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The Philatelic Exhibitor October 2009/1 AAPE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors has been formed in order to share and discuss ideas and techniques geared to improving standards of exhibit preparation, j udging and the management of exhibitions. We exist to serve the entire range of people who work or have an interest in one or more of the these fields; whether they be novice, experienced or just beginning to think about getting involved. Through pursuit of our purposes, it is our goal to encourage your increasing participation and enjoyment of philatel ic exhibiting. AAPE: THE LEADERSHIP PRESIDENT Timothy Bartshe DIRECTORS (through 2010) DIRECTORS (through 2012) 13955 30th Ave. Guy Dillaway [email protected] Ronald Lesher [email protected] Golden, CO 8040 I David Herendeen dherendeen@ aol.com Mark Banchik [email protected] 303-273-9247 [email protected] COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Local/Regional Exhibiting: Dr. John Barrett, 2314 Dewitt St., Irving, TX 75062 VICE PRESIDENT & EDITOR National Level Exhibiting: (vacant) John M. Hotchner International Exhibiting: Stephen Schumann, 2417 Cabrillo Dr., Hayward, CA 94545-4535 P.O. Box 1125 Youth Exhibiting: Cheryl Edgcomb, P.O. Box 166, Knoxville, PA 16928 Falls Church, VA 22041-0125 [email protected] Thematic!Topical: Phil Stager, 4184 51 " Ave. S. , St. Petersburg, FL 3371 I Show Management: (vacant) SECRETARY Exhibitor's Critique Service: Mark Banchik, Box 2125, Great Neck, NY II 022-2125 Elizabeth Hisey Critique Service For Title & Synopsis Pages: Dr. Guy Dillaway, P.O . Box 181 Weston, 7227 Sparta Rd. MA 02493 - [email protected] Sebring, FL 33872 Conventions and Meetings: Denise Stotts, P.O. Box 690042, Houston, TX 77269 lizhisey @comcast.net Publicity: Ed Fisher, 1033 Putney, Birmingham, MI 48009 TREASURER AAPE Youth Championship: Director: Mrs. Carol Barr, 5524 Washington St., Patricia Stilwell Walker Downers Grove, IL 60516-1327 [email protected] P.O. Box 99 Computers in Exhibiting: Jerry Jensen, I 0900 Ewing Ave. S. , Bloomington, MN 55431 Lisbon, MD 21765 Jerry@ gps.nu psw 123 @comcast.net AAPE Website: (www.aape.org), Larry Fillion - [email protected] PAST PRESIDENT Mentor Center Manager: Kent Wilson, P.O. Box 51268, Billings, MT 59105- 1268 Dr. Paul Tyler turgon96@ bresnan.net 1023 Rocky Point Court NE Diamond and Ruby Awards: Ron Lesher, P.O. Box 1663, Easton, MD 2160 I Albuquerque, NM 87123 revenuer@ atlanticbb. net ptyler I OO @comcast.net Digital Philatelic Study: Richard Maisel, 29 Washington Sq . West, Apt. 16D, New York, NY, AD MANAGER 10011 -9199, [email protected] Don David Price Outreach: Tim Bartshe (Contact details at left) Rua Freitas Re is 17 2570-357 Cascais, Portugal SEND: • Proposal s for associ ati on acti viti es - to the Preside nt. ddprice98@ hotmai !.com • Membership fo rms, brochures, reques ts, and correspondence- to the Secretary. • Manuscripts, news, lett ers to th e Editor. ex hibit li stings (in th e proper format) and member COMMITTEE OF PAST PRESIDENTS adlets - to the Editor. Randy Neil , Chas Verge, Peter McCann, • Requests for back iss ues (sec page 3) to Bill Mc Murray, P.O. Box 342, Westerl y, Rl 0289 1 Paul Tyler, Steve Schumann MAIL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION TO: Liz Hisey, AAPE Secretary 7227 Sparta Road. Sebring, FL 33872 Enclosed are my dues of $20.00* (US and Canada) or $25 .00 (all forei gn mailing addresses) and application for my membership in the AAPE, which includes $ 17 .00 annual subscription to The Philatelic Exhibitor. Life me mberships in the U.S. and Canada: 69 and younger $400, 70-79 $300. 80+ $200. Residents of other countries: 69 and youn ger $500, 70-79 $375, 80+ $250. Paypal is available for an additional $ 1.00. Pl ease indicate and I will contact you. Foreign airmail is an additional charge, please inquire if interested. NAME:______ADDRESS : ______CITY:______STATE: ______ZIP: _____ COUNTRY: ______PHILATELIC MEMBERS HIPS : APS# OTHER: ------BUSINESS AND/OR PERSONAL REFERENCES: (NOT REQUIRED IF APS MEMBER)
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The Phil atelic Exhibitor October 2009/3 Mentor Service Needs You! The mentoring committee is seeking two types of individuals. One is reading this paragraph right now. That is the member of AAPE that cares enough about their "hobby within a hobby" to read about and keep up to date on philatelic exhibiting. This type of indi vidual is needed to mentor. The second type of individual is not reading this right now. They probably don't know about AAPE and in fact they may not have previously exhibited. If they have exhibited their collection, they may not have received a medal commen surate with their perceived level or were embarrassed by their medal level to the point of not asking any questions. This type of individual needs mentoring. I hope I receive e-mails from several of you that can volunteer to mentor. The second type of individual is going to be referred to the Committee by you, too. This individual is at your stamp club or regional show. They are at WSP shows. They have an interest, but need to be told about how we can help, and then referred. The committee will be happy to contact them. Can you help? Kent Wilson P.O. Box 51268, Billings, MT 59105 [email protected] Diamond & Ruby Award Applications NEEDED NOW 39. Joseph Frasch- "Corpus Juris" (I 0 The Diamond Award is given to an Golds). exhibitor who has supported national level FOR THE shows through consistent excellence and fre quent entry of their multi-frame exhibits. To Ruby Award Winners qualify, the exhibitor has to have achieved 10 6 Different One-Frame Golds JANUARY, 2010 gold awards with a single exhibit or six gold awards with six separate exhibits over a span 4. Fred Fawn (2 or more exhibits/12 & APRIL, 2010 of 10 years in U.S. and Canadian national Golds) level shows. 5. Fran Adams (6 different one-frame The Ruby Award is given to an exhibitor Golds) ISSUES who has won 12 gold level awards with two or more one frame exhibits, or golds for 6 dif Articles ~ Opinions ferent OFEs, starting Jan. 1, 2005. Additional details and applications for What's New @aape.org Titles & Synopsis Pages these awards will be found at www.aape.org. by Larry Fillion Click the awards link, then Dia mond Award or Classifieds, Etc. Ruby Award, as needed. I. 85 exhibits online. 2. Youth awards for 2009 posted and Send to: Michael J. Ley is the newest APS mem 2010 currently qualified youth exhibitors John M. Hotchner, Editor ber to be accredited as a National Judge. have been posted. Mike's specialties are United States and 3. Citations posted for the Hennig award P.O. Box 1125 Burma. He is also qualified to judge Single at http://www.appc.org/henn ig_award .asp. frame and Display. Falls Church, VA 22041 Show committees wishing to contact Mike 4. The article "Title and Synopsis concerning future judging possibilities should Pages: Different Purposes - Different or E-mail: check the APS web site for up-to-date infor Content" posted online. mation or contact Stephen Reinhard, CANEJ 5. I st and 2nd quarter AAPE awards [email protected] Chair at sreinhard1 @optonline.net. (Gold, Silver, Novice, Creativity). 4/0ctober 2009 The Philatelic Exhibitor THE PHILATELIC. . EXHIBITOR Official Publication of the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors (APS Affiliate #0157) Vol. 23, No. Four (92) www.aape.org October, 2009 In This Issue John M. Hotchner, Editor Assistant Editor: Phil Rhoade 11 So You Want To Win The CofC! P.O. Box 1125 905 E. Oakside St by Jim Kotanchik Falls Church, VA 22041-0125 South Bend, IN 46614 16 APS CAC Resumes Stamp Show [email protected] [email protected] Program by Jane Fohn The Philatelic Exhibitor (ISSN 0892-032X) is published four times a year in 17 Imagine Beginning Anew January, April, July and October for $15.00 per year (AAPE dues of $20.00 per by Janet Klug year includes $15.00 for subscription to The Philatelic Exhibitor) by the 19 Why Exhibit So Much??? by Don David Price American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors, 7227 Sparta Rd., Sebring, FL 22 Bringing New Exhibitors To Philately 33872. by Ruth Caswell POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Philatelic Exhibitor, 7227 Sparta, 23 Tributes To Charles J. Peterson Sebring, FL 33872. 24 FIP Postal History Class 2c TPE is a forum for debate and information sharing. Views expressed are those of by Chris King the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the AAPE. Manuscripts, news and 26 Selecting The Objects To Tell The Story, Research vs. Exhibiting comments should be addressed to the Editor at the above address. Manuscripts by Ronald Lesher should be double spaced, typewritten, if possible. 31 On Non-Competitive Philatelic Correspondence and inquires to AAPE's Officers should be directed as shown on Exhibiting by Arthur Groton the inside front cover. Regular Columns Deadline for the next issue to be printed on or about Jan. 15, 2010 is Dec. 15, 7 Editor's And Members' 2¢ Worth 2009. The following issue will close March 15, 2010. 9 President's Message by Tim Bartshe 26 The Fly- Suggests That Free Is Free BACK ISSUES of The Philatelic Exhibitor are available while supplies last from 28 Ask Odenweller Bill McMurray, P.O . Box 342, Westerly, RI 02891, Vol. [, No. 2 and 3, at $5.00 each, by Robert Odemveller Vol. II, No. 1-4; Vol. III, No. 1-4; Vol. IV, No. 3-5; and all four issues of Volumes 5- 32 As I See It by John Hotchner 20 at $3.00 each; Vol. 21. No. 1-4, $3.00; Vol. 22, No. 1-4, $3 .00; Vol. 23, No. 1-3, $3.00. Departments And AAPE Business 4 Diamond & Ruby Awards FUTURE ISSUES & THEMES The deadline for the January, 20 I 0 issue of The Philatelic Exhibitor is December 4 Newly Accredited Judge I 5, 2009. The suggested topic is: "Are live shows too expensive to survive? Is our 6 Board Meeting Highlights future exhibits on the Internet?" by Liz Hisey For the April, 20 I 0 issue - deadline March I 5, 20 I 0 - the suggested topic is: 10 Show Listings "Insurance for Exhibitors: What's Available? What problems does it solve? Are 10 Classified Ads there problems it does not solve?" 10 Help With New Projects YOUR thoughts, experiences, ideas, and suggestions are solicited on these matters 22 Youth CofC Update or any other, in the form of articles, "shorts," and Letters to the Editor, for sharing with 29 News From Clubs And Societies all AAPE members. 30 Report From The Secretary If you have an idea for a topic for a future issue, drop me a note; address at 30-31 One Frame Team Competition the top of this page. - JMH by Anthony Dewey Changes Q[ Address Please make sure that you notify the Secretary - Liz Hisey - of any Editor's AAPE(s) of the Month changes of address so that the database In recognition of their contributions to the success of the AAPE and The Philatelic can be updated. Because of the nature Exhibitor, thanks and a round of applause to the following people whose efforts of our mailing permit, your TPE is have contributed to AAPE's successes: NOT forwarded or HELD (if you are • Au~:ust, 2009- Larry Fillion, our webmaster, who thought up the "Where's Abe" con away) but is returned to the secretary, test, and Pat Walker, who worked with him to create the contest materials. postage due. Save the Society the cost of lost issues and yourself the cost of • September, 2009- Ken Martin, Dana Guyer and Barb Johnson, who committed additional mailing and due fees by get untold hours leading up to and ru Stampshow 2009, Pittsburgh to make it a hu ge success. ting your change of address by snail • October, 2009- The Members of several Pittsbur~:h-area stamp clubs, who helped mail or e-mail to the secretary as soon put on Stampshow 2009 working with APS, helping exhibitors and planning events. as possible.
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• •• •. • • . • ! M ·!" ""' ~ :I , '# , INSII>E FRONT COVER- H50 per issue or $300 per issue for 1 year contract . INSIDE BACK COVER- $325 per issue or $290 per issue for 1 year contract. OUTSIDE BACK COVER- $.U5 per issue or $290 per issue for 1 year contract. 2-PAGE CENTER SPREAD- $500 • A\'ailable on()' on four-issue Contract rate. FULL PAGE- $.HOper issue or $275 per issue for 1 year contract. 2/3 PAGE- $260 per issue or $2.~0 per issue for 1 year contract. 1/2 PAGE- $165 per issue or $150 per issue for 1 year contract . 1/3 PAGE- $90 per issue or $75 per issue for 1 year contract . 1!6 PAGE- $50 per issue or $40 per issue for 1 year contract. ':'Contract Rates are Oll(l' l'alidfor four consecutil•e issues. How To Add Your Exhibit to aape.org You are invited to add your exhibit to the AAPE website! • Images should be numbered 1.jpg, 2.jpg , 3.jpg, ... 160.jpg • If you want to e-mail the images, please use malariastamps @yahoo. com. • If you want to send a CD through the mail, please use the following address: Larry Fillion , 18 Arlington Street, Acton, MA 01720, USA • If you want to upload through FTP, I will send you an e-mail with the FTP information including username/password.
