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SAPC NEWS
AUGUST 2021
Newsletter from the South Australian Philatelic Council
Published quarterly by South Australian Philatelic Council, 22 Gray Court, Adelaide, 5001.
PO Box 10159, Adelaide,
Business Hub, Gouger St., Adelaide, SA 5000
email - [email protected],
Phone: (08) 8212 3557
SAPC NEWS is also available in PDF and may also be read on the APF web site
(www.apf.org.au/sa/) along with details of SA & NT Clubs.
Information for the newsletter to be sent to Dianne James at e-mail:-
[email protected]. The cut off for receiving information to go in the
November Newsletter is the 31st October 2021.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED
SAPC need a Website Developer, SAPC Youth Projects Officer and Delegates for
Clubs and Societies. If you have time to spare and skills in any of the positions listed
please contact Linda Welden, SAPC Secretary, email [email protected]
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POSTAL STAMP AUCTIONS
To be held at SAPHIL House on the 13th and 14th November, 2021.
Viewing from 10.00am to 4.00pm Saturday and 10.00am and 200pm Sunday
The catalogue will be sent out by e-mail to all clubs. A commission
rate of 15% will be charged for these two auctions.
Peter Siggs is asking for auction lots ... Please ring Peter Siggs
on 0408806894 or email psiggs @gmail.com for auction numbers.
POSTAL STATIONERY & POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY’S
GIANT AUCTION The Postal Stationery & Postal History Society's Giant Auction has been rescheduled to Tuesday 14TH September 2021. The auction will be held at the Society's usual meeting venue, SAPHIL House, with viewing commencing from 7pm. All welcome.
Antarctic Stamp and Postcard
Exhibition 2022 The Antarctic Stamp and
Postcard Exhibition are now scheduled
for 25th – 29th August 2022 in Hobart.
As part of the forthcoming
Antarctic Festival, the exhibition will
showcase all aspects of Antarctic history,
exploration and science as seen through
stamps, postcards and a wide range of
historic related items. Dealers will be in
attendance buying and selling material.
POSTCARDS ONLY AUCTION On the 12th September 2021 (Sunday only) 10.00am to 3pm at
SAPHIL House there will be a postcard only auction with viewing on the day
and bids to be sent to Mike Kovaleff. Light refreshments will be available.
Viewing will also be available at the postcard meeting on the 26th August.
Contact Neville Solly, email [email protected]
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ONE DAY FAIR The South Australian Philatelic Council will be hosting a one-day Fair
on Sunday August 15th, 2021 from 10.00 am – 3.00 pm at SAPHIL House,
22 Gray Court, Adelaide (entrance off Sturt Street).
Free admission, wheelchair friendly, Non-metered street parking
(Sturt & Wright Streets), Refreshments available at reasonable prices.
Four Local Dealers will be in attendance, buying and selling, and will
have a wide variety of stamps, covers, postcards, coins, banknotes and
other collectables. The dealers are David Figg, John Cornelius, Paul Ali,
Martin Walker and Gerry McGinley.
Enquiries to Linda Welden 0421 367 665 [email protected]
Postal Stationery & Postal History Society Auction and Open Night
The society will be conducting an auction of covers, etc at their meeting at SAPHIL House on Tuesday 10th August from 7.45pm.
Australian Air Mail Society Hosts History Month Talk
Carried over from
last year, a talk on
Sir Hubert Wilkins
was held on May
5th, and given a
personal touch by
Kaye and Andrew
Ridge, great-niece
and great-great
nephew
respectively.
The society was honoured to have members of the Wilkins family attend the meeting
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Born at Mt. Bryan East, S.A. in 1888 Wilkins was to become a
photographer, adventurer, Antarctic and Arctic explorer and pioneer
aviator.
During 1913 he joined Stefansson’s Expedition to the Canadian
Arctic, which gave him a taste for the Polar regions, which he pursued until
his death in 1958. During WWI he was a photographer and correspondent,
mainly in Europe. He unsuccessfully entered the 1919 Air Race; was the first
to fly an aircraft in Antarctica; first to fly from Alaska to Spitzbergen across
the North Pole (for which he was knighted by King George V); and was taken
as a passenger on the first flight around the world by a Zeppelin in 1928.
