The China Philatelic Society of London (CPSL) is a philatelic organisation devoted to the study of all aspects of Chinese philately from the Municipal Posts of the Treaty Ports to the People's Republic and Taiwan.

Origins

The Society was formed on 1 June 1957 from the China Section of the City of London Philatelic Society, whose bulletins were reprinted by the CPSL in 1986. The first Chairman was Sir David Roseway and the first Editor of the Journal was James Negus

James Negus

James Negus was a British philatelist and book editor.-Early life:Negus was a student of chemistry and then a civil servant...

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Activities

The society runs a regular auction, exchange packet service and maintains a library known as the H.B.R. Clarke Library. The Journal of Chinese Philately is published six times per annum.

Membership is open worldwide but is mainly within the United Kingdom. Membership exceeded 300 as at June 2011. A counterpart, the China Stamp Society

China Stamp Society

The China Stamp Society is a philatelic organization dedicated to the appreciation of the postage stamps and postal history of China, including the Treaty Ports, Foreign Offices in China, the Japanese Occupation, Hong Kong, Macao, Manchukuo and Tibet....

, operates in the United States.

Selected publications

• Lane, E.N. The Local Republican Overprints of 1911-12, 1985.
• City of London Philatelic Society (China Section) Vol. 1 Bulletin Numbers 1-52, October 1944-April 1954, 1986.
• Padget, P.I. The Revenue Stamps of Communist China 1929-1955, 3rd edition, 1986.
• Beales, K.H. & E.F. Aglen. The Waterlow Issue of 1898, 1987. ISBN 0870620003
• Davey, P.N. The Parcel Post Stamps of China, 1989. ISBN 1870620011

See also

• China Stamp Society
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• Postage stamps and postal history of China
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• Postage stamps and postal history of Hong Kong
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• Postage stamps and postal history of Taiwan
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