2026
Macclesfield & Prestbury Philatelic Society:
In March this year, the Macclesfield & Prestbury Philatelic Society celebrated its 60th anniversary by staging an exhibition entitled ‘Letters from Macclesfield’. Most of what was on display was contained in 19 A-zero sized frames (x16 A4 sheets) that were screwed to the wall. These frames have been retained, either with copies of the material or with the originals, and will fit into a suitably sized car with the rear seats down. We would therefore like to offer to bring the exhibition to you. In the course of one of your afternoon or evening meetings, we can put the frames up across two halves and talk about (1) how we went about putting the exhibition together and how it was received and (2) elements of Macclesfield postal history but with a focus on the more generic material. We have some guide books. At least two of us would accompany the frames to give the talks. The only requirement would be that as the frames are not standalone, they would need to be put onto tables and leant against walls. We would not screw them in!
For more information or to make a booking, please contact M&PPS at garrie.naden@btopenworld.com
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Speaker |
Subject(s) |
Philatelic Societies Speaker belongs to |
Travel (T) Expenses (E) |
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David Bond 07928 938198 |
Greece and Crete Malta Ireland Scandinavia |
Lytham St Annes. |
T: relies on others for transport E: Nil for local societies in the Lancashire Area |
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Derek Burton 01625 879 700 07827 714063 (Note the ‘underscore’ in the email address) |
Central Europe (various). Isle of Man Trams. One Aspect of Eire. GB £sd Machins. |
Poynton. Trafford. Czechoslovak Philatelic Society of Great Britain. Insurance & Banking Philatelic Society. |
T: anywhere E: not required |
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Gary Cook 07872 475 857 |
Postal History (Social) of Tuberculosis: Recognition, Care, Treatment and Detection. More than seals and semi-postals. A Postal and Social History (touristic postcards, cachets, slogans and labels) of the Eiffel Tower and Paris Expositions. The European First Step airmail rate from England since 1971. Gary has developed or in development a couple of 45 minute zoom presentations related to TB and the Eiffel Tower early postcards. |
British Thematic Association. Royal Philatelic Society. Poynton. Great Britain Philatelic Society. |
T: up to 50 miles but please discuss E: petrol |
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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 |
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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 |
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Eddie Dunn 0795 585 1735 |
France: – Art Issues. – A coastal journey. – 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: anywhere within the NW Federation E: not necessary |
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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: nil |
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Mark W Everiss FRPSL 07971 596244 |
The Russian Civil War, in 3 parts: i) Intervention and Occupation. ii) South Russia. iii) Siberia, North Russia and the Far East. Georgia and the British Occupation of Batum. The Galapagos Islands. |
Burnley. |
T: 50-75 miles, any time of year E: petrol over 30 miles |
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Stefano Forcolin 07986 795618 |
A country born twice: Lithuania Part 1: Lithuania Part 2: Latvia 1918-2000. |
Trafford. Lithuanian Philatelic Society. CIFO, Associazione Collezionisti Italiana Francobolli Ordinari (Italia association collectors Definitive stamps) |
T: anywhere within the NW Federation E: may charge a small amount for distances above 50 miles |
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Tim Giddings 07703 183655 |
Thematic Collecting illustrated with a naked lady’s collection OR with Feathered Birds. French Colonies. French Military Occupations during times of war. |
Lytham St Annes. |
T: Local societies in the Lancashire Area E: Nil for local societies in the Lancashire Area |
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Clive Griffiths |
The Messina Earthquake 1908 (postcards mainly). Fiume 1800-1924. 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. Languages on Stamps. |
Trafford. Italy & Colonies Study Circle. |
T: not specified, contact Speaker E: contribution to petrol expenses |
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David Hudson 07412 237 511 (Telephone contact preferred please) |
“What did the Victorians do for us?” – life in Victorian Britain told with stamps, postal history, cinderellas and ephemera. GB postage due stamps as postal history. Cancellations on GB stamps. Possible other GB postal history subjects – ring to discuss. |
Royal Philatelic Society London. Great Britain Philatelic Society. Rochdale Philatelic Society. |
I’m based near Rochdale and would consider visiting anywhere in the NW Federation area and possibly adjacent parts of Yorkshire. In general no expenses required. Please telephone to discuss. |
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Norman Hudson FRPSL 01244 318 156 (Email contact preferred please) |
The Scottish Islands. Orkney and Shetland. Helgoland. Faroe Islands. Czechoslovakia, in 2 parts: i) Alfons Mucha (graphic artist). ii) The Tatra Mountains of Slovakia (thematic). A Trip to the Tropics. |
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 |
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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 |
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Arthur Jennion 01744 812 656 |
Mail on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The Faroe Islands – Skids Post; Postal History; WWII; and Stamps Danish & Faroese. The Atlantic Drift Card Experiment. |
