Philatelic Society of Queensland
The PSQ Public Display
Member Display Lions Christmas Seals
Talk on Anglo-Ashanti Wars
PSQ Open Day June 7th 2026
The Philatelic Society of Queensland’s Open Day for 2026, at the Kedron-Wavell Club on Sunday, 7th June was a great success. Once again, the Kedron-Wavell Club proved to be an excellent venue for us. We had 136 people sign in at the door and with some people not signing in, the true number was probably closer to 150.
We were fortunate that friends from 10 other clubs in the area were able to join us and have tables. Thank you to Bundaberg, Caloundra, Enoggera, Gladstone, Junction Park, Logan City, Sherwood, Toowoomba, Twin Towns and Waterloo Bay for coming. Some of them came a long way to be with us. Brisbane Stamps, Burstamp, Craig Granzien, Eric Wilson and Philip James Collectables all had dealer tables. We understand that business was brisk for them. Thank you to these friends as well. Our bargain table did very well this year and we had a lively sale by tender.
There was plenty of philatelic material on display. There were five entries for the annual Sheard 1-frame competition. Congratulations go to Joan Orr for her winning entry on the 1992 Lions’ Christmas Seals. Congratulations also go to David Lloyd for his winning public vote entry on Isambard Kingdom Brunel, which was one of nine entries for this 5-page competition. We were also treated to Craig Chappell’s invited display on the Villers-Bretonneux WW1 Memorial, a fitting offering as we were hosted by an RSL Club. PSQ’s public display was also seen by our visitors. You can see this at the bottom of this page.
As a departure this year we also ran competitions for adults and children, which encouraged people to look around the show. Particular thanks to Irene Krieger for organising these.
Queensland National Show 2026
We are proud to support the upcoming show to be held at the Sleeman Sports Complex on 13-16 August 2026. This will feature a full national exhibition. We are hearing that quite a number of our members plan to exhibit. The show will have a great array of dealers and other opportunities for the collector. There will be an Australia Post stand. You can see more about the show from the banner above.
Please click on the images below to access the show’s website, and to download an interactive PDF flyer. The show is also covered in some detail on the website of the Queensland Philatelic Council. You can start by clicking: Queensland Philatelic Council.
Sleeman Sports Complex, Old Cleveland Rd &, Tilley Rd, Chandler QLD 4155
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 at the top and bottom of this page.
PSQ's Display is Out and About
Beginning in the month of June 2025, PSQ members have proudly shown a club display to the public. So far we have shown the display four times during 2025: at our Open Days in 2025 and 2026, at the Brisbane City Libraries in Inala, Chermside and Everton Park and at the Moreton Bay Library at Albany Creek. We are hoping that the display will be seen in other locations in future months. We are very excited about this new development for our club.
The display features materials from the collections of 17 of our members. It aims to showcase and celebrate our hobby and to inform viewers about the world we live in. Philately can have quite a lot to say! We hope you enjoy exploring our display. The display pages are below.
To view the display pages, click on an image for an enlargement.
Use the arrows at the side of the enlargement to view other items in the same row in the gallery.
The magnifying glass at the top right of the screen will allow you to zoom in closer.
When finished, click on the X at the top right to close the enlargement and to return to this page.
The photo to the left shows part of the display at Inala Library. The photo to the right shows a poster board at Albany Creek Library.
