Morecambe & District Philatelic Society

 

 

For further details of Morecambe & District Philatelic Society please ring the Secretary Mrs Bennett on 01524 401115

Or via email: Secretary Or Contact the Webmaster via email: Webmaster

 

History

 

The society held it’s first meeting in the Grove café in early February 1947. A paper on GB was given.

We have held the Federation Convention on 5 occasions, marking it with a special event and/or day.

 

Benefits

 

The Society has a membership of around 30.

An Annual Auction is held on the second Saturday of October with around 900 Lots.

Directions to Meetings

 

Meetings Held: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month

Place: Poulton Memorial Hall, Church Walk, Morecambe, LA4 5QA

(opposite the Parish church, behind the new police station)

Time: 19:00 for 19:30 start

(We lock up our selves so finishing is flexible, but 21:00 to 21:30 is usual).

 

Membership

 

The club welcomes new, old and visiting members to our meetings, where you will find a warm and hearty welcome, at our meetings.

Packet Secretary:

Mr Lea – 01524 68499

 

Auction Secretary:

Mr Garrett – 01931 715600

 

 

 

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Morecambe & District Grand Auction

 

Saturday 10th October in the Memorial Church Hall, Poulton Square, Morecambe at 1pm

 (where we hold our meetings, behind the police station, same place for 27 years)

 

Viewing from 9am until 1pm.

 

There are 900+ Lots and normally finishes by 5pm

 

The sales table is open from 10am.

 

Food is usually available on the premises at the back.

 

We are always pleased to see more enthusiasts/friends as well as our regular attendees.

 

Postal/email bids are also welcome and can be directed to our

Auction Convenor, Mr John Garratt email garrattelic@aol.com

 

Please click here for excel and pdf auction lists:

 

Morecambe Auction 20091010.pdf

 

Morecambe Auction 20091010.xls

 

 

Syllabus 2009-2010

 

Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Auction workshop

Members

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

 Canadian Revenues

Guest Speaker

Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Members’ Night – Recent Acquisitions

Members

Saturday, 10 October 2009

(Saturday) 27th Grand Auction (Memorial Hall)

Members

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Members – An Island People (4 pages max)

Members

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Member’s Display:  Mrs B Howitt - Remembrance

Members

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Society visit : Bolton-le-Sands – Mr A Brook WW1

Members

Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Members – Alphabet Night (1 page)

Members

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Members’ Single Page Competition

Members

Tuesday, 5 January 2010

Dig & Delve/Mini Auction

Members

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

The View from the Rostrum

Guest Speaker

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Members - Trains, Planes & Automobiles

Members

Tuesday, 16 February 2010

President’s Night

Members

Tuesday, 2 March 2010

Competition Night

Members

Thursday, 4 March 2010

(Thursday) Annual Inter-Club Quiz at Bolton-le-Sands

Members

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Members’ Display

Members

Tuesday, 6 April 2010

Members – Happy New Year/Revenues & Taxes

Members

Tuesday, 20 April 2010

A Taste of Things to Come

Guest Speaker

Saturday, 24 April 2010

(Saturday) Spring Stamp Fair (The Platform)

Members

Tuesday, 4 May 2010

Annual General Meeting

Members

Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Czeslaw Slania

Guest Speaker

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Summer Meeting – Supper & Presentation evening

Members

Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Auction workshop

Members