Fel – Felicitations for research or material
SP – Special Prize – Best in class or Challenge competitions
Entries shown only with points are one frame

Date: Friday 31st October to Sunday 2nd November 2025
Venue: Hobart Town Hall
Exhibition Hotel: Hadleys

Contact: Peter Allan
Email: hesperus@netspace.net.au
Entries will close Monday 4th August 2025. Entry Fee $65 - Entries closed.
There will be exhibition events on Thursday 30th October, Friday 31st October and Saturday 1st November 2025.

All entries at this exhibition are One Frame.

NSW Entrants:

Darren Jones - 1d Black: World’s First Adhesive Postage Stamp. Traditional 🏆Score 82, Large Vermeil
Darren Jones - New Zealand: Great Barries Island. Open 🏆 Score 80, Large Vermeil
Boon-Swee Yen - The BOAC Constellation Crash in Singapore 03/03/1954.  Aerophilately 🏆 Score 75, Vermeil
Andrew Small - Kingsford Smith 1928-1930: Around the World by Air. Aerophilately 🏆 Score 83, Large Vermeil
Geoffrey Kellow - The 2/- “Bell” Design of Victoria 1880-1885. Traditional 🏆 Score 91, Large Gold
Gregory Laidler - Tour of Duty: John Johnston RN. Picture Postcards 🏆 Score 55, Bronze
Gregory Laidler - Private (commercial) Perfins Used in Tasmania 1897-1923. Traditional 🏆 Score 81, Large Vermeil
Lian Zhang - "Imperial Chinese Post" and "Chinese Imperial Post" Stamp Design Errors. Traditional 🏆 Score 74, Large Silver
Michael Drury - Australian Postal Cards: The 1917 Provisional Use of Separated “Reply Cards”. Postal Stationery 🏆 Score 95, Large Gold
Qayyum Ghazi - Paddling Through the Ages: The Story of Canoes. Topical 🏆 Score 87, Gold
Stephen Browne - New South Wales Stampless Mail 1850-1852. Postal History 🏆 Score 95, Large Gold
Stephen Browne - The Postal History of van Diemen’s Land to 1825. Postal History 🏆 Score 95, Large Gold, Best in Show
Vijay Shukla - Mahatma Gandi Memorial Issues of 1948. Traditional 🏆 Score 82, Large Vermeil

Website: www.hobartstampshow2025.com.au

Date: 27th November 2025 - 28th February 2026
The Australian Virtual Multi-Frame (2-8 Frames) Philatelic Exhibition, AUSVIPEX 2025

Important Dates:

Entries Close: 28th September 2025
Title Pages to Judges: 5th October 2025
Scan Submissions: By 20th October 2025 (can be sent any time prior)
Exhibits Available for Judges: From 13th November 2025

Exhibit Specifications:

Exhibits must consist of 2 to 8 frames, with each frame containing 16 sheets (approximately 28-29 cm x 23 cm).
Note: There is no One Frame class.

Organised by: Australian Philatelic Federation (APF). 
Official Website: www.ausvipex2025.com

AUSVIPEX 2025 brings together collectors and exhibitors from Australia and around the world, using the internet to share philately without borders.

Date:  4th - 8th February 2026
Venue: Sheikh Matoum Hall, World Trade Centre, Dubai UAE

Australian Commissioner: Frank Pauer
Email: frankpauer2@bigpond.com
Applications: to be with Commissioner by 24th July 2025
Frame Fee: Multi Frame US$100 per frame, Literature US$90, One Frame and Youth US$20 - Entries closed.

NSW entrants:
Vjay Shukla - India-Handstruck Scind Dawk & Lithographs 1685-1857. Traditional - 5 Frames
David Collyer - Opening of the England-Australia Airmail December 1934 to February 1935. Aerophilately - 1 Frame

Website: www.dubai2026wse.com

Date: 23rd to 30th May 2026
Venue:  Boston Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) which is close to Logan International airport and the Amtrack South Station.

