News Member in the news. Long-distance runner and long time member of our Society received a very well deserved award from Angela Darlington, of Aviva for the large sums of cash he has raised for charity. For 30 years he has supported the British Red Cross and Scouting. He ran two marathons in two days in Finland and Germany to raise money for the North Yorkshire Fire and Emergency Support Service. Well done ColinUseful: Stanley Gibbon's online catalogue Plating Penny Blacks & Reds Check out - "Members Articles" (in the General section - contains one (so far) article by one of our members. Please think about writing and article, email me any articles for publication.  |  We welcome new members and contact from anyone interested in collecting or studying postage stamps, postal history, items of philatelic interest, historical philatelic items, postcards and labels used through the post. We meet on the second Tuesday of each calendar month except August. The York Philatelic Society is associated with The Yorkshire Philatelic Association (YPA) and the Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS). Please contact us with any questions. | Future events Our next meeting is on the 11th March it is our 66th Annual General Meeting - members only. This will be followed by a mini-auction.Checkout our Google Calendar - feel free to link to it so our events appear on your own personal diary. Our calendar is publicly visible. The calendar now includes stamp fairs in Yorkshire and the major National fairs throughout 2012.  |