Our 2025 Convention will be held remotely over Zoom. The event will be held in the week commencing 5 October with all of the philatelic displays being timed for the evenings UK time. The full programme is shown below and the Zoom links for the open sessions (a separate one for each session) are also shown.

There is no requirement to register for the event. The Zoom sessions will open about 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled event time.

We would urge as many CPSGB members as possible to attend the short AGM session on Saturday 11 October as this is where important stuff like your subscription levels are determined!

The progamme is as follows:-

PRE-CONVENTION (FRIDAY 3 OCTOBER 1930HRS):
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

SUNDAY 5 OCTOBER

1945HRS CONVENTION OPENING - GRAHAM SEARLE
2000HRS MAIN DISPLAY SESSION 1: CANADA CENTS PERIOD 1859 TO 1868 – POSTAL HISTORY (INCLUDING SELECTIONS FROM THE CAMELLIA PLC HOLDINGS).

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85861292369?pwd=fjDP7s04QVV68wLuJ799VIFjTWvx95.1

MONDAY 6 OCTOBER

2000HRS MAIN DISPLAY SESSION 2: PHILATELIC SCENE DURING THE ADMIRAL ERA – LEO BEAUDET

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82517853688?pwd=BskrGBxKDL9a3oNS4NtInqMm5XdANP.1

TUESDAY 7 OCTOBER
1600HRS FELLOWS MEETING

2000HRS MAIN DISPLAY SESSION 3: FANCY CANCELS – RON SMITH

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89161501476?pwd=FEhtbbvGSp91NaG9Of3Hv2cqzTZEtl.1

WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER

1930HRS    COMPETITION RESULTS - revealed by the judges COLIN LEWIS AND SUE SPRING
2000HRS    MAIN DISPLAY SESSION 4: MILITARY MAIL MARKINGS OF WW2 – NEW DISCOVERIES – MIKE STREET  FOLLOWED BY – THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHOR TAGGING ON CANADIAN STAMPS – MIRKO ZATKA

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84622610514?pwd=2qK4abCPCHvESR1R4fAyZeP8i3SoPb.1

THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER

2000HRS    MAIN DISPLAY SESSION 5:  ‘MORE TO PAY’ – JOHN WATSON

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88968691036?pwd=RsPGmMNJ5CHIhmGRbI7k2wlx3i7bI1.1

FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER

1930HRS    COMMITTEE MEETING

2045HRS    MAIN DISPLAY SESSION 6: THE TORONTO HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN’S EARLY CHRISTMAS APPEALS – JEAN WANG

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87012249705?pwd=bWmNqMkZRSvcYczry43NhogSV17Ife.1

SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER

1930HRS    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
2030HRS   MEMBERS AND OTHERS SHORT PRESENTATIONS (1 TO 16 SLIDES): INCLUDING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM: RON SMITH, DOUGLAS HILL, SIMON CLAUGHTON, RICHARD THOMPSON, CHARLES LIVERMORE AND OTHERS

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82045975937?pwd=lwHPPajuP3gXvxH8p0r0vSO0GuwOOL.1

SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER

2000HRS    MAIN DISPLAY SESSION 7: THE CANADIAN PENCE PERIOD 1847 TO 1859 - GRAHAM SEARLE

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87249354140?pwd=i4tP0rVHFiivZCePqFLRoU0ZsaeJbW.1

Note that the times shown here are all UK British Summer Time. EST is 5 hours behind with appropriate adjustments for other time zones in North America.

Note that the Zoom links for Sunday 5th, Wednesday 8th and Saturday 11th cover all of the listed items on those evenings.

The entries for the one frame competition are currently being judged. If you would like to make up your own mind on who the winners should be you can view the entries here.

The rules governing this competition were slightly relaxed this year as we will not have to mount the entries on frames. This will allow entries comprising sheet sizes different to the A4/ Letter size norm provided the total amount of the entry is the equivalent of 16 A4 sheets.

Note that our 2026 Convention will be an 'in-person' event and will be held in Aberdeen, Scotland.