Upcoming & Past talks & News
Your one stop spot for the latest goings on in the CPS, upcoming events and of course the monthly talk from an outside guest or hidden treasures from amongst our own. Stay tuned for the latest.
The programme for the rest of the year can be found: 2012 programme
CPS meeting 8 May 2012
Double billing...
Paul Wales will talk on King George VI and
Karen Jeffrey will exhibit a portion of her royalty collection.
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Thursday 26 April 2012
CPS meeting 10 April 2012
CPS AGM and a brief talk and display from our President, Robert Dunns. There will be a sales table this night.
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Tuesday 3 April 2012
CPS meeting 13 March 2012
There is nothing like a Dame...
Members are encouraged to bring items from their collection on the theme of women: the rich, the famous, the infamous and more!
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Friday 9 March 2012
CPS meeting 14 February 2012
We are very pleased to have John Mowbray give us a presentation of fakes and forgeries. It will be a very interesting evening.
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Thursday 26 January 2012
CPS meeting 10 January 2012
We have the honour of the CPS CS&PC Exhibition Australian commissioner, Ian McMahon, giving the night's talk and display.
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Saturday 31 December 2011
CPS meeting 13 December 2011
Steven McLachlan will be presenting “Race to the Pole” with the upcoming anniversary of Amundsen’s & Scott’s journeys to the Pole (14th December 1911).
Sue Claridge will be displaying stamps, postcards, postmarks of famous Egyptian hotels.
Festivals and/or Festivities: members are invited to participate in bringing items on this.
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Monday 28 November 2011
CPS meeting 8 November 2011
This meeting everything will be coming up roses. Peter Bamber, the President of the NZ Rose Society Canterbury will give a presentation of roses on stamps.
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Thursday 3 November 2011
CPS meeting 11 October 2011
This week's meeting we go to the top of the world to Iceland. We will have the pleasure of David Loe, from North Shore Philatelic Society, give a talk on Iceland philatelic miscellany 1824-2010.
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Tuesday 4 October 2011
CPS meeting 13 September 2011
We are very pleased and priveleged to hear Brian Vincent give a presentation on Rugby.
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Tuesday 6 September 2011
CPS meeting 9 August 2011 100YEARS!!
An invitation to all members to attend and bring along items from your collection from 1911 or any items of interest from 1911.
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Tuesday 2 August 2011
CPS meeting 12 July 2010
Annual 16 page competition...
PLUS a display of cinderellas from member's collections.
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Sunday 12 June 2011
Captain Coqk Literature Award 2010
Congratulations goes to David Smitham for his article:"New Zealand’s 1949 Royal Visit and HMS Vanguard Stamps", winning the Captain Coqk Literature Award for 2010.
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Thursday 2 June 2011
CPS meeting 14 June 2011
Falkland Island Talks and Displays
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Thursday 2 June 2011
CPS meeting 10 May 2011
New Zealand International Exhibition November 1906 to April 1907.
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Thursday 5 May 2011
CPS Annual General Meeting April 12 2011
In the Captain Coqk is the President's report and the financial statements.
After the AGM, Fiona Brooker will talk about Genealogy and Philately.
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Monday 4 April 2011
Our clubs website is now live!!
The CPS finally has a web site of its own.
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Saturday 18 December 2010
CPS meeting 11 January 2011 (11/1/11)
This is the oportunity for all members to participate by bringing along a few pages of your favourite acquisitions from 2010.
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Friday 10 December 2010
CPS meeting 12 December 2010
Jeff Long, our patron, will give a very seasonal talk on and display of Christmas cards.
Members of the Christchurch Youth Club will give short talks and displays.
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Wednesday 8 December 2010
Exhibiting Workshop
Are you thinking of exhibiting but unsure of what is involved? Already started but want more guidance?
Then this is for you...
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Wednesday 8 December 2010
Blenpex 2012 "Gourmet Challenge"
BlenPex has thrown done the gauntlet to the creative types at their 2012 exhibition.
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Tuesday 23 November 2010
CPS Meeting 9 November 2010
Tonight's main talk was "Aspects of Falkland Islands" given by Ross Allen. Sue Claridge gave a brief update on Portugal 2010 and FIP congress.
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Monday 22 November 2010
