Aberdeen Philatelic Society: Meetings
Meetings are held on Thursday evening at 7.30pm, twice monthly, from September to April. The Society meets upstairs in the Raven Room, Rubislaw Church Centre, Fountainhall Road, Aberdeen, Scotland - This is the large building on the corner of Fountainhall Road and Beaconsfield Place, just off of Queen's Cross, Aberdeen.
Friday Informal Meetings: All members are welcome to attend informal meetings which are held at Rubislaw Church Centre, on alternate weeks, from September to July from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon. These meetings are held in the weeks between our formal meetings.
Meeting Schedule 2011 - 2012
| 2011 | |
| 22nd September | Opening Night - Informal |
| 7th October | Visit from Moray Society |
| 20th October | Ships - Ken Norris |
| 3rd November | Entertainment - Chris Jefferies |
| 17th November | Commerce in the Post - Ron Goodfellow |
| 1st December | D-Day - Chad Neighbor |
| 15th December | Room Auction (Members Only) |
| 2012 | |
| 5th January | President's Night - Mike Longhurst |
| 19th January | Alphabet Night - A ...is for |
| 2nd February | India - Joe Ritchie |
| 16th February | Belgian Congo - Charles Lloyd |
| 1st March | Finland - Albert Megginson |
| 15th March | Frances Kiddle - Tasmanian Revenues / Goat Theme |
| 29th March | Visit from Perth Society |
| 12th April | A. G. M. & Room Auction (Members Only) |
| Additional Dates for your Diary | |
| 10th November 2011 | Visit to Dundee P.S. |
| 20th March 2012 | Visit to Arbroath P.S. |
Other dates for your Diary
22nd - 25th Feb 2012: Spring Stampex, Business Design Centre, Islington, London
11th - 12th May 2012: 83rd Scottish Philatelic Congress at Dewar's Centre, Perth. Hosted by Kirkcudbright Philatelic Society. Please note that this date has changed owing to a double booking at Dewar's Centre - it will return to the usual April date in 2013
26th - 29th Sept 2012: Autumn Stampex, Business Design Centre, Islington, London
18th - 20th October 2012: ASPS organised UK National Philatelic Exhibition, Dewar's Centre, Perth: The Association of Scottish Philatelic Societies will be hosting an Association of British Philatelic Societies' ABPS) national exhibition in 2012 in Perth. The exhibition is being held in October, replacing the Scottish Philatelic Trade Association's Scotex fair in 2012. Both halls at the Dewar's Centre will be used with additional dealers likely to be present compared with the Association's Congress and Scotex.
20th - 22nd October 2012: ASPS hosted Philatelic Congress of Great Britain, Queens Hotel, Perth: The Philatelic Congress of Great Britain will also be hosted by the Association. It will open as the exhibition closes, at the Queen's Hotel, Perth.
Stamp and Postcard Fairs in Aberdeen
The Grampian Stamp and Postcard Fair:
Saturday 28 April 2012
Saturday 29 September 2012
North East Fairs, Queen's Cross Parish Church Hall,
Albyn Place, Aberdeen from 10.30am - 3.00pm
We want to encourage dealers to continue to come to Aberdeen, so please support these fairs which are
being held only a few yards from our normal meeting place
Other Fairs in North East Scotland
Last Sunday of the month - Antique Fair, Treetops Hotel, Aberdeen
Although it's mainly antiques, Peter Miller of Portsoy is usually here and has an excellent and varied selection of material to fulfil philatelic demands
North East Fairs
The following stamp and collectables fairs are being organised by North East Fairs. Please telephone Chad Neighbor on 01674 832823 for further details:
24 March 2012
Age Concern Hall, Brook Street, Broughty Ferry
Saturday 10.00-16.00
25 February 2012
Hillside Village Hall,
Hillside, Montrose
Saturday 10.00-15.00