International Stamps & Cover Show.
There are upwards of 80 Dealers with stands, buying and selling Philatelic material. Tables and chairs at the stands make for comfort. You can buy or sell, get valuations or just browse and see what the hobby is all about. There are various specialist society meetings on the Saturday to which everyone is welcome, whether member or not.
Venue
The Royal Horticultural Halls, Lawrence Hall
Greycoat & Elverton Street - London SW1P 2QD
Contact
www.stampshows.net
Under the theme of “Stamps Link the World”, the Japan World Stamp Exhibition 2011 is to be held with the aims of opening the world renowned stamp collections to the public, developing philately, and promoting philately to the wide public. We are now preparing to fulfill these purposes. Postage stamps reflect and convey history, nature, and arts of their country to foreign countries, referred to as a “small diplomat” . I think it significant that people from around the world meet each other through cultural stamp collecting, which promotes international friendship.
PhilaNippon 2011 will host various competitive and non-competitive classes including: Traditional Philately, Postal History, Postal Stationery, Aerophilately, Astrophilately, Thematic Philately, Maximaphily, Youth Philately and Philatelic Literature among others.
Venue
Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition
Hall, 1-1-1.1 Minatomirai, Nihi-ku,
Yokohama 220-0012.
Contact
Organising Committee
Tel: +81 3 6364 8645
admin@philanippon.jp
www.philanippon.jp
The “Club Filatelico Lugano” is organizing a National Philatelic Exhibition to be held in Lugano, Switzerland from May 6th to May 8th. The event is being held under the patronage of the Swiss Philatelic Society. Lugano 2011 will host various classes including: Traditional Philately, Postal History, Thematic Philately, Aerophilately, Astrophilately, Maximaphily and Philatelic Literature among others.
Philatelic and Postal History audiovisual competition
During the exhibition, a competition of audiovisual works regarding Philately and Postal History is institutes. The purpose of the competition is to promote, to spread and to introduce the Hobby and its history through the stamp in all its cultural, social, historical, geographic, artistic, technical aspects and so on, through the production and the diffusion of audiovisual works of variable duration. The Competition is reserved to the Postal Administrations, Museums, Collectors, Experts, Students, Designers, Stamp Dealers, Auction Houses, Editors and Philatelic Associations of all the World.
Venue
Centro Esposizioni Padiglione Conza, entrata Viale Castagnola 15
Lugano, Switzerland
Contact
Organising Committee
Gianfranco Bellini, Via Ronchetto 12, 6900 Lugano
bellini.gianfranco@bluewin.ch
www.lugano2011.ch
The office of Consumer Affairs and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are working to educate consumers about fraudulent schemes and to provide them with the information needed to combat these frauds.
During National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), March 6–12, 2011, the Postal Service and the Postal Inspection Service will be hosting events nationwide to provide information on a variety of common schemes as well as important consumer protection resources. Consumers of all ages are invited to attend.
NCPW 2011 —Dollars and Sense: Rated A for All Ages — highlights the importance of using good consumer sense at every stage of life— from grade school to retirement.
NCPW partners are promoting free resources to help people protect their privacy, manage money and debt, avoid identity theft, understand credit and mortgages and steer clear of frauds and scams. In addition, NCPW partners are reaching out to kids, focusing on websites, videos and games designed for a younger audience.
The Sheffield Philatelic Society is delighted to host the 2011 ABPS National Philatelic and Picture Postcard Exhibition. The event will be held at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre.
Frames of both competitive philately and non-competitive material will be on display hosting: Traditional (Great Britain, Rest of the World); Postal History (Great Britain, Rest of the World); Literature (Handbooks, Catalogues, Periodicals, Articles); One-Frame; Aerophilately; Postal Stationery; Revenues; Thematic. Non-FIP Classes: Special Studies; Cinderellas; Picture Postcards.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has graciously permitted the display of some of her private collection, on the theme George V -Great Britain and Commonwealth, to mark the 100th anniversary of the King’s coronation. The event will also show the award winning collection History of the Olympic Games from John Crowther.
David Beech, Head of Philatelic Collections will present the Rarities of the British Library Philatelic Collection www.bl.uk/collections/philatelic .
A wide range of dealers -sellers and auctioneers-, and a number of specialist societies will be meeting during the day.
Venue
Pond’s Forge International
Sports Centre, Sheffield S1 2BP.
Contact
Donald Radley
Tel: 0114 230 2020
publicity@sheffield2011.org.uk
www.sheffield2011.org.uk
This national exhibition will host various classes including: Traditional Philately, Postal History, Thematic Philately, Aerophilately, Astrophilately, Maximaphily and Philatelic Literature among others.
The Organizing Committee is firmly committed to supporting philatelic clubs and societies. The confirmed meetings are: Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, Perfin Club of Australia and New Zealand, National Association of Philatelic Exhibitors, Australian Cover Society Inc, Malaya Study Group, Postal Stationery Society of Australia and Australian Philatelic Federation.
