The club was formed on 15th July 1992, when a group of Islanders met to discuss the viability of running a postcard club with regular meetings, as there had previously been a postal only club started by Paul Powell in 1989. The membership of the postal club consisted of at least 9 Islanders and 20 plus from the mainland, and so it was felt that there was enough interest to offer bi-monthly meetings. The first meeting took place on Tuesday 1st September 1992 at St Thomas's Church Centre in Newport, and 30 members attended.
Elected onto the committee were:
From that point, the club has gone from strength to strength, and the club can now offer:
The first complete year (1993) offered members the following talks: Shipping; A Carisbrooke Evening; Spanish Royalty with Island Connections (Alfonso XIII); Around Ryde, and a social evening. Nearly every major town or attraction on the Island has been highlighted at some time over the years by a talk or display, and more are planned this year.