AVID collectors got a closer look at hundreds of stamps at the first Banbury Festival of Stamps for years.
The event coincided with a year of celebrations of philately – the study of stamps and postal history – in the UK, with the London 2015 International Exhibition in May.
Banbury’s event featured 22 stamp dealers and scores of enthusiasts.
It included the Midland Philatelic Federation’s annual spring convention competitions, as well as a stamp and postcard fair. Free valuations of stamps were offered by Midlands expert, Tony Lester.
A Design a Stamp competition for children was also held.
Eight-year-old Rhys Hart, the grandson of Banbury Stamp Society secretary John Davies, got stuck in at Saturday’s event. He said: “It’s probably my third one. It was good. I got a Tony Blair stamp.”
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