In
1931 he set
out on his
most
ambitious
venture yet,
to take a
submarine,
the Nautilus,
under the ice
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to the North Pole. Although he failed in this attempt to reach the Pole, it
was this adventure
that earned him
the reputation of
“A Man Before His
Time”. In 1957 he
was the first man
to fly over both
Poles in the same
year.
To cram
such a full and
varied life into an
evening was quite
a challenge, but Andrew Ridge ably managed to do that, with the aid of early
film and TV clips. On display were some twenty books, most of which were
about Wilkins, while others featured him, also many newspaper cuttings and
reports from those early days. All material came from their private
collection.
Covid-19 which had caused the cancellation of History Month in
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2020, was again a contributing factor to keeping our attendance down due
to the restrictions imposed. It also restricted the usual widely distributed
magazine to a site on the web. Even so, 44 visitors and members attended,
and Colleen Martin and Peter Humby did a sterling job in providing
refreshments for this crowd. Both Kaye and Andrew were inundated with
people wanting to exchange views and ask more questions during the break,
so that the
meeting did not
break up until
after 10pm.
So
ended a fitting
tribute to the
man who has
often been
headlined as
“The Hero
Whom Australia
Forgot”.
Fortunately,
since the
restoration of his birthplace, several groups have sprung up and Wilkins is
now finding his place in the history of his native land. Indeed, there have
been many such meetings already this year, and soon we will know more
about this intrepid man so that the negative headlines can be discarded
once and for all. Only the Post Office has been slow to acknowledge him,
issuing only an aerogramme in his honour, and that was one of a set of five
commemorating Aviation Feats.
Thanks to Kaye and Andrew for giving us this very personal insight to
one of South Australia’s great achievers.
article by Margaret Noack and photos by Peter O’Brien
Air Mail Society members Peter and Colleen hard at work
preparing to cater to members and guests after the speech.
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CARE AND SHARE SENIORS DAY
The President SAPC Jenny Roland and Committee member Gordon
Oates were invited to attend the Care and
Share Seniors Day centre to put on a display for
the seniors.
Nine frames of Philatelic and Post Card
displays were put
up. There were
14 seniors and 6
staff which
viewed the
displays and at
least 3 seniors
spoke of
collections they had at home and their
memories of collecting in their youth.
LIFE MEMBERSHIPS GRANTED TO
COMMUNITY PHILATELIC MEMBERS
Maria Kanas and Linda Welden were
awarded Life Membership for services to the Community Philatelic Society.
Maria Kanas was awarded Life
Membership at Community PS
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BRISKHAM AWARD WINNERS DINNER
At the Avoca
Hotel in the evening
the Briskham Award
was held to
celebrate the
Briskham and Butler
Award winners and
the Map winners.
Briskham
winners b.r. David
Figg, (2006) John
Bodnar, (2009)
Robert Phaup,
(2006) Jenny
Roland, (2011) Linda
Welden (2018) and
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Andy Kovaleff. (2020) F.r. Alma Downes,
(2016) George Turner, (2013) Bert Wajer
(1988) and Eric Hurrell. (1988)
Map winners Eric Hurrell (1995),
David Figg (2020) Research Award Bert
Wajer (2020) And Alma Downes Span
award (2021).
Butler award winners Gordon
Oates (2011) and Jen Mibus (2019).
David Figg has been approved by the FIP
Board of Directors during the 137th FIP
Conference meeting to be one of the
pioneer FIP Jurors for the FIP
Experimental Picture Postcard Class.
50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE
PARA HILLS PHILATELIC
SOCIETY
The Para Hills Philatelic Society
celebrated three significant
events at its meeting on
Sunday 6th June, 2021.
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Firstly they celebrated the 51st anniversary of the Society (including a cake for the 50th anniversary on 6th June 2020 which was unable to be
held at the time due restrictions on meetings).
Secondly they celebrated the 50th anniversary of President Martin
Walker joining the Society (actually March 2021). They also celebrated the awarding of the National SPAN Award to Alma Downes for her services to philately on a national level, particularly her expertise as a philatelic judge. Three visitors were welcomed to the celebration: Jenny Roland, John Bodnar, Jill Govan and Greg Kelly.
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A cake decorated for the 50th anniversary was cut by the President Martin Walker.
