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EDITORIAL
At the NAPE meeting held during the Canberra The APF Executive at that time agreed to liaise
2008 Stampshow the Picture Postcard (PPC) with the PPC groups in formulating a set of rules
group reported on the inaugural One Frame and guidelines for judging, on the basis that the
picture postcard exhibits included in the PPC groups formed a national association or
competitive section. body, which would be responsible for training
judges and organizing the requirements for the
One of the suggestions voiced there was that it class at various exhibitions. The result was
was time that Picture Postcards were recognized that at the meeting of the Australian Philatelic
as a legitimate class at exhibitions. Federation on 7 October 2002 a proposal was
tabled from the Postcard Group (Dr Derek
During 2001 and 2002 the Australian Philatelic Pocock WA) for some judging rule changes.
Federation (APF) carried out a survey of the Those changed rules and the classifications
attitude of the various State PPC administrative listed were approved at that meeting.
bodies in regard to being included within the
philatelic exhibition umbrella. At the same meeting of the Federation it
was agreed that the various judges registers,
New South Wales and Victoria opted for the judge training and records of judging would be
collage type presentation on a piece of 1m2 maintained by the Picture Postcard Group. It
board; that is the postcards were mounted was further agreed that National exhibitions
within an artistic presentation on a large board. wishing to have a Postcard section within
This type of display was included at Sydpex the exhibition must ensure that the judges
88. Here one of the main problem evident chosen came from the panel maintained by
was the difficulty in transporting exhibits. the Group and that the new Picture Postcard
Australian Capital Territory, South and rules were observed. For their part the APF
Western Australian groups agreed to adopt the would encourage the attachment of a postcard
philatelic concept of 15 album size page sheets, section to National Exhibitions but of course
which were easily transportable.
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Editorial
this was the domain of the particular exhibition picture postcards? Do they have to be used or
organising committee. will unused suffice?
The two participating States and Territory Alternatively the picture postcard rules limit
have implement judges training, as well as the amount of other than picture postcards.
encouraging PPC exhibits at exhibitions held in With the PPC guidelines stating that:
their own areas. But the formation of a national
group has not eventuated to date. It is permissible in all classifications of postcard
exhibits to show other material to complement
Looking at where picture postcards can be used the display e.g. photographs, newspaper
within the philatelic arena at present: cuttings, menus etc but they shall be neither
• We have maximaphily, where a concordance numerically nor in area more than 25% of the
of stamp and postmark on the picture postcards shown.
side makes them acceptable;
It will be interesting to see the outcome of the
• in postal history the postally used address new Postal History rules, which incorporates
side is accepted as a study of the rates,
routes and markings as well as the Social Philately under heading 2C with
postal regulations associated with the “Greeting Cards including Valentines” being
development of picture postcards. one of the sub-classes.
• In experimental social philately (Australian 3.2 Historical, Social and special studies (sub-
rules) 10% of the 50% postally related
items can be non philatelic, e.g. photos or clause 2C) exhibits would include material
alternatively picture postcards, newspaper developed by commerce and society for use in the
cuttings etc. No comment to say the PPCs postal system and may include non-philatelic
need to be used. material where relevant to the subject of the
• Experimental Special Studies guidelines exhibit. The non-philatelic material should be
stated that non-philatelic material, incorporated into the exhibit in a balanced and
such as the pictorial sides of unused appropriate manner in such a way that it does
postcards, newspaper clippings, philatelic not overwhelm the philatelic material.
information or references, and cachets
without appropriate postal usage, should Are picture postcards about to be accepted into
be kept to a minimum. It is the exhibitor’s the philatelic fold? For are they not greeting
responsibility to explain its relevance to cards, developed by commerce and society for
the exhibit. The use of collateral, non- use in the postal system? Thus can an exhibit
philatelic or non-affiliated items, while
permitted, should be minimal. of greeting cards form the total exhibit? Do
they have to have passed through the post?
Does the latter description imply that USED What about current concession greeting cards
picture postcards are acceptable? And how does needing to be enclosed in an envelope?
one interpret minimal use?
I think I can hear some loud knocking on the
The Open class states that the philatelic philatelic exhibition doors, but who is going
material will cover 50 % approximately of the to tell the group knocking who or what will be
extent of the exhibit. Can the other half be invited to enter, and in what quantity?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Welcome to the ranks of journal editors and Assuming that Northern Beaches is a regional
congratulations on your first issue of The Asia rather than a national, one may expect somewhat
Pacific Exhibitor (May 2008). As usual, the higher scores there. The underlying expressed
content is diverse and several of the subjects concerns, however, are more important to
worthy of additional comment. consider. How meaningful are the point scores?
How consistent is the judging?
Problems with one Frame exhibiting
“Judging, after all, is partially subjective,” we
One can feel the frustration of John Pugsley as read. Actually, it is wholly subjective. It is an
he discusses the “Problems with One Frame art, not a science. Were it otherwise, there would
Exhibiting” in his letter. I am admittedly be no need for judges but only for a scientific
unfamiliar with either of the exhibitions cited, and absolute measurement of some kind. This
Northern Beaches and Wodonga, but get the is not the case, of course. Decades of evolution in
impression that they are not on the same level. the evaluation and judging of philatelic exhibits
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has yielded virtual universal agreement on imbalance largely created by the interpretation
criteria and weight. Then it falls to judges, not of the rather non-specific instruction that the
infallible in spite of years of study, experience and exhibit may contain stamps issued specifically for
application, to apply these principles and criteria airmail use.” He then quotes FIP Aerophilately
to the exhibits before them. Not just one judge, but SREV 3.1.2 in support. Dr. Pocock jumps past
several are brought together to bring diversity, the controlling SREV provision, Section 3.1. It
depth and multiple views to bear. It is not an is important to read and interpret the following
absolute process. Results can and will vary. subsections in the context of preceding section.
The fact that it is not an absolute process in any A look at the FIP Guidelines for Aerophilately
way makes point scoring a problem. What do will show that airmail stamps are included in the
the numbers mean in terms of substance? There arena of aerophilately.
is not much clue in a simple number. Numbers
Other items within the scope of aerophilately
are seen by most people as an absolute, and that
include.
is a problem. We are using an absolute form to
indicate a subjective result. This sets the stage = Adhesive stamps issued or overprinted
for bewilderment and discontent, particularly specifically for use on airmail, even when used
where there is a basic misunderstanding of the for other postal purposes.
entire process.
While this is true, it is so only within the context
As exhibitors, we strive to improve our of the basic definition of aerophilately, not in the
exhibits and seek substantive suggestions and sense of “traditional” philately. In light of some
recommendations from both judges and other apparent misunderstanding of the role of airmail
experienced and successful exhibitors to that stamps, it is appropriate to look at the question
end. Meaningful commentary on an exhibit is again.
in the form of either written or verbal discourse
directed at specific observed points in the context Consider an exhibit of airmail stamps. Is it
of the evaluation criteria. Number scores do not aerophilately? In the broad sense, yes, as it is
measure up. airmail stamps. Is it an aerophilatelic exhibit?
No. It may be either traditional or a special study,
The magic for success in a one-frame exhibit depending on how the exhibit is structured and
is a subject and scope that lends itself to a its defined subject and limits.
comprehensive showing in 16 pages, a complete Aerophilately is the study of the development,
story fully developed. Many one-frame exhibitors operation or other defined scope of airmail
come to grief on the rocks of subjects appropriate services, shown and explained by the
to multi-frame presentations. presentation of directly relevant items and the
treatment and analysis of the aerophilatelic
The role of picture postcards is another question
material.
and there is no doubt that they “can form an
important component of many social exhibits.” In other words, aerophilately is flown covers!
However, one must also remember that they Airmail stamps are included in aerophilately but
are non-philatelic elements providing collateral only within the described context, not simply as
support to the philatelic exhibit. Discretion is stamps per se.
required. The statement from the new draft of the
SREV for postal history, Section 3.2, is perfectly A few exhibits entered as aerophilately at
on point: Washington 2006 were re-classed as traditional
Historical, Social and Special Studies exhibits because they were loaded with stamps or had the
. . . may include non-philatelic material where stamps as the exhibit subject. I have a traditional
relevant to the subject of the exhibit. The non- exhibit of the 1934 airmail issue of Germany; it is
philatelic material should be incorporated not aerophilately.
into the exhibit in a balanced and appropriate
manner (and) in such a way that it (does) not All the above said, the picture with regard to
overwhelm the philatelic material. the role of airmail stamps as aerophilately is not
sharp, clear and well-defined. The first and major
imbalances in aeroPhilately consideration for the collector is:
As a lifetime aerophilatelist, this title drew my What is the declared scope, intent and purpose of
immediate interest. Dr. Derek Pocock wastes no the collection / exhibit?
time in asserting that “aerophilately is very uneven
to the collectors of widely divergent countries, (an) If it is a study of the design, development,
production and use of airmail stamps, this is
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Letters to the Editor
traditional philately. It remains so even if all Has the time come to reconsider the regulations for
the uses are airmail (as they will be with most this exhibition class (aerophilately)? I think not.
U.S. airmail issues). The chosen focal point is The regulations and guidelines for aerophilately
stamps. are quite clear and most instructive when read
fully and in the context of the whole. Aerophilately
If it is a study of the development, operation or is an incredibly fascinating and challenging facet
other defined scope of airmail services, this is of our hobby that fully merits its role and scope
aerophilately. It remains so even if airmail stamps as presently defined.
take a role in that context. The stamps in such
an exhibit would be incidental or secondary to Postal history: new sreV and
the airmail itself, i.e., the stamps would be used guidelines
to pay the rate and perhaps to provide financial
support to the air transport system and its The inclusion of these in this issue is a great
development. Such links should be described and service to everyone. Regardless of what one
demonstrated as they definitely are within the collects or exhibits, these merit careful reading
context of aerophilately. The chosen focal point is and study. There is much to be gained here and
the airmail service (rates, routes and means). Any it has applications that transcend postal history.
focus on airmail stamps per se may conflict with Thank you for this.
the declared scope, intent and purpose, confuse
the viewers and cloud the result. Jim Graue USA
If it is a study of airmail stamps in a non-
traditional sense, but still only stamps, this is
a special study. The “special study” has been Just a note on a couple of things I noticed the last
defined as a “catch-all” for exhibits that defy the issue (76).
usual classifications but that implies a dumping
ground and special studies are much more than I congratulate Jeff & Yvette Trinidad for their
that. Wonderful special studies have been done Gold medal in the postcard class. I would like
on, for example, stamp separations and on the however to raise one issue with this exhibit, and
prevention of stamp fraud and deceit. A special would welcome feedback from others regarding
study on airmail stamps could focus on their this, as I will be doing another postcard exhibit
intent and purposes (“why?”) and not production in the near future myself.
aspects (“how?”). Within that context, selected
covers showing use in fulfilment of intent and I received a National Gold for my first postcard
purpose, and strictly limited to that, would be exhibit in the 1998 Canberra exhibition, and
in order. have watched the class evolve since then. In my
1998 exhibit I also detailed the publishers of the
postcards, but also gave the year or estimated year
of publication, which I considered to be important.
In the light of the above discussion, the points I did not however mention the printing process
raised by Dr. Pocock lose substance. He is used to create the postcard (which is obvious in
apparently seeking acceptance of traditional most cases in any event to the observer who knows
treatment of airmail stamps as aerophilately to about postcards). This is my query regarding
avoid being reclassed as traditional to vie with the exhibit on Western Australia. The exhibit
enumerated classic stamp issues. One should not is thematically based (as was mine), and I don’t
lose sleep over this. The fact is that aerophilately, see the relevance of, first of all, mentioning the
while gaining in recent decades, is still seen as printing processes on the Title Page, and second of
“modern,” some of it contrived, and it will never all, providing that information for every postcard
be seen on the same plane in our beloved hobby in the exhibit.
as classic stamp issues or even 18th and 19th
century postal history. Had the exhibit been one that was studying
printing processes of postcards, or showing
Those who decry the inclusion, and even variations in one publisher’s postcards over a
importance, of “contrived” covers from pioneer period of time, then I would of course include such
flights, survey flights, trial flights and many first information. However, I fail to see the relevance
flights choose to be blind to their essential role. in a thematic postcard exhibit.
Many are the only existing philatelic evidence
and documentation of critically important events As a comparative, in a thematic philatelic exhibit,
in the aerophilatelic story, i.e., the development the printing process for every stamp shown in
of airmail services. The story cannot be shown the exhibit is not necessary or expected. You
without them. might mention this for important proofs or essays
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Letters to the Editor
etc., but you certainly would not do it for every regards the Title page. Naturally these comments
item in the thematic display. Such treatment presuppose that the Open class exhibit is put
would be left for the Traditional class. I believe together in a similar fashion to a postal history
that the addition of the publication date of the exhibit. My Open class exhibit is being done on
postcard is more important and relevant, than a purely thematic basis and has a close parallel
repetitively stating the mostly obvious printing with the Thematic class (but with material
process. It also then frees up the Title Page for included that could not be shown in that class). I
more relevant information regarding the exhibit. would not “give relevant general (postal history)
I would be interested to hear the views of others information on the subject being developed in the
in this regards. exhibit” on my Open class Title page! Just as I
don’t currently in my Thematic class exhibits.
The other point was in relation to Hans Karman’s Just wanted to make that point.
comments on page 97, making reference to Open
Class exhibits by using the Postal History rules as Daryl Kibble Qld
TAIPEI 2008 INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION
Lionel savins
I was appointed Australian Commissioner to materials. Our actual weight on check-in was
the Taipei 2008 Exhibition, with a very short some 13kg below the limit we were given, which
lead time of eight months in which to obtain gave us maybe a bit of spare space for the return
entries. Nevertheless, I did manage to get entry flight (shopping!).
applications for 77 frames which were submitted
to Taipei. Jan Gane was appointed Assistant Customs on the way over was no problem, and
Commissioner, carrying the South Australian, the completion of the necessary forms at Taipei
Western Australian and one Victorian entry took about an hour. The return journey went
with her. The final acceptances were much lower well until we tried to pass through Customs in
than the submitted applications, due to Jury Sydney. We were told we needed to present an
appointments and an oversupply of applicants Import Declaration, which neither we nor Customs
for the 1,000 available frames at the exhibition. held. Several telephone calls were made and some
The final Australian acceptances was ten entries, two hours later we were cleared and on our way
including one in the Championship Class. home.
An investigation of airline flights available resulted We were met at Taipei by members of Taiwan
in my flying with Cathay Pacific – accompanied Post and were taken to the Bin Room in the GPO,
by my wife. This meant that, even though the where our entries were checked in. I was also able
journey had to be broken, we were flying with to leave the exhibits box with them. We were then
a single carrier all the way. I did apply for, and taken to our hotel to be checked in.
received, a concession on our weight allowance
to the tune of 30kg. This enabled me to take a There were functions on almost every night, for
Commissioner’s Box with the entries and other which we received Official Invitations, and we
attended all these events.
Commissioners’ Roll call was at 9:00am each
morning, before the Exhibition opened. We
attended all of these, and were always on time.
On the second day, we were addressed by the
Expert Team Leader who advised us which
Commissioners would be needed at the frames.
We were on the list, and went to the frames
to attend the removal of certain pages from
exhibits for close examination. We were also
in attendance when the pages were returned
that evening. On the third day, we were asked
to advise the Commissioner General the names
of any exhibitors who would be attending the
Palmares. We had one such person, who was
introduced to the Commissioner General.
The Jury
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Taipei 2008 International Stamp Exhibition
The Exhibition
move around in spite of the crowds.
The stage, the Trade stands and
the activities areas took up some
60% of the Hall. There were 62
stand holders, including a large
number of Postal Administrations.
Tiger Dance at the Opening The frames area was very large,
there being some three metres
Arrangements were immediately made for a free between the rows of frames. The frames were
ticket to the Palmares to be issued to him. In the supported at their ends on A-frames which were
late afternoon of the third day we were given a list hinged at the top. The frames were similarly
of the results for the Australian entries. These hinged, with a top hinged door. The angle face
were promptly sent back to Australia, to the APF made it easy to see the four rows of sheets on
contact and to the exhibitors. A list of the medal the frames, but the frames had to be installed
levels is located at the end of this Report. in straight lines. They were set up in blocks
of ten frames (20 sides) with four blocks to a
On the final day of the Exhibition we attended
row, where building columns did not intrude.
the Presentation Ceremonies for the lower level
Lighting was good.
