WC4 Trivia

Washington Crossing Card Collectors Club

WC4 Trivia

Bourse - Our newsletter regularly states that we have a "bourse" beginning at 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. on the night of our club meeting. What is a bourse, you may ask? A bourse is "a place where dealers, collectors and the general public get together to buy, sell and trade items with each other." It can also be a stock market exchange or simply a place of exchange. Regardless, all of our pre-meeting activities on the night of our club meeting easily satisfy the definition. So - be sure to come early to WC4's "bourse" beginning at 6:30 - 7:00 to buy, sell, and trade postcards with friends and club members. There are some great bargains to be had!

By the way - Philadelphia has its own Bourse building on Independence Mall. The Philadelphia Bourse Building was the first commodities exchange in the United States, and was completed in 1895. It was a business center and had the motto to “buy, sell, ship via Philadelphia”. Today, it is one of Philadelphia’s leading commercial complexes, home to 27 retail and food service stores and more than 35 businesses. Stop by and have lunch the next time you're at Independence Mall!

The Philadelphia Bourse at 5th and Chestnut

Delaware River Bridges - Some are depicted on WC4's reproduction postcards and can be purchased at our monthly meetings. The Washington Crossing Bridge is one of our favorites. Built in 1904, it has 2 lanes and a roadway width of 15 feet! Yes, it provides a nail-biting experience on the ride over. And, while it's not as well known as the Trenton Makes Bridge, or as beautiful as the Calhoun Street Bridge, it is far more desirable than crossing the Delaware in a Durham Boat, which was George Washington's preferred option. Today, we think he would prefer the Scudder Falls Bridge on I-95, and we bet you would too! Wherever you decide to cross the Delaware, be careful and take some time to learn about the fascinating history of our bridges. You may even want to start your own collection of Delaware River bridge postcards! Go for it!

Which bridge is it?

Rick Geary - Rick Geary is an American cartoonist, illustrator and author. He has a unique and whimsical style that we admire. Therefore, we commissioned him to create some illustrations for our club which we reproduced recently on some of our anniversary postcards. To learn more about Rick and to buy some of his postcards commemorating well known people, places and events, visit him at www.RickGeary.com. His cards are $1 each. We're not sure if Rick is a Republican or a Democrat, or if he's a Michael Jackson fan or not! What do you think? If you talk to Rick, please tell him that we referred you.

Queensland Card Collectors' Society, Inc. - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Our Sister Club!

Our founder, Ted Bozarth, communicated with quite a number of individuals on a world-wide basis regarding his varied postcard interests, including government-issued postal cards. One of his postcard pals was a member of the Queensland Card Collectors Society in Australia. Because of this contact, we began trading newsletters on a regular basis with the Queensland Card Collectors Society, and they eventually adopted WC4 as their sister club. We were competely unaware of this fact until we discovered it one day on the Internet. We hope to one day enjoy a visit from a member of the Queensland Card Collectors Society, or perhaps one of us will make a visit to the Outback or the Bush?

Stan's Contest - It was created by Stan Sredinsky, a former WC4 member. Stan's goal was to create a club activity that would allow more members to participate in the monthly membership meeting. The idea was to hold a contest in which everyone could enter their one best postcard. Appropriate contest topics were to be chosen for each meeting, with the vote to be cast by all those present at the meeting. And so, Stan's Contest was born!

In order to encourage participation and make it more exciting, prize money was offered, and it was provided by none other than Stan himself. At the outset, cards were laid out on a table and people voted using slips of paper. Unfortunately, the table was often overlooked and there was not always a healthy vote. The contest was then integrated into the meeting itself and the contest entries were projected onto the screen. This resulted in a dramatic increase in enthusiasm for and participation in the contest and..... a unique approach to educating everyone about the some of the "fun" in postcard collecting!

Eventually, Stan was unable to continue attending meetings. However, his contest continued and was then officially dubbed "Stan's Contest" out of respect for Stan and his contributions to the club. Stan's Contest has stood the test of time, and we are very proud of this particular club activity even today. Historically, certain members have demonstrated great finesse in their quest for the best by winning more regularly than others. Keep up the good work! Thanks to Stan Sredinsky for creating a "winner", and regards to Betty Davis for documenting its history to be passed along to future generations of the club. And, our appreciation goes out to all of you for your enthusiastic support and participation. Stan would be proud!

