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This site was last updated on 15 August 2011






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Officers of the Society

Chairman: John J Bass
Honorary Secretary:
Ken S Brown
Honorary Treasurer: Cliff B Hopes FRPSL



Honorary Life Members

Don Walton
Fred Stephens



We are a small and friendly Society with a membership
spread throughout the UK and Overseas.
We welcome everybody from beginner to expert, regardless of age.
See below for our
Syllabus.


OUR AIMS
Primarily, the promotion and interest in and study of all aspects of Yorkshire Postal History.
Secondly, to have an interest in other branches of Postal History.
MEETINGS
Last Saturday of the month from September to May (excluding December).
MEETING PLACE
St Mary's Church Hall, Commercial Street, Morley, Leeds,
(Opposite the Library). Commencing at 2pm.
TIME
2pm (Note - there is also a Stamp Fair in the same building from 10am to 4pm on the last Saturday of each month throughout the year.)
SUBSCRIPTION
£3.00 UK, £5.00 Overseas per year. Subscriptions due 1 June each year.
OUR JOURNAL
'Yorkshire's Post' published approximately four times a year - free to members.
Editor: Richard Wheatley
PUBLICATIONS
Approximately 13 titles in print, including the latest published: 'Postal History of the City of York' (see below).
CONTACT
Contact the Honorary Secretary, Ken Brown for any information including availability, price etc of publications.

Telephone: (UK) 01937 573180



YORKSHIRE POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS


Our recent publication:
'The Postal History
of the City of York
to 1900'
,
by David B Rossall

Size A4, Ring Bound
iv plus 140pp
Price £10.00
Postage & Packaging extra.

Contact Ken Brown
as above.


Book front.




OTHER YPHS PUBLICATIONS

We have a stand at the Annual YPA Convention and at the Leeds PS Annual Fair for the sale of publications and for prospective members to find out about our Society and perhaps join. The publications listed below can be posted if you are not able to attend the above events.

Obtainable from the Honorary Secretary, Ken Brown, telephone (UK) 01937 573180. All titles are subject to availability. Postage and packaging is extra - check with Ken Brown before ordering for the total cost - overseas orders should be paid for in Sterling (British currency).

Book front. Book front.

Publication
Number
Title and Author Price
No 5 Yorkshire Airmails by Richard Beith (1983) £3.50
No 6 Temporary Handstamps of Yorkshire by William A Sedgewick (1988) £3.00
No 9 Postal History of Doncaster by William A Sedgewick & Ronald Ward £4.00
No 10 History of Whitby's Post by Colin P Bullamore £3.00
No 14 Sheffield Post Offices in the Wapentake of Strafforth & Tickhill by Ronald Ward & William A Sedgewick (1979) £4.00
No 15 Leeds & Sub Offices to 1900 by Denis Boyes & Herbert Clarkson £4.00
No 18 Postal History of Bridlington, Filey & Hunmanby by Ronald Ward & William A Sedgewick £4.50
No 19 Chapeltown, Sheffield & District Posts by Ronald Ward £4.00
No 21 Postal History of Scarborough by Colin Bullamore £4.50
No 22 Spurn Point Postal History by Ronald Ward (1988) £3.50
No 23A Postal History of Dronfield District, Shefield by Ronald Ward £4.00
No 24 Postal History of the City of York by David B Rossall £10.00
No 25 Village Undated Handstamps of Yorkshire by Ken S Brown £5.00


Some of the Other YPHS Publications that are now out of print but may be picked up from philatelic literature dealers or auctions:

The Postal History of Bridlington and Bridlington Quay, by R Ward, 1967.

Leeds Postal History to 1858, by H Clarkson and H Versey, 1970.

Sheffield Postal History From Earliest Times to 1850, by E Buckley and R Ward, 1969.

The Postal History of Upper Wharfedale, Ilkley and Otley, by R Ward, 1972.

Wakefield Postal History, by E Buckley, 1971.



AN APPEAL FOR HELP

Project to Update the book on 'The Temporary Handstamps of Yorkshire'

This book by William A Sedgewick was published in 1988. The Society feels it is now time to update the listings in the light of new information which has been discovered since the original book was published. We are therefore asking all collectors (both YPHS members and non-members) who may have later information from that included in the book to contact our Honorary Secretary (contact details above) with details of new markings or earlier or later usage dates.

Acknowledgement will be given to persons supplying new information in the updated book to be published sometime in the future.

This notice was posted on 2 April 2012.




SYLLABUS 2011-2012


2011

24 September ... York & District: David Rossall

29 October ... Yorkshire Airmails: Members

26 November ... East Riding: John Sussex

2012

28 January ... Sheffield: Members

25 February ... Temporary Handstamp Update: Members

31 March ... 12 Sheet Displays and 16 Sheet Competition: Members

28 April ... TPO's of Great Britain: Clive Jones

26 May ... Annual General Meeting & Mystery Short Display



Useful Links

Yorkshire Philatelic Association Home Page
(For Diary of Events, Other Useful Philatelic Links etc)

Association of British Philatelic Societies

Great Britain Philatelic Society



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