SRT Memorial Lecturers and Title of Lecture. Links to details of the lectures are included where these are available.
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2016 - Chris King RDP FRPSL: Challenges and Opportunities of Researching Online Napoleonic Denmark, a Case Study
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2015 - Ben Palmer FRPSL FRSPC APR: Theory vs Practice in Postal History
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2014 - David Beech FRPSL: The Future of Postal History
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2013 - Adrian Steel: The Future of the BPMA
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2012 - Hugh Feldman: Postal History, the thrill and Frustrations
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2011 - Colin Tabeart: The More the Rail the faster the mail
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2010 - Gavin Fryer FRPSL: Blind Man's Mail
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2009 - Tom Slemons: Researching local postal history with reference to Suffolk
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2008 - Patrick Maselis FRPSL: From the Azores to New Zealand
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2007 - Pat Grimwood-Taylor: Social Postal History
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2006 - Robert Johnson FRPSL: The other side of the counter (development of postal services around the world 1860-1970)
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2005 - Peter C Ford: Philatelic Publishing now and in the future
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2004 - Ian McQueen: The Philatelic Writer - Some personal experiences and opinions
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2001 - Denis Vandervelde: Disinfection & Quarantine
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2000 - David R Beech FRPSL: Philatelic Research at the British Library - A Guide to some of the Untapped Reserves
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1999 - Charles W Goodwyn RDP FRPSL: Royal Reform - As reflected in the Royal Philatelic Collection
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1998 - Ernst M Cohn: Amazing Wonder Stories from the Franco-Prussian War 1870-71
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1997 - Francois Piat Dewavrin: A Postal Historian's View of the Crimean War
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1996 - Dr Alan Huggins MBE RDP FRPSL: British Postal Stationery - its Original Development in Relation to Adhesive Stamps and Postal History
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1995 - Prof Barrie S Jay MA MD FRCS FRPSL: Early Forces Mail
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