Society News
We are honoured to have Professor Kevin MacKeown as speaker of this season’s finale. He explained to us the difficulties of collecting modern issues of North Korea and the differences between the ‘Internal’ issues and ‘Philatelic’ issues; the former are for local usage printed on relatively inferior quality paper and not generally available to the outside world. Hence these stamps are mostly uncatalogued. What collectors normally buy from the North Korean PO outlets are the ‘Philatelic issues’, same design but printed on glossy and better quality paper. He went on to show covers franked with both ‘Internal’ and ‘External’ issues and pointed out the obvious difference in the quality of postmarks on the two issues – truly “One country Two systems!”
Please note that there will not be a meeting this month. The Committee is on summer vacation.
Postal Auction #22
Featuring the final portion of the lot that we bought couple of years ago at auction. Please send bids by fax, email or mail to Auction Secretary Peter Yue on or before 12 September 2004. All lots are viewable on our website.
Membership 2004 – 5 season
Please send payment to the Treasurer. No increase in fees.
Society’s Journal 9 – To be published in January 2005. First call for articles
Ilegal Stamp catalogue - Check out
www.stamp-scandal.com for this important issue!6th Inter-School Stamp Exhibits Competition Seminar
Our Philatelic Society and Hongkong Post held a training session on afternoon of Saturday 17 July 2004. Over forty students, parents and teachers attended. Committee member C.K. Mak gave a short seminar about stamp exhibiting and a large part of the time was devoted to “Hands on” DIY exhibit.
Thanks to our members Messrs. C.K. Mak, Frank Drake, Albert Lai, Carol Cheung and John Tang for making this event a complete success. Another session will be held in the near future. Date to be announced.
Singapore 2004 WSC
Take advantage of the cheap fares offered by major carriers and travel agents to visit the Lion’s City. The show runs from 28 August to 1 September just before your kids go back to school.
Pacific Explorer 21 – 24 April 2005
News and information regarding this show can be viewed from: http://www.sydney2005.com.au/news/index.htm
Washington 2006 FIP World Stamp Exhibition
The United States will host the Washington 2006 World Philatelic Exhibition May 27 to June 3, 2006 in the prestigious new Washington, DC Convention Center. It is in the heart of DC, bordered by 7th Street, N Street, 9th Street, and Mt. Vernon Place, minutes from the White House and U.S. Capitol.
8 days of philatelic adventuring organized by Washington Philatelic Exhibition, Inc. under the auspices of the American Philatelic Society with the support of the American Stamp Dealers Association and the patronage of the FIP. There will be 3,500 frames of competitive exhibits by collectors from around the world 500 frame "Court of Honor," including the world's rarest philatelic items for instance, the “Dawson Cover” bearing a 2? and a 5? Hawaiian Missionary and a pair of 3? 1851 Washington. This unique cover was rescued from the ashes of a New England firm’s furnace!
Exhibitor Bulletin and application forms now available from Mr. Choi Cheong Too who is our Hong Kong Commissioner. News regarding the show can be viewed from: http://www.washington-2006.org