The recent opening of the Postal Museum in a space previously used by the Philatelic Foundation as a storage area, has provided the Foundation with the opportunity to put on display, material that they have been accumulating for over thirty years. Some of this material was on display in the property owned by them in Worcester St, but has not been displayed since the move to Mandeville St in 1998.
Whilst it was not on display that did not stop the interest in adding material to the collection, and most of the material has been obtained since 1998.
The material on display is the property of the Philatelic Foundation Christchurch (Inc), except in a small number of items, where other ownership is indicated.
Most of the Post Office furniture items and stamp vending machines were donated by NZ Post when the former Chief Post Office in Cathedral Square was being vacated, and from a Post Office store in Selwyn Street, Christchurch.
The enamel metal signs have mostly been purchased by the Foundation since the late 1970’s.
