
Introducing...
The Austrian Philatelic Society's
60th anniversary.
The Austrian Philatelic Society (APS) was founded (as the ASCGB) on 1 January 1948 - so it is 60 in 2008! Here's what has been achieved in commemoration, and what is yet to happen.
- The APS staged a major display at Spring Stampex (Wed 27 Feb to Sat 1 March 2008, Business Design Centre, Islington, London). This was 100 double-sided 16-sheet frames, aimed at persuading the general philatelist to specialise in Austrian philately. Pictures of the event, lists of the displays and some visitors impressions are here. Classical, modern, mainstream and the occasional obscurity were covered; and we launched the ...
- Festschrift. This is a 170-sides full-colour A4 perfect-bound book. It will appeal to specialist collectors in many areas; the articles are in English with a brief summary of each in German. For details see here!
- The APS will have a stall at WIPA2008 in Vienna.
- Members have written articles which have appeared in the major UK stamp magazines: Gibbons Stamp Monthly (March 2008 issue); Stamp Magazine (February 2008 issue); and Stamp & Coin Mart (March 2008 issue).
- We have facilitated a visit to WIPA2008 in September 2008, by members, partners, and friends.
©APS Last updated 13 Jun 2008