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(last updated .07-14-2024)

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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. #1956 -- 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. #1957 -- 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. #1958 -- 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. #1959 -- 8/07-09/1959 (1) -- Detroit, MI -- Jack Shaber -- U.N. Human Rights
  5. #1960 -- 9/14-18/1960 (1) -- Baltimore, MD -- Jack Shaber -- World Refugee Year
  6. #1961 -- 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. #1962 -- 9/21-23/1962 (1) -- Newark, NJ (2) (NOJEX) -- Roy C. Brown -- British Naphthadag
  8. #1963 -- 10/25-27/1963 (1) -- Philadelphia, PA (2) (SEPAD) -- Paul R. Cutright -- U.S. Air Mail
  9. #1964 -- 9/17-20/1964 (1) -- Washington, DC (NAPEX) -- Lawrence S. Fisher -- 1909 Perf. Commems.
  10. #1965 -- 9/17-19/1965 (1) -- Baltimore, MD (2) (BALPEX) -- Lawrence S. Fisher -- 19th Century Postal Rates
  11. #1966 -- 9/09-11/1966 -- Chicago, IL (COMPEX) -- Lawrence S. Fisher -- U.S. FDCs 1893-1920
  12. #1967 -- 11/17-19/1967 -- New York, NY (2) -- Jack V. Harvey -- 1st 15 Years U.S. Air Mail
  13. #1968 -- 10/18-20/1968 (1) -- Philadelphia, PA (3) (SEPAD) -- Jack V. Harvey -- U.S. Commems of 1920
  14. #1969 -- 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. #1970 -- 1/20-22/1970 (1) -- New York, NY (4) (ASDA) -- Richard H. Thompson -- U.S. Air Mail First Day Covers of the Thirties
  16. #1971 -- 11/19-21/1971 (1) -- New York, NY (5) (ASDA) -- Marshall Ackerman -- William McKinley, Martyr Pres. (August Trophy)
  17. #1972 -- 9/01-03/1972 (1) -- Hunt Valley, MD (BALPEX) -- William Bayless -- George Washington Bicentennial Envelope FDCs
  18. #1973 -- 11/16-18/1973 (1) -- New York, NY (6) (ASDA) -- Irwin Kaplan -- Japanese Occupation Philippines FDCs
  19. #1974 -- 8/23-25/1974 (1) -- Cincinnati, OH (2) (CINPEX) -- Irwin Kaplan -- Cachets and Cancels 1940 Pony Express
  20. #1975 -- 5/09-11/1975 (1) -- Washington, DC (NAPEX)
  21. #1976 -- 5/29-31/1976 (2) -- Philadelphia, PA (4) (INTERPHIL) [the only one I have been able to attend]
    22. (21st-31st -- 1976-1987) (2)
  22. #1977 -- 6/03-05/1977 -- Houston, TX
  23. #1978 -- 6/23-25/1978 -- Freehold, NJ
  24. #1979 -- 11/02-04/1979 -- St. Petersburg, FL
  25. #1980 -- 10/17-19/1980 -- Philadelphia, PA
  26. #1981 -- 6/26-28/1981 -- Reno, NV
  27. #1982 -- 6/04-06/1982 -- Arlington, VA
  28. #1983 -- 8/19-21/1983 -- Arlington, VA
  29. #1984 -- 10/19-21/1984 -- Columbia, SC
  30. #1985 -- 5/24-26/1985 -- Rosemont, IL
  31. #1986 -- 10/10-12/1986 (2) -- Morristown, NJ
    32. (21st-31st -- 1976-1987) (2)-- [#195, 31(8), 12-01-1986, p. 982,1096,988,990, ad p. 987]
  32. #1987 -- 11/22-22/1987 (2) -- Virginia Beach, VA (VAPEX) -- [Schedule: #202, 32(7), 10-15-1987, p. 821]
  33. #1988 -- 10/28-30/1988 -- Anaheim, CA
  34. #1989 -- 9/22-24/1989 -- McLean, VA
  35. #1990 -- 8/31-9/03/1990 -- Syracuse, NY
  36. #1991 -- 11/08-10/1991 -- Virginia Beach, VA
  37. #1992 -- 7/24-26/1992 --Columbus, OH
  38. #1993 -- 7/23-25/1993 -- Boston, MA
  39. #1994 -- 6/24-26/1994 -- Haines City, FL
  40. #1995 -- 8/04-06/1995 -- Irvine, CA
  41. #1996 -- 8/02-04/1996 -- St. Louis, MO
  42. #1997 -- 8/01-03/1997 -- Falls Church, VA
  43. #1998 -- 7/31-8/02/1998 -- Somerset, NJ
  44. #1999 -- 8/13-15/1999 -- Indianapolis, IN
  45. #2000 -- 8/04-06/2000 -- Houston, TX
  46. #2001 -- 8/03-05/2001 -- Denver, CO
  47. #2002 -- 7/12-14/2002 -- Oak Brook, IL
  48. #2003 -- 8/01-03/2003 -- Somerset, NJ
  49. #2004 -- 8/20-22/2004 -- Indianapolis, IN
  50. #2005 -- 7/29-31/2005 -- Vienna, VA
  51. #2006 -- 8/04-06/2006 -- Independence, OH
  52. #2007 -- 8/17-19/2007 -- Stamford, CT
  53. #2008 -- 8/06-08/2008 -- Falls Church, VA (Americover 2008) {A}