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WC4 - Invented by our founder, Ted Bozarth, it's the well regarded acronym for the name of our club. It's short, sweet, and simple - not a mouthful. And, it's quick and easy to write on a check. We like it a lot!

Stan's Contest Winners

Door Prize Winners

Attendance

August 2010

"The endearing Teddy Bear postcard"
1st Place - $5 - Dennis Lebofsky
2nd Place - $3 - Heather Davis

Kids Contest - $1 each (All hand made by the kids!)

Hayden Downs - the sparkliest
Mia Downs - the most sunlit kitty cat between a tree and a flower
Simone Downs - the most florally resplendent

Ben Lebofsky - the coolest
Emily Lebofsky - the most natural earth elements
Jason Lebofsky - the purplest and greenest combo
Max Lebofsky - the coldest
Riley Lebofsky - the most inspirational with 9 gold stars

Brittany Regenhard-Longo - the most original anime pencil drawing

Abigail Wagner - the craziest

$5 - Joe Signor

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July 2010

"The most dramatic fire disaster"
1st Place - $5 -
2nd Place - $3 -

$5 - ???

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June 2010

"The coolest surfer with a surf board postcard"
1st Place - $5 - Steven Cohen
2nd Place - $3 - Dennis Lebofsky

$5 - Betty Davis

$5 + Surprise Items: Bill D'Anjolell

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May 2010

"The most interesting ship disaster postcard"
1st Place - $5 - Heather Davis
2nd Place - $3 - Vern Wersler

$5 - Linda Berry
Hudson Fulton Items: Kay Wersler

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April 2010

"The oddest thing coming out of - or being hatched from - an egg "
1st Place - $5 - Heather Davis
2nd Place - $3 - Vern Wersler

$5
Alberta Morris

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March 2010

"The most unique linen advertising postcard"
1st Place - $5 - Steve Cohen
2nd Place - $3 - Peter Brown

$5
Susan Gittlen

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February 2010

"The most beautiful swan(s) postcard"
1st Place - $5 - Louise Wile
2nd Place - $3 - Lynn Heckler

$5
Christine Zeller

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January 2010

"The Most Unusual Clock Postcard"
1st Place - $5 - Marge Uhrich
2nd Place (a 3-way tie) - $1 each to - Lynne Heckler, Kay Wersler, and Phil Jackson

$5
Armenus Guy

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November 2009

"The most stupid postcard I've ever seen!"
1st Place - $5 - Lynne Heckler
2nd Place - $3 - Marge Uhrich

$5
Irene Wildgrube

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October 2009

2nd Annual October Postcard Fest

Cookie Contest Winners:
1st Place - Lynn Kenny
2nd Place - Doris Daniels
Kids Cookie Winner - Abigail Wagner

Stan's Contest and door prizes were not part of the Octoberfest events

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Lynn Kenny's winning cookies! Yum!

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September 2009

"The coolest phychedelic postcard"
1st Place - $5 - Vern Wersler
2nd Place - $3 - Louise Wile and Aaron Heckler (a tie!)

$5
Larry Hoffman

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August 2009

   "Most interesting hand-made original postcard" (It may not be printed by a company)
1st Place (Adult) - Lynn Kenny
1st Place (Children - 8 & under) - Mia Downs
1st Place (Children - 8 & over) - Hayden Downs

Max Lebofsky - $5

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July 2009

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Dennis Lebofsky

??? - $5

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June 2009

   "Most unique dog house" (must be suitable for a dog to live in!)
1st Place - $5 - Marge Uhrich
2nd Place - $3 - Dennis Lebofsky

John Sikora - $5

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May 2009

"Most unusual bird's nest"   (must be built by a bird)
1st Place - It was a tie!
Lynne Heckler - $4 - a baby carriag/birds nest postcard
Heather Davis - $4 - a stork nest on a chimney
2nd Place - $3 - Dennis Lebofsky - an unusual card with real feathers

Kay Wersler - $5

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April 2009

"Most attractive bird house"
1st Place - $5 - Marge Uhrich
2nd Place - $3 - Lynne Heckler

