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Forum is a new initiative of the APF.   Its purpose is to provide collectors and philatelists with a convenient means of seeking input and assistance with a given project, area of research or problem where the information required is unlikely to be available through conventional research methods.

Forum Rules

Forum will operate with the following simple guidelines:

• Forum is open to any bona fide collector

• Persons wishing to have requests posted to the Forum must provide a short subject title, brief description of the information being sought, and provide a contact name wand preferably an e-mail address

• The APF Research Service is available where information required may already be in existence and should be utilised where appropriate

• Forum is not to be used to seek exchange correspondents, penpals or advertise private collectors for sale

• Persons able to assist respond directly to the person listing the topic, not the APF or the APF webmaster

• It is not a chatroom; responses will not be listed on the Forum page

• Forum Requests will remain posted for 6 months with a further period of 6 months on request from the originator.

Examples of Forum requests:

• Researchers preparing or updating philatelic literature - where the information being sought is expected to be published, the name of the journal or publication and expected availability should be provided 

• Private collectors wishing to obtain information to assist with exhibits

• Philatelic Organisations wishing to promote existing or proposed events, publications or formation of meeting groups and are seeking information and/or interested persons.

Current Forum Requests

To register your Forum Request, e-mail the APF webmaster, or write to P.O Box 4087, Patterson, Victoria, 3204.