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20 Jun 2019 at 16:30

UK : London

Napoleonic Grande Armée

Paolo Bianchi

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6 Jun 2019 at 17:00

UK : London

The Baghdad Overprints and Events leading to their Issue

Freddy Khalastchy

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23 May 2019 at 17:00

UK : London

Norway 1855-1868

Georg Størmer

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9 May 2019 at 17:00

UK : London

Postal Stamps and Postal History of Liberia 1820-1920

Bryant E Korn

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25 Apr 2019 at 13:00

UK : London

150th Anniversary Celebration

Her Majesty The Queen and Past Presidents

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11 Apr 2019 at 13:00

UK : London

Royal Belgian Academy

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4 Apr 2019 at 13:00

UK : London

Malaya Study Group

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21 Mar 2019 at 13:00

UK : London

Eastern Rumelia and South Bulgaria 1876-1886

William Tatham

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14 Mar 2019 at 17:00

UK : London

Classic Finland - The Oval Design

Gustaf Douglas

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28 Feb 2019 at 17:00

UK : London

Dominica

Simon Richards

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14 Feb 2019 at 13:00

UK : London

Boston Postal History to the War of Independence

Mark Schwartz

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7 Feb 2019 at 17:00

UK : London

Jamestown 1907

Roger Brody

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17 Jan 2019 at 17:00

UK : London

Essex Philatelic Associations

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10 Jan 2019 at 13:00

UK : London

Patriotic Covers used within and from the Confederate States of America during the Civil War 1861-1865

John Walker

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6 Dec 2018 at 17:00

UK : London

Pacific Islands Study Circle

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22 Nov 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

Summer Meeting: One Frame Competition

Arge Deutsche Besetzung im 1. Weltkrieg

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15 Nov 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

Belgians Overseas

Patrick Maselis

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8 Nov 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

Walking in the QV Specimen Footsteps of Marcus Samuel

David Leathart

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18 Oct 2018 at 17:00

UK : London

Chile, Haiti, Nicaragua and Paraguay

John Shaw, Glen Stafford and Ray Todd

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4 Oct 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

King George V

Courtesy of Her Majesty The Queen

The 2018 display from the Royal Philatelic Collection by gracious permission of Her Majesty The Queen features Great Britain material from the reign of King George V.

13 Sep 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

12 Jul 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

Summer Meeting: One Frame Competition

12 Jul 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

Colonial American Postal History 1675-1783

28 Jun 2018 at 16:30

UK : London

Tim O'Connor

The presentation surveys the American Postal System 1675-1783. The earliest postal efforts are briefly reviewed using archival material. The first postal markings, town stamps and rates are shown. The growth of the System during the Acts of Queen Anne and George III are reviewed in detail. Problems specific to the American effort are shown, along with solutions.

14 Jun 2018 at 17:00

UK : London

Selections from the Princely Collection

Polar Philately

Polar Philately consists of philatelic material with an Arctic or Antarctic subject matter. It has been an organized international philatelic activity since the mid-1950s. Seeing a broad display of material in this field should interest those currently involved in Polar Philately and those with a curiosity or developing interest in Polar Philately. This is an uncommon opportunity to view a variety of extraordinary Polar material at a single venue.

31 May 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

HSH Prince Albert of Monaco

The display commences historically with the first philatelic signs at the beginning of the 18th Century until the introduction of postage stamps in 1885 and highlight the philately of Monaco with its two offices, Monaco and Menton, with their respective French, then Sardinian, and then again French administrations. A selection will show most of the postmarks and cancellations used during this period of nearly two centuries, one that was also a busy period historically. The office at Nice used four successive Sardinian issues and, following the re-attachment of the County of Nice to France in 1860, French stamps were cancelled with Sardinian cancellations for a brief period of three months whilst awaiting the delivery of French cancellers. This study is displayed for the first time ever here in its entirety. All the stamps of Monaco from 1885 as well as the unadopted designs, drawings, proofs, essays, perforated and imperforate sheets are an important part of the collection, and a small

17 May 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

Cayman Islands: From Jamaica 'used in' to Queen Elizabeth II

James Podger

This display covers the period from when the Cayman Islands first used adhesive postage stamps up to the present reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The philatelic history of the Islands is well known for the surcharge provisional issues and the scandal surrounding them. In today’s display, I hope to show the viewer that, as well as the surcharge period, there is much of interest from these Islands, which makes collecting both a joy and a challenge.

3 May 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

The Postal History of Tuscany 1851-1862

South West Region

South West fellows and members will display a wide range of cameo exhibits ranging from Ascension Island to Whitfield King Stationery. The half yearly meetings at Tiverton have an established format that has one or two main speakers in the morning with SW fellows and members providing a ‘Philatelic Farrago’ of short displays in the afternoon. This display is in part modelled on those afternoon presentations where over the years we have seen superb and wide-ranging material, some of which we aim to share at No 41 in April.

