2017
| Speaker | Subject(s) | Philatelic Societies Speaker belongs to | Travel (T)
Expenses (E) |
| Peter Aveyard
01524 410 350
|
Lancaster Postal History.
GB Penny Reds – Die II Alphabet III. Philatelic History (Social) of Lancaster & Morecambe. Peter has an extensive collection of Postal History and this list is the tip of the iceberg. Includes National & International Competitions |
Royal Philatelic Society.
Great Britain Philatelic Society. Morecambe. |
T: most places
E: petrol |
| Derek Burton
01625 879 700 (Note the ‘underscore’ in the email address) |
Central Europe (various).
|
Poynton.
Czechoslovak Philatelic Society of Great Britain. Insurance & Banking Philatelic Society. |
T: by arrangement |
| Graham Chadwick
01253 367 254
|
Alice in Wonderland.
Lundy Pre-Decimal. Lundy After 1971. Heritage Railways. Great Western Railway. Ambulance Trains (a half display). |
Lytham St Annes.
Red Rose Postcard Club. |
T: up to 75 miles
E: petrol |
| K F Clarke
01246 865 957 |
US Air Mail.
Pan-American Airways. Malay States. |
Chesterfield (outside NW Fed area). | T: not specified
E: petrol |
| Eric Coulton
|
Aspects of Tanganyika.
The Rise & Fall of German East Africa. |
Aberconwy. | T: anywhere in North West area
E: not required |
| David Cox
01704 560 232
|
GB Pre-Machin Coil Leaders 1912-66. | Great Britain Philatelic Society. | T: 50/60 miles radius of Southport, any time of year
E: petrol if over 15 miles |
| Duncan Crewe
0151 733 1291
|
Hong Kong Airmails.
Imperial Airways Crash Mail. Imperial Airways Eastern Route. Imperial Airways African Route. Empire Flying Boats. Imperial Airways Ephemera. Croydon Airport. |
Liverpool & Merseyside.
Crosby. British Air Mail Society. Postal History Society. Society of Postal Historians. |
T: public transport only
E: appreciated for longer distances |
| Susan Crewe
0151 733 1291
|
Various aspects of Hong Kong.
North East Lancashire Postal History. |
Liverpool & Merseyside.
Crosby. Postal History Society. Hong Kong Study Circle. |
T: public transport only
E: appreciated for longer distances |
| Alan Dinnis
01260 252 521
|
White on Wight – A collection of stamps, postcards, etc, telling the story of a shipyard, its products & personalities. | Macclesfield & Prestbury. | T: 50 miles radius of Macclesfield, avoiding winter weather
E: petrol |
| Eddie Dunn
0161 797 0346
|
France:
– Art Issues. – Tourist Issues. – Postal History, in 3 parts: (i) Postal History of the Tarn Department. (ii) French Linear Postmarks 1792-1832. (iii) Numerical Paris Star Postmarks 1863-1876. Golf. |
Bolton.
Rochdale. |
T: 50 miles radius of Manchester
E: petrol if over 30 miles |
| Steve Ellis
01782 208 669
|
French Maritime Mail.
French Red Cross. Liverpool Maritime Mail. French Rail Mail. |
Crewe.
France & Colonies P.S. Postal History Society. |
T: 40 miles maximum
E: not required |
| Barry Evans
01282 616 156 |
The Universal Postal Union.
George VI, Commonwealth and Early QEII. From St Kilda to Tristan Da Cunha, in 2 halves. |
Burnley. | T: anywhere within the NW Federation
E: £10 towards petrol |
| Mark W Everiss
01282 772 288
|
The Russian Civil War, in 3 parts:
i) Intervention and Occupation. ii) South Russia. iii) Siberia, North Russia and the Far East. The Galapagos Islands. |
Burnley. | T: 50-75 miles, any time of year
E: petrol over 30 miles |
| Andrew Francis
01695 421 821
|
Germany 1933-1945.
Aspects of World War II Postal History. German Field Post. Wartime Airmails. |
Germany & Colonies PS.
Forces Postal History Society. British Air Mail Society. |
T: by train or a lift (non-driver)
E: at cost |
| Alan Green
0161 486 9604
|
Malta in Two World Wars.
Malta: Local Post to Airmail in 75 Years. Malta: Pre-Stamp to King George V. Malta: Ships, Trains & Planes. |
Poynton PS.
Malta Study Circle. |
T: 40 miles radius from Stockport
E: no expenses |
| Clive Griffiths
clive.griffiths45@ntlworld.com
|
The Messina Earthquake 1908 (postcards mainly).
Fiume 1918-1924. The Brutal Friendship: Postal Aspects of the Hitler-Mussolini Alliance 1937-41. Portraits of a King: the definitive issues of Italy during the reign of Victor Emmanuel III. |
Trafford. | T: not specified, contact Speaker
E: contribution to petrol expenses |
| Norman Hudson
01244 318 156 (Email contact preferred please) |
The Scottish Islands.
