29 Oct 26 – The Postal History Society 90th
October 29 @ 13:00 – 17:00
The Postal History Society Celebrates it’s 90th Anniversary
The grateful thanks of the Postal History Society are due to the President and Council of the Royal Philatelic Society London for the privilege of this group display by members to mark the 90th anniversary of the Society’s formation, making it the world’s oldest society specialising in this aspect of philately.
Since its inception, the ethos of the Postal History Society has remained as the promotion and encouragement of original study and research into the history of postal communication, whether local, national or international. The Society’s quarterly journal, Postal History, provides a forum in which members can ensure that their knowledge is disseminated to a wider public, and nowadays this is supplemented by Zoom meetings, allowing participation wherever in the world the collector lives. The Postal History Society also pursues an active outreach policy, seeking to link with collectors, researchers and academics on a worldwide basis, including on the Society’s Facebook page.
The breadth of members’ interests will be illustrated in the displays at this meeting by 33 contributors, with subjects as varied as the Civil War of the Three Kingdoms 1639 to 1653, Maritime Mail between Peru and France 1865 to 1879, the London & Dover Sorting Carriage and Swedish Postal History in the 17th century.
Tacna (7.6.1870), Arica (8.6.1870), Callao (11.6.1870), Colon (21.6.1870), Plymouth (11.7.1870), London (12.7.1870), Calais (13.7.1870), Libourne (13.7.1870), Castillon-sur-Dordogne (14.7.1870).
Sent by merchant Manuel Blandin, 7 Tower Chambers, Liverpool to merchants, importers, and shipping agents Puig and Avendaño in New Orleans.
Other Related Sites:
- The Postal History Society – https://postalhistory.org.uk
Presidents Programme 2026-2027
| 10 Sep 26 | 1 pm | Royal Collection | Material from the Collection of His Majesty the King |
| 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 |
Last updated 17 Aug 2026