Stephanie Bromser
Philatelic Development Officer, APF in sheets of 20. This can all be achieved online by downloading the image you want directly into a template using the Australia Post My Stamps website. I imagine this will be very popular for special events such as birth announcements and wedding invitations. Mystamps was also introduced as a trial in 27 Post Offices. Customers could get their stamps instantly printed from an image on a USB stick or mobile phone. At the time of writing this the trial was only planned to last until 31 March 2020, so if you are interested you will need to be quick. The list of participating post offices is on the website https://australiapostcollectables.com.au/articles/ introducing-mystamps-an-exciting-new-personalised-stamp-solution The new service produces stamps in 9 different shapes (see figure 12). Each stamp can have one of 9 postage rates on it (Domestic: $1.10, $2.20, $3.30, $5.50; International: $2.30, $2.50, $3.20). This makes a total of 63 new stamps. Figure 12: 9 different shapes of Mystamps
upcoming stamp & coin fairs & events new south wales
victoria
March 7 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair, Quinn’s Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02 63623754.
March 1 - (1st Sun) Western Suburbs Stamp, Coin & Banknote Fair, Strathmore Bowling Club, 40 Loeman St, Strathmore. Enq: Chris. 0413355716.
March 7 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor, Car park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, cnr Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW.
March 15 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair, Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh. Dealers. Ph: 0418 322 315.
March 7 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am - 4pm, Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, Katoomba. Ph. 0417 802 754
March 29 - (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phonecard Fair, Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. 9am-3pm.
March 7 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin Collectors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea.
queensland
March 15 - (3rd Sun) Stamp & Coin Fair, 10am - 3pm, Pioneers Hall, Cowper St, Wallsend. 8 Dealers. 4971 3483 March 22 - (4th Sun) Epping Stamp & Coin Fair, Community Hall, 9 Oxford St, Epping. 10am - 4pm. Free Entry, 6 Dealers, Buy/Sell. March 29 - Petersham Stamp, Coin & Banknote Fair
TBA - QStamp Fair, Southside, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, Memorial Hall, Logan Rd. Free Entry 8.30am - 2pm March 9 - (2nd Mon) - Gold Coast PS Sale, Rm 1, Southport Comm. Centre, Lawson St, Southport. 11.30am - 2.30pm Brisbane Table Tennis Assoc Centre Stamp News - 57