Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand

Benefits of membership of the Society

The Society has many things to offer both its New Zealand and overseas members.

Quarterly Journal: The New Zealand Stamp Collector

An internationally recognised Expertisation service

Monthly meetings and displays

The Society meets at rooms in historic Turnbull House in Bowen St, Central Wellington
(across the road from the "Beehive" Parliament building), normally on the second Tuesday of each month.

A wide range of topics is covered as shown by the 2010 calendar:

February 2010	South Atlantic Islands	Terry Isaac
March 2010	N.Z. King George VI era	Stephen Prest
April 2010	Janet Marshall (N.Z. stamp designer)	Steven Chivers
May 2010	Postal Bid Sale & Library night
June 2010	Joint meeting with Manawatu Philatelic Society: Basketball - Jeff Long St. Petersburg Revenues - Norman Banfield A History of Medicine - Jenny Banfield Deep Blue & Cold - Jeff Long The Pioneers - Robert Livingstone Patriotic Covers used in New Zealand - Allan Berry
July 2010	Imperial Russia	Diana Johnson
August 2010	Joint meeting with Wellington Philatelic Society	Ross Marshall
September 2010	President's Night	Tony Thackery
November 2010	The Hunting of the Snark (Special meeting at Palmpex 2010)	Robin Gwynn
December 2010	Xmas function	Members' Night

Occasional meetings are held elsewhere in New Zealand.

Regular newsletter

The Society produces a monthly 2-page newsletter, which goes to all New Zealand members. Each quarter, overseas members receive three with their copy of the Journal.

Regular Postal Bid sales

A major Philatelic Library

The Library is available for browsing and borrowing during normal Office Hours (Tues-Thurs 11am-2pm).
A full library list is available.

Discounts on publications

The Society has since 1938, published the definitive series of Handbooks on the stamps and postal history of New Zealand and her Dependencies. Monographs on a variety of topics are also published from time to time. Members enjoy privileges in obtaining copies of these works.

Awards and Honours

The Society has a selection of awards and honours which it may confer.

Fellowship Any member of the Society who has done outstanding original research work which has been published for the benefit of philately, or has performed meritorious service for the advancement of philately may become a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand and append the letters FRPSNZ after their name. Council will consider applications in the form of a philatelic CV forwarded by a proposer, who must also be a member of the Society. If deemed suitable, the CV is passed to a voting panel of the 10 most senior New Zealand-based Fellows who will vote.

Collins Award Named in honour of the late R.J.G. Collins RDP FRPSL FRPSNZ who contributed a vast amount of the published knowledge of local philately, it is awarded for excellence in a paper published by a member of the Society in an appropriate philatelic journal or handbook on some aspect of philately pertaining to New Zealand or its past and present dependencies.

Rhodes' medal Named in honour of the late Sir Robert Heaton Rhodes RDP FRPSL FRPSNZ, a past President of the Society and Postmaster General. It is awarded to a member of the Society who has made an outstanding contribution to New Zealand Philately and who has been a member for not less than five years. Only five have been awarded since its inception in 1967.

President's medal Awarded to a member who has performed meritorious service to the Society
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Special membership Honorary and Life memberships are also approved from time to time.

Marcel Stanley Trophy An annual 1-frame competition open to new exhibitors, or new exhibits