Philately Museum

Happy to have sold six copies of my book: The Penny Black with New Research at Kempton Park Stamp Show last Friday. Many thanks to Mr. Andrew Lajer for displaying my book in his stand! Also thanks to the friends who bought my books!

Very busy 1st day for Kempton Park Stamp Show! Trust that there will be more people tomorrow.

Look for the Shield at the Kempton Park Stamp Show! 🇬🇧 Lots of PTS Members for you to meet. Upgrade your collecting experience: buy and sell with a PTS Member.

Today’s outgoing mail from the PTS Office - thank you notes to Virtual Stampex speakers, Stampex Patron pin badges, and Proud PTS Member stickers. We love real mail and real stamps 💌

Lyons, Verge, Hisey receive 2026 Luff awards. linns.com/news/us-stamps… #LinnsStampNews

Two days to go for the Kempton Park Stamp Show.

An important, and hugely disappointing, message about the much-needed PTA North of England Postcard Fair ⬇️

Kempton Park Stamp Show will be held on 20 March and 21 March 2026. Welcome you all to attend this lovely show with free admission and free parcking! Looking forward to meeting you there!

The postcards spectacular that is #FestivalOfCards26 - the two-day show at @J24Somerset at North Petherton, near Bridgwater - is now only TWO WEEKS away. 60 dealers, millions of postcards (and other paper collectables too) 💥

Puhala joins APS as new director of education. linns.com/news/us-stamps… #LinnsStampNews

Coming soon to your @ptsandstampex channel of choice… a new philatelic video series in partnership with Richard Scott Morel, Curator of the British Library’s Philatelic Collections. First up, Airmail Pioneers…

It is World Book Day today. Would you like own a book about the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black. If yes, please let me know.

The Chinese version of the Penny Black with New Research (《再探黑便士》）is now available on eBay now. You can search "the Penny Black with New Research" on eBay and you will find it. Many thanks to all friends who bought my English version already! hope you enjoy it! Rgds.Jack

For the Olympic Games in Munich, 1972, special cancelling stamps were made representing different disciplines. A reflection of how Posts have long marked moments of global significance, preserving shared history across borders. ✨ [UPU Archives - Germany, 1972]

Here are some of the publications you’ll be able to read in our Reading Room at Virtual Stampex! 🐧📮🪙🇬🇷 Live from the 6th to 8th March. Grab a coffee or a glass of wine, sit back in the comfort of your own home, and explore new and comfortingly familiar philatelic stories. If you have a publication you’d love to share with the world, submit it at stampexinternational.com/readingroom - deadline 28th February. We welcome magazine articles, publication chapters, free books, journals, and video form ​educational material. Register for Virtual Stampex today at stampex.vfairs.com

Yesterday I got the token of appreciation of GBPS for my last month display about "Postal Reform and the Penny Black" from Great Britain Philatelic Society President Andy Donaldson FRPSL. Many thanks to Andy and GBPS!

Join Simon Martin-Redman (Vice President of the Royal Philatelic Society London and President of the Museum of Philately) as he brings some covers to life through fascinating stories, proving there’s more to a cover than the stamp and cancellation! Save the date: Friday 6th March Register for the show at: stampex.vfairs.com You can also RSVP for this talk so you get a reminder the day before at: stampexinternational.com/talks More talks to be announced soon!

Near 150 people came to RPSL's meeting on 12 Feb. & saw displays by 53 members of the Society of Postal Historians, celebrating its 75th anniversary. John Stimson FRPSL did VOT saying ‘a real privilege to see such valuable insights into postal history research covering 530 years’

To commemorate World Air Mail Day on 18 Feb., our Society & the Air Mail Society India Foundation have jointly organised a standing display of 20 single-frame exhibits by leading aero- & astrophilatelists from around the world at RPSL. Many thanks to Markand Dave & Piyush Khaitan

RPSL President, Simon Richards RDP FRPSL wishes all our fellows and members who celebrate Chinese Spring Festival around the world a prosperous Chinese New Year of Horse with family reunions and endless joy!