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No.3 May 1994 Vol. 12 No.3 May 1994 ••••••• • ••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • •••• ••••• •·• • •••••• ....••••••• • • •••••• • • . ..... .• • • • • • • • ·•••••• " .• • • • • • •• •••• • • • •• •• • •• • •• • • • • • • • • • •· • •· • • '" •• • • •• • • • • • • • ••....• • ..... • •• '" .... •••• •• ••• • • • • • • .. •• •• Journal of the The Philatelic Society of Canberra Inc. (founded 1932) GPO Box 1840 Canberra 2601 President Ian McMahon Hon Secretary Judy Kennett Capital Philately Editorial Committee Dingle Smith (Editor) Ian McMahon Ian Faber Judy Kennett Home phone numbers for the Editor and the Secretary of the Society are: Dingle Smith 062543294: Judy Kennett 062516997 Capital Philately is published quarterly and is supplied free to members of the Society. Other subscriptions are welcome - $19 per year, post free within Australia. Back numbers are available at $12 per volume (four issues): individual numbers at $4 each, plus postage. Articles, letters and other contributions should be sent to the Editor. Subscriptions, the purchase of back numbers and enquiries regarding advertising space and costs should be addressed to the Editor or the Secretary. ,r Capital Philately gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Australian Philatelic Federation and the ACf Philatelic Council. COPYRIGHT: The copyright of the contents of Capital Philately is held by the Philatelic Society of Canberra Inc. Items may be reproduced only with the written consent of the editor. Cover design (c) by Judith Parker. ISSN 0729-8765 CAPITAL PHILATELY MAY 1994 - VOL.12 NO.3 Editorial and prize list Canberra 94 33 Dingle Smith Developments in judging - Canberra Stamp Show 94 35 Edric Druce 'Australien mysterie filatelique' - the Sydney A.M.F. 37 R.Tobin Mail handling in the A.C.T 40 Tony Orchard International Express post envelopes 45 Ian McMahon Book Reviews 46 The revenue stamps of South Australia by W.D.Craig, A.D.Presgrave & M.J.Walker Frank and free - Victoria byH.Karman Exhibits and awards - Canberra Stamp Show 94 47 EDITORIAL Canberra 94, the 8th National Philatelic Convention, is over! Editorial writing can be fun but the constant search for a theme can be irksome. Although details of the awards, special prizes and names of the judging panel, together with a review of judging, are given elsewhere in this number of Capital Philately, it is appropriate to pen a broader review of the show. The Society has a large body of expertise from earlier conventions and the organisation of a show every second year had become almost routine. However, this time our complacency suffered a rude awakening. After the initial planning, which included pricing of dealer's table fees etc, was complete the bombshell burst. The established venue, the Canberra GPO, was not available. The implications of the change were several. In addition to finding a new home, for which we would have to pay, there were other problems. The major of these was that the storage space for frames and for assembling the exhibits was lost to us. The Convention Committee located a new venue at Dickson College and made arrangements to hire space for the temporary storage of the frames. There remained a fear that Dickson College would not attract the same number of visitors and that the Convention budget, more specifically the surplus, would be adversely effected. It is a pleasure to report that these fears were not realised. Numbers attending the Show matched those of recent years, likely close to a thousand (including juniors) passed through over the three days. The profit was certainly equal to that of recent Shows and may even exceed that of the 1992 Show. Stamp News reported favourably on Canberra 94 and reported that '...from a collectors' point of view it was a success'. Gratifying words for all who worked to put the Show together. A new venue meant that we could accommodate additional dealers' tables and with more space. The total, including Australia Post, was 19 in number. An unusual feature was that four were concerned with philatelic literature, a growth area in the hobby. So for 33 Capital Philately many visitors the attraction was the chance to buy (and for some to sell). The three auctions added further to collector interest. The junior auction, for the under-12s, is my favourite Show event. It maintained its record of not having a single lot handed in! In is my opinion, shared by Ed Druce (see p. 34-35), that the numbers of visitors viewing the displays has increased show by show. Another factor that has gained momentum is the number and attendance at the group meetings held at the Show. The list this time was long and certainly the numbers at the Frama Group meeting, the National Association of Philatelic Exhibitors (NAPE) and Cinderella Club of Australasia were commendable. Philatelic groupies could therefore, indulge themselves in the three key aspects of the hobby. Namely spend money, view the exhibits and chat formally and informally with other collectors. A large