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BTA Meeting at Stampex 25th October 2025

The BTA will be holiding a meeting at Stampex on Saturday 25th October at 12.30 pm. The guest speaker wil be Colin Evans who will present a display on Railway Art. Although Colin isn't an artist, he does have a great interest in railways,...

BTA Virtual One-Page Competition 2025 Results

We received 76 entries from a mix of previous and new exhibitors, with eight different countries represented. Congratulations to everyone who took part and contributed to this event. There were seven categories: Thematic...

Virtual One-Page Competition Palmares

PALMARES THEMATIC (Culture) CLASS Diamond Barry Stagg The Candy Bomber (Class winner) Ruby Erene Grieve The Times (They are a...

Franceska Rapkin Memorial Bowl winner 2025

The Francesca Rapkin Memorial Bowl is awarded annually to the author of the article voted by the Committee to be best in Themescene the previous year. This year the winner was Johan Diesveld with Insulin: a more than 100 year journey. Click...

BTA AGM 2025 and display

The 2025 Annual General Meeting was held on 14th June. After the formal business our Chairman Barry Stagg gave a display on "Daffodils". Many thematic collectors are drawn to their subject because of interests elsewhere, and Barry is no exception....

BTA Zoom Presentations from 2024 now available

The BTA Zoom presentations for 2024 are now freely available. You can find them on this page. The first presentations of 2025 are also available for members. If you log in, you can access them on relevant page in the Events menu. ...

Glasgow Thematic Society

The Glasgow Thematic Society has a new website, please click here to find information about its events, which will include hosting the 2025 ASPS Congress, for which a special souvenir cover has been produced. ...

BTA Display to the RPSL 2024

'Showcasing the World of Pictorial Collecting' was the title chosen for the BTA's presentation to the Royal Philatelic Society London, on the occasion of the BTA’s 40th anniversary. It was a great honour to be invited to give this display,...