The Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS) is the National Organisation catering for the needs of collectors through the Federations and local societies and those interested in philately.

Oldest philatelic society in the world. Founded in 1869, permission to use the prefix 'Royal' was granted by His Majesty King Edward VII in 1906. It was ten years earlier that his son, HRH The Duke of York, became President of the Society, an office he continued to hold until his accession to the throne as HM King George V in 1910.