The South Africa Collectors’ Society is concerned with the philately of Southern Africa including both the Pre-Union states, 1910-61 Union Period and the Republic period from 1961 onwards plus the philately of South West Africa and Namibia. The society is based in the UK, but has members worldwide. Membership starts from as little as £10 per year. Follow this link to the S.A.C.S. website
The Springbok is the publication of the society and is produced four times a year. It contains a mixture of society news and philatelic articles. Our society is very active with regular meetings in Letchworth and since 2013 we have held an annual two day meeting in The Midlands – in recent years we have met in Kenilworth. It is well attended with a number of members turning up every year for what is a very enjoyable weekend.
In 2010 the society reflected the milestone of the 100th Anniversary of the formation of the Union of South Africa by hosting a major exhibition at the Spring Stampex held in London. Many members loaned parts of their collections to form a magnificent display of philatelic material covering the whole 51 years of the Union of South Africa in over 140 exhibition frames.
Our members used to take part in the Annual Southern Africa Philatelic Conference held during early November. After a fallow year in 2024, the event has been revived as a two-day, SACS Open Meeting, to be held at The Letchworth Hall Hotel. There will be formal displays on the Saturday and shorter, less formal displays on Sunday. Dealers will be in attendance to offer new items to add to your collections. It promises to be a very pleasant and relaxed way to spend a weekend.
If you are interested in joining our society then please message me via the “Contact Us” page.