BTA Zoom Presentations 2025

Here are the BTA Zoom Presentations for 2025 

(The presentations are in reverse order with the most recent at the top)

20 June - 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.

27 May - George Henshilwood The William Tell stamps of Switzerland

Although William Tell is something of a fictional character (albeit with some historical truth), stamps featuring William Tell and his son were widely used in the early part of the 20th Century. The display covers a wide range of material which touches on some interesting aspects of Swiss philately.

 

4 April - 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.

 

20th February - Sue Burn Flying boats and the Empire Airmail scheme

This 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 New Zealand, 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. 

 

14th January - 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.