Bolton Philatelic Society

One shilling stamp, dark green and scarlet. From 1911

The Bolton Philatelic Society was formed in 1932.  2007 is the groups 75th anniversary and is commemorated with an exhibition in the Community gallery at Bolton Museum and Archive Service.

At this time the Society numbers at around 160 members and makes it one of the largest stamp collecting societies in the country.

Find out more at the Bolton Philatelic Society's web site


See below for information about these stamps

1.
penny black 1840 2 shilling stamp 1867 3 penny stamp 1868 1 shilling stamp 1900


2.
1 1/2 penny stamp 1902 3 penny stamp 1906 10 penny stamp 1911 1 shilling stamp 1911

3.
1 penny stamp 1912 1/2 penny stamp 1911 - 1912 4 penny stamp 1912 - 1924 1 penny stamp 1936

4.
A 2 shilling 1/2 penny stamp 1937 1/2 penny stamp 1941 - 1942 4 penny stamp 1950 6 penny stamp 1952


5.
10 shilling stamp 1969 20 pence stamp 1997


Stamps listed from top to bottom. The Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue reference number is in brackets:

Row 1.
Penny Black. This is a representative example of the first adhesive postage stamps used in the world issued1840 (SG 1)
2/- Blue of 1867 (SG 118)
A 3d. Rose, plate 5 of 1868 (SG 103)
1/-. Green and Carmine of the 1900 additions (SG 214)

Row 2.
1½ d. Slate-purple and bluish green on chalk surfaced paper of the 1902 Edward VII set (SG 224)
3d dull purple on orange yellow chalk surfaced paper of March 1906 (SG 232a)
10d. dull purple and scarlet of 1911 (SG 309)
1/-. Dark green and scarlet of  1911 (SG 312)

Row 3.
1d. Bright Scarlet of 1912 (SG 341)
½d. Bright green, die B, (1911-12) with the imperial cross watermark(SG 325)
4d. Grey green of 1912-24 (SG 379)
1d. Scarlet of the Edward VIII set of 1936 (SG 458)

Row 4.
2½d. Ultramarine of 1937 set of George VI (SG 466)
½d. Pale Green 1941-42 “lighter colours” set (SG 485)
4d. Light ultramarine of the 1950 “new colours” set (SG 508)
6d. reddish purple of the 1952 “1st Wilding issue” of Queen Elizabeth II (SG 523)

Row 5.
10/- Deep Ultramarine, of the “1st Machine High Value “ issue of 1969 (SG 789)
20p. Bright green with a phosphor band on the right side, of 1997 (SG Y1679)


Postcard of Bolton Postmarks published for the 60th Anniversary of the Bolton Philatelic Society
Postcard of Bolton Postmarks published by Bolton Philatelic Society in 1994
Bolton & District postmarks published on a postcard for the Bolton Philatelic Society in 1996
Bolton railway staion postmarks published for the 70th anniversary of the Bolton Philatelic Society