Local/Regional Northern California Clubs and Societies
The following directory is as accurate as we can make it based on information provided by our clubs and societies!
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Alameda
Alameda Stamp Club
Meetings: Third Tuesday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m.
Locations: Immanuel Lutheran Parish Hall, 1910 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda (Santa Clara Ave and Chestnut)
Contact: John Kofranek
Telephone: (510) 748-0626
Email: coolncamp@aol.com
Eureka
Humboldt Stamp Collectors Club
Meetings: Fourth Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Location: Senior Resource Meetings Center, 1910 California St., Eureka
Contact: Ed Cramer
Email: humstampclub@gmail.com
Fremont
Fremont Stamp Club
Meetings: 7:00 pm second Thursdays, of the month no meeting in June
Location: Fremont Cultural Arts Center, 3375 Country Dr., Fremont
Club Contact: Fremont Stamp Club, Box 8450, Fremont, CA, 94537
Contact: Tom Hayes
Telephone: 510-289-3288
Email: fremontstampclub@gmail.com Website: www.fremontstampclub.org
Fresno
Fresno Philatelic Society
Meetings: 1:00 pm first Sunday
Location: Staff Dining Room, Fresno City College
Contact: Rod Kirby
Email: rskirby@comcast.net
Website: http://www.frespex.org/
Grass Valley
Gold Country Stamp Club
Meetings: First and third Thursdays every month, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Eskaton Village Grass Valley Recreational Center, 625 Eskaton Cir., Grass Valley, CA 95945
Contact: Robert Brenan, 13629 Pasquale Rd., Nevada City, CA 95959
Telephone: (530) 478-0130
Email: rbrenan@earthlink.net
Oakland
East Bay Collectors Club
Meetings: 7 p.m., first Thursdays (Zoom) & third Monday (In-person)
Location: In-person & Zoom
Contact: For Zoom info contact President Harry Henderson at harryhenderson51@gmail.com
Website: www.eastbaystampclub.com
Petaluma
Redwood Empire Collectors Club
Meetings: 6:00 pm on third Wednesdays (except July, October & December)
Location: Boulevard Cafe, 1096 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma, CA 94952
Contact: Dennis Buss
Telephone: (707)774-6296
Email: denlyn59@yahoo.com
Redwood City
Sequoia Stamp Club
Meetings: 7:00 PM 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Location: Online and in-person meetings – Contact John Corwin for Zoom link or come to Community Activities Bldg., 1400 Roosevelt Ave., Redwood City, CA 94061
Contact: John Corwin, Secretary, PO Box 235, San Carlos, CA 94070-0235
Email: sequoiastampclub@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.penpex.org/ssc
Western Philatelic Library
3004 Spring St., Redwood City, CA
Mailing: P.O. Box 7063
Redwood City, CA 94063-7063
Phone: 650-306-9150
Email: info@fwpl.org
Website: http://www.fwpl.org
Sacramento
Sacramento Philatelic Society
Meetings: 6:30 pm every Wednesday Location: Arden Christian Church, 4300 Las Cruces Way, Sacramento, CA 95864
Contact: Ernie Teays, President,
2740 63rd St, Sacramento CA 95817
Telephone: 916-739-1944
Email: Joanne Berkowitz, Board President joannebe@pacbell.net
Website: sacramentostampclub.org
Salinas
Monterey County Stamp Club
Meetings: 7:30 pm 4th Thursdays each month (except Nov & Dec on 3rd Thursday)
Location: St Ansgar’s Lutheran Church, 72 east San Joaquin St., Salinas, CA
Contact: Steve Radisch – 1828 Buckingham Dr., Salinas, CA 93906
Telephone: 831-443-5850
Email: sfradisch@sbcglobal.net
San Francisco
Collectors Club of San Francisco
Meetings: 6:00 pm second Wednesdays
Location: Delancey Street Restaurant, Brannan & Embarcadero, San Francisco 94107
Contact: Vesma Grinfelds, 3800 – 21st St., SF, CA 94114
Email: dzvesma@gmail.com
Golden Gate Stamp Club
Meetings: 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month, 7:30 pm
Location: Taraval District Police Station, 2345 24th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94116
Contact: Bob Gordon, 790 Church Street #203, San Francisco, CA 94114
Telephone: 415-436-9182
Email: bob@lgbtpartnership.org
Website: https://goldengatestampclub.wixsite.com/home
San Francisco Bay Area Postcard Club
Meetings: 4th Saturday of every month except Dec.
Location: Fort Mason, Room C-260, Bldg C, San Francisco, CA Verify meeting place as it sometimes changes.
Contact: Lew Baer, P.O. Box 621, Penngrove, CA 94951
Email: editor@postcard.org
Website: http://www.postcard.org/
San Francisco-Pacific Philatelic Society
Meetings: 7 pm, 2nd Tuesdays (except Dec.)
Location: SFPD-Richmond Station, 461 6th Ave
Contact: Ian “Russ” Samuels, P.O. Box 210268, San Francisco CA 94121-0268
Telephone: 415-759-6345
Email: irsamuels@hotmail.com
San Jose
San Jose Stamp Club
Meetings: 7-9:00 pm 1st & 3rd Wednesdays
Location: Peral Avenue Branch Library, 270 Pearl Ave, San Jose, CA 95136
Contact: Brian Jones
Email: bfj39@yahoo.com or sanjosestampclub@gmail.com
Website: http://www.filatelicfiesta.com
San Leandro
The Philatelic Society of San Leandro
Meetings: 6:30 pm 3rd Tuesdays
Location: San Leandro Public Library. 300 Estudillo, San Leandro, CA.
Contact: Denis Dunphy
Telephone: (510) 581-2394
Email: patdunphy@yahoo.com
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Stamp Club
Meetings: 6:45-9:00 pm 1st Tuesday of the month
Location: Finley Community Center, 2060 West College Ave, Room 25, Santa Rosa, CA
Contact: Paul von Gottfried, Treasurer, 136 Coronado Circle, Santa Rosa, CA 95409
Telephone: (707) 695-2002
Email: srscstamps@yahoo.com
Vallejo
Vallejo Stamp Club
Meetings: 6:30 pm 1st Tuesdays
Location: Wee Kirk Room at Community Presbyterian Church, 2800 Georgia, between Annette and Steffen, in East Vallejo.
Contact: Vallejo Stamp Club, Michael Turrini, P.O. Box 121 Vallejo, CA 94590
Telephone: 707-246-6327
Email: EMPERORI@juno.com
Walnut Creek
Diablo Valley Stamp Club
Meetings: 7:30 pm 2nd & 4th Thursdays
Location: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave., Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Contact: Frank Scudero, 418 Beatrice Rd., Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Email: fscudero@aol.com
Out of State Clubs and Societies
Nevada
Nevada Stamp Study Society
Meetings: Meets 2nd and 4th Saturdays – 10 am – Noon
Location: Silverado Estates Clubhouse, 2301 Oddie Blvd, Reno, NV
Contact: Harvey Edwards, PO Box 2907, Sparks, NV 89432;
Telephone: (775) 527-2362
Email: NVstampsociety@gmail.com Or president@renostamp.org
Website: http://www.renostamp.org
Oregon
Southern Oregon Philatelic Society
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Thursdays. at 7PM
Location: 1st Methodist Church Meeting Hall, Medford, Oregon
Contact: Larry Crain, PO BOX 4395, Medford OR 97501
Telephone: 541-779-9462
Email: larry.crain@gmail.com
Philatelic Exhibitions
NorCal Chapters and Institutions
British North American Philatelic Society Golden West Regional Group. Meetings held at local shows and members homes. Contact: BNAPS Regional Contact & Treasurer, W.J. (Joe) Schlitt, P.O. Box 263, Knightsen, CA 94548-0263. Tel: 925-487-2838, E-mail: wylecotejs@earthlink.net
China Stamp Society, Chiu Chin Chan Chapter (San Francisco Bay Area) meets at various members homes and at WESTPEX. Contact: Patrick Skain, 300 Crestlake Drive, San Francisco, CA 94132, Tel: 415-682-9995, e-mail: patskain@att.net website: http://www.chinastampsociety.org
Federated Philatelic Clubs of Southern California. Contact: Editor John Weigle, Po Box 6536, Ventura CA 93006-6536. website: http://www.sescal.org/fedclubs.htm
Council of Northern California Philatelic Societies. Website: www.norcalstamps.org
Friends of the Western Philatelic Library. 3004 Spring St, Redwood City, CA 94063. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7063, Redwood City, CA 94063-7063. Contact: Phone: 650 306-9150. Email: contact.fwpl@gmail.com Website: http://www.fwpl.org/
PENPEX Peninsula Philatelic Exhibition. Show held 1st week of December at Communities Activities Bldg., 1400 Roosevelt Ave., Redwood City, CA. Contact: Kristin Patterson , P.O. Box 235, San Carlos, CA 94070, email address: penpexredwoodcity@yahoo.com Tel: 408-267-6643. website: http://www.penpex.org.
Rossica, NorCal Chapter meets at various show venues including WESTPEX, Filatelic Fiesta, and PENPEX and also various members homes. Contact: Dr. Ed Laveroni PO Box 320997, Los Gatos, CA, 95032-0114. Tel: 408-356-7561, e-mail: ejpjla@comcast.net
Ryukyu Philatelic Specialists Society Ltd. Norcal Chapter meets annually at WESTPEX. Contact Bill Ninde, 5408 Lynbrook Place, Concord CA 94521. Tel: 925-672-7884. E-mail: bninde@earthlink.net
Golden Gate Scandinavian Collectors’ Club. Meets at various members homes on 1st Saturday of each month. Contact: Herbert R Volin, 1506 East Shore Dr., Alameda 94501-3118. Tel: 510-522-3242 e-mail: hrvolin@aol.com
USS Saginaw Chapter #59 (Universal Ship Cancellation Society,APS Affiliate #98) Meeting Time and Location: Normally second Sunday of each month, 1:30 PM Community Presbyterian Church, 2800 Georgia St, Vallejo Contact Steve Shay to confirm meeting date and location Contact Person: Steve Shay, Secretary, 747 Shard Ct, Fremont, CA 94539 shaymur@flash.net