Peter Brown - $5

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March 2009

"Most unusual single-log building"

1st Place - $5 - Betty Davis - a very cute, unique, and never-seen-before children's log house!
2nd Place - $3 - Vern Wersler - An oversized postcard showing the interior and exterior of an unusual log home

Marge Uhrich - $5

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February 2009

"Most interesting log cabin"

1st Place - $5 - Frank Davis - a nice postcard of the a log cabin with 3 floors!
2nd Place - $3 - Marge Weisempacker - Lincoln's log cabin

Betty Davis - $5

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January 2009

"Oddest-Looking Building"

1st Place - $5 - Lynn Heckler - a nice postcard of the Sagrada Família, a massive Roman Catholic church still under construction in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Construction began in 1882 and continues to this day.
2nd Place - $3 - Brenda Smith - Luna Parc - a very unique modern home in Matague, NJ

Irene Wildgrube - $5

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December 2008

"Saddest looking Santa"
1st Place - $5 - Margie Urich - for a view of a red Santa with bells on his back
2nd Place - $3 - Aaron Heckler - for a very dead looking Santa

Barbara Morris - $5

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November 2008

"Most interesting card with a turkey & ear of corn"

1st Place - $5 - ? - for a ......
2nd Place - $3 -? - for an ......

? - $5

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October 2008

1st Annual October Postcard Fest

Cookie Contest Winners:
1st Place - Heather Davis
2nd Place - Betty Davis
3rd Place - Joan Lebofsky

Stan's Contest and door prizes were not part of the Octoberfest events

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September 2008

"Tackiest looking hotel room"
1st Place - $5 -  Mike Schwartz - for a very kitchy 1950s bedroom at the Delmonico Motel in Miami Beach
2nd Place - $3 - Lynn Heckler - for an interior view at the Holiday Inn in Wheeling, WV showing the front end of a tractor-trailer truck as part of the decor.

Steven Cohen - $5

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August 2008

"Strangest looking shoes"

1st Place - $5 - Brittany Regenhard-Longo - for an awesome card featuring star gladiator shoes!

2nd Place - $3 -Dennis Lebofsky - for an interesting Woonsocket Rubber Co. advertising card using Japanese shoes

Lizzie Young - $5

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July 2008

“The most unusual postcard of a Devil”
1st Place - $5 - Bruce Uhrich - for a very interesting mechanical political postcard using the devil theme
2nd Place - $3 - Dennis Lebofsky - for a silhouette postcard with an image of a devil

Heather Davis - $5

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June 2008

“The funniest Rodeo scene”
1st Place - $5 - Marge Uhrich - for a postcard of Buddy Timmons riding Jack Dempsey
2nd Place - $3 - Vern Wersler - for a postcard of a rodeo scene in the wild and wooley West

Bill Lampert

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May 2008

“The most interesting piece of Artillery on a postcard”
1st Place - $5 - Frank Davis - for a the cannon at Steel Pier in Atlantic City
that ejected real people into the ocean
2nd Place - $3 - Dennis Lebofsky - for a New Year's pig & cannon postcard
2nd Place - $3 - Betty Davis - for an ornate French cannon postcard

Marge Uhrich

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April 2008

“The sweetest looking Candy on a postcard”
1st Place - $5 - Don Morris - for a tasty green M & M candy
2nd Place - $3 - Dennis Lebofsky - for a box of chocolate candies

Betty Davis

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March 2008

“The Cleverest postcard relating to Tea ”
1st Place - $5 - Betty Davis- for a Racey Helps design of a mouse tea party
2nd Place - $3 - George Wagner

Barbara Morris

February 2008

“The Oddest Sign on a postcard”
1st Place - $5 - Frank Davis - for a Studebaker sign
2nd Place - $3 - Dennis Lebofsky - for a card of 3 signs on cemetary stones offering special prices

Barbara Booz

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January 2008

“The Most Interesting Outhouse on a postcard”
1st Place - $5 - Vern Wersler - for an outhouse with a moveable seat to accomodate
5 different sizes
2nd Place - $3 - Charles Wersler - for a card of 2-story Canadian outhouse

Heather Davis

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