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Philatelic Exhibitions Holdings

To browse our holdings please click on the panel below to select the period in which you are interested.

1890-1899

1970-1974

1900-1919

1975-1979
1920-1939 1980-1984
1940-1949 1985-1989
1950-1954 1990-1994
1955-1959 1995-1999
1960-1964 2000-
1965-1969  

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1890 - 1899 (top of page)
Year Title Material Held Date Country Location Venue
1890 London Philatelic Exhibition Catalogue May Great Britain London
1899 Manchester International Philatelic Exhibition Catalogue (photocopy only) 29 Jun-2 Jul Great Britain Manchester City Art Gallery
1897 London Philatelic Exhibition Catalogue 22 Jul-5 Aug Great Britain London
1900-1919 (top of page)
Year Title Material Held Date Country Location Venue
1900 International Exhibition Catalogue 28 Aug-9 Sep France Paris
1905 Exhibition of British Colonial Fiscal & Telegraph Stamps Catalogue 7-8 Apr Great Britain London
1906 International Philatelic Exhibition Catalogue (photocopy only) 23 May -1 Jun Great Britain London Caxton Hall, Westminster
1908 Imperial (Melville) Catalogue 12-13 Mar Great Britain London
1912 Jubilee International Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 14-19 Oct Great Britain London Royal Horticultural Halls
1920-1939 (top of page)
Year Title Material Held Date Country Location Venue
1923 London International Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 14-26 May Great Britain London
1928 Exposition Philatelique Internationale Catalogue 18-26 Feb Monaco Monaco
1930 Exposition Universelle de Timbres-Poste Pre-Exhibition Catalogue Palmares 9-15 Aug Belgium Anvers (Antwerp)
1930 IPOSTA Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 12-21 Sep Germany Berlin
1930 Exposition Internationale de Poste Aerienne Catalogue 6 Nov-24 Dec France Paris
1935 Royal Jubilee Exhibition of British Empire Stamps of the Victorian Era Catalogue 6-11May Great Britain London
1935 SITEB' Exposition-Concours de Timbres de Belgique et du Congo Belge Catalogue 25 May-3 Jun Belgium Brussels
1937 London Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 16-23 Oct Great Britain London
1939 London Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 21-28 Jan Great Britain London
1940-1949 (top of page)
Year Title Material Held Date Country Location Venue
1940 The Centenary of the Adhesive Postage Stamp Exhibition (Cancelled due to War) Prospectus CANCELLED Great Britain
1940 Stamp Centenary Exhibition Catalogue 6-11 May Great Britain London
1947 Centenary International Philatelic Exhibition Catalogue 17-25 May USA New York
1949 Ruston PS Philatelic Exhibition Catalogue 8-10 Sep Great Britain Ruston Clasketgate School
1949 BEPITEC Exposition Philatelique International du Centenaire Catalogue 1-10 Jul Belgium Brussels
1950-1954 (top of page)
Year Title Material Held Date Country Location Venue
1950 LISEX London International Stamp Exhibition Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 2 x Bound copy of all items, menus, invitations, Final report etc 6-13 May Great Britain London
1950 'ANSPEX' Catalogue 8-16 Sep Great Britain Aberdeen
1951 Association of Essex Philatelic Societies 7th Annual Convention & Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 19 May Great Britain Dovercourt Bay
1951 Canadian International Philatelic Exhibition Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 1-2 (bound copy) 21-29 Sep Canada Toronto
1952 South African Tercentenary International Stamp Exhibition Catalogue Bound copy of all items 26 Mar - 3 Apr South Africa Cape Town
1952 REINATEX Exposition Philatelique International, Monte-Carlo Catalogue 26 Apr-4 May Monaco Monaco
1952 ITEP Internationale Tentoonstelling Eeuwfeest Postzegel Catalogue 28 Jun-6 Jul Netherlands Utrecht
1953 Third Convention and Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 25 Apr Great Britain London, Pinner West House, West Lane Pinner
1953 da Exposicao Filatelica International Catalogue 3-11 Aug Portugal Lisbon
1954 National Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 9-16 Jan Great Britain London Central Hall Westminster

