About Us

Postal Stationery Society of Australia

Background
The Postal Stationery Society of Australia (PSSA) was set up in October 1995 to cater for the needs of collectors interested in the study and collection of postal stationery. This field had often tended to be a neglected part of philately in Australia.

Aims of the PSSA
The Society aims to enable collectors to share information and assist each other with forming their collections and keeping in touch with new trends, particularly the issuing of new types of postal stationery.

The Society encourages all collectors of postal stationery to become members. Membership is not limited to collectors and researchers of either Australian colonies or Commonwealth of Australia stationery, nor is membership limited to residents of Australia.

The Society is not based in a particular Australian city. Opportunities are taken to meet regularly at National exhibitions and on similar occasions involving gatherings of philatelists. Office bearers come from different States, and there is a Coordinator for each state, also one for New Zealand.

Society Publications
The Society produces a journal Postal Stationery Collector four times each year. The journal is intended mainly as a means of communication between members, and for the exchange of ideas, news and information about postal stationery, primarily that of Australia. It has developed into an important source of up-to-date information about postal stationery issued by Australia Post, which is often not recorded elsewhere.

Members are strongly encouraged to contribute to the journal, and all manner of contributions are sought. It is a vehicle for the research of members, and also features reviews of newly-published catalogues and handbooks on the postal stationery of many countries.

Australian Colonies / States Postal Stationery project
The Society encourages the production and publication of a series of catalogues of the postal stationery issued by the Australian States prior to the first Commonwealth of Australia issues of 1911. A catalogue of the Postal Stationery of Western Australia has been published. Work is proceeding on publications for the other States.

PSSA webpage
The webpage can be found at www.postalstationeryaustralia.com . It features covers and contents pages of recent issues of Postal Stationery Collector, and a link to the online Listing of Australian non-denominated and flat rate postal stationery, updated to November 2010. There is also a link to the FIP Postal Stationery Commission.

Contact Information
For more information, please contact the Secretary, Ms Judy Kennett, either by post or by email.

Postal address is PO Box 16, ULMARRA NSW 2462 AUSTRALIA
Email: jkennett@tpg.com.au

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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