KUCHING FESTIVAL STAMP EXHIBITION

INTRODUCTION

         Philatelic Society of Kuching, Sarawak (PSKS) was found in 1993 by Mr. Chan Kee Tex who was a philatelist expert in Sarawak philately. The first meeting of the Kuching Stamp collectors was on 8 November 1992 at 400, Pisang Road West, Kuching, which is the registered Society's address till now. The Protem Committee was elected then. Dr. Kang Tee Yong, who was also expert in Sarawak philately, was elected as the President of the Protem Committee.
             The registration of the Society was approved on 19 June 2003 and the first meeting was held on 3 October 2003. The two main activities of the Society were to hold stamp meeting( talking & discussing themes of stamp collecting) & to conduct stamp auctions in order to promote the stamp collecting in Kuching. There were 7 such stamp meetings & 7 auctions held in 1994. Other than that, the Society also assisted Pos Malaysia in contributing exhibits in its stamp exhibition held in April. All these served an important role in promoting the local philately as can be seen from the number of collectors increased unexpectedly in the year. Unfortunately, it was soon found that there was not easy to hold too many auctions due to the lack of volunteer working members. So, the number of auction was reduced to 3 in 1995!
              The Society became dormant after the AGM 1996, It remained inactive until December 1997, when a new committee led by Mr. Teo Thuan Kong was elected. The Society headed in the initial direction & it published a journal "The Kuching Philatelist" in August 1998, it is in A4 format with both English & Chinese articles. The journal changed its name to "The Sarawak Philatelist" in the following year.
               The Society began to hold local Stamp Exhibitions from 1999
               The following are the basic activities of the society and the number of times they are held annually.
               Auctions----1 to 2 times per year
               Publication of journals---2 to 4 per year
               Exhibitions---maximum1 time per year

              The number that a basic activities conducted vary due to multiple factors, we hope that the problem can be solved soon & the frequency of activities can be fixed in near future.

Past Presidents
Dr. Kang Tee Yong (1993-1997)
Mr. Teo Thuan Kong (1997-2000)
Mr. Ong Liap Teck (2000-         )