Philatelic Society of Queensland
The Mallard Locomotive
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Queensland Bicentennial Cover
Stamp Collection Donated by the Queensland Museum
The Philatelic Society of Queensland is very grateful to the Queensland Museum for acting as intermediary for a collection of stamps that turned up looking for a new owner and was unsuitable for the State collection.
The collection will be auctioned to raise some money to help run the club. Here, Tess Shingles, Assistant Curator for Queensland Stories is handing the collection to PSQ Vice President, Mike Freeman, at the Museum on 3/9/2024. Thank you to the Queensland Museum.
Queensland's Oldest Stamp Club
The Philatelic Society of Queensland Inc. is the longest continuously running stamp club in Queensland. Documents show that Queensland Philatelic Society, the original name of the Philatelic Society of Queensland, was founded on 10th February 1921.
From its inception, the Society’s focus has been to promote the hobby of philately in all its aspects or, as the first constitution stated, “the objects of the Society are the perpetuation and advancement of the science of philately, to promote and encourage the development, advancement and improvement of stamp collecting, classification, study and education thereof, and suchlike and other objects relating to the practice and arts incidental to philately.”
The Society achieves this today by holding regular meetings, arranging for guest speakers, organising open days, exhibitions, and events. Our members regularly attend and show at philatelic exhibitions around Australia, and occasionally overseas, and often come away with awards.
PSQ has a small philatelic library which is available to members at meetings. The library list in PDF format is updated occasionally and emailed to members. The library list is available from the Library Resources section on our Resources & Links page. Please click here.
More information on the Philatelic Society of Queensland can be found by clicking on the links below.
William Whyte Award goes to PSQ Member
Many congratulations go to Joan Orr, who won the prestigious William Whyte Award for 2023.
The Award is made each year by the Queensland Philatelic Council and is for outstanding and long-term contributions to philately in the State. Nominations are submitted by QPC member clubs. The Award commemorates William Whyte, who was the first Postmaster in Queensland and who took up office in Moreton Bay in 1830.
