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Nr 9 Layout 1 philatelica.roAnul II. nr. 4 (9) - iulie-august 2010 editor-fondator: DAN N. DOBRESCU redactor şef: LÁSZLÓ KÁLLAI Teodor GHIAȚĂ MELNIC la 85 de ani pagina 1 ü Astrofilatelia Pledoarie pentru clasa open încotro? pagina 12-20ü Instituirea de către FIP a clasei open a creat un orizont larg de constituire Corespondenţa externă a colecțiilor filatelice, prin îmbinarea România-Franţa pieselor filatelico­poștale cu piese ilustrative nepoștale aflate în legătură pagina 28-37 ü cu subiectul colecției. Singurele reglementări obligatorii stabilite Mărci poștale sunt: materialul filatelic să fie de cel care încorporează CD-uri puțin 50%, iar materialul nefilatelic pagina 38-39 ü să nu fie mai gros de 5 mm. Iniţiere în Banderole cu mărci pagina 4ü filatelia polară tipărite pentru ziare pagina 44-45 ü şi periodice (1870-1909) inEDITORIAL Criza filatelică Anul 2010 este a nul recesiunii. Anul 2010 este şi anul re ce siunii în comerţul filatelic. În acest an, pre ţul unor piese fila te- lice a scăzut dramatic, iar multe dintre casele de licitaţii şi magazi - nele de specialitate şi-au tras ob lo anele. Situaţia este atât de dra matică, încât rulajul unor por - ta luri de licitaţii/vânzare (vezi eBay, Delcampe sau Okazii) a scă - zut chiar cu 25-30 de procente. Am văzut scoase la mezat co - lecţii serioase - printre care una aflată într-un exponat al celebru- lui fila telist Joseph Hackmey, cel Odată cu dezvoltarea presei, în cele trei provincii care deţine cel mai scump ziar din românești s-a pus problema înlesnirii transportului lume, Zimbrulu şi Vulturul, fran- cat cu opt Capete de bour din emi- acesteia, atât in România (după înfăptuirea actului siunea a II-a. Ia tă un caz grăitor: Unirii), cât și peste Carpaţi, în Transilvania. Astfel, un bucu reş tean a scos la vânzare, Regulamentul poștal nr. 1728 din 5 decembrie 1864 pe eBay, o co lecţie completă (în aplicare de la 1 ianuarie 1865) prevedea pentru România 1862-2008 (Mi# 8-6336) cu doar 10.000 de euro. transportul ziarelor prin poștă folosirea de banderole. continuare în pagina 41 philatelica.ro open Pledoarie pentru clasa open Teodor GHIAŢĂ MELNIC Instituirea de către FIP a clasei open a creat un orizont larg de con stituire a colecţiilor filatelice, prin îmbinarea pieselor filatelico- poștale cu piese ilustrative nepoș - tale aflate în legătură cu subiectul colecţiei. Singurele reglementări obliga- torii stabilite până acum sunt: ma - te rialul filatelic să fie de cel puţin 50%, iar materialul nefilatelic să nu fie mai gros de 5 mm. FIP a lăsat în competenţa comi- tetelor de organizare a expo ziţiilor naţionale, cât și a acelora sub pa- tronaj FIP, să stabilească reguli spe- Autorul în faţa exponatului său dedicat lui Dracula, ciale pentru evaluarea exponatelor întreg poştal cod 057/2005 din această clasă ex perimentală până la adoptarea unor criterii co- mune celorlalte clase de expunere. O altă facilitate este aceea de a se putea prezenta colecţii pe 3-5 cadre. Interesul pentru aceasta a fost bine receptat de o parte dintre colecţionarii din ţara noastră, însă este limitat deocamdată la tematica istorică, deși există și alte direcţii care pot fi valorificate prin cla sa open, cum ar fi: întregurile poș tale, aerofilatelia, fiscalotelia, Cru cea Roșie și chiar maxi mafilia, unde ar putea fi valorificate piesele de car- tofilie care încă nu au statut FIP. Voi exemplifica prin câteva colecţii aferente acestei clase, care au fost prezentate la expo - ziţia filatelică mondială WASHIN- GTON 2006, unde din cele 14 Dorin Cojocariu în faţa exponatului autorului, dedicat co lecţii expuse la clasa open, opt lui Dracula (un panou) şi prezentat la expoziţia filatelică mondială au primit medalii de Aur iar şase - WASHINGTON 2006 - mărci poştale personalizate realizate medalii de Argint. prin utilizarea site-urilor www.usps.com, www.endicia.com, Astfel, colecţia Mourning me- www.zazzle.com morabilia (Piese de colecţie îndo- liate) - Ann Still (Noua Zeelandă) cu colecţia The dog: ally of man colecţia The Mills (Mlyny-Mori), prezintă întreguri poștale, timbre, (Câinele - prieten al omului), pre- prezintă istoria morăritului, primind scrisori de condoleanţe, anunţuri zintă originea și evoluţia câinilor, o medalie de Argint (84 puncte). mortuare și alte piese care au bor- prietenia și colaborarea acestora Am prezentat aceste câteva e - duri negre în semn de doliu, înce- cu oamenii. Colecţia a fost distinsă xemple pentru a demonstra că pot pând cu perioada prefilatelică și cu o medalie de Aur (89 puncte). fi expuse cu succes în clasa open și mergând până în anul 1935. Co - Slovenul Vencelj Ferant, cu alte tematici decât cele aflate în lecţia a putut fi văzută și la ex - colecţia Beer (Berea) pe patru pa- corelaţie directă cu fapte istorice. poziţia filatelică mondială EFIRO nouri, prezintă transformarea ha- Analizând o serie de reglemen- 