November 13th.
A team of three members displayed their
material to the Aylesbury Society. Paul showed
his Falkland Islands, John Hossack, Ship
transport of Sierra Leone, and John Spencer,
Cruising the Bristol Channel by paddle steamer.
July 17th
The last meeting of the season saw three
members presented with trophies as winners of
competitions by our competition secretary Paul
Peacock.
1 Bruce Brennon was awarded winner of the Alan
Crozier trophy for his entry of Athletics.
2 Tony Johnson was awarded winner of the
Margaret Harris Trophy for his entry of New
Zealand Booklet panes.
3 John Spencer won the Palmer trophy for his
entry into the East Anglian and East Midland
regional competition which scored the highest
points of all the entries in the Leighton
Buzzard society.
June 19th. A visit by Cambridge P.S
Four members came to visit and gave four
wonderfully varied displays for us including.
Tony Crowther. History of Edinburgh post Simon
Kelly who showed The Cambridge Postal Strike of
the 70s and finished the second half with
Ethiopia. Rufus Barnes entertained with a trip
to Easter Island and its history through its
post.
May 15th. A visit from Pinner.
Loraine McGuire and Richard Akers cam to show
us some of their collecting interests.
Loraine brought some items from her collection
of New Zealand Cinderella material, from local
post to advertising labels.
After the break Richard treated us to his
competition entries and more of Kingfishers and
Penguins.
March 20th 2019
David Belton gave a display entitled, trains,
Ships and planes starting in 1768, highlighting
the various means of transport used for carrying
mail and the disasters and situations that occur
on a daily basis after the mail leaves our care
and is put into the trust of carriers not only
in our country but all over the world.
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