Following is a listing of state postal history societies. In most cases, addresses shown are those of the secretary of the group. Other addresses are for the society contact person or newsletter editor. Most of these groups publish journals or newsletters; the title of the publication appears in italics at the end of the entry. In addition, some groups publish longer works on state or city postal history, which can be valuable sources of information for hometown postal history collectors.

This list was updated on Sept. 29, 2005.

If you have updates to any of this information, please send it to linns@linns.com.

Alaska

Alaska Collectors Club, Eric Knapp, Editor, The Alaska Philatelist, 4201 Folker St., #C102, Anchorage, Alaska 99508; eknapp@gci.com or eknapp@gci.net.

Arizona

Arizona-New Mexico Postal History Society, Thomas K. Todsen, 2000 Rose Lane, Las Cruces, NM 88005 or Peter Rathwell, 4523 E. Mountain View Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85028; The Roadrunner.

Postal History Foundation, Robert Bechtel, Chairman, Stamp Tracks (quarterly newsletter), 920 North First Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85719; www.postalhistoryfoundation.org or 1-520-623-6652

California

Western Cover Society, 27 Bridgewater Way, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523; Western Express.

Colorado

Colorado Postal History Society, Roger Rydberg, 354 S. Nile St., Aurora, CO 80012; Colorado Postal Historian.

Connecticut

Postal History Society of Connecticut, Robert Lorenz, Box 1231, Old Saybrook, CT 06475; The Connecticut Postal History Society Journal.

Florida

Florida Postal History Society, Deane R. Briggs, 160 E. Lake Howard Drive, Winter Haven, FL 33881; Florida Postal History Journal.

Georgia

Georgia Postal History Society, Frank Crown, Box 98626, Tacoma, WA 98498; Georgia Post Roads; quarterly

Hawaii

Hawaiian Philatelic Society, Box 10115, Honolulu, HI 96816-0115; Po'oleka O Hawaii (and a newsletter for local members).

Idaho

see Oregon.

Illinois

Illinois Postal History Society, c/o Andrew Oleksiuk, 5336 W. Belle Plaine, Chicago, IL 60641; Illinois Postal Historian.

Indiana

Indiana Postal History Society, Marge Faber, Box 1875, Bloomington, IN 47402; newsletter.

Iowa

Iowa Postal History Society, 2804 E. 40th St., Des Moines, IA 50317; Iowa Postal History Society Bulletin.

Maine

The Maine Philatelic Society, Bruce Hazelton, Box 67A, Cumberland Center, ME 04021; The Maine Philatelist.

Maryland

Maryland Postal History Society, Briarwood, Lisbon, MD 21765; newsletter.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Postal Research Society, Hugh Daugherty, Box 1146, Eastham, MA 02642; The Massachusetts Spy.

Michigan

Peninsular State Philatelic Society, Charles A. Wood, 244 West Breckenridge, Ferndale, MI 48220-1724; The Peninsular Philatelist.

Minnesota

Minnesota Postal History Society, Henry L. Lieske, 55 Idaho Ave. N., Golden Valley, MN 55427; newsletter.

Missouri

Missouri Postal History Society, Scott Couch, 4120 NW 79th St., No. 4, Kansas City, MO 64151-4209; Show-Me Gazette.

Montana

see Oregon.

Nevada

Nevada Postal History Study Group, Ted Gruber, Box 13408, Las Vegas, NV 89112.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Postal History Society, George Abbott, 318 Central St., Hudson, NH 03051; Granite Posts.

New Jersey

New Jersey Postal History Society, Robert G. Rose, P.O. Box 1945, Morristown, NJ 07962; www.njpostalhistory.org; NJPH.

New Mexico

see Arizona.

New York

Empire State Postal History Society, John Lange, 373 Root Raod, Ballston Spa, NY 12020-3227; Journal of New York State Postal History.

North Carolina

North Carolina Postal History Society, Thomas Richardson, 3764 Pine-Ridge Drive, Trinity, NC 27370; North Carolina Postal Historian.

