Lanarkshire Philatelic Society

"Postcards"

LPS Members Evening

The subject was "Postcards" at the meeting of the Lanarkshire Philatelic Society on Friday, 16^th December – and this brought out an amazing variety of displays from the members who displayed!

David Brown – The Year of the Three Kings -1936 - George V, Edward VIII & George VI;

Malcolm Errington – Postcards sent from The Front during the First World War;

Jim Grassom – Views of the Isle of Man;

Margaret Lyth – The Misadventures of Wee Maggie;

Jean Martin – Annual Celebrations; Valentines Day, Easter, New Year etc;

Margaret Allan – Memories of places visited – and other events;

Bernard Berrie – The Life of RMS Queen Mary;

Ellen Currie – Views of Old Wishaw;

Brian Dow – Postcards depicting stamps;

Elsie Miller – Churches with a Difference;

Alex Grimson – Art and Humour;

Jessie Henderson – Views of Caithness;

Bill Jardine – Postcards sent from The Front during the First World War;

Julia MacLeod – Old views of Lanarkshire;

Alex Magowan – Old postcards of Rugby Union;

Chris Moffat – Old views of East Kilbride Village;

Ken Norris – Railway Stations of Lanarkshire;

Alan Rushworth – Stationery issued on Steamers 1900-’38 – Cowal Peninsula;

Eric Ross – Scottish Youth Hostels and nearby mountains climbed;

Sam Sankus - "Lovely girls" and "Sweethearts";

Sheila Sinclair - Christmas postcards from around the world;

Walter Tytherleigh – Views of Berlin 1936 - '37;

Derek Wiltshire – Picturesque Bridges

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Terry Woods – Old Views of Lanarkshire (incl. "Quoits Ground at Auchentibber")

Ken Liddell gave warm thanks for a display of such fascinating variety!

Our next meeting in St Andrews Parish Church Hall, Avon Street, Hamilton, is on Friday, 6^th January, 2012 at 7:30pm when, hopefully, "The Committee Entertain"

Anyone with an interest in stamps, postal history, postcards etc is very welcome to attend.