Caledonian Philatelic Society
Previous Meetings
Current Syllabus / Advice for visiting speakers
Syllabi for previous years meetings at the Caledonian Philatelic Society are shown below. A quick perusal of the titles of the displays will show the wide diversity of subjects that have been displayed. Many of the displays are by eminent philatelists, not only from within the Society, but from elsewhere in Scotland and Great Britain. There are many displays by Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society of London (FRPSL) which enhances the standing and high esteem that the Caledonian Philatelic Society has in Philatelic Circles. Each year there are evenings devoted to short displays by members and there are the regular features such as Competition Night, the Bourse and Annual Auction. During session 2020/2021 the meetings were held using ZOOM. During session 2021/2022 the meetings were initially held using ZOOM but it was possible to resume some actual face-to-face meetings in the early part of 2022 and in 2023.
2022 - 2023
| Date | Subject | Member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | President’s Night | Ian Mason | |
| Oct 13 | The People’s War | Maurice Buxton FRPSL | ZOOM Meeting |
| Oct 20 | The Rise of Flying Boats and the Empire Air Mail Scheme | Sue Burn | ZOOM Meeting |
| Oct 27 | Nifty needles | Maureen Matheson | |
| Nov 3 | Visit by Largs Philatelic Society | ||
| Nov 12 | Family Day at Kelvin Hall | ||
| Nov 10 | Alphabet Lottery | ||
| Nov 17 | Bourse | ||
| Nov 24 | Visit by Leeds Philatelic Society | ZOOM Meeting | |
| Dec 1 | The World of Revenues | Dr Stewart Gardiner FRPSL | |
| DeC 8 | British Owls/ Aphrodites Island | James Wigmore | ZOOM Meeting |
| Dec 15 | Christmas Evening | ||
| Jan 5 | Committee Entertains | ||
| Jan 10 | Joint Afternoon Meeting with Glasgow Philatelic Society | see below for detail of new venue | |
| Jan 19 | Agathon Faberge - Potrait of a Philatelist | Dr Jefferey Stone FRPSL | ZOOM Meeting |
| Jan 26 | New Members’ Display | ||
| Feb 2 | A Pot Pourri of New Zealand Booklets and Coil Staps | Dr David Stalker | |
| Feb 7 | Joint Afternoon Meeting with Glasgow Philatelic Society | see below for detail of new venue | |
| Feb 16 | Copmpetition Night | ||
| Feb 23 | US States | George Henshilwood | |
| March 2 | Auction Night | ||
| March 7 | Joint Afternoon Meeting with Glasgow Philatelic Society | see below for detail of new venue | |
| March 16 | Visit by Lothian Philatelic Society | ||
| March 23 | Faroe islands | Alistair Burrow | |
| March 29 | Social Evening | Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel | |
| March 30 | GB Royalty Visits Abroad | Colin Marshall | |
| April 14/15 | Annual Congress of ASPS | Dewar’s Centre, Perth | |
| April 27 | A G M |
2021 - 2022
| Date | Subject | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | A surprise from our new President | Maureen Matheson |
| Oct 14 | Hotel Post Offices on the Nile | Richard Wheatley FRPSL |
| Oct 21 | Early Development of USA Philately | Maurice Buxton |
| Oct 28 | Sir Hubert Wilkins (Australian Polar Explorer) | Alan Godfrey FRPSL |
| Nov 4 | The Canal Zone | Mike Ellison |
| Nov 11 | Watermarks: from trademarks to modern security “John Dickinson and his Silk Thread Paper” | Wendy Buckle FRPSL |
