20th September 2026 9.00am  Holiday Inn, Kenilworth This year our Annual General Meeting is taking place on Sunday 20th September 2026 9.00am at the Holiday Inn, Kenilworth. I will be sending the reports and Agenda to all those who have opted to receive them by email in the next few weeks. This will give everyone the […]

The Joint meeting held with the RPSL  (North) at York on Thursday 16th July was hailed a great success by all who attended. We were treated to 30 displays across  6 sessions with ample time to look at each frame in detail. Ranging from Adrian Pearsons 17thc Franche Marks to Peter Webbs Indian Boer War […]

On Monday 6th July, in our July Zoom meeting, Julian Tweed FRPSL gave a presentation, on the subject of Mails across the Irish sea up to 1840. It was well received by the 17 members who took part, being very informative on the subject. Well researched and supported by a large number of examples of covers. It […]

The winner of the inaugural PHS Medal at Boston 2026 was Eigil Trondsen. A very worthy winner. He received a Large Gold / 97 points for his Postal History exhibit Cunard Line: The Ships And The Transatlantic Mail 1840-1867, The Monopoly Years. He was also a candidate for the Grand Prix International. In 2008 Eigil […]

Mike Birks and I are putting together a book of what we hope will be the most comprehensive list of signatures of all those authorised to used the Free Post system in the UK from 1832-1840. We only have 5 more to find and we need the help of collectors of Free Franked items in this […]