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Introduction

The GBPS was founded in 1955, and 2015 was therefore our "Diamond Jubilee". With this in mind, our Society planned an ambitious series of meetings, competitions and social events.

February - Spring Stampex

During Stampex there were a number of different events. We:

  • largely took over the ABPS exhibits at Stampex for our Annual Competitions
  • booked a meeting room each day that members were able to use for social events and to attend a variety of lectures and displays
  • had a dinner at the Royal Over-Seas League with renowned stamp designer David Gentleman as the guest of honour (menu card)
  • organised a number of excursions for non-philatelists and ad hoc social events

In addition, our sister group the Great Britain Collectors Club of America presented a display at the Royal Philatelic Society.

May - Europhilex

The GBPS had a stand at the Europhilex International held at the Business Design Centre, London N1 2QH from Wednesday 13th to Sunday 16th May 2015.

December - Display to the Royal Philatelic Society

The GBPS gave a display to the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) on Thursday 10th December 2015, consisting of a large number of one- and two-frame displays of material submitted by as many members as we could manage to accommodate. The aim was to create a balanced presentation covering as wide a variety of subjects as possible within the frames available. This proved to be a great success, setting new attendance records for a RPSL meeting for both RPSL members and total numbers attending.