Manawatu Philatelic Society

NZPF Central Region established 1922

 

Meetings

Leisure Centre, 569 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North 1st Wednesday monthly February to December at 7:30pm. Visitors are always welcome. Please bring items of interest for display to each meeting

Calendar of events

2023

Apr 5 – Manawatu AGM; 1-page 'Got you covered'; Campbell-Paterson Shield
Apr 22 – Central Districts EXPO
May 3 – Tony Thackery 'NZ 1st day covers 1935-51'
Jun 7 – Members' Workshop; 1-page 'Dreams of postage stamps'
Jul 5 – Manawatu meeting
Aug 2 – Manawatu meeting
Sep 6 – Manawatu meeting
Oct 4 – Manawatu meeting
Nov 1 – Manawatu meeting
Dec 6 – Manawatu meeting

Club activities and services

EXPO (Convention) 2022

The 58th Annual Convention is to take place at the Leisure Centre, 569 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North on 15 October.
For more details check Expo 2022 flyer.

Library

Members have access to New Zealand’s third largest philatelic library. Housed at Te Manawa, 326 Main Street, Palmerston North. All members are issued with library cards which must be shown whenever they wish to use the library.

National Philatelic Literature Exhibition Library Holding

Members of New Zealand philatelic societies have access to the material exhibited in the biennial literature exhibits held in Palmerston North until 2013. These publications are held as part of the Manawatu Philatelic Society’s library and information on who and how material can be borrowed should be addressed to the Librarian at the Society’s address.
Details of these holdings for each exhibition can be accessed at:

• First Exhibition 1989;
• Second Exhibition 1991;
• Third Exhibition 1993;
• Fourth Exhibition 1995;
• Fifth Exhibition 1997;
• Sixth Exhibition 1999;
• Seventh Exhibition 2001;
• Eighth Exhibition 2003;
• Ninth Exhibition 2005;
• Tenth Exhibition 2007;
• Eleventh Exhibition 2009;
• Twelfth Exhibition 2011;
• Thirteenth Exhibition 2013.

Subscriptions

Annual Subscriptions are as follows:
Town members (24 km radius from city centre) $30.00
Country members $20.00
Reduced by $5 for those receiving newsletters electronically.