Past StampShows

# Year Convention Palmares
137th 2023 Cleveland, OH (attendance approx. 2,500) Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
136th 2022 Sacramento, CA (attendance approx. 1,600) Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
135th 2021 Rosemont, IL (attendance approx. 2,500) Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
134th 2020 Hartfort, CT - Virtual Show (COVID) N/A
133rd 2019 Omaha, NE Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
132st 2018 Columbus, OH Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
131st 2017 Richmond, VA Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
130th 2016 Portland, OR Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
129th 2015 Grand Rapids, MI Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
128th 2014 Hartford, CT Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
127th 2013 Milwaukee, WI Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
126th 2012 Sacramento, CA Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
125th 2011 Columbus, OH Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
124th 2010 Richmond, VA Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
123rd 2009 Pittsburgh, PA Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
122nd 2008 Hartford, CT Exhibit Palmares
121st 2007 Portland, OR Exhibit Palmares
120th 2006 Chicago, IL Exhibit Palmares  
119th 2005 Grand Rapids, MI Exhibit Palmares and Literature Palmares
118th 2004 Sacramento, CA Exhibit Palmares
117th 2003 Columbus, OH Exhibit Palmares
116th 2002 Atlantic City, NJ Exhibit Palmares
115th 2001 Chicago, IL Exhibit Palmares
114th 2000 Providence, RI Exhibit Palmares
113th 1999 Cleveland, OH  
112th 1998 Santa Clara, CA  
111th 1997 Milwaukee, WI  
110th 1996 Orlando, FL  
109th 1995 St. Louis, MO  
108th 1994 Pittsburgh, PA  
107th 1993 Houston, TX  
106th 1992 Oakland, CA  
105th 1991 Philadelphia, PA  
104th 1990 Cincinnati, OH  
103rd 1989 Anaheim, CA  
102nd 1988 Detroit, MI  
101st 1987 Boston, MA  
100th 1986 Washington, DC  
99th 1985 San Diego, CA  
98th 1984 Dallas, TX  
97th 1983 Pittsburgh, PA  
96th 1982 Milwaukee, WI  
95th 1981 Atlanta, GA  
94th 1980 Spokane, WA  
93rd 1979 Boston, MA  
92nd 1978 Indianapolis, IN  
91st 1977 San Francisco, CA  
90th 1976 Memphis, TN  
89th 1975 Columbus, OH  
88th 1974 Chicago, IL  
87th 1973 Los Angeles, CA  
86th 1972 New Haven, CT  
85th 1971 San Antonio, TX  
84th 1970 Honolulu, HI  
83rd 1969 Baltimore, MD  
82nd 1968 Rochester, NY  
81st 1967 Newark, NJ  
80th 1966 Cincinnati, OH  
79th 1965 Denver, CO  
78th 1964 Washington, DC  
77th 1963 Mexico City, Mexico  
76th 1962 State College, PA  
75th 1961 Chicago, IL  
74th 1960 Portland, OR  
73rd 1959 Los Angeles, CA  
72nd 1958 Atlantic City, NJ  
71st 1957 Tampa, FL  
70th 1956 St. Louis, MO  
69th 1955 Norfolk, VA  
68th 1954 San Francisco, CA  
67th 1953 Houston, TX  
66th 1952 Philadelphia, PA  
65th 1951 Toronto, Ontario  
64th 1950 Washington, DC  
63rd 1949 Boston, MA  
62nd 1948 Denver, CO  
61st 1947 Pittsburgh, PA  
60th 1946 Chicago, IL  
59th 1945 Newark, NJ  
58th 1944 Milwaukee, WI  
  1943 (no convention - WWII)  
57th 1942 Cleveland, OH  
56th 1941 Baltimore, MD  
55th 1940 Buffalo, NY  
54th 1939 San Francisco, CA  
53rd 1938 New Orleans, LA  
52nd 1937 Detroit, MI  
51st 1936 Omaha, NE  
50th 1935 Washington, DC  
49th 1934 Atlantic City, NJ  
48th 1933 Chicago, IL  
47th 1932 Los Angeles, CA  
46th 1931 Memphis, TN  
45th 1930 Boston, MA  
44th 1929 Minneapolis, MN  
43rd 1928 Toronto, Ontario  
42nd 1927 St. Louis, MO  
41st 1926 New York, NY  
40th 1925 Los Angeles, CA  
39th 1924 Detroit, MI  
38th 1923 Washington, DC  
37th 1922 Springfield, MA  
36th 1921 Milwaukee, WI  
35th 1920 Providence, RI  
34th 1919 St. Louis, MO  
33rd 1918 Cleveland, OH  
32nd 1917 Alexandria Bay, NY  
31st 1916 Boston, MA  
30th 1915 San Francisco, CA  
29th 1914 Niagara Falls, NY  
28th 1913 Put-in-Bay, OH  
27th 1912 Springfield, MA  
26th 1911 Chicago, IL  
25th 1910 Detroit, MI  
24th 1909 Atlantic City, NJ  
23rd 1908 Columbus, OH  
22nd 1907 Denver, CO  
21st 1906 Boston, MA  
20th 1905 Minneapolis, MN  
19th 1904 Pittsburgh, PA  
18th 1903 Clayton, NY  
17th 1902 Springfield, MA  
16th 1901 Buffalo, NY  
15th 1900 Milwaukee, WI  
14th 1899 Detroit, MI  
13th 1898 New York, NY  
12th 1897 Boston, MA  
11th 1896 Lake Minnetonka, MN  
10th 1895 Clayton, NY  
9th 1894 Niagara Falls, NY  
8th 1893 Chicago, IL  
7th 1892 Niagara Falls, NY  
6th 1891 New York, NY  
5th 1890 New York, NY  
4th 1889 St. Louis, MO  
3rd 1888 Boston, MA  
2nd 1887 Chicago, IL  
1st 1886 New York, NY  

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