Awards and the Special Prizes. I accepted the
Special prizes for Australia and on behalf of the The standard of the exhibits was quite high,
New Commissioner who was attending a FIAP with the majority coming from Asian entrants.
Exco meeting. The Exhibition closed at 4:00pm It was difficult to really study some entries
and we were able to collect our entries from the Bin because of the foreign country language used for
Room, now moved into the Commissioners’ Room, write up, but there was plenty of other entries
from 6:00pm. We flew out the next afternoon, where we could read the text language. This
being picked up from the hotel and taken to was a FIAP Exhibition, so
the Airport by Taiwan Post that all classes were catered
personnel. for, including Youth and
Literature. There was also
The Exhibition was held in the
an Experimental Class
Taipei World Trade Centre
for One-Frame exhibits.
Exhibition Hall 3, next door
The organization of the
to our hotel. Crowd control
Exhibition was excellent,
barriers were in use every
with special events at
day, and the lines extended
regular intervals, and all
along the street and around
ran pretty well to schedule.
the corner of the building
School groups were regular
each morning. After the first
visitors, and there were a lot
day, stools were provided for
of them.
the early arrivals to sit and
wait for the doors to open. Overall, it was an excellent
The Exhibition was crowded E x h i b i t i o n , a n d t h e
at all times over the five days experience we received as
it was open, but I did not hear Commissioners was great,
any estimates of attendance even though it was a very
– entry was free. busy five days for us. When
travel to and from Australia
The Exhibition area was quite Geoff Lewis is presented with his
is included, the total time
large, with plenty of room to Large Gold
involved was eight days.
136 The Asia Pacific Exhibitor no.77
Taipei 2008 International Stamp Exhibition
exhibitiOn resuLts Of AustrALiAn nAPe MeMbers
Geoffrey Lewis Championship Philippines 1775-1878 Mail Routes
and other Postal History LG + SP
Anthony Presgrave Traditional Departmental Stamps of south Australia LV (86)
Jeff Trinidad Traditional Latvia, 1918-1923 V (82)
Geoffrey Kellow Traditional Sierra Leone – the Sterling Issues of
Queen Elizabeth II, 1953-1964 V (83)
Geoffrey Lewis Postal History. New Orleans Postal History –
Stampless Mail G (90)
Michael Blinman Postal Stationery New South Wales – Lettersheets,
Envelopes, Wrappers and Postcards LV (88)
Gary Brown Postal Stationery. South Africa Airletters, Aerogrammes
to 1961 V (80)
Ian McMahon Revenue Queensland Revenue Stamps V (84)
AUSTRALIA POST SEEkS INCREASE IN LETTER
RATES - 15 TH FEBRUARy 2008
The following was accessed via the Australia “Even with the proposed 55 cent stamp rate,
Post webpages Australians will have access to one of the
most affordable and reliable letter services
Australia Post has lodged a draft notification in the world. It is, and still will be, the third
w i t h t h e A u s t r a l i a n C o m p e t i t i o n a n d lowest basic postage rate in the OECD. In
Consumer Commission (ACCC) seeking to the USA it costs an equivalent of 58 cents,
increase the basic postage rate from 50 cents while in the UK it is the equivalent of 74
to 55 cents to help cover the growing costs cents.
associated with providing the letter service
across Australia. “The impact on most consumers will be
minimal, as an example if someone sends
This is the first proposed increase in over 50 letters a year; it will cost an additional
five years and the ACCC will now review the $2.50 over 12 months.”
notification and undertake a consultation
process with the community before finalising Mr Robinson said the ACCC notification
its decision. will also seek an increase to PreSort letters
or ‘bulk mail’ which has not had a general
Group Manager Letters, Allan Robinson, said increase since 1992 and accounts for over
rising fuel, wages and other transportation half of all letter volumes. Even with the
costs meant stamp prices needed to rise to proposed increase, the most common price
ensure the future of the letters business. for PreSort Small Letters is still below what
Domestic reserved letters profitability businesses paid in 1992.
dropped by 18 per cent last year and is
expected to make a loss of around $12 million Overall prices will increase by an average
this year. of 8 per cent compared with the Consumer
Price Index, which will have increased by an
“The number of delivery addresses for estimated 15 per cent from January 2003 to
home and businesses has increased by over July 2008.
800,000 since the last price rise in 2003
taking the total number of delivery points “Last financial year Australia Post delivered
to 10.3 million across the country,” Mr over 96 per cent of domestic letters on time
Robinson said. “The task has got bigger, or early,” added Mr Robinson. “This increase
the costs have increased, but growth in the ensures we can continue to invest in the
letters area has only been modest. business to maintain its high level of service
in the future.”
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138 The Asia Pacific Exhibitor no.77
COLLECTINg, DISPLAyINg AND EXHIBITINg
ELECTRONIC MAIL 1984 – 1995
barbara bartsch
The new Electronic Post was very heavily To try out the system, as well as to get an
promoted from the beginning. example of the end product, I then sent
my first Intelpost Lettergram to my son in
Queensland.
I also picked
u p m y f i r s t
p r o m o t i o n a l
brochure, (Fig
2), EP21/March
1986, and read
a b o u t “ T h e
telegram with
i m a g i n a t i o n
with greeting
c a r d s f o r a l l
o c c a s i o n s ” .
This brochure
introduced me
to the electronic
E P o s t a n d
Intelpost and
was the start of
my interest in
(Fig 1). This was a pre Mothers’ Day promotion offering special EPost and electronic mail
Imagegram rates to ALL Australia Post staff in all States.
T h e n i n
S e p t e m b e r
1987 Australia
P o s t h e l d a
p r o m o t i o n a l
stand at the
Royal Adelaide
S h o w a t
Wayville, South
Australia. It
was there that I
learnt about the
new Electronic
M a i l , a n d i t
was explained
t o m e t h a t
I could write
or even draw
o n t h e f r e e
p r o m o t i o n a l
s h e e t , d a t e d
August 1985, to
send anywhere
in Australia.
(Fig 3) The special envelope for the ‘Celebration of a Nation’ Imagegram,
available only at the travelling Bi-Centenary Exhibition.
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(Fig 2), EP21/March 1986
At that time the Telegram Service was still for Expo ‘88 and The Bi-Centenary ’88. Both
running, but this new service was cheaper at these items I happily collected.
$6 for delivery within four business hours with
extra charges for home delivery and Express (Fig 3) The special envelope for the ‘Celebration
Delivery. of a Nation’ Imagegram, available only at the
travelling Bi-Centenary Exhibition.
However, as the price was still more than a
simple telephone call, I almost forgot about it Then, when the Telegram Service was finally
until the Greeting cards were heavily promoted discontinued the new electronic service dropped
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(Fig 4a) This is one of the promotional cards which were mailed to businesses across South
Australia and Northern Territory, to promote the Lettergram service.
(Fig 4b)
in price and was promoted heavily with Post offices, but it was the introduction of the
Office brochures, letter drops and free offers. Lettercard service that finally hooked me into
collecting electronic mail seriously.
(Fig 4a) This is one of the promotional cards
which were mailed to businesses across South In 1990, my friend, Barbara Gilbert, had a
Australia and Northern Territory, to promote Thematic ‘Hands’ Collection and she had
the Lettergram service. acquired a set of the Lettergrams because of
the ‘Hand’ imprint on each card. I had also
The other side of this card, (Fig 4b), had the collected a set and as we exchanged notes it
official postage imprint, more Lettergram became obvious, because of the back details,
information and the business address that we had two different issues.
For the next few years I kept picking up and
collecting promotional material from post
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nineteen numbers were never
issued. Then about 1994, I was
lucky to be given a lot of, by then,
the discontinued Lettercards and
found the last one ever issued was
the EP240, 1991, (Fig 5 a & b), it
was not for public sale but used as
an Official Congratulatory Card.
It was printed in green with the
golden wattle instead of the ‘Hand’
postage imprint and the National
Australian Anthem was printed
inside.
I now had a lot of Electronic Mail
items and I wrote them up into
a small display and spoke about
the missing Lettergram numbers,
very few of the club members
knew much about them.
The items were hard to display
because of the size of sheets, so
I just slipped them into hagnar
sheets to display them. And as I
had duplicates I was able to show
(Fig 5 a & b) both sides and talk about them.
Then about the year 2000 I
dug them out again with all the
other electronic mail, envelopes,
and promotional brochures and
displayed the whole lot again.
A club member suggested that I
could write it all up into an exhibit,
so I agonised about where I should
start and where to finish it. I also
hesitated because there was really
no philatelic class where such an
exhibit would be acceptable till the
introduction of the Australia Post
Cup. But even then I didn’t go on
with the idea because I wanted
to enter my already written up
“Certified Mail”.
But it had made me start looking
at my collection and I decided
that I should start with the1984
introduction of Electronic mail
– then show the various trials and
developments until 1995 when
it was finally superseded by the
However the numbers were not sequential present FaxPost of today.
and certain numbers were in the first set with
So I started asking questions and looking
intervening numbers issued in the second
for introductory dates, etc. to tell the whole
set. This could also be seen on the different
Electronic Mail introductory story.
promotional brochures. We know now that
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a n d o t h e r f u l l A 4
items proved a further
challenge!
I f i n a l l y m o u n t e d
t h e m w h o l e , w i t h a
s m a l l c r e a s e a c r o s s
the horizontal plane
where it didn’t matter
(eg no text or image
was obscured), then
printed the notes and
descriptions, on a 5-
7.5 cm strip mounted
across the form, over
the crease, folding the
ends under the sheet
a n d f i x i n g t h e m i n
(Fig 6) EP57 July’84, was the Delivery Advice card used for electronic place with adhesive.
mail until withdrawn in 1991 and replaced with the EP23A card. I am not particularly
– The Postal item awaiting Collection Advice Card, with check boxed happy with this format
for all categories of mail including both ‘Lettergrams’ and ‘Fax Post’ as, in some frames; it
is very boring seeing
Thanks to advice and help from Martin so many almost blank sheets facing you.
Walker, Michel Roland and David Collyer
I acquired copies of Barbara Handcock’s All along I had agonised what to put in and
“Australian Telegram Forms and Envelopes” what to leave out. I could see from the start
and Richard Peck’s “Special Post” and other that it would be a large collection as so
literature. All were invaluable to place my many different forms, envelopes and cards
items in chronological order as well as to etc were also use in those ten years.
see what was missing.
(Fig 6) EP57 July’84, was the Delivery
So I went hunting! Advice card used for electronic mail until
withdrawn in 1991 and replaced with the
I accumulated a lot of the early period items EP23A card. – The Postal item awaiting
from Bernie Doherty, Martin Walker and Collection Advice Card, with check boxed
Judy Kennett and started to get the newly for all categories of mail including both
acquired items into order. As expected I had ‘Lettergrams’ and ‘Fax Post’.
great trouble in displaying the full Sheets,
forms, and the large Lettergram cards. Even cutting the number of Imagegrams and
only showing one side of the Lettergrams,
Finally I decided that, as the exhibit was it was difficult to reduce it down to 6
now growing much larger than I expected, I frames.
would just show one side of the Lettergrams
and attached a scan of the small picture For feedback I exhibited at several stamp
from the front side, at the top of the page. clubs and made a few changes and additions
Only a few of the Imagegram cards were following the constructive suggestions
shown because I mounted them after a received.
brochure showing the designs. Then I
included examples of the back to show that Originally I had intended to place it in an
the first five were different to the rest and, Australian Post Cup, but for two years we
as the insides of the cards were blank, and had only part Nationals and there was no
not as interesting as the Lettergram cards, Australia Post Cup.
I didn’t show them at all.
Then I saw that Canberra 2008 were having
I now found that mounting the Lettergrams a National “Open” Class, so I thought I
was only possible using larger sheets, and would like to see what others thought of
as I did not have an A3 printer, I printed the exhibit, and be there to hear what they
the sheets sideways, and they looked said.
presentable. But the full forms, facsimiles
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I was delighted with the result! I received affected frames to break up the monotony.
74 points, a Large Silver, and I agreed with This will no doubt necessitate the purchase
all the comments on my assessment sheet of an A3 printer.
– What a surprise!
I think I will overlap 2-3 similar forms
However I was slightly puzzled by my entry together, although I will have to work out
being transferred to the “Social Class” with how to mount them, and I must also think
the comment that I didn’t have enough of a better way to show the Imagegram
non-philatelic material, as I had presumed cards.
that all my many advertising postcards,
PO brochures etc would not be classed as the Future!
‘philatelic material’
Will there be anywhere for this exhibit to
Looking at my exhibit as it is now I can only go if the Social Class is lost. – Except for
think that an extra point for presentation the Australia Post Cup?
should get me a Vermeil, so that is what I
must now look at. Possibly I could add to The medals don’t matter; the whole thing is
research and knowledge points as well. having ‘fun’! And I can’t think of a better
way to have fun even although my husband
My next aim! The Melbourne 2009 Australia asks when I will stop playing around like
Post Cup! a child!
Next time I exhibit I think I will experiment
with at least one double sheet in each of the
EXHIBITINg yOUR MATERIAL
PArt 7 Of A series
John sadler
This series of articles has been written whole frame. To improve the symmetry may
primarily for exhibits in the First Day Cover require some slight relocation of some pages.
(FDC) class. For other exhibition classes, If you have prepared more pages than you
the steps required to exhibit your material will finally need, this is the opportunity to
are basically the same. Other than FDC’s, see which ones give the best fit.
exhibition classes which involve the collecting
of covers are Aerophilately, Astrophilately, Once you are satisfied with each frame, collect
Polar Philately, Postal History, and Social the pages in their correct sequence, with
Philately. The main differences between the the first one on the top and the last one on
FDC class and the other cover classes shown the bottom, and place each completed frame
above are the sources of information and the into the appropriate exhibition envelope
marking scale. provided.
We had reached the stage where the pages If time permits, read through each page. It
are all completed, and the exhibit is ready for is amazing how many typos get successfully
the final touches. through spellcheckers.
Previewing the Intended Frames It doesn’t matter how thoroughly you have
checked your pages, a casual observer will
To see what the finished material will look always find the typo.
like in the frames, lay out each frame on the
floor, or some other suitable area. I find that Identifying and Numbering the Pages
a table is not really suitable, as you cannot
get over the top of it enough to simulate The next step is to put your name, address
viewing the pages as they would appear in and page number on each sheet. Most
the frames. exhibition prospectuses indicate that this
information should be written on the back
This previewing will let you see the symmetry of each page.
of your pages, both row by row, and for the
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Exhibiting your Material
The page numbering should start at 1, an example – you have a double sheet that
incrementing by 1 for each following page. So will occupy spaces 6 and 7 in the first frame.
if you have an exhibit containing 5 frames of This sheet should be numbered 6 & 7, and
16 pages, the last page number will be 80. the next sheet will be number 8. For each 16
sheet frame, you must use 16 numbers.
It is wrong to number each frame from 1 to 16.
If a page is misplaced, it could prove difficult Whilst completing the mounting plan on
to correctly position it in the appropriate each envelope, check to ensure that the other
frame. There have been cases where the
information shown is correct and complete.
pages have been numbered from 1 to 16 but Be sure to complete the instructions for the
with the frame number also included. This return of your exhibit.
would simplify the identification of misplaced
pages, but is incorrect. reView the title Page
I find that it is difficult to write your details You will recall from earlier parts of this series
in the same place on each sheet, so I use stick- that the Title Page previously prepared was
on labels which are affixed to the back of the only a draft, and therefore it could be subject
protector. Depending upon the thickness of to change when all the pages of the exhibit
your paper, the problem may arise that the have been completed.
written data is partially visible through the
pages when they are mounted, and this will Having now reached that stage, you need to
detract from the appearance of the material. review the draft Title Page to ensure that
This problem can be overcome by ensuring it still reflects the final treatment of your
that your name details are behind one of material as shown by the completed pages.
the mounted items, but this can place the
details in a different position on each page. This is a most important step. Your points
Ensure that the name details are written for Treatment are assessed based upon your
large enough to be easily read. If you decide success in achieving the aims of the exhibit
to use a pencil for this exercise, make sure expressed in the Title Page. Therefore it is
that it is dark enough to be read in poor light. very much in your interest to ensure complete
Quite often during mounting the light is comparability between the objectives and the
not that good and unclear writing can prove results achieved.
detrimental.
