The President’s Dinner will be held at Guildhall in the City of London, a few hundred meters from 15 Abchurch Lane , on Friday 25th February 2022 at 7.00pm.

The Great Hall is sited above the remains of the largest Roman Amphitheatre in Britain and was originally finished in 1440. Since then it has been variously burnt down, bombed out and the roof rebuilt in different structural styles, the current roof dating from the 1950s. However the grandeur of this vast space has not been compromised and it is the home of the Lord Mayor’s Banquet since 1502.

We are therefore privileged to dine there and visitors to London who have not before seen this wonderful medieval structure are especially welcome.

THIS TICKET IS FOR THE DINNER ONLY.

The President’s Dinner will be held at the Guildhall in the City of London, EC2P 2EJ on Friday the 25th February 2022. Dinner in the Great Hall will follow at 7.30 pm

THIS TICKET IS FOR THE RECEPTION ONLY.

The President’s Dinner will be held at the Guildhall in the City of London, EC2P 2EJ on Friday the 25th February 2022. It will be preceded by the awards ceremony in the Old Library at 6 p.m. which includes presentation of the major awards for the London 2020 International Exhibition

The intention with this book is to describe the development of the postal routes to Dutch West Africa, Dutch West Indies and Suriname from the time of the earliest currently known letter (1652) until World War I, to describe mail-carrying shipping lines, to document handstamps used to mark this mail and to highlight whether a route is commonly or rarely used.

The intention with this book is to describe the development of the postal routes to Dutch West Africa, Dutch West Indies and Suriname from the time of the earliest currently known letter (1652) until World War I, to describe mail-carrying shipping lines, to document handstamps used to mark this mail and to highlight whether a route is commonly or rarely used.

The stimulus for undertaking the production of this book was a shared enthusiastic interest in, the various aspects of the Postal reforms, which were campaigned and planned for in the 1830's and resulted in very significant changes in the operation of the British Post Office following the introduction of Uniform Penny Postage on the 10th January 1840

The primary objective in preparing this book has been to set the context of the 1840 Wyon-Whiting essays within the aims of the reforms being introduced in 1840 for the pre-payment of postage, and their ultimate destiny to retrieve the unsatisfactory reception given to the Mulready postal stationery in May 1840.

The 1841 embossed envelopes where a world first, and provided a design concept which served the British Post Office for over 130 years, and was also adapted by many other countries.

The stimulus for undertaking the production of this book was a shared enthusiastic interest in, the various aspects of the Postal reforms, which were campaigned and planned for in the 1830's and resulted in very significant changes in the operation of the British Post Office following the introduction of Uniform Penny Postage on the 10th January 1840

The primary objective in preparing this book has been to set the context of the 1840 Wyon-Whiting essays within the aims of the reforms being introduced in 1840 for the pre-payment of postage, and their ultimate destiny to retrieve the unsatisfactory reception given to the Mulready postal stationery in May 1840.

The 1841 embossed envelopes where a world first, and provided a design concept which served the British Post Office for over 130 years, and was also adapted by many other countries.

This Book is primarily a book about philately - but including elements of social history to help set the philately in context. The book provides an overview of the philately of Rhodesia during the periods of the British South Africa Company Administration.

This includes a section on early British Central African Philately when it was using stamps and stationery incorporating the British South Africa Company Coat of Arms.

The book also offers fresh insights and considerable amount of new information

This Book is primarily a book about philately - but including elements of social history to help set the philately in context. The book provides an overview of the philately of Rhodesia during the periods of the British South Africa Company Administration.

This includes a section on early British Central African Philately when it was using stamps and stationery incorporating the British South Africa Company Coat of Arms.

The book also offers fresh insights and considerable amount of new information

Described as “tons of interesting stuff from one of the masters of his subject”, and “authoritative and well researched” by two philatelists who have read it, this 432-page hardback book, the first in-depth study of the inks used by De La Rue for postage stamps, as well as other materials, will be published in March 2021.

The initial identification of bank notes, stamps or postal stationery is primarily by colour. Obviously, their denominations or reasons to exist are also provided, but it is colour that the eyes identify first. That colour is determined by the inks used which, in turn, are determined by their ingredients and recipes.