Glasgow Caledonian Philatelic Society

Welcome

Welcome to the Glasgow Caledonian Philatelic Society promoting stamp collecting and philately in the Glasgow area since 1906.

At the 2025 AGMs of both Glasgow and Caledonian Philatelic Societies the merger to form Glasgow Caledonian Phiatelic Society was unanimously agreed.

Meetings for session 2026/2027 will be in a dedicated room co-located with the Glasgow Stamp Shop at the top of West Nile Street in Glasgow. Further details will be provided when the room has been set up for our use. This provides us with a Centralised location in Glasgow and the room can be set up in a semi permanent manner. Meetings will still alternate between Thursday afternoon meetings and Thursday evening meetings as detailed in the Meetings page. Details of access wil be given in the Location page of the web site and as described below.

Afternoon meetings will still be at 1.30pm but the evening meetings will be held at 7pm.

Members enjoy talks, displays on different themes, visits from other philatelic societies and invited guests, annual competitions and the ever popular auction

ASPS Stamp and Postcard Fair April 2026

The Annual Congress of ASPS will be held in the Vine Centre in Dunfermline on 19th and 11th of April 2026 and will be hosted by Glasgow Caledonian Philatelic Society. After various discussions, and to broaden the appeal, there are a nunber of changes in the set up this year.

  1. There will be no formal dinner on the Friday evening- this will be replaced by a buffet on the Friday evening.
  2. The Tom Reilly presentation will take place as usual on the Friday evening.
  3. National Exhibitions (Competitions) will continue as in previous years. Presentation of Exhibition awards will follow the Tom Reilly Presentation.
  4. There will be no Civic Reception.
  5. The only invited speaker will be for the Tom Reilly Presentation.
  6. There will be no printed programme, instead handouts will be produced as required.
  7. The host society (GCPS) will provide Host Society displays.
  8. There will no longer be any invited society displays.
  9. The AGM of the ASPS will no longer be held during this event, thus focusing on the sale and purchase of philatelic materials – it will be held on a separate date and by video conferencing at an agreed date in May 2026.
  10. To broaden the appeal Congress will be now be promoted as a National Stamp & Postcard Fair.

GCPS has decided not to produce a souvenir cover for the event, but an alternative cover will be produced on behalf of ASPS.

Access to meeting room at Glasgow Stamp Shop.

The Glasgow Stamp Shop is in process of re-locating from its current premises to one next door and further deatils will be provided. It will still be at the top of West Nile Street in glasgow. Being in the centre of Glasgow there is easy access from the nearby main rialway stations (Queen Street and Central Station) as well as the glasgow Underground at Buchanan Street. On street parking is available in the evnings but is very limited. It is advised to use the car parks at the Concert Hall Multi Storey Car Park or the Buchanan Galleries Multi Storey Car Park. Freuet busses travel to the centre of Glasgow and the Buchanan Bus Station is nearby. All the car parks and bus station are a short walk to the Glasgow Stamp Shop.

There is a lift as the room is upstairs.

Full details and other detail of events and news about the hobby of stamp collecting in Scotland can be found on the ASPS Web Site.

Membership

The annual subscription is £15 (an out of town subscription is also available). It was agreed at the 2025/2026 AGM to re-instate the subscription.

How to pay your subscripion

(1) By online transfer in sterling to the Society’s account:

Account name: THe Caledonian Philatelic Society

Sort Code: 82-48-08

Account number: 30558446

The sender is responsible for any bank charges involved.

Please quote your iniitial and surname as reference so we can idenify payments.

(2) By cheque in sterling sent to the treasurer.

A. G. Blakeley

7 Albany Drive

Rutherglen

Glasgow

G733QN

(3) If none of the above is suitable, please contact the Secretary for advice.

Visitors

Visitors will receive a warm welcome, however regular visitors are encouraged to join the Societ.

Membership benefits include access to the Glasgow Caledonian Philatelic Society exchange packet circuit, impartial philatelic advice should you or your family wish to dispose of a collection. Contact the webmaster with your proposed email address if you wish to take up this offer and you can be put in contact withe the advisory committee..

Uddingston Stamp & Postcard Group

If you cannot attend in an evening or if you are at a loose end on the 2nd Monday of every month, then this daytime club is the place to be. Sponsored by the Caledonian Philatelic Society the meetings take place in the Park Church Hall, Main Street, Uddingston from 10am-12 noon. For more details and to find out more click this link.