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Spalding & District Stamp Club
Stamp Club History
The beginning of the Spalding
and District Stamp Club can be traced back to Spalding Carnival Week in 1964
when the 6th Spalding St. Mary and Nicholas
scout
group arranged a postage stamp exhibition in the Corn Exchange to raise funds
for the restoration of Lincoln Cathedral.
Peterborough Philatelic
Society helped with the
exhibition where a flyer was available asking visitors if they were interested
in forming a Stamp Club.
On 19 October the first meeting
of the Stamp
Club was held and it was encouraging to see that a number of people were
interested.
Three Scout officers agreed to form the initial committee and one, David
Smith is still a member today.
The Club is a member of the
East Midlands and East Anglia Philatelic Federation and hosted their convention
twice in the 1970’s. First on 2nd October 1971 and
again
on 8th October 1977. We also participated in their packet scheme
until it closed recently although we are still maintaining a Club packet.
Over the years the number of
members has gone up and down but in recent years has been about 25 including
two young members.
We have always maintained good
links with other local clubs in the area, in
particular we have an annual competition with the Mablethorpe
and Sutton on Sea Society.
Some years ago we experimented
with holding meetings throughout the year and in view of the age of members it
was suggested that we try an afternoon meeting.
Both changes have been
successful and we now meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 2.00pm and
the third Tuesday evening at 7.30pm.
We have a varied programme with visiting and Club speakers, short displays
from members on a specific topic, auctions and bring and buy meetings.
All meetings are held in the
Ladies Room of the Spalding Constitutional Club, Broad Street, Spalding,..
For more information contact
Joyce Boyer on 01775 7626611, e-mail joyceb@d-lweb.net
Spalding and District Stamp
Club joined the Federation in 1965.
Secretary Contact Michelle.Burton 01775-767464
Email mailto:shelly.burton@btinternet.com
Meeting Address
The
Constitutional Club (Ladies Room)
Broad
Street,
Spalding
1st
Wednesday @
3rd
Tuesday @
Programme 2012
Tue 17th January Auction @
7.30pm
Wed 1st February Packet and
Display Workshop (bring stamps) @2pm
Tue 21st February Annual
Comp. & Quiz @ 7.30pm
Wed 7th March Uruguay by Alleen Ball @ 2pm
Tue 20th March Kingdom of
Italy by Tony Clayton @ 7.30pm
Wed 4th April Teddy Bears by
Pam Hiscock @ 2pm
Tue 17th April Reasons to
Collect Belgium by Chris Howe @ 7.30pm
Wed 2nd May Bring and Buy @
2pm
Tue 15th May Aspects of
Regional’s by Richard Moss @ 7.30pm
Wed 6th June “O” is for
(Monthly comp 9 pages) @ 2pm
Tue 19th AGM & Monthly
Competition (4 pages) 7.30pm
Wed 4th July Unidentified
Philatelic Objects & Recent Acquisitions @2pm
Tue 17th July Auction @
7.30pm