Past talks (recorded):
August 26, 2024: "Never Again Buy a Postcard You Already Own" by Michael Bloch Click here Western New York Postcard Club
July 18, 2025: "Organizing Your Postcard Collection With Recollector Software" by Jeremy Pool - Talk at the Western NY Postcard club (YouTube Channel of the Wichita Postcard Club) Click here
Tips to make an inventory of your collection (please contact us if you have suggestions)
Using a specialized software (not Excel or Google based):
Pro = easy to use;
Con = not free, could it be not supported in the future? Think on how to
What did you use? See list under Databases
What level of details do you enter for your inventory?
What is the purpose of your inventory?
Software for Creating an Electronic catalog of your collection (no endorsement by the group of this website)
Airtable: https://www.airtable.com/ [ used for the Covid Postcards Database]
Recollector: https://www.collectingcatalog.com/ - see presentation from the creator: Click here "Organizing Your Postcard Collection With Recollector Software" by Jeremy Pool - Talk at the Western NY Postcard club on July 18, 2025 (YouTube Channel of the Wichita Postcard Club)
MapRecord: https://www.maprecord.com/About.html
MS Excell