BNAPS will conduct a Virtual convention on 1 March utilizing the BNAPS website to display exhibit entries, and Zoom to conduct meetings. Study groups will be able to book a one hour meeting using one of the 12 meeting slots we have. There will be 2 concurrent sessions going on at a given time.
Exhibits can ONLY be done online and you must scan your exhibit in order to enter.

Watch the Website and eLetter to see the details of meetings on zoom and exhibits.

Golden Horseshoe (group details)

The January meeting of the BNAPS Golden Horseshoe Regional Group will take place, on SUNDAY 26 January 2024 at the Brewers Blackbird Kitchen & Brewery (formerly Rousseau House Restaurant), 375 Wilson St. East, Ancaster.

January 26 meeting details:

The meeting room will be open from 11AM, and lunch will be served at noon. The set cost for lunch will be $25 (tax and service included).
Please reply to this e-mail, as soon as possible, to advise us of your planned attendance and your wish to purchase the lunch - we and the venue will appreciate this information for planning purposes.

We will follow our typical agenda for the day, from years past.

12 Noon - Lunch – enjoy the Brewers Blackbird’s excellent cuisine.

1:00PM - GHRG News and BNAPS activities. Also announcements from members regarding other philatelic meetings / activities of interest.

1:30PM - DONATION AUCTION: To help defray our costs, members are asked to bring stamps or covers that can be auctioned off at the meeting. Except for Canada and/or BNA "name" collections, old auction catalogues are not required as they have not been selling and can present a disposal problem.

1:45PM - TBA

3:00PM – adjournment so Brewers Blackbird can set up for dinner.
DIRECTIONS: [Corrections to the following are welcome!]

From the north (Oakville, Toronto etc.) and east (Niagara) take the QEW to the junction with Hwy. 403 at Burlington.
From the north your exit to Hwy. 403 is on the right immediately after Brant Street.

From the east your exit is immediately after Plains Road/Fairview Drive (be sure to stay hard right and not get on the Hwy. 407 toll road).

Follow Hwy 403 westbound toward Hamilton and Brantford around the bends near the Cathedral and then go up the hill to the Lincoln Alexander Parkway/Rousseaux St. exit. Stay hard right and follow Rousseaux St. to Wilson St., turn left and drive into the village.

The restaurant is on the right just after the Glendale Motors lot. Lots of parking behind the restaurant.

From the west: (London, Woodstock): take Hwy. 401 to Hwy. 403 eastbound to the Wilson St./Hwy. 2 Exit 58 (the previous exit is Copetown/Reg. Rd. 52). At the end of the ramp turn left (east) onto Wilson Street and proceed through the traffic circle at the Fire Station into the village.

Look for the NAPA Autopro car service center on the right - the Brewers Blackbird Restaurant is just a little further along the street, on the right. Lots of parking behind the restaurant.

See you in Ancaster on SUNDAY 26 January 2025! PLEASE REMEMBER to bring items for the donation auction – all proceeds go to the GHRG.

If you'd like to share something of philatelic interest with the group, you may send a scan of your item by return e-mail to me, and I will arrange for Simon to show it during the meeting. Please send it in .jpeg format.

LUNCH REQUEST: Again, to assist with planning, please reply to this email as soon as possible to confirm that you will be having lunch. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated.

Golden Horseshoe Regional pages

Alberta (group details)

The Alberta Regional Group will have a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, 12 February, at 7:00 PM Mountain Time.
Schedule
1855: Zoom opens
1900: Meeting starts
1905: Admin - business, upcoming shows
1915: Presentations - TBA
2100: Meeting adjourns

Visit Alberta Regional pages

Lower Canada / Bas Canada (group details)

The Lower Canada / Bas Canada Regional Group will meet in person at the Royale 2025 FILEX.

When:
Friday, 25 April, at 4:00 PM

Where:
Hotel Plaza Universel
5000 Sherbrooke Est
Montreal, QC H1V 1A1

There will be two presentations:

►  Virgil & Co.'s Express - Luc Frève
►  Canada Post's Autographed Hockey Souvenir Sheets of 2015-2017 / Les feuillets souvenir de hockey autographiés de 2015-2017 de Postes Canada - Gilles Morel

Lower Canada / Bas Canada Regional Group web pages

The Edmonton Stamp Club is hosting the 2025 Spring National Stamp Show in March. The show theme is "80th anniversary of the end of World War II and Canada's role".

When:
Saturday, 29 March, 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, 30 March, 10:00am-4:00pm

Where:
Central Lions Recreation Centre
113 Street & 111 Avenue
Edmonton, AB

The show features a National level exhibition, dealer bourse, door prizes, juniors table, and free appraisals. Admission and parking are free.

View details on the Edmonton Stamp Club website

The Royale 2025 FILEX takes place on 25-26 April. It will host the annual convention of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada (RPSC).

It will be held at:
Hotel Plaza Universel
5000 Sherbrooke Street East
Montréal, QC H1V 1A1

The show will celebrate:

►   The 100th anniversary of Québec‘s first national exposition, which took place in Montréal.
►   The 60th anniversary of the Fédération Québécoise de Philatélie (FQP).
►   The 50th anniversary of the beaver as a national emblem. The beaver has appeared on roughly 100 Canadian stamps.

150 exhibit frames are anticipated. Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) judges will evaluate the exhibits. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to qualify for the 2026 Boston International Exhibition.

Participating organizations include the RPSC, FQP, Académie Québécoise d’Études Philatéliques (AQEP), Postal History Society of Canada (PHSC), British North America Philatelic Society (BNAPS), and France’s L’art du Timbre Gravé.

A Cinderella stamp will be issued to honour the beaver. Souvenirs will include limited-edition vignettes and unique cancellations designed by François Brisse, a celebrated Québec philatelist.

A large bourse is expected. There will be society meetings, presentations, and opportunities to meet experts and fellow collectors. Youth activities and hourly draws are planned. On Saturday evening, a banquet will be held at the Plaza Universel to celebrate the exhibit winners and commemorate the FQP’s 60th anniversary.

Admission is free. Special hotel room rates are available for exhibitors and attendees.

View the Royale 2025 FILEX web pages

2025 will mark the 62nd anniversary of ORAPEX, the Ottawa philatelic exhibition. ORAPEX is one of only a few national-level stamp shows held annually in Canada and part of the American Philatelic Society's "World Series of Philately."

The show theme this year: “The Beaver.”

Date and time
Saturday, 3 May, 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday, 4 May, 10 am - 4 pm

Venue
Nepean Sportsplex
1701 Woodroffe Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K2G 1W2

The show features competitive exhibits, about 35 dealers, society and study group meetings. Free admission and parking.

Details on the ORAPEX website