APS Guidelines for Exhibiting Postcards

The American Philatelic Society (APS) includes postcard exhibits as a class of exhibiting. As with any exhibit, the key is to tell a story in the exhibit. It is not enough to show every postcard ever made about a certain topic but the exhibit must have a storyline. The exhibit must also show the exhibitor's knowledge of the chosen subject but also of the postcards themselves referring to artists, photographers, publishers, series, production methods etc.

The APS guidelines for postcard exhibits can be found on the APS website.

Currently, the APS is introducing a new judging handbook and Uniform Exhibit Evaluation Form so there may be some revisions to this information in the coming months.

The American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors (AAPE) provides further information about postcard exhibiting as well as some examples of postcards exhibits.