Aberdeen Philatelic Society

Centenary Events 2010

The Society came into being on Wednesday 30th March 1910 when nine philatelists met in a solicitor's office in Union Street. We will celebrate that event to the day at the invitation of the Lord Provost on 30th March 2010 at the Town House where there will be a drinks reception & finger buffet.

A Book detailing the centennial history entitled' Aberdeen Philatelic Society 1910-2010 - a history of philately in northeast Scotland' has been sent to press. It runs to 165 pages in A5 format with some 80 illustrations and the publication date will probably be in January 2010. Further details of content are available here in PDF format. If you would like to purchase a copy please use the Centenary contact page.

The Centenary Exhibition in the Maritime Museum, Ship Row, Aberdeen will run from 18 July to 14 November 2010. It will be a six-frame exhibition with the display changed every four weeks. The event will be recognised as part of London 2010 Festival of Stamps, a year long programme of exhibitions, events and activities to mark the centenary of the accession of George V, the philatelist king.

There will also be an additional small display of approximately 70 sheets within the Central Library, upstairs in the Reference section. This display will be on until the 20th February.

The other two exhibits taking place to celebrate the society’s Centenary are the Congress display in April 2010 at Perth and one to the Royal Philatelic Society London.

Our Librarian has produced the above adhesive Centenary label depicting the Merkat Cross Post Office 1822 in sheets of 21, for use on outgoing mail. Sheets will be available at society meetings or directly from the Librarian via the Centenary contact page. We hope that members will support these by purchasing 5 sheets at £2, or better still, 10 sheets costing only £3 plus P&P. Non-members are welcome to purchase too if they wish.

For any further information please use the Centenary contact page.