THE SOLIHULL PHILATELIC SOCIETY FOUNDED 1970 PROGRAMME 2018-2019 SEASON Meetings held at: THE SOLIHULL TENNIS/CRICKET CLUB PAVILION MARSH LANE, SOLIHULL B91 2PF EVENING TUESDAYS 8.00pm BST 7.30pm GMT Members Bourse Sale & Exchange 7.15pm BST 6.45pm GMT MONTHLY MORNING MEETINGS 2 nd Thursday 10.30am Members Bourse Sale & Exchange 10.00 10.30am VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME Member of : Midland Philatelic Federation Association of British Philatelic Societies Annual Subscriptions of 8 due on 1 st September Juniors 50p Family Subscriptions 10 Website : www.solihullphilatelicsociety.org.uk
SOLIHULL PHILATELIC SOCIETY 2018-2019 SEASON 2018 Sep 11 Open evening for new members and Dealer s Tables, & Displays of latest finds Sep 13 Morning Meeting 10.30am Up to 16 Sheets - Mind Your P s & Q s Sep 18 C. SEARLE Gibraltar Sep 25 R. WHEATLEY Netherland Indies WWI & Stamps Oct 2 J. GLEDHILL Provisional GB Postal Stationery Oct 9 J. SUSSEX GB Modern Postal History Oct 11 Oct 16 Morning Meeting 10.30 am Up to 16 Sheets - War & Peace A. SPENCER Scottish Postal History before 1840 Oct 23 VISIT FROM THE STRATFORD ON AVON P.S. Oct 30 Capt. J. PODGER Cayman Islands Nov 6 A. RITORIDES Interruption of Mail Services to & from Greece in the 20th Century
Nov 8 Nov 13 Morning Meeting 10.30am Up to 16 Sheets Letter T B. LYTHGOE Cameroons Miscellany Nov 20 T. HARE-WALKER The Postage Stamps of India Nov 27 M. ROBERTS The White Rajahs of Sarawak Dec 4 Postcard Evening Dec 11 3 Sheets to Tell a Story Dec 13 Morning Meeting 10.30am Up to 16 Sheets - A New Collecting Theme Dec 18 Dec 25 CHRISTMAS PARTY & FUN QUIZ NO MEETING 2019 Jan 1 Jan 8 NO MEETING PRESIDENTIAL DISPLAY RAY SHEPPARD - Entertains Jan 10 Day Time Meeting 10.30am Up to 16 Sheets From Here to There Jan 15 2 Member Evening
Jan 22 G. MARRINER Belgian Congo - Revisited Jan 29 COMPETITION & BRING and BUY Feb 5 Members - Up to 16 sheets - Letter U or V Feb 12 PHILATELIC QUIZ Feb 14 Day Time Meeting 10.30am Up to 16 Sheets Celebrations Feb 19 Feb 26 A.G.M. P. COCKBURN Malaya Mar 5 J. WALKER & M. HUGHES Korean War & British Levant Mar 12 P. ROOKE Napoleon Mar 14 Day Time Meeting 10.30am Up to 16 Sheets Letter H Mar 19 S. CHALLIS Ireland Postal History Mar 26 B. HYNER Early Gibraltar Apr 2 A. STAMMERS Rocks to Riches Apr 9 G. BOOTH Transatlantic Mail Apr 11 Day Time Meeting 10.30am Up to 16 Sheets - Architecture
Apr 16 W. BUCKLE The Write Stuff Apr 23 END OF SEASON Annual Lunch / Dinner
STAMP & POSTCARD CLUB MORNING MEETINGS Held on the 2nd Thursday each month Bourse 10.00am 10.30am Meeting commences 10.30am 2018 Sep 13 Up to 16 Sheets Mind Your P s & Q s Oct 11 Up to 16 Sheets War & Peace Nov 8 Up to 16 Sheets Letter T Dec 13 Up to 16 Sheets A New Collecting Theme 2019 Jan 10 Up to 16 Sheets From Here to There Feb 14 Up to 16 Sheets Celebrations Mar 14 Up to 16 Sheets Letter H Apr 11 Up to 16 Sheets Architecture Please note there is a 1.50 fee for attending the Day Time meetings Free Tea, Coffee and Biscuits Ample Free parking
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Ray Sheppard Chairman: Clive Jones (Tel: 0121 444 1922) Vice Chairman: John Smith (Tel: 01543 252913) Treasurer: Dave Evans (Tel: 0121 243 1723) Secretary: Paul Woodness (Tel: 01564 776879) Exchange Packet Secretary: Bryan A. Jones (Tel: 0121 744 7673) Programme Secretary: A. Gerald Marriner (Tel: 0116 240 2064) Librarian: Clive S. Jones (Tel: 0121 444 1922) Website Co-ordinator: Peter Williams (Tel: 01564 773067) Midland Federation Representative: Bryan A. Jones (Tel: 0121 744 7673) Press Secretary &Assistant Secretary: John Barker (Tel: 0121 744 2580) Auctioneer Dave Evans (Tel: 0121 243 1723) Youth Officer: John Barker Elected Members: Ray Sheppard Auditor Peter Williams Immediate Past President John Mason Vice Presidents Mrs G.P. Binsted & R.C. Periam
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