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Meets: SAPHIL House, 22 Gray Court, Adelaide
Bi-monthly: on the first Tuesday evening (8 pm) and fourth Saturday afternoon (1.30 pm) of the month, from February to November.
The Society was formed on 29th October 1888 and is the oldest continuously operating philatelic society in Australia. While most of the members reside in the Adelaide area, membership does extend to interstate and overseas. Visitors and new members welcome!
The many advantages of membership include:
- We cater for all levels of collector - novice to specialist.
- Opportunity to socialize and exchange knowledge with fellow collectors.
- Interesting displays of stamps and other postal items at every meeting.
- Circuit books available at all meetings.
- Members auction at meetings.
- Access to the largest philatelic library in South Australia.
- The Society’s journal ‘Stamp Talk’ is included in membership subscription. It contains Society news and articles of a philatelic nature ranging from the general to the specialized.
- Specialist watermark and perforation identification equipment available at every meeting for use of members.
- Each year a one-frame (16 sheets) competition, open to all members, is held for the John Bell Memorial Shield.
Member subscriptions are $30 for single; $40 family membership; junior member (aged between 15 and 18th birthday) is $10.