19 Apr 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

Discovering Seahorses

Bryan Kearsley

George V high values, better known as Seahorses, remain one of the few iconic British stamps. The display covers the 26-year period these stamps were in circulation, including the many shades and varieties they generated. It also explains how to identify the work of the four printers involved and shows many of the uses to which these stamps were put.

5 Apr 2018 at 17:00

UK : London

Vittorio Morani

This display illustrates the Postal History of Tuscany from the Ducal issue of 1 April 1851 to 31 December 1862. On 1 January 1863 new rates were introduced and a new postal law was extended to all the Italian provinces, ending the postal history of Tuscany. Tuscan postal history will be shown in three main sections: domestic Tuscan rates, mail exchanged with the old Italian States, as well as incoming mail, and mail exchanged in both directions with foreign countries beyond Italy. In each section, the following periods will be presented: the Ducal period, the period of the Provisional Government of Tuscany, and the Italian period up to 31 December 1862. On 1 January 1863 any differences between the Tuscan and the Italian postal rules ceased. The postal history of Tuscany will be described with many great rarities of Tuscan philately. Many rare items of the country will be shown, and incoming mail of foreign origin will also be presented. This is probably the first time that a pos

22 Mar 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

The Austro-Hungarian Issue of 1867: 150 years of Austro-Hungarian Compromise

Dr Harald Lang

No other stamp issue is so closely linked with the history of Austria and Hungary as the 1867 issue. Following the wars of 1859 and 1866, the Austrian Empire was weakened in its foreign policy and domestic politics. As a result, in 1867 the monarchy was divided between Austria and Hungary. Hungary became a separate state with independent legislation and administration, including its postal administration. Therefore, on 9 April 1867 an order was placed with the Austrian State Printing House to design a new stamp series. It was to comprise a neutral stamp design and a uniform value designation, to be accepted in both halves of the Empire. The result was the ‘1867 issue’ with the head of the joint monarch Franz-Josef, who ruled in Austria as Emperor and in Hungary as King. The denomination ‘kr’ stood for both the currency units ‘kreuzer’ and ‘krajczar’. The ‘1867 issue’ was only valid in Hungary for about four years until 31 July 1871, but in Austria for over seventeen years until 31 Oc

22 Feb 2018 at 17:00

UK : London

Belgium: Revenue, Airmail, Booklets, Local Post, Postage Due, Coil Stamps, Railway Stamps

East Africa Study Circle

With the ‘Scramble for Africa’ and its various imperial players as a backdrop, the stamps and postal history of East Africa offer both diversity and complexity. Members of the East Africa Study Circle will be presenting a wide cross section of material from British, German and Belgian perspectives. The display will be essentially chronological, from early Zanzibar letters via Uganda missionary issues and classic British East Africa through two World Wars with their associated boundary and political changes to the post-independence era.

15 Feb 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

Patrick Maselis

A miscellany of iconic items from Belgium will be shown, ranging from early 12th Century letters through to back-of-the-book items including postage dues, railway stamps, fiscals, booklets and coil stamps, local and parcel posts.

8 Feb 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

Morocco Postal History (1852 - 1925)

Russian Academy (Igor Rodin)

On display by the Russian Academy will be: the Postal History of Moscow; the Postal History of the North-West of Russia in 1806-1917; Postal relations between the Russian Empire and France (1858-1875); Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty - the first commemorative issue of Russian Empire; Russian Imperial pre-printed stationery used in Armenia at the beginning of the 20th century; Rarities of the Zemstvo Post; Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 1918 – 1923 (traditional philately); Soviet Military Censorship 1939-1949; the story from the artist about the creation of the Soviet “Penny Black” issue and the creation of the first definitive stamp issue of the Russian Federation; and the development of the Soviet/Russian space mail.

25 Jan 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

Maurice Hadida

The Postal History of Morocco is a fascinating field, as there were postal services operated - at times simultaneously - by France, the United Kingdom, Spain and Germany (in order of inauguration). These foreign post offices or agencies in Morocco gradually joined the General Postal Union, later the UPU. In addition, there were two postal services in Morocco that never formed part of the UPU: the Chérifien Postal Service and the Local Posts. The display comprises postal history from all six postal services.

11 Jan 2018 at 13:00

UK : London

'Your Very Loving Madeline'

Dane Garrod

The Christmas presentation with a difference – bring your wives, husbands and partners as guests. In the mid-1980s, an immense cache of envelopes containing all the correspondence for the period 1872 to 1913 was allegedly discovered in an estate outbuilding of the ruined mansion Edwinsford, near Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, and was soon dispersed through the philatelic market. This presentation is part of the challenging and rewarding gathering together of the postal history and other relevant material, enabling an evaluation of Sir James (Joe) Drummond and his wife, Madeline, and their place in the highest levels of British society, as well as family involvement with military service in India and in the South African War. Within the frames will be letters to the teenage Sir James Drummond expressing admiration and instructions to “burn this instantly” – fortunately he did not – and progress through letters to and from his wife, Madeline, as well as correspondence from Simla, India,

7 Dec 2017 at 17:00

UK : London

The Embossed Stamps of Great Britain 1841-1973

Dr. Alan Huggins

This display will present a survey of the embossed adhesive stamps and postal stationery produced during the period 1841–1973. The objective is to put into context the ongoing influence of the embossed essays produced in 1840 to meet the requirement for stamps to be struck on paper supplied by the public, on the subsequent designs used for postal stationery from 1841 to 1973 and adhesive stamps from 1847 to 1854. The emphasis will be primarily on demonstrating the progressive chronological development of the stamp designs and the range of purposes for which these stamps were used rather than on detailed study of any particular issue. The display will utilise the showcases in the foyer and the large library in addition to the usual frame layout in the meeting room.

