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Programme 2025

ZOOM Tuesday 14 January. 19.00 for 19.30 

Dr. Jean Alexander

Supermarket philately. Part 3

In the third of a four-part series of presentations Jean will illustrate how Royal Mail produced items of philatelic interest for individual companies such as Reader's Digest and Boots Chemist.

 

ZOOM Thursday 20 February. 19.00 for 19.30 

Sue Burn

Flying boats and the Empire Airmail scheme

The presentation covers the introduction of the iconic Short Brothers Flying Boats to carry the mails on the British Empire Routes under the Empire Airmail Scheme. Particular reference is paid to the Imperial Airways Eastern route to Australia and NZ, making use of a substantial amount of supporting documentation that gives an insight into the development of the route and the extension onto New Zealand. 

 

ZOOM Friday 4 April. 19.00 for 19.30 

Dr. Jean Alexander

Supermarket philately. Part 4

In the final part of her series of presentations Jean will explain how Royal Mail aimed to sell products in a Supermarket Style, such as Format Packs.

 

Friday 9 May 13.00 to 15.00 

BTA meeting at EuroPhilEx

Room 4

Guest speaker: Peter Cockburn, Immediate Past President of the Royal Philatelic Society, London

Postcards of British North Borneo

 

Saturday 14 June

11.30 - 13.00 Annual General Meeting

Plus Guest Speaker  Barry Stagg  Daffodils

To be held as part of Swinpex 2024, in the Studio Room

The Grange Leisure and Community Centre, Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4JY

 

ZOOM Friday 20 June. 19.00 for 19.30

Wendy Buckle

A history of writing materials: animal, vegetable and mineral

Codified writing systems began around 6,000 years ago. Before the invention of paper cultures used whatever raw materials were plentiful in their area, and this presentation will look at the surprisingly wide range of materials which have been used.

 

ZOOM Friday 19 September. 19.00 for 19.30 Zoom meeting

Lloyd Hogg

Talk like a pirate

Ahoy me hearties.  Shiver me timbers that Lloyd should be giving this talk to all you lubbers. He shall be taking yarr through ‘is booty in the exhibit.  Avast, or e’ll have you down Davy Jones’s Locker! It won’t be scuttlebutt either, but rather a fun but seriously philatelic journey. Fair winds to you all.

 

Saturday 25th Ocober 12.30 - 14.30

BTA meeting at Stampex, Business Design Centre

Full details to follow

 

Zoom talks later in the year will be announced.