Also check the text on your Title Page to
The advantage of using labels affixed to the ensure there is no ambiguity, or statements
protector is that you do not have to write that could be misinterpreted. Applying
new information each time that you replace Murphy’s Law, if there is a misleading
a page in the exhibit. It also reduces the statement on your Title Page, it will be
possibility of overlooking writing your details misinterpreted, and this could have an
on a new page. adverse effect on your points.
On each of the exhibition envelopes there is a Make any necessary modifications, and
box with sub-divisions simulating the frame complete the Title Page in its final format.
layout. In this box should be written the page
numbers as they are to be mounted in the Your exhibit is now complete.
frame. Generally, this will be in numerical
order, corresponding with the numbering make a coPy oF your exhibit
of your finalised pages. It would be very
unusual for the pages not to be mounted in As a final step before submitting the exhibit,
numerical order. make a photocopy of the pages. There are a
number of reasons for this step -
However, if you have any oversize pages, the • In the event of all or part of your exhibit
proper completion of this mounting plan is becoming lost or stolen, you have proof
important to ensure that the oversize sheet(s) of its contents,
are correctly positioned in the frame. Where • the photocopies are very useful for noting
an oversized sheet will occupy more than one any errors which you find, plus any
mounting space, it should be numbered with planned improvements for the future.
all of the spaces that it will take up. If this By being able to note these potential
sounds a bit like “Double Dutch”, let me give changes when they are identified ensures
their chances of being carried out;
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• you will get ideas from looking at other If I am attending an exhibition in which
people’s exhibits, and these should be my material is displayed, I try to take
noted on the appropriate page as they photographs of the frames, using two photos
develop; for each frame, eight pages in each shot.
• these copies can also be used to review These photos should be taken WITHOUT a
your existing exhibit prior to preparing flash - there will often be signs prohibiting
for it’s next showing, and the use of flash. If able to be taken, these
• there can be significant changes over the photos become a very good memory of the
life of an exhibit, both in presentation exhibition.
and content. It is quite interesting
to look back upon the progress of your conclusion
exhibit over the years.
The notes made could refer to any aspect It is a very satisfying experience to see your
of a page or the exhibit in total, and own material mounted in the frames.
could include
• improved wording in the Title Page, Attending the exhibition allows you to meet
with other exhibitors and exchange views, all
• identification of typographical errors, of which adds to your experience.
• suggested alterations for the text on a
page, At some time during the planning or
• a reminder to replace an item, preparation of your exhibit, it could be to your
advantage to visit the EXPONET website.
• a suggestion or reminder to reposition This is a virtual International Philatelic
an item, and Exhibition, and the website address is www.
• improvements to the page layout. japhila.cz. It currently has 380 exhibits
from 36 different countries. Irrespective
Naturally, if you are attending the exhibition, of whether your exhibit is in one of the FIP
make sure that you take the photocopies with classes or not, you can always get ideas
you. It is quite useful to include a few blank regarding presentation and page layouts,
pages in the front, so that when you have the and ideas are the nucleus for innovation in
opportunity of reviewing your exhibit with the your exhibit.
judges, you can make notes of their comments
and suggestions. There will be constructive I hope that the thoughts and ideas expressed
comments included on the critique sheet you in this series of articles have been helpful,
will receive at the conclusion of the exhibition, and you will continue to gain pleasure and
but these comments will generally only be a satisfaction from exhibiting.
summary of the information conveyed during
a review in front of the frames. This article is reproduced courtesy of the
Australian Cover Society Inc., publishers
It is not easy to remember all of the comments of “The Cover Connection” magazine. The
made by the judges, so it becomes imperative Australian Cover Society Inc. can be contacted
to write them down at the earliest opportunity. by mail at PO Box 2066 BAYSWATER VIC
It is important to remember that the judges 3153, or by email at mooremv2002@yahoo.
are there to assist you in improving your com.au .
exhibit, so make the most of it. The only silly
question is the one that you do not ask.
CORRECTION
NAPE No Date
In the NAPE issue 76 the “Australian – Domestic, 28450 21-Nov-77
Barcoded and Local Letter Rates”, a transition error 29311 31-Mar-80
occurred when the Excel tables were transferred to the 29781 14-Jul-81
Adobe program used for compilation. Namely some of the
dates incorrectly printed as a five figure number, as some 30042 01-Apr-82
of the dates were similar in the various tables the date 28672 01-Jul-78
numbers were repetitive. 31110 04-Mar-85
The table adjacent lists the correct dates beside the 31649 25-Aug-86
numbers incorrectly shown in the tables. 31959 01-Jul-87
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NEW FIP COMMISSION
FOR POSTAL HISTORy
I wish to inform NAPE that the FIP Commission
meeting at Bucharest, Romania has concluded
on 26 June 08 and a new bureau has been
elected, there are seven members:-
• Chairman - Kurt Kimmel (Switzerland)
• Secretary - Dr. JJ Danielski (Canada)
• Bureau members for Americas FIAF - Mrs.
Dila Eaton (Paraguay), Europe FEPA -
Per Friis Mortensen (Denmark), Asia
FIAP - Andrew Cheung (HK)
• Malcolm Groom (Australia)
• Danforth Walker (USA)
Malcolm is now responsible for setting
up the FIP Postal History site and it has
been partially constructed. The address is:
www.fippostalhistory.com
SyDNEy AIRCRAFT
ACCIDENT APRIL 9 2008
– MAIL CARgO
Sydney Aircraft Accident April 9 2008 – Mail Cargo
Australia Post sympathy goes out to the family of the
pilot and the staff of Airtex who owned and operated
the aircraft which crashed off the coast of Sydney, NSW,
on the night of April 9, 2008.
Australia Post confirms that the aircraft was carrying
Express Post mail sent from the ACT and NSW on
Wednesday 9th April for addresses in Queensland.
The aircraft was carrying approximately 30 per cent of
Express Post mail bound for addresses in Queensland
for delivery today. The aircraft was delivering the
second of two Express Post consignments from Sydney
to Brisbane. The first consignment had already arrived
in Brisbane.
Mail to and from other destinations sent yesterday
was not involved.
Regrettably, Australia Post advises customers that
the mail carried on this aircraft is likely to be damaged
or held by the relevant authorities. Australia Post
recommends that customers who sent Express Post
to addresses in Queensland from the ACT and NSW
on Wednesday 9 April allow time for delivery and
then check with the addressee to see if their item has
arrived.
Only customers who sent Express Post items and are
concerned that their mail has been lost are advised to
contact the Australia Post customer contact centre on
13 13 18. Before calling, customers should have with
them the item’s barcode number that is displayed on
the peel-off receipt sticker on the Express Post article.
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Dr. Andrew M.T. Cheung FRPSL / 張文德医生
Acknowledgement: FIAP magazine issue no. 25. February 2008
轉載於亞洲集郵聯第廾五期二月份郵刊
Postal History exhibiting can be approached (I) “Postal History of Hong Kong and the
in two basic ways*: - Treaty Ports – Pre-UPU period” – routes
• Studying the postal routes and postal and rates exhibit
rates.
(II) “British Treaty Port Post Offices in China”
• Studying postal markings on stamps and – macrophily exhibit
covers.
*A new approach is to study the social
Exhibiting postal history is like story and historical aspect of the subject with
telling. A postal history exhibit is like a a d d i t i o n a l o f r e l e v a n t b u t n o n - p o s t a l
book, it has a beginning and an ending and material such as maps, documents and
the story should flow smoothly from start photographs etc.
to finish. Therefore, the scope of the exhibit
is important; too large, the story would not The author would like to thank Mr. Tay
flow smoothly since the volume of material Peng Hian RDP for giving the opportunity
needed to illustrate the story would not fit to share his experience in postal history
into the number of frames allocated. Too exhibiting in FIAP News
small a scope, there might not be enough
materials to tell a good story. ***************************************
In order to build an outstanding exhibit, 郵政史類的郵集基本上可分作两大類別(註
uncommon items relevant to the title of the 一)：
exhibit should be used. However, relatively
common items are still needed to build up • 郵資及郵路研究類
the story. • 郵戳及指示戳研究類
A good exhibit should always give correct 郵政史類的郵集豫如一本書，有始有終，內容需
analysis of the postal rates, routes and 流暢，不可拖泥帶水。郵集所表達的範圍絕不
markings. It is often preferred to incorporate 可以太廣，比方說一部「世界郵政史郵集」需
properly described “new discoveries” and 求大量郵品來表達，在參賽所容許的八框內根
not merely re-shuffling materials shown 本沒可能放進去。可是一部範圍太小的郵集，
before by others. Although for many well- 如一個小鄉村的郵史集，所有的郵品也可能不
collected areas, this may not be possible, 足夠放進五框內。
nevertheless, significant new finds can
be seen as added bonuses and would be 雖然一部出色的郵史集當應要擺放珍罕的郵品，
rewarded by the judges. 可是為了故事的連貫性，一些較平庸的郵品也
用得着。
Postmarks on covers and stamps of a
macrophily exhibit must be clear, preferably 詳盡郵資及郵路的研究及正確的表達是一部出
only earliest and latest dates shown. The 色的郵史集必不可少，如果還有前所未見的新
value of the adhesive stamps is irreverent. 發現那就更錦上添花。郵史集展示的郵戳及指
示戳必需精挑細選，務求清晰可見，郵票面值
The presentation should be neat and not 並不重要。
overcrowded. Too much blank space on a
page is to be avoided. It is also customary to 「外觀」方面應要令貼片看來充實，一般是兩
show two related covers (or sometimes more) 封一貼片，郵品擺放需要有平衡感，文字大小
per page in postal history exhibits unless the 適中，應該選用常規字体，不應標奇立異。珍
single item shown is of great significance. 罕品應獨個兒擺放及精簡註明方可突顯其「珍
罕性」。
Let me start by showing what I mean by
using examples from my International Large 請參考以下兩部選自作者之國際級大金獎和金
Gold and Gold medal exhibits: - 獎郵史集: -
(i) 「萬國郵聯前期香港與中國商埠郵政史」-
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郵資及郵路研究類 Fig.1 - Introducing the story:-
(ii) 「英國在華客郵」- 郵戳及指示戳研究
Since the exhibit is about “development
類
of the postal services”, it is appropriate to
註一：第三類別社會歷史研究，郵集可包含少 begin the story by telling what happened
量非郵品如圖片地圖及新聞紙等。 before postal services were organized.
作 者 衷 心 感 謝 鄭 炳 賢 先 生 給 予 機 會 在 F I A P Thus the first frame includes 18th and early
News發表文章 19th century shipletters, and letters sent by
forwarders such as the Waghorn Agency.
P ostal h istory oF h ong k ong and
the t reaty P orts – P re -uPu Period
第一框擺放官方郵政成立前之「史前封」又是
另外一種「前言」。
This exhibit is a study of routes and
rates:-
The introduction
i s c o n c i s e a n d
tells the viewer
o f w h a t t h e y
are going to see.
T h e i m p o r t a n c e
o f t h e e x h i b i t
is mentioned in
the first line. It
tells the viewer
why such a time
period is chosen
how the exhibit is
organized.
T h e s c o p e o f
t h e e x h i b i t i s
c l e a r l y s t a t e d .
The highlights of
the exhibits are
shown frame by
frame and only the
m o s t i m p o r t a n t
r e f e r e n c e s a r e
stated.
Picture of the Lady
M a r y W o o d a n d
a brief history of
the legendary ship
are placed there to
attract attention.
第一框第一頁之前
言就是奠定郵集的
優劣，重點應精簡
記載，擺放非郵品
如相片或地圖可曾
吸引力。
Fig.1
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Figs 2 & 3 - Rarities shown: - t he story must Flow …..
Early shipletters even from China are not These three consecutive pages in the exhibit
particularly uncommon and therefore rare show the impact of the 1854 Crimean War
items need to be shown in a good exhibit. to the postal service:-
擺放珍罕的「史前封」可曾吸引力。
Fig.2
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Fig.3
Fig 4 - Reduction of postage rates to England essential to continue the story.
since the mail service was reduced to monthly
instead of twice a month. Although it is Figs 5 & 6 -Rare use of the Calcutta routing
desirable to show rare covers but relative as a supplementary service and even rarer
common items like these on this page are examples of letters still sent via Calcutta
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Fig.4
after normal bi-monthly service resumed. 影響。雖然第一頁的郵品比較平庸，可是沒有它
就不能顯出以後兩頁的「實力」。
故事應要有連貫性……
這三連頁說明1854「克米亞戰役」對郵資郵路的
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Fig.5
the story must go on…….. Figs 8 & 9 - Voluntary payment of 38c rate and
reduction of the Brindisi rate cover with a solo 96c
These three consecutive pages in the exhibit show triple-rate franking!
the impact of the 1870 Franco-Prussian War to the
postal service with a trio of signature pieces:- 故事應要有連貫性……
Fig 7 - Via Brindisi postage rate increased to 38c, 這三連頁說明1870「普法戰爭」對郵資郵路的影
letters not franked thus were surcharged 3d. Only 響。一連貫三頁的珍罕郵品就更能顯出郵集的「
a handful of letters known from Hong Kong and 實力」。請注意！極珍罕之郵品是可以獨個兒
China bearing the boxed marking and the “new 擺放。
find” with manuscript marking.
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THE PAPUAN PHILATELIC SOCIETy 1954-2008 -
A HISTORy
ray Kelly, Life Member
The Papuan Philatelic Society (PPS) began including one about Marilyn Monroe and
in November 1954, when a group of fourteen other non-philatelic chatter, were features
enthusiasts met in the lounge of the Yvonne of early issues. The meetings were very low
Beadel residence, in the Port Moresby suburb key, with members exchanging stamps, a few
of Boroko, or “4 mile” as it was then known. volunteered to talk about their stamps, but
There were no “philatelists” among them, the socialising, with a cuppa and cakes that
only modest stamp collectors. Eric Douglas followed, were the most important event of
was appointed the first President. the evening. At the 1955 AGM Ray Kelly was
appointed Society Secretary and Magazine
First newsletter Editor.
In January 1955 Peter Daniels, using a In the Australasian Petroleum Company
“Gestetner” roneo duplicator, produced (APC) Drawing Office there was a “Gestetner”,
the first issue of the Club journal “Stamp a “Dyeline” Plan Printer plus a long carriage
News” (Fig 1). Peter was a rough diamond typewriter (essential to insert the foolscap
without secretarial skills and he apologised wax sheet sideways and so produce the folded
for the “crook” spelling and “crook” typing. equivalent A5 format). Numbering pages
Nevertheless, it ushered in the “mag” era, correctly was tricky, especially when there
which provided details of membership, were up to 12 pages.
future meetings and programmes, but with
very little news to fill the 4 pages; jokes The “Stamp News” front cover was revamped,
which saw the introduction
of colour (Fig 2). Native staff
employed in the APC office to
colour geological formations
on geo maps, were given the
colour master copy of the
magazine, the boys would
then colour the remaining
30 plus magazines in each
issue. Cutting reproductions
of postage stamps on wax
sheets was a real art.
society association
with Png Post and
telegraPh
In late 1955, the Society
discussed the upcoming
50th Anniversary of Papua
and it was decided that
w e w o u l d a p p r o a c h t h e
Minister for Territories,
Paul Hasluck, requesting
that this occasion should be
recognised by the issue of a
short set of postage stamps.
This suggestion was not
approved. We then lobbied
the Administrator, Brigadier
Cleland, and the Director of
Fig.1 Posts and Telegraphs (P&T),
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P&T had not located an artist and
Bob Griffiths, a very good artist/
draftsman from the APC Drawing
Office, was recommended. P&T
confirmed there was an urgent
need for designs to cope with
impending postal rate changes
— the theme for a new issue was
PNG “Industry”. Bob Griffiths
was granted leave of absence and
he travelled through Bulolo and
up into the Central Highlands,
taking photos and making sketches
for the series ultimately issued in
June 1958 comprising 4d Cocoa, 7d
Plywood, 1/7 Cattle and 5/- Coffee.