| Nov 18 | New Zealand Revenues | Paul Woods |
| Nov 25 | Early Canada | Graham Searle |
| Dec 2 | Machins | David Graham |
| Dec 16 | 6 Sheeets from Members on a “Festive” theme | |
| Jan 6 | 8 - 10 sheets Committee Entertains | |
| Jan 13 | Presidential Display | |
| Jan 20 | Early Guernsey Postal History | Julian Bagwell |
| Jan 27 | First Scottish Registration Labels | Terry Woods |
| Feb 3 | CYNICUS ( Martin Anderson) | Richard Smith |
| Feb 10 | Valentines Through the Ages | Dr Stewart Gardiner FRPSL |
| Feb 17 | 6 - 8 sheets Alphabet Lottery Part 1 | |
| Feb 24 | The German Occupation of the Channel Islands | ALan Whittaker |
| Mar 3 | Statue of Liberty | Jon Matthias |
| Mar 10 | Visit from Lanarkshire Philatelic Society | |
| Mar 17 | Postal History | Lyn Robinson |
| Mar 24 | Turkey | Philip Longbottom FRPSL |
| Mar 25 | Social Evening Hilton Grosvenor Hotel | |
| Mar 31 | 6 - 8 sheets Alphabet Lottery Part 2 | |
| Apr 7 | Gilbert and Ellis Islands | Robin Sherman |
| Apr 14 | Rowland Hill, Genius and Benefactor | Alan Godfrey FRPSL |
| Apr 28 | A G M |
2020 - 2021
| Date | Subject | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | The President Entertains | Alistair Burrow |
| Oct 22 | William Tell | Georg L Henshilwood |
| Oct 29 | Tobago | Dr Stewart Gardiner |
| Nov 12 | Alphabet Lottery Part 1 “A” to “M” | Members |
| Nov 26 | Design Errors on New Zealand Stamps | Dr David Stalker |
| Dec 10 | Christmas Meeting | Bring your own wine and mince pies and a short (maximum 8 page) display |
| Jan 14 | The Committee Entertains | Committee Members |
| Jan 21 | Lighthouses of the Faroe Islands | Brian Hague |
| Feb 02 | The Pacific Steam Navigation Company | Mike Roberts FRPSL |
| Feb 04 | Hurtigruten | Dr Brian Dow |
| Feb 21 | A Philatelic Dabbler’s Favourite Pages | Dr Stewart Gardiner FRPSL |
| Feb 18 | South Georgia | Hugh Osborne FRPSL |
| Feb 25 | Postal History of Hull | Robert McMillan FRPSL |
| Mar 04 | The 1890 Penny Postage Jubilee | John Davies FRPSL |
| Mar 11 | The 1972 Olympic Torch Run | Keith Burton FPRSL |
| Mar 18 | Labuan | Jon Higgins FRPSL |
| Mar 25 | The Life and Times of Ahmed, Shah of Persia, 1909 - 1925 | Nigel Gooch FRPSL |
| Apr 01 | King George VI | Daphne McMillan FRPSL |
| Apr 08 | Early Stamps from the Colony of Canada 1847 - 1868 | Graham Searle |
| Apr 15 | Alphabet Lottery Part 2: N to Z | Members |
| Apr 22 | Cook Islands | George L Henshilwood |
| Apr 29 | Postcards, postcards, postcards | Graham Winters FRPSL |
| May 13 | Wings over ice | Kim Stuckley FRPSL |
| May 27 | Fiji | Andy Napier |
| Jun 10 | Monte Rosa - Empire Windrush | Harry Jackson |
| Jun 24 | AGM | “By whatever means” |
| Jul 29 | “Summer Meeting No. 1” | |
| Aug 19 | “Summer Meeting No. 2” | |
| Sep 16 | “Summer Meeting No. 3” |
2019 - 2020
| Date | Subject | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | President’s Night | Dr David Stalker |
| Oct 10 | Trees and Timber | Sandy Forbes FRPSL |
| Oct 17 | Netherlands - the development of the posts 1850-1920 | Philip Longbottom FRPSL |
| Oct 24 | The Development of the Lanarkshire Post | Terry Woods |
| Oct 31 | Ladies Night | Sponsored by Maureen Mathieson |
| Nov 7 | The Two Sides of New Zealand’s Sidefaces | Paul Wreglesworth FRPSL |
