Category: Philatelic Associations

South Africa Collectors Society

 

 

The South African Collectors’ website was established in 2014 and is an active organization of over 140 members. The object of this website is to make the collecting of South African philately interesting and informative.

This website was created, and is maintained constantly, by a Professional Philatelist who is a keen member of the Society.

Members Services

• Quarterly journal, The Springbok
• News Section
• How to identify Union Pictorial Definitives
• Meetings and events
• Hosts two philatelic weekends
• Auctions
• Library Service
• Articles and Research
• Publications
• Society Packets

Membership: South Africa Collectors Society Membership

Website:www.southafricacollector.com

West Africa Study Circle

 

 

Established in 1950, the West Africa Study Circle is the international specialist society for the study of stamps, postal stationery and postal history of West Africa. It originated from small specialist groups which already existed and has undergone several expansions of scope.

The following philatelic areas are the ones covered in the most depth:

• Ascension
• Tristan Da Cuhna
• Gough Is
• Nigeria
• Cameroons
• St Helena
• Gambia
• Sierra Leone
• Gold Coast & Ghana
• Togo

Additionally, several other areas are also included: British Postal Agencies on Madeira, Tenerife. St Vincent (Cape Verde Islands) and Fernando Po. Study dates from the earliest times and includes military campaigns, maritime, censorship and airmails.

Members Services

• Publication of the circle’s Journal, Cameo and associated papers
• Twice yearly meetings
• Twice yearly conferences
• Postal auctions
• Other publications, and
• Library (UK members only).

Membership: WASG Membership

Website: www.wasc.org.uk

Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa

 

 

The Philatelic Society For Greater Southern Africa focuses upon all philatelic areas related to the following past and present stamp-issuing entities and areas:

• Anglo-Boer War
• The Bechuanalands
• Botswana
• British Central Africa
• Cape of Good Hope
• Griqualand East/West
• The Homelands
• The Interprovisional Period
• Lesotho
• Local Posts
• Malawi
• Namibia
• Natal
• New Republic
• Nyasaland
• Orange Free State/Colony
• The Pre-Adhesive Period
• The Rhodesias
• South West Africa (German & British Periods)
• Stellaland
• Swaziland
• Transvaal
• Union/Republic of South Africa
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe, and
• Zululand.

Purpose

To promote appreciation, understanding, increased knowledge and camaraderie through the mutual sharing of information and materials on the philately of greater southern Africa.

Membership Services

• 3 issues of the journal Forerunners
• Translation of philatelic items
• International representatives
• Question and answer with an expert panel
• Library and archives service
• Publications program
• Auctions
• Free Downloads of publications

Membership: PSGSA Membership Application

Website: www.psgsa.org

Egypt Study Circle

 

 

The Egypt Study Circle (ESC) was formed in 1935 and currently has around 200 members worldwide. It welcomes all philatelists who share a love of Egyptian postal history.

 

Services

• Bi-monthly meetings in London on the second Saturday of alternate months.
• Two members-only auctions each year.
• Quarterly Circular published four times a year.
• Member’s Library (UK Only)
• Website to assist philatelists with collecting Egyptian postal history.

Website: www.egyptstudycircle.org.uk

Membership: ESC Membership

 

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