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Exhibiting and JudgingExhibiting and JudgingPostal StationeryPostal Stationery
The Postal Stationery CommissionThe Postal Stationery Commission
Version 2 2013 By: Lars Engelbrecht
FIP - The Postal Stationery Commission
AgendaAgenda
• The Definition of Postal Stationery– The Material in Postal Stationery Exhibits
• Postal Stationery Exhibits – Defining the Exhibit Purpose and Scope
• Judging Postal Stationery Exhibits– The Judging Criteria
• How to get more information about Postal Stationery?
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AgendaAgenda
• The Definition of Postal Stationery– The Material in Postal Stationery Exhibits
• Postal Stationery Exhibits – Defining the Exhibit Purpose and Scope
• Judging Postal Stationery Exhibits– The Judging Criteria
• How to get more information about Postal Stationery?
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The Definition of Postal StationeryThe Definition of Postal Stationery
“Postal Stationery comprises postal matter which either bears an officially authorized pre-printed stamp, device, or inscription indicating that a specific face value of
postage or related service has been prepaid”
Defined by FIP Postal Stationery Commission in the regulations for judging postal stationery exhibits
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Is It Postal Stationery?Is It Postal Stationery?
• We see a number of exhibits – also internationally – that is entered, but not qualified to be judged in the postal stationery class, because it primarily is about non-postal stationery.
• If an exhibit is judged in the postal stationery class once, it is difficult to reject it at a later exhibition
• Therefore: Please consider if an exhibit really is a postal stationery exhibit
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
Entire? Yes
Official stamp preprinted?
Yes
Specific prepaid value?
Yes
Is it postal stationery?
Yes
Comments:
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
Entire? Yes
Official stamp preprinted?
Yes
Specific prepaid value?
Yes
Is it postal stationery?
Yes
Comments: Registered envelope with prepaid registered rate. The letter rate should be added.
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
Entire? Yes
Official stamp preprinted?
Yes
Specific prepaid value?
Yes
Is it postal stationery?
Yes
Comments:
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
Entire? Yes
Official stamp preprinted?
Yes
Specific prepaid value?
Yes
Is it postal stationery?
Yes
Comments:
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
Entire? Yes
Official stamp preprinted?
No
Specific prepaid value?
No
Is it postal stationery?
No
Comments: This kind of stationery is not prepaid. The sender prints the ”stamps” themselves, and pays for the delivery after they are handed in to the post office
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
Entire? Yes
Official stamp preprinted?
Yes
Specific prepaid value?
Yes/No
Is it postal stationery?
It is accepted
Comments: Is accepted even if the prepaid value is not specific
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
Entire? Yes
Official stamp preprinted?
Not a stamp but an
inscription
Specific prepaid value?
Only ”postage
paid”
Is it postal stationery?
Strictly not, but accepted
Comments: Is accepted in the postal stationery class even though the ”stamp” is missing, but the rate has been prepaid.
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
Entire? Yes & No - it can not be sent on it’s
own
Official stamp preprinted?
No – or yes, if you see it as one big
stamp
Specific prepaid value?
Yes
Is it postal stationery?
Strictly not, but accepted
Comments: Reply Coupons are accepted in the postal stationery class
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
Entire? Yes
Official stamp preprinted?
No
Specific prepaid value?
No
Is it postal stationery?
Strictly not, but accepted
Comments: Formular cards are accepted in the postal stationery class if sold with the stamp applied. Or as a forerunner if similar items were later issued with preprinted stamp
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
Entire? Yes
Official stamp preprinted?
No
Specific prepaid value?
No
Is it postal stationery?
No
Comments: Not a fore-runner. Bulgaria never issued international AR postal stationery
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
Entire? Yes
Official stamp preprinted?
No
Specific prepaid value?
No
Is it postal stationery?
No
Comments: Privately printed
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
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Is This Postal Stationery?Is This Postal Stationery?
Entire? Yes – it is a postal
matter, but not for
sending
Official stamp preprinted?
Yes
Specific prepaid value?
Yes, but not a postage
rate
Is it postal stationery?
Yes, it is accepted
Comments:
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Postal Stationery can be divided byPostal Stationery can be divided by
The Physical FormThe Physical Form
The AvailabilityThe Availability
The FunctionThe Function
This is important when defining the scope of the postal stationery exhibit
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Postal StationeryPostal StationeryThe Physical FormThe Physical Form
• Letter Sheets & Aerogrammes
• Envelopes & Registration Envelopes
• Postal Cards & Reply Cards
• Letter Cards• Wrappers• Printed Forms
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Postal StationeryPostal StationeryThe AvailabilityThe Availability
• Post Office Issues (sold by the national post office for general distribution)
• Military Issues (for members of the armed forces)
• Official Service (for use of government)• Local Post (sold by private companies for local
use only) • Stamped to Order (ordered by private individuals
or organizations)
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Postal StationeryPostal StationeryThe FunctionThe Function
• Postal (surface): Local, inland or foreign
• Airmail: Inland or foreign • Registered: Inland or
foreign • Telegraph: Inland or
foreign • Parcel Cards• Money Orders• Etc.
