South African Collectors’ Society

Two New Zoom Meetings from South Africa

03/03/2025

In the last month two new developments have taken place in South Africa which promise more Zoom Meetings for interested parties internationally. In the first instance, André du Plessis RDPSA and PFSA COO has started a South African Postcard ‘group’; in the second Adél Bulpitt has formed ‘Philately South Africa’, subtitled ‘Stamping with Adél’.

New Postcard Group Zoom Meeting

An online South African Deltiological (the collection and study of postcards) study group is long overdue. SA has provided philatelists and postal and social historians with a fascinating trove of postcards that document the historic movement of people, the development of the country and its industrialisation during the Mineral Revolution, as well as its flipside, the stunning natural beauty so beloved by tourists and travellers.

Philatelic displays are often improved by the inclusion of postcards that place letters with postmarks of towns and places within a visual social history context. Bob Hill and Rob and Lyn Lester have been doing this for several years through their regular columns in The Springbok. André’s intiative in starting a postcard group on a Zoom platform is a welcome development that promises to broaden the scope of our hobby.

The first meeting of the new postcard society has already taken place. Future meetings will take place on the last Tuesday of the month via Zoom. |If you are interested, the next meeting will be on Tuesday 25th March 2025. If you wish to attend, please contact:

André du Plessis RDPSA,
PFSA: COO
083 399 1755
Email: “Andre” andredupfs@gmail.com

Philately South Africa: ‘Stamping with Adél’.

Adél Bulpit will give her all for philately. She hopes to bring a fresh vision and her boundless enery to what has traditionally been a hobby run by old men. If you enjoy a woman’s touch and are not averse to Adél taking a lead in philatelic activities you will find that she is a relentless female philatelic warrior who will extend our hobby’s lease on life.

Many will already have sat in on a Zoom Meeting organised by Adél. If you want to attend one of her new Zoom meetings, please contact her:

Adél Bulpitt
071 606 0753
Philately South Africa – Stamping with Adél
Email: “Adél Bulpitt” adelbulpitt@gmail.com

Adele has been busy working with philatelic societies to arrange and promote Zoom meetings with them. Below are some already arranged upcoming meetings. Please feel free to join in and or contact here about participating in a Zoom meeting yourself.

Newport PS (UK)
Time: 05 Mar 2025, 19:00 PM London
Topic: Adél Bulpitt – Family/Military history
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84433004774?pwd=oUv01j589DINliTdTg3oGuy5rXkYEE.1
Meeting ID: 844 3300 4774
Passcode: 782514

Stockport PS (UK)
Time: 07 Mar 2025, 15:00 PM London
Topic: Stephen Parkin – 1968 Philatelic Congress of Great Britain
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86113889679?pwd=bSHBRKUf5mVsjDnaq0NTG6pQaC0qrE.1
Meeting ID: 861 1388 9679
Passcode: 546296

Philately South Africa : Stamping with Adél South Africa
Time: 20 Mar 2025, 19:00 PM
Topic: Daphne McMillan – Illustrated Airgraphs (WWII)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84895155229?pwd=gFxAWkC4RzaQ7YnZ55IFaKEqat92cO.1
Meeting ID: 848 9515 5229
Passcode: 538489

Witwatersrand Philatelic Society South Africa
Time: 26 Mar 2025, 19:00 PM
Topic: Anyone can show any item of interest or about 10 slides to allow time for all.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84565885075?pwd=sANojskRrAz834I3TQkklyd16aWHu0.1
Meeting ID: 845 6588 5075
Passcode: 228848

Let Adél know if you want to be the guest speaker at one of the Happy Hour meetings

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