2023 Congress Invitation
104th Philatelic Congress of Great Britain,
Torquay 2023
9th, 10th and 11th June 2023
This year’s Philatelic Congress of Great Britain is being held in Torquay on Friday 9th, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June. The event was last held in Torquay in 1959. After 64 years it returns! Congress is reverting to its traditional slot earlier in the year to avoid the “philatelic congestion” that happens so frequently in September of each year.
The theme of the Congress is going to be “Why we collect what we do” – why do we collect just stamps, just postal history, a thematic area? Why do some collectors fixate on Postal Stationery or Revenue Philately? What is Astrophilately, Maximaphily? What does collecting Ephemera really mean? During Congress there will be input from individuals and specialist societies to try to illustrate what these different categories are within the field of collecting and what makes them so attractive to collect.
The Congress in Torquay is based at the four-star Imperial Hotel, centrally placed in the resort. Many other hotels are available for you to book independently should you not wish to stay at the Imperial.
All bookings for the Congress hotel accommodation must be made by delegates wishing to attend directly with our conference booking service HotelSmart – telephone 01202 533363 or email kim@hotelsmart.co.uk.
HotelSmart will be able to provide the very best rates available at the hotel.