Exhibitions and stamp fairs
APEX25 Stamps & hobbies exhibition
Saturday 20 September & Sunday 21 September 2025
King's College, Golf Ave, Otahuhu, Auckland
Auckland's biggest and most interesting Stamps & Hobbies Exhibition will be held at King's College on Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 September. Doors are open to the public from 10am - 4pm and entry is FREE and there is heaps of free secure parking. Hosted by the Auckland Philatelic Society, the exhibition will include the 2025 NZ Philatelic Interclub Competition as well as stands, displays and retail booths covering everything from genealogy, numismatics (coins & banknotes), model planes, wargaming, photography, Pokemon, model trains - you name it it's probably here!
So book the date - it's not to be missed.
Exhibitors - Free stands are still available for approved exhibitors
Exhibition RESULTS in 2024
APS Annual Exhibition: Saturday 8 June - Mt Albert War Memorial Hall
Winning entries
Category 1 - New Zealand/Pacific Islands
1st: Brian Carroll – Auckland Philatelic – They Came on the Wings of the Morning
2nd=: Ross Marshall – Waikato Philatelic – Notice Mail 6 Compulsory Registration Labels
2nd=: Brian Marshall – Auckland Philatelic – The NZ 1954 Health Stamps & Associated Covers
Category 2 – International
1st: Ross Marshall- Waikato Philatelic – Poland Postage Dues
2nd: Bruce Webber – Auckland Philatelic – The Hermes Heads of Greece
3rd: Andrew Chessum – Auckland Philatelic – Music on Stamps of the USSR (1929-1991)
Category 3 - Postal History/Open (Social)
1st: Brian Carroll – Auckland Philatelic – Byrd Antarctic Expedition
2nd: Monica Comrie – Whangarei Philatelic – Civil Censorship Northern Territory Australia WWII
3rd: Ross Marshall- Waikato Philatelic – Ohai-Nightcaps Coalfields
Category 4 – Thematic
1st: Monica Comrie – Whangarei Philatelic – Tomatoes
2nd: Francesca Giraldo – Auckland Philatelic – Space Exploration
3rd: Monica Comrie – Whangarei Philatelic - The Rooster & his family
Public Vote
1st: Francesca Giraldo – Auckland Philatelic - Space Exploration
2nd: Ray Wisbey – Auckland Philatelic - Postcards
View past exhibits by APS members
- Brian Carroll - Byrd Antarctic Exposition
- Brian Carroll - Wings of the Morning
- Brian Marshall - 1954 Health Stamps and Covers
- Brian Marshall - Bolivian Censor and Resealing Labels
- Bruce Burgess - Elephants
- Bruce Webber - New Zealand Chalon Issues
- Bruce Webber - Heart Shaped Postal Markings
- Chris Keery - Impressionism
- Francesca Giraldo - Space Exploration
- Grant Longley - Norfolk Is. Civilian Censorship Markings and Adhesives
- Jo Burgess - The Bible
- Laurie Soffe - Zeppelins
- Mike Steel - Aspects of Kaikoura
- Neil Coutts - NZ Penny Dominion
- Nic Hendy - Great Britain Halfpenny Bantam: 1870
- Ray Wisbey - Bridges of Briton (postcards)
- Ray Wisbey - Experimental Spoon Cancels
- Roger Marshall - The Paris Star Cancellation
- Tane McManus - First Definitive Stamp Issue of Ireland: 1922-1968
- Thomas Wang - A Journey with Covid 19: 2020
- Nic Hendy - Battle of Montijo [1 page exhibit]
- Nic Hendy - Battle of Trafalgar
- Nic Hendy - Belgium Van Acker Overprints
- Nic Hendy - Hungary Occupation Overprints
- Nic Hendy - Sanitarium - What a Wild Idea
- Nic Hendy - The Value of the Mail 2004-2005
Stamp fairs
ELLERSLIE STAMP FAIR: David Bevan, ph. 09 530 8869. Carey Baptist College, 473 Great South Road, Penrose. 10.00am - 3.30pm, usually held the 3rd Saturday each month.
BROWNS BAY STAMP FAIR: John & Jan Fitzpatrick, ph. 09 478 7599. Senior Citizens Rooms, 9 Inverness Road, Brown's Bay, Auckland. 9.30am - 3.30pm, usually held the 1st Saturday each month.