The Society for Canadian Philately
A popular activity within BNAPS are the many study groups (listed below) that afford members the opportunity to communicate with other members sharing similar interests. Most groups publish their own newsletter in which group members can exchange opinions, ask questions, and report findings. The information published in study group newsletters can lead to the production of specialized handbooks by the BNAPS Publications Committee.
Many study groups meet at BNAPEX, the Annual Convention of the Society. Each group has its own elected officers and minimal dues, which help to cover printing and distribution of the newsletters.
Membership in BNAPS entitles you to apply for membership in as many study groups as you wish, with the first year's dues for one group provided free of charge by the Society.
NOTE: back issues of some study group newsletters are available at this location.
- Ronald F. Smith email
- Darin Cherniwchan email
25 Apr 2026
Details updated: 31 Mar 2026
Digital Philately
As collectors, we spend a lifetime gathering research, auction catalogues, and specialized handbooks. But how often do we struggle to find that one specific rate or plate variety buried in a 300-page PDF?
In the next Zoom session of the Digital Philately Study Group, I will demonstrate how to use Google’s AI-powered research assistant, NotebookLM, to transform your digital library into a searchable, interactive "specialist." We will walk through how to upload your own sources—from the APS Manual of Philatelic Judging to your own census notes—and ask the AI complex questions that would normally take hours of manual page-flipping to answer.
In preparation, to get the most out of the live demo, please email me 3 to 5 PDF files related to your collecting interest on your computer. We will build a "Digital Dossier" together! Also, email me to get the Zoom coordinates to attend the meeting. My email is 1870@smallqueens.ca.
Add it to your calendar! - Saturday, 25 April, 13:00 Eastern, 10:00 Pacific
Darin Cherniwchan
British Columbia Postal History
- Chairman: Tim Woodland email
- Editor: Morris J.V. Beattie email
- Associate Editor: Tracy J. Cooper email
Newsletter: British Columbia Postal History Newsletter
Frequency: quarterly
Dead Letter Office
- Chairman and editor: Gary W. Steele email
Newsletter: The Canadian Dead Letter Office
Fancy Cancel and Miscellaneous Markings
Newsletter: Fancy Cancel & Miscellaneous Markings Newsletter
Railway Post Offices
- Chairman: Peter J. McCarthy email
- Secretary-Treasurer: Sean Weatherup email
- Newsletter Editor: Ross D. Gray email
About the Study Group and RPO collecting
Newsletter: The Newsletter of the Canadian R.P.O. Study Group
Some study groups are currently dormant. They were active for a period of time, and published newsletters that are available online (see links below). If you have an interest in an area covered by one of these study groups and would like to help reactivate it, please contact the Vice-President Study Groups, Ronald F. Smith (email).
Canada Post Ephemeral and Collateral Material
This Study Group exists to encourage discussion of an often-overlooked aspect of philately - the ephemeral materials that support the stamp issues and postal history of BNA and Canada. From postal bags to order forms, from new issue announcements to Christmas cards from Canada Post executives - we're looking for it or discussing its importance.
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