The 2010 APF Annual General Meeting was held at SAPHIL House, Adelaide, on Saturday 11 September, 2010.  The APF Annual General Meeting brings together the Executive of the APF, APF Project Officers, FIP Commission delegates, member State Council delegates, and others involved in promoting philately throughout Australia under the auspices of the APF.

The new 2010-11 APF Executive is pictured right.   A full list of contacts of the APF can be found on our contacts page.

A State Council's Forum which is also run on the AGM weekend provides an additional opportunity for ideas and initiatives to be explored and debated which often results in numerous new services and programs being available to collectors and exhibitors.    

The Australian Philatelic Order Presentation Dinner was held on Saturday, 11 September in Adelaide at which three distinguished philatelists became Members of the Order and one was presented with the APO Research Award.

The newest Members of the Order are:  John Bell (South Australia), Ian McMahon (ACT) and Michel Roland (South Australia) - pictured left.   Bryan Young (Victoria) received the APO Research Award.  Click on the links to read their citations.

The Australian Philatelic Order was established by the APF in 1994 to recognize and honour philatelists who have given distinguished service to Australian Philately with the awards dinner now an established highlight of the Australian philatelic calendar.  Nominees are considered on the basis of their services to organized philately, which includes distinguished philatelic study and research. This includes judging, and promotion of philatelic and public dissemination including teaching.

In the lead up to Australia 2013, the next International stamp exhibition to be held in Australia, the APF will be undertaking a major refurbishment of its 16-sheet frames.  The APF is seeking sponsorship of individual frames to defray the expected $20,000- $30,000 cost involved.  Click here for more details and to find out how to become a frame sponsor.

No matter what you're looking for - locating a stamp club, finding a stamp fair or exhibition that's on soon, checking out the next major philatelic auction, surfing the web for other philatelic websites, or any of a dozen or so other philatelic pursuits, you'll find it all here - because the APF website is the best place to keep up with all that organised philately has to offer from around Australia!

This site is updated a minimum of weekly so you can be sure there's always something new and interesting to discover.

One of our most popular features - the Auctions page - is the best place to find all the current philatelic auctions and offerings from around Australia and the world.    And now, we're listing even more auction houses than ever before including many by request!    Did you know we link to over 100 other websites from our pages?  We're also pleased to say that some 40 other philatelic websites provide links to us.

Stamp club and society listings, fairs and special events, and programs and services offered by your Philatelic or Stamp Promotion Council are all conveniently listed by State / Territory.  Many clubs and societies are now choosing to list their meeting programs on this site.

The APF is always looking for ways to make this website a better place to visit.  If you didn't find what you were looking for, or have a great idea to help us make our site better, don't just sit there - let us know!   E-mail the APF webmaster.

And if you're a club secretary or philatelic trader organising fairs or other special events, don't forget to tell us so we can list it here.