Auckland Philatelic Society, Inc.
P. O. Box 1932, Auckland, New Zealand.
Souvenirs
The Auckland Philatelic Society publishes occasional Miniature Sheets, which are usually distributed at our Annual Exhibitions.
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Latest souvenirs are the Queen Victoria Miniature Sheets, issued for our 2006 Exhibition. The full-colour sheets shows the first postage stamps of Great Britain, the "Penny Black", and the "Penny Red," on a background of the statue of Queen Victoria in Albert Park, Auckland. The sheet design and photograph were by Bruce Henderson. One of the left-hand sheets was given free to every visitor to the exhibition on Saturday 8th July 2006, and one of the right-hand sheet, this one with an overprint honouring the 40th Anniversary of Youth Stamp Camps, was given free to every visitor to the exhibition on Sunday 9th July 2006. 600 of each sheet were printed, and all are numbered in silver in the lower left corner. An un-numbered sheet was included with the society newsletter to all members after the show.
Small stocks of these sheets are still available.
They
can be purchased from the APS at $2 each.
Please e-mail Bruce
Webber bruceqa@mercyangiography.co.nz, to order.
Another souvenir is the 150th Anniversary of the Chalons Miniature Sheet, issued for our 2005 Exhibition. The full-colour sheet shows the first three stamps of New Zealand, the "Chalons", also known as Full-face Queens. One of these sheets was given free to every visitor to the exhibition, and one was also included with the society newsletter to all members after the show. Each sheet is numbered in gold.
Small stocks of this sheet are still available.
They can be purchased from the APS at $2 each.
Please e-mail Bruce Webber bruceqa@mercyangiography.co.nz, to order
In March 2005, the Society issued a special Miniature Sheet of nine stamps, showing some of the Committee and other members of the Society. Known as the Committee minisheet, it was used on the mailout of the March 2005 Newsletter: each member getting one stamp on their envelope, alongside a 45¢ commemorative. There are two versions of this sheet:
(a) The normal version:
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(b) The "President Pat" error version:
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25% of the sheets are Type B with the "President Pat" error: a small coloured mark in the margin below stamp number 5. This error was unintentional.
Each of the nine stamps is numbered, for the convenience of collectors seeking a full set.
| Key to the folks depicted | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nic Hendy, Secretary |
| 2 | Keith Griffiths, Patron |
| 3 | Hank Dinesen, Committee member |
| 4 | John Tommy, Archivist |
| 5 | Pat Skinner, President |
| 6 | Phil Platt, Circuit Manager |
| 7 | Bruce Henderson, Treasurer |
| 8 | Shirley Jackson, Catering Manager |
| 9 | Joy Knox, Past President |
This sheet is now sold out.
Another souvenir is the Dealer Miniature Sheet, produced and issued at our 2005 Exhibition. The full-colour sheet of ten shows all ten dealers who had stalls at the exhibition.
Each of the ten stamps is numbered, for the convenience of collectors seeking a full set.
| Key to the dealers depicted | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Earle Howe, P.O. Box 107, Manurewa. |
| 2 | Al Visini, 454 Hibiscus Coast Hwy, Orewa. |
| 3 | Dr Alan Craig, P.O. Box 1313, Hamilton. |
| 4 | Jacob Liefting, P.O. Box 256, Pukekohe. |
| 5 | David Bevan, P.O. Box 11-207, Ellerslie. |
| 6 | John Grimes, 47 High Street, Auckland. |
| 7 | Gerald Thorowgood, phone (09) 478-9560. |
| 8 | Charles Lilley, P.O. Box 372, New Plymouth. |
| 9 | John & Jan Fitzpatrick, P.O. Box 35-307, Browns Bay. |
| 10 | David Holmes, P. O. Box 27-646, Mt. Roskill. |
Most of the sheets issued were distributed equally to the dealers shown on them, and a few leftovers were sold to folks at the Society's information table at the exhibition. This sheet is now sold out.