At present some of us may feel that the instructions to maintain 2 metres distance from other people and to avoid gathering in groups are a unique imposition, even if necessary to combat the epidemic. However, they have a long history. As an example, a colleague drew my attention to the Orders issued by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London in 1665 to combat plague.
These were:
ORDERS CONCERNING LOOSE PERSONS AND IDLE ASSEMBLIES
That all plays, bear-baitings, games, singing of ballads, buckler-play, or such-like causes of assemblies of people be utterly prohibited, and the parties offending severely punished by every alderman in his ward.
Feasting prohibited. That all public feasting, and particularly by the companies of this city, and dinners at taverns, ale-houses, and other places of common entertainment, be forborne till further order and allowance; and that the money thereby spared be preserved and employed for the benefit and relief of the poor visited with the infection.
Despite these measures the London plague lasted for 18 months and around 100,000 people died.
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Graham Winters, the Chairman of the ABPS (the British Federation), has been spending some of his lockdown time producing short amateur videos describing a selection of his exhibits. Graham is notable for having exhibited in almost every class and for hand-writing his exhibits.
The videos include exhibits in Traditional, Postal History, Aerophilately and Maximaphily.
They can be viewed on YouTube. Just put ‘Graham Winters ABPS YouTube’ into your browser and they should come up.
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To celebrate its centenary the Hungarian Federation (MABEOSZ) will hold a Specialised World Stamp Exhibition at ‘The Whale’ in Budapest from 31 March – 3 April 2022. The exhibition has been designated as HUNFILEX 2022.
The exhibition will have four competitive classes – traditional, postal history, thematic and literature – with a total of around 1,600 frames.
The exhibition has been granted provisional patronage by the FIP, subject to confirmation at the next FIP Congress, currently due to be held in Jakarta on 10 November 2020.
This will be the first World Stamp Exhibition to be held in Budapest since the 1971 exhibition commemorating the centenary of the first Hungarian postage stamp, and we send the Organisers our best wishes.
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Social distancing in the 17th Century
At present some of us may feel that the instructions to maintain 2 metres distance from other people and to avoid gathering in groups are a unique imposition, even if necessary to combat the epidemic. However, they have a long history. As an example, a colleague drew my attention to the Orders issued by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London in 1665 to combat plague.
These were:
ORDERS CONCERNING LOOSE PERSONS AND IDLE ASSEMBLIES
That all plays, bear-baitings, games, singing of ballads, buckler-play, or such-like causes of assemblies of people be utterly prohibited, and the parties offending severely punished by every alderman in his ward.
Feasting prohibited. That all public feasting, and particularly by the companies of this city, and dinners at taverns, ale-houses, and other places of common entertainment, be forborne till further order and allowance; and that the money thereby spared be preserved and employed for the benefit and relief of the poor visited with the infection.
Despite these measures the London plague lasted for 18 months and around 100,000 people died.
ABPS Chairman’s 5 minute videos of exhibits available to view
Graham Winters, the Chairman of the ABPS (the British Federation), has been spending some of his lockdown time producing short amateur videos describing a selection of his exhibits. Graham is notable for having exhibited in almost every class and for hand-writing his exhibits.
The videos include exhibits in Traditional, Postal History, Aerophilately and Maximaphily.
They can be viewed on YouTube. Just put ‘Graham Winters ABPS YouTube’ into your browser and they should come up.
Hungary will hold HUNFILEX in March-April 2022
To celebrate its centenary the Hungarian Federation (MABEOSZ) will hold a Specialised World Stamp Exhibition at ‘The Whale’ in Budapest from 31 March – 3 April 2022. The exhibition has been designated as HUNFILEX 2022.
The exhibition will have four competitive classes – traditional, postal history, thematic and literature – with a total of around 1,600 frames.
The exhibition has been granted provisional patronage by the FIP, subject to confirmation at the next FIP Congress, currently due to be held in Jakarta on 10 November 2020.
This will be the first World Stamp Exhibition to be held in Budapest since the 1971 exhibition commemorating the centenary of the first Hungarian postage stamp, and we send the Organisers our best wishes.