ABOUT PHILAS

The Philatelic Association of N.S.W. Limited is an ‘umbrella’ organisation, to which the 42 stamp collector clubs in New South Wales are affiliated.  It is incorporated in accordance with the Corporations Act (Cwth) 2011, and falls under the aegis of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.  The aim of the organisation is to foster the hobby of philately.

PHILAS hosts a large philatelic reference / research library, which is available to both the members of the clubs and members of the public.  To house the library, it owns a building.  That building also provides rooms for city-based clubs to hold meetings and displays, for meetings of organising committees of exhibitions and philatelic events, and is the venue for ‘Open’ Days to which members of the public are invited and at which dealers and clubs provide displays and sales points.

To help meet the costs of ownership and maintenance of the building, PHILAS conducts auctions of philatelic and related material.  The revenue derived from the buyer premium and vendor commission is used literally to keep the lights on.

The auctions provide a medium through which club members are able to sell surplus material and acquire items.