Society News

Please note that the date of the Royal Philatelic Society London AGM has changed from Thursday 26 June 2008 to Thursday 3 July 2008. We very much apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Julian Chapman Memorial Scholarship

The Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that the Scholarship for 2007 has been awarded to Prof. Akthem Al-Manaseer FRPSL in the United States of America for work on the 1917 Baghdad and 1919 Mosul stamps.

30 November 2007

Members of the Committee:
GH Fryer (Chairman) JS Sacher CBE AN Moorcroft GJ Brown MH Lockton

Enquiries to:
The Secretary The Royal Philatelic Society London 41 Devonshire Place London W1G 6JY Tel: 020 7486 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.