Editorial

Dear Friends, it is with great delight that I am able to report that the Journal was so well received and thank you to so many who wrote, emailed or telephoned with comments. There was significant interest across a broad spectrum, particularly in the article on the Salvation Army in Germany and in the philatelic article. It is clear however that we have not produced a great deal so far of a philatelic nature so we hope that this is now addressed, not least in the auction list attached.

Convention.

We are delighted to announce that our Convention will be held on Saturday 30th June 2007 at Catford Corps, 23-25 Brownhills Road, Catford, London SE6 2HE. Doors open at 10.00 a.m. for coffee with the first talk at 10.30. Colonel Joan Williams will have her usual excellent stall and there will be a number of talks including Lt-Colonel Ray Oakley speaking on Salvation Army architecture. We always have a superb day with meeting old and new friends – all are welcome, members and non-members. Coffee on arrival, a light lunch and an afternoon cup of tea are included in the price of £10.00 per delegate. A booking form is attached to this newsletter so please do let us know you are coming, not least to help with catering. Cheques made payable to SAHPA please. 

Subscriptions.

We hope that you have enjoyed this year’s two newsletters, Journal and Auction List number 1. Membership runs annually from Easter and the cost for 2007/8 remains unchanged at £10.00 UK/Europe and $US20.00 for the rest of the world. Cheques should be made out to SAHPA please. If paying from abroad, we accept cash in US or Euro currency, payment through www.sacollectables.com or payment directly into the SA Historical and Philatelic Association’s bank account – Lloyds Bank, sort-code 30-92-06, account number 1396356.