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Come and meet us in 2026
- SWINPEX, Saturday June 13th, Grange Leisure & Community Centre, Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon, SN3 4JY.
- AGM by video conference, 2pm UK local time, Sunday 5th July 2026
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Not only are we here to meet members and new faces but we bring items to sell:
covers and books to satisfy a wide variety of collecting interests. Make sure you stop by our table.
The Minutes of the 2025 AGM are here
Current TPO Journal
The Spring 2026 Journal, number 371, has been mailed.
The contents are listed below.
The Spring 2026 auction
closes on the 15th April 2026.
Recent Website Updates
The Maritime Mail page by Mike Dovey has been completely rewritten.
See US Seapost cover images from "Seaposts of the USA" by Roger Hosking on our publications page.
The Holyhead and Kingstown Mail Service Contract 11 November 1920 [The H&K Packet Contract with LNWR] has been added to the Resources page here.
Visit our Research Resources Page
Research and Survey / Census projects carried out by our members and articles of note published elsewhere by our members. Click to go to our Research Resources Page.
Latest addition is The Railway Stamps of Great Britain, 1891 - 1934 by Joana Kleinsorge and Richard Frajola
Also, the 1920 H&K Packet Contract with LNWR.
A new find! See the discussion about which ship it was used on in the current TPO Journal
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The Spring 2026 edition of the TPO Journal is now available with the following content: |
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| British Sea Post Office - Liverpool - Part 1 | With the Night Mail from Paddington to Penzance |
| Dublin & Cork Travelling Post Office - American Mail - Posted onboard RMS Majestic | Inland Mail Surcharged in Transit at Crewe - 1 |
| How did this letter get there - by rail of course? | A Hong Kong Paquebot to New Hebrides in 1936 |
| Packet Letters - Private or PO? | Parcel and Registered Letter Bills to Keith Sorting Office |
| York & Scarborough Sorting Carriage | Ayr & Carlisle Sorting Carriage in 1961 |
| The Old 2771 is Found Again | |
| Next Auction | Copy and Publishing dates for the Journal |
Please look at the Contact page to see our current cover choices. You may also return to the Welcome Page or go to the site map.
