WAPC Information

About Us

About the WAPC
The Western Australian Philatelic Council (Inc.) helps coordinate the activities and promotion of the hobby of stamp collecting. The membership which meets monthly, includes philatelic societies and stamp clubs, stamp dealers and interested private individuals.
Its objectives include:
Bringing into accord the aims and activities of all stamp clubs in W.A. and promoting good fellowship and mutual cooperation.
To give assistance to philatelic organisations by the provision of finance and supply of display frames.
To protect the interests of philatelic groups and their members.
To encourage and support the formation of new philatelic groups, and give advice and materials for this purpose on request.
To raise finance in order to promote and foster stamp collecting.
To liaise with Australia Post and the trade for the benefit of the stamp collector.

Projects include:
Philatelic workshops;
Organising speakers and displays for club meetings;
‘The Stamp World of Western Australia’ booklet;
Annual inter-club philatelic quiz;
Administration of the Hasluck Award;
List of philatelic literature available for borrowing;
Swan River Stamp Show incorporating Swanpex, our annual stamp show;
Encourage research into the postal history of Western Australia.

The Council is the philatelist’s representative body to the Australian Philatelic Federation (APF) which is itself a member of the Federation Internationale de Philatelie (FIP) and the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP).

Contact Details
For more information concerning the hobby of stamp collecting in Western Australia contact the council through:
Postal Address: GPO Box 9800, Perth WA 6848
Telephone: (08) 9447 5990
Mobile: 0413 840 984