At the last minute it was found
that the 3½d Printed Matter rate
had been overlooked. The only
option was to use the 1952 issue
3½d Head Dress. However, the
carmine colour of the then current
Head Dress stamp would clash
with the 4d Cocoa to be printed in
vermilion, thus it was decided to
reissue it in black.
Apparently the 4d and 7d rate
increases could not wait until the
new stamps were printed, so a rush
overprint job was done with the
surcharged stamps issued on 29th
January 1957. These were a very
rough print with many overprint
varieties, the study of which was a
Fig.2 small monograph by PPS members
Bob Richardson and Don Storms
Bill Carter. Courteous replies supported the of USA.
decision of Paul Hasluck. Our efforts were
not completely in vain for in early 1956 we Our members had not fully realised that the
received a letter from Bill Carter inviting us 1952 issue of PNG Pictorials had revitalised a
to appoint two delegates to attend a meeting strong collector interest in all matters of PNG
at the Port Moresby Post Office; Eric Douglas philately, so that when a small article was
and myself were appointed. printed in the “Australian Stamp Monthly”
in late 1955, announcing the existence of
We were to learn that the purpose of the the Papuan Philatelic Society, there was a
meeting was the formation of the “PNG considerable influx of overseas members.
Stamp Advisory Committee” responsible for
the design, approval and recommendation Very few local PPS members were interested
of all future PNG postage stamp issues. It in the pre- or post-war stamps and postal
was pleasing to know that P&T identified markings of PNG, and within a matter of
the value of collector influence in their stamp 2-3 years the overseas membership actually
issuing policy. The committee comprised outnumbered the locals. These new members
four members of P&T staff including the were seeking information on Post Offices,
Chairman, two collectors and one artist Cancellations, Registration Labels and all
— (in future contentious matters, we were Postal History related matters, which were
always outnumbered, which at times, was subjects the local PPS members had never
very frustrating.) considered.
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Fig.3
We subsequently arranged with the Chief Most O/S members wanted either Plain and/
Postmaster at Port Moresby for the Society to or Registered Covers and a “Cover Service”
be provided with details of CDS movements, was introduced. This was a mammoth task,
the opening of new POs etc., which thus sending SAEs to outlying POs etc., but
provided “Stamp News” with much needed from a modest beginning it survived and
regular data, and also provide the O/S members in 50 plus years of operation, has probably
with the information they required. serviced 25,000 covers to several hundred
members worldwide. Although the covers
Illustrating postmarks etc. was a real are philatelic, without them records of many
challenge on a “Gestetner”, but a draftsman’s postal markings would not exist. From
accurate tracing and a “Dyeline” print these records in “Stamp News”, members
pasted onto the pages, was a very acceptable Vern Rutherford (USA) and Jim Harrison
option, until the introduction of photocopy (Tasmania) compiled extensive illustrated
machines. handbooks for the 1945 to 1984 period, which
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Fig.4
remain the standard reference for this globalisation
subject. Members of the UK Branch have
recently completed an update. Overseas membership and a “Cover Service”
were not without their problems, especially
In 1956 the Society received an invitation from for a Society with a very transient population,
the Victorian Philatelic Association to provide and a committee who were not particularly
two frames of New Guinea and Papua stamps interested in a great deal of extra work. The
for display in the non-competitive “Olympex” solution was to appoint Overseas and Regional
Philatelic Exhibition, held in conjunction Representatives who were prepared to handle
with the Melbourne Olympic Games. The internal subscriptions and all necessary
combined effort of several members produced matters for members in their country. It was
a very creditable representation of both pre- an enormous task collecting subscriptions,
and post-WWII issues. and “Cover Service” monies etc., but it was
tried and it did work with “Reps” appointed
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in Australia, USA, New
Zealand, UK and Europe,
who at their peak, were
handling the affairs of
550 or more members
— b a n k a c c o u n t s ,
c u r r e n c y t r a n s f e r s ,
and the distribution
of a now much larger
“Stamp News”, would be
a continuous concern.
A s a r e s u l t o f t h e
increased membership
and the appointment of
Representatives, small
pockets of locally resident
members throughout the
world were now meeting
on a friendly basis with Fig.5
a common interest in the same year, Foundation President, Eric
PNG philately. In time, some of these would Douglas moved to Canberra. The first AGM
grow into strong PPS Branches. held outside of Papua elected an all Australian
Committee with Ray Kelly President-Editor,
In the early 1960s, a small but active
Mac Clarke Secretary and Max Bulley,
Melbourne group, under the guidance of
Treasurer. “Stamp News” had now taken on
Max Bulley, was holding quarterly meetings,
a new-look (Fig 3), professionally printed with
initially in Max’s home in Hawthorn, but in
photos, real reproductions of postal markings,
various venues in subsequent years. Names
registration labels etc, usually 12 pages,
such as Paul Simonson, Eric Creed, John
with excellent regular articles by members,
Gartner, Len Buchanan, Jim Halbert, Jim
introducing a strong research component into
Tyler, Mac Clarke, Bruce Tanner, Trevor
the content.
Ross, Simon Alsop and Ray Kelly, enjoyed
these informal gatherings, and, 48 years An Exchange Branch — Postal Bid Sale,
later, the meetings continue, with a printed was organised by Jim Halbert and then
syllabus, not a great amount of philately, but Mac Clarke, servicing the world wide PPS
lots of laughter and an occasional display. membership for approx 34 years. At that
time more than 600 collectors had joined
The Port Moresby Branch decided to celebrate
the Society, with only small numbers of
the 10th Anniversary of the PPS in 1964, by
resignations or deaths recorded.
arranging a small non-competitive Philatelic
Exhibition “PANGEX” held in Port Moresby. In 1970, during the “Anpex” Exhibition in
This was achieved with the support of “PNG Sydney, PPS endeavoured to establish a
Post” plus some displays from members in group in Sydney where notable PNG subject
New Zealand and Australia. From their authors John Powell and Tony Croaker, plus
local newspaper reports it was featured as Errol Pike, Merv Riddell, Bob Taylor, Ray
something very new, which attracted the Baldwin and other members of the “Pixies”
interest of both the indigenous and ex-pat (Pacific Islands Study Circle) made up the
populations viewing the hobby of philately membership. The PPS meetings clashed with
at first hand. It remains the only Philatelic so much else going on in Sydney, that interest
Exhibition ever held in Papua New Guinea. waned and the meetings were discontinued.
society management moVed to Interest in philately in Port Moresby had
australia decreased to the point where in 1971, regular
meetings were discontinued. They thought
It was becoming increasingly difficult for the the name Papuan Philatelic Society was
Port Moresby group to continue management too forbidding and likely to discourage new
of the ever-growing PPS, and in 1968 members, so they formed the “Port Moresby
operations were moved to Melbourne. In Stamp Club”, which was very informal
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with no external responsibilities.
A Regional Representative was
appointed to maintain the “Cover
Service” and to attend to all pending
matters of PPS.
In the UK during the 1960s a strong
i n t e r e s t i n P N G p h i l a t e l y w a s
developing, to the point where in
1968 this Branch organised the first
of their regular two-day Conventions,
with a range of displays and guest
speakers, attended by 24 members
plus wives and friends. The south
coast near Bournemouth etc. is a
wonderful place to spend a social
weekend. The Branch also organised
an Exchange Packet service, and with
increasing membership it had become
the largest of the PPS Groups.
international management
The Regional Representatives system
was now functioning well and in 1970,
the PPS took on a more International
image with the appointment of Wally
Colbran UK, as President. This
action was the forerunner to the
transfer of PPS operations to the UK
in 1983. Roger Lee (UK) became the
first non Australian Editor, and after
30 years the Bulletin name “Stamp
News” was altered to “Papua New
Guinea Calling” (Fig 4). It continues
to include some research by members,
full illustrations of postal cancels Fig.6
(Fig 5), details of new stamp issues Yvonne Beadel and her group enjoying coffee
etc., and remains the premier source for all and cakes would never have imagined that
matters of PNG philately. The January 2008 the headquarters of the PPS would one day
“Bulletin” was Vol No.54, No.1 and Issue No. be in London and not Port Moresby.
239 (Fig 6).
My apology for important matters or member
Without a Postal Bid Sale or an Exchange names, unintentionally omitted from this
Branch, the society relies completely upon story.
a good quality Newsletter to maintain the
interest of overseas members. Many editors For interested readers, the Society contact
these days have difficulty in obtaining is:
suitable “copy” for publication. PPS is no
different, and so, as with many Clubs - Mr Derek Ashton, 71 Lowerside, Ham,
Societies, membership continues in decline. Plymouth, PL2 2HU, UK
On the last count, a total of 1375 collectors
have joined the PPS since 1954, but active The society does not have a joining fee,
membership has dwindled to about 165. current subscription rates per annum are:
Some of these are now long time members, UK members GB £10 .00.
such as Ray Kelly (#19) and Max Bulley (#29)
who in 2005 were extended Life Membership European members £11.50.
for their 50 years service to the Society. USA/Australasian members £13.00.
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IMPROVINg yOUR EXHIBIT (4)
hans Karman MAP
Last time we talked about the Title Page. This You need to apply
time we’ll talk about the rest of the exhibit.
the 5 rules across
Most exhibits did quite well in the appearance the exhibit, and in
stakes, so it would seem that maybe there isn’t each step.
a great deal to talk about on that score. But
hang on – that’s assuming that every exhibitor The first rule you
got that right by accident? Surely, getting it need to apply is
right was a matter of trial and error over a balance. There
considerable number of exhibitions – it wasn’t are only two kinds:
taught at school. symmetrical and
asymmetrical.
It is certainly taught at some schools: if you
are interested in the business of Layouts for S y m m e t r i c a l
Advertising, the WWW has many free resources balance (Fig.1) is
available. For instance: easier to work with Fig.1
and it is ordered,
“Make Your Own Layout - Graphic Design simple and formal. If you use symmetrical
Rules for Designing Marketing Materials by balance, your layout will have a mirror
Brenda Lewis (http://www.emailaces.com/)” image - left to right or top to bottom (or both).
This is aimed at the advertising world, but Symmetrical balance gives you a basic structure
are you not trying to “sell” your exhibit to the for unity (unity is explained later), and is hard to
Judges? mess up. The most
obvious example
Brenda talks about five basic graphic design of a symmetrically
rules: balance, proportion, sequence, emphasis balanced layout
and unity. And then she goes on to explain i s a p a g e w i t h
what she means with those. There is one two covers, their
basic difference between what she’s talking d e s c r i p t i o n s
about and exhibiting: she talks about a single below them, and
advertisement, while exhibiting is about a series all centred on the
of related pages that should be seen as a single page.
advertising effort. Therefore her explanations
need to be adapted to fit our purpose. But the A s y m m e t r i c a l
principles are sound and her basic tenet is b a l a n c e ( F i g . 2 )
sound: you need to get your message across to i s c o m p l e x a n d
the viewer. Too often the message gets buried Fig.2 i n f o r m a l a n d
under poor grammar, too many typefaces, too brings “movement”
much background, too much border to a page. It is also harder to use. To use
asymmetrical balance well, you need to know
She makes a free 18-page pamphlet on the topic more about graphic design rules. In our world
available, and in that she advocates that for asymmetrical layouts are most often seen
successful advertising you need to go through when two covers mounted on a page one above
five steps (with my adaptations) to putting an the other are too tall to allow any descriptions
successful advert (exhibit) together: below them – the descriptions are then added
1. Write your Message – outline your story to one side, resulting in an assymetrical or
line unbalanced page. In the ideal case you could
restore balance by balancing the pages in the
2. Edit your Message – check for errors frame, i.e. making sure that the asymmetrical
and for wordiness
pages have an opposite asymmetrical page
3. Choose your Typefaces – that needs no in the opposite side of the frame. How this
adaptation could be done is shown when you compare the
4. Choose your Graphics – pick the items unbalanced Frame (Fig.3) with the balanced
for display Frame (Fig.4). No information was changed,
5. Put it all Together – particularly check nor any items, all that was done was to re-
that it all hangs together. arrange some items and the text accompanying
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to bottom. The typical sequence for a
printed piece is (with the philatelic exhibit’s
equivalent in brackets):
• The headline (Page Heading)
• A subhead (which can often be omitted
in exhibits)
• The main message (the Story Line
that joins the pages so they become a
single exhibit)
• A tagline (the philatelic information
for the items included)
Like proportion, you can use sequence to
show the relative importance of an element
in your layout. The important parts of your
marketing message are usually positioned
above and to the left of less important
parts.
In your own layouts, one -- and only one --
element should dominate. Emphasis is the
rule that applies here. In an exhibit this
would be the item(s) displayed. To keep the
unity if there are more than one item they
should be closely related, but should not
duplicate one another, e.g. a set of stamps
and a cover showing usage, or two covers
showing the topic of the page but different
Fig.3
aspects of that topic, e.g. an inward cover
them so that the rows roughly balanced in
themselves.
The second rule you need to learn is
proportion.
Proportion compares related parts of your
layout, like blocks of text or graphics. It
looks at how one part’s color, size, shape or
weight relates to the same characteristics
of another part. For example, if one line of
type is darker than another, the difference
in proportion (weight) shows which line of
type is more important.
Usually you have no control over the size
of your items. But the amount of text and
where you place it are under your control.
You may not have much room if you need to
work around large items, or you may have
room to spare. In the latter case repress the
urge to become verbose: keep it short.
To make your own layout effective, the
third graphic design rule you must learn
is sequence.
Sequence is the visual direction of the
information in your marketing piece.
Sequence is usually left to right and top Fig.4
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and an outward cover, or a censored cover and exceptions the line will be slightly tight, but
an uncensored cover, etc. hardly noticeable.
If you want to grab attention with a graphic, For my page headings I use the same font as
then make that graphic stand out. If you don't standard text, but 14 points bold, trying to
want anyone to miss your headline, make keep the heading down to three or four words.
sure it's big and bold, but don’t overdo it or I don’t generally use subheadings, but if I do the
the headings will look more important than headings are left justified and the subheadings
the items displayed. If you try to emphasize right justified on the same line, using the same
everything, you emphasize nothing. size and emphasis. I also set my headings to
use upper case first letters and small upper
The last rule is unity; that ensures that your case for the rest of the words, rather than use
headlines, text areas and graphics are in upper case for the whole heading.
harmony. This means that if you want to make
sure your exhibit looks like it was put together The final component of my pages is the
as a single exhibit (and not a conglomeration of philatelic text, for which I use 10 points italic,
pages out of your collection), your information in the same font as the rest.
should be using a single font, with emphasis
achieved by changes in size, or by using bold For general layout my heading is 10mm from
text and italics. That does not mean that the the top of the page, and I use 10mm as the
exhibit will look boring, but that it will look margin all around. My story line follows after
uniform: all pages the same colour and size (at a 4mm spacing below the heading, using left
least height), all text in predictable places and justified text or centred text. I try to keep it to
all information in roughly the same order. two or three lines but will use more if necessary.
I then arrange my items below the story line,
Let’s talk about some of the details. I will give centred on the page if possible, and each with a
you my opinions, and will use as samples what I 1 point outline, 2mm spaced all around. Below
use in my exhibits. You should vary this to suit each item I state the philatelic details in 10
your own skills, equipment and preferences. points italic, centred and if possible limited to
But I will give you my reasons, so you can one line. If the line is one or even two words
decide if those are valid or to your tastes, and longer than a line, I will squeeze the letter
vary them accordingly. spacing to fit the text on one line – it isn’t
noticeable.
