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Last updated on
12/08/2010
Welcome to the website of the Aberdeen Philatelic Society,
Scotland.
 The year 2010 is the Centenary of founding
of the society. It's therefore a very special year
for the society and a number of events are taking place to celebrate. The
next event in Aberdeen, is the Centenary Exhibition, in the Maritime
Museum, which commenced on 18 July and will run until 14th November. Further information on
this event, the other
events taking place this year, and the publication of a book relating to the history of the Society can be found on
the page
here. A number of
special items are available to purchase as part of the Centennial
Celebrations; for details click here, or
on the Offers link to the left.
The Society was founded in 1910 as the Aberdeen and
North of Scotland Philatelic Society to promote the collection and study
of postage stamps, by a group of people interested in studying the many branches of philately.
It is a member of both the Association of Scottish Philatelic Societies and the Association of British Philatelic Societies
. A library is available to members and this contains
numerous catalogues and
books, as well as a reference collection of forgeries, that members may borrow to study. A
twice yearly newsletter is produced to keep members up
to date with stamp events and news. There is also an Exchange Packet which consists of booklets containing priced material from a wide selection of countries.
As a trial for the 2010 - 2011 season these booklets are going to be be
circulated to members in packets of 15 booklets, which will be passed by
hand between members.
Empty booklets are also
available for members to fill, to allow them
to sell any stamps or postal history they may no longer require.
Society activities include :
- Displays by Society members
- Visits & displays to/from other Societies
- An opportunity to meet and discuss the hobby with fellow collectors
- Auction - Both room only and
postal, once or twice
a year. We're currently inviting lots
for the next auction, to be held 15th October 2010, please see the
Auction page for details.
New!
The meeting schedule for 2010 - 2011 is
now available in Meetings.
Members interests are wide and varied in the philately arena; the breadth of
our interests may be viewed in Members.
We extend a warm welcome to new members so
if you are interested in joining the society, please use the
contact form. The annual subscription,
payable in September for existing members, is
£12.00, but this is reduced to £6.00 for those
members living more than 20 miles from Aberdeen.
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Aberdeen Philatelic Society