New Zealand Philatelic Federation

Waikato Philatelic Society

The Waikato Philatelic Society was established in 1939 to promote philately in the Waikato region. The society is a friendly group of keen stamp collectors and welcomes new members. We currently have about 100 members.

Meetings

Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each month (except Christmas and January) at 7:30pm. Visitors are welcome.

Meeting Place: St Francis Church Hall, 92 Mansel Avenue, Hillcrest, Hamilton. Parking is available by the Hall (off Mansel Avenue) or in the Church car park (off the Hamilton-Morrinsville Road).

Besides the Programme, meetings usually include discussion on items of philatelic interest, philatelic queries and a sales table.

Contact

Secretary, P O Box 663, Hamilton 3240 (Robert Livingston)
Email: c.cameron@agresearch.co.nz OR waller@wave.co.nz

Subscriptions

Town (within Hamilton City boundary) $14.00 ($8.50 after June 30)
Country (outside Hamilton City boundary) $12.00 ($7.50 after June 30)
Junior (under 18 years) $10.00 ($5.00 after June 30)

Programme 2010

Feb 3	Member's night Christmas additions to my collection
Feb 17	Bernie Styris Australian Framas
Mar 3	AGM plus 1-page on letter P
Mar 17	Hamilton Club trophy plus philatelic workshop
Apr 7	Graeme Russell Thematic Collecting
Apr 21	Vokes Cup (4 pages any subject) and Bruce Tapp
May 5	Lindsay Chitty Full Face Queens of New Zealand
May 19	Allan Berry 1940 Centennial Issue
Jun 2	Annual Grand Sale
Jun 16	Robert Livingstone
Jul 7	Conlon Trophy
Jul 21	Bob Ellis NZ Military Camps and Navy and Hospital Ships
Jul 31	Interclub 1-frame Exhibition
Aug 4	John and Monica Comrie Three Assorted Frames
Aug 18	To be announced
Sep 1	To be announced
Sep 15	Pim Cup and talk by Ross Marshall
Oct 6	David Kitto
Oct 20	John Watts New Zealand Cinderellas
Nov 3	Bruce Tapp West Australian State Stamps
Nov 17	To be announced
Dec 1	End of year Awards and silent display Gordon Wood Metro Railways

Guide to Club Activities

Newsletter

The society's popular newsletter is published and distributed to all members every 2 months. It contains items of philatelic interest as well as space for members to place small free advertisements.

Circuit Books

The society maintains an Exchange Circuit supervised by a Sales Superintendent. Its primary objective is to provide members with the means of buying or selling philatelic items with other members of the society from their own home.

Library

The society maintains a small reference library of catalogues and books of philatelic interest which are available during meetings and may be borrowed by members.

Sales

A sales tables is operated at most meetings. Any member may put up items for sale and anyone present may buy any of the items being offered.

Literature Table

Latest auction catalogues and advertising material from stamp dealers and other clubs are set out on a table at all meetings. These may be perused or taken away on a first come, first served basis.

Club Competitions

The Club runs several philatelic competitions to encourage members to develop, research and upgrade the presentation of their collections.

Special Notices

Ambury Shield 2009

The 2009 Ambury Shield InterClub Competition between northern North Island clubs was held in Hamilton on Saturday 7 November 2009 at the Celebrating Age Centre, Victoria Street.

The 2009 Ambury Shield was won by Waikato Philatelic Sociey. Lindsay Chitty of Waikato won the Best in Show Cup. Robert Raine of North Shore won the Novice Trophy. Congratulations to these and all other exhibitors.

Intending exhibitors the competition rules can be found at Ambury Rules, the classes at Competition Classes and the evaluation sheets for each class at Ambury Evaluation Sheets.

1-frame Interclub 2010

The National 1-frame Interclub Competition will be held at the Trustbank Exhibition Hall, Hamilton Gardens Pavilion on Saturday 31 July 2010 from 10am to 3pm. Each club entry will consist of 5 x 1-frame entries.

Hamilton Junior Stamp Club

The Hamilton Junior Stamp Club is currently in recess. Contact John Waller (07) 855 6572 for more information.

Members' Success in NZPF Awards

Congratulations to David Fentress for receiving an award from the NZ Philatelic Federation. David received the Award of Merit for services to philately.