23 Nov 2017 at 13:00

UK : London

The Pre-Stamp Period of El Salvador

Guillermo Gallegos

The period covered in the display mainly focuses on the postal history of El Salvador from the 1780s, when the first postal markings were introduced, to 1867, year of issue of its first postage stamps. El Salvador was, at first, part of the Kingdom of Guatemala, a Spanish Colonial entity, and then of the Central American Federation before becoming an independent Republic. Relevant Pre-stamp material and related documents like Postal Ordinances and Mail Notifications have been included to show the postal evolution of the Salvadorian territory from Spanish Colony to Independent Republic. As El Salvador is seldom covered in philatelic publications, proofs from the first issues of El Salvador will be included as an appendix to give a broader view of the country's philately.

9 Nov 2017 at 17:00

UK : London

Belgian Congo Study Circle

The Belgian Congo Study Circle BCSC is proud to be displaying a rather nice selection of collections from their members with a focus on the first issues with proofs and important covers. The Belgian Congo air mail section will be particularly well represented starting with the very early flights of the 1920s and further with the air mail link with the British African line. Postal history of both WW1 and WW2 will also be well represented. Last, but not least, a display introducing the relationship between Belgian Congo and the British Colonies in Africa.

26 Oct 2017 at 13:00

UK : London

Geneva from the Cantonal to the Federal Post

Deutscher Altbriefsammler-Verein (DASV)

Approximately 25 members of DASV (Deutscher Altbriefsammler-Verein) will be attending personally and have their one- or two-frame displays showing all aspects of philately: pre-philately, classical, semi-classical and modern. German, European and overseas collections will be on display. Highlights will be the only known first day cover of the first German stamp, the 1-kreuzer black, known as the 'Schwarzer Einser', the only known first day cover of the second German Stamp the 'Sachsen Dreier', the red 3-Pfennig-stamp of Saxony, the only known full sheet of the same stamp and a complete double sheet of Bavaria's No.1.

12 Oct 2017 at 13:00

UK : London

Jean Voruz

The birth of the Swiss Franc in Geneva was one of the most amazing processes in Swiss postal history. From 1843 Geneva had issued its own Cantonal stamps that used the same standard as French currency. The new Federal State decided on postal and monetary unification. The display shows exceptional letters franked at rates before and after the unification and during the transition period supporting the change of parity from 70 to 100 Swiss Rappen for 1 Franc of Geneva.

28 Sep 2017 at 17:00

UK : London

West Indies

Courtesy of Her Majesty The Queen

The 2017 display from the Royal Philatelic Collection by gracious permission of Her Majesty The Queen covers the West Indies. The display focuses on the Bahamas and Jamaica, with selections from the Cayman Islands albums. The Bahamas, conventionally treated as part of the West Indies, appears never to have been shown fully to the Society, and the display this year will include King George VI material. Jamaica was last shown fully 45 years ago (and included material from both King George VI’s reign as well as pre-Independence material, as will this year’s display). The Cayman Islands (for long a Dependency of Jamaica until the latter’s Independence) nevertheless had some interesting stamp issues of its own which will be shown, including the material relating to the ‘dolphin fish’ episode.

14 Sep 2017 at 13:00

UK : London

Displays by The Monday Club (Library Volunteers)

RPSL

The RPSL Library’s dedicated team of volunteers will be displaying a wide range of material including catapult mail, postal history from Hamburg and Russia, and stamps from Belgium, Finland, New Zealand and Romania. There will also be classic material from Switzerland, together with some very unusual material from the Sudan and France.

27 Jul 2017 at 13:00

UK : London

Chinese International Air Mail to 1949

22 Jun 2017 at 16:30

UK : London

Frank Walton

The president’s display features a presentation on the mail from China that travelled by air at some point on its route. The display is broadly split into three sections: Pre-WW2 – when the six international airlines competed with one another on price and service; WW2 – with complex routes that were forced upon the carriers by military campaigns closing traditional routes; and Post-WW2 – although stability came back to the routes taken, hyperinflation caused chaos to the rates. Although all material shown has been flown, the treatment of the collection is fundamentally postal history rather than aerophilately.

8 Jun 2017 at 17:00

UK : London

GB Line-engraved Plate Repairs 1840–1855

RPSL

This meeting will be a unique opportunity for Members to view a range of material from 18 different collections which form the major part of those held by the Society. Although selections from many of these will have been seen previously over the years at Annual General Meeting and other displays, as far as possible the items chosen will be from sections which have not been seen recently. Besides the 52 frames in the meeting room there will also be material on view in the display cases.

