Members rose to ultimatum of ‘Pay £1 or Display!’ with varied presentations.
‘Pay £1 or Display!’ was the order members of the Lanarkshire Philatelic Society faced at the last meeting of their current session.
Fortunately, no-one had to pay up as a “proliferation of wonderful displays” appeared.
President Robert Watt set off the meeting with his focus on historic stamp issues of Nyasaland – an African country now known as Malawi.
Caroline Watt presented beautiful postcards with colourful designs celebrating Easter themes.
Graham U’ren displayed stamps, covers and meter marks all illustrating the Kiwi – including prepaid stamps, definitive issues and circular issues.
David Haig showcased colourful stamps issued in Ethiopia 1997 to 1981 – collected and displayed by beloved late member Jim Fulton.
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Elsie Miller put the spotlight on postcards and stamps relating to Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights , following on from the new film adaptation.
Bobby Forrest was remembering the late Queen’s Silver Jubilee with postage stamps from various countries of the Commonwealth.
Maureen Mathieson displayed stamp issues of 2024 for Switzerland, while Brian Dow presented meter marks of various, now missed, Post Offices of Clydesdale.
Alex Magowan gripped everyone with his postcard views and corresponding meter marks of ‘Hamilton’ in a number of States of the USA.
And David Haig was fascinated with stamps, covers and meter marks of South African Antarctic Research Bases.
Robert Watt gave warm thanks to all who presented “such varied, interesting and entertaining displays”.
This was the group’s final meeting of the session, with the next session due to being in October; visit https://www.lanarkshireps.co.uk/ for further details.
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