The 12th International Philatelic Exhibition to be held in the USA. The exhibition is part of the 250th anniversary of the USA.
Approximately 3,500 frame sides will be available.
This exhibition will host a Polar Salon for both the North & South Polar regions with 200 frame sides available. The Polar Philately Salon will include a Court of Honor, polar exploration artefacts & documents, Polar Philatelic literature, & Polar Philatelic Society booths, as well competitive entries with its own jury. There is a special frame fee for this class. Australian acceptances should include the APF commissioners' charges.

Australian commissioner: Glen Stafford, Mandurah WA
Email: stafford@southwest.com.au
Website: Boston 2026 Word Expo
Boston 2026 Media Release May 5th 2025
Entries close: Extended to 31st October 2025

Date: 26th June - 1st July 2026
Venue: Venetian Macao Conference & Exhibition Hall.

Australian Commissioner: Stephanie Bromser   
Email: sbromser@optusnet.com.au
Closing Date: 18th November 2025

Website: Macao 2026

Date: 13th - 16th August 2026
Venue: Sleeman Sports Complex, Old Cleveland Rd &, Tilley Rd, Chandler QLD 4155

Contact: Joan Orr-Commissioner General
Email: qpcstamps@gmail.com
Closing Date: 31st May 2026

Website: www.qpc.org.au/queensland2026

Date: 27th - 31st August 2026

Australian Commissioner: John Dibiase 
Email: john_dibiase@yahoo.com

Closing Date: To be advised.

Date: 20th to 25th November 2026
Venue: Taipei World Trade Centre

Australian Commissioner: Stephen Browne
Email: sji.browne@bigpond.com
Closing Date: 31st March 2026

Date: March/April 2027

Contact: Christopher Smith
Email: president@CanberraStamps.org.au

Date: 30th June - 4th July 2027
The first-ever world stamp exhibition to be held in Slovakia will feature approximately 1,500 frames across the classes of Traditional Philately, Postal History, Thematic Philately, Revenues, and Picture Postcards, as well as Philatelic Literature exhibits.

Venue: Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia,
Commissioner: Bernard Beston
Email: bernardbeston@gmail.com

Specialised world stamp exhibition with FIP patronage and FEPA recognition

Competitive classes: traditional philately, postal history, thematic philately, philatelic literature, revenue stamps, picture postcards

Website: Slovphilex 2027

Date: October 2027
Venue: 

Contact: Glensan@pm.me 

The Melbourne 2025 exhibition has been postponed to late 2027.

The situation will be reviewed in early 2026, and a new date will be announced once it is confirmed with the Melbourne Racing Club.
Commissioner General: David Figg - Email: david.figg@internode.on.net
Assistant Commissioner for Australian entries is Mike Kouwen of WA.

Website: Melbourne 2025 

Display of entries: July to August 2025

Australian Commissioner: Peter Allan Hesperus@netspace.net.au - Contact commissioner for entry form.

SAVPEX 2025 — is proudly hosted by the Philatelic Society of the Orange Free State, under the auspices of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa.

Date: 8th - 12th August 2025
Venue: Grand Postal Building: GPO 1160 Charoen Krung Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 Thailand.

Australian Commissioner: Stephen Browne
Email: sji.browne@bigpond.com

NSW Results:

Vjay Shukla - India-Handstruck Scind Dawk & Lithographs 1685-1857 Traditional 5 Frames  🏆85 Large Vermeil
Paula Sager - 1915-1918 Australia WW I scenic Lettercards - Postal Stationery- 5 frames  🏆88 Large Vermeil +Fel
Michael Drury - Australia Postal Cards from the reign of Kong George V 1911-1937 - Postal Stationary 5 Frames. 🏆 90 Gold + Fel