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The Use of Cut-Outs in ExhibitsThe Use of Cut-Outs in Exhibits
• Usually postal stationery exhibits consist of whole items. If entires of a specific type only exists as a cut-out or is very rare in whole form, then cut-outs can be part of the exhibit
• In some countries cut-outs could be used as adhesive stamps. Cut-outs used in this way on entires can also be part of a postal stationery exhibit
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Essays, Proofs and SpecimensEssays, Proofs and Specimens
Archival material: Essays, proofs and specimens can be included in postal stationery exhibits
Also relevant postal documents can be shown
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SpecimensSpecimens
Do not get too impressed by exhibits with lots of specimens (especially from the British Colonies). Sometimes items with ”Specimen” overprints exist in larger numbers than the same mint or used items, particularly after 1915.
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Used and/or Unused?Used and/or Unused?
Is it ok to mix used and unused material in an exhibit?
Yes!
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AgendaAgenda
• The Definition of Postal Stationery– The Material in Postal Stationery Exhibits
• Postal Stationery Exhibits – Defining the Exhibit Purpose and Scope
• Judging Postal Stationery Exhibits– The Judging Criteria
• How to get additional information about Postal Stationery?
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Defining the Exhibit PurposeDefining the Exhibit Purpose
The exhibit purpose identifies the reason for showing this exhibit:
"The purpose of this exhibit is to show the varieties and usages of Fakeland wrappers"
A postal stationery exhibit should have a clear purpose often defining it by: Country, Period and/or Issue together with Physical Form, Availability, Function etc.
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Defining the Exhibit ScopeDefining the Exhibit Scope
The exhibit scope sets the boundaries for the exhibit:
"The exhibit shows the Fakeland wrappers from the first issue in 1888 until the last issue in 1907 before the great European
independence war. Stamped to Order wrappers are not included in the exhibit"
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Purpose and ScopePurpose and Scope"Traditional" vs. "Postal History" Postal Stationery Exhibits
• Primarily postal stationery exhibits should be focused on the stationery itself (traditional treatment)
• Secondly usages and additional franking should be described (postal history treatment)
• We see postal stationery exhibits only focusing on the use: "The use of Canadian postal cards" without any description of the postal stationery itself. This will have a negative impact on the evaluation of the treatment of the exhibit
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AgendaAgenda
• The Definition of Postal Stationery– The Material in Postal Stationery Exhibits
• Postal Stationery Exhibits – Defining the Exhibit Purpose and Scope
• Judging Postal Stationery Exhibits– The Judging Criteria
• How to get additional information about Postal Stationery?
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The Judging CriteriaThe Judging Criteria
• Treatment (20) and philatelic importance (10) 30 points
• Philatelic and related knowledge, personal study and research 35 points
• Condition (10) and rarity (20) 30 points
• Presentation: 5 points
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Treatment (20 points)Treatment (20 points)• Title page has clear purpose, scope and plan• The content reflects the title, purpose, scope and plan• A logical flow in the exhibit• The headlines of each page support the
understanding of the treatment• No duplicated material• Good balance between the different parts of the
exhibit• Natural start and ending point of the exhibit• Treatment of primarily the postal stationery - secondly
the use, rates and additional franking
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TreatmentTreatmentThe Introduction Page
• A clear headline: The title (and perhaps a subtitle)
• The purpose and scope of the exhibit
• The structure of the exhibit
• A plan of the exhibit• Literature used
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TreatmentTreatmentDescription of the Items in the Exhibit
As mentioned earlier a postal stationery exhibit should be treated with the focus primarily on the postal stationery itself and secondly with the postal history aspects
Example:
Good item description:• "5 centimos postal card, dark
green, variety 6. Local rate 5c with additional franking 25c for registration"
Bad item description: • "25 March 1877. Sent from
Nice to Venice. Postmark on reverse"
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Philatelic Importance (10 points)Philatelic Importance (10 points)
• How difficult is the selected area?
• What is the significance of the selected area compared to the national philately of the country?
• What is the significance of the selected area compared to world philately?
• What is the significance of the shown material compared to the selected area?