Board Meeting Highlights • Starnpshow, Pittsburgh, PA Saturday, August 8, 2009 by Liz Hisey, Secretary Treasurer: AAPE funds are in good stand back to the Board with an implementati on Thanks to the committee. ing, and there are monies available for special schedule at the Riverside meeting 20 I0 . STAMPEXP0400: Albany, NY Septem projects. PUBLICITY: Chairman has worked ber 25-27, 2009. Booth. If anyone is planning WEBSITE: Website is still getting a lot of closely with many stamp publications and has on attending the show, please contact Liz attention, 77 exhibits are now online, still look put the AAPE ad into at least 16 WSP show Hisey as we need some AAPE/WE booth sit ing for more. Discussion on idea of putting an programs. There was discussion on updating ters. article from TPE on website to encourage the current AAPE ad. NEIL and JENNINGS TPE AWARDS: novice writers to send in articles. Link also on CRITIQUE SERVICE: Thanks were President Bartshe appointed Mark Banchik website to APS to download new judges man given to those judges who are servin g on this and David Herendeen to bring announcement ual. It is on the News link. Advertising on committee, UEEF is being used for each eval of winners to Riverside 20 I 0. website wa~ tabled until the next meeting. uation. Application form is to be updated. Scanning of past TPEs to put on website is still TEAM COMPETITION: New rules and HERDENBERG AWARD: Past three being pursued. regulations on website. Teams are being Presidents to work on this. ADVERTISING: TPE is having a strong fom1ed. New rule this year, only ONE society NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Mark year in advertising revenue despite current award per team will be counted. Banchik and Larry Fillion appointed. economy. Delcampe Auctions has taken the DlAMOND/RUBY AWARD: 39 AAPE SCHOLARSHIPS: Young inside back cover for the year. Diamond Awards and five Ruby Awards have Philatelist Scholarship/Leadership Fellows. THE PHILATELIC EXHIBITOR: Randy been approved and in most cases have been Denise Stotts and David Herendeen to look Neil will take over as Editor at a time to be awarded. Some criteria changes have been into this further and report back at Riverside. posted on website. decided later. There was discussion on color Alex Hairmann will address the Board at printing. Possibility of increase in cost of 25th ANNIVERSARY. Forty frames have Riverside 20 I 0. membership at some later date. Motion was been reserved at Chicagopex 20 II. Charles GENERAL MEETING: President Bart made to go to full color, decision on size and Verge is working on anniversary arrange she reviewed what had been done at the Board future numbers was to be left to the Executive ments. Meeting. "Diamond and Ruby Awards were Committee. President Bartshe appointed a TITLE PAGE AND SYNOPSIS: Twelve handed out. This wa<; followed by a general working group comprised of John Hotchner, applications have been received so far this open forum run by Pat Walker. Randy Neil and Don David Price and himself year. Permission is being sought to put a -ex officio- to work out the detai Is and report Before and After evaluation on website. Liz Hisey, Secretary 6/0ctober 2009 The Philatelic Exhibitor Editor's 2¢ Worth by John M~ Hotcfiner, Editor, P.O. Box 1125, Falls Church, VA 22041 jmhstamp@ verizon.net To Everything There Is A Season ...... As the subject was thoroughly discussed at the StampShow Board meeting, word is slowly seeping out that I will be a candidate for the presidency of AAPE in next year's election. That has led me to the inescapable conclu sion that the president and the editor should be different people, and having occupied this chair since the organization's founding in 1986, it is now time to transfer it to someone who can take TPE to the next level. That person is Randy Neil, and the Board has approved him as my replacement. I am proud of what we have accomplished together in the pages of TPE, as it is you the membership who have written the articles, analyzed the problems, and proposed the solutions. But the look of the magazine is dated, screams out for color, and for more graph ics. Randy is the person to accomplish those things ... Have you seen American Stamp Dealer and Collector? Or the Confederate Philatelist? If so, you know the level of quality and visual excellence that he represents. If you continue to provide the content and Randy upgrades the presentation, AAPE will have a very powerful magazine that can only help us to gain in membership and influ ence in the philatelic community. President Bartshe has appointed a committee of three people: Randy, myself, and Ad Manager Don David Price to draw up a tran sition plan to be presented to the Board at our February meeting, and I expect that transition to be completed by the July issue next year, if not before. Thus, this is not my valedictory, just a notice of good things to come in TPE's future. UEEFs and Encouragement The new critique form is now in general use, and I hear opinions all over the map, but as is the case in most of human endeavor, I hear complaints about unreadable handwriting, wrongheaded comments, illegible signature of the judge completing the form ...... Undoubtedly these are legitimate problems, but I would like to approach this from a different angle. Let's cre- ate a Role of Distinguished Judges who complete the UEEF in a clear, informed and helpful manner. If you have received such a form, , you will by definition know who tilled it out. Exhibitors are invited to send me (addresses above) the names of such judges for inclu- ~ sion on this list, which I will include in future issues ofTPE. e Eight More ... Pages Thanks to the efforts of Don David Price, our hardworking Ad Manager, we have added several pages of adver- ] tising, and that allows us to expand TPE by eight pages for this issue. When (not if) you patronize our dealers, be sure to tell them you u saw their ad in TPE. t 0:: ....l I c .:: Your 2¢ Worth - Frederick Lawrence o Leonard Piszkiewicz o John Maceo o Chris King ~ '"0 "Wrongo" The problem of exhibitors dropping out Scott failed to provide about 20 frames of ~ To The Editor: of their commitments at the last minute as promised exhibits for the Court of Honor. ; While I never thought that I'd be writing discussed by Roger Rhoads in the July The committee simply placed a notice in ..c you to comment on anyone's Latin verb TPE must be one of an exhibits chairman's the center of each frame stating that Dr. ~ conjugation, especially in TPE, it has hap worst nightmares. The agreement between Scott had failed to fultill his commitment. !::: pened! In Tim B's letter, pp. 7-8 of the July an exhibitor and a show is a contract, and I don't know whether Dr. Scott was embar- g 2009 TPE, he complains to Eliot Landau: dropping out by the exhibitor for no good rassed by this notice, but he should have .~ "Wrongo, Wrongat, Wrongas to conjugate reason is a breach of that contract that been. ~ the Latin word WRONG." Even with his deserves some penalty. Leonard Piszkiewicz ~ tongue firmly planted in his cheek, Tim Roger suggests that the APS might pre Santa Clara, CA i still managed to put his foot in his mouth at vent an offending individual from exhibit [email protected] ~ the same time - quite a feat (or would that ing in a WSP show for a year. While I don' t Issues Needed ~ be feet?), I might add. think it 's APS's place to tell a show whom To The Editor: ~ If "wrongo" were a Latin verb (wrongo, to allow to exhibit, the APS does sanction l need three issues of TPE to make a ~ wrongare, wrongatus), its present tense, WSP shows and provide APS accredited complete run: April and July 2004 and ] singular, conjugation would be "wrongo, judges. It would certainly be appropriate January 2007. Please contact me if you ;s wrongas, wrongat." Remember amo, amas, for judges to refuse to judge an offender's have these available. amat? Same conjugation. Oh, the memo exhibit and for the APS to refuse to award John Maceo ries of three years of public school Latin in any of the medals that it provides to shows Shady Side, MD grades 9-11. With a tip o' the hat to the late to those exhibitors. spacecovers2003@yahoo. com Bob Hope, Thanks for the Memories, John As for local shows, the committees Response To Nicholson and Tim! could do what they wanted to do and allow To The Editor: On Tim's long list of accomplishments, deadbeat exhibitors to enter their exhibits, l read Martin Nicholson's letter in the I suggest we scratch Latin scholar. taking the chance that the exhibitors will July 2009 issue of TPE with increasing show up. confusion. I have exhibited in the United Frederick Lawrence Scrambling to till frames by the show Kingdom for the past decade, I recently Tempe, AZ committee so that the show looks complete became a national philatelic judge, and ieconsulting @cox. net is fine, but a show could also take the serve as a member of the Association of Response to Rhoads approach used by Les Winick and the staff British Philatelic Society's Exhibitions To The Editor: of Ameripex '86 when the late Dr. Gene Committee which oversees exhibitions The Philatelic Exhibitor October 2009n within Great Britain. I have to confess that edged expert, winner of the Grand Prix at hard to keep up with the current rules and I have never seen an exhibit shown by Mr. Essen last year, and a Dane resident in thinking. Nicholson at National level. It may be that Germany. Hardly the same old faces. In It is widely acknowledged that there are he has displayed at one of the ABPS common with the USA we invite overseas too few new recruits to the hobby, here as regional shows, but I attended the last three judges to our national shows both to devel in the USA, but there are new volunteers of these, and a Mr. Nicholson was nowhere op our own knowledge, and also ensure coming on board with the preparations for to be seen. that judging is broadly based; honest, if our major international show in 2010. My Certainly Mr. Nicholson was philatel you prefer. wife and I only became active a few years ically active since he published several Yesterday, September 12, we had a ago, having been life time closet collectors, books on the Machin definitives of Great regional training course for judges with and we have been made extremely wel Britain in the mid-nineteen-nineties, but he fourteen in attendance, all new additions to come at all levels of philately both in the has been evident in exhibiting only by his the regional panels. We expect judges to United Kingdom, elsewhere in Europe and absence for the past ten years, at least in exhibit. Indeed, if they don't they are in the United States and Australia. I am struck off the list of eligible judges, and as my experience, and according to our afraid that Mr. Nicholson is out of date national records. to any suggestion of a conflict of interest, with his opinions, it's very unfair to repre His comments about exhibiting here in we believe it is critically important for sent these as current, and his discordant the United Kingdom may or may not have judges to remain active exhibitors as a views are frankly out of tune with reality. been true, but they are certainly not cur means of keeping them sympathetic to the I am sure that we will see many old rent, nor do they accord with anything I concerns and challenges of exhibiting. friends in London in May 2010, but if any have seen. The rules at FIP and national level have of your readers would like to exhibit in our We have critiques at the frames at all changed significantly in the past few years, Autumn Stampex show, September 15-18, shows; we have seminars for judges with and more than 80 national and internation the most recent being September 18 on al judges attended a seminar in Malmo, 2010, we would be very pleased to see judging in the One Frame Class and Postal Sweden last month to discuss some of them. We can make space for ten or a History Class 2c. We have seminars for these. There will be another in London in dozen entries. US exhibitors will be made exhibitors, again with the most recent at November. British judges attended the very welcome, and I promise that both they National level being September 19 on the Swedish event and will obviously be and their exhibits will be treated with Introductory Page, and on Postal History involved in the London seminars. There are respect. If you are interested please contact Class 2c. The Postal History seminars were FIP seminars at most shows these days and
London 2010 Displays at the Royal Philatelic Society London International Stamp Exhibition Open to all- 6 May 2010 by ticket Business Design Centre, Islington Members only- 7 May 2010 8 to 1 5 May 2010 mcluding a major presence by Roya l Moil Themed displays at many venues Throughout the year Empire Mail: George V and the GPO includmg Wimbledon La wn Tenms Museum; Exhibition at Guildhall Art Gallery Bath Postal Museum: Bletchley Park; 7 May to 25 July 2010 Museum of World Rug by. Twickenham: with material from The Bntish Postal Museum & Archive and Marylebone Cricket Club Museum at Lords and the Royal Ph tlotelic Collecllan One-day events Special displays and talks presented by the Organised by the member Federations of the ABPS British Library Philatelic Collections
More details: www.london201 O.org.uk
8/0<.1ober 2009 The Philatelic Exhibitor PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE by Tim Bartshe
As I am writing thi s, StamJ'show 2009 (less than 5% of us do it) it is a very vibrant One can now dream of has come and gone along with the "offi and educational aspect of thi s pastime. putting together an cial" unveiling of the 6th Edition of th e Most of us who do exhibit are sociable exhibit without selling Manual of Philatelic Judgin g. I would creatures that enjoy sharing, interacting the dog or our first hope that many of you have at least looked a nd attending stamp exhibitions as born . at it (online at www.stamps.org under the opposed to bourses. Exhibiting is an inte Fina ll y, exhibitions need exhibits to j udges secti on) if not downloaded it and gral part of exhibitions and because of th at maintain their status as such. Whether it is read the initial chapters. T he good news we are a very import ant 5%. Since exhibit a WSP show or a local show with wooden and bad news is that it is a heavil y revised in g is what makes us members of AAPE, 9-page frames, exhibits are the difference and rewritten manual meant to unify the we should all exhibit as often as time, between sharing our "stuff' and going to a way judges evaluate our exhibits. I say money and opportunity all ows. bourse. Many shows, from WSP to local, good news in that this also includes manda Since the initial Di vision codification struggle annually with " fillin g the frames" tory comment forms for all exhibits. I say some seven years ago, we have seen the and are constantly calling upon the local bad news because it will cause many of us introducti on and ex pansion of what can members and friends to get exhibits. to rethink and even relearn how we put now be exhibited. Though controversial, it What does this mean to AAPE? Well , together our exhibits. The further good is an area of opportunity for our society dear members, after you read thi s sit down news, though, is since it is online it can and and its members. The recent addition of the with your "stuff' and start a new ex hibit. c will be changed as the need ari ses on an Picture Postcard C lass has about exhausted Try out one of the new divisions or the PPC ~ occasional basis. Substanti ve alterati ons any and all areas of stamp-related subjects class. We can a ll achi eve our lo ft y goals e can and will be made if there is a logic for that can tit into a frame. (Yes, picture post with our "major" exhibits, and we do so "' them. A tremend ous amount of volunteer cards were made to go through the mail- with a competitive zeal (read Di amond and .g time and energy went into this document baseball cards were NOT). Ruby Awards). Setting that aside, it is time ~ especiall y by Jim Graue who volunteered to have more fun and toss our fears of a si 1- .c These peripheral exhibiting di vi c. ver bronze or bronze to the wind. Many of -; as editor to take the "bad" with the "good'' sions/classes give us the opportunity to us do NOT take oursel ves so seri ously as to er:: in the spirit it was meant. reach into a new area of coll ecting AND to be worri ed about th e " lesser" medal levels I What does this all have to do with the create new exhibiting styles. How many of awarded; we should all try the new di vi- .g AAPE? We ll , the new Manual sets the us in our "seri ous" coll ecting areas are sions sooner rather than later. The oppor- s stage fo r us as a Society to become constantl y fru strated by goin g to show aft er tunities are now nearly limitless to what we -o in volved with the future "health care" of show and not finding one thing to add to ·; can ex hibit. Exhibiting is in our bl ood and .:: our hobby; namely ex hibiting, exhibits and our 8-frame ex hi bit 'J Bein g out of the the shows need the fruits of our labors. ~ exhibitions. While ex hibiting is a very ma in stream of coll ecting means less ~ Let's all get out there and ex hibit a new one ~ small part of th e hobby of stamp coll ectin g demand whi ch also means ''less" costs. for th e "Gipper" ' g...... SHOW AWARDS CHAIRS, PLEASE NOTE: THE AAPE EXHIBIT AWARDS PROGRAM AAPE " Awa rds o f H o nor" fo r presentatio n, and the" AAP E C reati v ity Awa rd " a rc sent a uto matically to Wo rld Seri es o f Phila te ly (WSP) shows; to the p e rson and /or address g iven in The American Philatelist s ho w listing. All loca l a nd regio n a l (no n -WSP) s ho w s a re e ntitled to present " Awa rds o f H o no r" according to the fo ll o wing: U.S. & Canadia n Shows of 500 o r m o re p ages- Two Sil ver Pins. U.S. & Can adia n Show of fewer tha n 500 p ages- O ne Sil ver Pin. A ll requests mus t be received in w riting at least four week s i11 adv a11 ce of tire slro w date. Canadian requests s ho uld b e sent directl y to o u r Canad ia n Award s C hairman: Ray Ireson, 86 Cartie r, Roxbo ro, Que bec HSY 1G8, Canad a. All U.S. requests s ho uld be sent to De nise Sto tts, P.O. Box 690042, Hous to n, T X 77269
ATTENTION: LOCAL SHOW MANAGERS The AAPE Board has approved extending the Novice Award (which includes a year's membership in AAPE) from World Seri es shows to local and regional shows at th ese level s ... Novices are defin ed as those who have not exhibited before (not an experi enced exhibitor with a new ex hibit). Show committees can use th e applicati on form or the IFC to have th e novice registe r. It should be sent in to the secretary with a copy of the show winners li st. Title/Synopsis Page Critique Service 1) Submissions should be sent to Dr. Guy R. Dillaway either by electronic format in WORD or some other easily readable format or hard copy by USPS. Please include $1 for return of hard copy. 2) Please send your title page and synopsis- the latter not to exceed two single-spaced typed pages. 3) Items will be forwarded to one or more experienced accredited judges for comments on the strengths and weaknesses. Suggestions will be returned to the owner either by e·mail or USPS. 4) Please include a release for the material to be published in "The Philatelic Exhibitor" as a training article. No identities will be indicated. This is not a requirement for the critique but we would appreciate the cooperation . E-mail : [email protected] USPS: Dr. Guy R. Dillaway, PO. Box 181 , Weston, MA 02493
The Philateli c Exhibitor October 2009/9 ShOW Listings AAPE will include listings of shows being held during the seven months after the face date of the magazine if they are open shows and if submitted i.o. ~ fQ!1QWo.g format with .a11 ~information. World Series of Philately shows are designated by a"*"· Because of space limitations, only those shows that are still accepting exhibit entries will be listed . Requests for a prospectus should be accompanied by a #10 SASE.