| Nov 14 | Bourse | Sponsored by John Gavin |
| Nov 21 | Some Postal History from Europe | Alan Wishart FRPSL |
| Nov 28 | Alphabet Lottery | Sponsored by Colin Breddy |
| Dec 5 | Visit by Stirling and District Philatelic Society | |
| Dec 12 | Christmas Evening | Sponsored by Raymond Baldock |
| Jan 9 | Committee Entertains | Sponsored by Alistair Burrow |
| Jan 16 | Glasgow Postal History | Bob Barclay |
| Jan 23 | A Science Night | Sponsored by Lyn Robinson |
| Jan 30 | GB Three Kings - EDVII, GV and GVI | Dr Stewart Gardiner FRPSL |
| Feb 6 | Commerce in the Post | Ron Goodfellow |
| Feb 13 | Competition Night | |
| Feb 20 | The Monumental French - France Remembers | Russell Walker |
| Feb 27 | Auction | |
| Mar 5 | Visit by Dundee Philatelic Society | |
| Mar 12 | Goats and butterflies | Graham Winters FRPSL |
| Mar 19 | Indian Mutiny | Max Smith |
| Apr 2 | AGM |
2018 - 2019
| Date | Subject | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Oct | President’s Night | George Henshilwood |
| Oct 11 | Denmark - Moving the Mails | Peter Rooke |
| Oct 18 | Rhodesia after UDI and Zimbabwe | Charles Lloyd |
| Oct 25 | Bourse | Sponsored by John Gavin |
| Nov 1 | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Dr David Spence and Willie King FRPSL |
| Nov 8 | Parachuting | Barry Stagg |
| Nov 15 | Swiss Censored Mail | Alison Kilpatrick |
| Nov 22 | Alphabet Lottery | Sponsored by Lyn Robinson |
| Nov 29 | The Levant | Dr Stewart Gardiner FRPSL |
| Dec 6 | Visit by Falkirk and District Stamp and Postcard Club | |
| Dec 13 | Christmas Evening | Sponsored by Raymond Baldock |
| Jan 10 | Committee Entertains | Sponsored by Dr David Stalker |
| Jan 17 | A Taste of Netherlands and Colonies | Paul McGowan and Ray Welland |
| Jan 24 | A Counterblast to Tobacco | Alex Walker |
| Jan 31 | Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914 - 1919 | Neil Ritchie |
| Feb 7 | Registered Mail of Scotland 1841 - 1940 | Dr Ian Evans |
| Feb 14 | Competition Night | |
| Feb 21 | Postal History of Canada including Transatlantic Mail | Graham Searle |
| Feb 28 | Auction | |
| Mar 7 | Netherlands in WWI and WWII Far East | Michael Cooke and Iain Dyce |
| Mar 14 | Aspects of Ceylon | Graham Winters FRPSL |
| Mar 21 | Aotearoa Unwrapped | Elizabeth Nairn |
| Apr 4 | AGM |
2017 - 2018
| Date | Subject | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | President’s Night | Sandy Kerr |
| Oct 12 | Flags on Stamps | Robert Murray |
| Oct 19 | Polar Philately | Richard Hinde |
| Oct 26 | Alphabet Lottery | Sponsored by Lyn Robinson |
| Nov 2 | Bourse | Sponsored by John Gavin |
| Nov 9 | Visit by Glasgow Philatelic Society | |
| Nov 16 | Ladies Choice | Sponsored by Elizabeth Nairn |
| Nov 23 | South Australia | Sandy Forbes FRPSL |
| Nov 30 | Latin America/Chile | Martyn Cusworth |
| Dec 7 | NE of Scotland Postal History | Bruce Walker |
| Dec 14 | Christmas Evening | Sponsored by Raymond Baldock |
| Jan 11 | Committee Entertains | Sponsored by George Henshilwood |
| Jan 18 | Straits Settlements | Bill Shand |
| Jan 25 | Visit by Alba Stamp Group | |
| Feb 1 | Competition Night | |
| Feb 8 | Iraq | Gary Cheyne |
| Feb 15 | Messages on the Post - a Victorian Phenomenon | Dr Stewart Gardiner FRPSL |
| Feb 22 | “Glasgow belongs to Me” | Dr Ian Evans |
| Mar 1 | Auction | |
