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2023 Perth Stamp & Coin Show

Any reservations that hosting another Perth Stamp & Coin Show within six months of the big 10th Anniversary show last October would affect visitor numbers or affect trade was soon dispelled! Local, interstate, and international dealers attracted the usual large crowds starting on Friday lunchtime with a rush to be first at the dealers' tables for the best buys and long queues for the keenly anticipated Australia Post special edition show Miniature Sheets and PNCs.

As always the local collectors, and some who travelled interstate to attend, appreciated having both stamp and coin dealers under one roof and the great variety of material on offer to suit all budgets. Many attendees and dealers commented on the "buzz" in the room and enjoyed the opportunity not only to buy and sell but also to reconnect with each other or forge new relationships, learn about the hobby and sow the seeds for future business.

Four different PNC's were produced to celebrate WA related events and individuals. These comprised a PNC congratulating the Socceroos on qualifying for the 2022 World Cup with a $2 coloured coin, the only PNC issued with this coin. The second PNC assisted in promoting the upcoming National Show to be held at Gloucester Park on 2nd to 5th November 2023. It incorporated the $1 Crux coin and was signed and carried round the harness racing track three times by its rider in a spider by the horse "Crux". In addition, 25 of the PNCs had the coloured $1 Crux coin which were also in high demand. The third PNC was signed by Kristina Krstic, the first West Australian to win a Commonwealth Games Lawn Bowls Gold Medal since 1982. It incorporated the "Woolies" distributed $2 coloured "A" Commonwealth Games coin and featured a beautiful picture of Kristina in action. The final PNC showed the stunning Pinnacles with a matching $1 Pinnacles coin & $3.00 International Post stamp. All 300 sets sold out in advance of the show reflecting their popularity at present.

The show dinner on Saturday night was less formal than the anniversary event in October but nonetheless was well attended by dealers, show staff and some partners who joined in congratulating Tony Shields as the recipient of the 2023 Dealer of the show award. We say "of the show", but as most of you know Tony is an enormous contributor to the philatelic world at both a National and International level, freely giving of his time and expertise and most importantly, is always cheerful and enthusiastic! As was pointed out at the dinner, Tony has won nearly all the major awards out there with only the coveted "Perth Stamp and Coin Show Dealer of the Show" shield left to add to the mantlepiece!

Whilst some collectors find it hard to break away from buying to listen the recipient of the free door entry prizes that are drawn throughout the weekend, all eyes were on the young winner of the top prize, a Western Australia 1854 Penny Black Swan. He was genuinely thrilled and very engaged in the history as well as interested in the hobby.

Australia Post also produced four limited edition PNC’s for the show issued each day. As always, they did a brisk trade throughout the weekend on all products, far exceeding their show budget. Cheryl Roy, Manager of Australia Post Philatelic was greatly missed as she began her well deserved retirement. A massive thank you to her for all her hard work and support over the years. Thanks must also go to the local WA Post Office staff who operated the stand and we look forward to Australia Post's continued support of the event.

As many of you are aware Mike McAndrew of Phoenix Coin Auctions very sadly passed away last month. Mike had supported the show from the first event in 2012, always taking a large premium stand to showcase his extensive stock, to buy and to promote his auction and the hobby in general. Even with his health declining, he was in attendance on his 5 table stand and actively trading and socialising with both collectors and the trade. The courage and resilience he showed throughout his illness has been an inspiration to us all. He will be sorely missed as a colleague for his extensive knowledge but more importantly as a friend and a truly decent human being with a terrific sense of humour. Our sympathy goes out to his many friends and of course his family and loved ones.

We are now looking forward to the 2024 Perth Stamp & Coin Show to be held from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th March. This will be our seventeenth event and we hope to attract our full compliment of overseas dealers as Covid becomes a distant memory. As always, please feel free to register for a stand by contacting Ian Boulton at 0414929235 or stampdealer@iinet.net.au

2022 (October) Perth Stamp & Coin Show

With the removal of all COVID restrictions in WA, we were able to celebrate the 10th year of the Perth Stamp & Coin Show with a full contingent of interstate and local dealers including Australia Post. With a queue exceeding 120 on the Friday lunchtime, we knew we were in for a big weekend!

Left: We're dog friendly too!!

Right: Looking for the end of the queue!

