Society Archive
Recordings of our Zoom meetings and talks
Penny Black Anniversaries
Friday, 21 August 2026 · Andy Soutar
Andy Soutar presents: Penny Black Anniversaries. A look at the stamps issued to commemorate anniversaries of the Penny Black, including the 1940 centenary issues of Great Britain, Burma and Cuba.
The evolution of the GB line engraved 1d value, 1840 to 1879
Friday, 17 July 2026 · Graham Wylde
Graham Wylde presents: The evolution of the GB line engraved 1d value, 1840 to 1879. The talk follows the stamps from the first issue, the Penny Black of 1840, through to the “penny plate” issues which ran from 1864 to 1879, and shows the various features which can help philatelists identify each group.