* November 13-15, 2009, VAPEX 2009 at Fairgrounds, 334 Carlisle Ave. (Route 74). York, PA Show" in subj ec t area . Lexington George Washington Inn and Conference in the Horticulture Hall. Bourse of 28-30 dealers and * March 19-21, 2010 March Party. Celebrating Center, 500 Merrimac Trail, Williamsburg, VA up to 100 16-page frames avai lable at $6 for first the I 20th anniversary of the Garfield-Perry Stamp 23815. 200 frames of exhibits. $8 per frame/adults frame and $5 for each add itional frame. $2.50 for jun Club in Cleveland. A WSP show, it will be held at the iors under 18, USPS booth, YORCOPEX STATION and $5 per frame/youth. $25 single frame ex hibits. M aso ni c Auditorium, East 36th Street & Euclid cance l, bid board, youth area and club hospitality Free admiss ion and parking. More information from Avenue. Cleveland. OH. 180 frames, 16 pages each. table. Hours of show are Friday from I 0 a. m. to 6 p.m. hllp:llvaphilarelic.urxlvapex.hrm or Mike Fees are $ 15 for si ngle frame and $10 per frame for and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission and Nethersole. show chairman, at parking are free. Deadline for exhibit entries is multiple frame ex hibits. Free admission. youth table. Mike. Nethersole I@ veri;:un.net. December 31, 2009. For prospectus and show infor UN and USPS booths, 55+dealers. See \I'Ww.garfield * January 22-23, 2010. York County Stamp mation con tact John C. Hufnage l, P.O. Box 85. Glen perry.urx for exhibit prospectus and further show Show spo nsored by the White Rose Philatelic Rock. PA 17327 or e-mail: details or contact Roger Rhoads, Exhibit Chairman, Society of York, PA will be held at the York [email protected]. Please include "Stamp 6160 Brownstone Ct., Mentor. OH 44060
Attention Show Committees: When sending your exhibits list to your judges, send a copy (of title pages, too) to Gini Horn, APS Research Library, 100 Match Factory Pl., Bellefonte, PA 16823. Doing so will help Gini and staff to locate background literature of help to the judges, and thus facilitate the accuracy of results! Please cooperate.
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10 /0ctober 2009 The Philateli c Exhibitor So You Want To Win The CofC! . . by Jim Kotanchik [email protected]) Here's How! enue exhibits, but all of the other 39 are tra tossing a coin 12 times and having it come Build an extremely competitive exhibit ditional or postal history exhibits from the up the same side for all 12 of the tosses. of classic material of any country. Over 41 19th century or earlier. There must be some other mechanism at years no nonclassic exhibit has ever won The CofC Results work, which for the moment is unknown. the CofC! This rather striking result goes directly The remainder of this article is an attempt Introduction to the heart of the first e-mail. There were to understand that mechanism. In the October 2008 issue of TPE I over those 41 years, about I ,000 grand Goi n~: for the Gold described my database of the results of all award winners where roughly 62% were There are undoubtedly topics within all but a few WSP shows from I997 through 19th century exhibits. I find it impossible four time periods that offer sufficient chal 2007. I have now added the 2008 WSP to believe that among the 380 20th century lenge to the exhibitor in building a highly results bringing the total number of shows topic grand award winners was there was competitive exhibit. It has been suggested to 381 and number of multiframe exhibits NOT A SINGLE EXHIBIT worthy of the that there are more of these topics in the in the database to 11384. CofC. classic period than in the modern, but I As part of the information associated Since I do not have exhibit data for the believe that there are a large number of with each exhibit outing is the time period "early years" (1958- 1996) of the CofC, I modern topics that present challenge equal ; of the exhibit. Four periods were used: cannot write with assurance about that to or greater than those found in the classic "E C - Classic topics, 19th century and ear period. Thus I will restrict my attention in area. As will be seen later, part of the prob- ~ lier this article to the last 12 years. This restric lem is that the challenge of those modern ] I H - First half of the 20th century tion in no way lessens the highly improba topics is either underrated or unappreciated :§ 2H - Second half of the 20th century ble fact that in the last 12 CofC competi by some judges. ~ including the very few post-2000 focused tions no nonclassic exhibit was a winner. Although I have the data for each indi- I exhibits Table I presents in summary form the vidual year since 1997, it is sufficient to gf A- Spans all of the above exhibiting results for the 12 years begin treat all of the exhibits as a group for the ·c. Most exhibits tit relatively well into one ning in 1997 through 2008. entire period 1997 through 2008. This is :: of the first three periods above. Topics such Reading across the first line of the table, the data in table I. g as classic airmail, WW I, WW II are one can see that classic exhibits represent a To begin it is useful to look at the distri- fr always !H. The US Liberty series and bit more than 31 % of the pool of all bution of exhibit periods. The tirst group- ~ transportation coils are clearly 2H. exhibits, but won 41% of the golds, 62% of ing in table I shows the distribution by :: Some topics that span two periods are a the grands. and I 00% of the CofC compe period for all multiframe exhibits. ~ bit less obvious, but in general these were titions from 1997 through 2008. At this lowest level of competition : assigned a period that represented the bulk Perhaps naively I had hoped that at least (earning a gold), one not unreasonably ..S of the material. the distribution of CofC candidates would expects the gold medals to be distributed t Many thematic and display topics more or less approximate the distribution roughly in proportion to the population of :5 include material that spans all of the peri of golds. This is clearly not the case and I exhibits in each time period. .:! ods and are thus placed in the A group proceeded to probe deeper into the data to However, reality and expectation are not fr although space-related topics are often In better understand the forces and issues at the same. The second grouping in table I "'~ the 2H group. work. shows the actual number of golds awarded ; Two Events The result that ALL of the CofC win- by period of the exhibit. It is clear that the .:: Two events have triggered this article. ners are from the classic period is com- classic exhibits earned more than their fair One of them was an e-mail in response to pletely astounding. For the moment share of golds. The expectation was that my October 2008 article that chided me for assume that in the 12 most recent competi classic exhibits would have garnered about ignoring a possible area of interest: " Have tions (beginning in 1997) there was a near 31 % of the 4,845 golds or I ,502. But I ,999 you looked at the role the time period cov- toss-up decision between the best classic were awarded. The losers were the 2H and ered in the exhibit plays in the award and the best nonclassic exhibit. For the A groups. The IH group received almost level?" I saved the e-mail, thinking it to be class ic to be selected in all 12 of those exactly the number expected. In total, the an interesting question but it languished in cases the probability is 1/2 X 1/2 X ... X classic period exhibits received about 32% my e-mail folder named "Follow Up." 1/2 ( 12 times) or .004%! The equivalent of more golds than would otherwise be A second event six months later r------. All Exhibits Golds Grands & CofC Entries Co re Winners triggered my memory of that e-mail. Period Cou nt % Count % Count % Count I was on the APS web site and came "'"u c 3570 31.4% 1999 41.3% 242 (\\.9% 12 100% across the list of WSP CofC winners 122 for the entire 41 years of its award IH 5385 47.3% 2288 47.2% 30.2% 0 0% ing, beginning in 1968. r was very 211 1023 9.0% 224 4.4% II 2.8% 0 0<}~ surprised to find that NONE of the A 1406 12.4% 344 7.1% 20 5.1~{, 0 0% winners were 20th century exhibits. Totals 113R4 4S45 .195 There are two winning classic rev- Table I: Success Rate hy Exhibit Periods. All Exhibits. Golds. Grand Awards. and CofC Winners 1997-2008
The Philatelic Exhibitor October 2009/11 expected based on the assumption of a fly's wing) sets off a chain of environmen I. The evaluation of "Subject and roughly proportional awarding of golds. tal events that leads to a large scale unan Philatelic Importance" Since grand awards go only to gold ticipated event (a tornado).' 2. Use of "scarcity" rather than "rarity" medal winners, this result fills the pot from Applying this concept to the selection of in exhibit evaluation which grands are selected with golds dis the CofC tells us that a very few judges, at 3. Evaluation of the " Difficulty of proportionately awarded to classic period each stage of the competitive process, can acquisition" or "Challenge Factor" exhibits (and removed from 20th century (and do) have a significant effect on the 4. " Personal Study and Research." exhibits) and thus makes the probability of end game of a complex process i.e. the It is in these areas that there is a diver selecting a classic exhibit for the grand impact that leads to 12 consecutive CofC gence between the intent of the M PJ and much more likely. winners from the classic group. the interpretation o f the judges: Going for the Grand It only takes a single "swing" vote when I will examine each of these concepts to I approach this area in much the same a c lose call is decided by a 3-2 decision. identify how the classic exhibits come to fashion as for the golds but note that the This represents o nly o ne judge of the 25 in dominate the hi gher competitive levels. those juries2 pl ayin g field is now littered with far more Subject and Philatelic Importance classic peri od gold medal ex hibits than Based on the above I want to make it In a disappointingly large number of would be expected. abundantly clear that I am NOT indicting cases, judges appear to interpret " impor the judging corps as a whole, but am The third grouping in table I shows the ta nce" as a metric of the financial invest attempting to show that a lack of consisten grands actually awarded for exhibits o f ment in the exhibit. In these cases the cy at a ll stages of evaluation leads to whol each period. tho ught process may be similar to: "costly ly improbable results. Again, perhaps naively, it would not exhibits must be significant ex hibits or seem unreasonable that the expected num The MP.l Manual and its "Rules" why would all that money be spent on ber of grands for each exhibit peri od From this po int forward l will very fre them?" should be distributed approximately in the quently reference the 6th Edition of the The concepts of "Subject and Philatelic same fashion as the gold medals for that Manual of Philatelic Judging' and will Importance" are defined on page I 3 of the year. In simple terms, since the c lassic refer to the "rul es" of judging found there. 6th Editi on of the M PJ: period group received 41 % of the golds, More frequently however, the M PJ does "A long running definitive issue then I would expect it to win about 41 % of not contain "rules," but guide lines on how which developed over a peri od of the grands or 162 grands. to interpret the fundamental concepts used printing advancements, service for evaluation of ex hibits. In stead we find that the classic ex hibits improvements and rate c hanges will won 242 grands or 62% of those available, All " rules" or g uidelines of any sort are have more importance than a short 80 more than anti c ipated or 50% more than subject to individual interpretation. Given lived issue during a time o f simplici the assumptio n of a roughly equal distribu the very di ve rse interests, background, and ty o f rates and services, regardless of tion as the golds would suggest. experi ence of the judgin g corps, it is not at its ti111 e period. [author's emphasis] Goine for the CofC all surprisin g that there might be a spec Development of the railway system It is seen that at each earlier stage of the trum of interpretation of the "rules." The in the transportati on and distribution j udging process, c lassic exhibits as a group task is to ensure that the spectrum is nar of mail had a greater impact, and is outperform expectati ons. and when the rowly constrained so that exhibitors have a more impo rtant than, the Pony CofC is reached, the c lassic exhibits heav reasonable expectation th at the same inter Express, even though the acqui siti on il y dominate the pool of candidates. pretati on of the rul es will be used at a ll costs of the latter are greater." WSP shows. Examining table I, one sees that on the Modem or obscure subjects do not average for the last 12 years, 62% of the I believe that every judge acts in good necessarily equate to unimportant CofC candidates are classic exhibits, but of faith during the evalu ati on process. subjects. Assuming that good faith, then th e awards the total population of exhibits, o nly 38% Conversely, scarce (not necessaril y are c lassic period. seen must be the result of improper appli rare) and c lassic materi a l does not cati on of the criteri a set forth in the Manual As noted earli er, the shift in anti c ipated necessarily equate to important sub grands from nonclassic to classic ex hibits of Philatelic Judging. jects.·· In the following tex t I use the coll ecti ve is o nl y 80 exampl es over 38 1 WSP shows. Based on this definition that does not no un ''judges." This does NOT mean ALL This is onl y one time in just under five mention the cost of the materia l, I would judges, but perhaps some or few. T here is shows on average. where a c lose call without fear of error make the following results in a perhaps un anti c ipated grand . NO indictment of the fu ll j udgi ng commu observation: nity in what follows. This confirms that the large swin g in the The US Prex ies, which franked CofC results can be created by onl y a very The Rest of the Story mo re mail than any other issue from few juries (about I in 5) where c lassic There are four areas in judging practi ce any country in hi story (save perhaps exhibits get a bit more of a break in the ir and process that lead to the dominance of the British Machins, another modern evaluation. classic exhibits. These are: topic), are far more "significant" Thus a re lati ve ly small initi al perturba than say the US I 869 issue, a short ti on at the time the gold s are selected can ' Similar to the familiar chi ldren's poem regard li ved issue, which carried only a tiny produce rather dramatic end effects. ing the loss of a nail from a horse's shoe. portion of the US mai l at the time For those of you of a mathematical bent, ' Remember there are on ly I I 5 accredited and was replaced aft er just a year of this is called the " butterfly'' effect fre judges of whi ch perhaps on ly 70-80 arc use. "active." quently discussed in chaos theory. The On a "significance" scale (based on the quick definition is some action with appar ' The mos t recent version is now available on de finiti on from the MPJ) of from I (least) ently little impact (the flapping of a butter- the APS web sit e. 12/0ctober 2009 The Philatelic Exhibitor ~STAMPS • COINS • SPACE • SPORTS • HOLLYWOOD..(<- R!E!G!EINIC!Y
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Most importantly for this discussion, is :s that some judges do not properly apply the least for the last I 00+ years). limited interest philatelically." ~ "importance" or "significance" criteria in Apparently, although equally rare, the Mr. Odenweller suggests that less popu- -o Q MPI Ice House Cover is 72 times scarcer (more Jar areas are of "limited interest philatel- the The evidence is ample in the dis APS CAC Resumes Stamp Show Program Competition; Jury Is Announced By Jane Fohn, Manager The APS C hapter Activities Committee He has speciali zed in the area of Southern dynamics ( 1978- 1993). He wrote and edit (CAC) is resuming the Stamp S how Africa, in partic ul ar the Boer Republics of ed Stamp Fun and Leader Fea ture for Program Competition aft er a twelve-year the Orange Free State and the South United States Postal Service's Ben hi atus. Al l Ameri can Philate li c Society African Republi c (Transvaal) since 1980. Franklin Stamp C lub (1983- 199 1). (APS) chapters are invi ted to enter their Exhibiting since 1997. he has created some John is a member of the Postmaster stamp show or event programs in thi s com twenty exhi bits in cludi ng trad iti onal, General's C it izens' Stamp Advisory petition . postal hi story, postal stati onery, picture Committee ( 1998-), and is a past president Each chapter's program editor(s) who postcards, fi rst day covers, and themati cs. of the APS. He is a nationall y and interna enters wi ll receive the j ury's worksheet Havin g judged at over fifty World Series tionally accredited philateli c and literature with written compliments fo r the pro of Philately (WSP) shows, he has been a judge. a frequent exhibitor and attendee at gram's excellent quali ties, and suggestions member of the j ury for the American national and regional shows, and a long for areas needing improvement. Topical Association (three times) and the time member of the Virgin ia Phi latelic The jury fo r the 2009 CAC Stamp Show American First Day Cover Society (twice) Exhibition (VAPEX) committee, currently Program Competiti on is Janet Klug, as well as Ameristamp Expo (three ti mes) handling national publicity. Pleasant Plai n, OH ; Ti mothy Bartshe, and StampShow (twi_ce) . Tim also is an Entering is easy' Only programs pub APS-accredited literature judge. Golden, CO; and John Hotchner, Fall s lished in 2009 are el igible for this Church. VA . All three are we ll -known He is c urrently president of th e Competition. All programs must be sub APS-accredited j udges, active in stamp A me rican Association of Phil ate lic mitted by an officer of the APS chapter that shows/events, and writers. Ex hibitors (AAPE) and serves on CANEJ. took part in the stamp show or event. There As a member of CANEJ he has present ed Janet Klug is a life-long stamp coll ector are three