Society Meetings for
2021
AUSTRALIAN AIRMAIL SOCIETY
September 1: Cocos Island Airmails –
Margaret Noack
October 6: Connellan Airways –
Gordon Oates
November 3: Antarctic Flights –
David Figg
December 1: West Australian Airways Centenary – all members
AUSTRALIAN MATCH COVER COLLECTOS SOCIETY
August 21-22 – Strathalbyn Fair November 26th – Christmas Dinner
AUSTRALIAN POSTCARD SOCIETY
26th August – display by tony Presgrave “Bridges” and viewing of auction lots
23rd September – display by Ray Thompson “Switzerland”
28th October – display by Ron Ritter “RPPC of Port Adelaide”
25th November – Christmas break up
BLACKWOOD PHILATELIC CIRCLE
14th August – Visit from Stirling Philatelic Society
11th September – display by Paul
9th October – display by Trevor
14th October – visit to Noarlunga Philatelic Society
13th November – display by David 11th
December – Christmas celebrations
CITY OF NOARLUNGA PHILATELIC SOCIETY
19th August: People’s Choice Award – Alphabet letter F 2nd September: 3 x Members to bring a display
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16th September: all members – 5 sheets 14th October: Blackwood visit our club – Club Auction night 28th October: Lorraine O’Brien – Horse racing 11th November: Martin Forsyth – Remembrance Day 25th November: Mario Catros – Stamps of Egypt (airmail) 9th December: Social Evening – Christmas Break up
COMMUNITY PHILATELIC SOCIETY 20th August: Health Matters – Jim 3rd September: books & auction 17th September: RFDS – Margaret 1st October: books & auction 15th October: Cuba – Bob 5th November: books & auction 19th November: no meeting 3rd December: Christmas
EASTERN DISTRICTS PHILATELIC SOCIETY 12th August – Monster Auction 9th September – Ukrainian Camp Post 14th October - AGM and members other interests 11th November – Unusual Picture Post Cards 9th December – Xmas Party & Awards Presentation
ELIZABETH PHILATELIC SOCIETY August 13th – Railways & Stamps August 27th – Cape of Good Hope
September 10th – GB 1d Red September 24th – Shipping and stamps
October 8th AGM October 22nd – Austria & Austrian Italy
November 12th – Telegraph Stamps November 26th – China
December 10th Christmas breakup
ENCOUNTER BAY STAMP CLUB
1st September – Clyde 6th October – Barry
3rd November – Members night 20th November – Open Day
1st December – AGM and Christmas meeting
GLENSIDE PHILATELIC SOCIETY 18th September: Conrad Patterson – New Caledonia 2nd October: Barry Parker – Oxymoron’s 16th October: Charles Niitoja Trophy – 15 competition sheets 20th November: Maria Kanas – SA departmental 4th December: Christmas meeting – President’s Report and awards
LOWER MURRAY PHILATELIC SOCIETY August 15th: Dianne James – 1966 decimal currency & parachute mail
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September 4th: AGM – Bob Phaup First Day Cover display September 19th:Trevor Johnson Japanese Occupation Kanji Overprints October 2nd:Dianne James – flown by helicopter and Captain Cook October 17th: display tba November 6th: congress review November 21st: display tba December 4th: Christmas break up
MOUNT GAMBIER PHILATELIC SOCIETY August 17th – all members, Geo. Ranson Award September 21st – AGM& President’s report October 19th – Lindsay Parker “Indian Postal Stationery November 16th – Andy Clifford – “ANI” December 6th – Christmas Dinner
PARA HILLS PHILATELIC SOCIETY September 5 – no meeting (Fathers day) October 3 - AGM November 7 – Yehudi Menuhin & Robert Stolz Trophy (all members) December 5 – Festive display by Jenny Roland
PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA August 17th: Admiral Bird display by Martin Walker September 7th: Circuit Books and Auction September 21st: AGM & President’s Display October 5th: Circuit Books and Auction October 19th Australian Commonwealth Booklets November 2nd: Annual Dinner November 16th: Lundy December 7th: Christmas Breakup
South Australia Study Group September 7th: Post Office Competition entrants September 21st: AGM & President’s Display October 5th: Ten Pence Surcharge November 2nd: Annual Dinner December 7th: Christmas breakup
Commonwealth Study Group August 17th: Visiting Display KGV Postal Cards September 21st: AGM & President’s Display October 19th: Australian Commonwealth Booklets November 2nd: Annual dinner November 16th: tba December 7th: Christmas breakup
PORT PIRIE PHILATELIC SOCIETY
August 31st: display by Geoff Edwards
