RSC Annual Conference 2024

The official RSC Conference Dinner on the Saturday evening will be “The Colin Hoffman Celebration Dinner”. This is in recognition of a lifetime of collecting, researching and writing on Rhodesian philately and for his committed guidance of the RSC over the past forty years as Editor of the RSC Journal (1978- 1991 and 2009-2011), Chairman of the RSC (1988-2019) and Treasurer ( 2020-2023).
On the Thursday afternoon, as in recent years, there will be a number of informal workshops and discussion groups.
As usual, a number of dealers will be present at the Conference. Dealer’s tables will open from 9am on the Friday morning.
Accommodation Rates:

Thursday – Single Occupancy Bed and Breakfast @£115.00, Double Occupancy Bed and Breakfast @£125.00.

Friday – Single Occupancy Dinner, Bed and Breakfast @£115.00, Double Occupancy Dinner, Bed and Breakfast @£145.00.

Saturday – Single Occupancy Dinner, Bed and Breakfast @£130.00, Double Occupancy Dinner, Bed and Breakfast @£160.00.

Conference bookings are to be directed to Colin Hoffman – colin@stamps.org.uk
Narendhra Morar is arranging the Conference Programme and various drafts will be placed on the RSC website – narendhra.m123@gmail.com
The RSC AGM will be held on the Friday of the Conference. The RSC Council will meet prior to the AGM.
The 2024 RSC Competitions will be featured at the Conference and the results announced.
Virtual facilities will be available.
The RSC Conference Quiz has been compiled by Stuart Ross, Adam Goulding, David Spivack, Walter Herdzik, Allan Rendall and Narendhra Morar.
The Programme is still emerging but the following has been confirmed:

Thursday, 9 May 2024

Workshops:

1400 – 1600 – Sean Burke, Mark Thomas & John Knight – Identifying the ‘give away’ flaws on the 1d Double Heads
1600 – 1630 – Tea Break
1630 – 1800 – Mark Thomas – Philatelic Gems
Evening – Informal Dinner

Friday, 10 May 2024

Silent Displays:

Jeremy Jackman – 1905 Victoria Falls Stamps on Cover

George Stewart – T. Brown – Photographer and Manufacturer of Postcards

1100 -1300 – RSC Council Meeting
1300 – 1400 – Lunch
1400 – 1500– Welcome and the AGM – MC & Chairman of RSC – RSC AGM Agenda 2024
1500 – 1545 – Geoff Brakspear & Dave Trathen – Forging of Rhodesia’s “independence” overprinted stamps
1545 -1630 – Peter Hickman – King George V 1924 -1937
1630 -1700 – Afternoon Tea
1700 -1745 – David Spivack – The GB ½d Jubilee Used in British Bechuanaland and Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1887-1902
Evening – Informal Dinner

Saturday, 11 May 2024

0930 – 1015 – Pat Flanagan – Stamp Portraits of QEII
1015 – 1100 – Adam Goulding & Allan Rendle – Kenneth Kaunda
1100 – 1130 – Morning Tea
1130 – 1205 – Narendhra Morar – Killing for Conservation?
1205 – 1215 – ZANE Appeal
1215 – 1300 – Ian Shapiro – The History of the BSACo
1300 – 1415 – Lunch
1415 – 1500 – RSC Quiz
1500 – 1545 – Anita McCullough – Out of the Box Brownie
1545 – 1615 – Colin Fraser – The Nyasaland 1908 Low Value Definitive Issue
1615 – 1645 – Afternoon Tea
1645 – 1730 – Sean Burke (Chair) – Selling Your Collection? With Ian Shapiro, Huw Williams & Mike Deverell on the Panel
1915 for 1930 – Colin Hoffman Celebratory Conference Dinner

Sunday, 12 May 2024

0930 – 1000 – Walter Herdzik – Northern Rhodesia Becomes Zambia
1000 – 1030 – RSC Quiz Answers
1030 – 1100 – Morning Tea
1100 – 1130 – Ian Menzies – The Zimbabwe 1996 45c Additional Definitive Value, Its Use and Misuse
1130 – 1230 – AWARDS CEREMONY & CLOSING REMARKS

All are most welcome and Zoom facilities are available for those who wish to join us from afar.