1955-1959

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Year Title Material Held Date Country Location Venue
1955 Internasjonal Frimerkeutsilling Catalogue 4-12 Jun Norway Oslo
1955 New Zealand International Stamp Exhibition Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 16-22Jul New Zealand Auckland
1955 Stockholmia Pre-Exhibition 1-4 Catalogue 1-10 Jul Sweden Stockholm
1955 International Stamp Dealers Meeting Catalogue 5-7 Sep Germany Berlin Functurm Casino
1956 Stampex Catalogue 7-14 Jan Great Britain London
1956 Caledonian Philatelic Society Exhibition Catalogue 27 Feb-11 Mar Great Britain Glasgow
1956 FIPEX International Philatelic Exhibition Catalogue 28 Apr-6 May USA New York
1956 FINLANDIA 56 Catalogue 7-15 Jul Finland Helsinki
1957 Stampex Catalogue 16-23 Mar Great Britain London Central Hall Westminster
1957 Golden jubilee Exhibition 1907-1957 Catalogue 21-28 Sep Great Britain Croydon
1957 Exposition International de Philatelie Catalogue USSR Moscow
1958 Stampex Catalogue 15-22 Mar Great Britain London Central Hall Westminster
1958 MOBRIA International Motiv-Brirfmarken-Ausstellung Catalogue 23-26 Oct Germany Berlin
1959 Philatelic Traders' Society Midland Group 9th Annual Exhibition Catalogue 10 Jan Great Britain Birmingham Imperial Hotel,Temple Street
1959 Stampex Catalogue 13-21 Mar Great Britain London Central Hall Westminster
1959 The Peterborough Philatelic Exhibition Catalogue 23-25 Apr Great Britain Peterborough Maxwell Art Gallery
1959 Inter Posta 1959 Pre-Exhibition 1-4 Bulletin Catalogue 22-31 May Germany Hamburg
1959 Federation of Middlesex & Associated Philatelic Societies 9th Annual Convention & Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 23 May Great Britain Wembley
1959 PTS Southern Group & Southampton & District P.S. 6th Annual Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 9-10 Oct Great Britain Southampton
1959 Sicilia 59 International Philatelic Exhibition Pre-Exhibition 1-4 16-26 Oct Italy Palermo
1959 Federation of Surrey Philatelic Societies 1st Annual Convention & Exhibition Catalogue 5 Dec Great Britain Sutton Surrey
1960-1964 (top of page)
Year Title Material Held Date Country Location Venue
1960 1 Congreso International De Filatelia. Barcelona 1960 Pre-Exhibition 1-4 Bulletin 26 Mar -5 Apr Spain Barcelona
1960 Federation of Middlesex & Associated Philatelic Societies 10th Annual Convention & Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 14 May Great Britain Wembley Copland High School
1960 UNIPEX' International Philatelic Exhibition Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 30 May-4 Jun South Africa Johannesburg
1960 London International Stamp Exhibition Prospectus Bulletins 1-3 Catalogue Final report (Above are bound) Menus, invitations etc 9-16 Jul Great Britain London Royal Festival Hall
1960 Polska 60 Bulletin 1 Press Releases 2-5, 7,8 27 Sep-9 Oct Poland Warsaw
1960 Celostatnej Vystavy Postovch Znamok Catalogue 24 Sep-9 Oct Czechoslovakia Bratislavia
1961 Stampex Catalogue 17-25 Mar Great Britain London Central Hall Westminster
1961 Polphilex '61 Catalogue 24-26 Mar Poland London
1961 Association of Essex Philatelic Societies 17th Annual Convention & Exhibition Catalogue 29 Apr Great Britain Wanstead
1961 Kingston upon Thames & District Philatelic Society Postage Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 4-6 May Great Britain Kingston-upon-Thames
1961 Federation of Middlesex & Associated Philatelic Societies 11th Annual Convention & Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 13 May Great Britain Hounslow
1961 Kent Philatelic Societies 14th Federation Day Catalogue 27 May Great Britain Dartford
1961 Schatz-Kammer Nurnberg Catalogue 31 Aug-5 Sep Germany Nurnberg
1961 Midland Stampex Catalogue 7-9 Sep Great Britain Birmingham Midland Institute, Paradise Street
1961 Budapest 61 Pre-Exhibition Introduction Booklet Catalogue 23 Sep-3 Oct Hungary Budapest
1961 Exhibition of Luxembourg Stamps Catalogue 25-29 Sep Great Britain London Holborn Town Hall
1961 TEMIX 61 Pre-Exhibition Regulations 24 Oct Argentina Buenos Aires