I use one font throughout an exhibit. I look for
fonts that are easy on the eye – I find Times It is possible to do all this with MS Word, I
New Roman a bit hard to read from a distance think, but a proper desktop publishing package
because the c and e are very similar, with the will make things much easier. I use InDesign,
loop of the e almost closed. So I look for fonts an Adobe product that is the companion to the
with an open e, and the ones that suit me are popular Photoshop. Both are expensive, but
Century Schoolbook, Bookman Old Style and compared to the cost of some of your items,
Book Antiqua. Bookman Old Style tends to the cost is small. The cost of exhibiting at an
take more room than the others. I use 11 points International Exhibition is higher than the
for the main story line text – but remember cost of that software. Once you get used to
that 11 points in one font is not identical in using InDesign, you wonder how you ever did
size to 11 points in another font. Try a few without it.
fonts in a substantial paragraph and see how
the size of the paragraph changes. I find 12 The standard exhibition pages are 230mm
points a smidgen too large, hence 11 points. wide, which means they won’t fit through a
For emphasis I use bold and/or italics. If there standard A4 printer. A lot of people use A4
is a very important point to be made, I will use paper (and then forget to cut it short to the
a font like14 point Cooper Black. This violates exhibition maximum of 285 mm), but to me this
the unity rule, but I believe exceptions are is restrictive – it’s amazing how many covers
permitted as long as they are exceptions – I won’t fit on an A4 page, the extra 20mm can be
would not use it more than three times in one crucial. An A3 printer, which will take an A4
frame. When you use 14 point text in among page on its long edge, is no longer out of reach;
11 point text, make sure your line spacing they are generally more robust and faster
stays the same. Normally for 11 points the than the A4 printers as they are designed for
lines are spaced 13.2 pts, so for the 14 point commercial use.
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Fig.1 Fig.8
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Fig.5
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THE STUART LEVEN COLLECTION OF NEW gUINEA,
1888-1942
One of our advertisers, Millennium Philatelic handstamps are present, as well as the various
Auctions, will be offering the outstanding censor handstamps.
collection of New Guinea postal history and
stamps formed by Stuart Leven of California The N.W. PACIFIC ISLANDS overprints are
in October. The collection has been formed over a major group. The stamps themselves have
a period of more than forty years and includes not been collected on a highly specialised basis,
much material that has not been seen by two but nevertheless include some important items,
generations of collectors. The whole period of New highlighted by the fabled 2½d Second Wmk ‘abc’
strip of three (Fig. 7). This is in fine mint condition
Guinea’s postal activities is covered - from the
with none of the staining often associated with
establishment of the first post office in German
this stamp. It is likely that two sheets (and not
New Guinea in 1888, through the military
one as is often stated) of these stamps were issued,
occupation with G.R.I. and N.W. PACIFIC but only one sheet passed intact into collector’s
ISLANDS overprints, to the Mandate period and hands. Of the six possible ‘abc’ strips from this
up to the Japanese occupation of 1942. While the sheet, two were subsequently cancelled-to-order,
strength of the collection is in the postal history, and one other is in the Smithsonian Institution
with over 1,000 covers including many important in Washington.
commercial usages, there are some marvellous
highlights in the stamps as well. Our enquiries indicate that a mint ‘abc’ strip
of the 2½d Second Wmk has not been offered
All the German New Guinea post offices are at auction since 1977 (in the U.K.) and that
represented, with many fine covers and postcards. one has never before been offered at auction in
Among the rarer offices are fine strikes of the Australia.
Hatzfeldthafen (open 1888-1891) and Kerawara
(open 1888-1890) datestamps on pieces (Figs. 1 Also present are panes of the 3d Third Wmk
and back cover, bottom) and a 1914 cover from including fifteen Die II units, the 5th setting
Deulon to Germany with a boxed ‘Via Sibirien’ 1d including the two substituted clichés, and
routing mark. There is a wonderful group of an example of the 5th setting £1 (Fig. 8). The
active service covers for the period late 1914/early covers are a very impressive group and once
again include an exceptional range of commercial
1915, including examples with the straight-line
usages. The 1d on 1/- used on cover is a very rare
markings of Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen (Fig.
usage (Front page, top) and there are examples
3, next page), Rabaul and Morobe, and with
of combination usages with G.R.I. overprints,
usages to Australia, the United Kingdom and use on Australian stationery and active service
the U.S.A. lettercards, and from Nauru. The study of the
post offices is extensive, and all are represented.
There are useful G.R.I. overprints up to the The OS punctures, underrated in the past,
2s/2m, the most unusual item being a pair of the have become very popular in recent times. The
Kawieng registration labels with an additional collection contains one of the finest lots of these
diagonal impression of the post office name. stamps on cover ever formed, including several
The G.R.I.’s are well-represented on cover exceptional frankings to the U.S.A. which have
with some interesting frankings which appear likely never been offered before at auction,
commercial, one with 1d on 5pf to Sydney including the 1d violet and 6d, and 4d blue (Front
cancelled ‘Simpsonhafen’ straight-line, and Page, bottom).
another with 1d on 3pf ‘OS’ to England with
unit handstamp (back cover, top). The very rare The Mandate period comprises a very extensive
Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen G.R.I. handstamp is study of the post offices, with the various postal
represented by a 30pf on cover (Fig. 5), and there markings represented on stamp and on cover
is a fine holding of the overprinted postcards. - virtually all the rarer types are present. Once
again, there are numerous commercial usages,
The use of Australian stamps includes a with the spectacular ‘DISTRICT OFFICE’
spectacular 1915 cover with ½d, 2d, 3d and 1/- datestamps, registration markings and censor
Kangaroos punctured OS from Rabaul to Sydney markings/tapes a feature. An example is the only
(Fig 6). The famous Rev. Thiele correspondence recorded ‘NEW GUINEA VOLUNTEER RIFLES’
is well-represented, and most of the provisional handstamp on a 1939 cover (Fig. 11, next page).
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HMAS sydney WORLD WAR II DEPLOyMENT
Sydney’s initial duties in World War II Canal. While serving in the Mediterranean,
consisted of patrol and escort duties in the Sydney was credited with the sinking of the
Indian Ocean. Italian destroyer Espero, a ship that fought
tenaciously to the very end.
However when Italy joined the war, she
was deployed in the Mediterranean under Sydney’s crowning glory was achieved on 19
Captain John Augustine Collins, joining the July 1940, in the Battle of Cape Spada in
7th Cruiser Squadron at Alexandria on 26 the Greek Islands. With a British destroyer
May 1940 after passing through the Suez squadron in company, she engaged the
high-speed Italian light cruisers
Bartolomeo Colleoni; and Giovanni
dalle Bande Nere. In the running
battle which followed, Bartolomeo
Colleoni was wrecked and later
sunk by torpedoes from the
destroyers, while the high speed
of Giovanni dads Bande Nere
enabled her to escape a similar
fate. During this battle, Sydney
received the only damage of her
Mediterranean campaign, when
a shell penetrated one of her
funnels. This victory had important
strategic effects: “….until the fall
of Greece some nine months later
Allied control of the Eastern
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Envelope posted from
H.M.A.S. Sydney while
at Alexandria, Egypt, in
September 1940, where the
light Cruiser was stationed
for repairs and shore leave,
following the epic battle
and sinking of the Ital-
ian Cruiser Bartolomeo
Colleoni (19th July) and the
fuel Tanker Ermoni (27th
July). Envelope prepaid
with Egyptian adhesives for
airmail postage to Aus-
tralia uncancelled, bear-
ing Departure Naval H.M.
Ships ‘Tombstone’ Censor
hand-stamp and Arrival
cancel ‘Paquebot’ 7pm 11th
September 1940 (Hoskings
Type #693, with Square
Town Die).
Mediterranean and the Aegean was virtually from where she would carry out patrol and
unchallenged.” escort duties in the Indian Ocean, occasionally
venturing into Asian and Pacific waters.
On 27 July 1940, while covering a convoy to the
Dardanelles, in company with HMS Neptune, Final battle and disaPPearance
Sydney was involved in the sinking of a small
tanker, Ermioni which was carrying fuel to On 5 November 1941 at Albany, Western
the Italian garrison in the Dodecanese. During Australia, Sydney began escorting the troopship
August and September, Sydney took part in Zealandia which was bound for Singapore.
various operations. including bombardments Sydney and Zealandia arrived at Fremantle
of Italian positions at Bardia in Libya, and on 9 November. They were delayed by a labour
an airfield at Scarpanto in the Dodecanese.” dispute on board Zealandia, but left Fremantle
Sydney then returned to Alexandria for on 11 November. On 17 November, Sydney
repairs, maintenance and leave. handed over escort duties of Zealandia to HMS
Durban at Sunda Strait, then turned around to
In October, Sydney and another Leander head back to Fremantle. Sydney was scheduled
class cruiser HMS Orion carried out a to arrive back in Fremantle in the afternoon
bombardment of Port Maltesana (Astipalea) or evening of 20 November. Axis submarines
in the Dodecanese. In November, Sydney and surface raiders had already been active
ferried troops and stores to Crete; on the night in the Indian Ocean and Pacific, and it was
of 11 November. Sydney, Orion, HMS Ajax expected that any Australian naval vessel
(another Leander) and two destroyers attacked on such a voyage might have to investigate
an Italian convoy of four merchant ships and reported sightings or suspicious vessels. At
two escorts in the Strait of Otranto. All the about 4pm on 19 November, somewhere west
merchant ships were sunk, although the two of Shark Bay, Western Australia, Sydney
escorts escaped. sighted what she believed to be a merchant
ship about 20 kilometres (11 nmi) away and
Sydney was refitted at Malta and departed the challenged her. The other ship identified
Mediterranean for Australia on 12 January herself as the Dutch ship Straat Malakka.
1941, performing escort duties en route. She was, in fact, the German merchant raider
Sydney reached Fremantle on 5 February and Kormoran, disguised and sailing under a false
underwent a further refit in Sydney Harbour, flag. According to survivors from Kormoran,
during which Collins handed over command the ill-prepared Sydney closed to within
to Captain Joseph Burnett. Sydney’s crew 1,000 metres (1,100 yd), and was surprised
was honoured by her namesake city on 11 and overwhelmed when the crew of the
February, with school children given a holiday heavily armed raider opened fire at nearly
in order to see them on parade. On 27 February point-blank range with concealed artillery
the ship left for its new base of Fremantle, and torpedoes.
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HMAS sydney World War II deployment
K o r m o r a n
was also badly
damaged in the
e n s u i n g b a t t l e
a n d h a d t o b e
abandoned and
scuttled due to
e n g i n e f a i l u r e
and a fire that
w a s b u r n i n g
o u t o f c o n t r o l .
Survivors from
Kormoran were
rescued by the
ships Koolinda,
A q u i t a n i a ,
T r o c a s a n d
HMAS Yandra,
while a further
1 0 3 r e a c h e d
C a r n a r v o n b y
l i f e b o a t . T h e
Germans reported
that Sydney was Brochure from British Admiralty Records giving actual account of the battle
last seen down by with Bartolomeo Colleoni
the bow and on
fire as she disappeared over the horizon. The The images show that the bow had sheared off,
ship and her 645 crew members were never leading Search Director Mearns to speculate
seen again that:
It seems increasingly likely that Sydney’s
discoVery oF the kormoran and the sydney
bow, severely damaged and weakened
On 16 March 2008, the wreck of HMAS by the torpedo strike, broke away with
Sydney was reportedly found at 26°14′37″S Sydney pointed on a heading of 140
111°13′03″E, approximately 100 nautical degrees, and still possibly underway. All
miles (190 km) west of Steep Point and the evidence indicates that the weather and
12.2 nautical miles (22.6 km) from the sea conditions worsened on the evening of
Kormoran wreck. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd November 19th and rough seas may have
confirmed the following day that the wreck was played a factor in Sydney losing her bow
that of the Sydney, at a depth of 2,470 metres and finally sinking.
(8,100 ft). On 3 April 2008, the Finding Sydney
Foundation published the first underwater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_
pictures of the Sydney taken using an ROV. Sydney_(1934)
THE PICTURE POSTCARDS SCENE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Michel roland
In South Australia, picture postcards have are also accepted and compete for individual
been accepted as part of “philately” since awards only.
2000. From that year picture postcards have
been an acceptable class in the annual South This competition has been the stepping stone,
Australian Interclub competition. Basically both for entries in National One-Frame or for
the winning club is the one with the highest eventually expanding collections into three, five
aggregate points from four exhibitors in four or eight frame exhibits. The trend for picture
different “classes” of one-frame entries per postcards has paralleled the more philatelic
club/society. Traditionally, most clubs include pursuits.
a picture postcards entry. Individual entries
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The only difference is that philatelic exhibits This dissects the various criteria and highlights
and picture postcard exhibits are not judged by their components.
the same jury, leading to answer the question
“Where do you get your judges from?” We train The introduction to the workshop explains
them of course. the genesis of picture postcards from plain
postal stationery and why their physical
Indeed the process is very simple. We have a appearance changed over the years. Then a
two-year cycle of training that is repeated as subtle intrusion of postal history is allowed by
needed. The first session is a one-day workshop the importance of postal regulations in the use
to which interested people, including stamp of picture postcards. Short topical questions are
collectors, are invited - whether they collect welcomed and answered briefly
picture postcards or not.
After a short break for morning tea, the
The format is simple and covers topics such session resumes with the basic technical
as, ‘Where do picture postcards come from?’ aspects of the cards production. The various
‘What are they? How are they classified? How printing techniques are reviewed with a few
are they printed? All those questions are in pages of text and supporting pictures handed
fact addressed in our judging sheets. Every out. This aspect of the training is not easy
person attending is handed a judging sheet! to master at first and is repeated in every
subsequent workshops. Short questions are
again encouraged before the lunch
break.
From the beginning of training
it was understood that a replete
collector is not the most alert of
persons after a lunch break, and a
hands-on exercise to be performed
by individuals or small groups was
initiated. Some collectors attend
their first workshop after they have
started collecting, but most are still
experiencing the dilemma of “What
do I want to collect on my budget?”
This question can only be answered
by the collectors themselves.
My recommendation is that people
should collect a subject they are
familiar with or a topic they
particularly like (Fig 1). In picture
postcards, subject or topic does
not necessarily mean a thematic
collection although it may be.
In fact picture postcards (commonly
abbreviated PPCs) may be collected
in a topographic fashion, along
a thematic storyline (Fig 2), or
according to a classification study.
Many collectors will start with a
topographic collection of their birth
place, a geographic region, a tourist
attraction perhaps, and add cards
Fig 1 The Goldfields - Nickelodian, in the Pioneer Mu- during the following years to their
seum, Greenborough, WA. Musical relic of the Murchison accumulation in the ubiquitous
Goldfields shoebox. This is in a way similar
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to stamp collectors with their cheap Chinese of time (say the gradual destruction of a small
stock book. medieval town such as Ypres during the first
world war). Fascinating is it not?
