U.S. First Day Cover Cachet Display Catalog:
AFDCS Conventions

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by Douglas H. Henkle, AFDCS LM #137, henkle@pobox.com

(last updated .08-23-2023)

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      This page lists all the American First Day Cover Society (AFDCS) National Conventions that were listed in the AFDCS Membership Directories I own, listed below.

AFDCS Membership Directory, 1965-1966 (5/6-1965) {A}
AFDCS Membership Directory, 1967-1968 (5/6-1967) {A}
AFDCS Membership Directory, 1969-1970 (5/6-1969) {A}
AFDCS Membership Directory, 1971-1972 (5/6-1971) {A}
AFDCS Membership Directory, 1973-1974 (5/6-1973) no Conventions list {A}
AFDCS Membership Directory, 1975-1976 (5/6-1975) {A}
AFDCS Membership Directory, 1983-1984 (7-01-1983) {A}
          The details for ALL conventions, including each show's venue name and the Show's Chair can be found at:
    Annual AFDCS National Conventions: 1956-Date . This page will only show details, links and FIRST DAYS references not included in this Table of Conventions on the AFDCS website.

    date -- city (number of times at that city) -- Grand Award Winner -- Exhibit Topic

  1. 11/10-11/1956 (1) -- New York, NY -- Frederick L. Hill-- Religion on Stamps -- [Report, Minutes: #7, 2(3), 1-2/1957, p. 4,8,10-11]
  2. 8/03-04/1957 (1) -- Newark, NJ -- Melba M. Stinson -- Eisenhower Covers -- [Schedule: #9, 2(5), 5-6/1957, p. 11] / [Report, Minutes: #11, 3(1), 9-10/1957, 28 p. 4,12,14-15]
  3. 8/01-03/1958 (1) -- Philadelphia, PA -- Herbert Rosen -- History of Radio [#13, 3(3), 1-2/1958, p. 5] / [#14, 3(4), 3-4/1958, p. 3] / [#15, 3(5), 5-6/1958, p. 3,24 ad p. 16] / [#16, 3(6), 7-8/1958, ads p. 19,28]
  4. 8/07-09/1959 (1) -- Detroit, MI -- Jack Shaber -- U.N. Human Rights
  5. 9/14-18/1960 (1) -- Baltimore, MD -- Jack Shaber -- World Refugee Year
  6. 10/28-29/1961 (1) -- Cincinnati, OH (CINPEX) -- Richard H. Thompson -- U.S. Air Mail -- [Report: #36, 7(3), 1-2/1962, 44 p. 6,34-35]
  7. 9/21-23/1962 (1) -- Newark, NJ (2) (NOJEX) -- Roy C. Brown -- British Naphthadag
  8. 10/25-27/1963 (1) -- Philadelphia, PA (2) (SEPAD) -- Paul R. Cutright -- U.S. Air Mail
  9. 9/17-20/1964 (1) -- Washington, DC (NAPEX) -- Lawrence S. Fisher -- 1909 Perf. Commems.
  10. 9/17-19/1965 (1) -- Baltimore, MD (2) (BALPEX) -- Lawrence S. Fisher -- 19th Century Postal Rates
  11. 9/09-11/1966 -- Chicago, IL (COMPEX) -- Lawrence S. Fisher -- U.S. FDCs 1893-1920
  12. 11/17-19/1967 -- New York, NY (2) -- Jack V. Harvey -- 1st 15 Years U.S. Air Mail
  13. 10/18-20/1968 (1) -- Philadelphia, PA (3) (SEPAD) -- Jack V. Harvey -- U.S. Commems of 1920
  14. 11/21-23/1969 (1) -- New York, NY (3) (ASDA) -- Jack V. Harvey -- U.S. Regular Issues of the 1922-35 period on FDC
  15. 1/20-22/1970 (1) -- New York, NY (4) (ASDA) -- Richard H. Thompson -- U.S. Air Mail First Day Covers of the Thirties
  16. 11/19-21/1971 (1) -- New York, NY (5) (ASDA) -- Marshall Ackerman -- William McKinley, Martyr Pres. (August Trophy)
  17. ?/?-?/1972 (1) -- Hunt Valley, MD (BALPEX) -- William Bayless -- George Washington Bicentennial Envelope FDCs
  18. 11/16-18/1973 (1) -- New York, NY (6) (ASDA) -- Irwin Kaplan -- Japanese Occupation Philippines FDCs
  19. 8/23-25/1974 (1) -- Cincinnati, OH (2) (CINPEX) -- Irwin Kaplan -- Cachets and Cancels 1940 Pony Express
  20. 5/9-11/1975 (1) -- Washington, DC (NAPEX)
  21. 5/29-31/1976 (2) -- Philadelphia, PA (4) (INTERPHIL) [the only one I have been able to attend]
    22. (21st-31st -- 1976-1987) (2)
  1. 10/10-12/1986 (2) -- Morristown, NJ
    2. (21st-31st -- 1976-1987) (2)-- [#195, 31(8), 12-01-1986, p. 982,1096,988,990, ad p. 987]
  2. 11/22-22/1987 (2) -- Virginia Beach, VA (VAPEX) -- [Schedule: #202, 32(7), 10-15-1987, p. 821]
  3. 8/06-08/2008 -- Falls Church, VA (Americover 2008) {A}
    The AFDCS website has permanent pages with details about all of the following Conventions:
  1. 7/31 - 8/02/2009 -- Boxborough, MA
  2. 8/06-08/2010 -- Oak Brook, IL
  3. 8/05-07/2011 -- Indianapolis, IN (Americover 2011) {A}
  4. 8/10-12/2012 -- Irvine, CA (Americover 2012) {A}
  5. 8/16-18/2013 -- Independence, OH (Americover 2013) {A}
  6. 8/15-17/2014 -- Somerset, NJ (Americover 2014) {A}
  7. 8/14-16/2015 -- Columbus, OH (Americover 2015) {A}
  8. 8/19-21/2016 -- Falls Church, VA
  9. 8/11-13/2017 -- Independence, OH (Americover 2017) {A}
  10. 8/03-05/2018 -- Peachtree Corners, GA (Americover 2018) {A}
  11. 7/26-28/2019 -- St. Louis, MO
  12. 8/17-22/2020 -- Hartford, CT -- canceled (COVID-19) -- held virtually, however, none of the Convention was recorded for future viewing
  13. 8/12-15/2021 -- Rosemont, IL -- [#455, 65(6), 11-12/2020, p. 13] -- none of the Convention was recorded for future viewing
  14. 8/25-28/2022 -- Sacramento, CA -- none of the Convention was recorded for future viewing
  15. 8/10-13/2023 -- Cleveland, OH (GASS 2023) {A} -- none of the Convention was recorded for future viewing
Bibliography:
#202-871       -- Part 1: A Pictorial Review of AFDCS Cachets: The First 20 Years of Convention Cachets, by E. Lee Howard and Richard A Monty (1st-20th -- 1956-1975) [#202, 32(7), 10-15-1987, p. 871-875]
      -- Part 2: A Pictorial Review of AFDCS Cachets: Recent Convention Cachets, by E. Lee Howard and Richard A Monty (21st-31st -- 1976-1987) [#203, 32(8), 12-01-1987, p. 1007-1009]
      Annual AFDCS National Conventions: 1956-Date
What's New on this page -- changes since 08-07-2021:
08-23-2023:
      1) Added the 1983-1984 AFDCS Membership Directory, 2) links for the12022 and 2023 AFDCS Show pages, 3) noted with "{A}" all the Show Programs I own."
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