustrated by
7 Lynda Drive Carl Barks.
Denver, PA 17517 Bill Schultz: Among his many credits, Bill is an APS Nationally
accredited chief judge, a life member of AAPE and the Pennsylvania
16 - Bob Heaton Postal History Society, Guest Curator & Docent at Chester County
U.S., Back-of the-Book, Revenues Historical Society, Member of Philatelic Writers Unit #30, Machine
19 East Turnbull Avenue Cancel Society, Past President of many Southeastern PA philatelic
Havertown, PA 19083-2416
clubs and societies, author of a number of books and a competitive
philatelic and postal history exhibitor for 57 years.
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Exhibits Exhibits
Members’ Showcase Frames Title
A selection of pages from Brandywine Valley Stamp Club
members showing their personal collecting interests 11 United States Postal Stationery Errors,
(Non-competitive) Freaks and Oddities
Frame No.
888 Title
Errrors, freaks and oddities from 1884-1958 covering
albinos, die cracks,inking errors and misprints. The exhibit
1-4 The Circular Die Period of U.S. Stamped Air
Mail Envelopes will also show the envelope cut patterns used and the type of
John Howker, Hockessin, DE knives used to cut the envelopes. The exhibit will also show
the type of stamped envelopes used in the 1884-1958 time
5-9 Apollo - Soyuz Test Project period. HIGHLIGHT: 5th known copy of 1916-32 postal
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) was the culmination stationery with new 3rd class bulk rate albino.
of 13 years of talks between the Soviet Union and the United Douglas Sandler, Dothan, Alabama
States. ASTP was formally provided for in the agreement
concerning Cooperation in Exploration and Use of Outer 12-16 The United States Great Americans Series of
Definitive Stamps
Space signed by President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet
Premier Alexi Kosygin in Moscow on May 24, 1972. Although A look at the subjects of this long series, both famous and
used unofficially after the May Summit, ASTP did not be- obscure and the reasons behind their inclusion.
come the official designation for the joint flight until June John Graper, Wilmington, DE
30, 1972. Many milestones needed to be accomplished, 17-18 A Brief Philatelic Drive Through the History
such as crew selection, language training, docking module of the Automobile (non-competitive)
and launch vehicle testing, tracking and timeline simulations Thomas Pesikey, Wilmington, DE
to name a few, before launch.
19 Change of Design Errors, Freaks and Oddities
This exhibit will show crew selection and training;
(EFOs)
prelaunch tests; launch, rendezvous and docking, recovery
Change of Design freaks occur when misplaced perforations
and finally the commemoration by many nations of the first
completely reposition one or more elements of the normal
joint space venture ever attempted.
stamp design such as words, the denomination, or a specific
John J. Macco, Shady Side, MD
part of the design. This exhibit includes many different types
10 A Journey to the Moon on Stamps and examples plus a “Perfect” Change of Design.
The issues illustrating the stages of the missions leading Greg Ajamian, Hockessin, DE
to the moon landing and subsequent commemoration.
20-25 (Title to be Announced)
John Graper, Wilmington, DE
Mark Mellian, Newark, DE
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Buying U.S. and Foreign Stamp Collections THE DELPEX COMMITTEE
WISHES TO EXPRESS
Robert C. Swed ITS SINCERE
APPRECIATION TO
Member: APS - UPSS - AFDCS - BIA
MYSTIC STAMP COMPANY
Expert Appraisals for Banks - Estates
Insurance Companies FOR DONATION OF
Stamp Investment & Auction Counsel MATERIALS AND CATALOGS
Tel. 302-994-6086 FOR DISTRIBUTION
or write:
