SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

If you would like to schedule a meeting at WESTPEX 2026, please complete the meeting request form (one form per meeting).

A floor plan of the show can be found here.

Please email the Meetings Committee if you have any questions.

Meeting Request Form

Current Schedule

DateStartEndMeetingRoom
April 22, 202610:00 AM6:00 PMSchuyler Rumsey Auction ViewingBayside III
April 22, 202610:00 AM6:00 PMSchuyler Rumsey Live Philatelic AuctionBayside II
April 23, 202610:00 AM6:00 PMSchuyler Rumsey Auction ViewingBayside III
April 23, 202610:00 AM6:00 PMSchuyler Rumsey Live Philatelic AuctionBayside II
April 24, 20269:30 AM10:20 AMGrand Opening of the 66th Annual WESTPEX and Presentation on the Show Theme
Michael S. Turinni, an avid and multifaceted hobbyist, will share "Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of San Francisco."
There will be some giveaways for those attending this event.		Bayside I
April 24, 202610:00 AM6:00 PMSchuyler Rumsey Live Philatelic AuctionBayside II
April 24, 202610:00 AM6:00 PMSchuyler Rumsey Auction ViewingBayside III
April 24, 202610:00 AMOpening of WESTPEX Exhibits and BourseMezzanine
April 24, 202610:00 AM6:00 PMWESTPEX Youth Area
Classes 10 am-2 pm, Open to all Youth 2 pm-6 pm		Santa Clara
April 24, 202610:30 AM11:00 PMUnited States Postal Service First Day Ceremony
"A Day at the Beach" Stamps		Bayside I
April 24, 202611:30 PM12:00 PMUnited Nations Postal Administration
First Day Ceremony
The 2026 Endangered Species Series		Bayside I
April 24, 202611:30 AM1:20 PMPostcrossing Meetup
Gathering for members of Postcrossing, the online postcard exchange project		Anaheim
April 24, 20264:00 PM5:50 PMHawaiian Philatelic Society
Meet and Greet
Collecting Pre-Territory Hawaiian Town Cancels and other Postal Marks by Gregory Chang, Po'Oleka Editor		Bayside I
April 24, 20266:00 PMClosing of WESTPEX Exhibits and BourseMezzanine
April 24, 20266:15 PM9:00 PMCollectors Club (SF) and Collectors Club (NY) Dinner, Shalizaar Restaurant, 300 El Camino Real, Belmont
Guest speaker: Daniel J. Ryterband
Reception 6:15 pm, Dinner 7:00 pm.
Reservation required. Purchase ticket at: https://bit.ly/4ahpinK		Shalizaar
April 25, 20268:30 AM9:50 AMWestern Cover Society Board Meeting (Members Only)8024
April 25, 202610:00 AM6:00 PMSchuyler Rumsey Live Philatelic AuctionBayside II
April 25, 202610:00 AM6:00 PMSchuyler Rumsey Auction ViewingBayside III
April 25, 202610:00 AMOpening of WESTPEX Exhibits and BourseMezzanine
April 25, 202610:00 AM6:00 PMWESTPEX Youth AreaSanta Clara
April 25, 202610:00 AM6:00 PMAmerican Philatelic Society
Video interview shoot (all day)		Grand Ballroom
April 25, 202610:00 AM11:50 AMRyukyu Philatelic Specialist Society8042
April 25, 202610:00 AM10:50 AMUS Philatelic Classics Society and Carriers and Locals Society
Excellence in Philatelic Research: The Chronical, The Penny Post, Civil War Philatelist and Western Express Journal -
and the Societies behind them by Angelo Ismirnioglou		Newport
April 25, 202611:00 AM11:50 AMAmerican Philatelic Society Town Hall Meeting
with Kirk Gillis, APS Executive Director
To discuss the APS 2026 – 2030 Strategic & Operations Plan		Anaheim
April 25, 202611:00 AM11:50 AMRossica Society of Russian PhilatelyIrvine
