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80 FEBRUARY 2016 http://www.stampandcoin.co.uk

Out and about

Your guide to stamp and coin collecting fairs, auctions and society meetings

STAMP FAIRS

17 January 2016

Norwich

The Costessey Centre,

Longwater Lane, Old Costessey

NR8 5AH; 01328 829318

6 February 2016

Beckenham

Azelia Hall, Croydon Road

BR3 4DA; 0208 3959285

Leicester

Holiday Inn, St Nicholas Circle

0116 235 0441

Liverpool

The Liner Hotel, Lord Nelson

Street L3 5QB; 01226 765069

Stourbridge

Platters Cafe, Victoria Street

DY8 1SP; 07813 260752

Twickenham

Methodist Church Hall, Percy

Road TW2 6JL; 01903 244875

7 February 2016

Liverpool

The Liner Hotel, Lord Nelson

Street L3 5QB; 01226 765069

Maidstone

Royal British Legion Hall, New

Road, Aylesford ME20 7NL

01903 244875

Norfolk

Hopton Village Hall, Station Road,

Hopton on Sea; 01502 563759

10 February 2016

Nottingham

Nuttall Temple Centre,

Nottingham Road NG16 1DP

01283 820151

12 February 2016

London

Royal National Hotel, Bedford Way

WC1H 0DG; 0208 946 4489

13 February 2016

Derby

Nunsfield House Community

Hall, 33 Boulton Road, Alvaston

01909 563394

Teesside

Methodist Church Hall, Norton

Road, Stockton on Tees

TS20 2QQ; 07742 153669

Thatcham

Bath Road RG18 3AG

01256 415699

Wokingham

St Crispins Centre, London Road

RG40 1SR; 01923 674999

14 February 2016

Uckfield

Ridgewood Village Hall, New

Road, Ridgewood TN22 5SL

01903 244875

20 February 2016

Brighton

Good Shepherd Hall, Dyke Road

BN1 5AE; 01903 244875

Chester

Hoole UR Church, Hoole Road

CH2 3QU; 01226 765069

Exeter

The America Hall, de la Rue Way

EX4 8PX; 01749 677669

Hull

St Stephen’s Church Hall,

Freehold Street, off Spring Bank

01909 563394

Preston

Village Hall, Garstang Road,

Barton PR3 5AA; 07943 174958

21 February 2016

Dronfield

Coal Aston Village Hall, Coal

Aston, near Sheffield

01909 563394

23 February 2016

Stockport

Masonic Guildhall, Wellington

Road SK1 3XE; 01283 820151

24 February 2016

Birmingham

Plunkett Room, 14-20 High

Street, Deritend B12 0LN

01283 820151

27 February 2016

Crawley

St Pauls Church Hall, Woodfield

Road RH10 8ER; 01903 244875

Leeds

St Mary’s Hall, Commercial

Street, Morley; 01909 563394

Middlewich

Community Centre, Civic Way

CW10 9BE; 01226 765069

28 February 2016

Gloucester

Churchdown Community Centre,

Churchdown GL3 2JH

STAMP AUCTIONS

3 February 2016

Warwick

Warwick & Warwick, The Court

House, Jury Street CV34 4EJ

01926 499031

http://www.warwickandwarwick.com

4 February 2016

Newcastle

Corbitts

Britannia Hotel, Newcastle Airport

NE13 8DJ; 0191 232 7268

http://www.corbitts.com

West London Philatelic Society recently

welcomed Ben Palmer FRPSL, to give a

display of ‘Centennial Issues of New South

Wales 1888-1912’. Ben explained this first

commemorative issue of postage stamps in

the world, detailing each value with their

printings, varieties and flaws.

This Society welcomes new members

and visitors. For Society details contact

Christopher Oliver, on tel: 020 8940 9833;

e-mail: [email protected]

Peter Chadwick recently delivered a talk

on British postal history to members of the

Scarborough Philatelic Society. Member

Chris Phillips said: ‘We saw the very

beginnings of the Royal Mail story, before it

became national... we saw postal evidence

from this period right up to the uniform

penny post in 1840. Some of this material

is extremely rare, not only was the display

of the highest quality, Peter’s talk was first

class.’ For Society details contact: Chris on

e-mail: [email protected]

Redditch Philatelic Society recently

held a successful stamp fair at

Alcester, Warwickshire. The event

also hosted the Midland Philatelic

Federation Autumn Convention,

individual competitions, and

meetings for specialist societies

including the Scandinavia Philatelic

Society, the Midland (GB) Postal

History Society and the Great

Britain Philatelic Society. The Federation’s

sixteen-sheet individual competition saw

Terry Harrison of Solihull PS win a Gold

Medal in the Traditional Class for his exhibit

of ‘St Vincent 1861-81 Perkins Bacon

Printings’. Society Chairman, Alan Godfrey

said: ‘We set out to give our visitors not

just the chance to buy a few stamps, but to

enjoy a philatelic experience: to view the

competitions, enjoy a drink and a meal and

meet other collectors, as well as having the

opportunity to browse through the stock

of the more than twenty carefully selected

stamp, aerophilately, postal history and

postcard dealers. I believe we achieved our

objective.’ For Society details tel: 01789

765385; web: http://www.redditch-philatelic.org.uk

Members of the Kingston & District

Philatelic Society were recently invited

to display European items from their

collections, while later meetings featured

speakers Geoff Richardson and Roger

Morrell. Geoff displayed the Austrian ‘Day

of the Stamp’ series followed by Austrian

Scouting; while Roger gave an excellent

Society news

Ben Palmer at West London Philatelic Society

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