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Aims & Objectives |
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To promote the study of Philately - in it's widest sense - in the area covered by the Federation. |
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To promote the idea that Philately embraces the spirit of good fellowship as well as the study of stamps and postal history. |
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To provide a means whereby lone collectors in the area can be put in touch with the nearest philatelic society and other collectors. |
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To encourage inter-society visits and displays. |
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To provide a panel of speakers willing to visit other societies in the Federation and to assist the smaller societies which might otherwise be unable to complete their programmes. |
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To provide a panel of judges for competitions organised by member societies and to encourage individuals to seek qualifications as judges at Federation and National levels. |
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To encourage individuals to seek qualification as judges at Federation & National level. |
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To hold an Annual Convention each year and to hold competitions, publishing rules for these competitions, promoting high standards of displays, so that individual success may be seen as a stepping stone to eventual success in national competitions. |
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To encourage and assist in the formation of new societies within the Federation area and to provide back up and guidance to such during their formative years. |
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To provide an Exchange Packet for circulation to members of affiliated societies. |
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To provide a youth officer to assist societies and others to promote philately to children in the wider community. |
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To publish a handbook
giving details of the Federation, affiliated societies and speakers. |
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To provide seminars and workshops on a variety of aspects relating to the hobby. |
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To support and represent societies at National level through the Association of British Philatelic Societies and other national bodies to which individual societies are to be encouraged to apply for affiliation. |
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To provide a forum to discuss topics of interest to collectors in the area covered by the Federation. |
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To publicise the events of member societies. |
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To publicise Stamp Fairs in East Midlands & East Anglian area. |
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