On September 15, 2023, members voted to merge the Vancouver Island Philatelic Society (formed in 1931) and the Greater Victoria Philatelic Society (formed in 1939) into a new organization to be known as the Victoria Stamp Club. For more details of the early history of the two Societies, see these short articles.
The Victoria Stamp Club is Chapter No. 32 of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada.
Meetings
Visitors are always welcome.
1st Thursday:
7:00 pm at Broad View Church Hall, 3703 St. Aiden’s Street, Saanich. (Map)
Meetings are held in lower level hall using a door on the south side. The main church doors off the parking lot cannot be used to access the hall. See this diagram for entry instructions and follow the blue arrow in the diagram. Members with mobility issues should park in the spaces on the east side of the building.
The format for all first meetings of the month is a Show & Tell on one or two themes. Take a look at your collection and see if you can come up with something to share with the group. Mount it on a couple of sheets of 8½ x 11 heavier paper with your story and bring it along. See the latest program listing below for the upcoming themes.
There will often be material for sale at the beginning of each meeting and time for a chat with other collectors. The meeting will conclude with an auction of up to 50 lots.
3rd Friday:
7:00 pm at Windsor Park Pavilion (second floor), 2451 Windsor Road, Oak Bay, two blocks west of the Oak Bay Marina. (Map)
The format for all second meetings of the month is a formal one-person presentation or program on a specific philatelic topic. See the latest program listing below for the upcoming presentations.
There will often be material for sale at the beginning of each meeting and time for a chat with other collectors. A silent auction of up to 50 lots will run during the meeting.
Contact
PO Box 35077
Victoria RPO Hillside, BC, V8T 5G2
Upcoming Programs
April 3 @ 7:00 pm – (Broad View Church Hall) Show & Tell night on the themes of the Letter ‘T’ and/or “The Olympic Games on Stamps.” Auction to follow.
April 18 @ 7:00 pm – (Windsor Park) Our Spring Mega-Auction of 200+ lots.
May 1 @ 7:00 pm – (Broad View Church Hall) Show & Tell night on the themes of the Letter ‘Y’ and/or “Women’s Suffrage.” Auction to follow.
May 16 @ 7:00 pm – (Windsor Park) Best of the Web video presentation and a philatelic quiz. Silent auction to follow.
June 5 @ 7:00 pm – (Broad View Church Hall) Show & Tell night on the themes of the Letter ‘S’ and/or “Religious Festivals.” Auction to follow.
June 20 @ 7:00 pm – (Windsor Park) Jan Hofmeyr will present Part One of his “Philatelic Invention in the United States” exhibit. Silent auction to follow.
July – (Broad View Church Hall) PLEASE NOTE: There will be no meeting in July at Broad View Church Hall.
July 18 @ 7:00 pm – (Windsor Park) Mark Dyck presents “Stories From the Grand Tour”. Silent auction to follow.
August 7 @ 7:00 pm – (Broad View Church Hall) Show & Tell night on the themes of the Letter ‘W’ and/or “Messy Covers or Ugly Stamps.” Auction to follow.
August – (Windsor Park) PLEASE NOTE: There will be no meeting in August at Windsor Park.
September 4 @ 7:00 pm – (Broad View Church Hall) Show & Tell night on the themes of the Letter ‘O’ and/or “Ships on Stamps.” Auction to follow.
September 19 @ 7:00 pm – (Windsor Park) Best of the Web and a Quiz game. Silent auction to follow.
October 2 @ 7:00 pm – (Broad View Church Hall) Show & Tell night on the themes of the Letter ‘P’ and/or “Pets.” Auction to follow.
October 17 @ 7:00 pm – (Windsor Park) Our Autumn Mega-Auction with 200+ lots.
November 6 @ 7:00 pm – (Broad View Church Hall) Show & Tell night on the themes of the Letter ‘N’ and/or “Astronomical Phenomena.” Auction to follow.
November 21 @ 7:00 pm – (Windsor Park) Jan Hofmeyr will present Part Two of his “Philatelic Invention in the United States” exhibit. Silent auction to follow.
December 4 @ 7:00 pm – (Broad View Church Hall) Show & Tell night on the themes of the Letter ‘K’ and/or “Stamps on Stamps.” Auction to follow.
December 19 @ 7:00 pm – (Windsor Park) Winter social and silent auction.