Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Burton Philatelic Society. This is our new site which is still growing and contributions from members are welcome via the webmaster : webmaster@burtphilsoc.org.uk
We meet as a society at 19.30 on the first Tuesday of each month. Our venue is the Burton Library where there is ample parking and a warm welcome. Sometimes our activities are augmented with visits to other societies in the region or through informally arranged trips to stamp fairs around the country.
The history of the society goes back some way. At one time, according to a local newspaper report of 1909, there was a Swadlincote Philatelic Society which included members from Burton. Later there was a Burton and Derby Society though as the society grew and became more Derby centred the 'Burton' was dropped. The current society was re-founded in 1957 and today is supported by a membership of more than twenty enthusiastic collectors. Most meetings have a large attendance and the discussions often continue
New Midlander August 2021 & ABPS News Autumn 2021
The latest editions of New Midlander & ABPS News are now on the newsletter pages of the website.
Newsletters and 2020 programme
Just to let members know the 2020 programme has just been revised though not all dates are as yet confirmed. Also as part of our association with the Maritzburg Philatelic Society I have now included their newsletter as a submenu of the New Midlander newslatter. We also have a new…
Visit by Aubrey Bowles from the Maritzburg Philatelic Society, SA
August 2019 We were delighted to welcome Aubrey Bowles and his daughter to the August meeting. He was staying in the area and arranged his activities on his visit to the UK to make sure he was able to join us. He has now returned home and has reported back…
March 5th 2019 – Greece – Interruption of Mail Services
At our March 5th meeting we were entertained by a fantastic display by Adrian Ritorides. His presentation was supported by a digital display that illuminated his talk and gave detail and background to the standing display of material. The whole presentation gave substance to Greek mail services during both the…
Update of the 2019 Programme & New Midlander
The programme for 2019 is now available on the website as is the February edition of the New Midlander newsletter. Please be aware this is no longer available as a paper copy and only electronic copies are available. You can down load the latest edition here on our website and…
Calendar Update
There is a new edition of the New Midlander just been published and it is now on our website for you to download and enjoy. The new programme for 2019 will be published soon. Please check back in regularly to see what’s happening next. We have had some excellent presentations…
January 2018
An enjoyable evening of members latest acquisitions showed the variety and breadth of the Societies collecting interests. Richard Displayed some correspondence from a former founder Member of the Society when it’s origins were based in Swadlincote. The member was a collector of Falkland Islands material. We still have a member…
August 2017 – Meeting
The August meeting was well attended and we enjoyed a fantastic display of a wide range of material all from members collections. This annual event is a wonderful opportunity to see new material and read the research that members have unearthed during the previous twelve months. Close discussion over aspects…
October 2016 – Meeting
This society meeting arguably was perhaps one of the most exciting and indeed interesting that the membership can recall for many many years if not since the society was founded! John Walker treated us to a truely remarkable display of unique material and shared with us his enthusiasm of his…
September 2016 – Meeting
On a rather warm evening we enjoyed a very special evening of ‘Cape of Good Hope’ presented by fellow member Mr Robert Johnson RDP. Many such collections tend to focus on the Cape triangle series and whilst Bob showed us a selection of these his main interest has always been…