SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 1053 Title : Minutes of Caledonian Philatelic Society meeting 2140 Author(s): 907 Copyright holder(s): Name withheld Text The Caledonian Philatelic Society Minutes of meeting 2140 held on Thursday 1st February 2001, Room327, John Anderson Building, University of Strathclyde. The President opened the meeting by welcoming those present, extending a special welcome to [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname]. Apologies: were received on behalf of [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname], [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname], [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname], [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname], [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] and [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname]. Minutes: Were on the table President’s Intimations: [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname]’s application was on the table for the second reading. Competition entries or intentions of entry should be handed in ASAP Secretary: The Caledonian auction lists were available. Lanarkshire P.S.’s Philatelic Fair – Motherwell Saturday 3rd Feb. from 10 – 5. Payment for the social evening was due and a request for Silent Auction items was made. Treasurer: Absent Packet Secretary: He had been sent a book valued at £599 which unfortunately, because of its value, would have to be returned. It was almost a packet by itself. Librarian: Nothing to report. Delegate to Congress: A sub-committee had been formed to ‘examine’ Congress and it was looking for import from members. Is there too much or too little etc. Change of meeting place etc., etc. Attention was drawn to the bi-annual Dundee residential week-end in October and to an article in Business A.M. re. the joys and pitfalls of investing in stamps. Display: The President introduced Mr [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] and asked him to present his display of ‘Spanish Civil War’. Mr [CENSORED: surname] gave a full discourse on the ‘ins and outs’ of the Civil War and how stamps etc. were influenced. The first half comprised a superb display of covers and postal stationery showing the use of the various stamps, censor marks, labels, bisects etc. There were some scarce and rare items with examples from ‘both sides’. The second round continued in the same vein with no lessening of standards. Vote of Thanks: [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname], in voicing the Society’s appreciation, likened the two sides to Don Quixote, with his tilting at windmills, and to the religious fervour of St Francis Xavier. He thanked Mr [CENSORED: surname] for giving a very fine and virtually complete display of this fascinating subject. The members showed their appreciation with very hearty applause. Next Meeting: Thursday 8th February – [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname], Aberdeen, showing Finland. Tea Rota: [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname] Barrier: [CENSORED: forename][CENSORED: surname]. The President closed the evening by wishing everyone a safe journey home. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): Specialists: Audience size: 21-100 Writer knew intended audience: Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2001 Word count: 369 Text medium Other: Circulated at meetings Text publication details Part of a longer series of texts: Name of series: Series of minutes of Caledonian Philatelic Society Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Text type Written record of speech (e.g. hansard, legal proceedings, minutes of meetings): Author Author details Author id: 907 Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1930 Educational attainment: College Age left school: 15 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Computer assistant Place of birth: Glasgow Region of birth: Glasgow Birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Bearsden Region of residence: Dunbarton Residence CSD dialect area: Dnbt Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Insulating Engineer Father's place of birth: Glasgow Father's region of birth: Glasgow Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Tailoress Mother's place of birth: Cambuslang Mother's region of birth: Lanark Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Lnk Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: General life