Programme 2026

Zoom 09 January 19.00 for 19.30
Jean Wang
Covid-19 related philately. Part 1
Postage stamps, meter stamps with slogans, Cinderellas and private post stamps.

Zoom 15 January 19.00 for 19.30
Sue Burn
Post War Civil Aviation
Examines what was the "new normal" for civil aviation as World War II ended. Focusing on BOAC, Quantas, TEAL and BCPA, it looks at the changes in the way airmail charges were calculated, the end of some censorship and the impact of continued conflict such as China on the airmails. For the first time airlines were able to show
that you could fly round the world in either direction.

Zoom 05 February 19.00 for 19.30
Yamil Kouri
The story of Boston 2026 preparation.
The biggest international stamp exhibition of 2026 will be held on 23rd to 30th May 2026. This will be an entertaining look at how we prepared for Boston 2026 - the challenges and thrills .

Zoom 27 March 19.00 for 19.30
Jean Wang
Covid-19 related philately. Part 2
Machine cancels, pictorial postmarks, postal stationery, pandemicrelated postal history.

17 - 19 April. BTA Weekend at Oxford. voco Oxford Spires Hotel. Click here for full details.

13 June Annual General Meeting
To be held as part of Swinpex 2026
The Grange Leisure and Community Centre, Stratton St. Margaret,
Swindon, SN3 4JY
To be confirmed

Zoom 14 August 19.00 for 19.30
Chris King
Trouble with Tariffs
A postcard display suggesting that you should beware what you wish for. Joseph Chamberlain’s 1903 tariff reform campaign challenged free trade, promoting imperial unity through protective tariffs. Fierce opposition warned of higher food costs and political division. The 1906 Liberal landslide ushered in reform, culminating in the 1911 Parliament Act. Chamberlain’s efforts ultimately reshaped Britain’s political landscape before World War I, but not as he intended.

Zoom 15 September 19.00 for 19.30
Christopher Dahle
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: origins, development
and ramifications.
Between 1989 and 1993, the UN Philatelic Administration released a series of stamps and labels in blocks of six for each of 30 Articles of the UDHR. The labels show the text of each Article in three languages. The intent is to showcase this series, plus some history and the consequences of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

10 October 10.00 - 16.00
BTA One-Frame Competitions
At South of England Stamp Fair & Sussex Convention
Ardingly Showground, RH17 6TL.
To be confirmed

Zoom 16 October 19.00 for 19.30
Jean Wang
Blood: a modern medicine. Part 1
Examples of diverse philatelic material to include in a thematic collection about blood.

Zoom 13 November 19.00 for 19.30
Jean Wang
Blood: a modern medicine. Part 2
Using postal aspects of philatelic material to tell a story in thematics.

Zoom 04 December 190.00 for 19.30
Lloyd Hogg
Blood: a From Pasture to Table and Beyond: a bovine story
A look at how cattle have been the greatest of companions to mankind over the centuries - providing labour for arduous tasks, transporting us, giving us spiritual fulfilment and above all producing food in abundance.