New Zealand Philatelic Federation

Hutt Valley
Philatelic Society

The Hutt Valley Philatelic Society provides a friendly environment to expand your collection and philatelic knowledge by:
- regular interesting guest speakers at meetings;
- extensive philatelic knowledge base through its membership;
- stamp circuit system to buy and sell stamps (*);
- two major stamp auctions per year;
- regular mini sales of philatelic material at each meeting;
- an active junior club;
- one of the largest attended society meetings in the country.
(*) circuit distribution limited to within New Zealand only. Overseas members may, however, sell their material.

Meetings

Supper Room (behind the hall), Horticultural Hall, Laings Road, LOWER HUTT 1st Tuesday monthly (except January) 7:30pm.
Juniors meet St Columba Church Lounge, corner Rata Street and Treadwell Street, Nae Nae, LOWER HUTT 2nd Saturday monthly at 1:00pm

2010 Calendar

Feb 2	Sue Vernall Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika Postal History
Mar 2	tBrian Vincent 1960 Pictorials in the Mail and The Stamp Designs of Maurice Conly
Apr 6	AGM
May 4	Ray Randle Upper Hutt POs
Jun 1	NZ Post
Jul 6	Joint meeting with Royal Diana Johnson Imperial Russia
Aug 3	Members' Night, BT Cunningham, JA Barry and Campbell Paterson Competitions
Sep 7	Des Hurley A little bit of this and a little bit of that
Oct 5	John Mowbray International Auction
Nov 2	Russell Watson Romancing the Bounty: Pitcairn Island
Dec 7	Christmas Meeting and Patron's Prize competition

Subscriptions

Ordinary member	$NZ27.00
Country member	$NZ22.00 (members outside Wellington white pages telephone area)
Junior	$NZ9.00 (provides newsletter, facilities, and general support) plus a junior fee, set by the junior club leaders, to cover general activity expenses.
Overseas	Country rate plus airmail postage rate for newsletters

After 31 July half subscription.

Contact

Secretary
P O Box 30657
Lower Hutt 5040
Phone 04 568 4892 OR E-mail richards@nec.co.nz