There is a vast difference between the types of
collectors. The stamp collectors will sit quietly Examples of thematic collecting could include
at a dealer’s table at a fair with a simplified the history of time measurement or the
catalogue on their lap and check the previously development of a bullfight from the entrance
unticked items. Of course the price will also be into the arena of the raw bull until its removal
of concern to the potential buyer. The postcard after its death 20 minutes later.
collector will hover a little, searching for the
location of the boxes with cards in their field Another way of collecting is termed”
of interest and will look religiously at all the classification”. This researches and classifies
cards in one box, selecting their items as they the photographers, printers, publishers,
go, and then move to the next box. Spotted the wholesalers and retailers of picture postcards.
difference? – no catalogue! It could be the study of the large output of a
publisher from Ceylon or North Borneo for
I have mentioned topographic collecting as instance, or the study of the whole production
something simple. But it is not so and soon, the and distribution of cards for a small South
card collector has to make choices (like stamp Australian town.
collectors). For instance if you collect Big Ben,
do you stop at all the possible exterior angles And then, there are the collectors who collect
or do you enter? Another example would be to the cards for their beauty, originality, novelty
collect a landmark and see it change over the and appeal. In this case the imagination of the
years, often by observing the growth of trees, collector and the availability and cost of the
the erection/removal of fencing, the additions cards are the limiting factors.
and modifications to a facade (Fig 3a & 3b), the
disappearance of cobblestones and tramlines or It is not often that you see collectors interested
even the evolution of street lighting. Or even in the same topic and thus competing for
more succinct, observe the construction of the the scarce supply of better cards, but it does
Sydney Harbour Bridge. happen! And if they happen to exhibit in the
future, they will end up competing against each
One can thus collect a static movie at any point other, no longer against a standard alone.
in time (say an exhibition 100 years ago) or a
dynamic sequence of snapshots over a period So it happens that a collector graduates to
become an exhibitor. By then, the rules of the
Fig 2, Lighthouses A view along the breakwater towards Nobbys Lighthouse
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Fig 3a & 3b - Changes over time - The old Auckland (NZ) windmill. The two cards clearly
show progress: to overcome increasing interference with its “wind”, the mill was raised by add-
ing about 4 metres of bricks as a cylinder on top of the existing structure. This made manipu-
lating the sails from the old gallery impossible, so the wings were modernised to become self-ad-
justing, using a new cap
game should be known to the participants. traineeship. The traineeship will take about
Unfortunately the biggest pitfalls become very two years to complete with apprenticeship
obvious at this early stage and this may deter served at annual Congresses and other club
the minority of those who took the plunge. competitions under the supervision of more
The areas that usually need attention are experienced judges. Their dedication and the
treatment and knowledge of the cards. This is diligence to the discharge of their stewardship
where the follow-up training is introduced, with will usually result in their graduation to the
particular attention paid to the above, specially ranks of the judging fraternity.
the printing of the cards. A conscientious
exhibitor is generally ready to have another The system does look simple and obvious
go and even perhaps expand the exhibit. A but it just does not happen by itself. It needs
noticeable improvement in the marks should to be engineered by dedicated mentors and
result. experienced collectors, supported by their State
philatelic council and most importantly of all,
Eventually the collectors/exhibitors will reach a coordinated by a national body.
standard that will enable them to be considered
for further judges’ training. In South Australia Whether the collecting of picture postcards
this standard is currently set at the Vermeil should be called “deltiology” (almost obsolete
level with a minimum of three frames exhibited, term) or “cartophily” (more attuned to the
similar to the requirements for philatelic judge object of the collecting in modern society) is
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not relevant to the collectors. They want the collecting, preferably under the tutelage of the
public to know that they collect cards, not doing APF.
something that could be associated with body
building. As stated earlier, the majority of exhibitors
will start with one frame. With the advent
Some States in Australia have specialist PPC of One-Frame exhibits at the national level,
societies publishing good journals, but they seem this is becoming more challenging than a club
to have little interaction between themselves competition. With the high level of competence
and seem not to favour coming under the shown at the lower levels, most exhibitors do
umbrella of a governing body nation-wide. In not find it daunting or traumatic to have a go
South Australia, we have no such specialist at “national” competitions once they understand
society but the collecting is carried across several they compete against a standard and not their
clubs involved in active promotion of the hobby fellow exhibitors. The more advanced collectors
of picture postcard collecting. are usually comfortable in expanding their
exhibits past 16 pages, but at this stage the
Perhaps, the popular saying “No man is an judging evaluation sheet had to evolve according
island” should be revised to “No club should be to the early guidelines suggested by the APF.
an island” in order to promote a unified approach The guidelines were a useful tool in their infancy
by all the Australian States in the field of PPC many years ago, but need minor revamping
MULTIPLE
ONE-FRAME marks FRAMES marks Commentary
Presentation 10 15 Overall viewing impression. Text and layout to
complement the cards. Balance in the frame.
Reward innovation of presentation.
Appeal 5 Display designed and presented to entice
viewers? Be subjective & show empathy. Marks
to be included in “Presentation”.
Treatment 10 15 Assessment of the overall structure of the
exhibit. Reward originality.
Coverage 20 Combination of the title, plan and material to
show logical progression and completeness of
the exhibit with a concise write-up. Marks to be
included in “Treatment”.
Front page 10 10 Attractiveness and information of introduction.
The”shop window” of the exhibit. Marks to be
included in “Treatment”.
Subject 10 15 Good knowledge of the subject with evidence of
knowledge topic research. Appropriate cards selection to
illustrate the topic.
Cards 15 15 Knowledge relevant to the overall production
knowledge of the cards. Reasonable technical knowledge
of the cards shown in the exhibit. Original
research must be rewarded.
Condition 10 20 Aim is to show the best possible condition given
age and scarcity. All cards to be free of major
faults. Postal usage is not a defect!
Rarity 10 10 Relative scarcity of acquisition with regard to
supply and survival given consideration to the
subject. How difficult to replicate the exhibit?
Total 100 100
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to accommodate the innovative aspects of followed by our SA judges in their assessment
modern exhibiting. Unlike other classes, of the exhibitors’ effort. As a result, exhibitors
picture postcards do not need revised marking know from an early stage, the area(s) they need
schemes for thematic or social approaches and to improve to gain higher marks. Except for
a sub-class distinction (topographic, thematic, shifts in emphasis due to the size of the exhibits,
classification, modern) is, in my opinion, not the evaluation sheets are similar.
warranted in exhibiting, but is very useful in the
way collectors want to structure their exhibits The marking schemes (and their comparison)
and in their treatment of that structure. used in South Australia are shown on the
previous page.
In the dawn era of PPC exhibiting in South
Australia, only one adjudication sheet was in contributor ProFile
use for all exhibits. It was recognized that more
emphasis in promoting the hobby should be Michel Roland (SA), Judges Registrar (South
placed in the “judging” and a modified evaluation Aust Philatelic Council), Australian National
sheet for One-Frame exhibits was designed. It Judge (Trad, PH, PS, Social, One-Frame, FDC,
was not perfect and evolved until about 2005. PPC). Editor of SAFMISG Journal; Exhibits
The South Australian version has now been modern Australia (Framas, CPS & EPOS
“adopted” in recent Western Australian and studies), Australian philanthropic organisations
Australian Capital Territory exhibitions. in WW2; Parcel posts of Belgium, Belgian PH
(WW1), PS (to WW1), traditional classics,
In conclusion, both adjudication sheets are ATM stamps; PNG (since WW2) and several
shown side by side, along with the commentary postcards collections.
MAXIMAPHILy EXHIBITS AT ISRAEL 2008
the use Of Pre-1900 uPrAted POstAL CArds As
MAxiMuM CArds
daryl Kibble
In an attempt to assist Australian judges a n d i s o n l y t h e s e c o n d e x h i b i t i n
with their knowledge of the maximaphily maximaphily to ever be awarded that
class, I am writing this article. To do this I honour. The exhibit was, however,
will provide the results of the top 5 exhibits previously owned by the first person
at Israel 2008, one of which is a previous to ever receive a Gold medal in the
FIP Gold medal winner. The results were: maximaphily class, the late Margaret
Kotopoulis of Greece. The exhibit has
• 88 points (LV) Rangos, Nicos (Cyprus), however been totally revamped and
for "Europa Nostra 1901-1940" (Our presented differently;
Europe);
2. G e n e r a l f e e d b a c k p r o v i d e d t o m e
• 88 points (LV) Cruz, David Rodriges through two of the top three exhibitors
(Portugal), for "Les Chefs d’États...” at this show was that the judging
(World Leaders); s t a n d a r d s w e r e b e l o w p a r . I w a s
• 8 6 p o i n t s ( L V ) C o n s t a n t o u r a k i s , informed that in general, the exhibits
G e o r g e ( C a n a d a ) , f o r " H i s t o r y o f (other than one), were two points
Maximaphily"; off where they probably should be.
To support this view, the exhibits
• 83 points (V) Kibble, Daryl (Australia), by Rangos and Constanourakis both
for "A Maximum Life"; and dropped by two points, and I believe
that my exhibit was also two points off
• 83 points (V) Chen Min (P.R.China), its true mark. I am informed that the
for "Pre-1940 Natural Wonders". only exhibit to increase in points since
its last FIP showing, an increase of
k ey notes : two points, was the Portuguese exhibit
by Cruz. The point was also made
1. T h e e x h i b i t b y N i c o s R a n g o s h a d that the dominant judge happened to
previously achieved 90 points (Gold)
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be Portuguese. cards. I fear that my inclusion of them
downgraded my exhibit at Canberra
3. P o l i t i c s a s i d e , t w o o f t h e b e s t due to the lack of knowledge of judges
maximaphily exhibits in the world regarding their use (hence the point of
dropped by two points, and my exhibit this article). At least this seemed to be
is 3 to 5 points behind both of them. the inference in the judge’s critique. An
If all three exhibits were readjusted example of one such uprated maximum
by two points so to speak, then my c a r d t y p e i s i l l u s t r a t e d w i t h t h i s
e x h i b i t w o u l d b e a t 8 5 p o i n t s ( a article.
national Gold and where I believe
it is at). Interestingly, this is the
A final point to make for Australian judges
exact unchanged exhibit that could
relates to the creation of modern maximum
only muster a national Vermeil at
cards on old vintage postcards. The top 5
the recent Canberra Nationals. This
at Israel 2008 had exclusively pre 1940
suggests that judges in the maximaphily
maximum cards. My exhibit had a majority
class in Australia are behind FIP
percentage of such cards, but also had a
standard, probably due to a lack of
solid number of modern cards made on old
seeing genuinely good maximum card
vintage postcards. It is generally accepted
exhibits.
in maximaphily circles that such modern
4. The 86 point (previously 88 point) creations (on old vintage postcards) equate
Constanourakis exhibit contained over to old maximum cards of the 1930s. As such,
one frame of pre-1900 uprated postal all exhibits had a somewhat equal usage of
cards used as maximum cards. I also rarity (reflected in the marks). The main
know that the 88 point (previously 90 disadvantage with my exhibit was that it
point) exhibit by Rangos contains these was only 5 frames, whereas the top three
types of maximum cards (indeed it was exhibits were showing 8 frames.
the FIP Maximaphily Commissioner
Rangos who introduced me to them in I trust that this article may assist Australian
general, before I took them to the next judges to take a harder look at how they
level by searching for which postal might judge maximaphily exhibits in the
cards could become a maximum card future. If they are not marked to FIP
with an uprated postage stamp). My judging standards, then quality exhibits in
exhibit contained only 8 pages (half this class will never been seen in Australia
a frame) of these types of maximum other than at FIP shows every 6+ years.
Illustration notes: 1895 El Salvador TCV Postal Card (Coat of Arms), cancelled Santa Ana.
The added 1 centavo stamp has the arms (Volcano rising out of the sea, with flags & Phrygian
cap), which can also be seen in the cachet at the far left of the postal card. A genuine early
dated maximum card valid for FIP maximaphily class, adding a wonderful postal history ele-
ment to this class.
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hans dahl
Over recent years NAPE has invited members to now become Social Philately, especially with my
contribute accounts that describe the background Olympic material. Living in Australia, I could
and development of their collections. Each story not resists giving 1956 Melbourne Games a bit
is unique and all provide fascinating insights of a go; the 52 different cancels were quite cheap
into how a childhood interest can grow into and after purchasing them and comparing them
an abiding lifetime hobby. It is a pleasure to the 1936 issues the question became “WHAT
therefore to publish this account by Hans Dahl, now!!!”. This was to change when I read an
a long-time resident of Canberra. The Exhibitor article in the Australian Stamp Monthly by
would very much welcome similar articles from Wilson Ilbery (then obviously a young collector)
other readers. There are no firm guidelines but that described the “date reversals” and I
contributors are invited to incorporate covers realised that the abundance of items offered
that illustrate their story. [Editor] great potential for philatelic research, perhaps
less than for the 1936 Games, but sufficient to
why promote Melbourne for a future theme (Fig.4).
It was a privilege to grow up in Cooma, New This changed the focus of my interest to covers
South Wales during the 1950s, a time when it and post cards and I gradually decreased my
was at the hub of the Snowy Mountain Scheme. earlier emphasis on a broadly based stamp
This was a massive infrastructure project collection and increased my special interest
lasting for over two decades and it attracted a collections. Both my father and father-in-law
multi-national population. Like most school served with the German Navy during WWII.
children at the time, I collected stamps and Dad was an administration Officer till late 1944,
have memories of hanging around the post when there was nothing left to administer. He
office asking those who were collecting their was retrained as a marine infantry soldier;
mail if we could please have the stamps. We he fought in East Prussia and was one of the
soon had several stamp albums full and there few to be evacuated from the Hela Peninsula
was competition as to who had the most. As (Fig.1). I would mortgage my house today
is so often the case interest waned but I still to obtain an envelope authenticated to have
retained my early collection/albums. been transported by U-Boat, dropped off in
Years later, grown up and married with a
family, I returned to the hobby again, this time
limiting my collecting to just a few countries.
These were Australia, as it was our adopted
country, as well as Germany and Yugoslavia
because of the family background. I added to my
new collections by correspondence, purchasing
items at auctions and swapping with others.
what
Fig.1 Prewar, my Father was a civilian in
Along the way I acquired German commemorative Navy employ, and during the war became a
envelopes for the 1936 Olympics. There was an Silberling, a civilian specialist in Navy em-
abundance of postcards from Berlin and other ploy. He remained an admin officer until the
Olympic sites all with different illustrated Russians reached the German borders, then
postmarks. Because the Berlin Games was one was retrained as an infantry soldier serving
of my father’s favourite topics (he had completed in the East Prussia area. He fortunately es-
caped from Hela on a Fährpram, all purpose
his professional training there) I collected them
Navy barge.
to gain a better understanding of that city.
The Hela U boat label had official sanction,
As stamp issues became more prolific and
but actual, special U boat mail delivery is
the correspondence more expensive, I started
not known. Anyone and anything requiring
to drop parts of my earlier collections and by evacuation , was placed on any vessel that
doing that also started to focus on what has could float, and shipped to safety.
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Fig.2 Wilhelm Gustloff - My Father in Law pre empted indiscriminate conscription, by volun-
teering in 1942, to serve with the German Navy. He was posted to the Wilhelm Gustloff, mother-
ship to the Second U Boat Training division in the Baltic.
With a complement of 10,000 crew and passengers,the last fateful voyage of this vessel ended
on the 30th January 1945. The four captains on board were unable to come to an agreement to
sail closer to shore, and thus the ship was torpedoed with the rescue of only 1200 survivors from
the icy waters of the Baltic Sea.
Schleswig-Holstein (Fig.3) and delivered to our In my experience, if you don’t ask you’ll never
home, which at that time was situated between know and I have found that most philatelist are
Hamburg and Luebeck. My father-in-law came very willing to talk and share their knowledge,
from Vukovar in Croatia, the family was ethnic and to encourage and guide with any queries
German (Maria Theresa). He was a sailor on you might have. My mind boggles as to the
the Wilhelm Gustloff which was attached to the philatelic knowledge my two mentors possess
second U-Boat training division, stationed in and no question goes unanswered. My special
East Prussia (Fig.2). On her last fatal voyage thanks to David Collyer and Hans Karman to
my father-in-law had above deck duty and was whom I owe so much.
one of the few survivors of that vessel.
Over the years, I have had hours of fun and at
So slowly I changed from stamp collecting to times my hobby was an escape from day to day
social philately and postal history, only I did not business pressures and I thank my mentors for
know that terminology then. Over the years I showing me the way. I have read piles of books
have been extremely lucky to have found two recommended to me on both subjects and thank
fellow collectors, who I consider my mentors, to my mentors for guiding me to this pleasure.
help and guide me in my choice of subject. This concludes my personal philatelic history.
I still collect 1936 Berlin but specialise on the how
1956 Melbourne Games. My German Fieldpost
has become an even more specialised collection. Now to my methodology: obviously for many
From an early exhibit of Fieldpost ten years years I had none and the Melbourne Games were
ago, for which my award was very promising I my first large accumulation which showed the
have, with Hans Karman’s tutelage, revamped need for order or sequence. Having acquired the
that exhibit with a more focussed theme and covers and searched for the inverted and reverse
was delighted with the National Large Vermeil postmarks, I then moved to obtain everything
award in the Postal History Class at Canberra pertaining to the games including non philatelic
Stampshow 2008. items, such as programs for sporting and non-
sporting events and other items associated with
any aspect of the games.
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Why, What and How I Collect
Fig.3 Schleswig Holstein - Schleswig Holstein was a POW compound, under British juris-
diction, for approximately 1.5 million men. It was divided into two sections. G, the top half
bordering Denmark, incarcerated all troops surrendering from Scandinavian countries. F, the
bottom half, bordering Luebeck/Hamburg, was primarily used for all evacuees coming by sea
from the Kurland, East Prussia and Hela pockets.
