Solihull Philatelic Society
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Version 24 27/01/2026
In return for the visit of members from the Cheltenham Philatelic Society last year, the Society is looking for two members to display at Cheltenham on 19th March. If you are interested, please contact Gerald Marriner.
On 3rd February 2026, Tony Plumbe will present his "BCA / Nyasaland (1857-1953)".
Details of the Annual Competition winners from 20th January are shown on the Competition Results page. Our Facebook page has photos of the winners.
Our Press and Publicity Secretary has posted details of recent meetings on our Facebook page. You may also see them in the other locations that have been sent an update, namely We Love Solihull, My Solihull, Whats on Solihull, Solihull Word of Mouth and Solihull Forum.
Please also look at the Gallery for pictures from Europhilex, including the Society's award from FEPA for outstanding activities in promoting philately. Three of our members received awards. More photos were taken from a display at our first meeting. Full details of all of the awards can be found at this link https://fepanews.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9b83c1eb6dc5995ceddde5880&id=80a2774f17&e=89fe04bd66
Meetings in our season are on Tuesday afternoons. They start at 1:30 pm with a bourse for members to sell and exchange items of interest. The full meeting starts at 2:00 pm. A half-time break allows members to view the first half of the display and take refreshments and participate in our raffle .
For more details follow links on the left (or the links at three bars at the top left on a mobile)
If you are interested in joining the Society, please see Membership for the benefits and use the form to contact us on the Contacts page. Visitors are always welcome.
The next Knowle Stamp Fair will be on Sunday 15th February 2026 at Knowle Village Hall between 9:30 am and 2:30 pm. The fairs are always on the third Sunday of each month, apart from May due to the Knowle Fun Run. Do come along and support your local stamp fair. You never know what you may find. Ask dealers, other than your usual contacts, and you may be pleasantly surprised at what they have hidden away.
Bernadette would like any unwanted stock cards or packaging to be saved for her as she needs it urgently to pack up stamps for Oxfam. If you can help, please contact Paul through the email on the Contacts page.
Membership Benefits
- A friendly society for beginners to more advanced collectors.
- Weekly Day Time Meetings - (September - April) with free parking.
- Speakers - We invite top speakers from throughout the UK.
- Member Meetings- Opportunity to show items from your collection.
- Philatelic and non-philatelic quiz nights.
- Annual competition.
- Bring & Buy (Members Bourse).
- Approval Packet open to all members, especially valuable to those who cannot attend meetings- over 20 per annum (460 books). All packets are passed by hand.
- The latest auction catalogues are available to peruse at meetings.
- Library - A selection of reference books and specialised stamp catalogues which can be borrowed.
- Disposal of Collections - We can provide advice on the options available.
- Member Emails - Auction Catalogues and general information stamp fairs and areas of interest circulated to members.
- Membership: Adults £18.00, Juniors £1.00 and Family £20.00. For more information please use the Contact form.
Contact
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Gallery
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What is in our Library?
Library List
This is a pdf listing of the books in our Library. The format is now in landscape to be able to show the publisher.
COMPETITION RESULTS
2026 RESULTS
In order to respect members' privacy, only the initials of participants are shown.
If you would like to know who that person was or if the entry interests you, simply join the Society and enjoy the benefits of membership.
16 Sheets
TRADITIONAL
Marianne De Muller - H F – Large Silver-Gilt
GB George V Downey Head – A R – Silver- Gilt
POSTAL HISTORY
Early Mails by Midland Rails – C J - Large Gold
Romanian TPO Postmarks 1881-1916 – I W – Large Silver-Gilt
Mail intercepted in Trinidad to/from South America – B J – Silver-Gilt
Postal History of Prussia – J S – Large Silver
AEROPHILATELY
Persian Airmails by Junkers Luftverkehr – Laurence Kimpton - Large Silver-Gilt
THEMATIC
The Byzantine Church of Cyprus – K F – Large Silver
9 Sheets
AEROPHILATELY
Air Bleu Airmail Services – H F – Silver-Gilt
What are our Competition Rules?
What are in the categories?
This download gives details of what is included in the different classes.
What are the marking schemes?
The marking schemes for each class are shown. You can find the marks required for the different types of awards at the foot of this file.
What are the judging criteria?
Some brief notes of what the judge is looking for.