News. VICPEX and Congress. And Brighton P.S. Centenary of ANZAC. Commemoration. September In This Issue

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1 News Inc. No. A U September 2015 All correspondence to: GPO Box 9800, Melbourne, Victoria 3001 Editor: Alex Stoneman OAM PO Box 66, Carisbrook Vic 3464 VICPEX and Congress And Brighton P.S. Centenary of ANZAC Commemoration Lt. Col. Neil Smith addressing the crowd on Sunday afternoon at the Brighton P.S. commemoration. Dealers tables at Brighton, with the VICPEX entries on show in the centre of the room. In This Issue VICPEX 2015 VPC Activities Around our Societies VICPEX 2016 APF AGM and State Council Meeting Spring Quiz APTA/ANDA Stamp & Coin Fair Coming Stamp Fairs

2 Victorian Philatelic Council News VPC News The Victorian Philatelic Council publishes VPC News quarterly. It is issued in March, June, September, and December. It is issued only in electronic format on the APF and the APTA web-sites. APF APTA Change of Contact/Mailing Address Please notify the VPC of any change to Club contacts or mailing addresses. The December issue of VPC News will include an up-todate Club & Society Listing. The VPC meets four or five times a year, at roughly two monthly intervals. The next meeting will be in October. Victorian State Exhibitions & VPC Congresses : Maryborough 2017: Melbourne VPC Award of Merit This is given to a stamp collector/philatelist who has made an outstanding contribution to organized philately beyond Club level in Victoria. Nominations are invited and these should be addresses to Peter Leitch, VPC Secretary. An outline of the nominee s contribution must accompany the nomination. The award is announced and presented at the annual VICPEX. Editorial If your Society, Club, or organization wishes to publicize its activities or publications to the broader philatelic community please send details to the editor via the GPO Box or direct by in Word, Publisher, Excel or PDF format to johnmckay@analysisinternational.net.au The closing date for material for the next issue of VPC News is 21st November I am pleased to announce that John McKay from the Brighton Philatelic Society has agreed to edit VPC News. He will take over for the December 2015 edition. John is the current editor of the Brighton Society s Bulletin. Alex Stoneman (03) Victorian Philatelic Council Office Bearers 2015 President: Charles Bromser Vice President: Robert Williamson Secretary/Treasurer: Peter Leitch Representatives on Victorian Philatelic Council Clubs: Charles Bromser, Alex Stoneman, Raymond Lancaster, 1 vacancy R.P.S.V.: Gary Brown, Peter Leitch, Frank Pauer, John Rennie A.P.T.A.: Robert Williamson, 3 vacancies Australia Post: 1 vacancy Items for the APF website Please send details of club events or changes in club meetings, contacts or office bearers to the APF webmaster via Gary Brown: details t.b.d. VPC News September 2015 Page 2

3 APF Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Australian Philatelic Federation was held at Purves House last week-end 29th and 30th August. It was attended by a delegate from each state council and APF office-bearers and other officials. The AGM dealt with: Retiring officers reports, including a full financial report FIP Commission delegates reports APF Co-ordinators reports Project Officers reports Reports from each State Council Other reports Election of Directors. Two motions were considered: That the position of the APF Youth Officer as a Director be removed. That the position of the APF Public Relations Officer as a Director be removed. Nominations for Office Bearers: President: Glen Stafford [W.A.] Vice-President: John Moore [N.S.W.] Secretary: Ian McMahon [A.C.T.] Treasurer: David Figg [S.A.] Public Relations Officer: no nomination Philatelic Development Officer: Darryl Fuller [A.C.T.] Youth Development Officer: no nomination International Officer: Gary Brown [Vic] At the APF Awards Dinner on Saturday the awardees were: Malcolm Groom Fellow- Australian Philatelic Order Ken Scudder Australian Philatelic Order Research Arthur Gray s Honorary Fellow Ribbon and Medal was presented to Nancy and Rebecca Gray. On Saturday afternoon and Sunday the State Council Forum was conducted. The following issues were on the agenda: Election of officers. 1. Reduction in the number of APF Directors. 2. Picture Postcard Challenge 2016 and beyond. 3. National frame fees. 4. The need for a Supporters Club at a National Exhibition. 5. A review of organisation of exhibitions. 6. The need for the APF to provide professional assistance to societies in journal publication and in website skills and services. 7. Future Journal publication. 8. Proposed revision of PPC judging criteria for adults and youth. 9. The benefits or otherwise of Single Class National Exhibitions to coincide with specific events and anniversaries. 10. Addressing the downward trend in the number of stamp clubs in Australia. [There are six fewer clubs in 2015 than in From 175 to 169] 11. How to attract those 45+ into/back into the hobby. 12. A proposal to locate a frames container in W.A. 13. Implications of new sheet sizes from FIP. 14. A wants forum. 15. Preliminary discussion on States requirements for the new APF website. 16. A design competition for a new APF medal. 17. General business. A full report on the APF AGM and the States Forum will be included in the December edition of VPC News. VPC News September 2015 Page 3