North Dakota

Dakota Postal History Society, Gary Anderson, P.O. Box 600039, St. Paul, MN 55106; The Dakota Collector.

Ohio

Ohio Postal History Society, Denise Stotts, Secretary, P.O. Box 690042, Houston, TX 77269; Ohio Postal History Journal.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Philatelic Society, Box 700334, Tulsa, OK 74170-0334; The Oklahoma Philatelist.

Oregon

Oregon Territory Postal History Society, Bill Beith, Box 301263, Portland, OR 97294-9263; The Oregon Country Postal History Journal (includes Washington, Montana and Idaho).

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Postal History Society, Norman Shachat, Secretary, 382 Tall Meadow Lane, Yardley, PA 19067; Pennsylvania Postal Historian.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Postal History Society, Box 113822, North Providence, RI 02911; Rhode Island Postal History Journal.

South Carolina

South Carolina Study Group, Bob Stets, Box 142, Walterboro, SC 29488.

South Dakota

Dakota Postal History Society, Gary Anderson, P.O. Box 600039, St. Paul, MN 55106; The Dakota Collector.

Tennessee

Tennessee Postal History Society, Knoxville Stamp Club, Box 54022, Knoxville, TN 37950-0422; Tennessee Posts.

Texas

Texas Postal History Society, Lyle Boardman, 3916 Wyldwood, Austin, TX 78739-3005; Texas Postal History Society Journal;

Texas Philatelic Association, Lyle Boardman, 6802 Duquesne Drive, Austin, TX 78723-1327; Texas Philatelist.

Vermont

Vermont Philatelic Society, Bill Lizotte, 98 Brooklyn Hts Apt 5, Morrisville, VT 05661-5907; The Vermont Philatelist. John Lutz, Editor, Vermont Stamp, Box 501, Hartford VT 05047.

Virginia

Virginia Postal History Society, Tom and Madelyn Cox, 3511 Clydewood Ave., Richmond, VA 23234; Way Markings.

Washington

see Oregon.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Postal History Society, 1978 Fox Burrow Court, Neenah, WI 54956; Badger Postal History.

Wyoming

Alan Patera, Box 2093, Lake Grove, OR 97035; The Wyoming Collector.

Societies in Canada and Overseas

Canada

Calgary Philatelic Society, Tim Presber, Box 1478, Station M, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2L6, Canada

Canada

Canadian Forces Philatelic Society, Box 46006, Beacon Hill Postal Outlet, 2339 Ogilvie Road, Gloucester, Ontario, K1J 9M7, Canada

Denmark

Danish Philatelic Federation, Flemming Skov Jensen, Sirgraesvej 134, DK-2770 Kastrup, Denmark

Denmark

Danish Postal History Society, Henrik Selsoe Sorensen, Bondehavevej 11, DK-2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark

New Zealand

Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, Jean Kersel, Box 1269, Wellington, New Zealand

Norway

Norwegian Postal History Society, Oddbjorn Solli, Seljevegen 23, N-1481 Hagan, Norway

Sweden

Swedish Postal History Society, Soren Andersson, Box 19113, SE-10432 Stockholm, Sweden

United Kingdom

East Anglia Postal History Study Circle, Barry R. Reynolds, 24 Thirlmere Drive, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1SE, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Forces Postal History Society, Keith Tranmer, 100 Ramsgill Drive, Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex IG2 7TP, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Great Britain Philatelic Society, Andrew Lajer, The Old Post Office, Davis Way, Hurst, Berkshire RG10 0TR, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

National Philatelic Society, Richard Saundry, British Philatelic Centre, 107 Charterhouse St., London EC1M 6PT, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Welsh Philatelic Society, Peter Brindley, 14 Victoria Park, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales LL57 2EW, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

London Postal History Group, Peter A. Forrestier Smith, 64 Gordon Road Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3RE, United Kington; www.londonpostalhistorygroup.com

Note: In most cases, the addresses given are for the secretary of the society. Other addresses are for a contact person or for a newsletter editor.