St. Lawrence Seaway (group details)

The St. Lawrence Seaway Regional Group will meet in Perth on Sunday, 5 October.

Meeting venue
McMartin House at the corner of Gore and Harvey Streets

Agenda
10:00 am - 1:00 pm Trading session for members
  1:00 pm - 5:00 pm General meeting
          ►  Review of BNAPEX 2025, Vernon
          ►  1-8 page show-and-tell from your collection (please bring something!)
  5:30 pm    Group dinner at a restaurant in Perth

Scenic Perth is on Highway 7, a pleasant one hour drive west southwest from Ottawa.
Meet with your fellow collectors, and have a relaxed and rewarding day discussing philately.

St. Lawrence Seaway Regional Group pages

Lower Canada / Bas Canada (group details)

Contacts:
BNAPS Lower Canada / Bas Canada Regional Group
Grégoire Teyssier, Co-chair: 418-930-5656 gteyssier@videotron.ca
Sébastien Crête, Co-chair: 514-754-2290 sebasten.cr@hotmail.com

In collaboration with L’Académie Québécoise d’Études Philatéliques and La Société d’Histoire Postale du Québec, the BNAPS Lower Canada Regional Group is organizing a mini philatelic symposium on Saturday, 1 November, at the MOCO Hotel (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC – near Montreal), to which you are all cordially invited.

The day's program includes two lectures, a floor sale auction, and, of course, free time for exchanges and discussions. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact one of us.

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En partenariat avec l’Académie Québécoise d’Études Philatéliques et la Société d’Histoire Postale du Québec, le Groupe Régional du Bas Canada de la BNAPS organise un mini symposium le samedi 1er novembre à L’Hôtel MOCO de Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC, auquel vous êtes toutes et tous cordialement invité(e)s.

Au programme de cette journée : Deux conférences et un encan à la criée et bien sûr des moments libres pour échanges et discussions. Si questions, n’hésitez pas contacter l’un de nous.

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WHEN
Saturday, 1 November
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.+

WHERE
“Vieille” Room, MOKO HOTEL
40 Centennial Avenue
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC J6S 3L6
Tel. 866-430-4982
►  On-site or close restaurants, free parking, etc.
►  This activity is free, but we will accept donations to help us cover the cost of renting the room.

WHO
Members of the BNAPS Lower Canada / Bas Canada Regional Group
Members of the Académie Québécoise d'études philatéliques
Members of the Société d'Histoire du Québec

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
9:00 a.m. Arrival of conference participants
11:00 a.m. Lecture #1 (Subject TBD)
12:00 p.m. Lunch break
1:00 p.m. Lecture #2: Hugo Deshaye
Fraudes postales au Canada (un aperçu) / Canadian Mail Fraud (an overview)
2:30 p.m. Floor Sale Auction
5:00 p.m. Closing

SOME NOTES FOR THE FLOOR SALE AUCTION AT 2:30 p.m.
►  A great way to get rid of your “bulky items”
►  All participants are invited to bring “philatelic” items to sell at the auction.
►  We accept everything from single items to large boxes of “junk drawers,” WW or Canadian Stamps, Canadian or WW postal history / Covers, literature, albums, etc.
►  Starting bid is $5 - Each lot will be sold to the highest bidder.
►  Payment in cash, cheque, or e-transfer on site.
►  Buyers must take their lots with them (no shipping).
►  Fees: 10% of the hammer auction floor price will be donated to the organization to help cover the cost of renting the room.
►  An experienced auctioneer will lead the proceedings.
►  Hand in your consignments in person when you arrive in the morning to: Grégoire Teyssier

Lower Canada / Bas Canada Regional Group web pages

The Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain (CPSGB) will be holding this year’s convention over Zoom from Sunday, 5 October, to Sunday, 12 October, a couple of weeks after BNAPEX 2025 Vernon.

The Zoom format opens the door to a larger number of North American collectors being able to take part this year. To facilitate this, CPSGB is planning to hold all the main philatelic display presentations in the evenings UK time.

CPSGB would love to get a few Zoom displays from Canadian or U.S. based collectors whose material is rarely, if ever, seen in the UK.

The program will include a range of different philatelic items including:

a) Some larger displays of 1 hour plus duration (think 40 - 50 slides plus). These would not be restricted to CPSGB members but could equally be given by BNAPS or PHSC members.

b) At least one evening devoted to members' short displays (could be as little as 1 slide but think a max of 16 - so one frame or less). The idea here would be to get the widest possible mix of material. For those of you who have attended the CPSGB in-person conventions, this would be a digital version of the Members Sheets slot.

c) The usual one frame competition - open only to CPSGB members.

Please contact Graham Searle if you have any questions at searle711@btinternet.com.

CPSGB convention information

CANPEX, a national level exhibition, takes place on 18-19 October. The theme of the show is the 200th anniversary of postal service in London, Ontario.

Besides the competitive exhibits, the show features a large dealers' bourse and an awards reception. Admission and parking are free.

Venue:
The Hellenic Community Centre
133 Southdale Rd. West
London, Ontario

Schedule:
Saturday, 18 Oct., 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, 19 Oct., 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

View the CANPEX website for more information