classes as fo ll ows: judg in g seminars on postal stati onery, who specia li zes in military postal hi story CLASS 1: Programs that are sin gle Cinderellas, di spl ay, illustrated mai l, tradi and censorship of civili an mail during time page (i.e., bi-fold , tri -fold, etc.) from shows ti onal , and pi cture postcards. He also has of war. solely sponsored by an APS Chapter. created numerous exhibiting seminars on She is immediate past president of the such topics as title page and synopsis con C LASS II : Programs that have multi APS, has served on many APS committees struction, one- frame, and pi cture postcard pl e pages from shows solel y sponsored by including vice-c hair of the CAC, and chair exhibiting and treatment. an APS Chapter. o f the APS Committee for the John Hotchner has been a collector C LASS Ill: Multiple-page programs Accreditati on of Nati onal Ex hibitions and since age fiv e. Hi s current interests are fr om shows cosponsored either by an APS Judges (CANEJ ). United States, United Kingdom, United Chapter, a state federati on, a nati onal or Janet was ex hibits c hairma n fo r Nati ons, Germany, China, and about fi f intern ati onal show/bourse incl uding th ose StampS how 1990, an exhibit chair fo r many teen other countries. John also coll ects that combine stamps with othe r col years for C INPEX (Cincinnati's local worldwide errors, freaks, and oddities; lectibles. NOTE: The program must be stamp show), was preside nt of her local nineteenth-century number and letter can submitted fo r entry by an APS Chapter that stamp club and edited its newsletter for cels; and refugee, malari a, and blood dona was part-sponsor of the event. many years. ti on topicals. Another coll ection is auxil O nl y one show 's program may be She has serv ed on the Smithsoni an iary markings on covers showing delays in e ntered per entry form. Three copi es of Nati onal Posta l Museum's Co un c il of the United States mails. each program must be submitted with each Philateli sts since 2003. She writes regul ar He has been columnist on United States e nt ry fo rm. Deadline for entries is columns in Linn 's Stamp News and Scott subjects for Linn 's Stamp News since 1976; January 15, 2010. Stamp Monthly; wrote the book is vice president of the A merican You may request a prospectus/entry Smithsonian Guide to Stamp Collecting; Associati on of Philateli c Exhibitors and form from me: [email protected] a nd coauthored Th e 100 Greatest has been editor of its j ournal, Th e or Jane F9hn, I 0 ~ 25 Little Sugar Creek, American Stamps. Philatelic Exhibitor, since 1986; is editor, Conve rse, TX 78 109-2409. The form also Timothy Barts he has been collecting U.S. Stamp News ( 1991 -); and was the is avail able on the CAC website general world pre-1940 for over fifty years. Stamp Collector columnist on stamp club www. stamps.org/CAC. 16/0ctober 2009 The Philatelic Exhibitor Imagine Beginning Anew by Janet Klug True confession time. Sometimes build exhibits in my head. l don't need to A .....W.O. AnDy Pooo Qlr..., 512 spend money on material, because in my ~aitaichi-Hiro I4.APO 512 op You might think it would, but the sub !...e Jv(: cenrers we«": I!Tlf'Ort:lnl to d-\(: mon.Jc o f BCOF rroops .and theu f.uruhcs Thu \SA pho ro ra.kcn of a Br:OF f.tm Jv on hoh d<~v at the ~:l Hord, thar h uGroundeJ Plane" One of the many mi s~ regi srrario n variations of this swmp. History Introduction On February 27, 191 8, a new airmail service was announced tn Oy between Washington, DC, Philadelphia and The stamps in thb traditional exhibit illustrate the problems encountered in the pruJuctlon of the fir~t United New York. It was supposed to hegin on April 15 , hut was postpuneJ to May 15 hecau,;., suitable landing fields S tares nirmail swmp: rlu: 24¢ "Jenny". The htcolnr nature uf the stamp necessitrm:J the ~wmp sheet he passed could not he founJ ncar Philadelphia or New York. thrnugh the pres~ twice: once for the reJ frame anJ a St."conJ time fnr the hlue "Jenny" vignene. The mveneJ "Jenny" occurred when the red framt:: sheer wr~s inseneJ inw the press rev ersed. Then: w~s lirde rime ro make all rhc.:: nc.::cc.::ssary arrangements. The.:: 24C airmai l rare was only rarified hy Congress Tlu:re wen:: three printing stages of the: stamp. Changes to the !)het::l markings were mJJe m the second nnJ third Jays before the Oiglns were to start. The planes were Jelivered unassembled on May 13, with the first Oights printings as a result of the \XIillt:-.m T. Robey JbCl)\'ery nf the:: world famou:, "lnveneJ Jenn y" error on tht:: firM Jay schc.::duleJ two Jays !mer. of s::~le lJ[ the st:1 mp. ·... .•. ~/· "I'C'F 849J '·<./ B4S2 i'<>sitions 3-8/13-18 fmm the Second Printing. The Curtis. )N4-1-1 h1planc JcpictcJ m the ;tamp Vlgncllc, This is how the 24C hiculor "Jenny" should look. th:w the m:-.i\ on the fir:-.t US ~trm~il rmlle. In addition, misalignment problem~ cre~teJ :o.e\'eral varieties, the mu:-.t f~nh)U:o. of which b the "Grounded Plane The first flights were not without inciJc.::nr. The first plane leaving Washingmn, DC, c.::nded irs flight upside Jown stamp. All kn own shift~J vignette \':-trieties nre shown 1n the exhthn. ...., in a field, 20 miles south, after the pi lor rook off in the wrong direction. These early efforts hy the pustal service ::r The :,ramp' was put \In sale nn M~y 14 , 1918, ftlr the.:: Jc.::hut tltllt: gliVernment airmail serv ice herwe~::n \X/~:,hingttm, eventually led t<> fast, reliahle and affordable delivery <>f US mail hy air. (0 Philadelphia and New York on May 15. The 24¢ a~r~nail rate paiJ the airmail charge and incluJcJ a 1 0~ special ~ delivery fee. ii> [ ;:;· ~ ::r~ §: .,0 . "Why Exhibit So Much???" by Don David Price "What's the point-"to colleCt awards? time was valued at less than $80,000) from spondence, where he would set-up a page, To show it to the whole world?? It seems it my father's 19 Elbe Album collection, send me the outline, we would "discuss" it is a bit over-exposed." which was being sold-off 30 years after hi s (by e-mail) in some detail. I would make I recently received this inquiry, com death. suggestions and corrections, he would send ment, or criticism from a "friend" who dur I began adding to my "collection of four a black and white layout, then once we ing an earlier period of his life was a major stamps" by writing and calling dealers for agreed in principle, he would send the lay exhibitor (before his collection was stolen their catalogues, and attending and buying out with dialogue back to the firm which a few years ago); and it got me to thinking at "name-sales" at East coast auction hous possessed the stamps for the actual mount about stamp collecting, and why I exhibit. I es. One time when I was in New York City ing. The East Coast principal refused to wondered whether showing my exhibits at for a sale, I went to see a large philatelic make color copies for the designer, saying the semi-annual APS shows, plus several exhibit at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. It was it was too expensive and unnecessary. international events amounted to "over so impressive to me that it created an inter However, without being able to see the exposure." est in exhibiting, and I began to collect stamps in color, the designer missed details After considerable thought and reflec with that goal in mind. But how one got a (such as color cancellations), and some tion, my conclusion is that multiple show collection into an exhibit was a mystery to times couldn 't tell which stamps he was ings of one's exhibits is not "over-expos me. Although I continued buying bicolor working with (such as not being able to ing" them; and that exhibiting philatelic stamps and covers, acquiring material at discern a Scott 118 from a 119). collections is important, not only personal auctions and dealer sales, I really had no Two and a half years passed without the ~ ly, but in furthering interest in the hobby of clear idea of what would eventually exhibit being finished, toward the end of g stamp collecting and exhibiting. Let me become an exhibitable collection. which I became quite disagreeable. During ;:: explain how I came into Philately. Nine years after beginning to collect the time lapse, 9/11 occurred, one of the ~ After a tumultuous beginning, I strug stamps I read a full page advertisement in principals became terminally ill , and ....I gled into exhibiting at the Garfield-Perry Linn 's Stamp News describing a "Mounting Service" disbanded. But from . "March Party" in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2004, "Professional Exhibit Mounting Service" my point of view, all of these issues didn't ~ when a philatelic dealer-acquaintance told which li sted the quite impressive back relate to the previously agreed-upon task, ~ me there was a group of collectors and grounds of its principals and founders. I which was to correctly mount my coll ec- g exhibitors going to Garfield-Perry to show figured that having my coll ection mounted tion into an exhibit, and return it to me. ~ their 1869 collections. He knew I had into an exhibit, would be the best means of By late 2003, I had become quite E developed a fairly extensive specialty, in getting it organi zed, would provide me alarmed and demanded the return of my -~ 1869s, amongst other "bicolor" stamps, with a visual channel for viewing what I material in whatever form it was then in . I v; and urged me to go and try my hand at a had collected, and would be a more mean had already applied for and been accepted ~ competitive exhibit. ingful outlet for my passion than keeping to show the exhibit at Garfield-Perry, in ~ The people who organized and put on my stamps locked up in books in my apart March, 2004, and used that as a reason that -5 the Garfield-Perry Show were openly wel ment, or a vault at a bank. I had to have the exhibit returned. The firm ~ coming and encouraging to me as a first After making some inquiries about the finally complied, and sent the mounted ~ time exhibitor. They mailed me prospectus principals, I "trusted" giving-over al l of the exhibit to me by FedEx in an incomplete ~ forms, hotel website and other information stamps and covers I had by then coll ected and partly unfinished stage; but presented ~ about Cleveland, Ohio; so that it seemed to this now defunct company, and personal an invoice which well exceeded our agreed simply going there would be a fun and ly delivered the material to their unimpres "contract" price. Also, a couple of stamps exciting vacation, as well as a wonderful sive East Coast offices. Our "contract" or were missing from the inventory I had opportunity for my initial exhibiting expe agreement for what they would do and how retained. When I refused to pay the invoice, rience. If an award were to be given for the long it would take was not memorialized in the firm filed a complaint with the APS person travelling the farthest to the show, I writing. We made a rather loose verbal seeking to force me to pay, and I filed a probably would have won it, since I was agreement that the work would be complet counter-complaint. Initially the APS Board coming from Cascais, Portugal where I ed in about six months, and would cost $35 sided with the mounting firm, but I now live. Such an award was not one of the per page plus $300 for the Title Page and a appealed to the Board of Vice Presidents; prizes, but winning a prize was not why I Synopsis. I maintained a list of what I gave the outcome was eventuall y decided in my went: attending the show, exhibiting my over, and the principal said he would color favor. collection, and competing with other phi copy each of the stamps or covers I was I fixed the incomplete exhibit pages the latelists- i.e., participating - would be a leaving at his office. However, his color best I could, and carried the exhibit to very suffi cient prize for me. copier ran out of ink during the copying, Cleveland. The show was a wondrous Let me digress a hit farther: I only began and much of the collection was only copied experience for a novice exhibitor: people stamp collecting in 1992, at age 51 - not in black and white. At the time it didn't were friendly; I met many "known" philat having collected in my youth - with on ly matter to me because I was focused on the e li sts. Bill Gross' complete U.S. collec a sli ght idea or knowledge of what I want e nd result, not how to arrive at it. tion/exhibit was displayed for the first time ed to collect and why. I inherited four The exhibit design phase (process) was (and roundly criticized for the color of bicolor "error" stamps (a Scott #294a, excruciating: after some delays, the design paper it was shown on). The judges had 295a, 296a and the C3a - which at the er and I maintained an active e-mail corre- much more to do than worry about mis- The Philatelic Exhibitor October 2009/19 spellings. typographical errors, and other "bicolors" and the Pan American stamps.) I International competition. mistakes in my exhibit. My philatelic renamed my exhibit: "U.S. Bicolor Postage After the disappointing results at the material was excellent, and the style of the Issues of 1869, 1873 and /90/" and car Michigan APS Show, I didn't stop exhibit exhibit was unique: I showed "Bicolor ried it to Grand Rapids. ing. I removed the C3 "Jenny" frame from Errors and Problems with Registration" The new multiframe exhibit was poorly the multi-frame exhibit, and made it a rather than the more usual style of present received in Michigan. It was "Judged as a stand alone OFE. I entered the newly-cre ing "rates and routes." I received a Gold 'Traditional' Exhibit (rather than as ated single frame "Jenny" exhibit, in the Medal and the AAPE Creativity Award. I 'Special Studies' as entered.)" It was November 2005 Chicagopex. It achieved was absolutely thrilled! And there began awarded a Vermeil medal, and achieved great success: As a first time stand-alone my exhibiting career. only a score of 85 in the FIP critique. One Frame Exhibit it won the Grand Prize After Garfield-Perry, I sent a copy of the Philatelic friends would later say an "85 is for Single Frames, with a score of 95! Five exhibit to the AAPE Critique Service. It a good score, and would qualify you to points were deducted because the First came back looking like a high school fresh show the exhibit in eight frames "interna responder Jurist felt the use of the word man's first written essay: the "critiquer" tionally," but I was sorely disappointed. "genesis" in the title, "Jenny: The Genesis had marked-up the exhibit copy with a red After all, it had previously received a Gold of' America's First Airmail Stamp " was pencil, with lines drawn through virtually, medal, when the exhibit treatment was not improper because there were no essays or every sentence, cross-outs everywhere, and nearly as well done, even though previous proofs included in the exhibit, (Other paragraphs of suggestions written in the ly, the exhibit contained the C3a invert judges on the panel disagreed during cri margins of every page. Not a single page error. At the frames. some jurists were tique, but the given score remained.) escaped his red-pencil fury; he was incred openly critical. I had only received 13 of The "Jenny" One Frame Exhibit, with a ulous that I had paid someone to produce 20 points for Treatment, and the following succession of different titles, was awarded this exhibit. comments were written: a Gold Medal in Washington, 2006 (one of I rewrote most of the copy, based on that I) The three issues selected do not tell a only four single frame Gold Medal critique, and contracted with another "pro story that holds together well of the diffi awards); Best in Show at the competition fessional" to remount and prepare the culties encountered in printing the early between the American Airmail Society and pages. Not having grown up with stamps, US line engraved bicolor postage issues. the British Air Mail Society, in London, in or philately of any kind. I felt consciously 2) Adding the C3a might add a point to 2007; Best One Frame Exhibit at awkward in handling the valuable material, Rarity but will not improve the Treatment Aerophilately 2007, in Bellefonte; and has even with tweezers; and not wanting to score. been, honored twice in APS Champion of wrongly touch the fragile objects, many 3) Shifts of vignettes not significant for Champions competitions, although it has from the 1860s. I felt better-off letting exhibit. not won the Championship. someone else prepare the exhibit pages. I 4) FDC great piece but does not add to Once an International Gold or 85-score would also admit that I am not very good at story of exhibit. (I think he means the 5c Vermeil is received in an FIP competition computer techniques, never having taken FDC Pan Am cover.) U am not sure who for the revamped five frame "Bicolor" any courses to learn various programs and wrote this secondary comment.) exhibit, permitting an increase in size from uses. The second exhibit mounting experi 5) Absence of 2nd and 3rd Revenue the novice five-frame international limit, I ence was much more successful than the Issues will limit high FIP awards. intend to rejoin the C3 "Jenny" Single first, and the work was completed satisfac Th e FIP Evaluation Form scores I) Frame with the current five-frames, and torily in a timely manner. were as follows: Treatment: 13 of 20; petition FIP to allow a six-frame exhibit I applied to exhibit, and paid $25 to Philatelic Importance: 7 of 10; Philatelic titled: "U.S. Bicolor Postage Issues of receive FIP Critique at the APS and Related Knowledge, Personal study 1869 to 1918. " StampShow, held in Grand Rapids, and research: 32 of 35; Condition: 9 of I 0; Last summer, after the APS Hartford Michigan, in August, 2005; and was Rarity: 19 of 20: Presentation: 5 of 5. StampShow, where the five-frame accepted. By this time I had changed my Since there is no appeal, even when "Bicolor" exhibit received a 91-score. I "Bicolor" exhibit at the imperative urging Judges err, I could not refute the tifth point showed the "U.S. Departmellf of State of a well-known international jurist (who (above): Revenues are not "Postage" Dollar-Value Officials of 1873" frame to later said "he may have been drunk" when Issues, which was what I was showing in Bob Markovits - the grand master of all he made the comment). I was told in no the exhibit, and had stated unequivocally in Official Stamp collectors and exhibitors. uncertain terms that "it was improper to the Title, "Bicolor Postage Issues of 1869, He praised its appearance and encouraged show twentieth century material with nine 1873 and /901." me to try exhibiting the 1873 frame as a teenth century material, and that by doing Quite disappointed with this result, I put stand-alone One Frame Exhibit. I did so in so I would limit the level of "awards I the " Bicolor" exhibit away for the next few February, at the APS AmeriStamp would ever receive." years, occasionally adding new material Expo/TEXPEX, in Arlington, Texas. So I separated-out the 16-pages of C3 which came on the market at auction or There, as a tirst time exhibit, it won the "Jenny" related stamps from 1918, and other sales. I later sought a second opinion Single Frame Reserve Grand and a Gold, made them a stand-alone One-Frame from a well-known AAPE Jurist, and was and was awarded the American Philatelic Exhibit. I substituted 16 pages of recently told that 13 of 20 for Treatment was overly Society Pre-1900 Medal of Excellence and acquired 1873 Department of State Dollar harsh, and to try the exhibit again, in other the United States Stamp Society Statute of Value Officials, rounding out the "Bicolor forums. I have successfully accomplished Freedom Award. exhibit" at the FIP novice-level of five that, receiving a score of 90 in F/ P critique Returning to the initial question: frames. (The Officials are bicolor stamps, last year at the Hartford, CT APS "What's th~ point--: to collect awards? To and the proofs of these had an invert error, StampShow, with the then new non-numer show it to the whole world? It seems it is a which dove-tailed nicely into the story I ical evaluation form. This exhibit has cur bit over exposed." I often speak with both was telling with the 1869 high value rently been accepted at the 2009 China award-winning and beginning exhibitors 20/0ctober 2009 The Philatelic Exhibitor The Inverted "Jenny" ""J :r ... The First Printing: Position 28 May 20, 1918 Klein/Robey Letter for the Sale of the Inverted "Jenny" Sheet "'!;j=. [ ;:;·~ 1:':1 (,...._.,., ~~~# ·e.:D- . 