Memoir 3: The Rhodesian Study Circle - our History

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Contents
The first decade; the birth of the Study Circle and the mid-50s crisis 1
The Bulletin/ Journal 6
The packet 9
The library 9
The Handbook and other Study Circle publications 10
The teenage years — and Simpson rules 11
The Journal 13
The Handbook 17
Other publications 18
The packet 18
The third decade — and the Indefatigable hoves into view 19
The Journal 22
Publications 24
Library and equipment 24
The packet 25
Auctions 25
The fourth decade — and the Hoffman Master Plan 26
The Journal 35
The Handbook and other publications 40
The library 41
The packet 42
Auctions 43
The fifth decade and 'Conference' 44
The Handbook 50
Auctions 51
The packet 52
The library 53
The big '5"0' 53
10th Annual Conference 54
The Zimbabwe event 54
Conclusion 56
Appendices
1 The officers of the Study Circle 57
II Study Circle and other awards 59
Fellows 61
Signatories of the Roll of Honour of Distinguished Philatelists of Southern Africa 61
Awards won by the Journal 61
Exhibitions, etc.
III Current members who joined before or during 1978 67
IV The 'rules' 69
Awards and competitions 71
Exchange packet rules 73
Auction rules 74
Library rules 75
V The accounts 77
VI An early application form to join the Rhodesian Study Circle
distributed by Wilf Nodder, probably in 1949-50 85
VII Bulletin No. 1 89