January, 2024, Club Meeting Notes
Rochdale Philatelic Society, 9th. January 2024 Press Release
David Hudson presented numerous covers portraying GB postal history, covering such topics as the introduction of the Wilding design stamps for Queen Elizabeth II, showing the different postal rates for local cards, letters and for foreign destinations including registered. The graphite trials out of Southampton and the introduction of phosphor stamps.
Interesting cachets from numerous towns and from places such as Blackpool Tower and the Great Orme. Covers with Railway stamps and various cinderellas, postage dues etc.
Meetings are held at the Rochdale Unitarian Church on the second Tuesday of each month at 7.30 pm. Ken Knight will give a talk on Egypt at the February meeting. All welcome, telephone Neil on 07989 411361 or email Neil.Wharmby@gmail.com