Orkney and Shetland. Helgoland. Czechoslovakia, in 2 parts: i) Alfons Mucha (graphic artist). ii) The Tatra Mountains of Slovakia (thematic). |
Royal Philatelic Society London.
Faroe Islands Study Circle. Scottish Postal History Society. Czechoslovak Philatelic Society of GB. British Thematic Association. Ellesmere Port. |
T: must be accessible by public transport from Chester
E: not required |
| Fred Ikin
01270 560 261 |
The German Red Cross to 1945.
German Charities to 1945. Berlin & Day of the Stamp (2 halves). |
Crewe. | T: up to 50 miles from Crewe
E: petrol |
| Arthur Jennion
01744 812 656
|
Mail on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
The Faroe Islands – Skids Post; Postal History; WWII; and Stamps Danish & Faroese. |
St Helens & District PS.
The Royal PS. The Scandinavia PS. The Faroe Islands Study Circle. The GB PS. The Perfin Society. The TPO & Sea Post Society. The Ship Stamp Society. |
T: anywhere within the NW Federation
E: not required |
| Keith E Johnson
01270 580 634
|
Lord Tennyson through Philately.
Aspects of Gilbert & Ellice Islands through to Kiribati. A Tour of Lincoln City and its Postal History. |
Crewe.
Pacific Islands Study Circle. |
T: anywhere in the North West
E: petrol |
| Adrian Jones
01257 671 342 |
East Africa (2 parts).
Errors and Varieties of Various Countries (2 parts). |
Bolton.
Lostock. |
T: by arrangement
E: by arrangement |
| Peter Kirk
01625 829 119 |
Cayman Islands.
Pitcairn Islands. GB Queen Victoria with a twist. GB Three Kings: Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII. GB King George V. GB Postage Dues 1916-2000. GB Postage Dues 1840-1969. Giraffes. Rabbits. |
Macclesfield & Prestbury. | T: anywhere within the NW Federation, not January or February
E: dependant on distance |
| Phil Lea
01352 711 922 |
Lancashire County Cricket Club.
Japan. |
Colwyn Bay.
Aberconwy. |
T: within NW Federation
E: petrol |
| Jack Lindley
0161 705 1074
|
New Zealand – most aspects: Military, Postal History, Airmail, Health. |
Bolton.
Rochdale. |
T: relies on Eddie Dunn for transport (see his details) |
| Philip Longbottom
01625 439 997
|
The Netherlands.
Turkey. |
Macclesfield & Prestbury.
Crewe. Trafford. |
Nothing for up to 2hrs travelling, beyond by negotiation |
| Brian Lythgoe
01928 735 440
|
French Cameroons.
British & German Cameroons. 1840/1940 Stamp Centenary. Postal and Airmail History of the Isles of Scilly. |
Northwich.
Chester. Ellesmere Port. Liverpool & Merseyside. Shropshire. |
T: any within reason
E: nil |
| Graham Macpherson
01606 883 934 |
GB 1939-1951 High Value Arms Issues. | Northwich. | T: within reason
E: depends on distance |
| Jeremy Meal
0161 439 9553 |
Norwich Postal History from 1587.
GB Postal Mechanisation. World Postal Mechanisation. Falklands or Malvinas 9409 – the 15 Weeks of the 1982 War (a half display). |
Stockport and East Cheshire PS.
PMSC – The Postal Mechanisation Study Circle |
T: 50 mile radius
E: only over 25 miles radius from Stockport |
| Ian Nutley
01978 447 085
|
Zeppelin Post of the World.
Propaganda & Espionage Forgeries of WW2. Lufthansa mail flights to South America between the wars. Postal History of the Holocaust. |
Germany & Colonies PS.
Bromley & Beckenham PS. Chester PS. Mold PS. Wrexham PS. |
T: 50 mile radius of Wrexham
E: petrol over 25 miles |
| Stephen Parkin
|
Edinburgh: Postal History.
Edinburgh: Mail by Rail. Edinburgh: 20th Century Postal History. Midlothian Postal History. King Edward 8th. |
Stockport & East Cheshire.
Marple. Royal Philatelic Society. Scottish Postal History Society. Society of Postal Historians. |
T: anywhere in NW Federation
E: minimal |
| Alwyn Peel
01924 505 724
|
Captain James Cook – early life and the Endeavour voyage.
Captain James Cook – the second and third voyages. William Bligh – the man and his mutinies. Air Mail Letter Cards of WW2. |
Wakefield. | T and E: by arrangement |
| G W Pickles
01772 746 086 |
A Bobby’s Hobby.
Police Philately. |
Preston. | T: within 50 miles of Preston
E: petrol |
| Peter Rooke
01942 208 702
|
Denmark – Stamps and Postal History.
France – Postal History (pre-philatelic/Napoleonic Wars). Westmorland – Postal History. The Postal History of Wigan |
St. Helens.
Scandinavia PS. France & Colonies PS. Cumbria Postal History Society. |
T: any by arrangement
E: petrol over 50 miles |
| Bill Ross
07769 225 680
|
The Postal History and Stamps of Aland Island.
