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CARY JUNG

PRESIDENT OF THE APIC

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to the website of the American Political Items Collectors (APIC). The APIC has been the premier hobby organization in the country since 1945 for those of us who collect and preserve the items that tell the story of our colorful and vibrant history. Our members collect a variety of materials including campaign buttons, paper items, textiles, jewelry, and Three-dimensional items, such as vintage campaign torches and other political novelties.

We invite you to become a member of the APIC. Membership includes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly magazine, The Keynoter. Membership helps you connect with fellow collectors around the country who share the passion to “hold history in your hand.” They can provide invaluable knowledge to help you build your collections.

The APIC celebrates its 75 th Anniversary in 2020 and we will be gathering in Nashville, TN next summer for the 2021 American Political Items Collectors National Convention, our largest hobby event. Please check out the Calendar section on the link above for a list of other shows that are held around the country throughout the year.

Enjoy visiting the site. Stay safe and healthy.

Cary Jung

President, American Political Items Collectors

APIC BYLAWS REVISION

The last significant update to the APIC bylaws happened in 2004. Those bylaws can be found here:

Click here for the current APIC Bylaws

With that in mind and understanding that the organization is in a different place now, the board unanimously approved to begin a process for a general revision of those bylaws. The Bylaws Committee has issued a recommended revision.  Those recommended bylaws can be found here:

Click here for the recommended APIC Bylaws

APIC member may submit their thoughts or recommendations to Matt Dole, Secretary of the APIC. His contact information can be found in the on-line membership directory.

Recommendations can be submitted until February 1st, 2021. At that time, the Bylaws Committee will meet and reconcile the recommended revisions received from members. The Bylaws Committee will then present the final recommendations to the APIC membership. A majority of those voting constitutes approval.

BENEFITS OF BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE APIC

JFK_LBJ_Poster.jpg The APIC has several regularly scheduled publications that you will receive as part of your membership. The Keynoter is a quarterly color publication full of both interesting articles and images of campaign collectibles. Also, a monthly newsletter is printed and included in the Political Bandwagon, a newspaper format publication that also contains articles, images, advertisements, news, and highlight from auctions of political campaign memorabilia. A roster is available, both on the web and in print, of all members in the organization.

 In addition to regular memberships, the APIC offers youth, family and international memberships. A regular membership for someone in the US only costs $38.00 US per year. Multi-year memberships are also available.

 


HOW TO USE THIS SITE

Click here to read a document that provides more details instructions on how to navigate this website including how to log in (only members can log in).
 

 

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