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Knowledge, Personal Study and Knowledge, Personal Study and Research (35 points)Research (35 points)
• Correct description of the postal stationery type• Use of literature within the area• Earliest recorded use & numbers printed• Watermarks, perforations, paper etc described• Description of printings and varieties• Research (lack of research in areas previously
well-described is ok)• The choice of items reflects knowledge• Correct descriptions of rates and usage • The ”not-obvious” is described
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Condition (10 points)Condition (10 points)
• The postal stationery is in the best possible condition
• Ordinary material without defects• ”Difficult” items in the best possible condition• Clear postmarks
Evaluate the condition of the items as if they were stamps:
• No tears, No missing corners, No bends, No stains, No missing perforations
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Rarity (20 points)Rarity (20 points)
• Are the best items (postal stationery types) within the area in this exhibit?
• Essays and proofs, approved and rejected• Used at intended rate and with additional
franking (express, registered etc)• How difficult are the items to find?• How easy will it be to duplicate the exhibit? • Is there philatelically produced material in the
exhibit?
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RarityRarity
Used message and reply cards with the reply half still attached are generally scarce, either used internally or abroad.
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Presentation (5 points)Presentation (5 points)
• Good balance in the frames and in the individual pages
• Good use of the page• Sufficient write up• Not too much text or ’white
space’• Illustrations do not dominate
the philatelic items• Overall impression: Neat and
clean layout• Variation in mounting is
preferred
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Variation in MountingVariation in Mounting
It is easy to make variations in the layout
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Mounting Large Items
Mounting large items can be a challenge.
Registration envelopes, wrappers and other forms can be found in many oversize formats.
(Size K envelope)
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AgendaAgenda
• The Definition of Postal Stationery– The Material in Postal Stationery Exhibits
• Postal Stationery Exhibits – Defining the Exhibit Purpose and Scope
• Judging Postal Stationery Exhibits– The Judging Criteria
• How to get additional information about Postal Stationery?
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Regulations
• Both exhibitors and jurors should read the regulations and guidelines
• In 2013 the postal stationery guidelines were updated.
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Revision of GuidelinesRevision of Guidelines
• The main changes are: – More detailed description of which items can be
exhibited in the postal stationery class– Description of one-frame postal stationery exhibit
requirements– Description of what should be in a title page– A more detailed description of how postal
stationery exhibits are evaluated regarding treatment, importance, knowledge, condition, rarity and presentation
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LiteratureLiterature
General Catalogues: – Higgins & Gage. Worldwide Catalog of Postal
Stationery. Up to around 1980– Michel. Western and Eastern Europe catalogs
Specialized literature exists for many countries.
See list of literature at:
www.postalstationery.org
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Postal Stationery Societies Postal Stationery Societies Around the WorldAround the World
• The Postal Stationery Society (UK)• United Postal Stationery Society (US)• Berliner Ganzsachen Sammler Verein• l’Association des Collectionneus d’Entires
Postaux • Postal Stationery Society of Australia • Schweizerischer Ganzsachen Sammler Verein
See the complete list at:
www.postalstationery.org
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WebsitesWebsitesPostal Stationery Societies
Australia:www.postalstationeryaustralia.com
Spain: www.enterospostales.es
US: www.upss.org
UK: www.postalstationery.org.uk
See more links to postal stationery websites at:
www.postalstationery.org
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The Postal Stationery CommissionThe Postal Stationery Commission
The Purpose of the Commission:• To develop and promote interest in Postal Stationery• To establish rules and procedures in Postal Stationery
exhibiting
Members of the Commission:• One representative from each FIP member (today 57
delegates)• The Commission Bureau consists of a Chairman, a
Secretary and 5 members
The annual commission newsletter can be found at:
www.postalstationery.org
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The Bureau 2012-2016
Chairman: Lars Engelbrecht, DenmarkSecretary: Ian McMahon, AustraliaFEPA member: Mike Smith, UKFIAP member: Ajeet Singhee, IndiaFIAF member: César Jones, UruguayMember: Ross Towle, USAMember: Malcolm Hammersley, Hong Kong
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Focus for the Commission
• We support the attraction of more collectors and exhibitors into the world of postal stationery
• We support the improvement of postal stationery exhibits
• We support the training of jurors in order to ensure precise and fair judging of exhibits
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Commission plan 2012-2016
Project 1: Communication
Project 2: Is this postal stationery?
Project 3: Article Series: Attracting
collectors and exhibitors
Project 4: Cooperation with the specialized PS societies
Project 5: Seminars & Presentations
Project 6: Exhibiting leaflet
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Questions?Questions?
This presentation: This presentation: www.postalstationery.dk/brasiliana.pdfwww.postalstationery.dk/brasiliana.pdf