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In 1949, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the first French postage stamp, a group of British philatelists set up a pioneering  specialist  philatelic society devoted to the study of the stamps of France and the then French Empire. From small beginnings, the France and Colonies Philatelic Society now unites over 300 collectors in Britain and overseas in the many and varied delights of the stamps and postal history of la Francophonie.

The Society provides an extensive programme of meetings in several locations, holds an annual Philatelic Weekend, publishes a well regarded and authoritative Journal and series of monographs as well as several more extensive specialist philatelic books, operates a magazine circuit, two thriving exchange packets and three postal Auctions a year. It is a friendly and informal group to which non-members are welcome to attend any of our meetings.

 UNSOLD AUCTION LOTS AVAILABLE HERE
The June (Summer) Auction unsold lots are available from Steve Ellis at reserve prices until the end of June.

General Data Protection Regulations 
The Society is required by law to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulations which came into force from 25 May 2018. Please read the Society’s policy and return your consent form as instructed. Read more

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See an outline of our past meetings:
London Meeting February 2017
September and October 2016

Excerpts of Journals:
Chère Maman – A Sailor’s Story

 

 

Information Board

  •  A New Convenor for the London Meetings

    Can you fill the position?
    Full 'job description is' on the Meetings page

     Please consider if you can convene future meetings -
    contact Chris 0208 654 4159 or via email

     

     

     

    A new convenor is required for the London Meetings - Chris Hitchen has kindly stepped temporarily into the position for May,

     

    Can you fulfill the position? A brief job description is thus:
    Arrange the program – venue, dates and speakers
    Circulate details of each meeting to those in the appropriate region around 10 to 14 days in advance and endeavour to encourage a good attendance
    Discuss with those coming to meetings what they would like to see and how they would wish displays and presentations to be conductedEnsure that the program is publicised as widely as possible

     

    Please consider if you can convene future meetings - contact Chris 0208 654 4159 or via email

  •          Northern Group        
    The next meeting will be held on the July 14th 2018. The whole day will be devoted to members' displays.
    The meeting will be held at the Broom Methodist Church, 195 Broom Lane, Rotherham, S60 3NW from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm. Non-members are warmly welcomed to attend the meeting.

     

     

  •         Wessex Group        
    The next meeting will be held on 30th June 2018, at 10.30am at the Scout Hall, Lower Street, Harnham, Salisbury, SP2 8HB. There will be two subjects: 'Censorship of French colonial mail and POW mail' and 'The French antimalarial campaign'. Following lunch, the afternoon will be devoted to members’ displays. Non-members are warmly welcomed to attend the meeting.


          

    the subject will be ‘The stamps and postal history of the Sower issue’. Following lunch, the afternoon will be devoted to members’ displays.

  •            London Group           
    The next meeting will take place on Saturday August 4th at the Calthorpe Arms PH, 252 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8JR. The morning display will be ‘Poste Restante and Missent mail', followed by lunch at the Calthorpe Arms. The afternoon will be devoted to members’ displays. Non-members are warmly invited to attend.

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Contact Information

General Secretary: D J Hogarth - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
President: C J Hitchen - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Treasurer: C J Hitchen - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Journal Editor: M S Tyler - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Auction Secretary: S R Ellis - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website Manager: Jan Gane - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.