RSC Annual Conference 2026
Rates:
Thursday £115 (single) £125 (double) – bed and breakfast
Friday £125 (single) £157 (double) – dinner, bed and breakfast
Saturday £145 (single) £190 (double) – dinner, bed and breakfast
Attendees will receive a light lunch on Friday and Saturday and tea and coffee at no extra cost
Book directly with the hotel – Molly Rudd sales@hi-kenilworth.com or + 44 (0) 1926 514167
All members and their partners and visitors are most welcome. If you would like to present and/or attend or require further information, please contact:
Conference Programme Organiser: Narendhra Morar
narendhra.m123@gmail.com +44 (0)7787 812663
The Draft Conference Programme appears below and the entries for the 2026 RSC Competitions will be placed on the RSC website from the beginning of 2026
www.rhodesianstudycircle.org.uk
Conference Programme
Thursday 14 May, 2026
WORKSHOPS: GEOFF BRAKSPEAR
1400 – 1530: WORKSHOP 1 (90’) – MEMBERS ASK
1530 – 1600: Afternoon Tea
1600 – 1730: WORKSHOP 2 (90’) – PHILATELIC GEMS
Friday 15 May, 2026
0900 Dealers’ Tables open
Silent Displays
1100 – 1300: RSC Council Meeting (120’)
1300 – 1400: Lunch (60’)
1300 -1400 Competitions: Single Sheet & Livermore
1400 –1500 Welcome & AGM
1500 – 1545: ADRIAN de BOURBON: RHODESIAN AIRMAILS 1925 to 193
1545 – 1630: MARK THOMAS: NORTHERN RHODESIAN CANCELLATIONS ON THE PENNY DOUBLE HEAD.
1700-1745: NARENDHRA MORAR: SEMIOTICS, SOUTHERN RHODESIA & THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Informal Dinner
Saturday, 16 May, 2026
0930 – 1010: PAT FLANAGAN: A CAST OF CHARACTERS: THE EARLY DAYS OF RHODESIA – SNAPSHOTS OF OATES, BAINES, LIVINGSTONE, PUZEY(S), SELOUS AND A FEW OTHERS.
1010 – 1020: Memoirs Launch: GEOFF BRAKSPEAR: QUITRENTS OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA, 1894 to 1934 and SEAN BURKE & TONY BANKS: SKELETON/RELIEF CANCELS OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA.
1020 – 1100: TONY BANKS: NYASALAND AND NORTHERN RHODESIA CIRCULAR SKELETON CANCELS
1130 – 1215: OSCAR YOUNG: STANLEY GIBBONS 170th ANNIVERSARY: A PHILATELIC LEGACY
1215 – 1250: Auction – HUW WILLIAMS
1415 – 1500: COLIN HOFFMAN: THE WATERLOW ARCHIVES – A REVIEW
1500 – 1545: IAN CUBBIN: WHATEVER HAPPENED IN 1897?
1615 – 1700: COLIN FRASER: SOME POSTAL CARDS OF BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA & NYASALAND
1700 – 1745: PANEL DISCUSSION: RSC: THE FUTURE – Chaired by PATRICK FLANAGAN with GEOFF BRAKSPEAR & NARENDHRA MORAR
Conference Dinner
Sunday 17 May, 2026
0930 – 1015: ADAM GOULDING: NORTHERN RHODESIA BORDER MAIL: LIVING ON THE EDGE
1015 – 1100: GEOFF BRAKSPEAR: SOUTHERN RHODESIA LARGE FALLS ISSUE, 1932 to 1953
1130 – 1140: IAN MENZIES: ZIMBABWE’S POSTAL AGENCIES, 1980-2025
1140 – 1225: PAOLO GULIEMINETTI – TBC
1225 – 1300: AWARDS CEREMONY
CLOSING REMARKS BY CHAIRMAN
All are welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!