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Thenewsletter of the ORANGE COIN and STAMP CLUB NEWSLETTER OF THE ORANGE COIN & STAMP CLUB INC APRIL 2016 Stamps from Fujeira - are they junk? Antarctic Covers from King George Island The NEWSLETTER OF THE ORANGE COIN AND STAMP th 26 APRIL 2016 CLUB INCORPORATED ISSUE #169 Web page: http://club.philas.org.au/orange/ OUR 2016 ORANGE COIN & STAMP EXPO ON SATURDAY 9th and SUNDAY 10th APRIL WENT WELL Expo 2016. John Pearson attends to customers. Over Our 2016 Expo was held in the Kenna Hall to the right is Joe Dettling of Wynyard Coins on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th April 2016. What we did miss this year was the youth It was everything that we had anticipated. activities table. Unfortunately Audrey Ferris Perhaps it didn’t have the crowds we might has been dealing with a medical issue and have had 20 years ago, but the numbers of was unavailable. We wish her well in her visitors were quite pleasing. Expo 2016 was recovery. no failure. A huge thanks goes out to all those Club The dealers seemed happy with their sales. members who assisted on the front door The displays were excellent. Most table and in the kitchen. importantly, all the participants seemed to Special thanks goes out to Barry and Joan have a good time. Dean who put in two solid days. Thanks also to the Henry family, Col & Eileen Davidson, - Page - 2 ORANGE COIN & STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR APRIL 2016 Ron Mills, Ray Norman, Dave Field & 2nd was Joe Dettling’s The Decimal Lawrie Sherwin. rd Currency Changeover. 3 was Ray Norman’s Chinese First Day Covers. The full list of displays is shown on Page 9. Bathurst Club’s Bruce Chadderton also provided additional sheets for a display, but Club members had fully filled the three rows of trestle tables in the centre of the Hall, and there was insufficient space. EXPO 2016THE NUMISMATIC & PHILATELIC “TECHICAL” Joan Dean busy on the front desk, Barry Dean is behind her. Ron Mills & Betty Henry are on the right. COMPETITIONS FOR DISPLAYS Thanks also to Geoff Henry and Gerry The philatelic displays were judged on Jeffermans who stayed overnight in the their technical merit by the two visiting Kenna Hall. accredited National philatelic judges – Bruce Chadderton who now lives and Bathurst and David Collyer. We were ANDY AULD SHIELD FOR 2016 greatly honoured to have David Collyer AWARDED TO GRAHAM present at our Club show. He is currently DOHERTY the Philatelic Development Officer – Metropolitan for the N.S.W. Philatelic The Andy Auld Perpetual Shield is awarded Development Council. at Expo each year for the most popular display. Visitors to Expo, not Club After viewing all of the philatelic displays members, vote on exit for the display they they awarded 1st Place to Graham liked best. Doherty’s Birds display. They explained This year there were 27 members’ displays. that it fulfilled all of the requirements for a The most popular display at this year’s topical display. Moreover, they thought the Expo was Graham Doherty’s Birds. It was display was "colourful" and “pleasing to the a double win for Graham because this eye” as well as it being able to tell a story. display also won the philatelic “technical” 2nd Place went to Derek Dolstra’s Stamps of competition. the Cretan State. 3rd Place went to Klaus Barrasch’s The Newspaper Wrappers of Victoria from 1869 to 1917. The numismatic displays were judged on their technical merit by the three of the visiting numismatic dealers. They each picked a 1st, 2nd & 3rd, but unfortunately their decisions were all different. It was then decided to do what we do in the Club – give 4 points for a 1st, 3 points for a 2nd and 2 points for a 3rd. This gave overall 1st, 2nd & 3rd placings. Graham Doherty with the Andy Auld Shield for 2016 - Page - 3 ORANGE COIN & STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR APRIL 2016 1st Place was consequently awarded to The winning ticket was drawn by the Display C – Col Davidson’s What is a president, Tony Read at 2.30pm on Sunday Coin? 10th April. The winner was Joe Dettling. 2nd Place was awarded to Display Y – Col Davidson’s Obsidian & Jade. 3rd Place was awarded to Display I – Tony Read’s Time For Change - Aussie Small Change.