These cards are known as Wehrmachts Post. They were purpose printed, used numbers similar
to Field Post and were post free.
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Fig.4 Olympic Cover - Since reading the Wilson Ilbury article, I’ve been obsessed with all items
bearing Olympic frankings, and the commercially used Cover franked with a Repatriation G H
Hospital Heidelberg Dater is the only one I’ve seen in 15 years of research (possibly rare)
The Repat Hospital was situated quite near the Olympic Village, and its well equipped Physio
Dept and Gymnasium were made available each afternoon and evening.
Initially, having had an early focus on postmarks, was well rewarded because of its scope and
I tried to organise my collection by the postmark unimagined and unheard of items, but left
dates. Reading background articles to the me with a feeling of it being unfinished and
Games, I was able to place dates with events and lacking in a story line. So gradually, with a lot
also use my non-philatelic items. For instance of advice, I grouped my items into ever-changing
opening and closing ceremonies and registered chapters.
covers allowed me to link postmarks with venues
1 Fieldpost cancels and transmit marks
which allowed additional scope.
2 Airmail services, parcel delivery and radio
All these items were now based on a postmark messages
chronology and I was getting nowhere. I
3 Propaganda, Censorship and Volunteers
discussed this with other interested collectors
and became convinced that a thematic approach 4 T h e R e t r e a t a n d A f r i c a n / A e g e a n
was the way to go. It sounded so easy and Fieldpost
sensible, but I fell flat on my face. One of the 5 Pre-war and Post-war Fieldpost services
great proponents of this thematic exhibiting
(she is only tiny) had a chat with me after the My collection grew to the extent that I am now
exhibit and offered the opinion that although I able to show for example, in one frame, the
had nice items, the exhibit only half qualified postal history of Italy’s WWII endeavours from
thematically. Still not disappointed, and on a being self-sufficient but much maligned units,
long and arduous learning curve, I kept asking to becoming volunteers to escape the perils of
and slowly improved the sequence; beginning internment. This remains a never-ending quest
with history, organisation, cultural and sporting for items which expand the story links to the
programs all with sub headings. This formula is hours of background but rewarding reading.
expandable and for now, I’m sticking to it!
next
My first Fieldpost endeavour, having learned
from the experience with my Olympic collections, The current challenge is to further re-arrange
was a straight forward chronologically ordered the exhibit for its first venture into international
collection of items (as per catalogue), which competition at China 2009.
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BOOk REVIEW
viCtOriA: the 1895 hAveLOCK-fOster’s POstCArd By
RAyMOND kELLy
34 pages, softbound, illustrated largely in colour. published in ‘The Australian Philatelist’ Vol. I
Published by Brusden-White for $35 No.5 of October 1988.
This monograph provides a comprehensive The monograph covers the story behind the
study of one of the most interesting Victorian issue, the design and make-up of printing plate,
stationery issues, the 1895 Havelock-Foster’s the public reaction to the postcard, withdrawal
postcard. The issue of this postcard on 1 from sale, the ultimate ‘marketing racket, the’
November 1895, caused outrage within the Australian philatelist’ comments, comments
Clergy and the many Temperance Institutions, and opinions from the public, implementation
to the point where the advertising contract was of the ‘wilful damage’ legislation, postcards with
revoked and the postcards withdrawn from sale printed notices, use of the postcard in Victoria, to
Australasian colonies and to overseas countries
on 19th November.
and the identification of the printing electros.
The Study covers the social issues, perhaps
This issue is one of the most fascinating
the most significant factor of its world-wide of Australian postal stationery issues and
notoriety, as well as the philatelic aspects as the this monograph provides a fascinating and
postcard was very different from other Victoria informative study of the cards. It should be read
postcards and builds on the Author’s article by all Australian stationery collectors.
OPEN AND SOCIAL CLASSES - DISCUSSION OVER A
DECADE OR MORE
extracted by bernard doherty fAP
Being interested in the Social Class since its inception, social classes.
I have followed with interest, the various discussions Any exhibits of special philatelic interest which can-
on generating more interest in exhibiting. Remember, not be properly assessed using the special regulations
some of the information extracted may not have been (SREV) of any given Class will be evaluated in accord-
accepted, or has passed into urban myth. So read on. ance with the general principles of GREV Article 5
by a special panel appointed by the Jury Presidium
a reView oF FiP Flash magazine (Flash38/Dec 91 p5)
articles Pertaining to the oPen and
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telecards ticle 4 of the GREX, particularly the Traditional; Postal
As decided at the Roundtable Conference, FIP sent out History and Thematic Classes, may be classified by the
a Press Release regarding Telecards. jury as a Special Study.
The Philatelic Organisations present at the Round- 2. A Special Study exhibit may combine elements from
table Conference at Genoa, unanimously decided the the various competitive classes of GREX Article 4, but
following: if it does not, of itself, fit into one of these competitive
classes, and would receive a lower award under the FIP
Telecards are not to be included in philatelic collections, point system if judged in one of such classes, it shall be
they do not belong in the Philatelic World. (Flash 42, judged as a Special Study under these Guidelines.
Dec 92 p 12)
3. A Special Study exhibit uses all types of philatelic
A proposal for Regulations or guidelines for Special material and may include, very sparingly unless ab-
Study Exhibits was submitted to the FIP Board. After solutely essential, elements normally considered to be
discussion about the merit of having special Evaluation non-philatelic.
Rules and Guidelines for such exhibits it was felt that
it would be proper to have a kind of Guidelines to help 4. The Special Study should include a Title Page or
jurors to reach a satisfactory result. Vice President F Plan which clearly outlines the nature of the study, its
B Burton-Sellers was charged to draft such guidelines. purpose and organization and is logical, correct and
(Flash 46/Dec 1993 p11) fully consistent with the title chosen.
5. The development of the Study should demonstrate
ProPosed PrinciPles For deVeloPing the personal knowledge and depth of research of the
exhibitor, the originality of the study and how the
guidelines For sPecial studies philatelic elements contribute to the development of
the Study.
FiP Vice-President F burton-sellers
President Jatia has commissioned me to develop suit- criteria For eValuating exhibits
able guidelines for consideration and ultimate formal
adoption by the FIP Board. What follows below is The general criteria for evaluating exhibits as specified
a rough; first draft of such proposed principles for in Article 4 of the GREV are applied. (Flash 47 Mar
this class of Special Study exhibits. The necessary 1994 p7)
Guidelines can be better developed after the principles (Whilst not the actual Open Class as such here is one
themselves are finally agreed upon and juries have article which may create a few ripples in the Urban
the continuing experience between now and the 1996 Myth stakes. Ed)
FIP Congress of judging such exhibits on the present
ad hoc basis.
Fisa Free class at aeroPex ‘94
Accordingly, individuals and FIP Federations are Participation in the new classification is for exhibits
invited to submit their comments and suggestions for which may include whatever the collector wishes in the
additions or revisions to the following draft, and also way of press cuttings, photographs, maps, Cinderellas,
to offer any suggestions they may have for inclusion timetables, so long as the end result is still a planned
in the Guidelines that will subsequently be developed. aerophilatelic exhibit.
Comments are particularly solicited as to whether the
general criteria for the evaluation of Special Studies Of course, there are some limitations in that publicity
should adhere strictly to the categories of GREV Article buttons and medals may not be included, although
4.2 or whether other or additional criteria should be menu cards with an air mail flavour and specialised
considered. Also whether the point system specified air stamp exhibits will be accepted.
in GREV Article 5.2 should be strictly adhered to or However, exhibitors should keep in mind the basic
whether a different or expanded point distribution definition of aerophilately. Aerophilately is a study of
should be considered. It is hoped that a revised draft the development of air mail services and the collection
can be offered for further consideration by mid or late of documents pertinent to such a development. (Flash
1994 so comments should be sent promptly. Please send 48 June 1994 p 27)
them directly to me:
Joint meeting oF the FiP board/
PrinciPles For eValuation oF sPecial
commission Presidents
study exhibits
Competitive Exhibits m l heiri, secretary general
A Special Study exhibit develops its theme by using Vice-President F.B. Sellers informed that the response
the chosen material to best illustrate the exhibitors’ to the publication in FLASH was very poor; however,
knowledge of their exhibits. the comments received were worthwhile and significant.
Principles of Exhibit Composition The purpose of the original article was to encourage
people to offer comment. The most significant informa-
1. Any philatelic exhibit accepted by the exhibition tion had come from New Zealand who are far along
organizers which does not clearly fit into any of the with something they call “Social Philately” and they
categories of the Competitive Classes described in Ar- have well developed series of regulations for evaluation
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Open and Social Classes - Discussion over a Decade or More
of Social Philately exhibits and a series of Guidelines. changes introduced by newer classes such as Social
Also some input had been received from individual col- Philately, Open Class and the broad interpretation of
lectors in the United States who have an exhibit which content allowed in the Thematic Class for ideas. We
falls in this category and who had some problems when should be looking at ways to allow the inclusion of more
exhibiting. Mostly the input had come in great detail illustrative material in the theme of the exhibit. This
from the Netherlands Federation; the Swedish Federa- will allow the exhibitor to emphasise his own personal
tion responded and fully accepted the Guidelines as study in a much more attractive way which will appeal
drafted in FLASH. to other collectors and visitors alike. (Flash 75 March
2001 p 14)
This matter was discussed at length with the result
that the original approach taken should be maintained Open Class exhibits have been shown at several exhibi-
i.e. that Special Study Exhibits should contain mainly tions as an experiment and as a promotion for stamp
philatelic material and that non-philatelic material collecting. However there were so many different rules
should be used very sparingly. applied for their evaluation and to avoid that we tend
to make the same mistake as we did when building up
President Jatia warned that the reactions to the article
MOPHILA, for which, even today we do not have final
in FLASH he read in some of the philatelic magazines
rules. FIP has made Open Class a project with the aim
gave an entirely wrong approach to this question. They
to finalise the regulations for judging.
interpreted special study exhibits as open to anything,
freedom of choice and the collectors can use anything
they like. This is exactly the contrary to what we are oPen class - rules ProPosed by nordic
interested in. countries
President Jatia is of the opinion that such new ideas At all major stamp shows Open Class has now been
developed by collectors should be welcomed at exhibi- included for the last few years. As this class is called
tions; however this kind of exhibits should be treated “Open” nobody was keen to establish a set of rules for
with caution. When more feed-back is received on this this class. However, to have a fair evaluation of these
matter, especially from Federations, then the discussion exhibits some rules have to be set down. The Nordic
can be taken up again.(Flash 49 Sept 1994 p12) countries have prepared such rules and guidelines
which we present to you for your consideration and any
comments are welcome.
46th board meeting
The Board briefly discussed the ‘Open Class’ and rec-
ommended this class should be promoted at national oPen class - the standard nordic
exhibitions and no rules should be made for such a regulations
class as it should give all the liberty to the exhibitors Accepted at the Nordic Chairmen’s Meeting, Tucson,
and in this way attract a new type of exhibitor. On the Arizona, January 13’”, 2001
international level such exhibits should be accepted on
invitation only for PR reasons. (Flash 62 Dec 1997 p9) 1. Participation
Workshop “Exhibitions” 1.1. To participate, the exhibitor must be a member of
one of the Nordic Philatelic Federations or of one of the
7) More space for more creativity - let new ways of pre- affiliated youth organisations.
senting stamps and new people into the show! Postal
items can be collected in different ways - the standard 1.2. To participate, the exhibit must have been previ-
collecting fields are regulated by FIP. However, there ously awarded not less than a silver medal (70 points)
are other ways to use stamps and postal items and to at a national exhibition.
present them. Hence, exhibitions should give enough 1.3. Exhibits owned by groups may participate, pro-
and prominent space to such exhibits, may they be vided this is mentioned in the special regulations of
qualified as “Art” i.e. Stamp Art or just a variety of the exhibition.
the more conservative way of exhibiting - they would
certainly enhance the overall view of a Stamp Show. 1.4. The number of frames must be between 2 and 5.
(Flash 64 July 1998 p3) The exhibit must consist of at least 50% philatelic/postal
material.
Postal history – chairman’s Page · The exhibit must fit into standard exhibition frames.
For the future I think that we have all wished to make · Accordingly, no item may be thicker than 0.5 cm.
postal history exhibits more attractive and this aspect
was discussed in Madrid in 1975 and again in 1983. One 1.5. The jury may not transfer an Open Class exhibit
of the pioneer postal historians Robson Lowe always to another class.
said that “Philately is the science of stamp collecting and
2. Judging
postal history is the humanity”. Let us consider how to
bring more humanity into our postal history exhibits. 2.1. The exhibits will be judged by one or more separate
jury groups consisting of three jurors. The organising
The 1983 draft proposal for inclusion in our SREV read
committee may appoint a specially trained and/or
as follows: “The exhibit may contain, where strictly
professional artist as advisor to the jury. In this event,
necessary, adhesive stamps, maps, prints, sketches,
this must be mentioned in the special regulations of
documents, decrees and the like”. We should study the
the exhibition.
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2.2. In evaluating, the following points may be award- Artistic and creative details which contribute to a
ed: strong impression?
1. Idea & originality of the exhibit 40 points 2. Miscellaneous
2. Treatment of the subject and the material exhib- If the jury finds that an exhibit contains too many
ited non-postal/philatelic items, the exhibit is awarded a
40 points Certificate of Participation which states:
3. Presentation 20 points “The amount of postal/philatelic material of this exhibit
is not sufficient to judge the exhibit”.
Evaluations will follow the special guidelines for the
Open Class. Exhibits which are particularly entertaining to the
viewer and/or may be considered as particularly inspir-
2.3. Medals
ing to other collectors can be awarded a special prize.
The same medals and points will be awarded as in other
(Flash 77 Sept 2001 p7)
competitive classes. The word “Open” must be engraved
in the medals. The jury may also award the exhibit’s
special prizes. The best exhibit will be awarded the oPen - g darVeight comments.
“Grand Prix Open”. The five Nordic countries have now accepted common
3. Miscellaneous Open regulations to be used at national and Nordic
levels. These regulations were published in the previous
3.1. The entry fee is established by the organising com- issue of Flash. Unfortunately these regulations give no
mittee and must be contained in the special regulations points for knowledge of the theme/subject but 40 points
of the exhibition. for the knowledge of the material. I should prefer that
3.2. The standard NORDIC regulations apply to any 20 points be allocated to each type of knowledge.
additional questions which may arise. The Open Class probably needs to have some more
years as a promotion class before it finds its form. If
oPen class - the standard nordic the organisers of international exhibitions really want
to have interesting and qualified Open Class exhibits,
guidelines they should award the exhibitors properly. The Social
Accepted at the Nordic Chairmen’s meeting, Tucson, Class at AUSTRALIA was a good attempt, but the ‘so-
Arizona, January 18’”, 2001 cial’ limitation of accepted themes and the remaining
1. Evaluation and points awarded ‘Rarity’-points don’t make it a real Open Class. (Flash
78 Dec 2001 p12)
1.1 The plan, idea, originality of exhibit 40 points
The title and idea/subject 20 From the exPeriment social class rules
Is the title exciting and does it cover the content? 3.1 A Social Philately exhibit consists of material which
can be included in other classes of philately as well as
Originality, possibly new ways of making the ex-
non philatelic items which are directly related to the
hibit?
operations and products of a postal system either as post
Development of the idea/subject 20 office equipment or as material developed by commerce
to use or reflect post office services and products.
Is the idea performed creative, original and com-
plete? This non-philatelic material must have an intimate
connection with the operation or the objective of a
1.2 Treatment of the material 40 points postal system or the paraphernalia of postage stamps
Documented knowledge of the material utilised 20 and philately or be part of the physical make-up of the
subject being exhibited.
Documented philatelic knowledge?
This material should be arranged so as to illustrate a
Extent of development of exhibit. 20 balanced plan as a whole or to develop any aspect of
Ingenuity, creativity in selection and versatility with Social Philately.
respect to the material?
1.3 Presentation 20 points examPles oF social Philately include:
The general impression 10 1. Telegram Services.