April 25, 202611:00 AM12:50 PMSan Francisco Bay Area RAoC Group
Gathering for members of Reddit's Random Acts of Cards forum
Public invited		Santa Barbara
April 25, 202611:00 AM12:50 PMWestern Cover Society
Colorado Boots-up, Postally Speaking -- The Establishment of Postal Operations in Colorado, 1859 to mid-1860's
Presented by Rick Mingee		Newport
April 25, 202612:00 PM1:50 PMCats on Stamps Study Unit, an affiliate of both APS and ATA8024
April 25, 20261:00 PM1:50 PMAmericana Stamps
Discover the Philatelic Icons Sale: Exclusive Highlights with Angelo Ismirnioglou		Newport
April 25, 20261:00 PM1:50 PMInternational Society of Portuguese Philately8042
April 25, 20261:00 PM1:50 PMUnited States Possessions Philatelic Society and International Philippine Philatelic SocietySanta Barbara
April 25, 20261:30 PM2:50 PMAmerican Association of Philatelic ExhibitorsAnaheim
April 25, 20262:00 PM2:50 PMUnited States Possessions Philatelic Society and International Philippine Philatelic SocietySanta Barbara
April 25, 20262:00 PM2:50 PMThe Collectors Club
Alice in Wonderland, Calif. -- Focusing on new information about
the now-dead post office in the now-ghost town, Wonderland, CA
Presented by Frederick Lawrence		Bayside I
April 25, 20262:00 PM3:20 PMCanal Zone Study Group 8024
April 25, 20262:00 PM2:50 PMMobile Post Office Society (Members Only)8042
April 25, 20263:00 PM3:50 PMMobile Post Office Society
Railway Post Offices on Streetcars
Presented by Gerald (Gerry) Smith, Olympia, Washington
Open to all		8042
April 25, 20263:00 PM3:50 PMNevada Postal History Society
Annual Meeting
Atomic Nevada: The Postal History of the Nevada Test Site
Presented by James Gamett, coauthor of the Nevada Postmark Catalog		Bayside I
April 25, 20263:00 PM4:50 PMJudges Feedback Forum Anaheim
April 25, 20264:00 PM4:50 PMCouncil of Northern California Philatelic SocietiesSanta Barbara
April 25, 20265:00 PM5:50 PMMystery Covers-the Rest of the Story by Larry Crain
This Power Point presentation will show covers that are remarkable beyond the philatelic because of the addressee, the sender, the date, the place and the auxiliary marking.		Santa Barbara
April 25, 20266:00 PM6:00 PMClosing of WESTPEX Exhibits and BourseMezzanine
April 25, 20266:00 PM9:00 PMAwards Banquet
Reception 6 pm, doors open 6:30 pm, dinner 7 pm
Sold-out		Irvine
April 26, 20269:00 AM9:50 AMAmerican Helvetia Philatelic SocietySanta Barbara
April 26, 20269:00 AM3:00 PMBoy Scout Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Workshop
Sponsored by WESTPEX, conducted by Mr. Phil Avery, Assistant Scoutmaster Troup 726, and Mr. Phil Kumler, Counselor & Silver Beaver Nominee.
Scouts and Leaders only, pre-registration and $15 fee required. Contact pack705@earthlink.com or pkumler@gmail.com		Irvine
April 26, 202610:00 AM6:00 PMSchuyler Rumsey Live Philatelic AuctionBayside II
April 26, 202610:00 AM12:00 PMSchuyler Rumsey Auction ViewingBayside III
April 26, 202610:00 AM10:00 AMOpening of WESTPEX Exhibits and BourseMezzanine
April 26, 202610:00 AM2:00 PMWESTPEX Youth AreaSanta Clara
April 26, 202611:00 AM11:50 AMNepal & Tibet Philatelic Study CircleSanta Barbara
April 26, 202612:30 PM1:20 PMUniversal Ship Cancellation Society, USS Saginaw, Ch 598024
April 26, 20263:00 PM3:00 PMClosing of WESTPEX Exhibits and BourseMezzanine