A popular activity within BNAPS are the many study groups (listed below) that afford members the opportunity to communicate with other members sharing similar interests. Most groups publish their own newsletter in which group members can exchange opinions, ask questions, and report findings. The information published in study group newsletters can lead to the production of specialized handbooks by the BNAPS Publications Committee.
Many study groups meet at BNAPEX, the Annual Convention of the Society. Each group has its own elected officers and minimal dues, which help to cover printing and distribution of the newsletters.
Membership in BNAPS entitles you to apply for membership in as many study groups as you wish, with the first year's dues for one group provided free of charge by the Society.
NOTE: back issues of some study group newsletters are available at this location.
5 May 2024
Details updated: 23 Apr 2024
Newfoundland
The Newfoundland Study Group will meet at ORAPEX, held at the Nepean Sportsplex in Ottawa on 4-5 May.
Meeting schedule:
Sunday, 5 May, at 1:00 PM, in Hall D
Agenda:
Presenter: Blair Ashford
Topic: "New" Newfoundland Registration Cancels: Hiding in Plain Sight
Everyone attending ORAPEX is invited. You don't have to be a member of the Study Group or BNAPS.
5 May 2024
Details updated: 30 Apr 2024
Fancy Cancel and Miscellaneous Markings
The Fancy Cancel and Miscellaneous Markings Study Group will meet at ORAPEX, held at the Nepean Sportsplex in Ottawa on 4-5 May.
Meeting time:
Sunday, 5 May, at 11:00 AM, in Hall D
Agenda:
1. Facebook + Robin Simpson Remembrance
2. The Fancy’s of Owen Sound
3. Show and Tell
4. Open Discussion
All ORAPEX attendees are invited. You don't have to be a member of the Study Group or BNAPS.
25 May 2024
Details updated: 6 May 2024
Newfoundland
The Newfoundland Study Group is holding a virtual meeting via Zoom on Saturday, 25 May, at noon Eastern Daylight Time.
Tony Thompson (presenter) and John Wiseman will discuss "Stamp restoration – 3c Small Queen stamp of Canada", a topic that also applies to Newfoundland stamps.
Stamps are made by a complex process involving paper, ink, and more. These deteriorate naturally. This presentation explains the “acid attack” on the paper and the “sulphur attack” on the ink for the 3c Small Queen stamp of Canada printed 1870-1897. This turns a bright orange-red stamp to a dirty brown colour and eventually to dust. We describe how to restore these stamps to near-original appearance and give them life for the coming centuries! But is this ethical? Should restoration be promoted?
Contact Study Group Treasurer/Circulation Manager Martin G. Goebel (email) for details and Zoom meeting coordinates.
Newsletter: British Columbia Postal History Newsletter
Frequency: quarterly
Newsletter: Fancy Cancel & Miscellaneous Markings Newsletter
What Newfoundland collecting is about!!
Newsletter: The Newfoundland Newsletter
Newsletter: Postal Stationery Notes
About the Study Group and RPO collecting
Newsletter: The Newsletter of the Canadian R.P.O. Study Group
Some study groups are currently dormant. They were active for a period of time, and published newsletters that are available online (see links below). If you have an interest in an area covered by one of these study groups and would like to help reactivate it, please contact the Vice-President Study Groups, Ronald F. Smith (email).
This Study Group exists to encourage discussion of an often-overlooked aspect of philately - the ephemeral materials that support the stamp issues and postal history of BNA and Canada. From postal bags to order forms, from new issue announcements to Christmas cards from Canada Post executives - we're looking for it or discussing its importance.
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