NORPEX 2024 - March 9

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 NORPEX 2024 took place on Saturday, March 9 at the Norwalk Senior Center on 11 Allen Road. We commemorated Connecticut’s role in the First Continental Congress, which formed in response to the British Parliament’s enactment of the Intolerable Acts as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party, and eventually led to the Revolutionary War.  Roger Sherman, a lawyer from New Milford, Eliphalet Dyer, a lawyer from Windham, and Silas Deane, a merchant from Wethersfield, were Connecticut’s delegates to the First Continental Congress, which took place in Philadelphia in 1774.

The longest-running stamp show in the region, NORPEX features many dealers from across the northeast with stamps, envelopes and supplies to serve the needs of collectors. A Postal Service representative sells current commemorative stamps, and special collections will be on display. 

Club members evaluated collections from members of the public. Hourly giveaways  provided guests with valuable philatelic souvenirs.

NORPEX 2024 commemorative covers designed by Chris Calle remain available for $3. Those ordering by mail may send a self-addressed stamped envelope with a check payable to the Norwalk Stamp Club to: P O Box 267-N, Norwalk CT 06856-0267.

The Norwalk Stamp Club  commemorated the 550th birthday of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus with a special souvenir envelope and unique cancellation during its annual show and exhibition on March 11. The show, known as NORPEX, took place at the Norwalk Senior Center, 11 Allen Road.

Copernicus was the 15th-century Polish astronomer and polymath whose theories revolutionized celestial observations and opened the age of extra-terrestrial exploration. Connecticut has a modern-day tie to these discoveries: the Hubble Space Telescope, launched into low-earth orbit in 1990, was built in Danbury. Hubble has been imaging countless distant galaxies ever since. Its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, parked one million miles from earth, became operational in 2022, and was commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp in September. That stamp appears on the NORPEX envelope.

“Nicolaus Copernicus enabled us to understand our place in the universe,” said Mike Clark, president of the Norwalk Stamp Club, “so it is fitting that we pay tribute to this historic figure on the occasion of his 550th birthday, even as new discoveries expand our astronomical knowledge every day.”

The stamp club’s 2023 cachet artwork, issued in conjunction with its annual exhibition and bourse was designed by famed stamp designer Chris Calle. 

The longest-running stamp show in the region, NORPEX features many dealers from across the northeast with stamps, envelopes and supplies to serve the needs of collectors. The Postal Service sells current commemorative stamps, and special collections were displayed. New this year was a  table devoted to Ukrainian philately and material supporting their cause.

Club members evaluated collections from members of the public. Hourly giveaways provided guests with valuable philatelic souvenirs.

NORPEX commemorative covers remain available for $3. Those ordering by mail may send a self-addressed stamped envelope with a check payable to the Norwalk Stamp Club to: P O Box 267-N, Norwalk CT 06856-0267.