| Time | Meeting | Room |
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| Wednesday April 23, 2025 |
| 10:00am | Live Auction Viewing (8 hour)
Schuyler Rumsey Philatelic Auctions | Bayside III |
| Thursday April 24, 2025 |
| 10:00am | Schuyler Rumsey Live Philatelic Auction (all day) (12 hour)
| Bayside II |
Live Auction Viewing (8 hour)
| Bayside III |
| Friday April 25, 2025 |
| 9:00am | CANEJ Seminar
You be the Judge Part 1 by Liz Hisey, APS accredited Chief Judge Participants will learn how to judge exhibits. | Santa Barbara |
| 9:30am | Grand Opening of the 65th Annual WESTPEX and Presentation on Show Theme by Michael S. Turinni
Michael S. Turinni, an avid and multifaceted hobbyist, will share 'Celebrating the 175 th Anniversary of California '. There will be some 'give-aways' to those attending this event. | Bayside I |
| 10:00am | Schuyler 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 |
Opening of WESTPEX Exhibits and Bourse
| 2nd Floor |
| 2:00pm | Presentation by Frederick Lawrence
Alice in Wonderland, Calif. which will focus on the post office in the now-ghost town, Wonderland,CA and the John Coulthard covers he serviced through that post office-as illustrated in the June 2024 American Philatelist | Santa Barbara |
| 3:00pm | Mobile Post Office Society Board Meeting (MPOS)
Open to all MPOS members | Santa Barbara |
American Helvetia Philatelic Society (AHPS) (1 hour 45 minutes)
| Anaheim |
| 4:00pm | Hawaiian Philatelic Society (HPS) (1 hour 45 minutes)
"Meet and Greet". Open to All. Presentation, Samuel G. Wilder and the Stamps of the Kahului Railroad by Robert Hill | Bayside I |
Mobile Post Office Society (MPOS)
General meeting and presentation. Open to all. | Santa Barbara |
| 6:00pm | Closing of WESTPEX Exhibits and Bourse
| 2nd Floor |
| 6:15pm | Collectors Club (SF) Dinner
Ticket required. | |
| Saturday April 26, 2025 |
| 8:30am | Western Cover Society Board Meeting (WCS) (1 hour 30 minutes)
Members only | 8042, 8th floor |
| 9:00am | Mexico-Elmhurst Philatelic Society, International (MEPSI) (2 hour)
Board members only | 8024, 8th floor |
| 10:00am | Schuyler Rumsey Live Philatelic Auction (all day) (12 hour)
| Bayside II |
WESTPEX Youth Area (8 hour)
Open to all youth. | Santa Clara |
CANEJ Seminar (1 hour 30 minutes)
You be the Judge Part 2 conducted by Liz Hisey, APS accredited Chief Judge | Santa Barbara |
Presentation by Ann Wood, President of the Guyana Philatelic Society
| Anaheim |
Ryukyu Philatelic Specialist Society (1 hour 45 minutes)
Collecting Miyako Provisionals by Gary B. Weiss | 8042, 8th floor |
Live Auction Viewing (8 hours) (8 hour)
| Bayside III |
Opening of WESTPEX Exhibits and Bourse
| 2nd Floor |
| 11:00am | Mexico-Elmhurst Philatelic Society, International (MEPSI)
General meeting | Bayside I |
American Philatelic Society Town Hall Meeting (APS)
| Anaheim |
Western Cover Society (WCS) (1 hour 45 minutes)
| Newport Beach |
Oriental Near East Philatelic Society (ONEPS)
| Irvine |
| 12:00pm | Mexico-Elmhurst Philatelic Society, International (MEPSI)
Reprints and Forgeries of Mexico's first issues by Marc Gonzalez | Bayside I |
| 1:00pm | United States Possessions Philatelic Society (USPPS) and International Philippine Philatelic Society (IPPS) Joint Meeting (1 hour 45 minutes)
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American Helvetia Philatelic Society (AHPS) (1 hour 45 minutes)
General meeting | Bayside I |
Rossica Society of Russian Philately
Annual meeting | Santa Barbara |
Boston 2026
Presentation by Yamil H. Kouri, President and Commissioner General of World Stamp Show 2026, Inc. | Anaheim |
Rhodesian Study Circle (RSC) (1 hour 30 minutes)
| 6096, 6th floor |
| 3:00pm | Mexico-Elmhurst Philatelic Society, International (MEPSI)
25 Years a Stamp Dealer by Thurston (Bubba) Bland | Bayside I |
Nevada Postal History Society
| Santa Barbara |
Judges' Feedback Forum (2 hour)
| Anaheim |
| 4:00pm | Council of Northern California Philatelic Societies (CNCPS)
| Santa Barbara |
| 6:00pm | Awards 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 27, 2025 |
| 9:00am | Boy 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.Contact pack705@earthlink.net or pkumler@gmail.co | Bayside I |
American Helvetia Philatelic Society (AHPS) (1 hour 45 minutes)
Share and Tell | Santa Barbara |
| 10:00am | Schuyler Rumsey Live Philatelic Auction (all day) (12 hour)
| Bayside II |
WESTPEX Youth Area (5 hour)
Open to all youth. | Santa Clara |
Live Auction Viewing (2 hour)
| Bayside III |
Opening of WESTPEX Exhibits and Bourse
| 2nd Floor |
FIP Option Feedback (1 hour 30 minutes)
| Waterfront Board Room |
| 11:00am | Nepal & Tibet Philatelic Study Circle (1 hour 45 minutes)
| Santa Barbara |
| 3:00pm | Closing of WESTPEX Exhibits and Bourse
| 2nd Floor |
