Stamp collecting began to emerge from obscurity in America after the Civil War, and by the 1880s philatelic societies were being formed to connect collectors, and to legitimize and publicize the hobby. The American Philatelic Association was formed in 1886.Sheila Brennan, "Building Philatelic Communities", in , University of Michigan Press (2018). Other national, regional, and local clubs followed during the late nineteenth and into the twentieth centuries. Most of these societies were dominated by white men of financial means, and some actively excluded women and persons of color, though newer and more local clubs formed in the early twentieth century were often more welcoming.

By the middle of the twentieth century, hundreds of stamp clubs had formed throughout the United States, often affiliated with large organizations, such as the American Philatelic Society or the American Topical Association. Many published their own scholarly articles or journals, while others advertised in the journals of larger philatelic associations. Although participation in the hobby had declined by the early twenty-first century, many state and local stamp clubs continue to exist and meet on a regular basis.

General

American Air Mail Society American Helvetia Philatelic Society American Philatelic Society American Revenue Association American Topical Association Arabian Philatelic Association China Stamp Society Christmas Seal & Charity Stamp Society Cinderella Stamp Club Germany Philatelic Society International Society of Worldwide Stamp Collectors Polonus Philatelic Society Scandinavian Collectors Club Society for Czechoslovak Philately Society of Philatelic AmericansThe Collectors Club Philatelist, Collectors Club, vols. 24–26 (1945), p. 167. Southern New England Federation of Stamp ClubsWeekly Philatelic Gossip, vol. 30 (1940), p. 154. United Postal Stationery Society U.S. Philatelic Classics Society

States

Alabama

Birmingham Philatelic SocietyThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 109, No. 7 (1995), p. 22. Eastern Shore Stamp Collectors (Fairhope) Huntsville Philatelic Club Calhoun County Stamp Club (Jacksonville) Stamp Club of MobileThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 115 (2001), p. 945. Montgomery Area Stamp ClubThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 123 (2009), p. 5. Tuscaloosa Stamp Club

Alaska

Anchorage Philatelic SocietyThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 123 (2009), p. 3. Gastineau Philatelic Society (Juneau)Scott's Monthly Stamp Journal, vol. 51 (1970), p. 17.

Arizona

Arizona Federation of Stamp Clubs (Casa Grande)American Publishers, 3rd ed., University of California, K. G. Saur, Inc. (1987), p. 92. Arizona Philatelic Rangers (Tucson) Arizona Precancel Club (Scottsdale) Flagstaff Stamp Club Fountain Hills Stamp Club Mesa Stamp Club Phoenix Philatelic Association/Phoenix Stamp Club Prescott Stamp Club Roadrunner Stamp Club (Sierra Vista) Sun City Stamp Club Sun City West Coin & Stamp Club Sun Lakes Stamp Club Tucson Stamp Club Verde Valley Stamp Club (Sedona) Yuma Stamp Club (Yuma)

Arkansas

Mountain Home Area Stamp ClubThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 124, No. 1 (2010), p. 1. Pinnacle Stamp Club of Arkansas (Little Rock)

California

Alameda Stamp ClubThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 113 (1999), p. 216. Arcadia Stamp Club Arrowhead Stamp Club (San Bernardino) Bakersfield Stamp Club Beckman Philatelic Society (Fullerton) Brentwood Library Children's Stamp Club (Los Angeles) Bunker Hill Stamp Club (Los Angeles) Burbank Stamp Club Collectors Club of Hollywood (Los Angeles) Collectors Club of San FranciscoThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 109 (1995), p. 23. Conejo Valley Philatelic Society (Newbury Park) Council of Northern California Philatelic Societies (Napa)Scott's New Handbook for Philatelic Societies, Simon and Schuster (1967), p. 46. Diablo Valley Stamp Club (Walnut Creek)The American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 109 (1995), p. 24. Downey California Stamp Club East Bay Collectors Club (Kensington) East Bay Collectors Club (San Pablo) East County Stamp Club (El Cajon) Federated Philatelic Societies of Southern California (Long Beach) Foothill Stamp Club (Los Altos) Fremont Stamp Club Fresno Philatelic Society Glendale Stamp Club (Montrose) Gold Country Stamp Club (Grass Valley) Golden Gate Precancel Society (Clearlake) Golden Gate Stamp Club (San Francisco) Hughes El Segundo Empire Association Stamp Club (El Segundo) Hughes Stamp Club (Los Angeles) Humboldt Stamp Collectors Club (Eureka)The American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 109 (1992), p. 871. J.P.L. Stamp Club (Pasadena) Long Beach Stamp Club McDonnell Douglas Philatelic Club (Huntington Beach) McDonnell Douglas Philatelic Club (Newport Beach) Mendocino Coast Stamp Club (Fort Bragg) Monterey County Stamp Club (Salinas) Monterey Peninsula Stamp Club (Carmel) Mountain Area Stamp Club (Oakhurst) Netherlands Philatelists of California (El Cerrito) Orange County Philatelic SocietyThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 92 (1978), p. 592. Orange Senior Citizens Stamp Club Pajaro Valley Stamp Club (Watsonville) Peninsula Stamp Club (Burlingame) Philatelic Society of Los Angeles Philatelic Society of San Leandro Philatelic "25" (San Diego) Powy Stamp Club Redlands Stamp Club Redwood Empire Collectors Club (Petaluma) Riverside Stamp Club Sacramento Philatelic SocietyThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania vol. 106 (1992), p. 673. Saddleback Stamp Club (Lake Forest) San Diego County Philatelic CouncilThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania vol. 117 (2003), p. 78. San Diego Stamp Club San Francisco Pacific Philatelic Society San Jacinto Stamp Club (Hemet) San Jose Stamp Club San Luis Obispo Philatelic Society San Pablo Pines Stamp Club Santa Barbara Stamp Club Santa Cruz County Stamp Club (Capitola) Santa Rosa Stamp Club Scandinavian Collectors Club (Alameda) Scandinavian Philatelic Library of Southern California (Los Angeles) Sequoia Stamp Club (Redwood City) Simi Valley Stamp & Coin Club Society of Israel Philatelists, Los Angeles Chapter Solano Stamp Club (Vacaville) Southern California Precancel Club (Hemet) Stamp Club of Calaveras County (Avery) Stockton Stamp Club Tamalpais Stamp Club (San Rafael) Torrance Stamp Club TRW Stamp Club (Redondo Beach) Tuolumne County Stamp Club (Sonora) Vallejo Stamp Club Ventura County Philatelic Society Virtual Stamp Club on Delphi (Poway) Visalia Philatelic Society West Valley Stamp Club (Van Nuys) Yucca Valley Stamp Club