Australia Post exceeded their budget on the first day alone while other dealers reported their best Friday's trading since we started this three day format. Needless to say, the recent passing of the Queen resulted in an increased demand for these issues and Royalty both in stamps and coins. Renniks did a brisk trade in accessories and catalogues while the sale of discounted unsold lots from the recent Ace Stamp Auction saw a final 88% sale rate grossing $500,000+

The Eastern States based dealers and visitors were warmly welcomed back and this included Michael Drury who, once again, offered his services to local collectors in identifying and expertising Kangaroo and KGV issues. This area of collecting was strongly represented by the stock of the Juzwin brothers while Tony Shields had his ever popular and extensive selection of world stamps and postal history. This variety of material is greatly appreciated by the "local" collectors and gives them an opportunity to add to their collections.

We're always delighted to welcome Michael Drury (left) and our friends from Australia Post (right).

The show produced 4 different PNC's to celebrate WA related events and individuals. These consisted of:

the 50th Anniversary of Ross Edwards "170 not out" and the first century by a West Australian in test cricket plus his exhibit of cricket stamps at this show.
the 30th Anniversary of the West Coast Eagles winning their first AFL Grand Final on 26 September 1992 and also West Coast being the first non-Victorian club to win the Premiership. These were all signed by Brett Heady, jumper No. 1 in this historic game.
the 25th Anniversary of Peter Brock's last career win in V8 Touring Cars at the Barbagallo Wanneroo Raceway in 1997. It featured the 2018 50c Brock Holden Commodore coloured coin with all 300 of these being driven in a V8 Holden race Commodore for five hot laps of the track at speeds of up to 200km/hr by Philip "Pip" Allen, V8 race car driver and instructor!
Finally, the popular $2 honeybee coloured coin featured in a bright PNC that recognised the massive increase in beekeeping in WA in the last few years.

These 300 sets sold out in advance of the show along with the Limited Edition Dinosaur PNC sets of 4 with special "DINO" mint marks produced by Australia Post for the event.

Troy Sequeira (left) and Mickel Smits (right) both experiencing a change of scenery from the norm.

The Anniversary dinner on the Saturday night of the show was attended by 50 invited guests which allowed the resumption of the "Dealer of the Show" award started back in 2012 plus some new "Special Recognition" awards for those who have contributed to the Show's success over the years.

APTA member, Pat Palmer, won the Dealer award, part of which was for her stand attracting so many ebay buyers to a "real" show! Her ebay feedback exceeds 50,000 with a 100% positive rating is a testament to her business. The "Special Recognition" awards went to Australia Post, Michael Drury, Mel Peachey, Barbara Daniels and Di Sim all of whom have gone the "extra mile" in assisting the event.

Christine Boulton with a photo from the first show. The Bee PNC cost $50 and now selling on ebay at $200+

2022 (March) Perth Stamp & Coin Show

In 2022 the Perth Stamp & Coin Show is proudly celebrating its 10th anniversary hence there was an atmosphere of celebration at the three-day show on the Western Australian Labour Day long weekend at the beginning of March.

Admittedly numbers were slightly down due to COVID-19 public health restrictions in place here in Western Australia, however, the people that did turn up were all passionate and highly engaged with the 21 WA-based stamp, coin, banknote, and collectables dealers attending. There was a real sense of camaraderie across the weekend with dealers positive about their takings.

The PSCS special edition PNC acknowledging the contribution of our "Front Line Workers" during the COVID-19 pandemic, were completely sold out more than a week before the event. As is the case with each Show, the Australia Post limited edition PNC's and miniature sheets were also extremely popular, bringing crowds every morning and selling out within the first hour of trading!

We were delighted with the support of local ABC and 6PR radio stations which attracted a host of new collectors to the event.

While the WA borders opened on 3rd March, just a day before the show opened, it was too late for the Eastern States and Overseas dealers to attend. However, plans are in full swing for a return to "business as usual" for the second 2022 show to be held from Friday 30th September to Sunday 2nd October with 28 Australian and International dealers now confirmed including Australia Post and hopefully The Perth Mint.

The Perth Stamp & Coin Show was established by Ian Boulton in 2012 with the goal of bringing together in one location stamp, coin and banknote dealers from around WA, across Australia and later, from overseas. From the outset, Ian's emphasis has been on providing an attractive forum for stamp dealers who are often overlooked but are actually imperative to the attendance of collectors at any show.

The event was originally held at the University of WA with only 14 dealers and was initially financed by Ian himself. It is now an incredibly popular community event and a "must-do" for many Australian and WA-based dealers. In latter years, Ian has appreciated the support of both the Australasian Philatelic Trader's Association (APTA) and the Western Australia Philatelic Council (WAPC) with the latter incorporating the annual Swanpex exhibition into the weekend.

Over the last 10 years, Ian and his team have made a raft of improvements to the increasingly popular show, moving to a newer, larger venue with better amenities and expanding their marketing efforts to attract new collectors to the event.

Ian also instigated a dealers-only dinner on the Saturday night of the show to establish stronger networks between the philatelic and numismatic dealer groups. Whilst this aspect of the PSCS has been temporarily paused due to the pandemic, these evenings are a real highlight for all attending dealers and have facilitated positive business engagement post-show. Ian looks forward to re-instating this aspect of the Show later in 2022 as part of their 10-year celebrations.

2019 Perth Stamp & Coin Show

The November 2019 Perth Stamp and Coin Show was the second 3 day event staged in 2019 after the first in March and the first where the Royal Australian Mint from Canberra was in attendance complimented by Australia Post opposite who had travelled from the Melbourne Philatelic Bureau. It was a tremendous success and the best yet with over 1000 collectors attending across the weekend. We had 30 international, interstate & local dealers from as far afield as England, America and South Africa. In addition there was another 12 collectors' tables replicating the "European" style flea markets. Those who attended confirmed it was now Perth's premier stamp and coin event with a balanced mix of both collecting fields

There was a fantastic atmosphere in the halls with a "buzz" outside as the queues formed for both the RAM products and the Australia Post limited edition PNC and postmarked miniature sheet. These were on sale each day with a different postmark and limited to only 100 per day. As a result of being limited to one per person per day, they were in high demand and this was reflected when a set of the PNC’s sold on Ebay the week after at $600+ with an original cost price of $105!! It was refreshing to see such queues outside a WA show and the amount of socialising between collectors during the event. We had collectors from as far afield as Albany in the south and Geraldton to the north. We even had an Adelaide day tripper!

There was a fantastic atmosphere in the halls with a "buzz" outside as the queues formed for the Australia Post limited edition PNC and postmarked miniature sheet. These were on sale each day with a different postmark and limited to only 100 per day. As a result of being limited to one per person per day, they were in high demand and this was reflected when a set of the PNC’s sold on Ebay the week after at $600+ with an original cost price of $105!! It was refreshing to see such queues outside a WA show and the amount of socialising between collectors during the event. We had collectors from as far afield as Albany in the south and Geraldton to the north. We even had an Adelaide day tripper!

Bargains abounded with several collectors very pleased with their purchases and dealers re-stocking from the collectors’ tables giving a true "trading" feel to the event. The absence of an auction and exhibitor displays didn't seem to detract from the attendance or enthusiasm of the collecting public with the free valuations for stamps, coins and banknotes being very popular.

Several collectors were winners in the regular prize draws which included a Great Britain 1840 Penny Black valued at $500 and a further $2000 in prizes kindly donated by Australia Post, RAM and the Perth Mint.

Australia Post also had a range of recent products on sale highlighting the diversity of issues currently on sale. Cheryl Roy, Australia Post Philatelic Manager, commented that the passion of West Australian collectors was palatable and how enthusiastic they were in their collecting.

Feedback following the event suggested dealers appreciated the genuine interest in their stock shown by WA collectors as well as the distances some of them had come to showcase their material.

Dealers must have certainly had a profitable show and enjoyed their time in Perth as we are pleased to report nearly all the stands have been re-booked for the 2020 show to be held from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July.

We are delighted to have the continued support of APTA (Australasian Philatelic Traders’ Association) and welcome their assistance in the years ahead to make this one of Australia’s leading shows that will continue to benefit the WA collector by bringing new dealers and in turn, new stock to our state.

For additional information, attending dealers at next year's show, testimonials and photos of the event, please visit www.perthstampandcoinshow.com

2017 Perth Stamp & Coin Show

The 2017 Perth Stamp and Coin Show was the first 3-day event and the first where Australia Post was in attendance from the Melbourne Philatelic Bureau. It was a tremendous success and the best yet with nearly 900 collectors attending across the weekend. We had 26 international, interstate & local dealers from as far afield as England, America and Thailand. In addition there was another 14 collectors' tables replicating the "European" style flea markets. Those who attended confirmed it was now Perth's premier stamp and coin event with a balanced mix of both collecting fields

Several collectors were winners in the regular prize draws which included a Great Britain 1840 Penny Black valued at $500 and a further $1000 in prizes kindly donated by Australia Post and the Perth Mint.

