Back to All Events

Malton Museum Lecture: Dr Ron Pickering - The Art and Design of the Postage Stamp

  • The Assembly Rooms, Malton Museum 36 Yorkersgate Malton, England, YO17 7AB United Kingdom (map)

MALTON MUSEUM: LECTURE PROGRAMME 2025-2026

Thursday 18th March 2026

Dr Ron Pickering: The Art and Design of the Postage Stamp

The talk will illustrate how a simple method of prepayment for postal services has become the subject of some of the world's greatest designers. Stamps must be designed to be secure and to show the service they are providing. More recently they have become items of propaganda and subjects for avid collectors. The talk will also illustrate how minor errors in production may lead to extraordinary changes in value to philatelists.

Our lecture venue is the Library, The West Wing Malton School, Middlecave Road, Malton YO17 7NH. For Access to the WEST Wing, enter the OUT gate of the WEST WING, Malton School.  The new Library is directly in front of you.   Parking space is to the left of this building. All lectures start at - 7.30 p.m.

Guests are always welcome - admission £5.00 

Find out more: Events - Malton Museum

Previous
February 18

Malton Museum Lecture: Rachel Carmichael - What’s Behind the Pack?
Next
April 15

Malton Museum Lecture: Fossils in t’Hills - Palaeontology local to Malton