Colorado

Arapahoe Stamp Club (Littleton) Aurora Stamp Club Banana Belt Stamp Club (Buena Vista) Bear Valley Stamp Club (Denver) Boulder Stamp Club Centennial Stamp Club (La Junta) Cherrelyn Stamp Club (Englewood) Collectors Club of Denver Colorado Springs Stamp Club Delta-Montrose Stamp Club (Grand Junction) Denver Germany Stamp Club Denver Stamp Club"Denver Stamp Club Celebrates 100 Years", in The American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 119 (2005), p. 778. Longmont Stampers North Suburban Stamp Club (Broomfield) Northern Colorado Philatelic Society (Fort Collins) Pueblo Stamp Club Rocky Mountain Philatelic Exhibition (Denver) Stamp Club of Grand Junction West Side Stamp Club (Lakewood)

Connecticut

Branford Philatelic Society Brookfield Philatelic Society Cheshire Philatelic Society Clinton Stamp Club Connecticut Cover Club (New Haven) Connecticut Cover Club (Willimantic)Hobbies, Lightner Publishing Company, vol. 45 (1940), p. 83. Connecticut Philatelic SocietyThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania vol. 84 (1970), p. 1076. Hardware City Stamp Club (New Britain) Manchester Philatelic Society Middletown-Portland Stamp ClubThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania vol. 107, No. 7 (1993), p. 28. New Haven Philatelic Society Norwalk Stamp ClubThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania vol. 118 (2004), p. 74. Nutmeg Stamp Club (Stratford) Simsbury Stamp Club Stamp Collectors' Club of HartfordSheila Brennan, , University of Michigan Press (2018), p. 60. Thames Stamp Club (Waterford) United Stamp Societies (Waterbury) Waterbury Stamp Club Ye Olde King's Highway Stamp Club (Darien)

Delaware

Brandywine Valley Stamp Club (Wilmington)The American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 124 (2010), p. 264. Corbit-Calloway Philatelists (Odessa) Dover Stamp ClubThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania vol. 121 (2007), p. 17. DuPont Stamp Club Milton, Sussex County Stamp Club Newark Senior Center Stamp Group Scandinavian Collectors Club (Wilmington) Sussex County Stamp Club Wilmington Stamp Club

District of Columbia

Collectors Club of Washington, DC, now part of the Washington Stamp Collectors ClubThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania vol. 120 (2006), pp. 156, 179. Palisades Stamp ClubThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania vol. 120 (2006), p. 58. Philatelic Club, Library of Congress Washington Philatelic Society, now part of the Washington Stamp Collectors Club Washington Stamp Collectors Club

Florida

Bay County Stamp Club (Panama City)The American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 111 (1997), p. 167. Cape Coral Stamp Club Cap't Townsend Stamp Club Cascade Lakes Stamp Club Central Florida Stamp Club (Orlando) Century Village East Stamp & Coin Club (Deerfield Beach)The American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 109, No. 7 (1995), p. 25. Clearwater Stamp ClubThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania vol. 118 (2004), p. 171. Cub Cubano De Coleccion (West Miami) Collier County Stamp Club (Naples) Cresthaven Stamp Club (Greenacres) Cuban Philatelic Society of America (Miami) Cuban Philatelic Society of America (West Miami) Florida Precancel Club (Goldenrod) Ft. Lauderdale/Oakland Park Stamp Club (Oakland Park) Gainesville Stamp Club Gasparilla Stamp Club (Englewood)The American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 87 (1973), p. 832. General Francis Marion Stamp Club (Ocala) George W. Linn Stamp Club (Howey-in-the-Hills) Germany Philatelic Society (Lakeland) Golden Triangle Stamp Club (Mount Dora) Halifax Area Philatelic Society (Holly Hill) Hollywood Stamp Club Indian River Stamp Club (Vero Beach) Jacksonville Stamp Collectors Club Keystone Heights Stamp Club Miami Beach Philatelic Society Mid-Florida Philatelic Society (Orlando) Missile Stamp Club (Palm Bay) New Port Richey Area Stamp Club Palm Beach/Delray Stamp Club (Delray Beach) Pensacola Philatelic Society Plant City Stamp Club Port Charlotte Stamp Club Port St. Lucie Stamp Club Ridge Stamp Club of Lakeland Sarasota Philatelic Club Sarasota Philatelic SocietyThe American Philatelist, American Philatelic Society, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, vol. 113 (1999), p. 91. South Miami Stamp Club St. Augustine Stamp Club St. Petersburg Stamp Club Sunrise Stamp Club