Stamp exhibitions

Come and engage with the philatelic community! Two major exhibitions are coming up in the next six months. NZ Post representatives will be there, and we’re looking forward both to seeing some familiar faces and to making new connections.

WPS100 Stamp Show, Porirua

The Wellington Philatelic Society is celebrating its centenary with a stamp exhibition. WPS100 Stamp Show is to be held on 11-13 November 2022 at the Te Rauparaha Arena, 17 Parumoana Street, Porirua City.

Entries from exhibitors have closed and more than 600 frames (each containing the equivalent of 16 album pages) of competitive and invited exhibits will be on show. Apart from the normal diversity of interesting exhibits and displays that is to be seen at a National Stamp Exhibition, WPS100 includes the 2022 Australasian Challenge. The challenge is held every three years between teams from Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Queensland) and New Zealand (the North and South Islands). This ensures a high quality of material rarely seen in New Zealand.

NZ Post will be joined by nine dealers in stamps, coins and postcards.

For further information, visit wps100.nz.

NZ2023 International Stamp Exhibition, Auckland

NZ2023 is to be held on 4-7 May 2023 and will be the first international stamp exhibition held in New Zealand since the successful NZ1990 World Stamp Exhibition. Due to COVID-19 and the closing of our borders, the NZ2020 international stamp exhibition became a much smaller national exhibition in March 2020 and closed a day early.

It is therefore with great excitement the exhibition organisers welcome international visitors to this event.

To be hosted by the Ellerslie Event Centre, Auckland, NZ2023 is being held under the patronage of the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately.

A wide range of dealers and postal agencies is expected to be in attendance. If you would like to provide financial support for NZ2023, you can join the supporters’ club. For further information, visit nz2023.nz.

NZ Post is the major sponsor of both exhibitions and will have staff and a sales booth with special souvenirs and postmarks available. Mark the dates on your calendar - we look forward to seeing you there.