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 April 4: "10 Ways to Use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Postcard Collecting" By Alice van Ommeren  ; 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 March 15th:  Show and Tell :  "A Green Theme.  As it’s bit early for Earth Day, we’ll go with the Irish connection.   Or, as it’s also the Ides of March, you could explore that theme instead! Hope you find something in your collection to scan and share with the group."

•  San Jose Postcard Club:  2nd Wednesday at 7 PM PC (10 PM ET);  for link, Email ELYWRKR@GMAIL.COM ; Next meeting is Wednesday March 11: "Airships and Old Airplanes" by Don Price with his daughter Celia - Note that all recorded talks are available at  Wichita Postcard Club - YouTube 

• Western New York Postcard Club: Contact:  hello@WNYPostcardClub.com : Next meeting is  Thursday March 19 at 7 PM ET: "Organizing a Postcard Collection - The Secrets of a Postcard Librarian" By Kinsey Major, Postcard Librarian at The Newberry Library  - Collaboration with CBPCC - 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 details below]  Postcard Show (49th annual): March 27-28 , 2026 (Fri: 10 - 6, Sat 10 -4) Farm & Home Center 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA. Info: DeDe Schaeffer Tel only: 717-392-3952

• Chesapeake Postcard Fair April 4 (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 details below]  Allentown Spring Paper show: April 25-26 , 2026 (Fri: 9-5, Sat 9-3) ; Agricultural Hall, 1929 Chew St., Allentown Fairgrounds, Allentown PA; Info: Sean Klutinoty 610- 573 4969

• 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

• 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) 

• Courthouse Square by Jim Taylor:  Newsletter and events     - Sad news  Jim Taylor passed in March 2025

• Mail Museum Mailseum | Antique Postcards - Mailseum