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Waikato Philatelic Society |
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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. |
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| 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 2008 |
| Feb 6 | John and Monica Comrie Australian WWII Naval Markings |
| Feb 20 | Member's night Christmas additions to my collection |
| Mar 5 | AGM plus 1-page on letter M |
| Mar 19 | Hamilton Club Trophy - 1 page on Greener Pastures |
| Apr 2 | Steve Goodman German Arms and Uniforms |
| Apr 16 | Vokes Cup (4 pages any subject) and Len Jury Instructional Mail |
| May 7 | Allan Berry NZ Volunteer Militia Patriotic Covers |
| May 21 | Ross Bernie Singapore |
| Jun 4 | Annual Grand Sale |
| Jun 18 | Tim Beach New Zealand 1960 Defintives |
| Jul 2 | Conlon Trophy and club members My other hobbies |
| Jul 16 | Club night - one page on letter N and talk by Alan Craig |
| Aug 6 | Charley Lilley GB Coach Roads and Maori Music |
| Aug 20 | Peter Goodwin Sudan 1896-1984 |
| Sep 3 | Robert Livingston 1910-1921 Airmails of New Zealand |
| Sep 17 | Pim Cup and talk by Ross Marshall |
| Oct 1 | Neville Ritchie NZ Maritime Postcards |
| Oct 15 | David Kitto My Music |
| Nov 5 | John Waller Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika |
| Nov 19 | John Waller North Island Advertising Envelopes |
| Dec 3 | End of Year Awards and silent display Gordon Wood Railway MS |
| Guide to Club Activities |
| Newsletter |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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The Club runs several philatelic competitions to encourage members to develop, research and upgrade the presentation of their collections. |
| Special Notices |
| Ambury Shield 2008 |
| The 2008 Ambury Shield InterClub Competition between northern North Island clubs
will be held in Hamilton on Saturday 1 November 2008 at the Celebrating Age Centre, Victoria Street. The 2007 Ambury Shield was won by Howick Philatelic Sociey. Paul Yap of Howick won the Best in Show Cup. Anton van Wyngaarden won the Novice Trophy. Congratulation 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. |
| Hamilton Junior Stamp Club |
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The Hamilton Junior Stamp Club is
currently looking for new members, aged from 10 years. Contact John Waller (07) 855 6572 for more information. |
Members' Success in NZPF Awards |
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Congratulations to Ross Marshall for receiving an award from the NZ Philatelic Federation. Ross was the Philatelist of the Year for 2007.
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