Philatelic Society of NSW
About Us
To be advised
The Philatelic Society of NSW (PSNSW) meets at Philas House, 17 Brisbane Street, Surry Hills, NSW on the 4th Saturday of each month (except December) at 2:00pm. (see map)
Additional meetings with the Postal History Group are held at the Dougherty Community Centre, 7 Victor Street, Chatswood on the 3rd Tuesday each month (except December) at 7:30pm. (see map)
The China Study Group of PSNSW meets at Philas House on the 4th Monday at 7:30pm
| PHILAS HOUSE MEETINGS at 17 Brisbane Street, Surry Hills NSW - Programme for 2010 | |
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| January 23 | Group Display—Postage Due stamps. Also Library visit. |
| February 27 | Group Display—World War II in Asia/Pacific. |
| March 27 | Richard Peck—Meter Mail. |
| May 22 | Group—Annie Powell Competition & Review of London 2010 |
| June 26 | Group—Military Mail -World War I |
| Sunday July 25** | Group—North Africa. (at Michael Sanig’s residence on Central Coast) |
| August 28 | Group Display—Trans-Atlantic Airmails |
| September 25 | China Study Group—Imperial China |
| October 23 | Peter Lehmann—Cape of Good Hope |
| November 27 | AGM and The Presidents Display |
| CHATSWOOD MEETINGS at Victor Street, Chatswood NSW - Programme for 2010 | |
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| January 19 | Workshop—Any matters can be discussed. |
| February 16 | Group—Central America |
| March 16 | Merv Riddle—Royal Australian Navy mail |
| April 20 | Brian Major—Mt Egmont / Taranaki as topical |
| May 18 | Group—Modern Issues since 1960 |
| June 15 | Geoffrey Lewis—New Orleans Postal History |
| July 20 | Group—Mail carried on rivers |
| August 17 | Wayne Donaldson—Mail between Britain and Sweden |
| September 21 | Group—Advertising covers |
| October 19 | Andrew Brockett—British Guiana Air Mail |
| November 16 | Group—Envelopes with impressed stamps. Also embossed items. |
| CHINA STUDY GROUP MEETINGS at 17 Brisbane Street, Surry Hills NSW - Programme for 2010 | |
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| February 22 | Hong Kong, China – Postal issues since 1 July 1997 (Pt. 2)—Rod Sell |
| March 22 | Albert Cheung—Qingdao (Tsingtao) |
| May 24 | Garry Francis—Anti-bandit stamps of Chingqing, Chengdu & Dong Chuan |
| June 28 | John Ikenberg—Shanghai |
| July 26 | Vincent Choi—Qiaopi private postal agencies |
| August 23 | Group display—Dragons and dragon stamps |
| October 25 | Robert Herlinger—Tibet |
| November 22 | Brian Denham—Postal History of Manzhouguo (Manchukuo). |
| December 6 | Christmas banquet at Chinatown |
| Services available | |||||
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| Newsletter |  |
Sale by Tender | |
Loan of Philatelic Accessories, Watermark Detector etc | |
| Competitions | |
Exchange Books | |
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| Library |  |
Guest Speakers | |
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| Youth Club | |
Wheel Chair Access | At Chatswood venue YES, At Philas House NO | ||
Special Events
57th Annie Powell Memorial Cup Competition at Philas House Meeting in May 2010 — six sheets per Member. Awarded by popular vote.
Membership fees
Membership fees are due 1 January each year.
Within Australia:—Basic membership $20. Family Membership $25. China Study Group membership included if required. Members overseas:—Basic subscription $20. Please make cheques payable to the Society in Australian Dollars.
Post to the Society's PO Box (see address below) MasterCard or Visa also welcome
Affiliated with
The Philatelic Association of NSW (Philas)
Contact Us
The Philatelic Society of NSW The Secretary: PO Box 525, DARLINGHURST NSW 1300
The Postal History Group
The Convenor, Dr G. Lewis, Email:glewis@custommade.com.au
The China Study Group
The Convenor, Mr. Garry Francis, PO Box 258 Earlwood NSW 2206.
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