'f~~ttWW()~C. fih.U ,H. af~M«>'" '""iiW"• "'"''"'•··~*'* "'~ :ii'<>>O::I'I:"ft.""""~'-"""'~·-·1~ ,. ... .::: confirming · the terms of After Jiscovering Robey hnJ purchased an error ::, heet of the new e~irnwi\ stam ps, Bureau of Engraving anJ _ .. ,_'f~ll<"!o C~WI" I IUH -$ 0\lit Tl! U~'~t'- liif COO UU~f (~~ ~~1 · 4.0 31) The conditio n of the r. "'·· , t tH.~o. r .i.~s: 'l't'IVI Sl!ll~t Ql" f covt:r sh ows tht: state of i)4C .UII'J!'t;.~ . u: ll'fl!¥i"11 I'O•ll,.c $1.$. ()()(!, *II anxiety Robey showed TO OiiP VI/'ll' AT N'r Oft i¢,i' toilu,>JU;011'• when he opened the letter. l Ait U(l I'O'II'II;!,II!.l TO YO!tll Alllth'"l. 4t i<; ~- K/P William T. Ruhey Eugene Klein Col. Edward H. R. Green Provenance-Position 28 The Blue 191 8- 1918 \\ldl iam T. Ruhey Guide 191 8-? Cui. E. H. R. Green Dot 1936-1940 R.M. Ewing ?- 1947 Alhertu Perez 1947-1950 E. E. Kistner 1950- 1992 Milton Price Th~.:: Inverted "Jenny" stamp shows <1 l-llu.: Jot in 1992-tu Jare Don DaviJ Price tht:' horrum margin while rhe regular stmnp :, lwws H in [he wp margin. This Jl)t \\' Youth CofC Update by Carol Barr Eight youth exhibits have already qualified and will be in vited to compete in the 20 I 0 AAPE Youth Champion of Champions to be held in conjunction with the Minnesota Stamp Expo, July 16- 18, 2010. To keep up with the li st of new qualifiers, check out the youth secti on of the AAPE website. The sites of youth championships for the year 20 II and beyond are still to be determined. Invitati ons from WSP shows are always welcome and will be duly considered. Preference is usually given to shows held during the summer vacati on months. For more in for mati on, you may e-mail [email protected]. Bringing New Exhibitors To Philately By Ruth Caswell Some of the possibl e avenues to attract for Philatelic Women was held May 28-3 1, their level, and they want to te ll you about new exhibitors to philately are employing 2009 at the Ameri can· Philateli c Center in their ideas. the technology of today, reaching out to Be ll efonte PA. T he Festival a Women * Someti mes, experienced ex hibitors women, and bringin g new ex hibitors to Ex hibitors (WE) event, was supported by like to talk about their own exhibits and local/regional shows. These three avenues APS, AAPE, and several dealers, individu awards. But the beginning exhi bitor wants are expl ored here, but bringing new als, and organi zati ons. T he women and to know how to shape the idea they have exhibitors to philately is not limited to men at thi s event promoted exhibiting. into a story line and how to fi t their materi these possibilities. T hose experi enced helped those less expe al into their exhi bit. The use of You Tub e to promote stamp ri enced. * It 's important to re member that this coll ecting is one use of today's techn ology. The enthusiasm fo r ex hibiting was new ex hibitor may craft her/hi s exhibit dif APS President, Wade Saadi, promoted the catching, and, by Festival end, all were ferently than the mentor. Encouragement You Tu be presentati ons and APS held a talkin g about their ex hibits. Some of these and direction are needed to lead the new contest fo r the best offerin g. At last view exhibits were new and still ideas in a future ex hi bi tor to understand the process of in g of the APS web site, there were 20 You exhibitor's mind. Others were coming out craftin g an ex hi bit. Tube stamp videos ava il able fo r viewing. of mothball s fo r revisions and a future T hese new exhi bitors with their exhibits T he topics for th ese videos range from show entry, and some were ongoin g are the mainstays of local and regional in structi onal to innovati ve stori es. APS ex hi bits by current ex hibitors. Events, such shows. T heir ex hi bits help to fill th e Past President, Janet Klu g, has directions as the Festival, support sharin g and men frames. T hey compete again st each other for makin g a Yo u Tub e video fo r those of us lorin g among ex hibitors, and encourage for awards. And they receive feedback fo r who are technologicall y chall enged. women to put their efforts into the frames Conversati ons with some of the video at a show. tak in g the nex t step to a nati onal show. designers indicate their stamp videos have Local and regional shows are great T hese are three of the many avenues to received lots of hits. What an interesting events for new exhibitors to get started. bring new ex hibitors into philately. As we and novel way to bring the general popula They get feedback on their exhibits, are all work to encourage new coll ectors to ti on to stamp coll ecting ' We need more encouraged (or so one hopes) to continue exhi bit, let us remember to talk to others uses of va ri ous types of technology to exhibiting, and are welcomed into conver about our philateli c and exhibiting inter make "stamps" and "philately" household sati ons with other ex hibitors. Getting peo ests. One should not get the response, word s. T hese coll ectors are our future pl e to take the fi rst step, to craft a new "Yo u're going to ·do what?" when dis exhibitors. ex hibit, is sometimes di ffi cult. As you cussin g a stamp show. " Phil ately," In the search for new exhibitors, philat mentor new ex hibitors, a few hints may be "stamps," and "exhibits" should be as rec ely should continue to reach out to women. help ful : ogni zabl e to th e general populace as "base The firstever and very successful Festi val * Beginning exhibitors need to be met at ba ll ," "home run," and "apple pie.'' 22/0ctober 2009 The Philatelic Exhibitor Tributes To Charles J. Peterson, A Giant of American and International Exhibiting, who passed away in June, 2009 • Charles Peterson was not just the per gave these entities the mission to be the serving on the jury at SPRINGPEX. I was son who mentored me as a philatelic litera "brain trust" of international philately and most impressed by the way in which he ture judge, offered sage advice for my phil we were strongly motivated to work handled the responsibilities and tasks of atelic editorial endeavors, was a friendly together in defining the new FIP Chief Judge, and his knowledge of the face at a stamp show or the partner in a Regulations, namely the GREX, the rather diverse range of exhibits to which philatelic discussion centered o n wide SREVs and the Guidelines that are in place we were treated. On any evening during a ranging subjects; Charlie was my friend. today, of course with some updates sug "Show," a "single person" often suffers Raspberry pie and coffee; news of the cur gested by experience. Charlie and Bob from a " low feeling" after all the excite rent popcorn crop; the fine points of index helped me when I drafted the proposal for ment, of judging and the critique session, is ing; relaxing on the porch of Lanny and a FIP award management system that was over. In short , one has a meal at a restau Charlie's summer home in northwest Iowa. presented at the FIP Congress in 1989 and rant, writes up one 's exhibit evaluation Friendships like his are what make philate in many other si tuations, especially when I forms, and goes to bed. That was my ly: Philately. He was the sort of person who needed some input about American phila prospect for the evening as I wandered into makes our hobby great. tel ic sources. the hotel restaurant. But then I bumped into Ken Trettin, Iowa Very often when I had a doubt concern Charlie and his wife. Charlie introduced • Without Charlie's encouragement I ing some philatelic aspects of a thematic me to Lanny, and invited me to join them never would have advanced beyond the exhibit I was judging I went to Charlie for for the meal. l think that he understood the club/local level. He gently twisted my arm advice as I found him very helpful to com loneliness that a single person can feel on to enter Portu-Info in the Milano 198 1 pare my views with his. I was happy to such occasions. We had a most enjoyable ~ Literature competition, where it received reciprocate when he was interested in meal, with the usual round of "stamp sto- ~ just what it deserved: bronze. Thus I exhib Italian Philate lic literature. ries," but also some interesting discussion Z ited internationally before nationally. In the about "the state of the world." At the end of ~ At Praga we discussed at length the 28 years si nce, a ltho ugh never c lose, the meal, when the check came round, he E potential of electronic philatelic literature Charlie and Lanny were a lways there for refused to let me contribute anything; not < and the need for giving some guidance me. I' II miss hi s guidance. He was one of a even the bottle of fine wine that we shared. 1 especially to many do- it-yourself publish kind. He never said anything at all about the seri- ers who could improve their publicati o ns .f Steve Washburne, Pennsylvania o usness of hi s hea lth. I had no idea that he E with small effort once they had been pre was so ill. He was a really nice guy. I am : • I recall c hatting with Charlie at NZ sented with appropriate informati on on sorry that I shall not have the chance to ~ 1990 exhibiti o n in Auckland, New how to select the ri ght tool and to use it in treat him to a meal, and sad that I o nly .r Zealand. The conversati on concerned the most effective way. After ltalia 2009, knew him for such a short time. ~ Chalrie's ability with languages and the that is currently taking a ll my time I hope ... Mike Nethersole, Virginia .~ va lue of such in relation to international to revisit this idea in loving memory of my philately. He remarked that in hi s opini o n friend Charlie. • When Charlie learned I was doing a § book on the Victoria Half-Lengths, he "' foreign language ability was related direct Giancarlo Morolli, Italy ly with musical skill and pitch. He said he offered to edit it for me. I gratefully agreed ..~ was blessed with perfect pitch (genetic he • What can I say of Chari ie Peterson that Although we never discussed fees, I g felt) and thus in ate language ski ll s. Alas, I has not been so eloquently expressed by assumed I'd get a bill, since at 520 pages ·~ have nei th er' I have never forgotten that! the large number of philatelists every the job would require a lot of hi s time. C: where? Beside the mentoring I received Ross Marshall, New Zealand Charli e's editorial notes were exhaustive, from him as a Literature Judge, my closest insi ghtful, detailed, and timely. We thus not • Last year I served in the philatelic lit associati on with Charlie occurred in con only stayed ahead of the production sched erature jury at Praga 2008 Internatio na l necti on with WASHINGTON 2006, when I ule, but wound up with a better product. Philatelic Ex hibition and I spent some days agreed to accept the responsibility of the Then Charlie stubbornly refused any com with Charli e. We had a lready met in conceptual design. space coordination of pensation despite my attempts to break hi s Bucharest few months before, but the fact the Philatelic Library and Reading Room, resistance. Everyone could use a few more that in Praga the publications were dis featuring also the display of the awards and friends like him. played in a separate location a ll owed us to special prizes of the Show. Charlie was catch up after a couple of years of e-mail John Barwis, Florida most supportive and always provided the contacts. With Francis Kiddie, Manuel • While Charlie and I did judge together he lpful ideas which l could use. The result Portocarrero and Tony Virvilis we had a a bit, mostly internationally, it is the man I was a most successful Literature Library wonderful time assessin g the exhibits, and think of. not th e philatelist. Everytime we and Reading Room, which was constantly once again Charlie's leadership was friend spoke it seemed th at we found more com in use by patrons throughout the Show, ly, sound and constructive. For me it was mon interests. I kept hearing from him, demanding 2-3 times the number of staff just renewing many past experiences that "Why haven' t we ever talked about this vo lunteers we had sc heduled. His memory started thirty-three years ago in Milan, at before.'' Once the philatelic functions were will long be cherished by those whose lives ltalia 76, when I took over the themati c out of the way Charlie always had a way of he touched. and as a result, we became team for the first time. I immediately start letting you know he was interested in you more fitting models in the service of philat ed a friendship with him and with Bob as a person. Our common interest in detec e ly, and philatelic literaure in particular. Odenweller. The three of us were soon tive fiction ler:l to hours of enjoyment dis working together as chairmen of a FIP Ben Ramkissoon, Illinois cussing our favorite authors, stories and philatelic commission; Preside nt Dvoracek • I met Charlie in March this year while books. He went out of his way in Hartford The Philatelic Exhibitor October 2009/23 to be sure I met and spoke with Larry strongly, both by his words and actions, set minute to testify in a court case. Thank Block, who was the speaker at the Tiffany high standards for what he did and what he goodness Charlie had given me a good dinner. The result was that Larry agreed to expected others to do. Moreover, Charlie grounding. Jim had me speak to every sin speak at the Collectors Club of Chicago in was a gentleman -he always remembered gle youth literature exhibit before he gave 2010. When I flew-out to Napex to join the my wife's name, and treated her and every his comments. Later, when I was tapped to dozens of friends who had come to honor one else he came in contact with with the chair OLYMPHILEX 1996, the FIP show Charlie and say their goodbyes to a fine utmost courtesy. A wonderful man, whose in conjunction with the Centennial gentleman I was also introduced to his legacy will live in all of us whom he influ Olympiad, I approached Charlie to be my granddaughter who had just graduated enced. Commissioner General. His international from high school. She loved her grandpa Kevin Doyle, Illinois language skills were vital and unsurpassed but had never heard just how important he •When I was training to be a judge, I and his advice sage. He edited so many had been to at least two generations of col took Charlie's seminar on how to evaluate manuscripts, and offered his services lectors, authors and judges. I hope I paid literature. When he learned I was a teacher freely. I am sorry I did not complete the part of my debt to a wonderful friend by he of course quoted the old maxim about Maine Postmasters book in time to take helping his granddaughter understand just "those who do .. . and those who don't, him up on hi s offer. He received many what a fine man her grandpa was. Charlie teach." This began a friendship and work awards and recognition during his lifetime. would understand this farewell: Ave Atque ing relationship of many years. As it turned Now we must satisfy ourselves with recog Vale. out it was fortuitous that I had taken his nizing his efforts and contributions to the Rich Drews, Illinois seminar as when I visited CANADA 1982, APS, the APRL and to the world of philat • Charlie was my mentor, first as a phil I was summoned to work on the jury to ely and friends post mortem. He will be atelic editor and then as a philatelic litera judge youth literature exhibits with Jim de missed. ture judge, and was consistently helpful, Voss. Ken Rowe, who was scheduled to Nancy Clark, Massachusetts friendly, and conscientious. He very serve on the jury, was called at the last FIP POSTAL HISTORY Class 2C -A Work in Progress by Chris King Notes from the Class 2C judging team system with society, events, commerce or geographically (e.g. by local/national dis at the Australian National Exhibition, the historical geography of an area and the tricts), by mode of transport/service, or by Melbourne Stampshow ' 09 effect the postal system has on humanity any other way that the exhibitor may feel The exhibition took place from July 23- and humani(v on th e postal system. appropriate to employ. 26, 2009 and was the first time that FlP The Guidelines go on as follows: They add that exhibits should avoid ... Postal Hi story Class 2C, formally intro 3.2 Historical, social and special stud .. . large-scale duplication of similar duced on January I, 2009, was judged in ies (sub-class 2C) exhibits would include items, large chronological gaps where pos competition in the Southern hemisphere, material developed by conunerce and soci sible, and the inclusion of expensive items the other two occasions this year were at ety for use in th e postal system and may not directly relevant to the subject shown. IBRA 2009 in Germany and at Bulgaria include nonphilatelic material where rele 2009, both using FIP rules. The following Furthermore, and as .. . vant to the subject of th e exhibit. Th e non notes were drawn up before, during and .. . a general rule a Postal History exhib philatelic material should be incorporated after the judging process, and take into it should show interesting material (phila into the exhibit in a balanced and appro account a presentation by Malcolm Groom telically and, where permitted, nonphila priate manner in such a way that it does at a seminar on the last day of the show, telically) to th e best advantage, and not not overwhelm the philatelic material. and the discussion which followed. During appear to he a manuscript for a mono the course of the seminar there was also Examples of Historical, social and spe- graph. discussion of the idea of judging exhibits in cial studies include: All exhibits under sub-class 2C must be Postal History in time frames i.e. before I. Telegram services capable of being exhibited in standard 1875 GPU, 1875- 1945. and post 1945, 2. Greeting ca rds (including Valentines) exhibition frames. rather than geographical regions. This was 3.3 Th e plan or concept of all sub-class generally viewed as a positive step for 3. Illustrated, Pictorial commercial en ward. velopes used in a postal system. es of postal lzist01y exhibits shall be clear ly explained in an introductory statement 4. Studies of the effect of th e postal sys Relevant quotations from the SREV and (ref CREV, Article 3.3). Guidelines (hereafter referred to as the tem on commerce, society and indus/ly. The points to be awarded are also set Guidelines) set out in the FIP Commission 5. Historical, lo cal and/or regional stu out in the S REV, as follows: for Postal History Newsletter of October dies. 2008, are included below, and are intended Treatment (20) and Importance (Philatelic 6. Studies related to an event or histori to place the reality of judging Class 2C 5 & Historical & Social aspects 5) 30 cal landmark Historical, Social and Special Studies Philatelic, Historical & Social exhibits in the context of the Guidelines. These are, however, not ::1 limitation on Knowledge, Personal Study and the permissible subjects. The Guidelines state at 2.1, that: Research 35 Historical, social and special studies The Guidelines also note that exhibits ... Condition ( /0) and Rarity (20) 30 exhibits show the interaction of the postal .. . may be planned chronologically, Presentation 5 24/0ctober 2009 The Philatelic Exhibitor However, the Commission's guidance in The jury looked at all of the frames in should be Postal History. judging the class is incomplete since their question before commencing judgement in In discussion with exhibitors it became intention appears to be enabling and not order to inform a discussion and, having obvious that some exhibits might not easi prescriptive, so it was necessary for the done so, decided that the first point of prin ly fit these Guidelines, but that Guidelines team under Gary Brown to establish a ciple was to ensure that Guidelines should for juries are essential. Certainly the jury as framework so that judgements could be be different from those for the Open Class a whole accepted the points above as use made systematically and equitably. which was also included in the Exhibition. ful in the consideration uf Class 2C The Guidelines are very specific in The marking scheme included the divi exhibits, and most members were actively respect of Introductory Pages, and were sion of Treatment and Importance into involved in discussing and developing the considerably sharpened at the Bucharest Treatment 20 points, Philatelic Importance basic criteria adopted by the team. meeting in 2008. 5 points and Historical and Social The Guidelines say: Importance 5 points. The Guidelines deter 4.1 All Postal History exhibits must con Coloured photographs or reproductions mine that: tain an introductory statement, showing should be at least 25% different in size the scope of the exhibit. The title of the With regard to historical, social and from the original. Full size reproductions exhibit must correspond to the introductory special studies exhibits, the related histori of single cancellations or part of a cover statement. cal and general nonphilatelic knowledge are pemzitted. All material whether non 4.2 The title page should be used as fol will be considered in assessing all aspects postal or nonphilatelic material, should lows: of these criteria. preferably be original. To give relevant general (Postal It was therefore felt necessary further to Had we felt that exhibitors were aware History) information on the subject being subdivide the Philatelic, Historical and of this guidance we v.1ould have adopted c developed in the exhibit. Social Knowledge, Personal Study and the following further expansion of this i Research points into three sections, as fol To include a plan of how the structure of statement: .; lows: c the exhibit is shown- chapters or sections • Photocopied or scanned Postal History ~ etc., which have postal history relevance, Philatelic Knowledge 15 items are not permitted unless they are I rather than a "frame by frame" or "page Historical and Social Knowledge 10 showing detail or reverse of a Postal a.l Oil by page" description. History piece included in the exhibition. ... Personal Study and Research I 0 :I"' To include areas of personal investiga The team found that this helped to focus • Ancillary or supportive items should 8 tion. attention on the distinctive nature of the generally not be photocopied or scanned. ~: To include details of important docu class. They should usually be in the possession of § the exhibitor. .£ mentary sources and references. Other criteria adopted were that: c • Where items are too large to display ._g 4.3 The judges will evaluate the materi • The Postal History must tell the story; they can be reduced but must be accompa- S al shown, and the associated text in the other material should be ancillary and sup c. nied with a statement that the item in ques- e exhibit against the information included on portive. the Title Page (Title, Introductory tion is in the possession of the exhibitor. c. • The writing up and interpretation of Statement; information relevant to the Where possible the ite,m should be on the ·~ whole exhibit; the way the exhibit is struc Postal History items must be from a postal reverse of the exhibitio~ page. ] historical point of view. tured; research and references). While this was the first outing for Class "'~ A well thought out title page will assist • Rates and routes should be described. 2C, and the additional guidance adopted ~ both the exhibitor and judges. • Mint stamps should be used very spar here was useful to the jury team, it cannot ~ ingly, if at all. be regarded as in any way definitive. For E In Melbourne, in Class 2C, the introduc example the Guidelines say that: ~ tory pages were very variable, and in many • Cancelled stamps and stamps post cases accorded neither with the SREV, nor marked on piece should be used only when The relevance, balance and importance ~ did they assist the individual judge in entires are not available. of nonphilatelic material shown in histori- ....l preparing for judging the exhibit. • Photographic or other illustrative cal, social and special studies will be eval uated by the judges. This class is distinct from the Social material should be, where possible, con Class originally pioneered in Australia and temporary with the material exhibited. Our response to this group of exhibits New Zealand, but it was evident that with • Ancillary material should not be indicated that perhaps 20% was a useful no Social Class available at the exhibition, greater than 20% of the items shown. i.e. a guide to the acceptable level of ancillary that a number of exhibitors had simply maximum of 5-6 items per frame, on aver material. Other juries will face different assumed that Postal History Class 2C was age. groups of exhibits, including those in the the Social Class by another name. One Frame class, and may take a different • Ancillary material should not domi view. An introductory page for an exhibit in nate the exhibit. Some exhibitors were disappointed in Class 2C will almost certainly introduce Like other philatelic exhibits Historical, the Social Context as well as the Postal their results, but their endeavours would Social and Special Studies evidently need a have been better rewarded given greater History, but even accepting this, no connected thread running through them, exhibitor properly met the Guidelines. The familiarity with the Guidelines. Fifteen and lessons from other Postal History divi exhibits were presented in this class, and author considers that use of the shorthand sions, Thematic Philately and the Open term "Social," to describe the Historical, there was considerable interest from the Class in the use of different fonts, for rest of the jury in this team's judgements, Social and Special Studies Class is mis example could help to distinguish them, leading, and should be avoided. but as noted above, and after debate its but the primary characteristic of the class decisions were supported by our col- The Philatelic Exhibitor October 2009/25 leagues which certainly gave us confidence this from other Postal Hi story cl asses and postalhistory.com . in our approach. from the Open Class. Gary Brown's jury team included Geoff With exhibitions in the coming mo nths We hope also that this is a he lpful con Lewi s, Ben Palmer and C hri s King, all of in Australia and New Zealand at national tribution to a debate that must necessarily whom contributed to the process. However, level, and with other juries elsewhere in the continue while the Class settles down, and these notes are compiled by the last of world having to judge the new class, it is we look forward to hearing of other jury's these and any errors or omissions are hi s hoped that the above offers a first step at experience and co ntributions via the FIP responsibility entire ly. providing a framework to help distingui sh Commission Website at http://www.fip- Selecting The Objects To Tell The Story, Researching vs. Exhibiting by Ronald E. Lesher While in Bucharest at EFIRO 2008, my exhibits was breath taking. After all , thi s is condition. Frequentl y most of the multiple wife, who is a museum docent at the exhibiting at the internati onal leve l, the copi es, especiall y those that have faults, Chesapeake Bay M aritime Museum, vi sit pinnacle of competition in our hobby. One never see an exhibit page. But these large ed one of the local Romanian museums. should expect to see the best of the best. coll ecti ons are essenti al to advance our Upon her return from the museum she And the best was everywhere in evidence. knowledge. reported o n an object label that she had But if the criteri on of what does this piece fo und. In effect it read that one shouldn' t add to the ad va nceme nt of the story were to Why then do we find these occasionally worry if you did not understand what thi s be applied to each item in the ex hibits, one less than beauti ful copies in ex hi bits? Is the object was, just appreciate it for its beauty. mi ght come away wi th a diffe re nt impres ex hibitor just filling pages? We have all That struck us both as very old-fashi oned sio n. seen ex hibits where this may be the reason. I have been guilty of inc luding the copy of and out of step with current museum prac One of the tradi tio na l reasons for something that was pi votal in my personal ti ce in the United States. At the inc luding multiple examples of the same or study of a stamp, even when it may not be Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, the similar items in philateli c ex hi bits has been necessary. T he point coul d have been made staff who tra in docent s how to work with what mi g ht be call ed th e schola rship with different and/or more attracti ve mate vi sitors have emphasized th at the obj ects defe nse. How can we be sure of our con ri al. At times the item may not even be on di spl ay are carefull y selected to tell the clusio ns without study of a ll or a large pro essenti al to th e thrust of the exhibit. In story of where we have been as a society or porti on of what is known to ex ist? To write culture and what that says about our socie authoritati vely o ne must examine a repre other words, I have become enamored with ty or c ulture today. sentati ve sample and often a large repre some objects without considering th e story While my wife was off exploring th e sentati ve sample of what is kn own to ex ist. I am tryin g to tell in my exhibi t. T he ve ry eye candy of the Romani an museums, I In order to study the usage, cancellati o n stamps that were important to my research was servin g o n the jury at EFIRO. What practi ce, sheet format, pl ate vari eti es, or continue to lurk in my ex hi bit, even th ough struck me about many of the philate li c some other philateli c aspect, coll ectors and the ir role in ad vanc ing the story of my exhibits parall e led what my wife was expe researchers o ft en have many examples, and ex hibit may have diminished or di sap ri e nc in g. The eye candy in the philateli c frequently many are in less than pri stine peared entire ly. The FLY~ Suggests That Free is Free C rawling over the pages of TPE re cent dying to he lp you' T hey do thi s fo r fun and import ant fr eebies. T he most obvious is the ly, I was struc k by th e loads of free stuff for free. TPE "Show Listings" column. Looking at that are lyin g about , looking for takers. Ex hibitors are welcome to have the ir the columns for both Janu ary and April 'The Fl y" likes free stu ff. It is not every ex hibits loaded on to th e AAPE websit e for TPE, 'The Fly" supposes that there are o ne's pi c ni c lunc h, but ma ny o f o ur free. I can te ll you that there is nothing only a few WSP shows operating in th e exhibito rs a nd show committees mi ght more fascin atin g than seein g your multi USA from March to Octobe r. Missin g from want to pay attenti on about now. frame ex hibit o n aape.org. It provides a th e li st are shows like W ESTPEX, RMSS, For exhibitors a nd would-be ex hibitors, "frame-at-a-glance" view of your work th at PIPEX, and NAPEX to name four obvious there are freebi es prov ided by AAPE is o nl y possible at an exhibition. Such per o nes. Here is a primary means to promote through the eff'orts of volunteers. There is a specti ve is a lot of he lp in dealing with th e show for free, and some are not taking Mentor Service that can link an ex hibitor visual di splay challe nges. ad vantage of it . If you are a local or region with someone with more experience who Are yo u worki ng up a new exhibit o n al show that accepts competiti ve ex hibits, will coach them toward achi evin g th eir Earl y FDCs of Upper Derby? There is a thi s could be even more import ant to build exhibitio n goals. The re is a C ritique " New Projects" listing in TPE for free th at attendance and recognition. Service for synopses/titl e pages and anoth allows you to announce to the world what In " News from ·c lubs and Societi es," er for full -bl own exhibits (sort of a one yo u need. there are opportunities in TPE to hype your shot me ntoring) . These vo lunteers are For show committees there are ve ry show thro ug h some newsworthy ite m 26/0ctober 2009 The Philatelic Exhibitor framed as a press release. Newsworthy certificates that are offered. Lots of prizes have the tracking number so that you can items spotted recently include show theme, make lots of fun for everyone. trace your goodies on the way home. major society participation, release of exhi Exhibitors Speak Out • If you furnish postage stamps for the bition prospectus, announcement of the The recent adoption of the Uniform return mail, one exhibitor wrote in to sug date and place of the sho.w, new principals Exhibit Evaluation Form has not solved the gest mounting the postage on a card with in the show committee (especially new age-old problem: reports are coming in that sufficient borders so that it can be taped to Exhibits Chair), and so on. Most people exhibitors are not receiving their feedback the package coming back. Others include have no clue on how to write a press forms when they collect their exhibits. the stamps they want used in a glassine release, so this insect is going to let you in Expectations have been raised, so Chief envelope put in with the exhibit. on some secrets. Publishers and Editors are Judges better make certain they have Otherwise, you might get the dreaded in business to interest their readers whether turned in a complete set, and Exhibit "PCI" strip on your package instead of thay are for-profit or not, THEREFORE: Chairs better include them with the postage stamps. I. Make certain your press release is exhibits, or they run the risk of exhibitors "The Fly" recently received a package newsworthy (examples above). shunning those shows that fall down on as thick as a legal brief from an exhibitor 2. Briefly cover the basic questions you this. While you are at it, Chief, make cer with an ego apparently the size of a ZIP could have learned in journalism school, tain the remarks are legible and useful - code. The papers were a series of letters had you gone to class: who, what, where, that is your responsibility in this equation. including threats of " legal action" against when, why. Mailing in exhibits to a show creates a individuals and shows because their exhib 3. Use simple declarative sentences. lot of nail-biting - so much so that many it was accepted by an FIP-sanctioned show committee and then deemed ineligible for 4. Type double-spaced on ONE sheet of exhibitors just do not show their