Presented by Regis Hoffman This was the winning entry in the 2026 John Daynes Plate Competition from Regis Hoffman. The display showed the postal history from Nyasaland Field Force (N.F.F.) that was involved with military operations and occupation of south-western German East Africa during World War I.  This was his first entry in our competitions and so hearty congratulations - well done!  This entry was also shown at our joint meeting with the East Africa Study Circle the f

Peter Stockton continues his display of postal history associated with the French battleship the Richelieu. On this occasion he starts in 1950 post WW2, where the ship was undergoing refit at Brest, his display takes us through to 1986, where the ship was in use as a gunnery training vessel back at Brest.

Here FPHS and well known Zoom presenter Jamie Smith shows Part 1 of his Sudan – A Military postal History Display. Jamie, as usual sets out in detail the history of the period 1882 through to early 1900’s, showing some rare and unique postal history, which provides a great reference for both the postal and military historian alike.

From the PAIFORCE expert we have the second of Mick Carter’s displays from his extensive PAIFORCE collection. On this occasion Mick shows the remainer of his recent acquisitions, where he describes in detail the allied military operations in Persia and Iraq at the time.

From the PAIFORCE expert, we have another of Mick Carter’s displays from his extensive PAIFORCE collection. On this occasion Mick shows Part 1 of his recent 2025 – 2026 acquisitions, where he describes in detail the allied military operations in Persia and Iraq at the time.

Malcolm Cole entertains members with this new display, Life in the Trenches. Using postcards from WW1, Malcolm discusses life in the trenches on the Western Front, covering areas such as the living conditions, gas attacks, rats and smells along with the humour used by the troops to often brighten their day.

Another great display from Nick Colley. On this occasion Nick provides an insight into Royal Navy registered mail from WW2. Typically, WW2 Royal Navy covers provide little information, with their tombstone censor cachets and often undated postal markings. Here Nick shows how members can collect RN registered mail, a great display with lots of WW2 interest. This area still needs much research and provides a fascinating collecting interest.

FPHS Member Peter Webb provides this outstanding display from his collection of Indian Hospital Ships 1914 - 1919. Peter presented this initially to FPHS zoom meetings as a three part display, here it is drawn together as one and provides a unique reference for the specialist collector.