Salient points from Congress 2026 for members
Herewith salient points from congress 2026 for your information:
Affiliation fees for 2027 will be R165.00.
The following motion was accepted: The 2026 constitution that was circulated before was adopted with three changes to be added and re-distributed for your information and comments.
Stampshow/congress 2027 will be held in Cape Town. Venue and date to be announced.
The newly elected PFSA president for 2026 is Anton Putter (Royal Philatelic Society of Cape Town).
Management Committee:
Chairman: John Handman, Maritzburg PS.
Treasurer: Derek Roth, Witwatersrand PS.
The Region Vice-Presidents:
Region 1, Gauteng and NW Province: Gary Pienaar (PS of Johannesburg).
Region 2, Eastern Gauteng: Colin Bousfield (Edenvale PS).
Region 3, Pretoria, Mpumalanga, Limpopo: Andre du Plessis (Pretoria PS).
Region 4, Free State, Northern Cape: Leon Jacobson (Sasolburg PS).
Region 5, KwaZulu-Natal: John Handman (Maritzburg PS).
Region 6, Western Cape: Chuck Muller (Bellville PS).
Region 7, Eastern: Cape Vernon Mitchell (Port Elizabeth PS)
Region 8, Outside Areas: Richard Stroud (OFS Study Circle).
Region 8, Garden Route: Hans Manke (George PS).
COO: Andre du Plessis RDPSA
Exhibitions Committee: André du Plessis RDPSA (Pretoria PS).
Expert Committee: Michael Wigmore RDPSA (SAPDA) (Acting chair).
FIP/FIAP Committee: Emil Minnaar RDPSA (East Rand PS).
Heritage Committee: Leon Jacobson (Sasolburg PS).
Promotions Committee: Vacant
Judging and Ethics Committee: Neil Cronjé RDPSA (OFS PS)
Publications: André du Plessis RDPSA (acting) (Pretoria PS).
The SA Philatelist Committee: Louwrence Erasmus (Afrikaanse Filatelievereniging van Pretoria).
Awards Custodian: Ian Matheson RDPSA, FRPSL (PS of Johannesburg).
Philatelic Services, SAPO: Dineo Poo
Post Liaison: Alex Vissser (Pretoria PS).
SAPDA: K Napier
Michael Smith (OFS Study Circle) has been invited to sign the Roll of Honour for Distinguished Philatelists of SA.
The Skinner Cup was awarded to Victor Millard (Royal Philatelic Society of Cape Town).
Manfred Weinstein Memorial Medal: Not awarded.
J H Harvey Pirie Memorial Award: Patrick Flanagan RDPSA FRPSL (Witwatersrand PS), Brian Trotter RDP RDPSA Hon FRPSL (Royal PS London), Keith Harrop FRPSL (Royal PS London). Contributors and compiling the book Rhodesia & Nyasaland Mails, Colonial Rule to Beyond Major Rule; Postage Due & Other Charges
Hagger Trophy: Louwrence Erasmus (Afrikaanse Filatelievereniging van Pretoria).
WE Lea cup: Derek Roth, Witwatersrand PS.
Federation Plaques:
Chuck Muller (Bellville PS).
Leon Jacobson (Sasolburg PS).
Nicolene Barnard (OFS PS).
Federation certificates:
None awarded.
Exhibition Awards:
The two top Exhibition awards were awarded to Roger Porter RDPSA for Natal: Sea Mail and Packet Mail (Grand Prix) and to Hendrik Geyer for Bedford and the ‘Smaldeel’: Its postal history in social context during Cape of Good Hope jurisdiction (Post Office Shield).
Would you please share with your Society members
Regards,
André du Plessis
083 399 1755
PFSA: COO
Huge congratulations to all South African Collectors’ Society Members who feature above but in particular to Mike Smith who has been invited to sign the Roll of Honour for Distinguished Philatelists Of South Africa.