material if judging by the FIP judges. Exhibitors need paper; two-page releases are too long, and they have to mail it. First, there is the anx to read the fine print: the rules and customs -a:; most Editors will not bother. iety about losing it in the mail when send ing; then, there is the waiting to find out of USA-based shows are different from ~ 5. Tailor your press releases according how your exhibit fared in competition; and those held under HP rules. Furthermore, it e to the needs of each media outlet (observe finally, there is all of the angst about losing has always been held that exhibition/show ': the ones they publish). it in the mail on the way back. There are committees can pretty much select whatev- ~ 6. Include your name, organization, enough horror stories/urban myths to cause er exhibits they want, and judges can 0 position in the organization, and contact the bravest heart to skip a beat. Here are decide what they want to judge or not to I information, preferably telephone and e judge, with or without the show commit- '1:i some suggestions furnished by fans of 0 mail. "The Fly" (yes, this insect has at least one tee's approval. ~ The April 2009 TPE on page 4 provides fan): You got a refund of your fees because cOil ·;;:; a li st of other media outlets who may be • Mail the exhibit using a secure track your exhibit was not judged, but don't hold .c interested enough to publish your bit of ing service with signature required. US your breath for anything else - certainly ~ news. While you are writing to these wor Postal Service Express Mail seems among not an apology from anyone for judges ~ thy philatelic news outlets, remember to the best, and "The Fly's" insurance agent making a decision that the judges have the ~ send copies of your press release to your prefers that, too. Use "Overnight" or "Next authority to make. Nope. Not going there. ] area general circulation newspapers-most This is a hobby run by volunteers doing the Oil Day Service" to minimize the exposure. c have a "community calendar" or "local best job they can. Get over it, and move on. ·;;:; Use the tracking number and the service's .c events" column, and they are free as well. web site to track your precious cargo. Golden Flyswatter This last has the benefit of drawing in col "'0.. • While waiting nervously to get your The current state of the economy has s"' lectors and noncollectors who may not be exhibit back, it would be nice to have people putting on their thinking caps. A _g aware of the stamp show. something interesting to read to make the Golden Flyswatter for the efforts of ~ If your show can handle the foot traffic, hours pass quickly. One suggestion was AFDCS and VSC to solve a potentially :r: and you are willing to do something more that the Exhibits Chair could designate expensive logistics problem, and another for young people than just open your someone to e-mail the mail-in exhibitors one to the kind folks at many show venues doors, a press release could be framed as with a copy of the Palmares - a simple around the country. an invitation to your local Councils for Boy courtesy that demonstrates gratitude to the The American First Day Cover Society Scouts, Girl Scouts and other youth organ exhibitor for participating in the show. That and the Virtual Stamp Club teamed up to izations to attend the show. The bigger sort of thing will build a reputation that make travel to the Americover 2009 show a buzz you can create in the community the will have exhibitors knocking down doors little cheaper. Americover 2009, the annual better attendance you will have-take that to get into the show. You get no points if the convention and show of the AFDCS, was advice from 'The Fly"' who knows a thing package arrives back to the exhibitor held in Boxborough, MA from 31 July to 2 or two about buzz. before you get around to the e-mail, so do August, and the show venue is about 50 While we are still thinking freebies for the e-mail on Sunday. We hear that Glenn miles from the nearest airport. show committees, do not forget the many Spies at NOJEX is one of the ones who do Those flying to Americover could save awards available to shows that are free for this right. Attaboy. Glenn' money by sharing a cab or rental car to and the asking, including AAPE awards. The • Fill out the return courier service form from the airport, if they happened to recog APS web site has a list of societies and the and include it with your exhibit. This helps nize and meet someone else attending the awards they sponsor. There may be some minimize address errors when the package show. To match Americover travelers arriv minimum criteria required for the awards, is mailed back. ensures that you wil l get ing at approximately the same time, The but even local shows can qualify for a good the express service for which you paid. and Virtual Stamp Club created a special dis number of the free medals, ribbons and (if you remember to write it down) you will cussion folder in the message board where The Philatelic Exhibitor October UX1Jf21 arrival and departure times could be post room in your car, only now it's digital." The honorarium will cover most of the ed. "It's an updated version of the 'ride That is solid Golden Flyswatter thinking. hotel expense or most of the airfare, but not boards' we had in college," said VCS pres Philatelic judging is often a charity both. So a number of local show committee ident Lloyd de Vries." You'd put an index event. Judges were seen recently sitting people are opening their homes to out-of card on a bulletin board, saying you need around comparing each other's average town judges, and these fine folks deserve a ed a ride home for the weekend or you had out-of-pocket costs to judge a WSP show. Golden Flyswatter, too. Ask Odenweller by Robert P. Odenweller After 23 years of writing these columns it and became its president in 1978, our main job ing, but there was strong would seem that almost everything that could was to codify the various elements that should resistance by many to be said has been. Fortunately, that is far from be used in judging traditional exhibits. The any use of points. the case. Exhibiting has changed considerably first effort resulted in the judging groups (treat Another hot button was in those years, and there is much that can be ment, knowledge, condition and rarity) that we the word "importance." done to improve exhibits as a result. What has now use in WSP shows, as well as at F.I.P. Ultimately that morphed into "philatelic sig changed, and how did we get here? A little his shows. By 1980, we had developed the basic nificance" or "challenge," which conveyed the tory might help. GREYs (General Regulations for Evaluation) same idea but did not have the same emotion Many years ago, I recall Herbie Bloch talk and SREVs (Special Regulations that applied al charge as the "I" word. ing about judging an exhibit. He said "an to the judging of each commission's disci Then came one-frame exhibits and the exhibit needs three things; material, material pline). "divisions" with their points, and nobody and material - and it had better be rare." To a Adding points to the process was a differ complained. Judges started using them and large extent, that was the case when I first ent matter. In 1985, then-president of F.I.P. found that they worked quite well. started exhibiting in 1961. Although I entered Ladislav Dvoracek had all of the commission Since the U.S. had become the only coun Sipex in Washington in 1966, I was not accept presidents meet in Lugano, Switzerland, to try that had not adopted use of the F.I.P. point ed. That was one of the last shows that had a come up with one standard set of points. It was system, our exhibitors were in danger of going "bin room," which was the repository for the not easy. We managed to agree that relatively from the national level to the international and remainder of the albums from which exhibit equal thirds should be given for the three pri getting results that could be considerably dif pages had been selected. Typically, some mary groups (whic~ basically were treatment, ferent from their qualifying medals. To get exhibits would have "six frames and four knowledge and material), with knowledge get past that hurdle, I introduced the F.I.P. Option, albums," which the judges would inspect to ting the five extra points. which also gave exhibitors the ability to get a see how appropriately the exhibitor selected Then we hit a snag. The breakdown of the written critique. We found that some what was on display and what kind of back-up sub-groups within the groups (treatment and exhibitors who used the F.I.P. Option wanted material was there. That made for obvious importance) caused problems. The commis the written critique but not the point rating, so they simply threw away the points. logistics and security problems. sions in which the treatment of the exhibit sub In the late 1960s, as a TWA pilot, I was in ject was of primary consideration, such as That brings us to the current day. We have a position to get together regularly with Enzo postal history, wanted to have 20 of the 30 the Universal Exhibit Evaluation Form Diena in Rome. Enzo was colloquially fluent points for treatment. The commissions for (UEEF) and it is basically the same as before, in five languages and had a reasonable com which the material was paramount wanted it except that now exhibitors get the written cri mand of quite a few more, so he was usually the other way around. None suggested a split tiques they asked for. These are pretty much the secretary of the jury at F.I.P. shows. We dis at 15 each. We finally agreed that each com identical to the F.I.P. judging criteria, but with out the points. Still, the evaluation is weighted cussed many things, but foremost seemed to mission could allocate those sub-groups be the philosophy of judging. When I judged much the same as it was before the UEEF, but accordingly. Postal history went with the 20 my first U.S. national show in 1971, it was now the emphasis is equal for the three sets of for treatment, while aero, traditional and postal obvious that there were many different sets of criteria. Treatment has finally come into its stationery went for I 0. criteria being used by the various judges, but own, and a few exhibits that may have relied not all of it centered around material. The only In more recent years, since postal history on their exceptional material to get top awards decision to be made was the medal level. listed the breakout but the others did not, it was have been seen to be somewhat lacking in the Some shows published the criteria to be used, just assumed that they were all the same. Since treatment category. Pat Walker's fine article in and most judges paid attention to them, but then, it was decided that treatment had become the last issue is particularly worth looking at some might ignore them if the criteria were far the stronger of the two for all disciplines, as it closely for thoughts about the new UEEF. is now regarded. from what a reasonable judge might consider Finally, it might be helpful to comment on to be sensible. Nevertheless, the one check The one hold-out in 1985 was thematics. the discussion about "leveling the playing book collection (and I say collection, rather After all had been said and done, the commis field"' and avoiding checkbook collections than exhibit) had nothing but very expensive sion president announced that their evaluation having the edge. There have been some very material on black stock pages. It received a was very mature and far too different from the good reasons put forward explaining that the bronze medal, but was possibly worth close to others to use the structure that had been adopt playing field is, in fact, level, and that a collec the value of the entire rest of the show. ed. To avoid any further discussion, it was tor of mode~t material could win a national Matters were not too much different at the agreed that it would remain separate. gold medal. F.I.P. level. When I was appointed to the F.I.P. In the meantime, the A.P.S. adopted similar Ir didn't take long for a judge who was Commission for Traditional Philately in 1976, groups of criteria to be considered in the judg- using the UEEF for the first time and new to 28/0ctober 2009 The Philatelic Exhibitor F.I.P. criteria to see that any exhibit had the could add I 0. That leaves 20 for Rarity and I 0 and when judging has matured from simply capability of winning a gold medal. That was for Importance/Significance. Very few exhibits judging the material in a collection, to judging also pointed out by Charles Verge in the last ever get less than half the points for those cat an "exhibit", with its fully developed subject. issue, in which he showed that an exhibit that egories unless the exhibitor has intentionally The greatest challenge will be for exhibitors, had perfect Treatment (20), Resefu"c h and put in something horrible, and that would yield particularly those who have blockbuster mate Personal Study (35) and Presentation (5) 85 points, or a national gold medal using F. J.P. ri al, to understand the need to refine and would have 60 points to start with. The standards adopted by other countries. improve the treatment that may have been Condition, if the exhibit is of modem material, This trip down memory lane shows how lacking in their exhibits in the past. NEWS FROM CLUBS AND SOCIETIES This department is for clubs and societies to communicate with exhibitors, judges and exhibition administrators. For instance, is your society looking for a show to meet at in 2010 or 2011? Why not invite inquiries here? Have you an award you'd like shows to give? Advertise it here. Has your club drafted special guidelines for judges who review your specialty for special awards? Use this space to pass them to the judging corps. • The St. Louis Stamp Expo will be held Whether you exhibit or not, WESTPEX exhibit is ten for adults and five for juniors. February 26-28. 20 I 0 at the Renaissance St. is the one show serious coll ectors never want The entry fee for each exhibit is $10 plus $5 Louis Airport Hotel, located next to St. to miss. Ask anyone who's attended and per frame. Frame fees are free for junior Louis' Lambert International Airport. An we'll bet they'll tell yo u it's the best show exhibits, which require only the $10 entry exhibitor's prospectus is now avail able for they've been to. ~. c those who wish to exhibit. Besides, wouldn't you enj oy a week or A panel of three judges wi ll judge the g The St. Louis Stamp Expo is an official more in the beautiful San Francisco Bay exhibits, using five levels of award. Other < APS World Series of Philately Exhibition. area? See our website for details on getting award s will inc lude those provided by I The Grand Award winner will qualify for the one of our deep di scount hotel rooms right AAPE, ATA, and USS. The deadline for sub- : APS Champion of Champions Show in on the bay. www.westpex.org mitting entries for the competition is Jan. 3 1, ~ 20 10. Over 3,000 pages of exhibits wi ll be • The 32nd York County Stamp Show 2010. 5 u featured at the Expo, along with a Court of wi ll be held January 22-23, 20 I 0 at the York Questions may be sent to questions@lin- .£ Honor, participation of 50 dealers, philatelic Fairgrounds in York. PA. We plan on 28-30 colnstampclub.org. ~ speakers and societies, a Youth area, and a dealers and space is sti ll avail able. Dealers • .Join us for the 120th time in 2010. 2 national public auction by Regency interested in taking part in the York County The Gartield-Perry Stamp C lub of ~ Superior, Ltd. The Expo will be commemo Stamp Show 20 I 0 bourse should contact Cleveland wi II be celebrating o ur !20th g.... rating the I 50th Anniversary of the down Gordon Miller, 28, Fake Holl ow Road, York , birthday on March 19-2 1. 20 I 0. Join us for town St. Louis Library, and is proud to host PA 17 406 ([email protected]) for the fun. We started all of this in 1890, and it Ci ::I the annual convention of the Military Postal information and/or a contract. Copies of the continues today as one of the premier postal ~ Hi story Society. prospectus are avail able by sending a #I 0 hi story shows in the U.S. Winning gold at s The jury will be headed by Darre ll SASE to John C. Hufnagel, P.O. Box 85, March Party is quite a feather in your ·§ Ertzberger of Crystal City, Virginia. Other Glen Rock, PA 17327. ex hibiting cap as it shows how well you ;r; jury members include E li zabeth Hi sey, Eli ot We are interested in presenting any stack up again st the best. The 20 I 0 prospec- : A. Landau, Jerry H. Miller and Henry awards that correspond to the ex hibits we tus is now available at c .:!) Sweets III. receive so any c lub interested in making www.ga rfieldperry.org o r contact Roger .._ To obtain an ex hibitor's show prospectus, their award available should contact John C. Rh oads, Ex hibit Chairman, at 6160 e... write to the St. Louis Stamp Expo, 229 N. Hufnagel at the address above or e-mail Brownstone Ct., Mentor, OH 44060. ~ Euclid Avenue, St. Loui s, MO 63 108, or call [email protected] (Mention "Stamp The societies being fe atured this year < (3 14) 36 1-5699. An applicati on is avail able Show" in subject line) with information inc lude the first annual conflagration of the online at www.stlstampexpo.org. Deadline about the award and who to contact. Vi siting Firemen of Philately along with the for submission is December 15 , 2009. We will have a youth area, USPS booth, national meeting of the Machine Cancel • WESTPEX 50th Anniversary c lub table, food on site, bid board, show Society and a regional meeting of the Plate Preshow begin s April 2 1. 