Membership / How to Join

The annual PPHSGB membership subscription for 2010 is £10 UK & Europe and £15 for the rest of the world. From 1st January 2011, the annual membership subscription is £15 UK and £20 for ALL other Countries. Membership subscriptions were last increased from 1st January 1997.

Membership Benefits

Once your membership has been confirmed, you will receive:
·     Polar Post, the Society’s journal published quarterly.
·     PPHSGB Auctions, two postal auctions are usually held each year. The postal auction is also live when it coincides with a Residential Weekend. All vendors and all bidders MUST be PPHSGB members.
·     Members Sales & Wants lists, published in Polar Post subject to members’ demand. Members are entitled to participate in:
·     Residential Weekends held every 2 to 3 years, typically in the autumn and usually located in Cambridge, England, open to all PPHSGB members who submit their request on the booking form published in Polar Post. For details see: Events
·     London UK Meetings usually held twice a year to coincide with the Saturday of Philatex. The February meeting includes the AGM. Details are published in advance in Polar Post. [See also Events]

The Society also has an extensive Library of Polar related book and articles held by Gerald Mariner. Items may be borrowed by members on payment of postage costs. The PPHSGB is a member of the Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS).