Programme 2024
ZOOM Tuesday 9th January 19.00 for 19.30
Les-Ashton-Smith
Marie Curie
A look at the life and work of the pioneering physicist and chemist Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
ZOOM Thursday 15th February 19.00 for 19.30
Gary Cook
The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower was the major attraction at the 1889 Paris World Exposition. It became a major tourist attraction and generated an emerging demand for souvenirs especially for illustrated postcards. This presentation shows the way the Eiffel Tower Company provided postcards for tourists to record their visit and tell friends and relatives.
21 March from 13.00
BTA display at the Royal Philatelic Society, London
The British Thematic Association showcases the World of Pictorial Collecting
54 frames of thematic, open and postcards displays, ranging from one to five frames, will be on display. You do not have to be a member of the Royal to attend this event.
15 Abchurch Lane, London EC4N 7BW
12 - 14 April
Fun With Philately Weekend: The BTA biennial residential weekend.
Voco Oxford Spires Hotel, AbingDon Road, Oxford, OX1 4PS
ZOOM Wednesday 24 April 19.00 for 19.30
Jean Alexander. Supermarket Philately, part 1
In the first of a four-part series of presentations Jean will show philatelic items given away to promote other products.
08 June 13.00 - 15.00
Annual General Meeting and guest speaker
To be held as part of Swinpex 2024.
The Grange Leisure and Community Centre, Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4JY.
20 July 10.30 Members’ meeting at York Stamp and Coin Fair
Guest speaker: George Henshilwood
Having fun with numbers
York Racecourse.
ZOOM July (Date TBC) 19.00 for 19.30
Steve Gerrard. The Berlin Olympic Games
ZOOM Wednesday 18 September. 19.00 for 19.30
Jean Alexander. Supermarket Philately, part 2.
In the second of a four-part series Jean will show how Royal Mail promote their own products with special offers.
12 October
BTA One-Frame Competitions
At South of England Stamp Fair & Sussex Convention
Ardingly Showground, RH17 6TL.