- VISITORS TO EXPO 2016 CAME FROM MANY PLACES The television advertising seemed to attract visitors from many places. Your editor spoke to collectors who came from Canberra, Dubbo, Bathurst and Cowra. Several people came from Sydney and from Newcastle. We didn’t seem to get many though from Parkes & Forbes. The patchwork quilt for which we owe Klaus Barrasch a debt of gratitude. GEOFF HENRY’S CATERER’S REPORT FOR EXPO 2016 “To all the canteen helpers a big thanks you for your assistance over the weekend. It was pleasing to see so many helpers over the two days. Thank you to all the members who donated sandwiches biscuit’s etc. “We had no food or safety issues again this year. Fresh sandwiches were made on the Sunday and we had a good supply of items left over. These Elizabeth Pratt from the Mudgee Club came to were given back to their respective donors where Expo 2016 possible.’ ‘ “We had a good number of out of town visitors Expo 2016 was on the same weekend as the this year. So our lunches and cupper’s are up this Orange F.O.O.D. activities. We get some year. This year’s brake down is listed below: - Tea 60 “overflow” from visitors who come to Coffee 90 Orange for that – but it’s hard to get Lunches 60 exposure in the newspapers, because of it. Morning/Afternoon teas 120 Some visitors also noticed our ad in the Milk. 3Lts. Western Magazine, but the Prime TV ad Sugar 400 grams plus seemed to be the main drawcard. sweeteners Food Sandwiches, slices, cakes, biscuits, etc. OUR EXPO 2016 RAFFLE Bread 2 loaves. Extras Items for the Klaus Barrasch very kindly offered the Club st sandwiches, dishwashing liquid, a hand-sewn patchwork quilt as 1 prize: Garbage bags, 4 Toilet rolls and 1 Handtowel. “ The quilt was the work of the late and much- GEOFF HENRY 16 /04 /2016 liked Meree Barrasch. - Page - 4 ORANGE COIN & STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR APRIL 2016 THE EXPO 2016 DINNER FOR hall of the Orange Cultural Centre in Sale St. The Fair runs from 9.30am till about DEALERS & MEMBERS WAS ON 1.30p.m. THE SATURDAY NIGHT, AT KELLY’S RUGBY HOTEL The venue is the Orange Cultural Centre. It is held on the 1st Saturday of each About 20 persons attended the informal Expo month (but not January). 2016 Dinner at Martha Jane’s Restaurant, upstairs at Kelly’s Rugby Hotel on the The Orange Cultural Centre is the white- Saturday night. stuccoed former school building, with trees out the front, on the right as you enter the Everyone who went reported a good night Woolworth’s car park from Sale St. Harris out. Farm fruit market is on the left. OUR 2-DAY SPRING FAIR MAY THE NEXT MONDAY MIDDAY NEED A CHANGE OF DATE MEETING IS ON MONDAY 9th MAY 2016 This year the Club proposed holding a 2-day Spring Fair, as a trial, later this year. It had Our next lunchtime meeting will be at th th been proposed for Saturday 8 and Sunday midday on Monday 9 April 2016. 9th October 2016. However, not only are We meet in the Orange Community some of the dealers committed to a show in Information & Service Centre, Kite Street. Adelaide, but that’s the weekend of the Access is from Woolworth’s car park or the Bathurst Supercheap Auto 100 Car Race. Kite St entrance. Accommodation in Orange is already booked out for that weekend... Depending on the Although we will be “stamped-out” after the availability of the Kenna Hall we may need Expo weekend it may be an opportunity to to book another weekend. review our successes and failures. If you haven’t been before, please come OUR NEXT CLUB ‘NIGHT’ along. It’s an opportunity for swapping, for MEETING, AFTER THIS asking questions and for information. ONE, IS ON TUESDAY 31st THANKS TO EXPO 2016 MAY 2016. SPONSORS - PLEASE SUPPORT The next meeting, after this one, is on THEM IN RETURN Tuesday, 31st May at 7.30pm. Australian Stamp Professional We always meet on the last Tuesday in each magazine month at the Orange Information & Klaus Barrasch for the main raffle Community Services building. Entry is prizes through the kitchen at the back of the M.R. Roberts & the Wynyard building, from the Woolworth’s Car park Coin Centre NEXT MONTHLY ORANGE COIN DEALERS WHO ATTENDED & STAMP FAIR IS IN THE OUR 2016 EXPO – KEEP ORANGE CULTURAL CENTRE SUPPORTING THEM th ON SATURDAY 7 MAY 2016 A. Byrne Coins (Tony Byrne Our next monthly Coin & Stamp Fair will be from Canberra – PO Box 53, held on Saturday 7th May 2016 in the main - Page - 5 ORANGE COIN & STAMP CLUB INC NEWSLETTER FOR APRIL 2016 MITCHELL, A.C.T. 2911, ph (02) Ave, Kooringal, Sat 21 6255 4044) and Sun 22 May 2016 Pittwater Philatelic Petersham Stamp, Coin & Banknote Fair, Petersham Service (John & Tracey Town Hall, Sunday Pearson) Phone 0412 904 295 29th May 2016 and 02 9979 1561. email: - [email protected] Orange Coin & Stamp Club monthly PO Box 259, NEWPORT BEACH meeting, 7.30pm NSW 2106 Tuesday 31st May 2016 at the Community Info Phil & Win Morehouse, Centre, Kite St.
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