British North America Philatelic Society
The Society for Canadian Philately
The Society for Canadian Philately
The British North America Philatelic Society Ltd. - BNAPS - is an international organization (founded 1943) devoted to the collecting and study of the stamps, markings, and postal history of Canada and the pre-confederation colonies of British North America (British Columbia, Canada, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island).
The 1 March BNAPS 2025 Virtual Conference is not over! All the exhibits are still online and can be viewed until 26 April. Videos of the study group meetings are posted.
If your address has changed, please update your BNAPS profile. Go to Member Login in the top menu bar. Select Login. Then go to Member Routines, select My profile and update your information.
Go to Member Login. Select Get Password. Your password will be emailed to you.
Our award-winning journal, BNA Topics,
contains articles on all aspects of BNA philately. The issues are all available
online.
The most recent five years are available to BNAPS members only:
► Get the latest issue
► Get
previous issues
As a BNAPS member, you can join one or more specialized Study Groups, many of which have their newsletters online.
In many areas of Canada and the United States, you can find a Regional Group that offers further opportunity for fellowship with collectors of BNA.
To join, complete the application form. You can pay dues via PayPal if you wish.
BNAPEX, the annual stamp show and convention of BNAPS, is held in
different locations from year to year. BNAPEX 2025 will be held in mid-September in the
beautiful Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.
BNAPEX 2025 Vernon
19-21 September 2025
In addition, BNAPS is conducting a one-day virtual convention on Saturday, 1 March.
Canadian Philately - An Outline, a free
handbook, outlines the many fascinating areas of BNA philately.
Online Resources and Exhibits (ORE) provides handbooks, articles, and exhibits covering all facets of BNA philately.
The Horace Harrison Online Library contains every issue of BNA Topics. It also features a searchable index to Topics, Maple Leaves, and the PHSC Journal.
A second search tool, the Canadian Philatelic Bibliography, contains an index of English and French books, articles, catalogues, and auctions dating back to 1864.
The extensive collection of Study Group newsletters, documents the discoveries and ongoing research of the BNAPS Study Groups.
BNAPS publishes 10 to 15 books per year devoted to BNA philately, and offers
over
150 on its website.
The books cover the postage and revenue stamps and postal history of Canada and its provinces and territories from the stampless era to modern Elizabethan material.
There are detailed studies and comprehensive catalogues. There is also an Exhibit series that features award-winning BNA exhibits.
| Apr 25/25 | Royale 2025 FILEX, Montreal |
| Apr 25/25 | Lower Canada / Bas Canada Regional Group In-person meeting at Royale 2025 FILEX, Montreal |
| May 3/25 | ORAPEX 2025 - Ottawa Philatelic Exhibition |
| May 3/25 | St. Lawrence Seaway Regional Group Semi-annual meeting at ORAPEX |
| May 4/25 | Pacific Northwest Regional Group In Person Meeting Pacific Northwest |
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