Thank you to all who helped make Colopex 2026 a resounding success !!!

Please join us for Colopex 2027

Friday June 18, 2027 10am to 5pm ~ Saturday, June 19, 2027 10am to 3pm

12 Select Philatelic Treasure Troves ~ One Frame Free Free F’rall and Pizza Party

Madison County Fairgrounds, 205 Elm St., London, OH 43140

Upcoming Meetings

Harrison House, 570 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215

6:30 pm Chatter, 7:00 pm Meeting, Mini Auction and Program

  • Sep 14 - Boston 2026 Retrospective - Ken Gilbert

  • Sep 28 - Stamp Personalities from the Big Apple Challenge - Dan Keating

  • Oct 12 - Some Interesting Covers - Ed Gosnell

  • Oct 26 - TBD

  • Nov 9 - How to Make a Sock Monkey - Maureen Thacker

  • Nov 23 - No Meeting

  • Dec 14 - Holiday Party - Event Details to be Announced

  • Dec 28 - No Meeting

  • Jan 11 - TBD

  • Jan 25 - No Meeting

Membership and More Information:

Annual membership dues are $10.00 for single membership and $15.00 for family membership. Dues may be paid at a regular meeting or by mailing to the below address.  Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Monday of most months except no 2nd Monday meetings in November, December and January.

Further information concerning meetings, membership or other topics may be obtained by attending a meeting, sending us a message using the Contact Us form, or by addressing a request to

    The Columbus Philatelic Club, Inc.
    PO Box 20582
    Columbus OH 43220-0582

Recent Club News

We will miss you dearly Jason ….

Dr Jason Manchester 1939-2026

Recent Show Awards:

Ken Gilbert: Large Gold (91) at Westpex 2025 and Large Gold (91) at Garfield Perry 2026 with “Landpost "über" Lehrcontactte: An Exemplar of the Rural Mail System in Germany”

Ed Gosnell: Large Gold (90) at Garfield Perry 2026 with “A History of Nineteenth Century Nepal through Seals and Signatures”

Guy Purington: Large Gold (91) at Rocky Mountain 2025 and Large Gold (90) Indypex 2025 with “Snapshot Amateurs: The Homemade Real Photo Post Card in America during the Post Card Mania 1898-1920”

2026 Club Officers:

President: Guy M Purington. Vice-President: Marie Gibbs. Secretary: Maureen Thacker. Treasurer: Rick Young. Columbian Editor and Historian: Maggie Ostrowski. Board Members: Gary Eschelbach (26-27), Dan Keating (26-27), Mark Beavers (25-26), Jeff Jacobs (25-26)