4 VPC Congress and VICPEX 2016 VPC Congress and VICPEX 2015 The Congress and VICPEX will be held in Maryborough on Saturday 23rd April It will be hosted by Maryborough Stamp Club, which will be conducting its annual Stamp Fair at the same time. This will be in the ANZAC Day long weekend. VICPEX is the annual state competition for both single and multiple frame entries. The format will be the same as in previous years and entry forms will be distributed to all Victorian clubs and societies and will be included in the December edition of VPC News. McLandress Square the civic centre of Maryborough, showing the courthouse [left], Post Office [centre] and Town Hall [right] Postcard. The Congress and VICPEX were conducted at Brighton PS s Briphil House on Sunday 2nd August, in association with Brighton s Centenary of ANZAC exhibition. As well as an outstanding display by Brighton members there was an address by Lt. Col [ret] Neil Smith AM. He spoke to a very attentive audience about the ANZAC campaign and the ANZAC ethos. The results of the VICPEX competition were: Single Frame Gordon Scholes: Australia s first Airmail Stamp Bronze John Waugh: Postage Due Stamps of Victoria Large Vermeil Max Crane: Australian Antarctic Territory Bronze John Shaw: Instructional Markings N.Z. 1890s to the 1960s Silver Multi Frame David Kajewski: Post Cards from Mack Silver Ray Lancaster: Charles Wesley Bronze. Maryborough Stamp Club members will be mounting philatelic displays, and we are asking our neighbouring Societies Bendigo, Ballarat and St.Arnaud to join us. As well as invited stamp dealers, our members will also have stamps for sale. There are many great eating places and a wide range of accommodation venues in Maryborough and district, and significant heritage and environmental features easily accessible in the Central Goldfields, Hepburn and Pyrenees Shires. An attentive audience at Brighton listens to Lt. Col. Neil Smith VPC News September 2015 Page 4

5 Stamp Society Brochures Aids to attracting new members and informing current members VPC News September 2015 Page 5

6 APTA/ANDA Fair APTA and ANDA have combined their Stamp and Coin Fairs in They have done this to improve their offerings to collectors and to share the increasing costs of venue hiring. Their Fairs deserve collector support. The three Fairs for 2015 are being held at Bayview on the Park, located at 52 Queens Road. The remaining date is: November 7th & 8th. The venue is well set out and well lit, with room for about 20+ dealers. I d suggest the most convenient access is by tram along St.Kilda Road, giving you a short two block stroll along Roy or Beatrice Streets to the venue. Vehicle parking is possible nearby but it is time limited and patrolled by inspectors all day on Saturday and Sunday! I attended the August ANDA/APTA Show at Albert Park on Sunday 22nd. The pluses of the Show were that the venue was very accessible, the stalls were well set out and well lit, the organizers were very welcoming, and there were some wonderful exhibits for perusal. On the other hand in my view there are a few minuses. Because of the cost of venue hire the organisers had quite high table charges to cover their costs. As a result there were only five stamp dealers and about fifteen coin and note dealers present. They had some wonderful stock on display and for sale, but this was generally marketed at the upper end of the scale. There was precious little for the beginning or modestly funded stamp collector. I do not know if there is any resolution to the dilemma of the high venue costs and the need for dealers at these shows to maintain a viable business. Stamp Shows deserve collector support but collectors will only support dealers at shows who have items they can purchase. The Numismatic Association of Victoria had some great displays at the show. They also had copies of their journals for sale. The articles cover historical and economic backgrounds to coinage and note issues and are very interesting reads! There are active n u m i s m a t i c groups in Melbourne, Geelong members. and Bendigo. David Burgess is the President and Bill Xynos is the Secretary at Melbourne. They produce a quarterly newsletter for VPC News September 2015 Page 6

7 Around our Societies Spring Quiz Congratulations to John McKay of Brighton PS, who has been awarded the Norden Award, given by the Scandinavian Philatelic Society for the best article on Scandinavian philately published in His prizewinning article on Challenges to Swedish Neutrality in World War One was published in Scandinavian Contact in March. John s display on this topic was on show at Brighton at its special ANZAC exhibition recently. Hans Zomer is the Secretary of the Ringwood and District Philatelic Society. The Society s mailing address is PO Box 79, Kilsyth, 3137 (times and locations of meetings have not changed. Hans phone number is and address hanszomer@bigpond.com. What is this postal item? When was it issued? The first two correct entries will each win a 2015 VPC overprinted miniature sheet courtesy of the VPC. Entries to Alex Stoneman, PO Box 66, Carisbrook, Vic 3464 or to <alson@iinet.net.au Winter Quiz Answers This seal has an important postal connection. In which year was it first used? 1838 In what postal format? Letter sheets. VPC News September 2015 Page 7

8 Special Events *** indicates admission charges apply APTA / ANDA Stamp & Coin Fair *** Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th November Bayview on the Park Gabrielle Griffiths Essendon: Strathmore Bowling Club 40 Loeman St, Strathmore Nunawading: Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove Bentleigh: Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh First Sunday monthly 9 am 2.30 pm Last Sunday monthly [second Sunday in December] 9am 3.30 pm Third Sunday monthly [January to December] 9am 2.30pm Chris Varvakis Mike Lee Grant Carter Grant Carter John Thomas Geelong Stamp & Coin Fair Saturday 10th October 10am 4pm Geelong West Town Hall <lock90@tpg.com.au> Ballarat PS Eureka Stamp & Coin Fair Sunday 11th October 9.30 to 3.30 Ballarat Specialist School Gillies St, Wendouree Peter Morey or Maryborough S.C. Stamp Auction Tuesday 13th October 7 for 7.30pm St Augustines Hall Burns St, Maryborough Alex Stoneman VPC News September 2015 Page 8