Welcome to the Royal Philatelic Society London, the oldest philatelic Society in the world, established in 1869 as The Philatelic Society, London.

The home of philatelic excellence, expertise and friendship.

"The Royal", as we are universally known, is committed to moving with the times.

Our website has two aims:

1. To make the services of the Society available to our fellows and members who cannot visit us in London.

2. To fulfil our charitable objectives by making information and resources available to the worldwide philatelic community.

We have over 1150 overseas members, almost 900 members in the United Kingdom, and our libraries, collections and archives go back to the beginning of the postage stamp and beyond.

We welcome new members who share our aims and objectives, from wherever in the world they may be. We hope that you find much of value here, and of course there is more for members than for the casual user.

We welcome feedback, comment and suggestions, positive, or less so. If you wish to join the Society, or simply to know more about the benefits of membership, please click here.

With best wishes, Chris King, President

RPSL Planning Application

Please click here to view the proposed plans for developing our facilities at 41 Devonshire Place

Julian Chapman Award

Click here for St. Helena Archives announcement.

Members' Area

Please log in to the system using the panel at top right to be able to view the full content of the web site. Fellows and Members of the Royal Philatelic Society London who wish to obtain a username and password for the Members' Area can register online by clicking this link (your contact id, which appears on your LP mailing sheet, is required). Alternatively you can email secretary@rpsl.org.uk asking for these.

Donate

Please click here if you wish to donate to our conservation or development projects

Museum Achieves Accreditation

“The RPSL’s museum gains external Accreditation.

We are pleased to announce that in recognition of the advances the museum has made in recent years, on Aug 1 we were awarded Accredited Museum status by the Arts Council England.”

New Season Program: Click here for details.

The Catalogue

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View recent displays at 41 Devonshire Place here: Events > Recent Displays.

De La Rue Collection Archive material images included. More...

Perkins Bacon Printers' records including Warrants for 1d, 2d & VR stamps 1840-5 now viewable in Perkins Bacon section on RPSL Catalogue.
Click here for more information.

RPSL Museum Artefacts are now on-line in the Catalogue and available to view.

Other News

The Royal Philatelic Society London is pleased to announce the formation of a partnership with pre-eminent philatelic libraries around the world to provide a centralised gateway to the greatest philatelic research in existence. More...