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An International Philatelic Exhibition was held from 23 May In his opening remarks,

- 1 June 1906 at the Royal Horticultural Hall, London. recorded in Stanley
Gibbons Monthly

Journal, Charles

Phillips thanked the
Prince of Wales for

visiting the exhibition.

At the traditional
banquet on 25 May, the

usual loyal toasts were

made. In his speech Mr

H.R. Oldfield noted the
international nature of

philately, prophesied

that philately would be
prosperous when

Esperanto had been

forgotten, and recorded
the presence of ladies,

for the first time.
The International Philatelic Exhibition, London, 1906." by Charles J. Phillips in
Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, 31 May 1906, pp. 228-249 (Wikipedia).