Royal Philatelic Society London

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The former (1925–2019) property of the Royal Philatelic Society London at 41 Devonshire Place, W1, London, UK.
The cover of the first edition of the London Philatelist, Volume 1, Issue 1 from January 1892.

The Royal Philatelic Society London ( The Royal Philatelic Society of London ) is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded on April 10, 1869 under the name "The Philatelic Society, London".

Connections to the royal family

In November 1906, King Edward VII approved the company to use the suffix "Royal". Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is currently the patron of the society. Each year in September, part of the Royal Philatelic Collection is exhibited at an extraordinary society meeting. Queen Elisabeth is not a stamp collector herself, but the royal family preserves and extends the collection inherited from Edward VII.

membership

The Royal Philatelic Society, also known as "The Royal" for short , has members in numerous countries. However, most of them live in the UK and Northern Ireland as well as the US. There are two different types of members:

  • members (ordinary members)
  • fellows (honorary members)

Honorary members are selected from among the members for their services to the Royal Philatelic Society. Honorary members can use the title FRPSL.

aims

The company's main objectives are:

  • The promotion, dissemination and participation in philatelic research and practice of philately.
  • Comprehensive information for members through meetings, technical discussions, exhibitions, lectures, written mailings, etc.
  • Supporting and conducting philatelic research as well as printing and publishing specialist publications
  • The organization of philatelic exhibitions at home and abroad, their promotion, and the offering and awarding of prizes, medals or other awards
  • Awarding and awarding of prizes for literary works related to philately.
  • Establishment and maintenance of a library and a collection of postage stamps, drafts, test prints, essays and other items of philatelic interest.

magazine

The society has published the monthly trade journal The London Philatelist since 1892 , which contains specialist articles, book reviews, club news and internal affairs, advertising and other items. A digitized version of the magazine is available on CD or DVD.

Awards and Medals

The society awards several prizes and medals:

  • The Crawford Medal for the most valuable and original contribution to philatelic research and to the enrichment of philatelic knowledge
  • The Tilleard Medal for the best professional demonstration by a member
  • The Lee Medal for the best technical presentation by a member
  • The Tapling Medal for the best professional contribution by a member published in the London Philatelist .

literature

  • Butler, A. Ronald. The Expert Committee, 1894-1994. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 1994. 32 pp. (London Philatelist Supplement, Volume 103 (April 1994)).
  • Rogers-Tillstone, Benjamin. The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1869–1969. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 1969. ISBN 0-900631-00-7 , 192 pp.
  • Worms, Baron Percy de. The Royal Philatelic Society, London: 1869 - April 10, 1919. London: Royal Philatelic Society London, 1919 128 pp.

Web links

Commons : Royal Philatelic Society London  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Worms, Percy de: "The Royal Philatelic Society, London. 1869 - April 10th, 1929. “In: The London Philatelist, 38.1929, No. 447, pp. 52-56.
  2. ↑ Beech, David: The Philately of the Edwardian Era as shown in its Literature . Barnet & District Philatelic Society, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013 (webcitation archive) ( June 10, 2013 memento on WebCite )