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INFORMATION UPDATES

Our next meeting will be held at Stampex on 25th October. Click here for full details.

Applications are now open for our 2025 one-frame competitions, to be held at the Association of Sussex Philatelic Societies Stamp and Postcard Fair on 11th October. Entries may be originals or scanned copies. There is also the option for non-competitive displays. Click here for full details.

Results of our One-Page Virtual Competition have now been announced. Entries and awards will be found here.

Our Annual General Meeting was held at Swinpex on 14th June. The report will be found here.

Welcome

The British Thematic Association is a national organisation composed of and supporting theme based collectors and exhibitors from across the UK, Europe and the world. We are affiliated with the Association of British Philatelic Societies and the American Topical Association.

Our aim is to give support to those wishing to embark on or expand a theme-based collection, whether it consists purely of stamps or postcards, or includes a wide range of additional material including postal history, postmarks and ephemera.

On this site you will find news from the BTA, updates about events and exhibitions, useful information about theme based collecting and a whole lot more. Please bookmark the site or get in touch to become a member of the Association.