Philas Library
Encyclopedia
The Philas Library is a specialised philatelic library which includes the collections of the Philatelic Association of NSW Inc. and the Royal Sydney Philatelic Club (RSPC). The library is based in New South Wales
, Australia
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The collection is especially strong in Australian, New Zealand and Pacific philately and specialist collections include:
and all donations over A$2 are tax deductible.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The collection
The collection comprises over 6000 books, journals and catalogues.The collection is especially strong in Australian, New Zealand and Pacific philately and specialist collections include:
- Post Office guides and reports for Australia and New South Wales.
- Philatelic Exhibition catalogues – collections of Australian, New Zealand and International Philatelic exhibitions arranged by year order.
- E.A. Crome Collection - Australian Aerophilately from the National Library of Australia, Canberra.
- E.A. & V.I Crome Collection - modern Australian and world Aerophilately from the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney.
- Marguerite McNeill Collection of Music and Theatre - from the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney.
- Alec Pailthorpe photographic slide collection of Australian Commonwealth.
- De La RueDe La RueDe La Rue plc is a British security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems company headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire. It also has a factory on the Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, and other facilities at Loughton, Essex and Bathford, Somerset...
Correspondence Book microfilm - Joint Copying Project contains material on Australia, New Zealand, British Pacific and Malaya. - Norman Hopson Local Histories Collection - history of NSW Local Government areas.
Donations
The library has Donated Gift Recipient status with the Australian Taxation OfficeAustralian Taxation Office
The Australian Taxation Office is an Australian Government statutory agency and the principal revenue collection body for the Australian Government. The ATO has responsibility for administering the Australian federal taxation system and superannuation legislation...
and all donations over A$2 are tax deductible.