1961 Federation of Surrey Philatelic Societies 3rd Annual Convention & Exhibition Catalogue 28 Oct Great Britain Woking
1962 Stampex Catalogue 16-24 Apr Great Britain London Central Hall Westminster
1962 Yorkshire Philatelic Association 16th Convention Catalogue 5 May Great Britain Hull
1962 Polphilex 1962 Pre-Exhibition 9-12 May Great Britain London
1962 Argentina 62 Bulletins 1-2 19-29 May Argentina Buenos Aires
1962 44th Philatelic Congress of Great Britain Bulletins 1-4 Bulletin 5 (Souvenir Issue) Catalogue 12-15 Jun Great Britain Worthing
1962 PRAGA 1962 Pre-Exhibition 1-4 Bulletins 1-4 Catalogue Conditions & sundries in official folder 18 Aug-2 Sep Czechoslovakia Prague
1962 LUPOSTA Berlin 1662 Catalogue 12 -16 Sep Germany Berlin
1963 Stampex Catalogue 15-23 Mar Great Britain London Central Hall Westminster
1963 Croydon Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 30 Mar Great Britain Croydon
1963 MELUSINA Catalogue 13-21 Apr Luxembourg Luxembourg
1963 Yorkshire Philatelic Association Philatelic Exhibition Bulletin Catalogue 11-14 Jun Great Britain Scarborough Grand Hotel
1963 Istanbul 1963 Bulletins 1-2 Catalogue Palmares 7-15 Sep Turkey Istanbul
1963 Newcastle Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 19-21 Sep Great Britain Newcastle
1963 International Philatelic Exhibition Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 7-12 Oct Australia Melbourne
1963 Postage Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 30 Nov Great Britain Coventry
1964 Stampex Catalogue 13-21 Mar Great Britain London
1964 Federation of Middlesex & Associated Philatelic Societies Stamp Exhibition Programme 9 May Great Britain London
1964 Philatex Paris 1964 Pre-Exhibition 1-2 Catalogue Palmares Information sheet of 20 June 5-21 Jun France Paris
1964 FIP Proces-Verbal Catalogue 18-19 Jun France Paris
1964 2nd Aldershot Philatelic Exhibition Catalogue 9-12 Sep Great Britain Aldershot
1964 Federation of Surrey Philatelic Societies 1964 Annual Convention & Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 31 Oct Great Britain Norwood
1964 Federation of Middlesex & Associated Philatelic Societies 10th Junior Stamp Day Catalogue 7 Nov Great Britain London
1965-1969 (top of page)
Year Title Material Held Date Country Location Venue
1965 British Philatelic Exhibition 1965 Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 21-23 Jan Great Britain London
1965 Frederiksberg Frimarkeforening 30AR Catalogue 8 Mar Denmark Frederiksberg
1965 Stampex Catalogue 19-27 Mar Great Britain London
1965 47th Philatelic Congress of Great Britain Bulletins 1-5 18-21 May Great Britain Harrogate
1965 WIPA Pre-Exhibition Bulletins 1-4 Catalogue Information Sheet & Sundry Items 4-13 Jun Austria Vienna
1965 North Western Stampex Catalogue 26-28 Aug Great Britain Manchester
1965 Intermess III Pre-Exhibition Catalogue Palmares 4-19 Sep Germany Leipzig
1965 Canadian International Philatelic Exhibition Catalogue 21-29 Sep Canada Toronto
1965 Federation of Surrey Philatelic Societies 7th Annual Convention & Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 30 Oct Great Britain Sutton Surrey
1966 Stampex Catalogue 18-26 Mar Great Britain London
1966 Sipex International Philatelic Exhibition Pre-Exhibition Catalogue Palmares 21-30 May USA Washington DC
1966 Tysiac Lecie Polski Chrzescijanskiej Catalogue 22 May Great Britain London
1966 Wessex Stamp Exhibition Programme 4 Jun Great Britain Exeter
1966 City of London Festival (GB Philatelic Society) Catalogue 15-23 Jul Great Britain London
1966 North East Stampex Catalogue 16-17 Sep Great Britain Newcastle
1966 Association of Essex Philatelic Societies 22nd Annual Convention & Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 1 Oct Great Britain Southend-on-Sea
1966 British Philatelic Exhibition 1966 Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 3-5 Nov Great Britain London Seymour Hall
1966 East Anglia Philex Catalogue 9-10 Dec Great Britain Ipswich
1967 Stampex Catalogue 7-15 Apr Great Britain London Central Hall Westminster
1967 Amphilex 67 Bulletins 1-4 Catalogue Palmares 11-21 May Netherlands Amsterdam