18 May 2017 at 13:00

UK : London

Scott Treacey

A presentation of the early GB 1d and 2d issues from plates and positions that were subject to re-entering, thus existing in two or more identifiable states. The main emphasis will be on repaired plates from the 1853 to 1855 period – an area that is not generally covered in any depth in the literature and where, even today, new repairs continue to be discovered regularly.

11 May 2017 at 17:00

UK : London

South Australia Postal History 1834–1900

London and Surrey Region

Fellows & members resident in the London & Surrey region each contribute displays consisting of one, two or three frames of pages largely of their own choice. A wide range of material from around the world will be shown. Stamps, Postal History & Thematic subjects included.

27 Apr 2017 at 13:00

UK : London

Pat Grimwood-Taylor

South Australia, unlike the other Australian colonies, was established for free settlers only and was far less populated than NSW or Victoria. Surviving mail is far less. However, this display includes the earliest known letters, rare overseas and Contract mail, much of which was included in the International Large Gold medal exhibit.

6 Apr 2017 at 17:00

UK : London

GB Railway Station Cancellations from 1840

Bill Pipe

The introduction and uses of postal markings as issued to Railway Stations from the earliest recorded undated mark in the world: the MISSENT TO/DERBY R.O of Boxing Day 1840 and the worlds earliest dated railway station cancel of Gloucester station of the 18th March 1842 right up to 2015. In the display which will cover the 175 years to 2015, there will be examples of all convention postal markings from undated and dated double arc cancels, numerals, duplexes, squared circles, including the unique NORMANTON STATION, single and double ring cancels, travellers and skeletons, rubbers, straight-line marks, postage due marks, instructional marks, missent marks, parcel post labels and cancels, registered mail, railway letter stamps and much more. Every sheet will have “something added” and the condition of the exhibits is of “exhibition quality” with many unique and less common markings and usages.

23 Mar 2017 at 13:00

UK : London

Pakistan beyond the Catalogue

Mike J Roberts

To say that the Pakistan Postal Authorities were not fully prepared for the introduction of decimal currency on 1 January 1961 would be something of an understatement. The hurried overprinting of existing stamps by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation and particularly Times Press produced a feast of varieties. But the real gems are the stamps locally handstamped in District Treasuries and post offices throughout the country. Rarely encountered by general collectors, largely ignored and totally misunderstood by Pakistan specialists, and certainly never mentioned in polite philatelic company, these are dismissed by Mr Gibbons as “outside the scope of this catalogue”. You have been warned!

9 Mar 2017 at 17:00

UK : London

Orange Free State Postal Stationery

Mike Smith

The display covers the postal stationery issues of the O.F.S. during the Republican Period (18841900). These can be divided into two distinct groups, the issues printed by De La Rue in London and the local issues printed by Borckenhagen in Bloemfontein whenever supplies ran out or new values were required, the demand for which did not warrant the expense of a new De La Rue printed issue. Particular emphasis will be placed on the local issues as their method of production makes them unique within the field of postal stationery.

23 Feb 2017 at 17:00

UK : London

The Work of the RPSL Ltd Expert Committee

Chris Harman

This presentation offers a short history of the Expert Committee. It explains some of the equipment which we use and shows the extensive reference collections available to us, including the privilege of access to the collection of the society's Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, in order to make comparisons. However, much of the presentation will focus on some of our past patients and the sort of conundrums that these produce for expertisers. Almost by definition, expert opinions tend to be sought for more challenging and difficult items. Although many of these can be relatively straightforward with knowledge, the right equipment, and reference material, others can be very difficult.

9 Feb 2017 at 17:00

UK : London

Jamaica

Steve Jarvis and Paul Wright

This display is a quick gallop through as many different Jamaica philately topics as could be included in the 52 frames. It is intended to demonstrate the diversity of material available for collection and study from this island, which has enabled Paul and Steve to each have their own specialist collecting areas which complement each other. The display spans the period from the 1760s through to post-independence.

26 Jan 2017 at 13:00

UK : London

Fiji

David Alford and John Ray

David and John have been collecting Fiji for more years than they care to remember. Their display will include a wide variety of material - stamps, postal history, postal stationery, cancellations, airmails, crash and wreck mail, picture postcards, revenues, essays and proofs. David will concentrate on the Fiji Times to King George VI period with John focussing on the King George V to Queen Elizabeth II reigns and post-independence material.

12 Jan 2017 at 13:00

UK : London

Czechoslovakia: The Allegory Issue 1920

Yvonne Wheatley

In 1920 stamp production was in its infancy in Czechoslovakia. The definitive set, the Allegory issue, underwent trials of printing methods, perforation and colours. These factors combined to make it an issue worthy of study. The display contains many examples of experimental material as well as flaws caused by the haste in which they were prepared.

