Annual exhibition by the Gozo Philatelic Society opens Friday
The 17th annual exhibition by the Gozo Philatelic Society opens this coming Friday in the Gozo Ministry Hall and remains open to the public till Friday, the 18th (including Saturday and Sunday, the 12th and 13th).
As usual, stamp collectors and the general public will have a wide range of items to view, including stamps in the sports theme (this having been Olympic year), social philately, junior offerings and samples from the Juncker Melitensia collection. Entrance to the exhibition is free..
Distribution of certificates and prizes, which are sponsored by MaltaPost, to all exhibitors takes place during the GPS Annual General Meeting in January.
Visitors will be able to pick up copies of the latest GPS Newsletter, the full-colour quarterly which was awarded a Large Silver in Canberra earlier this year.
Stamp collectors’ exhibition
This year’s participants in the Gozo Philatelic Society annual exhibition included stamp collectors from France and Australia, besides those from Gozo and Malta.
The exhibition, held at the Gozo Ministry hall, Victoria, was split into various thematic sections, including junior, traditional, postal history and social philately, as well as one on the theme ‘Sportsmen or not’.
A prominent place was accorded to the Large Silver award presented to the society’s newsletter in Canberra earlier this year. Photo shows the Maltese judges adjudicating the exhibits.
Christmas postcards exhibition at Il-Hagar Museum, Victoria
The Gozo Philatelic Society has set up a new exhibit in their showcase on level -1 at Il-Hagar Museum in Victoria.
The selection of Christmas Postcards includes examples from the beginning of the 20th century, as well as hand-coloured ones.
These will remain on show until early January – within the Milied f'Ghawdex initiative.
Opening hours for the museum which is located in St George's Square, are 9am-5pm seven days a week – and there is no entrance fee.
100 ANNIVERSARY OF SCOUTING IN GOZO
MaltaPost issued a special commemorative postmark from its Victoria Branch Post Office on 31 November 2016 on the occasion of 100 ANNIVERSARY OF SCOUTING IN GOZO.
The Gozo Philatelic Society and the Gozo Scouts issued limited edition of 250 commemorative postcards cancelled with the special postmark.
For more information please contact Anthony Grech on e mail linton3@maltanet.net
Christmas Greetings sent to all members
The Gozo Philatelic Society sent a free Christmas card no B9 dated (18/11/16) in a limited edition of 130 to all members.
LATEST CARD ISSUED BY THE GOZO PHILATELIC SOCIETY
Limited edition of 100 cards "GOZO PHILATELIC SOCIETY 17TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION" Cancelled with a commemorative postmark and franked with a different personalized stamp.
For more info please contact Anthony Grech on tel 21553338
LATEST CARD ISSUED BY THE GOZO PHILATELIC SOCIETY
Limited edition of 100 cards "150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOZO SEMINARY" Cancelled with a commemorative postmark.
For more info please contact Anthony Grech on tel 21553338.