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Issue: 3:2008 Philatelic Review Bulletin Penrith & District Philatelic Society P.O. Box 393 Kingswood NSW 2747 This bulletin is protected by copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Inquiries concerning publication, translation or recording rights should be address to the Penrith & District Philatelic Society Produced in Australia by Penrith & District Philatelic Society P.O. Box 169 Penrith NSW 2750 Edited Uwe Krüger President [email protected] [email protected] 2 Dear members and collectors, Meetings The contents of this bulletin aims at informing Start: 8:00 pm; first Thursday in the month (except members of pending auctions, stamps issues and January) other calendar items relevant to our hobby. CWA Rooms, Baby Health Centre, Tindale Street, As things go, there will be room for errors but I Penrith hope I can keep those to a minimum. The editor Date Activity 1 May 2008 Exhibition; Trading Contents 5 June 2008 Election Meetings ................................................................ 3 3 July 2008 Exhibition; Trading References ............................................................. 3 Club Pack Auction Events .................................................................... 4 7 August 2008 Exhibition; Trading APTA ................................................................ 5 4 September 2008 Exhibition; Trading Auctions ................................................................ 5 PHILAS Display Useful Links .......................................................... 5 2 October 2008 Exhibition, Trading Stamp Issues .......................................................... 6 6 November 2008 Exhibition; Trading Australia Post .................................................... 6 Club Pack Auction Great Britain ...................................................... 6 4 December 2008 Exhibition; Trading Invitation ............................................................... 6 5 February 2009 Exhibition; Trading Looking back and ahead ....................................... 7 5 March 2009 Exhibition; Trading The Sport Stamps of Australia .............................. 7 References Australia Post The Australasian Stamp Catalogue The Australian Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue 44th edition Comprehensive Colour Catalogue of Australian Stamps 3 Events Where When Contact Katoomba: 1st Saturday Katoomba Masonic Centre Tel: (02) 9418 9044 10:00am – 4:00pm Civic Centre, Station Street Brookvale: Manly-Warringah Leagues Club 1st Saturday (except January) Unlicenced Premises (first floor Tel: (02) 9977 4076 10:00am – 4:00pm Carpark Building), corner Federal Parade / Pittwater Road Orange Coin & Stamp Club, Orange: 1st Saturday (except January) P.O Box 324, Orange, 2800 Quinn's Arcade, Summer Street 9:00am – 4:00pm Tel: Norm Binns (02) 6362 3754 Tuncurry: 1st Saturday (February to November) Great Lakes Stamp Club, P.O Tuncurry-Forster TAFE College, 9:00am – 12:00noon Box 717, Forster, 2428 Taree Street Caringbah: Stamp and Coin Collectors Fair, East Convener – Dave Ellis Coast City Church, 375 Kingsway 1st Saturday Tel: (02) 9528 9011 (Entrance fee: Gold Coin - all funds donated to the church) West Tamworth: Tamworth Philatelic Society, 1st Saturday St Paul's Hall, corner Church & Bridge P.O Box 678, Tamworth, 2340 9:00am – 4:00pm Streets Tel: (02) 6765 6914 Bankstown: 1st Sunday Grahame Fudge: Masonic Hall, corner of Restwell 9:00am – 3:00pm Tel: (02) 4455 4011 Street and Greenfields Street Corrimal: 1st Sunday Masonic Hall, 69 Railway Street 10:00am – 4:00pm 3rd Saturday (March, June, August & Manly-Warringah Leagues Club Brookvale: November only) Stamp Club, 563 Pittwater Rd, Federal Parade Hall 10:00am - 4:00pm Brookvale, 2100 Wallsend: 3rd Sunday Tel: (02) 4946 9121 Pioneer's Hall, Cowper Street 10:00am – 4:00pm Epping: 4th Sunday Epping School of Dance Hall, 9 10:00am – 4:00pm Oxford Street Croydon: Last Sunday NSW Postcard Collectors Imar Community Hall, 2A Fitzroy February, May, August & November Society, P.O Box 426, Newport, Street only; 9:30am – 3:00pm 2106 4 APTA www.mowbrays.co.nz 2008 PREMIER POSTAL AUCTIONS SCDAA Stamp & Coin Fair, Petersham www.premierpostal.com Jun 29 Town Hall [email protected] Aug 8 - 10 ANDA Sydney show PRESTIGE PHILATELY SCDAA Stamp & Coin Fair, Petersham Aug 31 www.prestigephilately.com Town Hall 19th January 2008 1pm #133 Northern Beaches Expo, Federal Parade Sep 13 - 14 Hall, Brookvale NSW. STANLEY GIBBONS MELBOURNE SCDAA Stamp & Coin Fair, Petersham [email protected] Nov 30 Town Hall STANLEY GIBBONS SYDNEY [email protected] 2009 SCDAA Stamp & Coin Fair, Petersham Town Mar 29 STATUS INTERNATIONAL