The International Philatelic Union , formed 1881, was an early international philatelic organisation formed for the study of stamps and the promotion of philately generally. Its office was located in London. The society survived to see its jubilee in 1931, and an exhibition was held to celebrate the fact, but its later history is unclear.
12-709: The Union was notable for establishing a stamp exchange section, the Amateur Collectors’ Exchange , thus originating the exchange packet system common in philatelic societies today. On 23 February 1901 the Union held an important competitive exhibition at the premises of the Royal Philatelic Society in Effingham House, Arundel Street, London. Competitors were allowed up to fifty stamps in their entry which could be in one of five classes, 1) Great Britain or
24-674: A British colony, 2) A country or colony not in class one, 3) Fiscals, 4) Envelopes and Postcards, 5) Stamps not listed in the Stanley Gibbons catalogue. The winner was Vernon Roberts for early Cape of Good Hope stamps. The catalogue for this exhibition is available in the Crawford Library , part of the British Library's Philatelic Collection . In 1920, when the Fiscal Philatelic Society started to struggle, it came under
36-494: A special meeting of the society, part of the Royal Philatelic Collection is displayed by its keeper. Queen Elizabeth was not known to be a philatelist herself, but the royal family has maintained and added to the collection passed down by Edward VII. The organisation celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2019. The anniversary was marked by a visit from its patron, Queen Elizabeth II, on 26 November 2019 when she opened
48-505: Is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded on 10 April 1869 as The Philatelic Society, London . The society runs a postal museum , the Spear Museum of Philatelic History, at its headquarters in the City of London . The society was founded on 10 April 1869 at a meeting at 93 Great Russell Street in the rooms of the stamp dealer J.C. Wilson. The first officers elected were
60-458: The December 2014 issue (the 1303rd) contains a chart with the date and whole number of all its issues. Its contents include coverage of worldwide philatelic and postal history topics. A substantial part of the magazine is composed of original work, usually by members who may have given a display on their topic at the society meetings. The London Philatelist from 1892 to the 2010s is available as
72-715: The Society's new Headquarters in Abchurch Lane, London EC4. "The Royal," as it is known, has 2,200 members in dozens of countries, with the highest numbers of members in the United Kingdom and the United States. Members are of two classes, fellows and members. Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominals "FRPSL" (Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London). Fellows are elected from members based on service to
84-586: The Union was The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain , published from 1891. As of 1938 the journal was also the official publication of the Manchester, City of London, Herts and Birmingham Philatelic Societies. In 1956 Robson Lowe acquired the firm of P.L. Pemberton & Co. , which included the Philatelic Journal, and eventually it was incorporated into Lowe's The Philatelist . Royal Philatelic Society The Royal Philatelic Society London ( RPSL )
96-561: The award. The society also awards these silver medals: All officers and members of Council are listed on the society's website. The London Philatelist The London Philatelist was first published in January 1892 and is the magazine of the Royal Philatelic Society London . From its beginning until 1943 it was published monthly. Since 1991 it has been published ten times annually. An article about its history in
108-564: The president, Sir Daniel Cooper , the vice-president, Frederick A. Philbrick , and the secretary, W. Dudley Atlee. The committee comprised Edward Loines Pemberton , Charles W. Viner , Thomas F. Erskine, Joseph Speranza , and W. E. Hayns. Permission to use the prefix "Royal" was granted by King Edward VII in November 1906. Prince George, the Duke of York (future George V ), was an enthusiastic stamp collector. He served as honorary vice-president of
120-461: The society and to philately. The society publishes a journal, The London Philatelist , which includes articles, book reviews, society news, advertisements, and other items. The principal objects of the society are: The society awards the Crawford Medal for the most valuable and original contribution to the study and knowledge of philately published in book form during the two years preceding
132-479: The society from 1893 to 1910. His father, King Edward VII , had a large stamp collection that he gave to Prince George, which became known as the Royal Philatelic Collection . When he was crowned King, George V stayed with the Society as its royal patron. His second son, George VI , continued to expand the royal collection. The former patron was Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II . Every September, at
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#1733105664132144-471: The wing of the I.P.U. as their Fiscal and Local Stamp Section . The L.P.S., one of the first philatelic societies in the United Kingdom, was formed on 29 November 1888 as a branch of the I.P.U. A number of distinguished philatelists, often members of the Royal Philatelic Society as well, were members of the I.P.U., including: RDP = Roll of Distinguished Philatelists The official organ of
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