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[[Christopher John Phillips]] arrived at [[Boston Grammar School]] as a teacher of Mathematics in 1979. Based on his own interest in stamp collecting, and the fact that he had run such [http://www.philatelic.org.uk/chrisphillips_files/Page811.html clubs] since he was a boy in [[Wikipedia:Tunbridge Wells|Tunbridge Wells]], he started a | [[Christopher John Phillips]] arrived at [[Boston Grammar School]] as a teacher of Mathematics in 1979. Based on his own interest in stamp collecting, and the fact that he had run such [http://www.philatelic.org.uk/chrisphillips_files/Page811.html clubs] since he was a boy in [[Wikipedia:Tunbridge Wells|Tunbridge Wells]], he started a Philatelic Society. He encouraged members to be active in their stamp collecting hobby, ran stamp auctions, and took boys on trips to other clubs and to philatelic events. | ||
He published his own [[Wikipedia:First day of issue|First Day Covers]] for all current British Stamps under the brand name [http://www.bfdc.co.uk/producers/philcovers/page1.html Philcovers], with the designs originally by Chris himself. Quickly he made it into a competition. Members of the society were asked to design a cover. If a design was chosen, then the artist received a copy of the cover as a prize (two copies if a colour separation was produced, thus saving some work in reproduction). | He published his own [[Wikipedia:First day of issue|First Day Covers]] for all current British Stamps under the brand name [http://www.bfdc.co.uk/producers/philcovers/page1.html Philcovers], with the designs originally by Chris himself. Quickly he made it into a competition. Members of the society were asked to design a cover. If a design was chosen, then the artist received a copy of the cover as a prize (two copies if a colour separation was produced, thus saving some work in reproduction). | ||
Revision as of 00:38, 10 April 2014
Christopher John Phillips arrived at Boston Grammar School as a teacher of Mathematics in 1979. Based on his own interest in stamp collecting, and the fact that he had run such clubs since he was a boy in Tunbridge Wells, he started a Philatelic Society. He encouraged members to be active in their stamp collecting hobby, ran stamp auctions, and took boys on trips to other clubs and to philatelic events.
He published his own First Day Covers for all current British Stamps under the brand name Philcovers, with the designs originally by Chris himself. Quickly he made it into a competition. Members of the society were asked to design a cover. If a design was chosen, then the artist received a copy of the cover as a prize (two copies if a colour separation was produced, thus saving some work in reproduction).
First Day Covers
A Selection of Philcovers designs produced while Chris Phillips was running the Philatelic Society.
Dogs 7 February 1979 - designed and printed by Christopher John Phillips
Death Centenary of Sir Rowland Hill (postal reformer) 22 August 1979 - designed and printed by Christopher John Phillips
150th Anniversary of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway 12 March 1980 - designed by Simon Meeds and printed by Christopher John Phillips
80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 4 August 1980 - designed and printed by Christopher John Phillips
Folklore 6 February 1981 - designed by Simon Meeds and printed by Christopher John Phillips
50th Anniversary of the National Trust for Scotland 24 June 1981 - designed by Simon Meeds and printed by Christopher John Phillips
25th Anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme 12 August 1981 - designed by Simon Meeds and printed by Christopher John Phillips
Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child 18 November 1981 - designed by Simon Meeds and printed by Christopher John Phillips
