Chairman's Message - March 2019 - Trevor Cornford FRGS
I hope you all enjoyed your Seasonal get-togethers and are now looking at the possible
Polar related events for 2019.
There was a small flurry of collecting activity after my last message - in November a
Grosvenor auction and after including a visit to Scott Polar - SPRI as we say - for an
educational Seminar. Followed by news one of my Ponting photos is nearing professional
restoration showing Scott’s Polar depot group prior to setting out in 1911, a Classic.
Interestingly, the first few days of January threw up several opportunities for bidding on
Scott and Shackleton related covers and Ephemera, some signed, a hot start to the year -
two from original family sources not seen before. Look out for a future article!
Following on, I had a brilliant day at the Wilson Museum in Cheltenham looking in their
drawers and cabinets at Ted Wilson’s family history not just his Antarctic time.
Don’t forget that later in the year we have two philatelic Exhibitions at Swindon and Midpex to enjoy after Stampex/our AGM which will be over by the time you see this. Hope I’ll have seen you there; if not look where else we’ll be and come along and say Hi!
Now we’re going full colour where possible in Polar Post dig out your most vibrant Postal history and send it to John- I think we should try for a double page spread to celebrate.
P.S. Please remember to send John Youle your articles for Polar Post, no matter how short. Please concentrate on Polar material within a philatelic context. Please supply colour images wherever possible.
Polar related events for 2019.
There was a small flurry of collecting activity after my last message - in November a
Grosvenor auction and after including a visit to Scott Polar - SPRI as we say - for an
educational Seminar. Followed by news one of my Ponting photos is nearing professional
restoration showing Scott’s Polar depot group prior to setting out in 1911, a Classic.
Interestingly, the first few days of January threw up several opportunities for bidding on
Scott and Shackleton related covers and Ephemera, some signed, a hot start to the year -
two from original family sources not seen before. Look out for a future article!
Following on, I had a brilliant day at the Wilson Museum in Cheltenham looking in their
drawers and cabinets at Ted Wilson’s family history not just his Antarctic time.
Don’t forget that later in the year we have two philatelic Exhibitions at Swindon and Midpex to enjoy after Stampex/our AGM which will be over by the time you see this. Hope I’ll have seen you there; if not look where else we’ll be and come along and say Hi!
Now we’re going full colour where possible in Polar Post dig out your most vibrant Postal history and send it to John- I think we should try for a double page spread to celebrate.
P.S. Please remember to send John Youle your articles for Polar Post, no matter how short. Please concentrate on Polar material within a philatelic context. Please supply colour images wherever possible.