August 20, 2015
Nanango’s Heritage Community Branch recently gave the South Burnett’s only official philatelic club its stamp of approval.
Heritage awarded a $1000 community grant to the Nanango Stamp Club to help support the club’s popular annual Stamp Fair.
“Heritage Bank in Nanango is well known for its ongoing support of local community activities,” president Graham Coombe said.
“We’re very grateful for their assistance.”
Graham believes most families have a stamp album buried somewhere in their cupboards.
“Most of us, at some stage, have collected stamps,” he said.
“It was once one of the most popular hobbies in the world, particularly for children.”
And despite the fact that electronic communications have now overtaken postal mail, stamp collecting is currently going through a resurgence, with collections being handed down from one generation to another, creating interest and wonder in stamps from all around the world.
Those who collected stamps in their younger days often find renewed enjoyment revisiting their previous hobby and adding to, or completing, their collections.
The Nanango Stamp Club was started in 1987 by Nanango’s postmaster at that time.
It quickly grew to became one of the larger regional clubs in the state, and is now an affiliated member of the Queensland Philatelic Council.
Today the club has members from all over the South Burnett.
Not only do they collect stamps themselves, but they exchange stamps with fellow collectors in other countries.
“Surprisingly, much of this is now done via the internet. But it’s a lot of fun!” Graham said.
Every February the club hosts a Stamp Fair which attracts collectors from all over the state.
The next Stamp Fair will be held on February 6 at Nanango High School.
Club members also visit other stamp fairs all around South East Queensland with the club’s stamp exchange books to sell, buy and exchange stamps with other clubs.
Nanango Stamp Club members meet on the second Saturday of each month, and the club also produces a monthly newsletter.
If you are interested in stamp collecting and would like to attend a meeting – or have a stamp collection stashed away in a cupboard and don’t know what to do with it – give the club’s secretary Cornelia a call on (07) 4169-0256 for more information.