An Introduction to the Postal History and Stamps of Greenland. |
Wallasey.
Heswall. The Scandinavia PS. |
T: 50/60 miles round trip
E: petrol and Mersey Toll (if tunnel used) |
| David Sigee FRPSL
0161 973 5529
|
College Stamps of Oxford and Cambridge.
Royal Mail – 1840 and beyond. Mauritius: Stamps and postal history to 1900. A Passage to India: Stamps of the Feudatory States. |
Royal Philatelic Society.
Great Britain Philatelic Society. Trafford. India Study Circle. |
T: 30 miles any time of year
E: petrol |
| Alan Slater
07828 535 659
|
Postal History of The Wirral.
Postal History of Birkenhead. Central American Airmail. Nicaragua – air mails & revenues, especially telegraph stamps. (Air mail presentation, or half & half). Tonga Tin Can Mail. |
Royal Philatelic Society.
Wirral. British Air Mail Society. Postal History Society. Nicaragua Study Group. |
T: by car (but not Dec, Jan & Feb), or public transport
E: unnecessary |
| Jamie Smith
|
British Military in the Middle East 1799-1956.
KUT Postal History. GB QEII Wildings Postal History, etc – Includes commemoratives and posted abroad – National Service. Egypt – Stamps and Postal History. Middle East Postal History – Including Iraq, Persia/Iran, Persian Gulf, Aden, Egypt + a little Syria etc. to cover area. QEII in Africa – Stamps and Postal History. QEII North and South Rhodesia & Nyasaland. Persia/Iran Stamps and Postal History. ‘How South Africa won World War II’ (20 frames (240 pages)). ‘All at Sea’ (16 frames (172 pages)). Aspects of philately and military history connected to the sea 1799-1984, concentrates on World War II. World War II – East of Suez. |
British East Africa Study Group.
Stockport PS. Stockport Collector’s Society. Poynton. Marple. Forces Postal History Society. |
T: no car, relies on a lift or being met from bus or train
E: any incurred re travel |
| Richard Stock FRPSL & Fellow of Society of Postal Historians
0151 336 4843
|
Aspects of Sudan Philately and Postal History.
Sudan Early Mail and Campaigns 1883-1899. The Camel Postman Issue 1897-1991. South African Campaigns – Zulu War and Boer War. Early QE2 Recess Printed Stamps. “Richard’s Attic Sweepings”. |
Royal Philatelic Society.
Great Britain Philatelic Society. Postal History Society. Society of Postal Historians. Sudan Study Group. Anglo Boer War PS. East Africa Study Circle. Wirral. |
T: 100 miles radius
E: as arranged |
| A L Totten
01606 891 110
|
Norway to 1914.
Norway from 1939. Norway – Ships, Trains and Planes. Cruising to North Cape and beyond. |
Northwich. | T: within the NW Federation
E: petrol |
| Julian Tweed
0151 353 8313
|
GB Express Mail.
GB Late Fee Mail. GB Too Late Mail. The Postal History of the Irish Sea Crossings. |
Royal Philatelic Society.
Great Britain Philatelic Society. Postal History Society. Society of Postal Historians. Chester. Etc. |
T: any within reason
E: none required |
| Bev Walker
01244 533 435 |
Jules Verne. | Mold. | T: up to 30 miles
E: petrol |
| Nigel Webster
01524 791 021
|
“Mutiny on the Bounty”. | Garstang. | T: unlimited
E: donation to St John Hospice, Lancaster please |
| Philip Wharmby
0161 766 8377 0796 087 2645 (Mobile)
|
UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Aircraft on Stamps. Churchill. Cinderella Stamps of the World. Space. GB 1953 – 1990. |
Oldham.
Lancashire and Cheshire Postal History. Rochdale. |
T: on public transport
E: required (limited, has a bus & rail card) |
| Richard Wheatley FRPSL, Fellow of the Society of Postal Historians
0113 260 1978
|
Netherlands East Indies – mainly postal history 1786 to WW1.
Egypt: Spitfires – “that which spits fire”. Leeds Postal History. |
Royal Philatelic Society.
Postal History Society. Egypt Study Circle. Leeds PS. Bradford PS. (outside NW Fed area) |
T: anywhere in the NW Federation
E: hospitality would be appreciated (please clarify this when booking Mr Wheatley) |
| Yvonne Wheatley FRPSL
0113 260 1978
|
Czechoslovakia.
Railways. |
Royal Philatelic Society.
Czechoslovak Philatelic Society of Great Britain. Railways Philatelic Group. Postal History Society. Leeds PS. Bradford PS. (outside NW Fed area) |
T: anywhere in the NW Federation
E: hospitality would be appreciated (please clarify this when booking Mrs Wheatley) |
| Bernard Worsfold
01253 720 667 bernie@bworsfold.freeserve.co.uk
|
Royal Air Force Museum – First Day Covers and Flight Covers. | Lytham St. Annes. | T: 30 miles
E: petrol |
| N Wragg
01625 613 654 |
Switzerland. | Macclesfield and Prestbury.
Stockport. |
Not specified |
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