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THE CROYDON PHILATELIC SOCIETY

Founded 11th September 1907

Affiliated to the Federation of Surrey Philatelic Societies

Member of the Association of British Philatelic Societies

PRESIDENT: Margaret Noack


Meetings are held at the Small Hall, United Reformed Church, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon, Surrey (near East Croydon railway station) on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Car parking spaces are available.

The room is open from 7.15 pm and meetings start at 7.45 pm.

The annual subscription (with effect from the start of the 2009-10 season) is £15.00 for adults, £1.00 for junior collectors. Members attending meetings will be asked to contribute £1, which includes tea and biscuits.

Visitors are most welcome at our meetings. Come along and see what we have to offer.

Our full and varied programme of activities includes:

  • Guest speakers
  • Informal "members' evenings"
  • Annual competitions
  • Stamp auctions
  • Visits to and from other philatelic societies
  • Christmas social evening
  • Annual dinner

    See some of our activities in our picture gallery

    Details of meetings in 2009-10

    Our exchange packet is circulated to members on request. Members who have philatelic material for sale may send it to the Packet Secretary for circulation, and can purchase other members' material from the packet. Each packet contains approximately 20 books of stamps and we usually have about 20 packets in circulation at any one time. Here is a link to the rules.

    The Society's magazine, the Katharine Street Post, is usually published three times per year and is sent free of charge to all members. Recent articles include:

    Zeppelins over Croydon
    Mail from Royal homes in London
    The Reverend Norman Bennet(t)
    New Zealand counter coils
    The South African experimental air mail service, 1925
    A letter from Paris
    The history of the Falkland Islands
    Times gone by
    Shackleton Expedition to the South Magnetic Pole, 1907-1909
    The German Occupation of the Channel Islands

    Croydon Philatelic Society has established friendly contacts with stamp clubs in other countries. Since 1996 we have visited Belgium, France, Holland and Switzerland.

    If you would like to become a member, please download our membership application form in MS Word format or in PDF format and return it with your subscription to our Treasurer.

    Officers and committee (55KB pdf file)

    Programme of meetings

    Competition rules

    Exchange packet rules

    Past Presidents



    For local information, and details of other groups and organisations in Croydon, visit the Croydon Online Home Page