Society
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Wellington Philatelic Society |
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The Wellington Philatelic Society, formed in 1922, has hundreds of stamp collectors who collect stamps for the fun of it. We cater for novice and junior collectors of all ages through to serious collectors.
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| Meetings |
| Main meeting The main society meetings are held from 7:30pm on the fourth Monday of each month (first or second Monday in December) on First Floor Anvil House, 138 Wakefield Street, Wellington. Visitors are always welcome. [Note because of building security we ask that you arrive between 7:15 and 7:30 pm.] The programme is usually comprised of:
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| Programme for 2010 |
| Jan 25 | David Smitham Mechanisation of the Mail |
| Feb 22 | Norman and Jenny Banfield Revenues |
| Mar 22 | members' night Winter Sports |
| Apr 26 | AGM, Lads' Night plus 1-page competition |
| May 24 | John Paston Britannia (to be confirmed) |
| Jun 28 | Sue Vernall London 2010 plus another speaker to be advised |
| Jul 26 | Members evening Postcards |
| Aug 23 | Joint meeting with Royal Ross Marshall RMS Francesca World Cruise Ship |
| Sep 27 | Members' evening Ephemera |
| Oct 25 | To be advised |
| Nov 22 | Brian Vincent Jazz |
| Dec 6 | Christmas meeting philatelic quiz, annual 4- and 8-page competition |
| Stamp Circuit |
| A benefit of membership is the right to join the circuit system. This provides an opportunity for members to sell or purchase stamps at ‘mates rates’. You receive, by hand or mail, books of stamps to select from. You take what you want, pass the book on to the next person on the list and send your remittance advice to the Circuit Manager. We put you as near as possible to other members in your area to avoid or reduce postage costs. The club’s commission rate is 15%. A 1% insurance levy on the value of material offered is charged. There is no buyer’s commission deducted. Any material you offer for sale is mounted, by you, on appropriate pages and inserted in the circuit books by the Circuit Manager as soon as he is able. To join you complete the Society’s application form. Payment of the membership fee opens your circuit account and you should get your first book shortly after. |
| Newsletter |
| A newsletter is produced every month except December. This provides details of forthcoming meetings and society news, stamp events and fairs in the Wellington area, forthcoming stamp issues, a report of the previous meeting and snippets of news from here and abroad. |
| Fees |
| Annual membership fees are: Town members (those living in Wellington, Hutt, Porirua or Upper Hutt cities) $35.00, Country members $25.00. Reduced rates are available for those over 65 on written application. All fees are reduced by $5.00 if paid by the set date (usually 31 March of each year). |
| Enquiries |
| Secretary Wellington Philatelic Society P O Box 2146 Wellington 6140 Phone 04 234 7218 E-mail: bob@gibsonz.com |
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