8 Dec 2016 at 17:00

UK : London

St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Académie de philatélie (France)

21 members of the Académie display selections from their collections of between one and three frames. An interesting range of topics will be shown covering a cross section illustrating the philately of France from early pre-stamp mail to modern times (selected stamp issues, the Colonies and Maritime Postal History), as well as the postal history and philately of other countries.

24 Nov 2016 at 13:00

UK : London

West Africa Study Circle

A total of 17 members or friends of the Circle present a wide ranging display from these three South Atlantic Islands. Whether your interest lies with early mail, postal history, censorship, artist’s designs and essays, Specimens, studies of stamp issues, forgeries or maps and postcards, you should find something here. It is believed this is the first time that material from all three authorities has been displayed together at No. 41.

10 Nov 2016 at 13:00

UK : London

Scouting around the World

Hallvard Slettebø

The display starts with the FIP large gold exhibit “World Scouting” which currently is the highest merited exhibit within the ever popular theme of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. The exhibit presents the idea, principles and activities of Scouting and its development from Baden-Powell’s Scheme into today’s world wide movement. It is followed by “Scout Mail in DP Camps”, “Scouting UK” (since we are here!) , “Scouting Norway” (since the presenter is Norwegian) and a general section “Scouting around the World”. Focus is on presenting Scout related postal history for the period up to 1957 which marks the Golden jubilee of Scouting and the centenary of the birth of Lord Baden-Powell.

27 Oct 2016 at 13:00

UK : London

Classic Revenues of the British West Indies

Michael Medlicott

The display will comprise elements of a collection formed over 40 years, and show adhesive and impressed stamps from the reign of Queen Victoria issued by selected West Indian Colonies. Included will be artists’ essays, die and plate proofs as well as the issued stamps both loose and on documents. With few exceptions, almost all the major issued rarities of the region will be shown, some of which have survived in minute numbers. As their designs and usages often cross over with Postage issues, the display may appeal to collectors not normally interested in Revenues.

13 Oct 2016 at 17:00

UK : London

Digital Philately for Beginners (3 sessions)

Crawford Seminar

12 Oct 2016

UK : London

German Occupation of the Channel Islands

Ron Brown

The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles occupied by the Germans during World War 2. The first part of the display shows the effect of the occupation on the postal services on the Islands and includes Swastika overprints, Bigwood essays and the occupation printed stamps for both Guernsey and Jersey including original artwork, essays, proofs and the printed stamps. The second part entitled ‘some untold stories’ comprises mail to and from the Channel Island civilians who were imprisoned by the Germans in France and Germany with a number of these prisoners meeting their death in German penal prisons as the result of their brutal treatment.

29 Sep 2016 at 17:00

UK : London

British Guiana and Barbados

Courtesy of Her Majesty The Queen

The 2016 display from the Royal Philatelic Collection by gracious permission of Her Majesty The Queen covers British Guiana and Barbados, both down to 1935 and the Silver Jubilee issues. British Guiana was last shown fully in 1982 and before that 1950…. Barbados on the other hand has never been shown fully, although a very small selection from the latter territory was shown in 1990.”

15 Sep 2016 at 13:00

UK : London

Latin America

RPSL Members

28 Jul 2016 at 13:00

UK : London

30 Jun 2016 at 13:00

UK : London

Postal Stationery of Saxony 1859 to 1867

30 Jun 2016 at 16:30

UK : London

China

Paul Davey

Any display claiming to show China comprehensively is doomed to failure due to the breadth of the subject. This display therefore introduces early mail in China and the foreign post offices then concentrates on subjects less studied and not previously displayed to the Society. These include commemoratives before 1950, perfins, anti-bandit controls, Taiwan in the Japanese and immediate post-war periods, Communist regionals and postage dues.

9 Jun 2016 at 13:00

UK : London

Sierra Leone to 1961

Frank Walton

The West African British Colony of Sierra Leone was founded in the early nineteenth century as a sanctuary for freed slaves. It was an early adopter of the principle of adhesive labels, with the first stamps being issued in the late 1850s. This display features a wide range of different aspects of Sierra Leone philately, with essays, proofs, specimens and issued stamps from 1859 to independence in 1961. Several categories of postal history will also be shown, with early mail both to and from Sierra Leone from the beginning of the 19th century. Specifically, there are sections on packet and ship letters, instructional marks, TPOs, censorship, air mails and village postmarks.

19 May 2016 at 13:00

UK : London

Arnim Knapp

This is a study of the development and design, manufacture and sale to the public for use of the franco-envelopes of the Royal Saxon post offices. The display will explain the development in detail and will include unique essays and proofs, as well as envelopes used within Saxony, the Austro-German Postal Union (DÖPV), and to European and overseas destinations. It will include a detailed and comprehensive collection of postal stationary of the old German States.

5 May 2016 at 17:00

UK : London

Bermuda

David Pitts and Arthur Groten

This presentation will examine Bermuda’s postal history beginning with the earliest known cover in private hands, 1617. We will touch on all aspects of postal history organized by route. Rates and markings appear in their appropriate place in that narrative. A number of unique items, such as the Moncrieff cover, and iconic ones, such as the Postmaster Stamps, are placed in their context. Such a comprehensive study has not been attempted before.

