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The Royal
Philatelic Society London,
The Royal Philatelic Society, the oldest philatelic society in
the world, was established in 1869 as The Philatelic Society,
London. Permission to use the prefix 'Royal' was granted by His
Majesty King Edward VII in 1906.
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The Great
Britain Philatelic Society
The GBPS was founded in
1955 by a small but enthusiastic group of collectors. Since
then it has grown steadily to over 700 members both in this
country and abroad. The Society's primary aim is to promote,
encourage and contribute to the advancement of the philately of
Great Britain.
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British Library
Rare and special
items from the world's largest and most diverse philatelic
collections - featuring treasures from the Thomas Keay Tapling
collection, covering the years 1840 to 1890.
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The King
George VI Collectors Society
The aims of the Society
are to draw together all those interested in the stamps of the
reign of King George VI, so that they might pass on their
knowledge to each other, record all that they know for future
generations and pursue joint studies of the stamps issued so as
to enlarge the body of philatelic knowledge for the benefit of
all.
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The
British Postal Museum & Archive
British postal
communications helped to shape the modern world. The British
Postal Museum & Archive illuminates the lives of people in
the Post Office, the messages carried by Royal Mail, the
history we all share. Our history through the post.d
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UK Philately
Whether you are an established
collector after that elusive piece of information, a newcomer
who'd like to know more, or only passing through, we'd like to
introduce you to UK Philately's web site! Philately is not only
about stamp collecting - but much more than that - and in these
pages you will find something of interest and of use.
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BPA Expert Committee
The original aim was to
provide collectors with the opinions of those whose daily work
was the handling of stamps, and whose practical experience of
the forgers’ and repairers’ devilry was, in consequence,
inevitably superior even to the most knowledgeable
amateur.
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Falkland
Islands Study Group
For the Community of Collectors
of Falkland Islands & Dependencies Stamps and Postal
History
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West Africa Study
Circle
The West Africa Study Circle, formed in 1950,
is the international specialist society for the study of
stamps, postal stationery and postal history of West Africa. It
originated from small specialist groups which already existed
and has undergone several expansions of scope.
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China Philatelic Society
of London
The society embraces all aspects of Chinese
Philately from the Municipal Posts of Treaty Ports of the last
century, through to the present day issues of the People's
Republic and Taiwan.
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GB Overprints
Society
The GB Overprints Society (GBOS) helps
members and collectors to explore the many ways and reasons why
British stamps and other postal material have been overprinted,
whether it is for use outside the UK or for special functions
within the UK. This opens up a wide variety of avenues, which
will interest not only GB collectors who want to find out other
uses of their favourite stamps, but also collectors of
particular countries or themes.
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Sarawak Specialists
Society
The Sarawak Specialists' Society was founded
in 1947
to further the study of the Stamps and Postal History of
Sarawak, Brunei, North Borneo
(Sabah) and Labuan.
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