Website: Thailand 2025

Date: 7th to 11th May 2025

FEPA Patronage, FIP Recognition.
Venue: National Exhibition Centre Birmingham. North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham, B40 1NT United Kingdom
Australian Commissioner: Geoff Lewis.  Email: glewis@custom-made.com.au
Website: EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025

NSW Results:

Wayne Donaldson - Sweden & Great Britian postal Communication 1581-1880. Postal History 8 Frames 🏆 92 Gold
Geoffrey Lewis - Mail routes in the Atlantic, Pacific & Indian Oceans, plus routes between the oceans - Postal History - 8 Frames 🏆 Court of Honour
James Johnstone - The Charity issues of Colonia; Australia. Traditional - 5 Frames 🏆 88 Vermeil
Vijay Shukla - India-Handstruck Scinde Dawk and Lithographed issues 1685-1857- Traditional 5 Frames 🏆 81 Vermeil

17th - 21st September 2025
Venue: COEX Magok Exhibition Hall in Seoul, South Korea.

Australian Commissioner: Bruce Chadderton
Email: kiwibrooce@yahoo.com

Website: PHILAKOREA 2025 

NSW Results:

Vjay Shukla- India-Handstruck Scind Dawk & Lithographs 1685-1857 Traditional 5 Frames 🏆85 Large Vermeil
Bruce Chadderton-Whakarewarewa- Living a Guided life. Picture Postcards. 8 Frames 🏆90 Gold
Gregory Laidler- The 1927 stamp commemorating the opening of Parliament House, Canberra.  Traditional 3 Frames 🏆87 Large Vermeil

Date: 25th & 26th April 2025  

Venue: Plaza Universel Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Accord Exhibition Commissioner / Judge: John Moore

NSW Results:

David Collyer – Boeing 747-Queen of the Skies – Postcards 5 Frames 🏆 85 Gold

Date: 20th to 23rd March 2025

The exhibition's theme celebrates the 175th anniversary of the Sydney Views stamps, Australia's first postage stamps.
Venue: Wentworth Park Sporting Complex, 5 Wentworth Park Road, Glebe NSW
President of the organising committee is Geoffrey Lewis.  Email: glewis@custom-made.com.au

Website: www.sydney2025.com.au 

Visit the Exhibits page to view the NSW Entries in the Sydney Stamp & Coin Expo 2025.
View the results of the entrants and the Jury report.
View the results of the Australasian Challenge

Date: 7th to 9th March 2025

Royalpex 2025 is a New Zealand National Stamp Exhibition being run by the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Inc.
Venue: Barber Hall, Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North.

NSW Results:

Bruce Chadderton - Whakarewarewa Living a Guided life - Postcards 8 Frames 🏆 92 Large Gold
David Collyer - Boeing 747- Queen of the Skies - Postcards 5 Frames 🏆 86 Gold + Special Prize
Darren Jones - Human endeavour in Antarctica - Open - 5 Frames 🏆 78 Vermeil
Darren Jones - 1D Black Traditional - 1 Frame 🏆 76 Vermeil
John Moore - Airmail from Zanzibar 1931 to 1966 - Aerophilately - 5 Frames 🏆 81 Large Vermeil
Lionel Savins - The KGVI small definitive of New Zealand - Traditional - 5 Frames 🏆 81 Large Vermeil

Royal Sydney Philatelic Club Team:
Barbara Hancock - The Diadem issues of New South Wales - Traditional - 5 Frames 🏆 81 Large Vermeil 
Geoffrey Kellow - Sierra Leone - Postal History KGVI period 1937-1956 - Postal History - 8 Frames 🏆 80 Large Vermeil
Paul Sager - 1915-1918 Australian WW I Military scenic lettercards - postal stationery - 5 Frame 🏆90 Large Gold

Date: 17th to 22nd February 2025
Uruguay 2025 - 200 years of the declaration of independence 
Venue: Atchugarry Museum of Contemporary Art, Punta Del Este, Uruguay

NSW Results:

Geoffrey Kellow - Victoria 2d Bell design -Traditional – 8 Frames 🏆 88 Large Vermeil
Brusden-White - Australian Commonwealth Specialist Catalogue – The Federal Period,  Literature 🏆 90 Gold

Date: 29th November to 3rd December 2024
Venue: Shanghai Exhibition Centre

NSW Results:

Vijay Shukla - India-Handstruck, Scinde Dawk and Lithographed issues 1685-1854 - Traditional 5 Frames 🏆85 Large Vermeil
Albert Cheung - Postal routes for international mail from China during the Sino-Japanese War of 1937 to 1945 Postal History. 5 Frames 🏆90 Gold

Date: 20th to 24th November 2024
Venue: Mega Mall, Sharjah

NSW Results:

Lonel Savins - The King George VI Small Definitive Stamps of New Zealand. Traditional 5 Frame 🏆 84 Vermeil
Gregory Laider - Australia’s First Commemorative Postage Stamp - Traditional - 3 Frames 🏆 89
Bruce Chadderton - Republic of China Airmail to North America (1945-1949) Postal History - 6 Frames 🏆 89 Large Vermeil
David Collyer - Opening of the England-Australia Airmail Service December 1934 to February 1935.- Postal History - 1 Frame 🏆 90
Tony Griffin - Postal and Letter Card Development in the Austro-Hungarian Empire- Postal Stationery - 5 Frames 🏆 91 Gold + SP
David Collyer - Boeing 747- the Queens of the Skies - Picture Postcards 5 frames 🏆 75 Large Silver

Queensland State Exhibition 2024 - Part of the Brisbane Stamp and Coin Show 2024
Date: 9th and 10th November 2024
Venue: QSAC Stadium (ANZ/QEII Stadium), Kessels Road Nathan
Entries Close: Entry applications, together with frame fees, must reach the organisers by Wednesday 2nd October 2024, Literature entries are to be lodged no later than 6th October 2024.

Date:12th & 13th October 2024
Venue: Toowoomba Indoor Bowls Association Hall, 10 Annand Street, Toowoomba, Qld.

NSW Results:

Gregory Laidler - Christmas 1977 Issue - Traditional 🏆 79 Vermeil
Gregory Laidler - The $10 Painting Stamp - Traditional 🏆85 Gold
Geoffrey Kellow - The 2/- “Bell” Design of Victoria 1880-1885 - Traditional 🏆 88 Gold Best in Class
Liang Zhang - The Magical Kings Head on Stamps - Traditional 🏆 72 Large Silver
Stephen Browne - New South Wales Stampless Mail 1850 -1852 Catalogue - Postal History 🏆 95 Best in Class
Stephen Browne - The Postal History of Van Diemen’s land to 1825 - Postal History 🏆 96 Grand Champion
Tony Griffin - First Official Airmail Services from Australia to New Guinea - Aerophilately 🏆 82 Large Vermeil
David Collyer - Opening of the England-Australia Airmail December 1934 to February 1935 - Aerophilately 🏆 87 Gold Best in Class
Bruce Chadderton - Makereti - Picture Postcards 🏆 76 Vermeil

Date:12th to 15th September 2024
Venue: Thoroughbred Park, 1 Randwick Rd, Lyneham ACT 2602

NSW Results:

National Classes

Vijay Shukla - India-Handstruck, Scinde Dawk and Lithographed issues (1685-1854) - Trad 5 Frames 🏆Score 82 Large Vermeil
Patrick Longfield - British North Borneo- Trad - 5 Frames 🏆 Score 78, Vermeil
James Johnstone - The Charity Issues of Colonial Australia 1897-1900 - Trad - 5 frames 🏆Score 88, Gold
Jon Tieran - The Parcel Stamps of South Australian Railways - Trad - 2 Frames 🏆Score 78, Vermeil
John Pearson - The Official stamps of South Australia to 1914 - Trad - 8 Frames 🏆Score 88, Gold
Peter Brigden - Falkland Islands 1878-1936 - Trad - 5 Frames 🏆Score 80, Large Vermeil
John Bozic - 1d KGV side face red issues 1914-1920 - Trad - 5 Frames 🏆Score 90, Large Gold - Fel
Timothy Kennaway - Duplex cancellation machines and inverted Die Cancellations- Postal History - 2 Frames 🏆 Score 61, Silver Bronze
Mark Saxby - Australian Private Perfins - Postal History - 6 frames 🏆 Score 78, Vermeil
Stephen Browne - The Postal history of the British Isles to 1711- Postal History - 5 Frames 🏆Score 94, Large Gold SP
John Franklin - Australian Postal service 1911-1938 - Postal History - 3 Frames 🏆Score 73, Large Silver
Paula Sager - 1915-1918 Australia WW I Military scenic lettercards - Postal stationery - 5 Frames 🏆 Score 88, Gold
Lionel Savins - The Department of Education Postcards of New Zealand - Postal Stationery - 6 Frames 🏆 Score 82, Large Vermeil
Michael Drury - Australian Postal Cards from the reign of KGV 1911-1937 - Postal Stationery - 6 Frames 🏆Score 92, Large Gold - Fel + SP
Andrew Small - Flight covers illustrating the development of Trans-Tasman flight - Aerophilately - 5 Frames 🏆Score 78, Vermeil
Darren Jones - Human endeavour in Antarctica - Open Class - 5 Frames 🏆 Score 78, Vermeil
David Collyer - Boeing 747-Queens of the skies - Picture Postcards - 5 Frames 🏆 Score 81, Large Vermeil SP
Ian Fuary - The Automotive Industry in Australia - a ‘Frank’ Look. - Topical - 5 Frames 🏆 Score 67, Silver

State Level classes

Darren Jones - 1d Black- Trad-1 Frame 🏆Score 74, Vermeil
Vivian Manwaring - Australian En-stamped Envelopes- Federation to 1937- Postal Stationery - 5 Frames 🏆 Score 85, Gold

ACCC Club Challenge Team:

John Bosic - 1d KGV Side Face Red Issues 1914-20 Trad - 5 Frames 🏆Score 90 Large Gold - Fel
Michael Drury - Australian Postal Cards from the reign of KGV 1911-1937 🏆 Score 92 Large Gold - Fel + SP
Paula Sager - "1915-1918 Australian WWI Military Scenic Lettercards 🏆 Score 88, Gold
Andrew Small - Flight covers illustrating the development of Trans-Tasman flight 🏆Score 78, Vermeil

Total Score 348/400

Date: 3rd to 7th July 2024 Venue: Pos Bloc, Jakarta, Indonesia.

NSW Results:

Sarah Harvey - Hong Kong KGV Definitive and China overprints. Tradition 8 Frames 🏆80 Vermeil
Vijay Shukla - India-Handstruck, Scinde Dawk & Lithograph issues 1685 -1857. Traditional Asia  5 Frames 🏆85 Large Vermeil
Darren Jones -  Human endeavour in Antarctic. Open Class 5 frames 🏆 81 Vermeil
John Moore - Postal stationery of British East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika) including the East African Postal Union issues. Postal Stationery  5 Frames 🏆80 Vermeil

Date: 16th to 19th April 2024    Bucharest Romania FIP Specialised

NSW Results:

Bruce Chadderton - Whakarewarea - Living a Guided Life - Picture Postcards - 5 frames 🏆 Score 88, Large Vermeil
Vijay Shukla - India - Handstruck, Scinde Dawk & Lithograph issues 1685-1857- Traditional Asia - 5 Frames 🏆 Score 83, Vermeil
John Moore - Airmails from Zanzibar Aerophilately 193 -1966 - 5 Frames 🏆 Score 81, Vermeil