There are free activities scheduled for children up to 17 years. Activities include a bug scavenger hunt, badge making, games, videos, see stamps close up, Insect stamp displays, Stamp collecting advice and more. The first 400 children will receive a free show bag & book.
There will be many dealer stands at the Exhibition as well as an important stand of the Australia Post.
Venue
Shannon Room
Royal Randwick Racecourse
Alison Road
Randwick NSW 2031
Contact
Secretary
Linda Lee
C/- Philatelic Association of NSW, Inc.
PO Box 220, Darlinghurst NSW 1300
Tel: +61 2 9337-5241
lindajoy@optusnet.com.au
www.sydneystampexpo2011.org.au
Spring Stampex, organised by the Philatelic Traders’ Society, will be held at the Business Design Centre, Islington, (close by Angel Tube Station) from 23rd. to the 26th. February 2011. Opening times are from 11.30am to 7pm on the Wednesday, starting at 10am on the other days and closing at 6pm on the Thursday and Friday and 5pm on the Saturday. Entry is free on all days.
Displays
The main display on the Village Green will be mounted by members of The Postal History Society showing their many collecting interests. By the Youth Area at the rear of the Mezzanine will be the entries in the Stamp Active Competition.
Standholders
There are a superlative list of dealers, with about one-fifth from overseas, to satisfy every requirement be it large or small. The Royal Mail stand will be there, just inside the entrance, with their usual offering of the best in Modern Great Britain including the first day of the “Musicals” issue on the Thursday. A special posting box is available at the exhibition for all days and a second box to obtain special Stampex FDI handstamps for the Royal Mail issue on the Thursday.
For the full continually updated list see the P.T.S. web site, www.philatelic-traders-society.co.uk. There will also be a joint stand for the A.B.P.S. and the National Philatelic Society. The Stampex Committee are grateful to the members of the latter who man the Information Stand just inside the main entrance for the duration of the show.
Society Meetings
A number of Societies including the Great Britain P.S., Egypt Study Circle, the Concorde Study Circle, the Ceylon Study Circle, the Aden, Yemen & Somaliland Study Circle, the Malta Study Circle and the British Postmark Society have already booked meetings at Stampex on the Saturday. They will welcome any new potential members who are interested.
‘At the show’
There will again be a free postcard, number 20 in the series, issued to all visitors and only available at the show. This features a presentation visual by Cooper Thirkell Ltd. Proposed for the 1986 Halley’s Comet issue and reproduced by kind permission of the British Postal Museum and Archive.
Not forgetting the younger collector
The National Youth Stamp Group will as usual lay on a host of activities for young collectors including a chance to amass points to spend in the FREE Auction which takes place on the Saturday. It’s always a hive of activity, why not pop along and see the future exhibitors enjoying the day.
Venue
Business Design Centre
52 Upper St, Islington, London N1 0Q
Contact
Mike Czuczman
Tel: 01252 628006
Fax: 01252 684674
info@philatelic-traders-society.co.uk
http://www.stampex.ltd.uk/
International Stamps & Cover Show.
There are upwards of 80 Dealers with stands, buying and selling Philatelic material. Tables and chairs at the stands make for comfort. You can buy or sell, get valuations or just browse and see what the hobby is all about. There are various specialist society meetings on the Saturday to which everyone is welcome, whether member or not.
Venue
The Royal Horticultural Halls, Lawrence Hall
Greycoat & Elverton Street - London SW1P 2QD
Contact
www.stampshows.net
The Organizing Committee have announced that the international stamp exhibition and fair PHILALUX 2011 was cancelled. Is the second cancellation in a row due to budgetary constraints. Is a shame not be able to develop this exhibition. Good luck for 2012.
(Source: philalux.lu)
This three-day extravaganza of stamp collecting is one of the largest shows in the country and offers collecting fun for hobbyists at every level of experience. APS AmeriStamp Expo features more than seventy-five dealers, rarities on display, competitive exhibits, society meetings, and educational seminars.
Some of the nation’s finest and most famous collections will be on display within the aisles of frames. There are more than twenty-five seminars or meetings taking place over the course of the show. Attend one —or a dozen. It is a great way to learn and socialize with other collectors.
APS will hold a General Membership Meeting Saturday morning, February 12. Board members will present reports on the current state of the Society and there will be a Town Hall meeting, allowing attendees the chance to ask questions of their choosing.
For new collectors and those returning to the hobby, our Society’s Education Department offers a basic stamp collecting course called “Stamp Saturday”. Experts walk you through the basic tools and techniques, how to get the most from catalogues, how to care for your stamps and covers and much more. Young collectors can “get into it” in the Stamp Zone. Bring the whole family to learn about a fun hobby.
Venue
Charleston Convention Center
5001 Coliseum Drive
Charleston, South Carolina 29418.
Download the program to take advantage of the event.
Source
2011, AmeriStamp Expo 2011 Program. Consulted 6/Feb/2011.
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