Welcome to The Gibraltar Study Circle (GSC) web site.

Are you interested in the Stamps, Postal History or Stationery of Gibraltar or Morocco?

If so, come join us!

The GSC is a global non-profit society founded by Wally Jackson in 1975.  It aims to expand the knowledge of the philately of Gibraltar in all its forms for the benefit of collectors (philatelists) from all levels and walks of life. This includes postal history, stamps, postal stationery and associated overprints from Gibraltar and any of these used in Morocco.

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Upcoming Meetings

Gibraltar Study Circle 50th Anniversary Celebrations 2025

A very successful five days of displays were held at EuroPhilEx in Birminghan in May, with thirty-nine non-competitive frames in prime position right at the front of the hall displaying a wide variety of Gibraltar philately that attracted a lot of attention and many complements.  Amongst other activities and meetings we held a successful (if poorly attended) Annual General Meeting 2025 and a small but enjoyable Gala Dinner for the members.  A special thanks go to Michael Celecia and his wife Janet who traveled from Gibraltar to help set up and attend to the stands.

	Eric Holmes, Stan Lawrence & Michael Celesia manning the stall
	Members and partners attending the  Gala Dinner

Our next meeting is:

Gibraltar Exhibition Week 15th-18th September 2025

This meeting is now confirmed for the week commencing 15th September.  Our thanks to Mr Richard Garcia MBE FRPSL for all his hard work making this visit possible.  The agenda for the week is as follows:

• Monday 15 September:

  • 14:30 – 16:00. Richard Garcia to give guided walking tour of the 18^th century entry points to Gibraltar.  Meet at Casemates Gates at the bottom of Main Street

• Tuesday 16 September:

  • 10:00 to 12:30. 1^st session, GSC 50^th Anniversary Philatelic Display, Gibraltar Garrison Library.  We are hoping to have the exhibition opened by the Deputy Governor, Mr Marc Holland, and possibly other dignitaries or Government Ministers

  • 13:00 to 14:30. Finger lunch reception hosted by His Worship the Mayor of Gibraltar Mr Nicky Guerrero at the City Hall.

  • 14:30 to 17:00. 2^nd session

  • 19:00 for 19:30. GSC 50^th Anniversary Gala Buffet Dinner at Royal Gibraltar Yacht Club.  Cost will be £35 per head, but the GSC will cover the cost for existing GSC members only (not partners, sorry)

• Wednesday 17 September:

  • 10:00 to 12:00. Guided tour of The Convent conducted by Richard Garcia MBE

  • 12:00 to 13:00. 1^st session, overseas meeting of the Royal Philatelic Society of London at the Gibraltar Garrison Library

  • 13:00 to 14:30. Finger lunch in the Library

  • 14:30 to 17:00. 2^nd session

• Thursday 18 September:

  • 10:00 to 12.30. 1^st session, GB Overprints Society Morocco Day, Gibraltar Garrison Library

  • 12:30. Finger lunch in the Library

  • 14:30 to 17:00. 2^nd session.

The intention is to dispay as many of the exhibits shown in the Spring display in Birmingham at this meeting as well.  However, unfortunately the planned trip to Rabat in Morocco has been cancelled due to lack of uptake.

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Meetings

A weekend meeting is held in the Spring of each year for the Annual General Meeting, with an on-line Competition being held each Autumn.  Competitions are only open to GSC members.  Members can find more details including entry forms by logging in.

The locations of the meetings are varied to make it easier for people to get to at least one meeting a year.

Families of members are made most welcome.  We try to encourage the social side of the meetings to ensure it is not just about the philately.

We also organise meetings in Gibraltar every few years to which all members are invited.  The last visit was in October 2019, with another planned for later this year.

Auctions

There are two auctions of general philatelic material per year.  Due to the lack of members atending the meetings these are being moved on-line, arranged to coincide with the two annual events – the AGM and the competition.  These auctions typically comprise around 400 lots with bidding accepted both in person and via post from members worldwide.

Postal Packet

The GSC offers an on-line Packet.  This used to be a postal packet but has been moved on-line to open the packet up to overseas buyers.  This provides members with:

• an inexpensive way of obtaining more common material
• an outlet for their surplus philatelic items.

Publications

Books

Prior to the formation of the GSC, information about the Postal History and Stamps of Gibraltar was scarce.  There were just two or three publications from the early part of the century, such as “The Postage Stamps Of Gibraltar“, by Sir Geoffrey Duveen – Published in 1932, updated 1972

Study Papers

Many of these publications started life as Study Papers.  These are exploratory publications putting forward the research of the authors, expressing the ideas and concepts and asking for others to contribute to the knowledge on the subject.  Once sufficient knowledge has been garnered, the Study Paper is put into book format for a more formal publication.  Members of the Study Circle have issued 26 Study Papers on various topics including: