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 […]

The ZOOM Display held on Monday 1st June 2026,was given by Prof. Juraj Kittler and 14 members took part. It was a fascinating and incisive illustrated talk on the subject of Courier Networks in Italy 1270-1600. Prof. Kittler has published a detailed book on the subject and recently spoke to the RPSL at Abchurch Lane […]

The meeting held at Oakham on May 28th was deemed by all who attended to have been a great success. Some attendees were delayed by damage to the road and rail network by the previous nights Thunderstorms. Lightning strikes had brought down roadside trees and also played havoc with railway signalling. We therefore started a […]

Our May ZOOM Display was held on 11th May 2026, and our Auctioneer & Council member Peter Webb showed pieces from his Falkland Islands collection entitled ” The Battle of Coronel 1914″. We had a number of overseas members log on and all those who who attended were given an extremely detailed account of the […]