20 I 0 cachet and cancel. Hours wi II be Friday I 0 Number Coil Collectors Club. In coming APS Seminar a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a. m. to 5 p.m. years we will have the American Reve nue Collectors Club of S.F. Dinner Questions about the show can be directed to Association in 20 II , the United Postal Schuler Rumsey Auction chairman John C. Hufnagel or by e-mail at Stationery Society in 2012 and in 2013, cel The Main Event address above. ebrating the !50th anniversary of Morgan's April 23-25, 2010 • LINPEX 2010. the annual philatelic raid into southern Ohio, the Confederate Go for the Gold WSP Ex hibition event hosted by the Lincoln (Neb.) Stamp Stamp Alliance. As with any show, we con 75 dealers from around the world Club, will feature a competition for single tinue to invite other groups who wish to be More than 50 talks, tours & meetings and multiple-frame exhibits on Feb. 27-28, with us to enjoy our Party. Guest societies 20 I 0. Information about the event is avail - We continue as in past years to hold the Scandinavian Coll ectors Club able at wwww.lincolnstampclub.org/linpex. show at the Cleveland Masonic Auditorium Polonus Philatelic Society A prospectus and ex hibit entry form are with 180 ex hibit frames and 55+ dealers. As San Francisco Airport Marri ott avai lable for download. You may also with this past year, the headquarters hotel Make your plans now for the WESTPEX request these documents from the ex hibit will be the Wyndham Hotel at Playhouse gold en anniversary show. Our ex hibition is coordinator: David M. Frye, 5600 SW 80th Square at 1260 Euclid Ave. Use the link on always over subscribed so if yo u want a Court , Denton, NE 68339-3332. the website for show rates. Help us celebrate chance to win real gold apply earl y. The maximum number of frames per the tradition. The Philatelic Exhibitor October 2009129 Report From The Secretary by Liz Hisey, 7227 Sparta Rd., Sebring, FL 33872 MEMBERSHIP STATUS AS OF Gene Zhiss, Charlotte, MC and they were encour AUGUST 30, 2009: Douglas Lehmann, Falls Church, VA aged to join AAPE. U.S. Membership Rein Vasara, Vancouver, Canada This has resulted in Active and paid up 737 Mike Dennany, Richland, MI several new members. Life Members 73 Peter Foote, Chicago, IL Elizabeth Hisey, AAPE Secretary 3rd Quarter New Members 20 Richard Hess, Warren, OH Dear AAPE Members, Foreign Membership William Sandrik, Arli ngton, VA An important part of your membership Active and paid up 130 John Zwyer, Toledo, OH are the four issues of Th e Philatelic Life Members 12 AI Nagy, Orlando, FL Exhibitor. If you have not communicated 3rd Quarter New Members 4 Vickie Siegal, Westwood, MA with me that you have moved or have Thomas Anderson, Gaithersburg, MD moved north for the summer, or south for Total Membership June 30 867 Brian Major, Advance, NC the winter, your magazine will be returned Life Members 86 Carl Scheriana, Pascoe, Vale, VC Australia to me. Our not-for-profit bulk mailing does Special congratulations go to the Novice Dennis Amos, York, SC not allow for any of the magazines to be Award Winners third quarter of 2009: Steve Alex Dutt, Doylestone, OH forwarded, so they come back to me and Volis, Rossicapex 2009, Van Siegling, Serge Kahn, Menthon St. Bernard, France AAPE has to pay $1.52 for each returned NTSS 2009, Haley Oswald, MNSE 2009 Robert Shoemaker, Cockeysville, MD copy. and Gary Loew, Ropex 2009. All of the Salman Basir, Lake Bluff, IL I know you don't want to miss an issue, above have earned a complimentary mem Tim Balm, West Chester, OH so please let me know your movements so bership to AAPE for one year. Greg Gessel!, Mukilteo, WA that I can adapt the mailing li st to reflect Welcome to new members for the third Twelve letters were written to acknowl your current address. A quick e-mail is all quarter of 2009: edge creativity, gold and silver pin awards. th at is needed unless you have sent out David Schurman, St. Laurent, Canada In cases where they recipient was a non change of address cards. li::.hisey@com Easton Williams, Ri chmond, VA member, back issues ofTPE were in cluded. cast. net AMERISTAMP EXPO 2010 1-Frame Team Competition Rules & Regulations • A Team shall consist of any five (5) individuals. These individuals may share membership in a stamp club, a philatelic society or fraternity, or join together solely for this competition . • An individual may NOT be part of more than one team . An individual may enter one and only one exhibit in the 1-Frame Team Competition . • A team entry consists of five (5) 1-frame exhibits. Each exhibit must be the bona fide property of one and only one team member. • Team exhibits must be from these Types: Traditional, Postal History, Postal Stationery, Thematic, Display, Revenue, Aerophilately, Astrophilately, Illustrated Mail , Cinderella/Poster/Promotional , Special Studies, or Picture Postcards. • Team exhibits must be entered in the AmeriStamp Expo Single-Frame open competition . (See show prospectus for application procedures, as well as show rules and regulations.) • Exhibits entered in the Single-Frame Championship competition are not eligible. Note: AmeriStamp rules state that an exhibit that is eligible for the Single-Frame Championship class is NOT eligible for the Single-Frame open competition. • Exhibits will be evaluated by the jury with the following points assigned for each medal level: Gold = 100, Vermeil = 90, Silver= 80, Silver-Bronze = 70, Bronze = 60, and Certificate =50. • Teams will earn a 5-point bonus for each "new" exhibit- never shown at the national or international level (minimum= 0; maximum =25}. Exhibits previously shown at local/regional shows are acceptable . • Teams will earn a 5-point bonus for each separate Type of exhibit represented (minimum = 5; maximum =25) . • Teams earn five bonus points for each special award , including 1-Frame Reserve Grand Award (s). A bonus of 10 points is earned by the exhibit winning the 1-Frame Grand Award. Only awards presented at the banquet are eligible. Only one (1) special award sponsored by or presented by any given society or organization may count towards a team's total score, with the exception of awards sponsored by the American Philatelic Society or the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors. All awards by APS and AAPE will count towards a team total score. • The team score is the total of the scores of its five entries plus any bonus points earned . The team with the highest aggregate score will be the winners. • Ties will be broken by 1) the number of new exhibits, 2} the number of different types, 3) the number of Gold awards, 4) the number of Vermeil , 5) the number of Silver, 6} the number of Silver-Bronze, 7) the number of Bronze, and 8} the number of special awards. • Each member of the winning team will receive an award. (Other awards may also be available to the 1-Frame Team competition.) • Exhibits entered in the 1-Frame Team competition are eligible for all applicable awards at AmeriStamp Expo (as set forth in the show prospec- tus). • Participants in the 1-Frame Team competition may enter other exhibits at Am eriStamp Expo (as set forth in the show prospectus). • There is no additional fee for participating in the 1-Frame Team competition at AmeriStamp Expo. • . • Teams must register with the 1-Frame Team competition coordinator by providing a list of the team members, their exhibit titles, whether the exhib it is "new," and the exhibits' Types. Forms are available from the Coord inator (Tony Dewey, 157 Warrenton Avenue, Hartford , CT 06105-3931 or [email protected], and from the web site of the AAPE (www.aape.org). 30/0ctober 2009 The Philateli c Exhibitor One-Frame Team Competition- Rule Change Affects Eligibility by Anthony Dewey Eligibility rules for the single-frame Philately show in calendar year 2009. are and entered in the !-frame open competi Champion of Champions competition for eligible for the 20 I 0 C-of-C. Also eligible tion at AmeriStamp 20 I 0. The team roster AmeriStamp Expo 20 I 0 have changed for the 20 I 0 C-of-C are all exhibits that can be adjusted, as needed. from prior years. This is causing some con have won the single-frame Grand award at The rul es for the !-frame team competi fusion among those forming teams for the any Canadian National show for calendar tion for AmeriStamp Expo 2010 are the !-frame team competition. year 2009, as well as the single-frame same as were used for last year's contest The rule for the !-frame team competi Grand award winner and all single-frame with one change. "Only one (I) special tion regarding !-frame C-of-C exhibits has Reserve Grand award winners from award sponsored by or presented by any not changed: "Exhibits entered in the AmeriStamp Expo 2009. given society or organization may count Single-Frame Championship competition For the sake of completeness, we should towards a team's total score, with the are not eligible. Note: AmeriStamp rules also note that all previous winners of the exception of awards sponsored by the state that an exhibit that is eligible for the single-frame Champion of Champions American Philatelic Society or the Single-Frame Championship class is NOT competitions are also NOT eligible for the American Association of Philatelic eligible for the Single-Frame open compe !-frame team competition. Exhibitors. All awards by APS and AAPE c tition." To simplify, if an exhibit is eligible That the deadline for AmeriStamp Expo will count towards a total team score." This 0 ~ to compete in the !-frame Champion of exhibit applications has been set for rule was implemented to prevent a team &. Champions at AmeriStamp Expo 2010, November I , 2009, is also causing some from "loading" the score by providing .;. then it is NOT eligible to compete in the ! concerns. There are several WSP shows numerous awards, which would be prima- 1 frame team competition. that occur between November I and rily targeted for their own group. ,;, But, as The Bard would say, "Eh, there's December 31, 2009. Should an exhibit on a For a complete set of rules for the 1- ] the rub!" Just what exhibits are eligible for team roster win the Grand award at any of frame team competition, as well as print- ... 0 the C-of-C? According to rule 8 in the these shows, then it would become ineligi able team registration forms, please visit t prospectus for AmeriStamp Expo 20 I 0, all ble for the !-frame team competition. If the AAPE website at www.aape.org. The ~ exhibits that have won a single-frame this is a possibility for your team, then a links to both documents are on the home .:2 tj Grand award at any World Series of backup exhibit/exhibitor should be lined up page. :; On Non-Competitive Philatelic Exhibiting by Arthur H. Groten M.D. Having been a member of AAPE since Everyone got a lovely certificate and spe Each time we have reached out to/for ~ its inception and an active exhibitor for cial show medal. new exhibitors by creating new classes of S more than 30 years (though less so recent Looking as a judge, the range of exhibi exhibiting, we have made those classes -2 ly), I have been following the state of tion quality was what one would expect but competitive and what we have found, for o exhibiting in the U.S. through the TPE. In the material in those exhibits we might the most part, is that the usual folks who ] the January 2009, Dr. Bell asks " Is give low medal levels to was every bit as exhibit have taken those classes and il: Philatelic Exhibiting in the US in interesting. Were the exhibition to have applied their skills to it. The ··novice" still -~ Trouble?" and then goes on to say " Yes" feels unable to "compete." been judged, I imagine some of those ~ and to offer some well-considered sugges exhibits, mounted by collectors who do not Some might say that exhibiting permits ~ tions. In the current issue, Steve Reinhard ordinarily exhibit, would not have been the exercise of a natural human propensity ~ notes the decreasing number of apprentice present. for competition and, to some extent, that .§ judges to take over from the decreasing There are, it seems to me, a number of may be true. But not everyone who might number of accredited judges still actively reasons why people exhibit: to share their wish to exhibit is necessarily competitive; judging. And Tim Bartshe asks us to think collection; to share new discoveries or indeed, some folks are decidedly not inter out of the box. original research; to force one to organize ested in competition. They have nowhere OK, here's a shot. Why do we insist that his material; for the fun of it and the asso to go. all exhibitions be competitive? l have just ciated camaraderie; to win medals. The entire American exhibition culture returned from PhilAero ' 09, held in is based on competition. We have 35 Meyrin, Switzerland, in conjunction with Non-competitive exhibits can wonder national shows at which exhibitors can the FISA's 44th Congress. There were sev fully serve all the reasons, except the last. eral hundred frames of marvelous aerophi If we really want to increase the number of qualify for international shows. In Europe, lately and it was not judged. That freed up exhibitors, I submit that we need a para there are far fewer such qualifying shows. exhibitors to be inventive. There were digm shift. The vast majority of articles Perhaps that is why non-competitive exhibits of airline documents; postcards about exhibiting in TPE and elsewhere exhibiting is well received over there. It related to early airmail; exhibits that have to do with how to get higher award. gives those who don't want to compete or looked at particular airlines or air routes But the push to compete is not what drives aren't interested in international competi including all the necessary ephemera to tell everyone who might want to exhibit and. tions an opportunity to display their collec the story; even some of the more classical indeed, that competitiveness is , I' II bet, one tions. ly presented exhibits included material not of the main reasons collectors might elect Within our current APS-sanctioned ordinarily seen in such presentations. not to exhibit. arrangement, the WSP is entirely competi- The Philatelic Exhibitor October 2009/31 tive which makes it hard for those who politics of exhibiting would have to I might omit the possibility of mixed don't want to follow the rigid rules to change. A current WSP show that elected competitive and non-competitive shows exhibit. Everything is geared toward com to stage non-competitive exhibitions because that doesn't address the diminish petition so those seeking to enter exhibit should not to be removed from the "A" li st ing judging pool but such an approach ing are a self-selecting group. If there were of shows. Or maybe, of the 35 WSP shows, might be the most politically palatable way a well-publicized, ongoing (rather than it would be decided that only 20 a year to test the acceptability of the concept. anecdotal) effort at noncompetitive would be competitive, the rest non-com I've made no attempt to anticipate all exhibiting, it might well bring in new petitive, and the choice made drawing the possible pros or cons since how the par exhibitors out of the woodwork who might, straws. Perhaps a different arm of the APS adigm is shifted is not as important as rec later, want to compete. (i.e .. other than WSP) needs to be estab ognizing that it needs to be shifted. No In the face of a decreasing judges' pool lished. Or, perhaps, as shows become unac doubt other readers will have their own and, so those who have been studying the credited by WSP (as will probably happen ideas and suggestions to improve the con data tell us, a decreasing pool of exhibitors, if current trends continue), those shows cept- or brick-bats, etc. I look forward to we really need to consider alternatives. The could become non-competitive. an invigorating discussion. by John M. Hotchner Getting Past What Seems • Troll the Internet for related subjects and possibly have material for you. Like A Dead End post your interest wherever you can. • For the same reason, advertise in the one At a recent critique an exhibitor stated that • Put "wanted" notices wherever you can in magazine that every dealer reads, American he was stuck at the medal level his exhibit has philatelic periodicals. If you get one good Stamp Dealer & Collector. achieved because he could not find any more response it will have been worthwhile. • Register with dealers and auctioneers material to expand, fill in holes, or advance the • Determine what current or past specialty who will notify you about material of interest scholarship aspect. As we talked about this sit societies have covered your area, and access a that they buy for resale. For example cover uation after the crtitique, it turned out that the complete run of their journal to see what oth dealer Jim Forte notifies me by e-mail every problem was as much a failure of imagination ers may have presented on your subject(s). Monday with new material in my collecting as a paucity of material. • If there are nonphilatelic historical or areas. Nutmeg Auctions sends an e-mail for It IS possible that a subject is so arcane that affinity organizations whose membership may each auction listing material similar to what I have purchased in prior auctions. nothing more exists, but I don't think an have an interest in your subject - or may even exhibitor can conclude that until the following have material, write -an article for them, and • Check eBay and APS Stamp Store fre have been tried: invite correspondence. quently and/or ask friends who do so to let you know when they see material that may be of • Write an article about your specialty for • Don't limit yourself to US resources. interest. both the general popular philatelic press (The Foreign-based specialty societies or national American Philatelist, Linn's, Scott Stamp philatelic societies of countries where your • Make your interests known on Internet Monthly) and for specialty organization jour subject intersects may be worth exploring with stamp sites such a~ the Virtual Stamp Club and USAtoZ. If you can't ask to buy and sell, pose nals that cover your area. The former should some of the methods noted above. a question about your material that will bring be overview-oriented; the latter about some • Make up a"wanted" poster- a half page out others interested in your field. specific aspect. Always add a tag-line saying on what you are looking for- and leave a copy that you would appreciate reports of similar with every dealer at every show you attend. I an1 certain there are other "secrets" for material and would be glad to correspond with Talk to as many dealers as you can. Send the digging out elusive material that readers of this other collectors. flyer to other dealers who you think might journal have discovered. I invite you to share them in Letter to the Editor form . 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