Durham City Philatelic Society
About the Society
About the Society
The Society held its first exploratory meeting in December 1964 at which members of NEPA outlined the process of forming a society in association with NEPA. The first meeting took place in January 1965 at Alington House. By 1970, membership had reached 40, necessitating a move to Framwellgate Moor Community Centre. The Society hosted its first NEPA convention in 1970 at Bede College with the second being held ten years later at Dunelm House. Perhaps surprisingly, the society has only had four secretaries in its whole existence, with David Williams holding office from 1969 to 1990 and Cliff Garside from 1990 to 2014. The current secretary is Dr Bob Williams.
Contact Details
For further details, please contact our secretary on 01388 602867
Meetings
Meetings are held in our new meeting location, All Saints Church Hall, Carr House Drive, Newton Hall, Durham DH1 5LT usually on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 7.30pm and finish by 9.30pm.
Programme 2022 - 2023
2022
05 September Members’ night – Recent finds or whatever
19 September Modern Singapore - Bill Shand
03 October Society Autumn Auction
17 October Something for everyone - Keith Smith
07 November Cold War Space Exploration Part 1 - Dr Nigel Depledge
21 November Val and Bob Entertain
05 December Bourse – a sale of philatelic items on tables
19 December Members’ night – The letters J, K, or L from your collections
2023
16 January President’s night – President’s choice
06 February President's Choice - Ian Lightfoot, NEPA President
20 February Members' Night - One frame or 50p
06 March Society Spring Auction
20 March Syllabus Discussion
03 April Croatia - David Foster
15 April NEPA Convention, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AT starting at 10am
17 April Test and Dummy Stamps - Mike Mood
15 May AGM.
Dates to be confirmed for the NEPA Auctions