1204 Elderon Dr., Wilmington, Delaware 19808 AT THE SHOW.
This coupon entitles you to a complimentary copy of
PENN VALLEY
STAMPS & COVERS The First State Philatelist
The Journal of the Brandywine Valley Stamp Club
683 Edison Heights Road, Sunbury, PA 17801
Please fill out the information below and return to:
Telephone: 570-286-0569 BVSC Secretary
E-mail: Juliepnagy@AOL.com 412 Armstrong Ave., Wilmington, DE 19805
UNITED STATES & FOREIGN STAMPS Name: ____________________________________________
Modern & Classics - Locals - Match & Medicine
Cut Squares - Revenues - Postal History Address: __________________________________________
Buying U.S. & Foreign Stamp Collections
Member: APS - ARA - CASDA - NJSDA City, State, Zip: _____________________________________
SEE US AT DELPEX BOOTH #12
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The Lunar Landings - An Overview “The Eagle has landed.” As Armstrong descended onto the
From time immemorial, mankind has looked at the lunar surface, he announced with his first step “That’s one
moon and wondered what it would be like to actually walk on small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
its surface. The idea of actually doing so was not expressed in Generations of science fiction authors had taken for
literature until 1865, when Jules Verne published his novel, granted until the actual flight of Apollo 8 that it would be
From the Earth to the Moon in France. The book was translated impossible to communicate with a spacecraft once it left the
into many languages, and was the inspiration for the birth of atmosphere, and many of their stories were based on that
the “science fiction” genre. Verne’s understanding of the forces premise. The world was amazed with television coverage live
requisite to accelerating travelers shot from a cannon to the from Apollo during the flight and also from the surface. It
speeds necessary to reach the moon after overcoming the Earth’s was available on all the networks. President Kennedy’s vision
gravity did not even closely approach reality, and his characters had been accomplished with a year to spare.
would have returned to the ground very quickly indeed had the Extensive photography, the collection of rock samples
attempt been made. and scientific measurements were expanded on additional
The surprise launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union missions to much more sophisticated research, and the range
in 1957 and Explorer 1 by the United States in 1958 began the of exploration was enlarged by the deployment of a lunar
“space race” by both nations. Orbital flights by Yuri Gagarin and rover, a vehicle which could carry two astronauts over a
John Glenn proved manned space flight, at least for very short much wider area. Although manned exploration of the moon
periods, was feasible. During a speech in 1961, President John
ended in 1972 following the Apollo 17 mission, much data
F. Kennedy proclaimed a goal of a manned lunar landing “by
has been obtained from the lunar surface by using robotic
the end of the decade,” which many people thought was overly
vehicles, greatly increasing the extent of our knowledge of
optimistic with the level of technology at the time. It was only
Earth’s only natural satellite.
four years after the first man-made object was launched into
The respected author of Space Odyssey 2001 and other
orbit.
Man-rated spacecraft evolved from the one-passenger speculative fiction, Arthur C. Clarke, once commented that
Mercury vehicle through the two-man Gemini, then the three- “Mankind is too fragile to keep all its eggs in one basket,”
man Apollo series which consisted of a module for crew, fuel and in keeping with that sentiment, research is continuing on
and supplies, a lunar lander module and a capsule for the return the design of self-sustaining colonies in outer space, on the
to Earth after the flight. These were to be launched with the aid moon and Mars, and possibly on the moons of Jupiter and
of a Saturn V rocket. Although the program was delayed by the Saturn. Some of these projects are more matters of priorities
tragic deaths of three astronauts in a test, revisions were made and funding than yesteryear’s wishful thinking. Eventually,
and the spacecraft was successfully tested in Earth orbit. The these efforts might lead to our species expanding through-
Apollo 8 mission was the first attempt to reach the moon, and out our solar system, our galaxy and the rest of the universe
orbited it a number of times on Christmas day in 1968, but did rather than being confined to Earth, the island of its birth.
not land. Apollo 11, crewed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin The following page illustrates some of the postage
and Michael Collins, achieved that goal on July 20, 1969. Collins stamps issued to commemorate events during mankind’s
remained in orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin touched down epic journey to explore the moon. John Graper
on the moon’s surface in the lunar lander, reporting to Earth,
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United States Stamps Relating to Lunar Exploration
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
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 SELLING ON
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 many
interesting programs on all aspects of philately for the novice and
long-time collector alike, as well as the opportunity to meet with
others with similar interests.
The club meets at The Summit Retirement Community,
British Colonies, Worldwide, Some U.S.
