Events 

CBPCC participates in the Philatelic Expositions (PEX) in the area: click here for more details 

Postcard clubs meeting virtually (need to contact the organizer to get a link). 

• Wichita Postcard Club: 1st Saturday at 1:45 PM CT (2:45 pm ET); Contact: halottaway@ gmail.com; Next meeting is July 11 (Special date):  "A Photographic Menagerie" - from the collection of Andrew Campbell ; Note that all recorded talks are available at  Wichita Postcard Club - YouTube  

• Toronto Postcard Club:  3rd Sunday of each month at 2:00pm ET (Check website for exact dates);   Contact:  torontopostcardclub.com  or   info@torontopostcardclub.com  Next meeting is June 28 – ‘Creatures from Land and Sea: Mammals, Reptiles, Insects and Fish.’  (A sharing meeting to examine the funny, fantastic or just plain interesting way that these creatures appear on our Golden Age postcards. Scan yours to show and tell us about it! )

•  San Jose Postcard Club:  2nd Wednesday at 7 PM PC (10 PM ET);  for link, Email elywrkr@gmail.com; Next meeting is Wednesday July 8: TBA  - Note that all recorded talks are available at  Wichita Postcard Club - YouTube 

• Western New York Postcard Club: Contact:  hello@WNYPostcardClub.com : Next meeting is August 20 -  "Between the stacks: History through postcards" by Liz Wuestefeld, Wando Mount Pleasant Library Note that all recorded talks are available at  Wichita Postcard Club - YouTube  (Note: all meetings of the WNYPC are in collaboration with CBPCC, the Metropolitan Postcard Club and New England Postcard Club - check Meetings for more dates)     -  [Anne Ross is sick - her talk will be rescheduled at a later date]

  • • October 22: Kathy Alpert will talk about her new book about Boston

    • December 17:  "Union 76 postcards promoting travel in the West-"  by Rosanne Goodwin

Local shows (around MD - VA - DC & PA) - please contact us to let us what we are missing (in chronological order)

• Shenandoah Valley Postcard Show : Friday, July 17 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m,), Saturday, July 18 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m,):  Rocktown Terrace/Early Katering, 2061-F Evelyn Byrd Ave., in Harrisonburg, VA.  Admission is $5.  For more information, contact Jeff Bradfield at 540.476.2666.(sponsored by  Old Dominion Postcard Club)

• [See Postcard below] Summer Chesapeake Postcard Fair & Civil War Photography Show: August 1st, 2026 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) : Havre de Grace Community Center, 100 Lagaret Lane, Havre De Grace, MD 21078; Info Mary L. Martin Phone (410) 939-0999; Email marymartinpostcards@gmail.com

• [See Postcard below] 32nd annual Postcard Expo : Saturday August 15, 2026 (9 -5): Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA 17601; Info: Gordon Smith gss1smith@gmail.com; 717 873 0746 (sponsored by Lancaster County Postcard Club)

• [See Postcard below]  The Big Flea Antiques Event: October 3-4:  Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, 2200 York Rd, Timonium MD: Info:  info@damorepromotions.com or call the office at 757-430-4735; https://www.thebigfleamarket.com/ [some postcard dealers will be attending]

• Allentown Fall Paper show: October 3-4 , 2026 (Fri: 9-5, Sat 9-3) ; Agricultural Hall, 1929 Chew St., Allentown Fairgrounds, Allentown PA; Info: Sean Klutinoty 610- 573 4969

• [See Postcard below]  York  Postcard show: November 20-21, 2026: York Expo Center / York State Fair 334 Carlisle Ave York, PA 17404; The USA largest antique postcard show. Over 75 dealers from over 30 different states and several countries. Info Mary L. Martin Phone (410) 939-0999; Email marymartinpostcards@gmail.com

Where to find shows information:

• Mary L. Martin, Ltd:  Upcoming Events

• Postcardhistory.net:   Shows and Events | Postcard History    Also Postcard Club list (41 listed in USA)

• Jim Mehrer: Show Calendar: Stamps, Postal History and Postcards (postal-history.com)  

• The Ephemera Society of America: Events Calendar - Ephemera Society of America  

• Barr's Postcard News & Ephemera: Auctions, Markets & Shows | collectorsjournal.com 

• Washington Crossing Card Collectors Club: Local Postcard Events (wc4postcards.org) 

• Mail Museum Mailseum | Antique Postcards - Mailseum