WESTPEX® 2024

Stamp Show

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Please contact the Meetings Committee to schedule a meeting or event. The meeting request form is found here.

All meetings are open to the public unless otherwise stated.

A map of the show can be found here.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS - as of March 29, 2024
Unless otherwise noted all SOCIETY MEETINGS and SEMINARS are open to the public.
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Wednesday April 24, 2024
10:00amLive Auction Viewing (8 hour)
Schuyler Rumsey Philatelic Auctions
Bayside III
Thursday April 25, 2024
10:00amSchuyler Rumsey Live Philatelic Auction (all day) (12 hour)
Bayside II
Live Auction Viewing (8 hour)
Bayside III
Friday April 26, 2024
9:30amGrand Opening of the 64nd Annual WESTPEX and Presentation on Show Theme by Michael S. Turinni
Michael S. Turinni, an avid and multifaceted hobbyist, will share '150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union'. There will be some 'give-aways' to those attending this event.
Bayside I
10:00amSchuyler Rumsey Live Philatelic Auction (all day) (12 hour)
Bayside II
WESTPEX Youth Area (8 hour)
Open for classes 10 am-2 pm, Open to all youth 2 pm-6 pm
Santa Clara
Live Auction Viewing (8 hour)
Bayside III
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union
Vote for your favorite UPU exhibit (all day).
Grand Ballroom
Opening of WESTPEX Exhibits and Bourse
2nd Floor
10:30amUnited States Postal Service First Day Ceremony (30 minutes)
The $1 Floral Geometry Stamp
Bayside I
11:00amPresentation by Charles Shreve
The William H. Gross Collection: The Inside Story
Santa Barbara
Postcrossing Meetup (2 hour)
Gathering for members of Postcrossing, the online postcard exchange project
Anaheim
11:30amUnited Nations Postal Administration First Day Ceremony (30 minutes)
The Endangered Species Stamp series
Bayside I
1:00pmThe Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) (2 hour)
General Meeting followed by presentations: The Pacific Steam Navigation Company by Mike Roberts FRPSL, Indian UPU postal stationery cards by Sandeep Jaiswal FRPSL, Authentication with Expert Marks by Frederick P. Lawrence, FRPSL
Bayside I
American Topical Association (ATA)
American Topical Association 75th Anniversary Roundtable
8042, 8th floor
2:00pmPresentation by Dieter Michelson (30 minutes)
BOOK RELEASE : EDITION SPÉCIALE, the collection of Germany and Austria, by Bruce Wright.
Santa Barbara
Nevada Postal History Society
Talcton, Nevada Mail and Annual Meeting
8024, 8th floor
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Researching Postal History in Washington DC by Susan Smith
Newport Beach
3:00pmColombia-Panama Philatelic Study Group (COPAPHIL) (2 hour)
Santa Barbara
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Re-Thinking Social Philately through Objects at the National Postal Museum by Alison Bazylinski
Newport Beach
4:00pmHawaiian Philatelic Society (HPS) (2 hour)
"Meet and Greet". Open to all. Hawaiian Postal Cards by Richard Malmgren
Bayside I
Siam/Thailand Collectors
8042, 8th floor
5:00pmWestern Cover Society Board Meeting (WCS) (2 hour)
Members only
8024, 8th floor
6:00pmClosing of WESTPEX Exhibits and Bourse
2nd Floor
6:15pmCollectors Club (SF) and The Royal Philatelic Society London Dinner
Guest Speaker: Simon Martin-Redman, RPSL Vice President. Shalizaar Restaurant, 300 El Camino Real, Belmont, CA. Reception at 6:15 pm. Dinner at 7:00 pm. Ticket required.
Saturday April 27, 2024
10:00amSchuyler Rumsey Live Philatelic Auction (all day) (12 hour)
Bayside II
WESTPEX Youth Area (8 hour)
Open to all youth.
Santa Clara
Canal Zone Study Group (2 hour)
Informal meeting and show and tell
Santa Barbara
Ryukyu Philatelic Specialist Society (2 hour)
