Weekend in Germany
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:00 pm
Volker Parr, the editor of the Forschungsgemeinschaft Großbritannien (FgGB) magazine has cordially invited GBPS members to the following weekend. Perhaps you could respond to this notice (by pressing 'add message' if you are logged on) if you intend to go and we could then communicate with each other.
Kind regards, Howard
To all our friends from the Great Britain Philatelic Society
Philatelic Weekend for Great Britain and Commonwealth Collectors
2nd – 4th October 2009 in Münster, Westfalia
Forschungsgemeinschaft Großbritannien (FgGB) and the Swiss based Great Britain and Commonwealth Philatelic Society (GB and CWPS) have arranged a philatelic weekend which will take place from 2nd – 4th October 2009 in Münster in Westfalia. They have also invited all members of several other continental societies of GB and Commonwealth collectors from Germany and the Netherlands.
Münster is a very attractive city situated within easy reach for many of their members so approximately 100 participants are being expected. We will meet in a very nice hotel in Münster with attractive special prices for our guests (www.hotelmuennich.de).
It would be a great honour to have some of our British friends with us for this very special occasion. So everybody who would like to come and join us for this weekend is heartily invited.
One of the major highlights of the meeting will be a display given by Mike Jackson about the Maltese Cross cancellations. Mike has promised to come to Münster. He (and Prof. David Rockoff) will be awarded the Heinz-Reck-Literature-Award 2009 for their book about these first obliterating postmarks.
Please bring as much philatelic material as possible, which you would like to sell or swop with you to Münster. As everybody will do this the chances to sell surplus material or buy some new items for your collection are great.
Please don’t hesitate to bring your wife or partner with you to Münster. The city offers so much of touristic interest. We will at least offer one guided tour of the town on Saturday morning. If there are enough interested persons there will be another tour on Saturday afternoon.
Prices for hotel accomodation are very moderate. We have made arrangements with the hotel management which allow us to offer the whole weekend starting on Friday night end ending on Sunday lunchtime for just 135.50 Euros for a single room and 200.00 Euros for a double room. Included in these prices are two breakfasts (buffet) on Saturday and Sunday and lunch and dinner on Saturday.
If you inform us in due time we could pick you up at Düsseldorf or Cologne airport and take you to Münster and back to the airport on Sunday. As Münster is situated on one of the main north-south train lines through Germany it is also no problem at all to reach Münster by train from any airport.
Should you be interested to join us in Münster please contact Matrin Strack, our treasurer. He will send you detailed information about further arrangements. You can contact Martin via e-mail martin.strack@t-online.de or by post, Martin Strack, Ziegeleiweg 38, D-40591 Düsseldorf, GERMANY.
Kind regards, Howard
To all our friends from the Great Britain Philatelic Society
Philatelic Weekend for Great Britain and Commonwealth Collectors
2nd – 4th October 2009 in Münster, Westfalia
Forschungsgemeinschaft Großbritannien (FgGB) and the Swiss based Great Britain and Commonwealth Philatelic Society (GB and CWPS) have arranged a philatelic weekend which will take place from 2nd – 4th October 2009 in Münster in Westfalia. They have also invited all members of several other continental societies of GB and Commonwealth collectors from Germany and the Netherlands.
Münster is a very attractive city situated within easy reach for many of their members so approximately 100 participants are being expected. We will meet in a very nice hotel in Münster with attractive special prices for our guests (www.hotelmuennich.de).
It would be a great honour to have some of our British friends with us for this very special occasion. So everybody who would like to come and join us for this weekend is heartily invited.
One of the major highlights of the meeting will be a display given by Mike Jackson about the Maltese Cross cancellations. Mike has promised to come to Münster. He (and Prof. David Rockoff) will be awarded the Heinz-Reck-Literature-Award 2009 for their book about these first obliterating postmarks.
Please bring as much philatelic material as possible, which you would like to sell or swop with you to Münster. As everybody will do this the chances to sell surplus material or buy some new items for your collection are great.
Please don’t hesitate to bring your wife or partner with you to Münster. The city offers so much of touristic interest. We will at least offer one guided tour of the town on Saturday morning. If there are enough interested persons there will be another tour on Saturday afternoon.
Prices for hotel accomodation are very moderate. We have made arrangements with the hotel management which allow us to offer the whole weekend starting on Friday night end ending on Sunday lunchtime for just 135.50 Euros for a single room and 200.00 Euros for a double room. Included in these prices are two breakfasts (buffet) on Saturday and Sunday and lunch and dinner on Saturday.
If you inform us in due time we could pick you up at Düsseldorf or Cologne airport and take you to Münster and back to the airport on Sunday. As Münster is situated on one of the main north-south train lines through Germany it is also no problem at all to reach Münster by train from any airport.
Should you be interested to join us in Münster please contact Matrin Strack, our treasurer. He will send you detailed information about further arrangements. You can contact Martin via e-mail martin.strack@t-online.de or by post, Martin Strack, Ziegeleiweg 38, D-40591 Düsseldorf, GERMANY.