| Mar 8 | Early Aviation | Dr Bob Clark |
| Mar 15 | Greenland | George Henshilwood |
| Mar 22 | Alcohol on Postcards and Harry Lauder | David and Marjorie Mekie |
| Apr 5 | AGM |
2016 - 2017
| Date | Subject | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | President’s Night | Dr David A Cumming |
| Oct 13 | Clyde Coast Postal History | Hans Smith FRPSL |
| Oct 20 | Balloon Mail and Alsace | Dr Peter Brand |
| Oct 27 | Zanzibar | Roy Wickham |
| Nov 3 | Visit by Edinburgh Philatelic Society | |
| Nov 10 | Members’ “Alphabet” 1 Frame Displays | Sponsored by Sandy Kerr |
| Nov 17 | Perthshire Postal History | Dr Brian Dow |
| Nov 24 | Ladies Night | Sponsored by Elizabeth Nairn |
| Dec 1 | Bourse | Sponsored by John Gavin |
| Dec 8 | A Duo of Doctors | Dr Ian Evans and Dr Stewart Gardiner FRPSL |
| Dec 15 | Christmas Party and NZ Christmas Stamps Display | Dr David Stalker |
| Jan 5 | Committee Entertains | Sponsored by Sandy Kerr |
| Jan 12 | West Africa | Ian Anderson |
| Jan 19 | Pharaonic Egypt | Kenneth Matheson |
| Jan 26 | Canada | Alan Blakeley and George Henshilwood |
| Feb 2 | Estonia | Raymond Baldock |
| Feb 9 | Double Franked Postal Stationery | Chad Neighbor |
| Feb 16 | Competition Night | |
| Feb 23 | Micronesia | Murray Touche |
| Mar 2 | Falklands Islands | Geoffrey Barber |
| Mar 9 | Auction | |
| Mar 16 | Visit by Ayrshire Philatelic Society | |
| Mar 23 | American War of Independence | Robert Catto |
| Apr 6 | AGM |
2015 - 2016
| Date | Subject | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | President’s Night | Elsie Miller |
| Oct 8 | Auction - G Buchanan Philatelic Books | |
| Oct 15 | The Boer War | David Haig |
| Oct 22 | Victoria Cross | Jack Murray |
| Oct 29 | Poles Apart | Dr Brian Dow |
| Nov 5 | Bourse | |
| Nov 12 | Miscellany | Gordon Shepherd |
| Nov19 | German East Africa | Mike Darrant FRPSL |
| Nov 26 | South Georgia and its Postal History | Wilf Vevers FRPSL |
| Dec 3 | Novelty Postcards | Ken Norris FRPSL |
| Dec 10 | Christmas Evening | Sponsored by Raymond Baldock |
| Jan 7 | Committee Entertains | Sponsored by Dr David A Cumming |
| Jan 14 | A Thematic Look at Paris/at Religion | Bill Russell |
| Jan 21 | Tour Round Africa | Dr Stewart Gardiner FRPSL |
| Jan 28 | Modern British Postal History 1952 - 1971 | John Sussex RDP FRPSL |
| Feb 4 | Vistit by Lanarkshire Philatelic Society | |
| Feb 11 | Competition Night | |
| Feb 18 | Stained Glass | Joan Trew |
| Feb 25 | The Scottish Soldier | Gary Cheyne |
| Mar 3 | Auction | |
| Mar 10 | An Encounter with Cinderella | Don Millington |
| Mar 17 | Papua New Guinea | Jean Osborne |
| Apr 7 | AGM |
2014 - 2015
| Date | Subject | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | President’s Night - World War I Miscellany | Ray Welland |
| Oct 9 | Poster Stamps and Local Posts | Dr Stewart Gardiner FRPSL |
| Oct 16 | Deutsche Lufthansa Service to South America 1934 - 1939 | Geoff Reynolds |
| Oct 23 | Netherlands - 1940 Konijnenburg Issue, The Ottoman Post Office in Smyrna | John W Jackson FRPSL and Michael J Fulford FRPSL |
| Oct 30 | Commerce in the Post (Part 2) | Ron Goodfellow |
| Nov 6 | Bourse | |
| Nov 13 | WWI From both sides of the Conflict | Andrew Brooks |
| Nov 20 | Visit by Falkirk Philatelic Society | |
| Nov 27 | Spain | Dr Ian Evans |
| Dec 4 | Towards Congres2 1 | Sponsored by Paul McGowan |
| Dec 11 | Christmas Evening | Sponsored by Raymond Baldock |
| Jan 8 | Committee Entertains | Sponsored by Elsie Miller |
| Jan 15 | Travel Broadens the Mind? | Sponsored by Elizabeth Nairn |
| Jan 22 | Medicine on Stamps | Michael Cleary |
| Jan 29 | Visit by Glasgow Philatelic Society | |
| Feb 5 | European Pre-stamp Miscellany | Alan Wishart FRPSL |
| Feb 12 | Competition Night | |
| Feb 19 | Black Gold | Coiln Campbell |
| Feb 26 | Philatelic Sidelines | Sponsored by Dr David A Cumming |
| Mar 5 | Auction | |
| Mar 12 | 70 Years a Member | Stuart R Mackenzie |
| Mar 19 | British Censorship of Civilian Mails in WWI | Graham Mark |
| Apr 9 | AGM |
2013 - 2014
| Date | Subject | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | President’s Night - History through Philately | Lyn Robinson |
| Oct 10 | Fortress in the North | David Kindley FRPSL |
| Oct 17 | Militaria | Robert Watt |
| Oct 24 | Needlemakers | Chris Jackson |
| Oct 31 | The Scots in South Australia - Postal & Social History to 1900. | Pat Grimwood-Taylor |
| Nov 7 | Bourse | Sponsored by John Gavin |
| Nov 14 | Switzerland | John Law |
| Nov 21 | A to Z of philately | Alex Walker |
| Nov 28 | New to the Caley | Sponsored by David Cumming |
| Dec 5 | A Shining Inheritance | Ellen Currie |
| Dec 12 | Christmas Evening | Sponsored by Raymond Baldock |
| Jan 9 | Committee Entertains | |
| Jan 16 | Visit from Lanarkshire PS | |
| Jan 23 | Doctors’ Dilemma | Dr Stewart Gardiner FRPSL and Dr Ian Evans |
| Jan 30 | Ladies Night | Sponsored by Margaret Morris FRPSL |
| Feb 6 | Scottish Architecture | Sandy Forbes FRPSL |
| Feb 13 | Competition Night | |
| Feb 20 | Visit from Paisley PS | |
| Feb 27 | Concorde | Val Beeken |
| Mar 6 | Auction | |
| Mar 13 | Britannia - War and Peace | Michael Rennie |
| Mar 20 | Early Scottish Letters with an Edinburgh Miscellany | Malcolm Fenning. |
| Apr 3 | AGM |
2012 - 2013
| Date | Subject | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | President’s Night | John Gavin |
| Oct 11 | Friends United | Elizabeth Nairn |
| Oct 18 | No meeting. Perth 2012 National Exhibition starts on 19th - Members are encouraged to attend this national Event at Dewar’s Centre | |
| Oct 25 | German Occupation of the Channel Islands | Gerald Mariner FRPSL |
| Nov 1 | Visit from Alba Stamp Group | |
| Nov 8 | Bourse | Sponsored by Bill Neithercut |
| Nov 15 | Titanic | Robert Preston |
| Nov 22 | Safety at Sea | Mrs Sheila Sinclair |
| Nov 29 | Olympic Games | Jack Murray |
| Dec 6 | Concorde | Val Beeken |
| Dec 13 | Christmas Evening | Sponsored by Raymond Baldock |
| Jan 10 | Offfice Bearers’ Delights - Committee Entertains | |
| Jan 17 | A Bit of That | Dr Ian Evans |
| Jan 24 | A Bit of the Other | Dr Stewart Gardiner FRPSL |
| Jan 31 | The Incomplete and utter history of Classical Music | Miss Joan Trew |
| Feb 7 | A Shining Inheritance | Ellen Currie |
| Feb 14 | Competition Night | |
| Feb 21 | Another Bloody Railway (Hong Kong Mail vie the Trans Siberian Railway) | Peter Pugh |
| Feb 28 | Everyday France | Dr David Wooley |
| Mar 7 | Auction | |
| Mar 14 | Visit from Largs and District Stamp Club | |
| Mar 21 | Scottish Banking and the Lottery | John Baron |
| Apr 11 | AGM |