St Helens & District PS. Royal Philatelic Society London. The Scandinavia PS. The Faroe Islands Study Circle. The GB PS. The Perfin Society. The TPO & Sea Post Society. Society of Postal Historians. |
T: anywhere within the NW Federation (Elsewhere by arrangement) E: not required |
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Keith E Johnson 01270 580 634 |
Lord Tennyson through Philately. Aspects of Gilbert & Ellice Islands through to Kiribati (2 parts). A Tour of Lincoln City and its Postal History. |
Crewe. Pacific Islands Study Circle. |
T: anywhere in the North West E: petrol |
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Alan Kelsall 01539 532541 |
Great Britain to & through France before 1875. Aachen Station and the Alps. |
Great Britain Philatelic Society. Kendal. Bolton le Sands. |
T: anywhere in the North E: nil |
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Jack Lindley 0161 705 1074 |
New Zealand – most aspects: |
Bolton. Rochdale. |
T: relies on Eddie Dunn for transport (see his details) |
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Philip Longbottom 01625 439 997 |
The Netherlands. Turkey. |
Macclesfield & Prestbury. Crewe. Trafford. |
Nothing for up to 2hrs travelling, beyond by negotiation |
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Graham Macpherson 01606 883 934 |
GB 1939-1951 High Value Arms Issues. |
Northwich. |
T: within reason E: depends on distance |
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Peter McCann 07534 488 543 |
GB Queen Victoria, Stamps and Postal History |
Preston |
T: anywhere within the NW Federation E: nil |
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Jeremy Meal 0161 439 9553 |
Norwich Postal History from 1587. UK Postal Mechanisation. Trials and Tribulations – UK Test Mail and Outcomes in the Mechanised Era. World Postal Mechanisation. Falklands or Malvinas 9409 – the 15 Weeks of the 1982 War (a half display). Huddersfield Postal History. |
Stockport and East Cheshire PS. PMSC – The Postal Mechanisation Study Circle |
T: Gtr M’cr, Cheshire, Merseyside/Wirral, Lancs, W Yorks, W Derbyshire E: Petrol contribution (over 50 miles) |
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Stephen Parkin |
Edinburgh: Postal History. Edinburgh: Mail by Rail. Edinburgh: 20th Century Postal History. Midlothian Postal History. King Edward 8th. |
Stockport & East Cheshire. Royal Philatelic Society. Scottish Postal History Society. Society of Postal Historians. The TPO & Seapost Society. The Postage Due Mail Study Group. |
T: anywhere in NW Federation E: minimal |
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G W Pickles 01772 746 086 |
A Bobby’s Hobby. Police Philately. |
Preston. |
T: within 50 miles of Preston E: petrol |
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Neil Ritchie 07720 040 152 |
Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-19. Russia – Great War, Civil War and Beyond. Russia – Censorship Mail 1914-19. Aspects of Poland from the beginning up to WW2. Things I no longer collect. |
Sheffield PS. Spanish Study Circle. Forces Postal History Society. Civil Censorship Study Circle. Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain. Canadian Military Mail Study Group. Postal History Society. Rossica. |
T: by arrangement E: by arrangement |
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Peter Rooke FRPSL 01942 208 702 |
Denmark – Stamps and Postal History. France – Postal History (pre-philatelic/Napoleonic Wars). Napoleonic Italy. Westmorland & North Lancs Postal History. The Postal History of Wigan. |
RPSL. Scandinavia PS. France & Colonies PS. Italy & Cols. Study Circle. Society of Postal Historians. Cumbria Postal History Society. |
T: any by arrangement E: petrol over 50 miles |
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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) |
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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 |
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Jamie Smith Jamie also has 150 pre-recorded Zoom talks prepared. Contact Jamie for details. |
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. Aden – Stamps and Postal History. |
Stockport PS. Stockport Collector’s Society. Poynton. Marple. Forces Postal History Society. |
Zoom talks only |
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Alan Totten 01606 891 110 Alan is only available for afternoon meetings, not evenings |
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 |
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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 |
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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. World Heritage Sites on Stamps and Postmarks. |
Rochdale. Lostock. |
T: anywhere in the NW Fed, uses public transport E: minimal, has a bus & rail card |
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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. Egypt Study Circle. Leeds PS. (outside NW Fed area) |
T: anywhere in the NW Federation E: by arrangement |
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Yvonne Wheatley FRPSL, Fellow of the Society of Postal Historians 0113 260 1978 |
Czechoslovakia. Railways. |
Royal Philatelic Society. Czechoslovak Philatelic Society of Great Britain. Railways Philatelic Group. Leeds PS. (outside NW Fed area) |
T: anywhere in the NW Federation E: by arrangement |
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Norton Wragg 01625 613 654 |
Switzerland: – Charity issues postal history. – Railways. – Postcards. – Nachnahme (Cash Collection Service). |
Macclesfield and Prestbury. Stockport. Helvetia Philatelic Society. |
T: 50 miles (over by arrangement) E: Petrol |
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