Errors, Freaks and Oddities of the Ryukyu Currency Conversion Issues of 1958 by Gary B. Weiss
8042, 8th floor
Live Auction Viewing (8 hours) (8 hour)
Bayside III
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union
Vote for your favorite UPU exhibit (all day).
Grand Ballroom
Opening of WESTPEX Exhibits and Bourse
2nd Floor
Carriers and Locals Society Public Invite (C&LS)
Society information, Website Resources and the 36th Society Auction Walk-through by Angelo Ismirnioglou
Newport Beach
11:00amAmerican Philatelic Society Town Hall Meeting (APS)
with Scott English, APS Executive Director
Anaheim
Golden Gate Scandinavian Collectors Club (SCC) (2 hour)
8024, 8th floor
Western Cover Society (WCS)
The California Column as told through its covers, 1861-1864 by Scott Prior, WCS Secretary
Newport Beach
Rossica Society of Russian Philately
Irvine
1:00pmIran Philatelic Study Circle (IPSC) (2 hour)
Bayside I
United States Possessions Philatelic Society (USPPS) and International Philippine Philatelic Society (IPPS) Joint Meeting (2 hour)
Dr. Tommy Sim will give a presentation on "Meet the Lamberts."
Santa Barbara
Presentation by Steven Frumkin
Selling Your Collection at Auction
Anaheim
Golden West Group of the British North America Philatelic Society (BNAPS)
General membership meeting with the public invited. Note: The parent BNAPS organization will sponsor an award for the best BNA exhibit in the show.
6096, 6th floor
International Society for Portuguese Philately (ISPP)
8042, 8th floor
Cats on Stamps Study Unit (COSSU), an ATA and APS affiliate
8024, 8th floor
2:00pmAmerican Association of Philatelic Exhibitors (AAPE)
AAPE Exhibiting Forum hosted by Liz Hisey
Anaheim
International Society of Guatemala Collectors (ISGC)
8024, 8th floor
3:00pmColombia-Panama Philatelic Study Group (COPAPHIL)
Collecting Colombia or Panama by Larry Crain. For the general collector, the presentation outlines aspects of each country's philately, as well as topical/thematic subjects with stamps of either country.
Santa Barbara
Judges' Feedback Forum (2 hour)
Anaheim
4:00pmCouncil of Northern California Philatelic Societies (CNCPS)
Santa Barbara
6:00pmAwards Banquet (3 hour)
(Ticket Required) Reception 6 pm, Doors open 6:30 pm, Dinner 7 pm.
Irvine/Newport Beach
Closing of WESTPEX Exhibits and Dealers Bourse
2nd Floor
Sunday April 28, 2024
9:00amBoy Scout Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Workshop (6 hour)
(Scouts and Leaders only) Sponsored by WESTPEX, conducted by Mr. Phil Avery, Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 726 and Mr. Phil Kumler, Counselor & Silver Beaver Nominee. Pre-registration and $15 fee required. pack705@earthlink.net or pkumler@gmail.com
Bayside I
American Helvetia Philatelic Society (AHPS) (2 hour)
Informal meeting and show and tell
Santa Barbara
10:00amSchuyler Rumsey Live Philatelic Auction (all day) (12 hour)
Bayside II
WESTPEX Youth Area (5 hour)
Open to all youth.
Santa Clara
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
US Election Mail in the National Postal Museum's Collection by Lynn Heidelbaugh
Anaheim
Live Auction Viewing (2 hour)
Bayside III
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union
Be sure to visit the UPU exhibits.
Grand Ballroom
Opening of WESTPEX Exhibits and Bourse
2nd Floor
11:00amNepal and Tibet Philatelic Study Circle (NTPSC) (2 hour)
Santa Barbara
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
UPU Specimen and the World's Postal Museums: An Accidental History by Dan Piazza
Anaheim
12:30pmUniversal Ship Cancellation Society, USS Saginaw Chapter 59 (USCS)
Battleship USS California by Steve Shay
8042, 8th floor
1:00pmPresentation by Peter Adams
Introduction to Collecting U.S. Stamps
Santa Barbara
3:00pmClosing of WESTPEX Exhibits and Bourse
2nd Floor