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 June 6:  "Farm Equipment Postcards" by Hal Ottaway; 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 May 24  "From Shutter to Stamp: Skillen’s Book Store and St. Martins By-the-Sea, NB" by Brenda Orr [ summary: presentation about this small coastal publishing and photography family. Skillen postcards date from about 1905 to 1911 as part of their promotion of St. Martins as a tourist destination. ]

•  San Jose Postcard Club:  2nd Wednesday at 7 PM PC (10 PM ET);  for link, Email ELYWRKR@GMAIL.COM ; Next meeting is Wednesday May 13: “Rarities of the Panama Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) “ by Glenn D. Koch   - Note that all recorded talks are available at  Wichita Postcard Club - YouTube 

• Western New York Postcard Club: Contact:  hello@WNYPostcardClub.com : Next meeting is  June 18: "Artist Signed Postcards" by Anne Ross - 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)

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

• [See Postcard below]  Postcard Show, Titusville NJ, Saturday May 30, 2026 (9-4): Union Fire Hall Ballroom, 1396 River Rd (rte 29), Titusville NJ; info Steve Cohen stevencohen99@hotmail.com www.wc4postcards.org  (sponsored by Washington Crossing Card Collectors 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)

• 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