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

Programs

  • Oct 12 - Some Interesting Covers - Ed Gosnell

  • Oct 26 - TBD

  • Nov 9 - No Meeting (CHS Event, please attend, see below, RSVP link to be announced)

  • Nov 23 - No Meeting (Thanksgiving)

  • Dec 14 - Holiday Party and Officer Elections - Details to be Announced

  • Dec 28 - No Meeting (Christmas and New Years)

  • Jan 11 - How to Make a Sock Monkey - Maureen Thacker

  • Jan 25 - No Meeting (Twice a month meetings resume in February)

    The Pennsylvania Railroad Shops and the Columbus Panhandles

    Mon, Nov 9, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Columbus Metropolitan Library - Main Library Auditorium

    RSVP Here: CHS Event

    Join us in the auditorium room in the Main branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, 96 South Grant Avenue, at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 9, when the Columbus Historical Society looks at the Panhandle shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad, once one of the city’s largest employers, and the famous Columbus Panhandles football team. The Panhandles started as a shop team and became one of the founding members of the National Football League. CHS board member and former Columbus Dispatch business editor Christopher Amatos will give a presentation on the shops and fellow CHS board member and former Dispatch sports columnist Bob Hunter will give a presentation on the team and the six famous Nesser brothers, who regularly played for it. CHS board member Bruce Warner, a former employee of the New York Central Railroad, will talk briefly about railroads in Columbus, and Michelle Memmer Artim,  Nesser football historian and great granddaughter of Al Nesser, will also speak briefly on her campaign to have the Nesser brothers inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The program is free and open to the public, but a reservation is requested to reserve your spot. Reservations may be made at CHS website at columbushistory.org. or on the Columbus Historical Society’s Facebook page.

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)