Royal Philatelic Society of London - US Northeast Region

The Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded in 1869 as The Philatelic Society, London. The society runs a postal museum, the Museum of Philatelic History, at its Devonshire Place headquarters in London. Regional meetings happen throughout the year.  US Northeast region meeting is taking place at The Spellman Museum.  

October 14, 2017
at The Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History 

Progam - Free and open to the public

​9:30AM     Arrivals and coffee/refreshments 
10:00AM   Introductions and general information
10:15AM   Keynote Speaker: Dr. “Benjamin Franklin”: When We Were British
11:00AM   View Material in the Frames
11:10AM   Coffee Break / Change Material in the Frames
11:30AM   Yamil H. Kouri Jr.: British Closed Mail via the United States
11:55AM   Bernard Biales: The 20 Greatest U.S. Covers - A Personal Selection
12:20PM   View Material in the Frames   
12:30PM   Lunch Break / Change Material in the Frames
1:30PM     Doug Clark: Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard and the British Empire
2:00PM     Dr. David Steensma: Netherlands/Netherlands Indies floating safe issue of 1921 - development of the idea and history of use
2:30PM     David Ball: Charles Lindbergh - World’s First Celebrity
3:00PM     View Material in the Frames
3:10PM     Coffee Break
3:30PM     Closing remarks and discussion
4:10PM     Adjourn

Powerpoint Presentations From the RPSL Meeting

Timothy_OConnor_Presentation.pptx
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David_Steemsma_Presentation.pptx
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David_S_Ball_Presentation.pptx
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Douglas_and_Nancy_Clark_Presentation.pptx
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Yamil_Kouri_Presentation.ppt
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