Philas Library Holdings
Our library spans generations of historic and cultural worth.Our library at 2 City View Road Pennant Hills contains a wide range of materials:
Books
- The library has a broad variety of materials including auction catalogues, country catalogues, specialist listings, thematic, beginner guides, maritime mail and aerophilately. There are also Special collections of stamps.
- A comprehensive section on Australian stamps, postal history and post offices.
- Books for other countries are shelved in alphabetical order by country name.
Journals, Magazines, Stamp Newspaper
- The journal collection includes both Australian and world material, they are arranged in alphabetical order by title.
- These include Australian Stamp News and Australian Stamp professional magazines.
- We also have Stanley Gibbons magazines and other world magazines.
- The contents of the journal collections can be assessed by a card catalogue. Please allow the librarian to check for you.
Auction Catalogues
- This collection is located in the compactus unit to the right of the entry including Abacus, Phillas, Corinphila and Harmers.
- The collection includes runs of the major international catalogue producers including: Stanley Gibbons (GB), Scott (USA), Yvert et Tellier (Fr), Zumstein (CH), Michel (D). It is arranged in alphabetical order by country name.