Hall [email protected] SCDAA Stamp & Coin Fair, Petersham Town May 31 Hall 21st CENTURY AUCTIONS SCDAA Stamp & Coin Fair, Petersham Town www.21stcenturyauctions.com.au Aug 30 Hall [email protected] SCDAA Stamp & Coin Fair, Petersham Town Nov 29 Hal Useful Links Auctions Name WEBSITE ALLIANCE AUCTIONS (UK) A-One Stamps www.aonestamps.com [email protected] Tel +44 1279 758854 Fax + 44 1279 758859 APRL www.stamps.org APS www.west.net CAVENDISH AUCTIONS (UK) Australian Philatelic www.apf.org.au [email protected] Federation Bilby Stamps & www.bilbystamps.com.au CHARLES LESKI AUCTIONS Covers www.leski.com.au British Library www.portico.bi.uk Collection CRAIG CHAPPELL Philatelic [email protected] Burpengary Stamps www.burstamp.com CDDSTAMPS www.cdddstamps.vom EDLINS of CANBERRA Collections Plus www.centurynova.com.au www.edlins.com.au County Philatelic www.stampauctions.co.uk MILLENNIUM PHILATELIC AUCTIONS FIP www.f-i-p.ch www.millenniumauctions.com www.esil.univnirs.fr/Eleves/P98/incio/ French postal history index.html MOWBRAYS AUSTRALIA Ideal Solutions www.philately.com Melbourne [email protected] James Bendon www.jamesbendon.com 1st & 2nd February 2008 (over 2 days) Kennedy Stamps P/L www.kennedystamps.com.au 19th April Kevin Morgan www.kevinmorgan.com.au 12th July Stamps and Coins 18th October Leonard Hartman www.pbbooks.com/index.html USA Sydney Malta Philatelic [email protected] http://www.maltaphilately.org/ 19th March Society 18th June Michael Eastick & www.michaelestick.com 3rd September Associates PTY LTD 3rd December NRG Philatelics www.nrgphilatelics.com J.R. MOWBRAY PHILATELIST (NZ) Pacific Stamps www.pacificstamps.com .au JOHN MOWBRAY INTERNATIONAL Phil Bansner www.philbansner.com Phillips www.phillips-auctions.com 5 Name WEBSITE Please also note: For the first time Australia Post Provincial Philatelics www.proyphil.demon.co.uk now attaches a ‘Seal of Authenticity” on postal and Renniks Publications www.renniks.com numismatic covers ‘to ensure the collector knows 1 Royal Mail www.royalmail.co.uk they are buying an official Australia Post PNC’ . Sotheby www.sothebys.com Stamp Shows www.stampshows.com/#international Great Britain Stamp World www.stampworld.com/index.html http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm STAMPS4COLLECT www.stamps4collectors.net ORS 2008 STAMP PROGRAMME Stanley Gibbons www.stangib.com This year is already looking good for stamps and Stanley Gibbons collecting. From SOS and the RAF to Insects and www.stanleygibbons.com Australia the Olympics, here are the inspiring issues we’ve Status International ww.statusint.com got lined up for 2008. Sydney Stamp Centre www.sydneystampcentre.com.au (WCS) April - Insects Webzine, NetStamp www.netstamps.com May - Cathedrals Yvert & Tellier www.yvert-et-tellier.fr/ June - Classic Carry On and Hammer Films July - Airshows Stamp Issues August - Olympics September - RAF Uniforms Australia Post September - Country Definitives: 1958 – 2008 October - Women of Distinction www.auspost.com.au/philatelic/stamps/intro.asp November - Christmas 2008 15.1.2008 Red Rose November - Lest We Forget 50c Sheet of 10 perforated stamps Special occasion booklet Invitation Sheet of 10 Peel and stick Dear guests and readers of this bulletin, 23.1.2008 Australian Legends 4 x 50c perforated You are invited to join our club as stamp collecting 4 x 50 c peel & stick has provided many of us with deep insights into 5.2.2008 Organs & Tissue Donation past and present cultures of countries we may 50c never visit. As a guest you may find the behaviour Sheet of 10 of existing members a bit overwhelming. Do not Peel & stick be afraid to ask questions. If you do, please do not 19.2.2008 Centenary of Scouting in be overwhelmed with the answer as you usually Australia get more than you asked for. Some of us have been 50c Scouting in Australia collecting stamps for such a long time that we have $1.30 Scouting today forgotten what it feels like to be a beginner. $1.95 Scouts on stamps NOTE: Sheetlet pack - stamps Join in and enjoy a pastime that need not be plus tab! expensive. If you have inherited a stamp collection 3.3.2008 Gorgeous Australia we will provide you with information (free of charge) about the value of that collection. Again, 4.3.2008 World Youth Day we may make comments you may not like (there is rust in the collection; not worth much but 11.3.2008 AFL Souvenir Packs interesting enough to expand; etc). We are human 24.3.2008 Centenary of Rugby League and we have our little errors. However, if you do not like the information received, by all means, get 1.4.2008 Heavy Haulers a second opinion. 16.4.2008 ANZAC Day - Lest We Forget 18.4.2008 Queen’s Birthday 1 Stamp Bulletin No 290