Western New York Postcard Club
A Club For Collectors Of Vintage Postcards
Meetings are held via Zoom. Links are emailed to club members and guests. To request a link, please send an email to Michael Bloch. If you opt-into our email list below, youwill receive the links for each meeting.
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Future Meeting Dates
Meetings are at 7 PM
Eastern Time
February 12, 2026
March 19, 2026
April 9, 2026
May 14, 2026
June 19, 2026
Mail Robbery Postal History
Presentation by Steven Berlin
February 12 – 7:00 PM Eastern
This is a joint meeting with the following clubs:
Capitol Beltway
Metropolitan
New England
The Postcard Project – A Charitable Passion
Project and SO Much More
Presentation by Teresa Hoercher
Thursday, November 13 – 7:00 PM Eastern
Postcards of Akron, Ohio
Presentation by Kenneth Weiss
Monday, October 13 – 7:00 PM Eastern
Kaiser Wilhelm: The Mad Dog of Potsdam and His Propaganda Postcards
Presentation by Anne Ross
Thursday, September 11 – 7:00 PM Eastern
Using Recollector Software To Manage Your Postcard Collection
Presentation by Jeremy Pool, Creator of Recollector
Monday, July 14 – 7:00 PM Eastern
Postcards of the national parks and the Antiquities Act
Presentation by Rosanne Goodwin
Monday, June 23 – 7:00 PM Eastern
How collecting postcards was the catalyst for a career painting diners.
Presentation by John Baeder
Monday, May 12 – 7:00 PM Eastern
This video features a song about John Baeder’s life painting diners. It is illustrated with images from his book.
Photo Postcards: The Movie
Meaning in photo postcards
Presentation by David Freund
Monday, April 14 – 7:00 PM Eastern
How Postcards Have Impacted Florida
Presentation by Liz Coursen
Monday, March 17 – 7:00 PM Eastern
The Delights of Deltiology With Author Helen-Chantal Pike
Monday,February 17 – 7:00 PM Eastern
Presentation by HelenpChantal Pike
Author of the book A Postcard Tour of the Garden State
Arizona Real Photo Postcards
Monday,January 20 – 7:00 PM Eastern
Presentation by Jeremy Rowe
Author of the book Arizona Real Photo Postcards
Special Joint Club Meeting
Monday, December 16 – 8:00 PM Eastern
What to expect when selling your postcard collection to a dealer.
Presentation by Mark Jones, SMPostcards
Monday, November 11 – 7:00 PM Eastern
Postcards of the Detroit Publishing Company
Presentation by Rosanne Goodwin
Monday, October 14 – 7:00 PM Eastern
Leap Year Postcards
Presentation by Kathy Alpert
Monday, September 16 – 7:00 PM Eastern
Bathhouses, Plunges and Resorts – Public Bathing Postcards
Presentation by Rosanne Goodwin
Monday, August 19, 2024
Avoid Buying Postcards You Already Own – How to organize your collection using free software. A fool-proof way to know exactly what cards you own and how to find any card in your collection.
Presentation by Michael Bloch
Monday, July 15 – 7:00 PM Eastern
Postcards, Pulitzers, Easter Hares & Teddy Bears – A trip down the rabbit hole to find Master Jack Berryman
Presentation by Anne Ross
Our April Meeting
Monday, April 8 – 7:00 PM Eastern
Real Photo Postcards of New York State
Presentation by Kevin Hughes, The Postcard Guy
View Recordings Of Past Meetings
Real Photo Postcards of New York state Video
RPPC of Studio Portraits and Arcade Props – Video
Postcard Collecting Ideas – Video
Homage to the Wonder City – Detroit Postcards of NYC. – Video
Photo Postcards – Collecting and the Market – Video
Who Killed Hugo Tuck? – Video
Reseeing Linen Postcards – Video
McDonald’s Postcards – Video
How to Sell Your Postcards – Video
Cement and Concrete on Postcards – Video
Curt Teich Postcards and Factory Representative G.I. Pitchford – Video
Japanese Attack On San Francisco – Video
Factories That Printed Postcards – Video
People In The Workplace – Video
Newberry Library – Curt Teich Collection – Video
New York State Carousels – Video
Public Transportation in New York City – Video
Real Photo Postcards – Video
Mark Jones Talks About Postcards – Video
Postcards Between Two Lovers – Video
About Postcard Collecting
Collecting vintage postcards is an enjoyable hobby. In incorporates history, photography, different methods of printing and production. The mjority of postcards collected are from the late 1800s and the early 1900s. Postacrds were very popular in those years and most families had postcard albums in their homes to showcase the postcards people sent them in the mail.
The Golden Age of Postcards was from 1907-1915.
What do people collect? People collect postcards of the following categories:
Hometowns
Specific Cities, states and counties
Advertising
World’s Fairs
Holloween
Valentine’s Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Automobiles
Boats
Airplanes
Covered Bridges
Hotels
Restaurants
Main Street Views
Pets
Courthouses
Government Buildings
Real Photo Postcards by local photographers
Trains
Disasters
Famous People
Construction
And there are many more categories.
Collectors typically buy postcards from postcard dealers at postcard shows and online from eBay and other websites. Prices range anywhere from 25 cents to $50 and more. A wide variety of postcards are readily available for less than $10 each.
Many cities have local postcard clubs and many of these clubs host annual postcard shows with multiple dealers selling thousands of postcards.
There are many books about postcards and collecting postcards. One excellent book is Postcard America by Jeffrey Miekle.