Society News

The President's Dinner 2010

Full details and a booking form are available within the members area of the website.

Exhibition at the Royal Philatelic Society London - 6th & 7th May 2010

The two day exhibition we are holding on the 6th and 7th May 2010 is part of the Festival of Stamps to encourage people into our hobby. Thursday 6th May will be open to the general public with the intention to show non members the superb facilities we enjoy at No.41 including Libraries, Museum, Archives and Expert Rooms. A 52 frame display will be provided by the Royal Philatelic Societies from around the world; Canada, Cape Town, London, New Zealand, Sydney Australia and Victoria Australia. To help make the day special an afternoon cream tea will be served.

If you are aware of potential members who may enjoy such a visit please encourage them to apply for tickets in writing or email secretary@rpsl.org.uk

The Exhibition will be open on Friday 7th May to all members and their guests in the normal manner. If you are not able to attend on the Friday but would like to attend on the Thursday please apply for a ticket but be aware that preference will be given to non members.

Julian Chapman Memorial Scholarship

The Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that the Scholarships for 2009 have been awarded to Derek Diamond FRPSL of the UK for study of the first pictorial issue of New Zealand 1895-1911, and to George Stewart FRPSL of New Zealand for study of Southern Rhodesia 1937 definitive issue.

6 November 2009

Members of the Committee:
G H Fryer (Chairman), J S Sacher CBE, A N Moorcroft, D R Beech, G J Brown, M J Fulford, M H Lockton

Enquiries to:
The Secretary The Royal Philatelic Society London 41 Devonshire Place London W1G 6JY Tel: +44 (0) 207 486 1044

Forthcoming Regional Meetings of the RPSL

Any member, irrespective of where they live, wishing to attend these meetings should please make contact with the Society for further details. Ideally members should get in touch at least seven days beforehand to ensure that any catering arrangements can be finalised.

London 2010 - Festival of Stamps

London will host a major international philatelic event in the year 2010. It will comprise a number of linked events focussed around the primary competitive exhibition, which will be held from 8 to 15 May 2010. The principal venue will be the Business Design Centre in Islington, utilising all the space available which is almost double that normally used twice a year by Stampex. The BDC will be the centre for dealers, postal administrations, competitive exhibits and invited displays representing the world of philately.

A novel addition will be the link with the philatelic organisations based in London who are planning parallel events, at different locations, which will overlap with the main exhibition. There is a team involved in the overall event which includes Royal Mail, the Royal Philatelic Collection, the British Postal Museum and Archive, the Royal Philatelic Society London, the British Library Philatelic Collections, the Philatelic Traders Society and the Association of British Philatelic Societies.