EVENT SCHEDULE FOR CHICAGOPEX '25

(Schedule and Room Assignments Subject to Change)

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The CHICAGOPEX ’25 exhibition and bourse will be held in the four ballrooms on the main floor of the hotel. The philatelic exhibits will be in the Abricot and Lakeshore Ballrooms; the bourse will be in the Grand and Gallery Ballrooms; Youth activities and the literature exhibits will be in the Chambers Room off the Atrium. Book signings will be at the Chicago Philatelic Society (CPS) Booth in the Atrium. All of the other meeting rooms (noted below) are on the second floor and can be reached by either stairway or elevator. All presentations and meetings are open to the public, unless marked as “closed meeting” or “members only.”

Friday, November 21

Time
Event
Location
10:00 AM
CHICAGOPEX ’25 Opens
Ballroom
11:00 AM
American Philatelic Society Town Hall Meeting, Kirk Gillis, Executive Director
Alton
12:00 NOON
United Nations Postal Administration First Day of Issue: “World Heritage – Mexico”
Carlyle
12:00 NOON
"A Revised Chronology for the US Type A Specimens," Stephen Knapp
Alton
1:00 PM
British North America Philatelic Society Meeting and BNA Show and Tell, Richard Judge
Carlyle
1:00-2:00 PM
Book Signings:
New Book by John Hotchner: Title to be revealed at the show!
Walt Disney books by Edward Bergen: Mickey Mouse, Vols. 1-4, Donald Duck Volumes 1-2
CPS Booth
2:00 PM
Military Postal History Society Presentation, “Lafayette Escadrille – World War I American Volunteers Flying for France,” Ed Dubin
Edwardian
3:00 PM
Military Postal History Society Presentation, “Smokes for the Troops – British and Canadian Tobacco Funds in World War I,” Jean Wang
Edwardian
4:00 PM
Collectors Club of Chicago Presentation, “Adding Context Between Album Pages,” Adam Steinback
Alton
4:00 PM
“World War I German Airship Combat Operations Postal History,” Fred Reynolds
at the Frames
6:00 PM
CHICAGOPEX ’25 Closes for the Day
 

Saturday, November 22

Time
Event
Location
9:00 AM
United States Postal Stationery Society Presentation, “19th Century Official Stamped Envelopes—Introduction and Selected Uses,” Dennis Schmidt
Carlyle
9:00 AM
"Varied Functions for US Specimens 1883-1893," Stephen Knapp
Alton
9:00 AM
Scouting Stamp Collecting Merit Badge (closed meeting)
Stanford
9:30 AM
“An Introduction to U.S. Collecting,” Rodney Juell
Marlborough
10:00 AM
CHICAGOPEX ’25 Opens
 
10:00 AM
Auxiliary Markings Club “Show and Tell” Meeting (non-members welcome), John Hotchner
Edwardian
10:00 AM
United States Postal Stationery Society Presentation, “The Rise and Fall of Coated Postal Cards,” Ladd Faszold
Carlyle
10:30 AM
Literature Judges’ Feedback Forum
Alton
11:00 AM
American Society of Polar Philatelists Meeting – Q&A and Show & Tell Session
Marlborough
11:00 AM
Military Postal History Society Presentation, “Stars and Strife: Letters to Hollywood Movie Stars during Times of War,” Regis Hoffman
Edwardian
12:00 PM
Military Postal History Society General Meeting
Edwardian
12:00 PM
Chicago Philatelic Society Board Meeting
Alton
12:30 PM
Chicago Philatelic Society Membership Meeting
Alton
1:00 PM
Chicago Philatelic Society Featured Presentation: “Puerto Rico During the Spanish American War,” Bill DiPaolo
Alton
1:00 PM
United States Postal Stationery Society General Meeting and Presentation, “5c Taylor 1875 issue for UPU,” Dan Undersander
Carlyle
1:00-2:00 PM
Book Signings:
New Book by John Hotchner: Title to be revealed at the show!
Walt Disney books by Edward Bergen: Mickey Mouse, Vols. 1-4, Donald Duck Volumes 1-2
CPS Booth
2:00 PM
Germany Philatelic Society, Chicagoland Chapter 5 Meeting, “Origins of the 'Boxer Revolt in China & German Intervention 1900-1901,” Jerry Miller
Edwardian
3:00 PM
AAPE Open Forum and Treatment Presentation, Mark Schwartz, host
Alton
4:00 PM
Philatelic Judges’ Feedback Forum
Alton
6:00 PM
CHICAGOPEX ’25 Closes for the Day
 
6:30 PM
CHICAGOPEX ’25 Awards Banquet Reception (no host)
Marlborough
7:00 PM
CHICAGOPEX ’25 Awards Banquet (advance ticket required)
Marlborough

Sunday, November 23

Time
Event
Location
9:00 AM
United States Postal Stationery Society Board of Directors Meeting - 2 hours
Carlyle
10:00 AM
CHICAGOPEX ’24 Opens
 
11:00 AM
Military Postal History Society Presentation, “Regime Change in Vietnam: Issues of the Provisional Revolutionary Government and the Restoration of Postal Services in the Defeated South,” Earl Toops
Edwardian
12:00 NOON
Military Postal History Society Presentation, “British Steamer SS Appam – German World War I Prize Ship and Crew Interned in the U.S.,” Ed Dubin
Edwardian
1:00 PM
Illinois Postal History Society Presentation, “Illinois Post Offices,” Steve Bahnsen and Show and Tell
Carlyle
1:00-2:00 PM
Book Signing:
New Book by John Hotchner: Title to be revealed at the show!
Walt Disney books by Edward Bergen: Mickey Mouse, Vols. 1-4, Donald Duck Volumes 1-2
CPS Booth
3:00 PM
CHICAGOPEX ’25 Exhibits Close
 
4:00 PM
CHICAGOPEX ’25 Closes
 

List is correct as of 27th August, 2025; room locations are subject to change