Regular Meetings at 15 Abchurch Lane
Meetings are held at our London premises usually twice per month from September to June.
The Meeting Programme for the 2024-2025 Session
The full meeting programme for the 2024-2025 session, including a programme of online presentations, can be found here.
Our Stand at Stampex International 2024
The Society's stand at Stampex, which was a 4-day event from 23rd to 26th October, was a popular spot to purchase many of our publications, and for visitors to chat with us about philately. We also welcomed a number of people who applied to join the Society. A short YouTube video about our stand at the show can be viewed here.
The King William Street Pedestrian Priority Project
Impact on Access to Abchurch Lane
A major project will be undertaken during the summer and autumn of 2024 and the first quarter and second half of 2025 covering King William Street, Lombard Street, Cannon Street and many of the lanes that connect them including Abchurch Lane.
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This will mean that there will be road closures due to roadworks. Access during these times will be for pedestrians only, with very limited access to vehicles.
Here are the key dates that will affect deliveries and access to the RPSL’s premises. Please note there are more roadworks going on across the ward that may restrict access coming into the area if travelling by car, and all the buses in the area may be on diversions.
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Closure of Abchurch Lane:
18 June 2024 to 2 July 2024
21 February 2025 to 7 March 2025
Closure of Lombard Street (also the King William Street dates shown below will affect access to Lombard Street)
2 September 2024 to 13 October 2024
Closure of Cannon Street eastbound (including access to Abchurch Lane)
28 February 2025 to 2 March 2025
Closure of King William Street:
28 February 2025 to 2 March 2025
7 March 2025 to 9 March 2025
14 March 2025 to 16 March 2025
19 September 2025 to 28 September 2025
3 October 2025 to 5 October 2025
26 October 2025 to 28 October 2025
Further information about the King William Street project is available from the Corporation of London, Candlewick ward website: https://www.candlewickward.org/
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Collections Events
From time to time informal talks and seminars take place, showing the diversity of philately and how it can provide unexpected insights into social, cultural and local history. Click here for information about these events.
Fake stamps being sold by rogue firms in Britain
Chris Harman RDP, Hon FRPSL, Past President of the Royal Philatelic Society London and Chairman of the Expert Committee, met with Matthew Allwright, BBC Watchdog presenter, and helped confirm that some stamps sold by a Post Office were fake, and that a stamp that Royal Mail had identified as being a fake was actually genuine.
This was as part of a BBC Watchdog programme on the subject of how there has been a rise in complaints that stamps bought from legitimate stores are being deemed to be counterfeit, and anyone receiving a letter with a fake stamp is charged £5 by Royal Mail.
You can watch the key parts of the programme on YouTube here.
President's Newsletter
Well that was a good week, wasn’t it!! The only problem was I missed it but lots of good news to report.
We hosted "The Royal Challenge" at Abchurch Lane with entries from the "Royals" in Canada, Victoria and New Zealand. We had a guest international judging team of Sam Chiu (Canada), Stephen Chivers (New Zealand), Frank Pauer (Victoria) and of course our very own Simon Richards. All these gentlemen worked hard to make this a success, as did all the participants who had invited entries. Feedback has been very good on all fronts. Congratulations to the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria who won the competition.
The Royal Challenge judges, Sam Chiu, Simon Richards, Frank Pauer & Stephen Chivers.
Then we had the new Stampex, very ably organised in its new format by Suzanne Rae. Again I’ve heard much positive comment and reports of increased numbers. The Royal, as usual, had its own stand under the supervision of Mark Bailey who reports that several new members were signed up and book sales were buoyant. He and I wish to put on record our gratitude to the 20 volunteers who manned the stand over the four days. Well done, your efforts are appreciated. I’m sorry I was not there to share it.
The Royal stand at Stampex, October 2024, with Mark Bailey sorting out some of the books.
Moving onto the November programme, we have a visit from Thomas Mathà, who will talk about the Italian Islands, a very different and interesting topic on 7th November. Thomas is a fine speaker and the topic is refreshingly different. I am sure it will be a great meeting.
Two days earlier, on 5th November, we will have Harald Krieg giving us a presentation on Zoom about 'The German Post Office in Zanzibar'. If you wish to book onto this interesting presentation, please click this link to book through Eventbrite.
On 21st November we can look forward to a presentation where China and Tibet are prominent topics, with a display 'China: 300 Years of Decline, Struggle and Revival'. This is by Danny Wong who will be making a special visit to London; many thanks to him.
I can only reiterate that I am missing my visits to London, it is really frustrating but hopefully I can see you all next year,
With best wishes
Mike.
Michael J Y Roberts FRPSL
President
The Royal Philatelic Society London
31st October 2024
Meeting Videos
5pm meetings that have been videoed may be viewed on YouTube, accessible through links on the All Meetings with Documents page.
The full list of meetings can be viewed here.
Meeting Handouts
Our archives hold over 700 handouts provided by displayers at meetings since 1918. These range from single sheets of paper listing the items on display to extensive publications including complex images that can be regarded as significant contributions to the literature. Explanatory notes were at first provided only occasionally but have become normal practice since the 1980s. Many contain material of value to researchers and their production quality has steadily improved. These have been scanned and converted to searchable PDF documents. Click here for a list of the handouts available to view online.
Standing Displays and Regional Meetings
Information about the standing displays and regional meetings, in the United Kingdom and around the world, can be viewed by clicking the menu to the left.