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The BC Philatelic Society, an affiliate of the RPSC (Royal Philatelic Society of Canada) and the APS (American Philatelic Society), meets weekly September through June at West Burnaby United Church, 6050 Sussex Avenue in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, just a short walk from Metrotown SkyTrain Station. We welcome visitors!

For complete information about our meetings, click here.

VANPEX 2009

The British Columbia Philatelic Society is pleased to announce that its annual stamp exhibition, VANPEX 2009, honouring the field of Aerophilately on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Canada, will be held 25-26 September in the Community Hall of West Burnaby United Church, 6050 Sussex Avenue, Burnaby, BC. This will be a regional-level adjudicated show.

More than 70 16-sheet exhibit frames and 10 dealer tables will be featured at the admission-free show, open 10 AM to 6 PM on Friday, 25 September and 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, 26 September.

Applications for exhibiting are now available. The fee is $5 per 16-page frame; exhibitors may submit up to three different exhibits to a combined total of four 16 page frames.

Aerophilatelically themed exhibits are encouraged, but any topics or themes are welcome.

A souvenir show cover honouring the 100th anniversary of the first flight of "Silver Dart", as well as a sub-theme cover memorialising the 50th anniversary of the "Death of a Dream", the cancellation of the Avro Arrow project, will be available for $2 each.

We welcome all exhibitors, who do not have to be a member of the Society. For information and an application form, download and print the Vanpex 09 prospectus. Dealers may download the Vanpex 09 bourse application. The prospectus and bourse application will be also be available at British Columbia Philatelic Society meeting, along with copies of the show poster/handbill.

For further information please contact Derren Carman or write to: VANPEX 2009, c/o Box 40, Grosvenor Building, 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6E 4H1.

GOOD STUFF!

Our current newsletter as well as past issues, club news, and useful and interesting articles, including "What to do when you inherit stamps," by Past President Bob Ingraham.

The newest addition: A downloadable copy of Canadian Philately — An Outline: A Summary of Collecting Areas and Interests of British North America Collectors, a useful publication of BNAPS (British North America Philatelic Society). You'll find the links to the booklet on our GOOD STUFF! web page.

LINKS TO OTHER CLUBS

The BC Philatelic Society enjoys associations with philatelic organizations in Canada and the United States. See our list of useful links.

DEALER-MEMBERS OF THE BC PHIL

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