Society Meetings
Meetings are held at the Christ Church Centre, Town Centre, Woking GU21 6YG. Access is at the rear via Church Path. Evening meetings are at 7.45pm, on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. Click the icon for a calendar.
philately. noun. ... the collection and study of stamps
Word Origin mid 19th cent.: from French philatélie
from philo- 'loving' + Greek ateleia 'exemption from payment'
from a- 'not' + telos 'toll, tax') used to mean a franking mark
or postage stamp which exempts the recipient from payment.
Meetings are held at the Christ Church Centre, Town Centre, Woking GU21 6YG. Access is at the rear via Church Path. Evening meetings are at 7.45pm, on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. Click the icon for a calendar.
The society publishes the "Penny Post". A biannual newsletter containing members' stories, display and exhibition advice, AGM minutes, and anecdotes.
Back issues are available online:
June 2015
December 2015
August 2016
December 2016
These leaflets focus on various aspects of collecting. They include titles, like What is Stamp Collecting?; Stamps Facts Sheet; What is Postal History?; What is Thematic Collecting?; What is Postal Stationery?; What is Open Philately?; and What is Traditional Collecting?; These leaflets are available in the society.