5850 Limestone Rd., Hockessin DE, 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 Complete Sets & Singles
award-winning monthly newsletter, The First State Philatelist,
send your name and address to: Always reasonable starting bids
Dr. Jean Woods, Secretary, BVSC,
412 Armstrong Avenue, Selling October 1st through March 31st
Wilmington, DE 19805
For more information about the
Visit me once, stay for a long time.
club and its annual show, DELPEX, ebay seller id kmc4076
please visit our web site at
www.brandywinevallystampclub.com
For directions to our meeetings, see www.thesummitretirement.com
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P.O. BOX 020005, Brooklyn, NY 11202-0005
e-mail: tellappel@aol.com phone(c) 917-554-4064
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Delaware Postal History The DELPEX 2019 Committee
Robert C. Swed GENERAL CHAIRMAN JOHN HOWKER
In 1683, William Penn authorized the establishment of VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN GRAPER
a weekly post to New Castle, Delaware. New Castle remained TREASURER BOB SWED
the only post town within what are now the boundaries of the
BOURSE BILL CLARK
state of Delaware until 1775. As late as 1790, there were only
three post offices in Delaware: Wilmington, Dover and Duck BID BOARD AUCTION BOB RUFE
Creek (now Smyrna). By 1798 the number of offices had grown CANCEL DESIGN MARNIE KING
to twelve. CACHET DESIGN JOHN GRAPER
While Delaware became a state on December 7, 1787, the SHOW COVER SALES WALT CONNELLY
statehood postal system officially started on September 2, 1788.
JUDGES GATES CLARKE
Before this date, the British postal system was still largely in use.
The Delaware population expanded from 59,000 in 1790 PUBLICITY JEAN WOODS
to 73,000 in 1820, but the number of towns with post offices AWARDS & EXHIBITS BOB RUFE, JOHN GRAPER
increased at an even greater rate, from the first three formed in PUBLICATIONS JOHN GRAPER
1788 to twenty-six by 1820. In 1850 there were 72 towns with FRAMES BOB WHERRY, TOM PESIKEY, GATES CLARKE
post offices. In all, 268 different town or location-named post
YOUTH ACTIVITIES MARNIE KING
offices have existed. The maximum number in existence at any
one point in time was about 200, due to closed and combined USPS LIAISON CANDICE WELLS
post offices. Today only about 65 towns in Delaware have town- VENUE LIAISON & SIGNS BOB SWED
named post offices, and that number is likely to decrease in the SET-UP & BREAK-DOWN FULL COMMITTEE & VOLUNTEERS
future. REFRESHMENTS BOB RUFE, WALT CONNELLY
The study of Delaware stampless cover cancellations as well
RECEPTION TABLES BILL CLARK, JEAN WOODS,
as stamp usages until about 1920 are subjects which continue to
be examined by a few Delaware postal history collectors. New MARNIE KING, & OTHER VOLUNTEERS
cancellations continue to be discovered, as well as earlier dates MEMBERS AT LARGE
of first known use, differently colored cancels and interesting MARK MELLIAN, KEVIN DAWSON, CHUCK BUBOLTZ, CINDY
historical information. HAHN, RON MAJORS, CHRIS BARON, RICH & JOAN CARTER &
If you have a collection of Delaware postal history covers,
OTHER VOLUNTEERS
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. The Committee wishes to express its appreciation to
For further information, write to Bob Swed at 1204 Elderon The Summit Retirement Community, which has made its
Drive, Wilmington, DE 19808, or call (302) 994-6086. facility available to the Brandywine Valley Stamp Club
and the DELPEX committee for their meetings.
~21~ ~22~The DELPEX 2019 Committee hopes that you
enjoyed your visit to our show this year and hopes
that you will return next year. We will be in the
same location on Saturday, April 18th from 10 A.M.
to 5 P.M.
For the theme of next year’s show, the 400th
anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing at Plymouth
Rock in Massachusetts Bay has been selected. This
is one of the major events in the history of our
nation, and was commemorated philatelically in
the past by the issue of three stamps in 1920, the
Pilgrim Tercentenary set, illustrated below. Maybe
another set will be issued for the new anniversary.
So join us then, purchase some additions to your
collection, explore the exhibits and perhaps enter
one in DELPEX 2020. See you in April!
The Mayflower Landing of the Pilgrims
CARMAN FORD
193 South Dupont Highway
New Castle, DE 19720
Signing of the Compact (302) 323-2300
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