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One of the latest published mono- A certificate issued by H.R.H. The Duke of York, K.G. The Royal Philatelic Society
graphs and ‘The London Philatelist’ The Expert Committee (1865 – 1936) later H.M. King Georg V

21st December 1883 January 1892
The first Annual Dinner was held at The London Philatelist, the Socie- prevention of forgeries and fraud,
the Holborn Restaurant. Each Pres- ty’s own journal was issued, and has an instruction be given to Council to
ident organises their own Presiden- appeared without break since Jan- appoint an Expert Committee who
tial Dinner, to which all members are uary 1892. It is published ten times shall adjudicate upon any stamp or
invited biannually. a year, covers the whole world‘s phi- stamps submitted to them for their
lately and postal history, and tries to opinion.” The Society’s Expert Com-
1890 publish only original articles, often mittee is still in operation as a service
The first Publications Committee the work of a member. to the membership, and to philately
was appointed with the most famous generally.
philatelists of their generation. The 1894
Publications Committee is still in A motion passed by the Society 1896 – 1910
operation as the force driving the decided that: “… taking into consid- H.R.H. The Duke of York, K.G.
Society to continue as a prominent eration the enormous increase in the (1865 – 1936) (later Prince of Wales,
philatelic publisher. number of highly dangerous imita- and H.M. King George V) became
tions of postage stamps that have President. Every meeting season
appeared of late years, and bear- commencing in September each year,
ing in mind that one of the objects is opened with a display from The
of the Society is the detection and Royal Philatelic Collection.