    54. The AFDCS website has permanent pages with details about all of the following Conventions:
  54. #2009 -- 7/31 - 8/02/2009 -- Boxborough, MA
  55. #2010 -- 8/06-08/2010 -- Oak Brook, IL
  56. #2011 -- 8/05-07/2011 -- Indianapolis, IN (Americover 2011) {A}
  57. #2012 -- 8/10-12/2012 -- Irvine, CA (Americover 2012) {A}
  58. #2013 -- 8/16-18/2013 -- Independence, OH (Americover 2013) {A}
  59. #2014 -- 8/15-17/2014 -- Somerset, NJ (Americover 2014) {A}
  60. #2015 -- 8/14-16/2015 -- Columbus, OH (Americover 2015) {A}
  61. #2016 -- 8/19-21/2016 -- Falls Church, VA
  62. #2017 -- 8/11-13/2017 -- Independence, OH (Americover 2017) {A}
  63. #2018 -- 8/03-05/2018 -- Peachtree Corners, GA (Americover 2018) {A}
  64. #2019 -- 7/26-28/2019 -- St. Louis, MO
  65. #2020 -- 8/17-22/2020 -- Hartford, CT -- canceled (COVID-19) -- (GASS 2020) [Archive]
    held virtually, however, none of the Convention was recorded for future viewing
  66. #2021 -- 8/12-15/2021 -- Rosemont, IL -- [#455, 65(6), 11-12/2020, p. 13] -- (GASS 2021) [Archive]
    none of the Convention was recorded for future viewing
  67. #2022 -- 8/25-28/2022 -- Sacramento, CA -- (GASS 2022) [Archive]
    none of the Convention was recorded for future viewing
  68. #2023 -- 8/10-13/2023 -- Cleveland, OH -- (GASS 2023) [Archive] {A}
    none of the Convention was recorded for future viewing
  69. #2024 -- 8/15-18/2024 -- Hartford, CT -- (GASS 2024) {A}
  70. #2025 -- 8/14-17/2025 -- Schaumburg, IL (GASS 2025)
#byState -- 1956-2025 Conventions by State:
  1. Alabama - AL -- none yet
  2. Alaska - AK -- none yet
  3. Arizona - AZ -- none yet
  4. Arkansas - AR -- none yet
  5. California - CA -- 1988 -- 1995 -- 2012 -- 2022
  6. Colorado - CO -- 2001
  7. Connecticut - CT -- 2007 -- 2020 -- 2024
  8. Delaware - DE -- none yet
  9. Florida - FL -- 1979 -- 1994
  10. Georgia - GA -- 2018
  11. Hawaii - HI -- none yet
  12. Idaho - ID -- none yet
  13. Illinois - IL -- 1966 -- 1985 -- 2002 -- 2010 --2021 -- 2025
  14. Indiana - IN -- 1999 -- 2004 -- 2011
  15. Iowa - IA -- none yet
  16. Kansas - KS -- none yet
  17. Kentucky - KY -- none yet
  18. Louisiana - LA -- none yet
  19. Maine - ME -- none yet
  20. Maryland - MD -- 1960 -- 1965 -- 1972
  21. Massachusetts - MA -- 1993 -- 2009
  22. Michigan - MI -- 1959
  23. Minnesota - MN -- none yet
  24. Mississippi - MS -- none yet
  25. Missouri - MO -- 1996 -- 2019
  26. Montana - MT -- none yet
  27. Nebraska - NE -- none yet
  28. Nevada - NV -- 1981
  29. New Hampshire - NH -- none yet
  30. New Jersey - NJ -- 1957 -- 1962 -- 1978 -- 1986 -- 1998 -- 2003 -- 2014
  31. New Mexico - NM -- none yet
  32. New York - NY -- 1956 -- 1967 -- 1969 -- 1970 -- 1971 -- 1973 -- 1990
  33. North Carolina - NC -- none yet
  34. North Dakota - ND -- none yet
  35. Ohio - OH -- 1961 -- 1974 -- 1992 -- 2006 -- 2013 -- 2015 -- 2017 -- 2023
  36. Oklahoma - OK -- none yet
  37. Oregon - OR -- none yet
  38. Pennsylvania - PA -- 1958 -- 1963 -- 1968 -- 1976 -- 1980
  39. Rhode Island - RI -- none yet
  40. South Carolina - SC -- 1984
  41. South Dakota - SD -- none yet
  42. Tennessee - TN -- none yet
  43. Texas - TX -- 1977 -- 2000
  44. Utah - UT -- none yet
  45. Vermont - VT -- none yet
  46. Virginia - VA -- 1982 -- 1983 -- 1987 -- 1989 -- 1991 -- 1997 -- 2005 -- 2008 -- 2016
  47. Washington - WA -- none yet
  48. West Virginia - WV -- none yet
  49. Wisconsin - WI -- none yet
  50. Wyoming - WY -- none yet
  51. Washington - DC -- 1964 -- 1975
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:
07-14-2024:
      Added all formerly missing Conventions through 2025, and added a new section: 1956-2025 Conventions by State, which notes that in its 70 year history, 31 states have never hosted an AFDCS Convention.
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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