Dealer and collector Mark Wingham, a committee member of the Postcard Traders’ Association (PTA) and organiser of a specialist event in Havant, Hampshire, says: “The UK’s three biggest postcard fairs are now all run by the PTA. The largest of these is the two-day biannual fair in Woking and we were all delighted that at its most recent outing in May we had the highest number of dealers (64) for many a year.
“PTA members run fairs around the country most of which are thriving and we all work hard to maintain the pre-Covid numbers of visitors.
“The PTA’s membership stands at 100 members which has increased recently and we have upped our game on social media.
“Trying to attract younger people into collecting postcards is a work in progress but I have one young collector at my fair in Havant who collects the Picturegoer postcard series of film stars [Picturegoer was a UK fan magazine published between 1911-60] after her mum spotted me with some cards at a car boot sale.
“And I myself didn’t start collecting cards until I was in my late ’40s when I became more interested in local history.”
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Specialist postcard fairs listing
For full details see antiquestradegazette.com/calendar or contact the organiser.
3 July AMP Fairs - Cirencester +44 (0)7966 565151
6 July Bass Rock Fairs - Durham +44 (0)1368 860365
6 July Clive Baker - Margate +44 (0)1843 862707
6 July AMP Fairs - Powick +44 (0)7966 565151
7 July C & S Promotions - Knottingley +44 (0)1977 218391
7 July AMP Fairs - Newcastle-under-Lyme +44 (0)7966 565151
13 July AMP Fairs - East Hunsbury +44 (0)7966 565151
13 July Long Melford Book Fair with postcards +44 (0)7949 637814
27 July Chris Rapley - Eastbourne +44 (0)1795 478175
27 July John Ainslie Postcard Fairs - Broadclyst +44 (0)1626 895177
31 July AMP Fairs - Birmingham +44 (0)7966 565151
7 August AMP Fairs - Cirencester +44 (0)7966 565151
10 August AMP Fairs - Stockport +44 (0)7966 565151
11 August Mark Wingham - Havant +44 (0)2392 423527
13 August AMP Fairs - Nuthall +44 (0)7966 565151
17 August Chris Rapley - Sittingbourne +44 (0)1795 478175
24 August Bass Rock Fairs - Berwick-upon-Tweed +44 (0)1368 860365
24 August Clive Baker - Canterbury +44 (0)1843 862707
26 August Chris Rapley - Felbridge +44 (0)1795 478175
28 August AMP Fairs - Birmingham +44 (0)7966 565151
31 August Chris Rapley - Guildford +44 (0)1795 478175
31 August Forest Fairs - Shoreham-by-Sea +44 (0)7856 908916
1 September AMP Fairs - Newcastle-under-Lyme +44 (0)7966 565151
4 September AMP Fairs - Cirencester +44 (0)7966 565151
7 September Bass Rock Fairs - North Berwick +44 (0)1368 860365
7 September Reflections of a Bygone Age - Nottingham +44 (0)1159 374079
7 September AMP Fairs - Powick +44 (0)7966 565151
14 September Clive Baker - Margate +44 (0)1843 862707
14 September John Ainslie Postcard Fairs - Bristol +44 (0)1626 895177
14 September AMP Fairs - East Hunsbury +44 (0)7966 565151
20-21 September Postcard Traders Association - Woking +44 (0)7802 402873
21 September Cornwall Postcard Fairs - St Ives +44 (0)7717 603524
25 September AMP Fairs - Birmingham +44 (0)7966 565151
27 September Arun Stamps - Salisbury +44 (0)1328 829318
28 September Red Rose Postcard Club - Preston +44 (0)7873 584546
28 September Arun Stamps - Salisbury +44 (0)1328 829318
2 October AMP Fairs - Cirencester +44 (0)7966 565151
5 October Long Melford Book Fair and Postcards +44 (0)7949 637814
6 October C & S Promotions - Knottingley +44 (0)1977 218391
12 October Clive Baker - Canterbury +44 (0)1843 862707
12 October Alan Winter - Teddington +44 (0)7875 578398
15 October AMP Fairs - Nuthall +44 (0)7966 565151
19 October Chris Rapley - Sittingbourne +44 (0)1795 478175
19 October John Ainslie Postcard Fairs - Broadclyst +44 (0)1626 895177
26 October Chris Rapley - Eastbourne +44 (0)1795 478175
26 October Forest Fairs - Shoreham-by-Sea +44 (0)7856 908916
30 October AMP Fairs - Birmingham +44 (0)7966 565151
2 November Reflections of a Bygone Age - Nottingham +44 (0)1159 374079
3 November AMP Fairs - Newcastle-under-Lyme +44 (0)7966 565151
3 November Fairdeal Fairs - Tonbridge +44 (0)1732 463575
6 November AMP Fairs - Cirencester +44 (0)7966 565151
9 November Bass Rock Fairs - Durham +44 (0)1368 860365
9 November Chris Rapley - Guildford +44 (0)1795 478175
9 November Clive Baker - Margate +44 (0)1843 862707
10 November Mark Wingham - Havant +44 (0)2392 423527
16 November AMP Fairs - East Hunsbury +44 (0)7966 565151
23 November Bass Rock Fairs - Kinross +44 (0)1368 860365
23 November Long Melford Book Fair and Postcards +44 (0)7949 637814
27 November AMP Fairs - Birmingham +44 (0)7966 565151
30 November John Ainslie Postcard Fairs - Bristol +44 (0)1626 895177
4 December AMP Fairs - Cirencester +44 (0)7966 565151
7 December AMP Fairs - Powick +44 (0)7966 565151
14 December Clive Baker - Canterbury +44 (0)1843 862707
14 December John Ainslie Postcard Fairs - Broadclyst +44 (0)1626 895177
17 December AMP Fairs - Nuthall +44 (0)7966 565151
21 December Chris Rapley - Sittingbourne +44 (0)1795 478175
21 December Forest Fairs - Shoreham-by-Sea +44 (0)7856 908916
30 December AMP Fairs - Gloucester +44 (0)7966 565151
