The Philatelic Society of Australia was first mentioned in journals in 18**. It went into recess about 1900, and it has held continuous meetings since 1911.
We offer the following services to our members, Information, interesting displays, auctions at each meeting, competitions, Christmas luncheon and the only daytime (week day) meeting in Sydney.
Library - We donated our library to Philatelic Association of NSW (PHILAS) and our members may borrow from this extensive library.
Membership about 50 with attendance at each meeting being around 20.
Tea or coffee with a biscuit provided. You may bring a sandwich and stay for lunch.
Members of the PSA were recently interviewed by George & Phil Stephenson of Radio 2RDJ-FM for this station’s weekly Kaleidoscope Program. Topics discussed included a brief account of the Society’s 100-year history followed by a discussion of current trends in philately.
This interview may be heard on 2RDJ-FM (88.1 FM) on Sunday 19 June & repeated on Tuesday 21 June at 9.05 am.
3rd Wednesday of each month (except December) 10.30am to 12.30pm
(room opens at 10am)
Philas House, 17 Brisbane Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 (see map below ).
Adults $5.00 p.a (due in October)
Display: Victoria
Ian Hay
Display: RAAF WWII Postal History
Andrew Brockett
Display: British West Indies
Daphne Martin
19th Members 1-Frame Display
(16 pages for "Cyril McColough Award") Charity Auction and Christmas Lunch - 99 ON YORK
Display: Malaya - Native States to 1910
Jeff Newman
Display: Nobel Prize for Physics
Brian Philpott
Display: Hitler's Philatelic Propaga
Frank Whitfield
Display: Indo China
Robert Herzog
Display: New Zealand to 1935
Peter Thomas
Display: China - Mao Zedong - Then & Now
Ruth Mitchell
Display: France from 1980
George Boski
Display: Maps to Stamps & inter alia
Jayen Wallace
Display: Japan
Daphne Martin
Annual General Meeting
Members 1-frame Display
15-16 pages for Cyril McColough Award
Display: 60th Anniversary of 1956 Olympic Games (by Wilson Ilbery)
Charity Auction
Christmas Lunch (at 99 On York)
Display: Malaya - Native States 1910 - 1956
Jeff Newman
(Last year was period to 1910)
Display: Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Brian Philpott
(last year was Nobel Prize for Physics
Display: Hungary with Revenues & Cinderellas
Graeme Morrison
Display: New Zealand 1935 Pictorials
Lionel Savins
Display: Allied Occupation of Germany 1945 - 1949
Frank B Whitfield
Display: Peel & Stick Revolution
Barbara Hancock
Display: New Zealand
John Hoppitt
Display: Before Roland Hill
Daphne Martin
Display: Europa 1956
Laurent Villoing Europa series
Annual General Meeting
Members Postcard Display
15-16 pages for Cyril McColough Award
Members 1-frame Display, Charity Auction
15-16 pages for Cyril McColough Award
Christmas Lunch (at 99 On York)
Display: Siam (Thailand) 1877 - 1949
Jeff Newman
Display: Lions Club Philately
Ted Henebery
Display: Life in the French Navy
Laurent Villoing
Display: Bermuda
Peter Brigden
Display: Channel Islands
Robert Herzog
Display: Road to Hyperinflation: Germany 1919 to 1923
Frank B Whitfield
Display: Engraver - Czeslaw Slania
Brian Philpott
Display: Ancient Peru
Daphne Martin
Display: China
Ruth Mitchell
Annual General Meeting
Greece
15-16 pages for Cyril McColough Award. George Boski
Members 1-frame Display, Charity Auction
15-16 pages for Cyril McColough Award
Christmas Lunch (at 99 On York)
The Philatelic Association of NSW (Philas)
Secretary: Alan Wright
Phone: 0401 924 650
Email:
Postal Address: Philatelic Society of Australia, C/o Philas PO Box 220, DARLINGHURST 1300