28 Apr 2016 at 17:00

UK : London

Classic USA

Gordon Eubanks

The exhibit is a comprehensive study of the five imperforate stamps of the United States issued between July 1851 and 1856. It discusses varieties and shows a diverse range of uses including how the stamps were treated by the post office and the extensive use patrons found for the mails during a period of profound change in the country.

14 Apr 2016 at 17:00

UK : London

The post in Paris up to the Revolution

Christopher Hitchen

The French General post evolved from the Royal post in the 16th century. An office is recorded in the capital as early as 1576. By 1700 the post was well organised and to make the calculation of rates somewhat easier the use of departure marks became the norm so that the distance a letter had travelled was quite clear. Paris used paid marks from around 1703, the earlier ones in the form of seal like devices without a town name. The display begins with the development of the General Post in the capital and continues with the private local post, La Petite Poste which opened in June 1760. France is a very centralised country, everything is run from Paris and the post office is no exception. A number of national services were housed at the head office and these are also covered – the Dead letter office, newspapers and printed matter.

31 Mar 2016 at 17:00

UK : London

Ireland

Des Quail, John Sussex, Peter Wood & Dieter Michelson

On display will be early Irish Postal History with forerunners starting with a Corsini letter from 1591, the General Post Period from 1657, the Local Dublin posts of 1773 to 1831; into the Unified Period 1827-1839 and Adhesive Period to 1875. Also included will be frames covering shipbuilding in Belfast, and the three Olympic-Class liners built by Harland & Woolf. The Birth of the Irish Republic 1900 to 1949, including forerunner pro- and anti-Home Rule labels, the 1916 Rising and Civil War, the New Post Office and the postal history of Ireland in the Second World War. Airmails of Ireland, beginning with the forced landing of Alcock and Brown into a bog at Clifden, Co. Galway in 1919 and including a card addressed to Dublin written on board a Zeppelin flight in 1913. Also on display will be Cinderella’s, Exhibitions, Railways and a look at The Road to Independence taking in aspects of the Victorian Post Office in Ireland. And finally, development of the post in Ireland from the

17 Mar 2016 at 13:00

UK : London

Dutch Colonies in the West

Deo van Wijk

The exhibit restricts itself to the Antilles. The islands consist of two groups, the so called Windward Islands, Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, and the Leeward Islands, St. Martin, Saba and St. Eustatius. Pre-philatelic mail from the 17th Century to the early 19th Century is shown. In 1872 stamps became available specifically for the Dutch West Indies. Different types and perforations are included together with mail from this period.

3 Mar 2016 at 13:00

UK : London

Cyprus

Akis Christou

The display focuses on the first five sets of Cyprus stamps, starting at year 1880 with the Provisional Overprints and then the Cyprus Key Plate definitive issues. The presentation will focus upon the production, errors, varieties and postal usage of the stamps.

18 Feb 2016 at 17:00

UK : London

First Postal Issues of the Spanish Antilles

East Midlands Region

About 20 fellows & members resident in the East Midlands will each contribute displays consisting of one, two or three frames of pages largely of their own choice. A wide range of material from around the world will be shown. Stamps, Postal History & Thematic subjects included.

28 Jan 2016 at 13:00

UK : London

Gold Coast

Ian Anderson & Jeremy Martin

This joint display covers all aspects of the former British colony. There will be frames with pre-stamp covers, essays and proofs, stationery, cancellations, military mail and much more. There will also be postal orders, reply coupons, revenues and telegrams. Hopefully, something for everyone.

14 Jan 2016 at 13:00

UK : London

60th Anniversary Display

Great Britain Philatelic Society

The Great Britain Philatelic Society, the world’s leading society for collectors of British stamps and postal history, is celebrating its diamond jubilee in 2015. As part of these celebrations, its members are proud to be able to offer a wide-ranging display, which encompasses the rich diversity of their collecting interests and illustrates the proud history of the British Post Office. It is hoped there will be something for everyone with material ranging from Penny Blacks to Machins and from pre-stamp to modern postal history.

10 Dec 2015 at 13:00

UK : London

Falkland Islands

Mike J Y Roberts

The Postal History of the Falkland Islands 1827 -1945. Although the United Kingdom had claimed the Islands many years before and had occupied them briefly in 1765, it was not until 1833 that they became permanently occupied. This presentation will attempt to explain the postal history from the time before this assertion of British rule and take matters forward to the end of World War II. The earliest items all emanate from the whaling industry, in the main from the USA; the Islands being a particular favourite of some of the New England private ship owners. The earliest packet mail goes back to 1843 via the South American ports of Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. Stamps were first issued in 1878 and 1879; these immediately preceding a formal mail contract between the Falkland Island Government and the Kosmos Company of Germany. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company took this over in 1901 and operated exclusively until 1917. Inter island mail was important in the Islands as it wa

26 Nov 2015 at 17:00

UK : London

Yamil Kouri

A comprehensive treatment of the first postal issues of Spanish Antilles (1855-1865), meant to be used in the Caribbean islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico,but also initially valid as postage in the Philippine Islands. It covers the production, paper and printing varieties, surcharges applied for the internal mail service of the city of Havana, postal counterfeits, and a large diversity of uses on domestic and foreign destinations. The foreign uses during the Spanish punitive military expedition to Veracruz and the Spanish military occupation of the Dominican Republic are also discussed in depth, as well as a few exceptional uses abroad.