Balance between the sheets within the frames? 2. Greeting Cards including Valentines.
Does the exhibit appear as a harmonic whole? 3. Illustrated and Pictorial Envelopes (including
Does the exhibit have popular appeal? Patriotic Covers).
The layout of the exhibit 10 4. Post Office and Official office stationery (without
imprinted stamp).
Balance between the material and text on the
sheets? 5. Philatelic History other than literature (including
albums hinges, perforation gauges etc, the
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impedimenta of philately). story is told, however Display exhibits may incorporate
non-philatelic items that will augment and enhance
6. Philatelic Libraries. the development of the story being presented. Such
7. Officially issued documents bearing illustrations material should be justified within the story and not
of postage stamps. simply added because the exhibitor owns it. (Example:
An exhibit about a soldier’s battle experiences may
8. PHQ Cards -objects associated with postage contain photographs of him, medals and decorations
stamps and their use. he received, badges of rank, his honorable discharge
papers, contemporary newspaper clippings, and other
9. Aspects of the affect of the postal system on
pertinent ephemera that would enhance the fabric of
commerce or industry.
the story.)
10. Locality studies based on postal and social history There is no percentage requirement on how much or
using the materials of Social Philately. how little non-philatelic material should be present,
11. Objects associated with postage stamps and their nor is there an absolute requirement that philatelic
use (letter balances, stamp boxes, model post office items should be mounted on every page. The guideline
impediments etc). is that the philatelic aspects of the exhibit should not
be subservient to the non-philatelic elements.
12. Post Office equipment (mail bags, uniforms, postal
Philatelic material may include items from any of the
tools etc).
other Divisions. A bonus point is available to reward
And any other subject which fits the definition in exhibits that contain elusive philatelic material (see
3.1. Bonus Points).
Clause 4: Criteria for Evaluating Exhibits The optimum Display exhibit will blend the philatelic
These criteria are drawn from Article 4 of GREV and and non-philatelic material seamlessly to complement
are applied according to the peculiarities of Social and tell the story.
Philately.
Non-philatelic material can be included but should not
the ProPosed 2c draFt guidelines
comprise more than 50% of the exhibit. The material has 3.2 Historical, Social and special studies (sub-clause
to be directly linked to a postal system: non-philatelic 2C) exhibits would include material developed by
material not linked to the postal system can be included commerce and society for use in the postal system and
provided it is directly linked (and of importance to the may include non-philatelic material where relevant to
theme) to the social aspects of the exhibit but should the subject of the exhibit. The non-philatelic material
not comprise more than 10% of the material. should be incorporated into the exhibit in a balanced
and appropriate manner in such a way that it does not
Where the exhibit is concerned with the impedimenta of overwhelm the philatelic material.
the post office, or of philately, or of the use of the postage
stamp then the total exhibit may be of non-philatelic Ed. In my opinion, all Display, Open, Social and Special
material, according to the definition of philatelic mate- Study class guidelines definitely state that the philatelic
rial in GREV. items in an exhibit should not be overshadowed by the
non-philatelic items.
Ed. Many of the above Social Philately examples are
now excluded from the class by the “no thicker than The proposed 2C guidelines, again in my opinion, are
5mm” clause. But can someone explain the terms “or somewhat ambiguous in the area of “material developed
of philately” and “or of the use of the postage stamp” in by commerce and society for use in the postal system”,
the last paragraph, allowing the total exhibit to be of weren’t postcards developed by commerce and society
non-philatelic material? for use in the postal system? Philatelically the address
side of the postcard fits into postal history, but what of
the image side? Does sending a postcard through the
the oPen class guidelines mail, thus becoming a used postcard make it philatelic
Article 2: Competitive Exhibits as compared to an unused postcard (which is suggested
as being non-philatelic)?
An Open Class exhibit develops a subject according to
the choice of the collector, giving him total freedom to
arrange it with the only limits of: are greeting cards Philatelic?
2.1 The Philatelic Material will cover 50 % approxi- As an exhibitor the guidelines are great giving utmost,
mately of the extent of the exhibits. albeit ambiguous, freedom. But they also open a pro-
verbial Pandora ’s Box in relation to how individual
2.2 The non-philatelic material will be no thicker than exhibitors and judging teams will interpret them. Con-
5 mm to fit into the standard exhibition frames. sider the angst and confusion which could be created
by vastly differing results when an exhibit is shown
the united states disPlay diVision (July at a few exhibitions, whilst the exhibitor struggles to
2001) implement conflicting critique session suggestions.
Composition of Material Presented Criterion: The phila-
telic items should be the primary vehicle by which the
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experimental sub-class called “Historic, Social
FIP NEWS
and Special Studies”. We want to achieve with
fiP this sub-class that besides the established
COMMissiOn postal history exhibits (rates and routes) and
the “Marcophily” (Postmarks), to have a home
fOr POstAL for collecting areas like the historical exhibits
histOry which usually cannot show nice postmarks nor
Press release July 11, 2008:
special rates, such as soldiers’ letters which
either had a uniform rate or were completely
The new regulations (SREV) and guidelines for free of postage. With the new sub-class these
Postal History were approved at the 70th FIP interesting exhibits can be shown in a more
Congress in Bucharest. At the 2004 meeting in attractive way so that they will be easier to
Singapore these ideas were initially presented understand and hopefully shall get better
to the delegates of the FIP Commission for awards.
Postal History and were unanimously approved.
During the years 2004-2007 these regulations Furthermore, a new division of Postal History
were drafted and circulated in order to include exhibits has been introduced. Instead of a
as many opinions as possible so that in April geographical division it will be one by periods:
2008 the final version could be submitted to the 1. before 1875; 2. 1875-1945; and 3. after
FIP Board. These new regulations for Postal 1945.
History will be valid as of January 1, 2009.
Each exhibit belongs to the period where it
What are the main changes? It started in 1998 starts or where its main contents lies.
with a request from the Federation in New
Zealand to include “Social Philately” in the The FIP Congress also confirmed the election
Postal History Class. These exhibits are very of the new management of the FIP Commission
popular in Australia and New Zealand. Such for Postal History for the period 2008-2012 as
exhibits show the interaction of commerce and follows:
society with the postal system. It is impossible
to achieve this using only covers which are Chairman: Kurt E. Kimmel, Switzerland;
acceptable in Postal History. Therefore, it Secretary: JJ Danielski, Canada;
was obvious that these exhibits will contain Members:
also related non-philatelic material with Mrs Dila Eaton, Paraguay;
the condition that this has to be related to Andrew M.T. Cheung, Hongkong;
shown philatelic items and that it should not Per Fris Mortensen, Denmark;
overwhelm the philatelic material. At the Malcolm Groom, Australia;
beginning this resulted in sceptical or even Danforth Walker, USA.
adverse reactions. However, the Chairman
of this Commission, Leo De Clercq, pointed The new team intends to prepare Standard
out that originally in the first regulations for Postal History Seminars called “Streamline
Postal History it was permitted to include such Seminars” which should be given by the
material, but has been diluted by the phrase delegates in their countries so that the jurors,
“if absolutely necessary” with the result that collectors and exhibitors in Argentina will get
more and more shared the mistaken opinion the same advice and hear the same opinions as
that the inclusion of related non-philatelic those in Australia and China.
material was forbidden. At the same time the
demand to have an “Open Class” spread so that Basically we shall try to maintain the popular
new collectors could be attracted to exhibiting collecting and exhibiting “Postal History” in
by allowing them more liberty in choosing such a way that it will neither degenerate
material to include in their exhibits. We felt to an unpleasant “cheque book competition”
that it does not make much sense to be very nor become a pure academic discipline. Our
restrictive with most of the qualified postal main aim should be to allow the collectors and
history exhibitors and on the other hand to exhibitors of Postal History to have more liberty
allow nearly everything to a few newcomers. and pleasure in creating their exhibits.
Therefore, the Postal History Commission
tried to compromise and introduced a new Chairman Kurt Kimmel
Vol 21-3; Aug 2008 191
MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS
Barbara Bartsch (SA): APF Delegate (philately/literature), exhibitor, writer,
FIP Maximaphily Commission, National collects German airmail (Zeppelin South
Judge (Trad, Maximaphily, Social) Member America flights, DLH South Atlantic
of SAPC exhibits: Roads & Bridges (Max.), service, German North Atlantic catapult
1/2d Kangaroo (Trad.), Australian mammals airmail, 1934 Germany airmail issue
(One-Frame)
Hans karman MAP (ACT): NAPE
Dr. Andrew Cheung (Hong Kong): Sec./Treasurer/compositor, Life Member
FRPSL, Chairman of the Hong Kong Philatelic Soc of Canberra, national judge
Philatelic Society and committee member (PH/Soc./PS), exhibits, collects: Aust
and editor of its journal since 1996. National, Privileged Mail, Dutch P. Stat after WWII,
FIAP and FIP judge. Collecting interests Aust. Electoral Business (Soc.), postcards
are Hong Kong and relating Windmills.
t h e T r e a t y P o r t s
(PH), British Treaty Ray kelly FAP (Qld): FIP judge (PH,
Port Post Offices in Lit.), exhibits: Port Phillip District (PH),
China (macrophily), New Guinea & Papua (Aero.), Denmark &
French Post Offices Aust. Terr. (P.Stat), Advertising by Post,
in China (PH), Hong Melb. Olympics & Pre WWI Aust. Pictorial
Kong Postage Dues, Envelopes (Soc.)
and Russian Post
Office in China – the Daryl kibble (QLD): exhibitor, philatelic
overprinted issues
& collectibles writer/web site publisher.
(trad) and Disinfection of mail from China Primary collecting interests: Australia
(one-frame). & Territories (Maximaphily), Explorers
& Exploration including Polar (FDCs,
H a n s D a h l ( A C T ) : E x h i b i t s : postcards, all paper ephemera), Angels
German Fieldpost WWII, Melbourne (Thematic).
Olympics. Collects : German Mobile PO
usage 1934-1939; German FPO WWII; 1956 Stuart Leven (USA): formed one of the
Olympics. leading collections of material from
Papua and New Guinea.
Bernard Doherty FAP (NSW): APF
Judges’ Register Project Officer, Showman Michel Roland (SA): Judges Registrar
exhibition program ‘test pilot’, national (South Aust Philatelic Council), Australian
judge, exhibitor, philatelic writer, collects National Judge (Trad, PH, PS, Social, One-
Frame, FDC, PPC). Editor of SAFMISG
(Trad) South Africa Postage dues, Senegal,
Journal; Exhibits modern Australia
USA Americana Series; (P Stat) South (Framas, CPS & EPOS studies), Australian
Africa Postal Cards, modern Australia philanthropic organisations in WW2; Parcel
Postal Cards; (P Hist) Newcastle Postmarks, posts of Belgium, Belgian PH (WW1), PS (to
Australian Taxed Mail, (Soc) Servicing the WW1), traditional classics, ATM stamps;
Posts at Newcastle, Up Front and Behind PNG (since WW2) and several postcards
the Scene at the Post Office, and still in the collections.
box Australian Parcel Post.
John Sadler (NSW): exhibits: Airmails
Paul Fletcher (NSW): international affecting Australian development 1914-
exhibitor, collects: Australian Postage 1939, collects Australian Airmails
Due stamps and covers of Australia, NSW,
Victoria and Trinidad (Trad.). Lionel Savins (NSW): President of
Philatelic Association of NSW, Vice
Jim graue (USA): German Postal President of Philatelic Development
Specialist (Germany Philatelic Society) Council, Australian Probationary National
Editor and GPS director, member APS Judge (Trad), National commissioner,
Committee for Accreditation of National Collects New Zealand (Trad & Postal
Exhibitions and Judges, national judge Stat).
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SHOW TIME !!!
Commissioner / Contact for Closing
Dates Name / Venue Details
Entries Date
2008
Half National Traditional,
22 - 24 Sunstamp 2008 Commerce Building, RNA Prospectus and entry form
Postal Stationery, Closed
Aug Showground, Gregory Terrace, Brisbane available from the QPC website
Thematics & Youth)
FIP Specialised World
12 - 14 Praga 2008 Prague Exhibition Grounds, Ross Wood, P.O Box 38,
(Trad, PH, One-Frame & Closed
Sep Prague 7 – Holešovice Mirrabooka, WA, 6941
Lit)
Northern Beaches Stamp Expo 2008 Manly
13 & Warringah Leagues Club, Car Park
Inter-Club See Philas Website for details Closed
14 Sep Building, Federal Parade cnr, Pittwater
Road, Brookvale.
National One Frame
Adelaide Stampex 2008 (SAPC Congress), plus State and Congress
11 - 12
Drill Hall, Army Parade Ground, King Club Competition (APTA See entry form for details Closed
Oct
William Road, Adelaide, South Australia Convention will be held in
conjunction with this event)
Jakarta 2008 (22nd Asian International
23 - 28 Stamp Exhibition) Jakarta International David Figg, david.figg@
FIAP Closed
Oct Exhibition Centre, Mangga Dua Square, internode.on.net
Jakarta, Indonesia
7 - 9 Tarapex 2008 TSB Stadium, Mason Drive, New Zealand National (Plus Refer Bulletin #1 - available
Closed
Nov New Plymouth Australasian Challenge) from the Tarapex 2008 website
2009
10 - 16 Dingle Smith, dsm30722@
China 2009 Luoyang (Hunam Province) FIP General World Closed
Apr bigpond.net.au
Gary Brown (Commissioner
23 - 26 30 Nov
Melbourne 09 Melbourne Exhibition Centre National General), garyjohn951@
Jul 2008 (tbc)
optushome.com.au
6 - 10
Ibra 2009 Messegelände Essen, Germany TBA TBA TBA
May
May Hong Kong 2009 (23rd Asian International
FIAP TBA TBA
(tba) Stamp Exhibition)
30 Jul Philakorea 2009 (24th Asian International Darryl Fuller, 130 Bandjalong
FIAP TBA
- 4 Aug Stamp Exhibition) Seoul, Korea Cres, Aranda, ACT, 2614
TBA Launceston 2009 TBA National One Frame TBA TBA
17 - 19 Timpex 2009 S.B.S Events Centre, Aorangi
New Zealand National TBA TBA
Oct Park
Limited Class FEPA
21 - 25 Italia 2009, Palazzo dei Congressi (EUR
Exhibition (with Australian TBA TBA
Oct quarter), Italy
participation by invitation)
Dec Dubai 2009 TBA FIAP TBA TBA
2010
Mar Canberra Stampshow 2010 TBA Half National TBA TBA
8 - 15 London 2010 Business Design Centre, Bernard Beston, bernard.
General World (FIP) TBA
May Islington Green, London, England beston@glcac.com.au
1 - 10 Gary Brown, P.O Box 106, Briar
Lisbon 2010 Portugal (+ FIP Congress) General World (FIP) TBA
Oct Hill, Vic, 3088
Jo’burg 2010 (25th Asian International
27 - 31 Stamp Exhibition), Sandon International John Sinfield, PO Box 548,
FIAP TBA
Oct Convention Centre, Johannesburg, Republic Heathmont, 3135
of South Africa
12 - 14
Palmpex 2010 Palmerston North New Zealand National TBA TBA
Nov
2011
TBA India 2011 TBA TBA TBA TBA
TBA Sydney 2011 TBA National TBA TBA
Jul /
Philanippon 2011 TBA General World (FIP) TBA TBA
Aug
Canpex 2011 Christchurch (Centenary of the
TBA New Zealand National TBA TBA
Christchurch Philatelic Society)
Vol 21-3; Aug 2008 193
The Stuart Leven Collection of New Guinea, 1888-1942
NAPE - AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
§ To represent philatelic exhibitors § To create a cooperative environment
with reference to their requirements between exhibitors and judges, and
and ambitions. exhibitors and show organisers.
§ To advertise and promote § To foster understanding between
opportunities for philatelic exhibitors in the different classes.
exhibitors. § To encourage new exhibitors at all
§ To publish and disseminate levels and in all age groups.
information about all organised § To sponsor appropriate awards
aspects of our hobby, with at philatelic exhibitions and to
particular reference to encouraging recognise the achievements of all
participation in exhibitions. exhibitors.
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