2008, unde a fost distinsă tot cu o meiului în bere, exponatul fiind tări speciale de la expoziţiile patro- medalie de Aur ca și la Washington distins cu o medalie de Aur (87 nate de FIP, criteriile de evaluare a (91 puncte). puncte). exponatelor din clasa open pot fi Spaniolul Manuel Cruz Canejo, Slovacul Alexander Urminsky, cu concretizate astfel: uuu pagina 1 ü philatelica.ro open/eveniment Criteriu Punctaj Toţi expozanţii primesc diplo - nul filatelic București 2009, un de me de participare (pentru mai pu - toate co lec ţiile de la clasa open au Prezentare 15 ţin de 60 de puncte) și medalii în primit medalii de Vermeil. din care: rang de: Aur (pentru 90 de punc - Atât comisia cât și asociaţiile - Titlu și plan 10 te sau mai mult), Vermeil (pentru teritoriale vor trebui să acţioneze 80-89 puncte), Argint (pentru 70- pentru a atrage tineretul în con- - Claritatea textului 79 puncte) și Bronz (pentru 60-69 stituirea de colecţii în această și prezentarea estetică 5 puncte). clasă, folosind ofertele accesibile a pieselor Panourile atribuite vor fi în nu - din cluburile filatelice. măr maxim de cinci (80 planșe Sunt convins că nu va fi ușor, Starea și raritatea 25 format A4 - 210 x 297 mm) sau în dar experienţa și mai ales com- din care: număr minim de trei. petenţa unor colecţionari din a- - Calitatea și starea Criteriile de evaluare expuse ce astă clasă, cum sunt domnii pieselor 10 mai sus au caracter de propuneri, Marius Muntean (Timișoara), urmând a fi dezbătute în asocia- Io an Catană (Bacău), Reu Ovidiu - Raritatea (dificultatea 15 ţiile teritoriale membre ale FFR și (Orlat - Sibiu), Dan Petre (Bucu - de a fi procurate) apoi a se constitui într-un punct rești), Corneliu Beda (București), Originalitatea 30 de vedere al FFR în cursul dezba- Constantin Tumac (Snagov - Ilfov) din care: terilor ce vor avea loc la nivel FIP, și mulţi alţii, vor contribui la dez- - Ineditul (inovaţia) pentru a se stabili reguli unitare voltarea colecţiilor din clasa open. în elaborarea 15 care să înlocuiască actuala stare și expunerea temei experimentală a acestei clase. Comisia de specialitate a FFR, - Varietatea 15 a cărei președinţie o asigur în pre- materialului folosit zent, va trebui să analizeze con- Studiul personal cluziile ce se desprind din par ti - și cunoștinţe 30 ciparea colecţiilor la clasa open, din care: atât pe plan naţional cât și inter - - Studiul pieselor 15 naţional, in clusiv rezultatele ob - ţinute la EFIRO 2008. FFR va - Cunoștinţe filatelice 15 tre bui să se lecţioneze și să ateste și tematice membri de juriu pentru această TOTAL 100 clasă, pentru a evita situaţia de la expoziţia filatelică naţi o nală Salo- Teodor GHIAȚĂ MELNIC, născut la 20 august 1925, membru fondator (1958) al Asociaţiei Filateliștilor din România - AFR, membru de o no are al Federaţiei Filatelice Române - FFR, președinte al comisiei open a FFR. Promotor al clasei open, specializat în filatelie tematică și având numeroase exponate, dintre care amintim: Nimic nu se uită, nimeni nu este uitat (Argint Mare, ITALIA 98), Dracula (un pa nou), De la Versailles la München (PHILCOM 1975), Avertizăm (PRAGA 1962), Leul în filatelia bulgară (SOFIA 69), Istoria luptei antifasciste (SOFIA 69). Contact: [email protected] Cine sunt eu ? Cu numele de Ghiaţă m-am care le avea cu fratele său, preot în născut. Era numele purtat şi de comună. Bunicul avea, aşa, o cutie Sunt bucureștean din naștere. mama mea şi toţi eram descen- din lemn, ca o casetă ferecată, iar Am fost student al Şcolii Supe- denţi din familia pictorului Dumi- când venea frate-său, bunicul des- rioare de Cadre a Mişcării Sindicale tru Ghiaţă. Când aveam trei ani, cuia caseta, scotea dinăuntru nişte (1956-1958), fiind al treilea absol- mama s-a prăpădit, iar părinţii mei scrisori vechi, cu sigilii de ceară și vent din promoţia mea. Am ajuns adoptivi mi-au oferit numele lor: le cercetau; am aflat că erau scri- maistru tăbăcar, recepţioner de Melnic. sori de carantină, ei se disputau piei în străinătate (Finlanda, Italia, De aproape optzeci de ani mă asupra autenticităţii documente- Elveţia, Pakistan, China, Bangla- număr printre filatelişti. Când lor, dar mie nu-mi dădeau voie nici desh, Spania, Mongolia, etc.) între aveam vreo 5-6 ani, bunicul, Ior- mă car să pun mâna pe ele. Mai anii 1961-1985, activitate ce a fost dan Jianu, învăţător în comuna târziu mi-am dat seama că erau reflectată în presa vremii în artico- Pleaşa, judeţul Prahova, îmi permi- scrisori prefilatelice. lul Tăbăcar călător prin lume. tea adesea să asist la discuţiile pe De filatelie, într-un uuu pagina 2 ü philatelica.ro eveniment sens mai apropiat zilelor noastre, toţi semnatari ai actului de am început să fiu preocupat prin constituire a AFR, av. Mir- anii 1944-45 când adunam fac- cea Stănculescu - fost preșe - turile firmei la care lucram şi dinte al FFR, și mulţi alţii.
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