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Lots of New Books ...
John Boykett has donated his library to our Society - many thanks to John. As a result, we have added 25 new books, including quite a few of those printed by the Society. Check out…
BOURSE and OPEN DAY 20 April
Our Society is holding its bourse and open day on Saturday, 20th April, from 10am to 3pm. Dealers will be attending and you can buy stamps at the auction (12.30 pm). An extensive range of…
ZOOM Meeting 29 February
On 29 February, Brain Peace presented an absolutely fascinating display of Australian Robbery and Disaster Mail. Here's a link: https://youtu.be/4vXe4Fk9NLk
Duplicates Available to Members
From donations, the library has several sets of duplicate publications. Any member who would like these is most welcome to collect them - first come, first served. The publications are: Air Post Journals - 33…
New Library Books
We have added two new books to the library: Centenary of Indian Airmails 1911 - 2014 (sic!) and Cachets Applied to Interrupted New Zealand Airmail, by Peace and Gwynn
ZOOM Meeting 18 January
ON 18 January, Gary Diffen presented a potal and social history review centred on six postal items. Here's a link to the meeting: https://youtu.be/BkXx9-g3zKU
Auction List Updated
Our list of international auctions presenting major collections has been updated. The new list includes all auction houses up to "So" (for Sotheby). Refer to https://www.rpsv.org.au/the-library/ The list we replaced only went up to H for…
Change of Meeting Times
Please note: In 2024, our regular Thursday meetings will start at 7.30 instead of 8 o'clock. Meetings occurring on the 5th Thursday of the month will continue to start at 8 pm.
Notable Australian Auctions
We have added a list of all the Australian auctions that inluded significant collections. You can find the list on the Library page https://www.rpsv.org.au/the-library/ or go directly at https://www.rpsv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Aust-Auctions-nov-23-v4.pdf
Christmas - A Special Event
At the President's Social Evening, on Thursday 21st December, Gary Diffen is hosting a special event. Michelle Scott Tucker, author of "Elizabeth Arthur: A Life at the Edge of the World" will speak to us…
New: Specialised Census Data
We have added a new tab and page to the website: Specialised Census Data under Resources. The new page will give you access to census data. At the moment we have a census of Australian…