104rd PHILATELIC CONGRESS OF GREAT BRITAIN – TORQUAY
Draft Programme 2023
(Congress Headquarters: The Imperial Hotel)
The theme of this year’s Congress is “Why we collect what we do!”
Friday, 9 June 2023
10.00 am – Welcome and the opening of Congress by the Congress Chairman and the Mayor of Torbay
10.30 am – Presentation – “Why do we have so many different areas of philately?” – Graham Winters
11.00 am – Tea and Coffee
11.30 am – Presentation – “What the postcard class opens up for us” – Keith Burton
12.45 pm – Lunch
2.00 pm – Presentation – “Why specialise in traditional philately?”
3.30 pm – Tea and Coffee
4.00 pm – Presentation – “The attraction of thematic collecting” – Barry Stagg
5.30 pm – End of day’s presentations
7.00 pm – Sponsored drinks reception at the Imperial Hotel sponsored by CGI Services Ltd
7.30 pm – Dinner – also open to non-residents
Saturday, 10 June 2023
9.30 am – Congress assembles and daily announcements
9.45 am – The Kay Goodman Lecture – “Where could collecting interests go next?” – Graham Winters
10.45 am – Tea and Coffee
11.15 am – Presentation – “The possibilities of Open Philately” – John Davies
12.30 pm – Lunch
1.45 pm – Presentation – “What collecting Postal History brings to Philately” – Nigel Gooch
3.00 pm – Tea and coffee
3.15 pm – Presentation – “Cinderella Philately, so much more to collect!” – Steven Harrison
4.30 pm – End of day’s presentations
7.15 pm – Sponsored drinks reception at the Imperial Hotel sponsored by Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd.
8.00 pm – Congress Banquet (black tie preferred)
Sunday, 11 June 2023
9.30 am – Presentation – “The possibilities with collecting Postal Stationery” – Neil Sargent
10.45 am – Tea and Coffee
11.15 am – Presentation and discussion – “Has Congress Clarified What We Collect?” led by Steven Harrison
11.45 pm – Presentation – “What local society members collect” – members of the Torquay and Teignbridge Stamp Club and other local philatelic societies’ members entertain
1.00 pm – Closing ceremony and the award of the Congress Certificate
1.30 pm – Scheduled Close
2023 Version 5