Royal Philatelic Society London

The Royal Philatelic Society London
AbbreviationRPSL
Formation10 April 1869; 155 years ago (1869-04-10)
TypeLearned societies
Headquarters15 Abchurch Lane
London EC4N 7BW UK
Coordinates51°31′17.2″N 0°08′59.1″W / 51.521444°N 0.149750°W / 51.521444; -0.149750
FieldsPhilately
Membership (2017)
2,200 in 80 countries[1]
Patron
Awaiting Patronage
President
Michael J Y Roberts
Websitewww.rpsl.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
The Philatelic Society, London (1869–1905)

The Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) is the oldest philatelic society in the world. It was founded on 10 April 1869 as The Philatelic Society, London.[2][3] The society runs a postal museum, the Spear Museum of Philatelic History, at its headquarters in the City of London.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ifsda was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Royal Philatelic Society, London. 1869 – April 10th – 1929." by Percy de Worms in The London Philatelist, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 447, March 1929, pp. 52–56.
  3. ^ Temple, Peter (2004). Superhobby Investing: Making Money from Antiques, Coins, Stamps, Wine, Woodland and Other Alternative Assets. Harriman House Limited. p. 227. ISBN 9781897597330. Retrieved 18 June 2017.