Oriental Philatelic Association of London
© Martin Lovegrove 2010
OPAL MEETINGS
OPAL AGM -
A meeting for OPAL members has been arranged for Saturday 6th May 2010 at Philatex, London, in room 31 The meeting starts at 12.45 and will last for two hours.
There is no formal agenda; it will be an informal social affair. Members may bring one or two frames for display, items to sell or exchange, or even come to pay their subs!
Details of Philatex can be found on the web at:
http://www.stampshows.net/philatex.php
Briefly, the details are:
When: 5th and 6th May 2010
Opening hours: Wednesday 11am to 7pm. Thursday 10am to
6pm
Where: The Royal Horticultural Halls, Lawrence Hall
Address: Greycoat Street -
Who is there: Dealers from the U.K., Europe, United States, Canada,
South Africa, Australia, New Zealand
Admission: Free
There are upwards of 100 Dealers with stands, buying and selling Philatelic material.
Tables and chairs at the stands make for comfort. You can buy or sell, get valuations
or just browse and see what the hobby is all about. There are various specialist
society meetings on the Saturday to which everyone is welcome, whether member or
not. There is a bar for alcoholic drinks plus a full self service restaurant serving
hot and cold meals, open during the day.
OPAL Weekend Meeting 7 -
OPAL Meeting at Solihull Convention Spring 2010
There will be an informal OPAL meeting on Saturday 24th April 2010 at the Solihull
Convention at Arden School, Knowle, Solihull, courtesy of the Midland Philatelic
Federation and Solihull Philatelic Society. There will be about two dozen dealers
in attendance. There is a railway station at Dorridge on the Chiltern Line (Marylebone
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