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The 8th Edition of 'Collect British Postmarks' was published in late 2011 by Stanley Gibbons, a successor to the 7th Edition published in 1997 by the British Postmark Society - itself based on the work of the late Dr J T Whitney. This is a general guide to the study and collecting of British Postmarks from 1661 to the present.

The BPS exists to promote and to co-ordinate the study and collection of British postal markings, particularly of the 20th and 21st centuries, and the means and mechanisms by which they are applied, and to publish and disseminate the results of our studies. Our members' interests include hand and machine datestamps, slogan and special event postmarks, explanatory and instructional labels and markings, Post Office and Post & Go postage labels, Royal Mail SmartStamps and Online Postage indicia, and printed postage impressions of Royal Mail and other licensed postal operators.

The British Postmark Society (BPS) was founded on 1st January 1958, and thus celebrated its half-century in 2008. This Golden Jubilee was marked by a series of articles in our Journal, and by an article in Gibbons Stamp Monthly (November 2008) by Cyril Parsons, one of our founders. A series of articles by Cyril in GSM during 2009 charted the development of British postmarks over the last 50 years. Since 2010, BPS members have contributed several articles to Royal Mail's British Philatelic Bulletin.

Our next London meeting will be on 3rd November 2012 (venue to be announced), and will be a joint meeting with the Irish Philatelic Circle. All members and prospective members are welcome.

Page updated 3rd April 2012

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