North East of England Philatelic Association
NEPA can trace its history back to the formation of the North of England Philatelic Society in Newcastle in 1903. As the society grew, it formed branches in Sunderland, Darlington and Shields. The Society was reorganized as an Association of Societies thus forming the North of England Philatelic Association at a special meeting in 1944.
Our member societies programmes for 2025/2026 are now available via this website
Any person is welcome to attend any of the society meetings in the programme or to any NEPA Convention or Auction
You can send an email to our secretary,
Jeff Armstrong via this link email NEPA secretary
We hope you enjoy this slide show of our auction, held on the 29th November 2025. Thanks to Andrew Stoves for the photographs
Our next auction will be held on a Saturday in May 2026 at the Bowburn Community Centre, Bowburn, County Durham DH6 5AT. Viewing starts at 0930 and the auction starts at 12.30pm prompt.
Please click on this link to download a copy of the auction catalogue for our November Action.
The NEPA auction held on the 17th May 2025 was another success. Over 40 people attended the auction, with 38 successful buyers. A total of 600 lots went under the hammer with sales of £2,953. 415 lots were sold {69%} slightly down from May 2024. Prices ranged from £1 to £105. Of the 26 vendors who submitted lots, 5 vendors sold 1005; of the 185 unsold lots, 6 vendors accounted for 100 {54%} of the lots.
Special thanks must go to Christine without her help and dedication the auction would not have taken place. Michael for producing the catalogue; also Bill & Nigel for controlling the bidding, Andrew and Neville for there help in setting up, Mike G, Barry B and Rick during the auction and finally to all who attended.
The next NEPA auction is due to take place in May 2026, further information will be available on the website. Provisional invites to submit material for the auction to go out in early 2026; with descriptions/lists to Christine by 1st April so we can produce a catalogue in time for the auction.
Hope to see you all there
Yours Harry
Please click on our NEPA page for more details about the Association, the Annual Convention, Bi-Annual Auctions and other information about the history, 8 page competition and Honours conferred by the Association
Please click on our Competitions page to view Competition Entries from Member Societies produced for Convention and in particular Convention 2020 which was cancelled due to the Covid Restrictions.
Please click on our Societies page for details of the member societies and their programmes for 2024-2025
Please click on our Philatelic Links page for details of the Association of British Philatelic Society [ABPS] and our neighbouring Philatelic Associations
Please click on our Other Events page for more details about Stamp Fairs, Auctions etc organised within our region, both by members of NEPA societies and Philatelic Dealers.