12 Nov 2015 at 17:00

UK : London

Early Scottish Postal History

Malcolm Fenning

The development of postal services in Scotland in 120 years that encompassed the Union of Crowns with England, several wars, civil war, plague, revolution, famine and the Union of Parliaments. Initially, letters were carried by private arrangement, merchant posts and burgh posts. Over time organised, structured posts developed which were available for public use. A Scottish Post Office was created, only to be absorbed, in 1711, into a new British Post Office.

29 Oct 2015 at 17:00

UK : London

25th Anniversary: Revenues of the World

Revenue Society

To help celebrate their Silver Jubilee, the Revenue Society presents a display illustrating the diversity of fiscal philately, ranging from 17th century French parchment tax to Liverpool Trade Association stamps, and from the Turkish Aviation Fund to the elegant De La Rue key types of Queen Victoria.

15 Oct 2015 at 13:00

UK : London

GB £5 Orange

John Horsey

Second only to the 1d black, the £5 Orange is the most iconic GB stamp of the Victorian era. It started as a Telegraphs stamp, before the plate was converted for the £5 Postage stamp.

1 Oct 2015 at 17:00

UK : London

British West Africa,

Courtesy of Her Majesty The Queen

17 Sep 2015 at 13:00

UK : London

25 Jun 2015 at 13:00

UK : London

The Duchy of Schleswig to 1920

25 Jun 2015 at 16:30

UK : London

Chris King (Presidential Display)

The Duchies of Slesvig (Schleswig in German) and Holstein were associated with the Danish Crown from the 15th century, until the Second Schleswig War of 1864 and the seizure by Prussia and Austria. From around 1830 sections of the population began to identify with German or Danish nationality and political movements followed. In Denmark, the National Liberal Party used the Schleswig question as part of their programme and demanded that the Duchy be incorporated in the Danish kingdom under the slogan "Denmark to the Eider". This caused a conflict between Denmark and the German states, which led to the Schleswig-Holstein Question of the 19th century. When the National Liberals came to power in Denmark, in 1848, it provoked an uprising of ethnic Germans who supported Schleswig's ties with Holstein. This led to the First Schleswig War. Denmark was victorious, although more through politics than strength of arms. The London Protocol of 1852 caused Prussian troops to pull out of Schleswig an

18 Jun 2015 at 13:00

UK : London

Swedish Military Mail 17th Century - Afghanistan

Richard Bodin

4 Jun 2015 at 13:00

UK : London

Haiti

Brian Moorhouse

21 May 2015 at 17:00

UK : London

50 Displays by members who joined since London 2010

14 May 2015 at 11:00

UK : London

Sicily 1859-1860

Francesco Lombardo

7 May 2015 at 13:00

UK : London

First World War Display - Gallipoli 25 April 1915

Atadan Tunaci, Bahattin Oztuncay and Gary Diffen

23 Apr 2015 at 13:00

UK : London

Nederlandse Academie voor Filatelie

Ruud Verberne

9 Apr 2015 at 13:00

UK : London

The Postcode Programmes of France - the experimental years 1958-1978

Mick Bister

26 Mar 2015 at 17:00

UK : London

Six Australian States

Joseph Hackmey

12 Mar 2015 at 13:00

UK : London

The blockades of America during the Revolutionary, 1812 and Civil Wars

Steve Walske

26 Feb 2015 at 17:00

UK : London

The Postal Markings of Suffolk 1700-1844

Tom Slemons (Great Britain Collectors Club of the USA)

19 Feb 2015 at 17:00

UK : London

Machin No-Value-Indicated

Steve McGill (Great Britain Collectors Club of the USA)

19 Feb 2015 at 17:00

UK : London

Sir Daniel Cooper Lecture: The Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain

Prof Iain Stevenson

12 Feb 2015 at 17:00

UK : London

Chinese Members

Danny Wong, Andrew Cheung & Michael Lin

29 Jan 2015 at 13:00

UK : London

France – L’émission au type Sage

Peter Kelly

15 Jan 2015 at 13:00

UK : London

The Dealers: Christmas Display

Edward Caesley FRPSL, Charles Kiddle RDCP, Francis Kiddle RDP HON FRPSL RDCP, Chris King RDP HON FRPSL, Wolfgang Maassen RDP HON FRPSL, and Vincent Schoubrechts FRPSL