1967 Hafnia 1967 Catalogue 2-11 Jun Denmark Copenhagen
1967 British Philatelic Exhibition 1967 Pre-Exhibition Catalogue Great Britain London Seymour Hall
1967 National Postal Museum Display (at British Philatelic Exhibition 1967) Catalogue Great Britain London At British Philatelic Exhibition 1967
1967 Lady Godiva Anniversary Postage Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 11 Nov Great Britain Coventry
1967 Pangex Catalogue Papua & New Guinea Port Moresby
1968 Stampex Catalogue 22-30 Mar Great Britain London Central Hall Westminster
1968 Association of Essex Philatelic Societies 24th Annual Convention & Stamp Exhibition. Essex Catalogue 20 Apr Great Britain Loughton
1968 Wien 1968 Pre-Exhibition Bulletins 1-2 Catalogue 30 May-4 Jun Austria Vienna
1968 Buxton & High Peak Philatelic Society Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 3-8 Jun Great Britain Buxton
1968 PRAGA 1962 Pre-Exhibition Bulletins 1-3 Catalogue Palmares 22 Jun-7 Jul Czechoslovakia Prague
1968 Wystawy Catalogue 6 Jul Great Britain London
1968 Norwood Philatelic Society 21st Anniversary Exhibition Catalogue 6 Jul Great Britain Norwood
1968 Tematica Poznan 68 Catalogue 28 Jul-11 Aug Poland Poznan
1968 British Philatelic Exhibition 1968 Catalogue 16-19 Oct Great Britain London
1968 Efimex 68 Pre-Exhibition Bulletin Catalogue Palmares 1-9 Dec Mexico Mexico
1968 Malta Stamp Exhibition Catalogue Dec Great Britain London The Commonwealth Institute
1969 Stampex Catalogue 13 Mar Great Britain London New Horticultural Hall
1969 Juventus 1969 Pre-Exhibition 3-8 Apr Luxembourg Luxembourg
1969 RPS Centenary Exhibition Catalogue 11-20 Apr Great Britain London
1969 9th Convention & Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 31 May Great Britain Wells The Bishops Palace
1969 World Philatelic Exhibition Pre-Exhibition Bulletin Catalogue Palmares 31 May-8 Jun Bulgaria Sofia
1969 Torino 69 Catalogue 26-29 Jun Italy Torino (Turin)
1969 British Philatelic Exhibition 1969 Bulletins Catalogue 23-25 Oct Great Britain London Seymour Hall
1969 Exhibition of Aerophilately Catalogue 21 Nov Great Britain London
1970-1974 (top of page)
Year Title Material Held Date Country Location Venue
1970 Kawaleria I Artyleria Konna 1970 Catalogue Great Britain London
1970 Stampex Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 3-7 Mar Great Britain London RHS New Horticultural Hall
1970 Scophilex 1970 Catalogue Newspaper cutting 23-25 Apr Great Britain Glasgow
1970 20th Annual Convention & Stamp Fair Catalogue 25 Apr Great Britain London Wembley
1970 Philympia 1970 Pre-Exhibition Bulletin Catalogue Palmares (bound copy) 18-26 Sep Great Britain London
1970 Golden Jubilee Exhibition Catalogue 22 Oct Great Britain Cambridge
1970 Federation of Surrey Philatelic Societies 12th Annual Convention & Exhibition Catalogue 31 Oct Great Britain Woking Christ Church Hall
1971 Stampex Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 1-6 Mar Great Britain London RHS New Horticultural Hall
1971 Philatokio 71 Pre-Exhibition Bulletins 1-3 Catalogue Palmares 20-30 Apr Japan Tokio
1971 International Stamp Exhibition Bulletins 1,3 Catalogues 22-31 May South Africa Cape Town
1971 XI Fisa-Kongress International Luposta Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 10-13 Jun Germany Berlin
1971 Philatex Paris 1964 Catalogue 29-31 Jul Great Britain Bournemouth
1971 Budapest 71 Pre-Exhibition Bulletins 1-3,5 Catalogue 4-12 Sep Hungary Budapest
1971 BPA Autumn Convention Catalogue 18 Sep Great Britain London
1971 Lincoln Philatelic Society Exhibition of Postage Stamps & Postal History Catalogue 6-24 Oct Great Britain Lincoln
1971 British Philatelic Exhibition 1971 Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 3-6 Nov Great Britain London
1971 Anphilex 71 Catalogue 26 Nov-1 Dec USA New York
1972 Stampex Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 28 Feb-4 Mar Great Britain London
1972 Middlesex Philatelic Federation 22nd Convention Catalogue 8 Apr Great Britain London Polytechnic of Central London