A special dealers' dinner was organised for the Saturday night at The Raffles Hotel where the "Michael Graber Memorial Trophy" for Dealer of the Show went to Terry Finlayson of Kenton Philatelics. As a relatively new dealer, it was refreshing to see him rewarded for his efforts by a "mystery shopper". This was also an excellent opportunity for both coin and stamp dealers to socialise together and even do the odd "deal"! Feedback on the night suggested they appreciated the genuine interest in their stock shown by WA collectors as well as the distances some of them had come to showcase their material.

Dealers must have certainly had a profitable show and enjoyed their time in Perth as we are pleased to report all the stands were re-booked immediately after the event with 5 new dealers attending in 2018 making a total of 30 dealers plus a waiting list for 2019!!

It was also clear that the South Perth Civic Centre was a superior venue to the UWA Guild Centre with plenty of parking, excellent lighting and modern facilities. Thanks too for the South Perth City Councils support with additional advertising.

We were also delighted to have the support of APTA (Australasian Philatelic Traders’ Association) and welcome their assistance in the years ahead to make this one of Australia’s leading shows that will continue to benefit the WA collector by bringing new dealers and in turn, new stock to our state.

For additional information, attending dealers at next year's show, testimonials and photos of the event, please visit www.perthstampandcoinshow.com

2013 Perth Stamp & Coin Show

The 2013 Perth Stamp and Coin Show was a hugely successful 2 day event with 22 local and interstate dealers and an additional 20 collectors with tables upstairs replicating the "European" style flea markets. Attendance was nearly 600 with many keen collectors appreciating the opportunity to see both stamp and coin dealers in the same venue with some even venturing into new collecting fields.

There was a definite "buzz" in the room and it was refreshing to see a queue outside before the show opened and the amount of socialising between collectors around the room and the café. We had collectors from as far afield as Albany in the south and Geraldton to the north. We even had an Adelaide day tripper!

Bargains were certainly scored on both floors with several collectors very pleased with their purchases and dealers re-stocking from the collectors tables giving a true "trading" feel to the event. The absence of an auction and exhibitor displays didn't seem to detract from the attendance or enthusiasm of the collecting public and the free valuation tables for stamps, coins, banknotes and postcards were rarely empty.

Several collectors were winners in the regular prize draws which included a Great Britain 1840 Penny Black and $200 in APTA vouchers. The overprinted souvenirs were popular with the PNC's sold out on the first day. A few overprinted miniature sheet and booklet pairs at $35 are still available by visiting the website www.perthstampandcoinshow.com.

Australia Post attended with a special postmark for each day of the show, the second of which celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the University of WA Student Guild, the venue for the show.

Congratulations to Stewart Robbins of Burstamp winning the "Michael Graber Memorial Trophy" for Dealer of the Show. As Dragan Udovicic relinquished the shield, he was determined to win it back again on his next visit!

Dealers enjoyed the dinner on the Saturday night and feedback suggested they appreciated the genuine interest shown by WA collectors. Their custom and enthusiasm combined with some new clients resulted in 18 of the 22 dealers already booked to return for the 2014 show on 16th and 17th August next year.

Ian Boulton, the show organiser, urged collectors who want tables for next year in the upstairs area, to sell off their excess and duplicate stocks, to visit the website and download an application form as soon as possible. This will ensure they secure a table at $40 and also enables them to be in the show an hour before it opens each day.

Ian shares the believes that the baby boomers are the future of the hobby with their disposable incomes and interest in collectables, however they need the avenues to develop these hobbies and the Perth Stamp & Coin Show is an important part of this. There were several visitors to the show from the neighbouring Save the Childrens Charity book fair and two reported, as they left, that they had made unintended purchases and enjoyed their time browsing the stands.

For additional information, attending dealers at next year's show, testimonials and photos of the event, please visit www.perthstampandcoinshow.com


The queue awaiting 10am opening!	Busy, busy!

An aerial view of the interstate & local dealers	Steve Hamilton looking happy with his sales!

Alan tan from Australia Post applying the UWA Guild Anniversary postmarks	Stewart Robbins of Burstamp with his "Dealer of the Show" award

The popular upstairs "collectors – flea Market" area.