18 Dec 2014 at 13:00

UK : London

Fortress in the North, Iceland in World War II

RPSL Members in Scotland

4 Dec 2014 at 13:00

UK : London

David Kindley

20 Nov 2014 at 17:00

UK : London

British West Indies SC Diamond Jubilee

BWISC

6 Nov 2014 at 13:00

UK : London

Philatelic Conservation

Crawford Seminar

21 Oct 2014

UK : London

100 Years of Heinrich Köhler Auctions - Heinrich Köhler - his life, his business

Dieter Michelson

9 Oct 2014 at 17:00

UK : London

Great Britain Postal History 1840-1854

Edward Klempka

2 Oct 2014 at 13:00

UK : London

Canada and its Provinces

Courtesy of Her Majesty The Queen

18 Sep 2014 at 13:00

UK : London

RPSL

26 Jun 2014 at 13:00

UK : London

Extracts from a Wartime Diary

RPSL

26 Jun 2014 at 17:00

UK : London

Christine A. Earle

5 Jun 2014 at 17:00

UK : London

Hungarian PS of GB - 50th Anniversary

Hungarian PS of GB

22 May 2014 at 13:00

UK : London

Great Britain Surface Printed

Bob Galland

8 May 2014 at 17:00

UK : London

City of Lübeck before 1868

The President, Chris King

24 Apr 2014 at 17:00

UK : London

Denmark Bicoloured Postal Stationery 1871-1905

Lars Engelbrecht

10 Apr 2014 at 17:00

UK : London

Great Britain Booklets and their Contents

Ian Harvey

27 Mar 2014 at 13:00

UK : London

India: Overland Mail to Europe with special reference to Great Britain and France

Jochen Heddergott

13 Mar 2014 at 17:00

UK : London

Malayan Revenues

Peter Cockburn

27 Feb 2014 at 13:00

UK : London

Royal Correspondence between Britain and Asia

Richard Morel (The President’s Guest)

13 Feb 2014 at 17:00

UK : London

Romania and its Foreign POs 1811-1903

Wales & Herefordshire Region

30 Jan 2014 at 13:00

UK : London

Heinz Glättli

16 Jan 2014 at 17:00

UK : London

70th Anniversary of Membership

John Lea

19 Dec 2013 at 13:00

UK : London

William H. Gross United States 1847 Issue

Charles Shreve

12 Dec 2013 at 13:00

UK : London

Czechoslovak PS of GB - 60th Anniversary

Czechoslovak PS of GB

21 Nov 2013 at 13:00

UK : London

Classic Sweden

Gustaf Douglas

31 Oct 2013 at 13:00

UK : London

Perkins Bacon

Crawford Seminar

29 Oct 2013

UK : London

Greek Hermes Heads Mixed Frankings

Wolfgang Bauer

17 Oct 2013 at 17:00

UK : London

Jacob Perkins in America

Gary Granzow

3 Oct 2013 at 17:00

UK : London

Commonwealth of Australia

Her Majesty The Queen

19 Sep 2013 at 13:00

UK : London

Selection from the Society's Collections

RPSL

20 Jun 2013 at 13:00

UK : London

AGM

RPSL

20 Jun 2013 at 17:00

UK : London

Colombia - The Department Of Antioquia 1886-1904

Santiago Cruz

6 Jun 2013 at 17:00

UK : London

Postal Stationery 'Uncovered'

Members' Display

23 May 2013 at 13:00

UK : London

Byways and Backwaters of Southern Africa

Brian Trotter (President)

2 May 2013 at 17:00

UK : London

Winning Finnish Independence

Jussi Tuori

18 Apr 2013 at 17:00

UK : London

United States Postal Rates 1851-1863

Don Richardson

4 Apr 2013 at 17:00

UK : London

Sir Daniel Cooper Lecture: The British Stamping Office and Taxation - Revenues 1671-1853

Chris Harman

14 Mar 2013 at 17:00

UK : London

The Loss and Restoration to Denmark of North Schleswig

RPSL North West Region

28 Feb 2013 at 13:00

UK : London

Blindman's Mail

Gavin Fryer

7 Feb 2013 at 17:00

UK : London

Birthe King

24 Jan 2013 at 17:00

UK : London

Cape of Good Hope from 1864

Robert Johnson

10 Jan 2013 at 17:00

UK : London

Posted in advance for Christmas

Pat Campbell

13 Dec 2012 at 17:00

UK : London

Scandinavia PS 60th Anniversary Display

Scandinavia Philatelic Society

29 Nov 2012 at 13:00

UK : London

Sudan: The development of Postal Communications (1845-1928)

Richard Stock

15 Nov 2012 at 17:00

UK : London

GB Machins 1967-2012

Steve McGill

1 Nov 2012 at 17:00

UK : London

Imperial Airways Limited

Barry Scott

11 Oct 2012 at 17:00

UK : London

The New Zealand Advertisement Stamps of 1893-94

Robin Gwynn

27 Sep 2012 at 17:00

UK : London

A Further Pacific Selection

Her Majesty the Queen

13 Sep 2012 at 13:00

UK : London

Selection from the Society's Collections

Royal Philatelic Society London

28 Jun 2012 at 13:00

UK : London