1972 Kent Federation of Philatelic Societies Silver Jubilee Exhibition Catalogue 10 Jun Great Britain Gravesend
1972 Belgica 72 Pre-Exhibition Bulletins 1-3 Catalogue Palmares 24 Jun-9 Jul Belgium Brussels
1972 Philatex Bournemouth Stamp Exhibition 1972 Catalogue 27-29 Jul Great Britain Bournemouth
1972 Norwood Philatelic Society 25th Anniversary Exhibition of Stamps & Postal History Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 28 Oct Great Britain South Norwood
1972 British Philatelic Exhibition 1972 Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 1-4 Nov Great Britain London
1972 The Stamp of Royalty Exhibition Catalogue 14 Nov Great Britain London Postal HQ, St Martin-le-Grand
1973 Copernicana 1973 Catalogue 16-20 Feb Great Britain London
1973 Stampex Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 26 Feb-2 Mar Great Britain London RHS New Horticultural Hall
1973 Jerusalem 73 International Stamp Exhibition Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 25 Mar-2 Apr Israel Jerusalem
1973 Middlesex Philatelic Federation 23rd Convention & Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 7 Apr Great Britain Hounslow Manor School
1973 IBRA Munchen '73 Pre-Exhibition Bulletins 1-3 Catalogue Jury List Exhibitor List Information Sheet 11-20 May Germany Munich
1973 Polphilex '73 Catalogue 15-18 June Great Britain London
1973 APEX 1973 2nd International Airmail Exhibition Pre-Exhibition Bulletin Catalogue 4-7 Jul Great Britain Manchester
1973 Swiatowa Wystawa Filatelistyczna Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 19 Aug-2 Sep Poland Poznan
1973 Showpex '73 Catalogue 4-8 Sep Great Britain London
1973 Rochdale Philatelic Society Postage Stamp Exhibition Catalogue 6-28 Oct Great Britain Rochdale
1973 British Philatelic Exhibition 1973 Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 31 Oct-3 Nov Great Britain London Seymour Hall
1973 Indipex '73 Pre-Exhibition Bulletin Catalogue Palmares Newsletter 3 14-23 Nov India Delhi
1974 Wystawa Londyn 1974 Catalogue 16-19 Feb Great Britain London Polish Exhibition
1974 Stampex 1974 Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 25 Feb-3 Mar Great Britain London RHS Halls
1974 Jerusalem '73 Catalogue 25 Mar -2 Apr (Postponed from 19-30 Dec 1973) Israel Jerusalem
1974 24th Middlesex Federation Convention Catalogue 20 Apr Great Britain Watford
1974 Polphilex '73 Catalogue 25-28 Apr Great Britain London
1974 Internationaler Briefmarken Salon Catalogue 26-28 Apr Germany Munchengladbach
1974 Festival of Stamps. National Stamp Day Catalogue 3-6 May Great Britain London
1974 "National Stamp Day" Stamp Fair Catalogue 6 May Great Britain London Strand Palace Hotel
1974 UK Thematics '74 Pre-Exhibition 18 May Great Britain London
1974 Basel '74 International. Centenarium UPU International Stamp Exhibition Pre-Exhibition Bulletins 1-3 Catalogue Palmares Flier 7-16 Jun Switzerland Basel
1974 Exhibition of Railway Stamps (also Medals, Coins, Tokens, Cigarette cards & Postcards) Catalogue 23-26 Aug Great Britain Darlington
1974 Showpex 74 Catalogue 10-14 Sep Great Britain London Café Royal
1974 International Motiv Briefmarkenausstellung Catalogue 13-15 Sep Great Britain Munchengladbach
1974 Stockholmia '74 Pre-Exhibition Bulletins 1-3 Palmares 21-29 Sep Sweden Stockholm
1974 British Philatelic Exhibition 1974 Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 30 Oct-2 Nov Great Britain London Seymour Hall
1975 - 1979 (top of page)
Year Title Material Held Date Country Location Venue
1975 Stampex '75 Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 25 Feb-1 Mar Great Britain London
1975 Espagne 1975. World Stamp Exhibition Pre-Exhibition Bulletins 1-9 Catalogue Palmares Congress Programme Commercial Programme Special paper Daily Updates 2-10 4-13 Apr Spain Madrid
1975 The Postal History of Glasgow Catalogue 26 Apr-17 May Great Britain Glasgow
1975 Arphila '75 Paris. Exposition Philatelique Internationale Pre-Exhibition Bulletins 1-2 Catalogue Palmares Map & Hand-out Preliminary magazines 1-5 6-16 Jun France Paris
1975 British Philatelic Exhibition 1975 Pre-Exhibition Catalogue 29 Oct-1 Nov Great Britain London