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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