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The fourth PHS ZOOM meeting of 2024 is on Monday 6th May at 2.15pm for a scheduled start of 2.30pm. By now, all members will have received an invitation by email. Please contact me at secretary@postalhistory.org.uk if you would like me to resend your invite . We have 2 fascinating displays this month, the first […]

At the Council meeting held on Friday 26th April, Council were very pleased to appoint Mike Hoffman as Council Member2. He will be assisting our Webmaster Mark Bailey FRPSL, as Deputy Webmaster. Another very influential addition to the team running the PHS. A warm welcome to him.

The next Local meeting of the PHS will be taking place on Wednesday May 15th 2024 at the Harnham Scout Hut, Lower Street, West Harnham, Salisbury, SP2 8HB. The meeting will start at 10.00 for 10.30am with coffee or tea. Breaking for a two course lunch around 12.30 at the Old Mill and resuming at

At the recent ABPS Spring National Philatelic Exhibition 2024 the following PHS members won prizes Paul Latham-Warde Ephemera GB Postal Scales Best in Class Kim Stuckey Postal History West Falkland Large Gold Julian Jones Postal History Freight Money Letter Era 1838-1848 Large Vermeil Gerald Mariner,German Occupation of the Channel Islands – Disruption to the Mail

We had 11 participants for the April 2024 ZOOM meeting. 2 displays were shown, the first by a Canadian PHS Member Duncan Barber which dealt with GB Registered Express Letters 1912-1982 and the second by our Treasurer Julian Tweed FRPSL entitled Robert Mitford A Life in 11 letters a Napoleonic Gentleman. All present agreed they

The third PHS ZOOM meeting of 2024 is on Tuesday 2nd April at 7.15pm for a scheduled start of 7.30pm. Please note that this month the ZOOM Meeting is in the evening. I am planning to alternate between Afternoons and Evenings, to see which day and time best suits the majority. By now, all members

At the Council meeting held on Monday 4th March Council were very pleased to appoint Joan Harmer from New York. Joan is the first Overseas representative on the Council and will be an important and hopefully very influential addition to the team running the PHS. A warm welcome to her.

The most recent ZOOM meeting was held on March 4th at 2.15pm when we were shown two displays. The first was given by Claire Scott FRPSL. A fascinating display of “Context Postal History” being a collection of letters home from the British Submariner William Greenall Coe covering the time from his basic training in 1912

This is a reminder that we are having a joint meeting with the Midlands (GB) Postal History Society on Saturday 16th March in the spacious Cavendish Auction Rooms at 153-157 London Road, Derby DE1 2SY 2 minutes walk from Derby Train Station. 10.00am for 10.30am. Please let the organiser Greg Spring know if you are

The second PHS ZOOM meeting of 2024 is on Monday 4th March at 2.15pm for a scheduled start of 2.30pm. Please note that this month the ZOOM Meeting is in the afternoon. I am planning to alternate between Afternoons and Evenings, to see which day and time best suits the majority. By now, all members

Today we learnt the sad news that Gavin Fryer, RDP, FRPSL has died. Our condolences to his family.

Last nights ZOOM meeting (6th February) proved to be very informative. 19 members were in attendance. Malcolm Coe began by giving a detailed account of the use of Talismanic numbers on Sudanese Postage at the beginning of the 20thcentury. They were written on the front to encourage all concerned to speed them to their destination

The first PHS ZOOM meeting of 2024 is scheduled for Tuesday 6th February and all members will, by now, have received an invitation by email. It will start at 7.15pm for 7.30pm. 5 Displays covering a broad range of interests. 18thc West Country Coffee Houses; A Voyage to Bremen 1814;Talismanic numbers on Sudanese Postage 1900;

Hello, I thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself to you as the new Honorary Secretary of the Postal History Society, following the very sad and sudden passing of my predecessor Steve Ellis FRPSL in November 2023. Steve was a very hard working secretary for the Society and I’m sure he will

Steve Ellis’s funeral will take place on the 19 December at Stoke on Trent. Please see your e-mails for details.

Dear Member, We regret to announce that Steve Ellis FRPSL, our Hon Secretary, has sadly suddenly passed away.