Are you a stamp collector living in or near Leeds
in West Yorkshire, England?

If so why not join your local Philatelic Society?

More about us ...   Our more experienced members are always ready to help and advise less experienced and novice collectors. We are the oldest established provincial society with a continuous record of meetings and value our traditions, but we are also forward-looking and welcoming.   We hold regular fortnightly meetings in the Boardroom, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3AJ between September and May with invited displays, competitions and members' evenings. See below for our latest programme of meetings. Go to our PICTURE GALLERY for more photographs of our events.
Above: Members view a display of Canada by Dr John Gatecliff.
Below: Guest speaker Dr John Gatecliff explains a point about his Canada display to members.
We have one of the best philatelic libraries in the country housed on loan with the Leeds Central Reference Library. Only our members can borrow books; non-members can consult them but not take them from the Library.   We operate an exchange packet for members to purchase stamps at advantageous prices and dispose of their unwanted material.   We sponsor an annual two day Stamp Fair at Pudsey with more than thirty dealers, refreshments, ample parking, free admission, and facilities for specialist society meetings. Sometimes there is an auction organised by a local auction house.   We hold an Annual Dinner for members and wives, partners and guests to socialise and enjoy a night out and a good meal.   We are affiliated to the Association of British Philatelic Societies and the Yorkshire Philatelic Association.   The Society owns a Forgeries Reference Collection and Yorkshire Postal History Collections, which are available for members to study and for display to other societies. We hope eventually to show all these collections on our website. Meanwhile you can get more details on our Leeds PS Collections page.

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Our 122nd Session Syllabus for 2011 to 2012

Meetings start at 7pm (Room opens at about 6.30pm unless shown with '*' when
meetings start at 7.15pm with room opening at 7pm).

2011 Meetings & Events

6 September	The President's Evening
20 September	GB Stamp Booklets: Mr Phill Harriman (Guisborough)
4 October	Liverpool Maritime Mail: Mr Mike Roberts (Ilkley)
18 October	Italian Essays & Proofs: Mr John Pitts (Bradford)
1 November	Postal History of the Cayman Islands: Mr Graham Booth (Worthing)
15 November	Ronnie Shiers' Memorial Display
18 & 19 November	(Friday & Saturday) Leeds Philatelic Society's Annual Stamp Fair, Pudsey Civic Hall, Dawson's Corner, Pudsey, LS28 5TA. Click here for Fair details.
29 November	Members' Evening
13 December	France - A Continuation: Mr George E Barker RDP, FRPSL (Bradford)

2012 Meetings & Events NOTE that the meetings for 14 February and 28 February have been switched round since they were first announced.

3 January	Four Members Entertain
17 January	Wagons West: Mr John Edwards FRPSL (Pontefract)
31 January	Visit from York Philatelic Society
* 14 February	Bulgaria - The Little Kingdom with Big Aspirations: Mr Roger Morrell (Teddington)
28 February	Annual Competition
* 13 March	East Riding of Yorkshire Postal History: Mr J Sussex RDP, FRPSL (Pocklington)
14 March	(Wednesday) Annual Dinner (Provisional Date)
27 March	Portuguese Pot-Pourri: Mr Ian May (Newbridge)
* 10 April	Captain Cook - the Later Years: Mr Alwyn Peel (Dewsbury)
24 April	From Jutland to the Junkyard: Mr John Church (Bedale)
27 April	Visit to Bridlington & District PS
* 8 May	Visit from Wakefield PS
22 May	Annual General Meeting & Bring and Buy
9 June	YPA Convention at Redcar

123rd Session: 2012 to 2013

* 11 September	Opening Meeting of 123rd Session

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Thinking of joining the Society ... ?

Our Annual Subscription is £8.00 for ordinary membership, or £4.00 for country membership (living more than 25 miles from the centre of Leeds) If you would like more information and an application form to join the Society contact the Honorary Secretary: John A Edwards FRPSL, 38 Carleton Green Close, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3NN Telephone: 01977 793566 Email: John A Edwards

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PATRONS
The Lord Mayor of Leeds (Councillor Rev'd Alan Taylor)
Mr Ian Gilchrist

TRUSTEES
Mr John Barker, Mr Ken S Brown, Mr Rick Rickwood

OFFICERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR 2011-2012
President: Mr Richard Wheatley FRPSL
Vice-President: Mr Colin Marshall
Past President: Mr Ken Brown
Honorary Secretary: Mr John A Edwards FRPSL
Honorary Treasurer: Mrs Yvonne Wheatley FRPSL
Honorary Librarian: Dr Michael A Waugh FRCP
Honorary Editor & Curator of the Reference Collection:
Mr Richard Wheatley FRPSL
Minutes Recorder: Mr Derek Charles
Honorary Packet Manager: Mr J Roger Oakley
YPA Representative: Mr Dennis W Firth
Honorary Publicity Officer: Vacant

Elected Council Members:
Mr Derek Baron, Mr John O E Holmes,
Mr Jack Kavanagh,

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	Our Logo features the Maltese Cross cancel of Leeds*, and the Owls from the City of Leeds Civic Crest. The Owls were introduced when the first Royal Charter was granted in 1626, to compliment the first Alderman, Sir John Savile, whose arms contained three owls. * Used to cancel early stamps of the 1840's. (See below.)
The City of Leeds Civic Crest also has three owls, but when the Society designed its Logo, one 'flew away'.
	The Leeds Maltese Cross was of a unique design. Being hand cut the Leeds Maltese Cross is different from all other Maltese Crosses in use throughout the country. It was first applied in red, but later the colour was changed to black (shown left). This did not show up well on the Penny Black stamp and the colour of the stamp was changed to red. For many years red became the colour adopted for all countries for stamps used for their basic domestic postage rate.

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