number of exhibitors attended in person, many coming long distances. The far distant states of Western Australia and Queensland were especially well represented. Many of these visitors came early and assisted with the mounting of the exhibits. So a good show. Despite our fears the new venue and arrangements worked well- we can confidently expect the Ninth National Philatelic Convention in Canberra to be held in Canberra in 1996. PRIZE LIST FOR CANBERRA STAMP SHOW 94 Australian Philatelic Federation Prizes Best in the Show - Mark Jurisich (NSW) The National British Commonwealth Class - Cecil Walkley (WA). The National Literature Class - Modern Philately (NSW). Australia Post Best in the State Classes - Ivan Himmelhoch (Vie). The Philatelic Society of Canberra Brian Trindall (WA) in recognition of major improvements to his exhibit. The ACT Philatelic Council Tony Orchard - Magpie Publications (ACT). For his contributions to philatelic literature. The Cinderella Stamp Club of Australasia Bruce Parker (ACT). For introducing a new theme to social philately, namely that of family philatelic history. Stamp News Kim Dwyer (NSW). For an excellent display of modern material in social philately. JURY The National Classes were judged by Ed Druce, Dingle Smith, Derek Pocock (WA), David Collyer (NSW) and Bernie Doherty (NSW). The additional judges for the State Classes were Paul Barsdell, Elspeth Bodley, Barry Jarrett (NSW), Hans Karman, and Peter Wood (Vie), Richard Gurevitch, John Grant, Daryl Fuller and Ian McMahon served as apprentice State judges. All judges and apprentices were from the ACT unless otherwise marked. Ed Druce was the Chairman of the Jury and Dingle Smith the Secretary. 34 Capital Philately DEVELOPMENTS IN JUDGING - CANBERRA STAMP SHOW 94 Edric Druce I was again honoured to be the Chairman of the Jury at Canberra Stamp Show 94 and with an extremely competent group of judges we were able to introduce some innovations to the judging task. Derek Pocock reminded us that innovation was not new to Canberra in that at the 2nd National Convention ten years ago we had introduced critiques for the first time. Indeed it is worth while casting ones mind back over the decade and take stock of the developments in exhibiting. At the broadest level one only had to glance across the exhibit floor, which was relatively easy due to the sunken central part of the exhibition hall, to note two considerable changes: first, the number of people who were actively looking at the exhibits and second the overall neatness and balance of the exhibits. The two are not mutually exclusive! It was back in 1984 that the Australian Philatelic Federation (then the Australian Stamp Promotion Council) introduced the rules and regulations of FIP to Australia as the standard for National Philatelic Exhibitions. In other words exhibits are judged against a constant set of criteria and given points for each. These points do not change as a result of the different levels of competition. In other words, the points that the Jury awards should be the same whether it be a National or a World exhibition. All that changes is the boundary between the medal levels. There have been several improvements to the system all of which have now been taken up at World (FIP) level and many of these ideas have been pioneered by Australia ..Critiques are one of them. Not only general public critiques and discussion in front of the frames but also the provision of written comments to assist the exhibitor in improving their exhibit. These critiques have been developed further with marks now being given. Originally these were aggregated points but now the points for individual criteria are given. That this is now done reflects the maturity of both exhibitors and judges. This has come about through discussions and formal training courses for both judges and exhibitors at both the state level (in most States) and National level. As understanding deepens and broadens there is less antagonism to the verdict of the judges and fewer errors in judging. These developments are mutually supportive. Additionally, the decision to exclude jury exhibits from competition (as well as those of jury relatives) and the requirement for judges to exhibit competitively on a regular basis means that the integrity of judges is better understood and respected. Last year, at an international philatelic exhibition I had to put ul? with a very loud female American voice telling the world that their system of judges traimng was the most vigorous in the world. They do three apprenticeships at National shows which generally would be one third to one quarter the size of Stamp Show 94 in Canberra. When I calculated the training courses that our judges have to go through at both State and National level as well as two apprenticeships at large exhibitions (in terms of frame size) we can hold our heads high and know that we are ahead. The standard of judging and judges is eloquent testimony. But what of the new developments at Canberra this year.
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