The London Philatelist

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The London Philatelist
The London Philatelist first edition.jpg
The front cover of the first number of The London Philatelist, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1892. Scanned from an illustration in a modern edition of the same magazine.
EditorAnthony Bard
Categories Philately
FrequencyTen times a year
First issue1892
Company Royal Philatelic Society London
Country United Kingdom
Language British English
Website www.rpsl.org.uk/The_London_Philatelist

The London Philatelist was first published in January 1892 [1] and is the magazine of the Royal Philatelic Society London.

Contents

History

From its beginning until 1943 it was published monthly. Since 1991 it has been published ten times annually. An article about its history in the December 2014 issue (the 1303rd) contains a chart of with the date and whole number of all its issues. Its contents include coverage of worldwide philatelic and postal history topics. A substantial part of the magazine is composed of original work, usually by members who may have given a display on their topic at the society meetings.

Archive

The London Philatelist from 1892 to the 2010s is available as a set of searchable DVDs which give access to images of the original articles and illustrations.

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References

  1. The Philately of the Edwardian Era as shown in its Literature by David Beech, Barnet & District Philatelic Society, 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. "Roll of Distinguished Philatelists 2009" in The London Philatelist, Vol. 118, No. 1365, May 2009, p. 146.