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THOUSANDS of tiny squares of paper will be displayed in Sheffield when the city hosts a major stamp convention.
Stamp collecting will be brought to life at the 63rd annual convention of the Yorkshire Philatelic Association.
The Sheffield Philatelic Society has organised the event on Saturday June 20 at Sheffield Wednesday FC. It opens at 9.30am and Lord Mayor Coun Graham Oxley is due to visit at 2pm.
The major convention will bring together stamp enthusiasts from all over the region and between 30 and 40 dealers of stamps, postcards and specialist literature.
Exhibitions will include the history of postal communication in Sheffield and a unique exhibition of the history of football in Sheffield told through old postcards, programmes and tickets.
The British Postal Museum and Archive will hold a display and there will be a meeting of the Royal Philatelic Society from London with talks and displays of carefully selected items from rare collections.
Greg Spring of the Sheffield group said: "The Sheffield Philatelic Society was founded in 1894 and is one of the oldest philatelic societies.
"Stamp collecting has provided generations with a hobby, education and investment and is popular with children and adults alike.
"Although out of fashion for a time, philately - the study of postage stamps - is on the increase and the Sheffield Philatelic Society will be bringing it to life at the convention.
"This will be one of the last major philatelic events in the United Kingdom before the massive London 2010 Festival of Stamps and International Stamp Exhibition."
Log on to www.sheffield ps.org.uk/2009 for more details of the Sheffield event.
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