10 Sep 26 – Treasures from the Royal Philatelic Collection

The Windward Islands, namely Grenada, St Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago

Arranged by Rod Vousden FRPSL, Honorary Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection

The new season of the Royal Philatelic Society London began on 10 September in traditional manner with the members being treated to a display from the Royal Philatelic Collection, shown by gracious permission of HM King Charles III. The subject chosen this time was the Windward Islands of Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, and St Lucia, the material being selected by Rod Vousden FRPSL, Honorary Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection, assisted by Stephanie Twohig from the Royal Household.

The period covered ranged from the reign of Queen Victoria to that of King George VI, the days when the majority of stamps were line-engraved. Included among the stamps, many of which were shown in plate blocks, were essays, die proofs, plate proofs and colour trials. Always a pleasure to see are the hand-painted, stamp-size artworks for future stamps, often produced by artists at the main stamps printers, namely Bradbury, Wilkinson, De La Rue and Waterlows. Also shown were first day covers addressed to ‘The King’, namely King George V, famously an avid collector.

Simon Richards RDP, FRPSL, President of the Royal Philatelic Society London, with Rod Vousden FRPSL

Giving the Vote of Thanks, Susan Taylor FRPSL and Nigel Mohammed presented an overview of the stamp issues, plus background information, for the islands featured in the display.

Simon Richards RDP, FRPSL, President of the Society, thanking Rod and Stephanie, said that seeing the material had been a ‘great treat’, before reading the letter to be sent to The King expressing the Society’s appreciation for the privilege of being able to enjoy admiring parts of the Collection.

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President’s Programme 2026-2027

Date	Time	Presenter	Title	Report
10 Sep 26	1 pm	Royal Collection	Material from the Collection of His Majesty the King	10 Sep 26
24 Sep 26	1 pm	Sam Chiu	Exhibiting and Collecting Chinese Postal History, Specializing in Cities
8 Oct 26	1 pm	Bill Hedley	The Republic of Venice, 1200-1797
29 Oct 26	1 pm	The Postal History Society	Display to celebrate 90 years of the Postal History Society
5 Nov 26	1 pm	Hugh Feldman	Britain’s Mail Coach Era 1784 – 1840
19 Nov 26	1 pm	Rex Dixon	Axis expansion in Europe from the 1935 Saar plebiscite through to Stalingrad
10 Dec 26	4 pm	Peter Chadwick	Early postal routes and Post Offices of Scotland
17 Dec 26	1 pm	Atef Sarian	Egypt
14 Jan 27	1 pm	Thames Valley Philatelic Federation	Group Display by members from the Thames Valley Philatelic Federation
28 Jan 27	4 pm	Darryl Fuller	The Revenues of the State of Israel
11 Feb 27	1 pm	Chris Harman	The work of Perkins, Bacon – Security Printers – Bank Notes and Stamps – 1819 to the 1880s
25 Feb 27	1 pm	West Indies Philatelic Study Group	Group Display by the West Indies Philatelic Study Group
4 Mar 27	4 pm	Adriano Bergamini	Two important parts of the Austrian Empire: Croatia and Czechia
11 Mar 27	1 pm	Bo Ivanovic	British Post Offices Abroad
25 Mar 27	4 pm	Angelo Terruzi	The postal relations between the Kingdom of Sardinia/Italy and the Austrian Empire
8 Apr 27	4 pm	Jan Berg	Pre-colonial Samoa
22 Apr 27	4 pm	Terje Heskestad	The Evolution of the Norwegian Postal System, 1719 to GPU
6 May 27	1 pm	Laurence Kimpton	Airmails across the Middle East and India, 1918-1932
20 May 27	1 pm	Railway Philatelic Group	Display by the Railway Philatelic Group
3 Jun 27	1 pm	President	Dominica
17 Jun 27	1 pm	Jack Zhang	Aspects of Great Britain Postal History with Focus on Sir Rowland Hill and the Penny Black
24 Jun 27		Annual General Meeting
8 Jul 27		Devonshire Bowl