Welcome to the Ballarat Stamp Club

The Ballarat Philatelic Society was founded in 1904 and is one of the oldest clubs in Victoria. It is also one of the most active stamp clubs within regional Victoria.

• Meeting nights are the 3rd and 5th Mondays of each month. There are no meetings in December or January.
• We gather around 7pm-ish for an informal catchup and chat with the formal meeting starting at 7:30pm.
• We meet at the Sunways Function Room
  [enter from: 1311 Gregory Street Lake Wendouree 3350]

New members are most welcome.

Our major activities also include hosting 2 stamp fairs each year. One is held on the Monday of the Labour Day holiday in March and the other is on the 2nd Sunday of October. Club members and dealers come to provide stalls and displays of interest to the public. Our fairs are well attended and popular with local collectors.

Eureka Stamps & Coin Fair

Sunday 8th October 2017 ~ 9.30 – 3.30

Ballarat Specialist School (Farm Campus)

800 Norman Street Invermay Park Ballarat

Free entry

Our regular special features for sale to collectors PRIOR to the fair:

• Cover … Series 15 of the ‘Ballarat Historical Scenes’ covers … Miner’s Hut , near Ballarat) (see image below)
• Mini sheet … Henry Lawson … Overprinted with: Eureka Stamps and Coins Fair ~ Sunday October 8, 2017 (see image below)

Both strictly limited to 100

FEB 20

• Social Time, Formalities, Mini Auction, Spruikers Corner, Market Place, Contact sheets & Supper
• Special Interest Presentation: Colonial Africa Mail/Keith Sanders
• Members’ displays: 1 sheet … letter ‘A’

MAR 13 (Monday)

Ballarat Begonia Festival Stamp & Coins Fair

• Note new venue: Ballarat Specialist School (Farm Campus) 800 Norman St. Invermay Park Ballarat

MAR 20

• Social Time, Formalities, Mini Auction, Spruikers Corner, Market Place, Contact sheets & Supper
• Special Interest Presentation: Antartica/John Niehof
• Members’ displays: 2 sheets … letter’B’

MAR 30 – APR 2 (Thursday – Sunday)

International FIAP Stamp & Coin Fair

Caufield Racecourse ~ Entries now being sought by FIAP … details here>

APR 17

• Social Time, Formalities, Mini Auction, Spruikers Corner, Market Place, Contact sheets & Supper
• Special Interest Presentation: Thematic collecting/Jack Van Beveren
• Members’ displays: 3 sheets … letter ‘C’

APR 30 (Sunday) To be confirmed

Maryborough Stamp Fair

More details here>

MAY 15

• Social Time, Formalities, Mini Auction, Spruikers Corner, Market Place, Contact sheets & Supper
• Special Interest Presentation: Easter Island/Tony Reyntjes
• Members’ displays: 4 sheets … letter ‘D’

MAY 29

• Circuit sheets

JUNE 19

• Social Time, Formalities, Mini Auction, Spruikers Corner, Market Place, Contact sheets & Supper
• Note: Entries for 15 sheet/one frame display will be received
• Note: Nomination of Office Bearers and Committee

JULY 17

• Social Time, AGM & Supper
• Special Interest Presentation: President’s Display/Peter Morey

JULY 31

• Circuit sheets

AUG 12 (Saturday)

Bendigo Stamp Fair

More details here>

AUG 21

• Social Time, Welcome to inter-club visitors & Formalities
• Annual Auction
• Supper

SEPT 12 (Tuesday)

Maryborough Auction

Details to be confirmed

SEP 18

• Social Time, Formalities, Mini Auction, Spruikers Corner, Market Place, Contact sheets & Supper
• Special Interest Presentation: Other hobbies night

OCT 8 (Sunday)

Eureka Stamp & Coins Fair

• Note new venue: Ballarat Specialist School (Farm Campus) 800 Norman St. Invermay Park Ballarat

OCT 16

• Social Time, Formalities, Mini Auction, Spruikers Corner, Market Place, Contact sheets & Supper
• Special Interest Presentation: One sheet from members’ favourite subject
• Member survey(?? at Christmas party or somewhere about here??)

OCT 30

• Circuit sheets

NOV 20

• Social Time, Formalities, Mini Auction, Spruikers Corner, Market Place, Contact sheets & Supper
• Special Interest Presentation: Club library

Dec ??

• Christmas party
• Venue, time and date to be determined

Syllabus 2017