Post by Tamrin on Aug 27, 2008 18:44:12 GMT 10
The collecting of stamps has been a popular pastime since shortly after the issue of the first Penny Black in 1840. Over the years the number of new issues throughout the world has grown yearly making it impossible to collect all stamps of all issuing countries.
This has led to an increased interest in collecting those stamps associated with a particular theme, and an interest in those associated in some way with Freemasonry has been around for many years.
In fact, there was an article in AQC – the Transactions of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2075, the Premier Lodge of Masonic Research – some years ago, when the author described how he went about this.
There were clubs associated with this theme in other countries, but never in the UK until the formation of the Masonic Philatelic Club, the brainchild of Trevor Fray of St. John’s Lodge No. 70 in Plymouth.
This has led to an increased interest in collecting those stamps associated with a particular theme, and an interest in those associated in some way with Freemasonry has been around for many years.
In fact, there was an article in AQC – the Transactions of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2075, the Premier Lodge of Masonic Research – some years ago, when the author described how he went about this.
There were clubs associated with this theme in other countries, but never in the UK until the formation of the Masonic Philatelic Club, the brainchild of Trevor Fray of St. John’s Lodge No. 70 in Plymouth.