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September 28th: display by Ray Baverstock
October 26th: member display
November 30th: AGM and Christmas luncheon
POSTAL STATIONARY AND POSTAL HISTORY August 10th: Giant Auction and Open Night September 14th: Australian Commemorative Postmarks – John Walker October 12th: Australia Post’s Pictorial Postcards – Martin Walker November 9th: Ukraine Post World War II Diaspora – John Bodnar December 14th: Christmas Postal Stationery – all members
RIVERLAND PHILATELIC SOCIETY August 23rd – Tonga by Robert L September 27th – Surprise by Lesley October 25th by Demi November 22nd – AGM & Swap/quiz night
SALISBURY PHILATELIC SOCIETY August 16: AGM & display from the late Arie van der Pijl collection September 6: Members other Interests – Ray Thompson Trophy September 20: Claire Brown – Primates October 4: Peter Wilson- USA October 18: John Bodnar – Ukraine Post WW2 Diaspora November 1: George turner – LNWR Postcards November 15: Members’ one frame display - Harry Lower Trophy December 6: Christmas break-up
STIRLING PHILATELIC SOCIETY
14th August: visit to Black wood PS Mike M to display Manchuria overprints
28th August: Conrad – Tonga 24th September: Val – New Zealand
22nd October: Mike – tba 26th November: Alan – Germany
10th December: all members - Christmas
VALE ROBERT (Rob) INGLETON Members of the philatelic world would like to express their sincere sympathy to Janet Ingeton at the loss of her husband Rob. He was a great support and loving husband. Rob and Janet were members of the Southern Districts P.S, Postcards, Postal History and Printing Collectables Societies and could always be called upon when help was needed. He suffered a variety of health issues in recent years and will be sadly missed by all who knew him... Born 15/8/1939 ...Died 10/5/2021....from Peter Humby
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On Tuesday the 3rd of August the PS of SA met at Saphil house.
Although masks were mandatory, this did not deter members new and old
from attending the meeting. Martin Walker brought a selection of De la Rue
3d, 4d and 6d small stamps from his South Australian collection. There was
also an auction held on the night.
STATE CONGRESS 2021
Eastern Districts Philatelic Society will by hosting State Congress on
SATURDAY 30TH OCTOBER 10.00am – 5.00pm
SUNDAY 31st OCTOBER 10.00am – 4.00pm
It will be held at SAPHIL House, 22 Gray Court, Adelaide. Free Admission – parking in Sturt Street.
There will be competitive and Non-competitive Philatelic displays of Philatelic and related material.
Auction on Saturday at 2.00pm with viewing from 10.00am.
Congress presentations are Sunday at 2.00pm.
There are refreshments and a raffle both days
Dealers in attendance are John Cornellius, Gerry McGinley, Paul Ali and David Figg.
For further details contact Linda Welden 0421367665 or email:
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VALE ALISON LILLIAN KERR (née JAMES)
(17th April 1929 – 7th May 2021)
Alison grew up in Adelaide as part
of a family of seven children.
She cared for her family and
friends and nursing was a natural
career choice. She lived in Woomera
for a short time with her husband
Jake before moving back to Adelaide.
It was family that lead her to stamp
collecting; she often put aside stamps
for her grandsons and joined the PS
of SA with her sister Biddy in
February 1998.
The two sisters were always
willing to help in the kitchen at the Society‘s evening meetings and at the
club Open Days. Alison was a regular attendee at evening meetings, even
after Biddy’s death, but in later years, health issues prevented her from
regularly attending. She continued to have frequent contact with
members of the club through the external circuit book scheme and
continued to grow her stamp collection.
Between 2003 and 2011 Alison was a member of the
PS of SA committee. Many committee meetings were held at her home.
She was an excellent host, making sure her “darlings” always had a
cuppa and a biscuit. In 2011 she and her sister were awarded the
Krickhauff Award in recognition of their contribution to the Society.
She had a fondness for Sauvignon Blanc, indeed at the Society’s end of
year celebrations, Bernie Beston and others would share the love. The
biggest question was how many bottles would be required. Her warmth
and humour will be missed by her philatelic friends. She is survived by
two sons, their wives and four grandchildren.
