The Christchurch Philatelic Society has its origins back in 1910 with a group of Christchurch school boys who started a group based on the Chum’s Society of Stamp Collectors. In 1911 this was formalised with the formation of a society called the Christchurch Junior Philatelic Society which in 1912 was renamed the Christchurch Philatelic Society.

Since those early days the Society has flourished to the present where it can now boast that it has the largest membership of any philatelic organisation in the Southern Hemisphere with some 600 members in New Zealand and abroad. It is a 50% shareholder in the company, Philatelic Properties Ltd, which owns and operates the Philatelic Centre at 67 Mandeville Street in which the Philatelic Society holds its meetings and operates its extensive library.

The Society produces a monthly newsletter called “Captain Cook” which provides a lively forum for Society  members on mostly philatelic matters.

Official website: http://www.cps.gen.nz/