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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 most weeks,* September through June, at West Burnaby United Church, 6050 Sussex Avenue in Burnaby, just a short walk from Metrotown SkyTrain Station. We welcome visitors!

* IMPORTANT NOTICE: STARTING IN MAY, 2008, EVENING MEETINGS OF THE BC PHILATELIC SOCIETY ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH WILL BE REPLACED BY DAYTIME MEETINGS ON THE PREVIOUS MONDAY.

Accordingly, our first daytime meeting will be on Monday, May 5, from 10:30 am until 1:30 pm; there will NOT be a meeting on Wednesday evening, May 7. Check our schedule for specific dates, topics, and times of upcoming meetings, then download and print a handy calendar of events in May, June, and July, 2008.

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ON THE HORIZON

The BC Philatelic Society will not be hosting a VANPEX exhibition in 2008, but we are planning a club-level stamp show — BC150 — to be held June 21, 2008 in the Upper Hall of the West Burnaby United Church.

The show's name comes from this year's 150th anniversary of the founding of British Columbia. Sixty frames of exhibits by club members and guest exhibitors are planned, along with a bourse of seven local and out-of-town stamp and postal history dealers. There will also be a consignment table for BC Phil members.

First-time exhibitors are encouraged to exhibit either competitively or non-competitively; fill out and mail your exhibition prospectus and application soon. For further information, contact Trevor Larden, BC150 Chair, or Exhibits Chair Derren Carman. Click on the poster for a larger, printable PDF version.

Derren Carman has started producing special BC150 "local post" labels (a "digital strip of three" is shown above), which will be sold in singles, blocks, and sheets (and strips if you wish!). Derren is also producing commemorative covers like this one:

GOOD STUFF!

NOW AVAILABLE: The January-April, 2008 edition of the BC Philatelic Society Newsletter — Eight pages of interesting articles, opinion, and news, downloadable and printable in full color. (NOTE: You may need the free Adobe Reader to download the newsletter.)