————————
The Philatelic Federation of South Africa (PFSA) is a voluntary association organised as a federation of clubs & societies for stamp collectors and philatelists of all ages and all types. The PFSA encourages collectors to form or belong to clubs/societies but also provides for those who prefer not to belong to an organised body; such individuals may benefit from the work and activities of the PFSA as direct subscribers
The Constitution regulates the affairs of the PFSA
The bylaws determine the functioning of the PFSA
————————-
Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists of South Africa
Introduced 1932
Distinguished Philatelists, who have made a significant contribution to philately in Southern Africa, are invited by the congress of the Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa to sign the Roll of Honour. The Signatories are entitled to use the letters RDPSA after their names.
Peter van der Molen RDPSA, FRPSL
Howard Green RDPSA
Emil Minnaar RDPSA
Gawie Hugo
Vacant
Neil Cronje RDPSA
Derek Roth
André du Plessis RDPSA
Gary Pienaar
Colin Bousfield
André du Plessis RDPSA
Leon Jacobson
John Handman
Chuck Muller
Vernon Mitchell
Richard Stroud RDPSA
André du Plessis RDPSA
Michael Wigmore RDPSA
Emil Minnaar RDPSA
Neil Cronje RDPSA
André du Plessis RDPSA (Acting)
Adel Bulpitt
Ian Matheson RDPSA
Louwrence Erasmus
Leon Jacobsen
Consultant: Jill Redmond RDPSA
Howard Green RDPSA
Vacant
Alex Visser RDPSA
Dineo Poo
Kenny Napier
The President of the Philatelic Foundation has observer status at Federation
There is a quiet force sustaining organised philately in South Africa – a backbone of support for the activities and services provided by the Philatelic Federation of South Africa (PFSA), and its operational committees
This backbone is the Philatelic Foundation of Southern Africa, a promotional body that was founded in 1975
The PFSA is involved with the day to day wellbeing of the hobby of stamp collecting and is largely funded by the Foundation. Through this capital backing, collectors enjoy a variety of benefits as members of stamp societies
How did this come about?
At the PFSA’s initiative a three-man delegation (Manfred Weinstein RDPSA, Prof Casper Schutte and Joh Groenewald RDPSA) met with the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, Marais Viljoen, in Pretoria in November 1973. The delegation suggested that the South African Post Office (SAPO), which profits from philatelic sales, should plough back with a grant to a public-private partnership fund administered by itself and organised philately
That historic meeting had other outcomes as well. It led to a grand prix award, the State President’s Trophy, for National Philatelic Exhibitions as well as the Postmaster-General’s Shield for the best South African exhibit
At the next years’ exhibition, SAPHIL 1974 in Pretoria, the minister confirmed SAPO’s support and cooperation. The PFSA Executive Committee proposed the forming of a separate non-profit body in January 1975
This was approved at the Paarl 1975 Philatelic Congress, with SAPO and the PFSA having equal representation on the new body, The Philatelic Foundation of Southern Africa
A grant from SAPO allowed the Philatelic Foundation (Filateliestigting) to get started. Later, funds were augmented by making souvenir sheetlets depicting unaccepted Union of South Africa stamp designs available at national exhibitions. This was followed by miniature sheets having postal validity but sold at a premium for the Foundation
In 1994 the SAPO ceased its support. Foundation adopted a policy of using only part of its annual interest earnings towards the funding of current philatelic activities and re-investing the rest to grow the capital base
The fund has grown to the extent that the Foundation could became a major funding partner, jointly with SAPO, of the 2010 Johannesburg International Philatelic Exhibition
In recent years SAPO’s involvement has diminished, and the Foundation is managed and run by representatives of the Federation and the stamp collecting fraternity, some of the board members being elected by signatories of the Roll of Honour of Distinguished South African Philatelists
On Foundation’s role in South Africa’s Philately the 2018 President Dr Jim Findlay RPDSA, at that year’s National Exhibition, emphasized that the main object of the Foundation is “To promote in every way whatsoever, including the collection of funds, their administration and application to the furthering of the cultural activity of Philately in South Africa” and affirmed that the Foundation has become the essential backbone for organised stamp collecting in South Africa, which will continue to serve its objectives with prudence and responsibility
Office Bearers
Emil Bührmann RDPSA Gerhard Kamffer RDPSA Richard Johnson RDPSA
Treasurer (co-opted): Howard Green RDPSA
——-
PFSA shall keep a Roll of Honour of Distinguished Philatelists of Southern Africa
To qualify for election to the Roll a person shall have:
The procedure for election by Congress to become a signatory to the Roll shall be as determined in the by-laws
Awards are presented at the annual National Stampshow
——
Congress may award the Skinner Cup (Southern Challenge Cup) to a person who shall be considered to have done outstanding meritorious work for philately in South Africa, being in respect of work on a wider than regional level
The Cup shall be awarded to any person only once
The procedure for deciding on the award of the Cup shall be as determined in the By-laws
——
The Medallion shall be given for philatelic achievement involving study and primary research and willingness to disseminate knowledge
A person may be awarded the Medallion once only and the award need not be made annually
——-
The Award may be made annually to a philatelist resident anywhere in the world whose contribution to Southern African philately complies with either of the following:
The Management Committee will determine the format of the award
——–
This floating Trophy may be made annually for:
The Cup may be awarded to the same person on more than one occasion, provided that each time it is awarded for a different achievement
PFSA may withhold the Cup under this section if a high enough standard is not attained
——-
Awarded in recognition of outstanding services to philately over a long period of time
This award of honor need not be given annually and may not be awarded to a person more than once
More than one award may be made each year
——-
Approved by the MC in 2006 for the best article on South Africa (area as defined in the SASCC) published in the SA Philatelist during the previous two years
PRIVACY POLICY
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection
Please note that we use cookies to provide you with the best possible online experience