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The next meeting of the society will be held on.
Thursday 24th September 2026 at 7:30pm

This meeting will be held in the Art Society Gallery in Roseangle, Dundee.

Presenter: Brian McQueen
Topic: President's Night: Aspects of the Universal Postal Union

The next informal meeting of the society will take place on Thursday 7th May 2026 at 10am. in the Art Society Gallery in Roseangle, Dundee.

Society News

7th May 2026
Tonight some of the members of the society and their guests gathered at the Invercarse Hotel in Dundee to have the society's Annual Dinner.

23rd April 2026
Tonight's meeting was the final one for this session and this was the Annual General Meeting.

26th March 2026
Tonight we had a second visit from Susan Taylor FRPSL from Guildford & District PS who gave an interesting and informative insight into the development of the Postal system in Trinidad & Tobago.

12th March 2026
Tonight we had a visit from 4 members of Lothian Philatelic Group who provided 4 very entertaining displays.

26th February 2026
Tonight we had a zoom meeting with Brian Dow (Lanarkshire Philatelic Society) who provided a fascinating display of Norway.

12th February 2026
Tonight we had a Members' Night when the Annnual Competitions were held for the National & General, Postal History, Thematic & Social Philately shields.

22nd January 2026
Tonight we had a zoom meeting with James Podger FRPSL (Royal Philatelic Society London) who provided an excellent display covering Auction Catalogues and how they can be used for research.

2026 - 2027 Syllabus

Date Presenter Venue Subject
2026 17th September DDPS Council meeting Zoom
24th September Brian McQueen (DDPS) Roseangle President's Night: "Aspects of the Universal Postal Union"
8th October Robert Murray (Lothian Philatelic Group) Roseangle "Stamps of Scotland"
22nd October Jon Higgins Zoom "British Borneo Airmails"
12th November Visit from Perth Philatelic Society Roseangle
26th November Alan Godfrey Zoom "The Last Explorer - The amazing life of Sir Hubert Wilkins 1888 - 1958"
10th December DDPS Night Roseangle 1 Sheet Competition / Recent Acquisitions / Christmas Food
2027 14th January DDPS Night Roseangle Members' participation night "The 1950s"
28th January David Graham (Aberdeen PS) Roseangle "Add 1/2d Tax"
4th February Visit to Perth Philatelic Society Perth
11th February DDPS Night Roseangle Competition Night
25th February David Millar (DDPS) Roseangle "Dundee Part 2"
3rd March Visit to Kirkcaldy Stamp & Postcard Club Kirkcaldy
11th March Charles Lloyd (DDPS) Roseangle "Rhodesia"
18th March DDPS Council Meeting Zoom
25th March Brian Dow (lanarkshire PS) Roseangle "Blood Transfusion"
8th April Sandy Forbes FRPSL (DDPS) Roseangle "South Australia"
16th & 17th April 95th Scottish Congress Vine Conference Centre, Dunfermline
22nd April Annual General Meeting Roseangle
6th May DDPS Annual Dinner Invercarse

Events

96th Scottish Congress 2027

The 96th Scottish Congress is scheduled to be held on 16th - 17th April 2027

Hosts: Lanarkshire Philatelic Society

Location: Vine Conference Centre, Dunfermline

Exhibits can be entered in all classes recognised by the ABPS.

Stampex 2026

Stampex 2026 is scheduled to be held on 28th - 31th October 2026

Location: Business Design Centre, Islington, London

There will not be any exhibits at this event

107th Annual Congress 2026

The 107th Annual Philatelic Congress of Great Britain is scheduled to be held on 4th - 6th September 2026

Location: Nottingham Jubilee Hotel, Nottingham

Entry for competitions is now closed

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