The Federation organises and runs several competitions each year.

 

 

It is extremely important that the committee make it VERY CLEAR that it is the responsibility of exhibitors

to arrange their own insurance cover, before putting exhibits into competitions.

 

 

 

Details of each trophy are below:

 

Details of the new competition are below:

Inter-Society Rose Bowl

 

CINDERELLA COMPETITION

George Thorpe Trophy

 

POSTAL STATIONERY COMPETITION

Arthur Saxton Trophy

 

REVENUE CLASS COMPETITION

Aerophilatelic Trophy

 

 

Thematic Trophy

 

Competition Rules

Novices Trophy

 

Competition Notes

Ladies Trophy

 

Exhibition Security

Junior Trophies

 

Advanced Exhibiting

 

CINDERELLA COMPETITION

 

This competition is a sixteen-sheet (or a one frame) entry.

 

Every exhibit should have an introductory page as the first sheet.  The object of this page is to introduce the subject matter and to set out its scope.  It should not be a list of content. 

 

An exhibit in this class comprises Local stamps, Bogus and Phantom issues, Forgeries, Christmas, Red Cross, Anti Tuberculosis and other Charity seals, Registration labels, Advertisement and Exhibition Poster stamps and many other related items.

 

In order for a medal in this competition to be awarded, minimum mark of 75 out of 100 is to be achieved.

 

The marking will be as follows:

 

Treatment                                           20

Philatelic importance                            5

 

Philatelic and related knowledge            35

Personal study and research

 

Condition                                            15

Rarity                                                 10

 

Presentation                                        15

 

 

Total            100

 

 

POSTAL STATIONERY COMPETITION

 

This competition is a sixteen- sheet (or one frame) entry.

 

Every exhibit should have an introductory page as the first sheet.  The object of this page is to introduce the subject matter and to set out its scope.  It is not a list of contents.

 

This is a worldwide class for exhibits of Postal Stationery.  Exhibits can include proofs, essays and formula items where appropriate.  Exhibits entirely comprising items without printed designations of face value of service are likely to be transferred to another class.

 

In order for a medal in this competition to be granted, a minimum mark of 75 out of 100 is to be achieved.

 

The marking will be as follows:

 

1.       Treatment                                           20

          Philatelic importance                            5

 

2.       Philatelic and related knowledge            35

          Personal study and research

 

3.       Condition                                            15

          Rarity                                                 10

 

4.       Presentation                                        15

 

 

                                                Total            100

 

 

REVENUE CLASS COMPETITION

 

This competition is a sixteen- sheet (or a one frame) entry.

 

Every exhibit should have an introductory page as the first sheet.  The object of this page is to introduce the subject matter and to set out its scope.  It is not a list of contents.

 

A revenue exhibit comprises embossed, imprinted or adhesive tax, fee or credit stamps issued by or under the aegis of a Government Authority.

 

In order for a medal in this competition to be granted, a minimum mark of 75 out of 100 is to be achieved.

 

The marking will be as follows:

 

1.       Treatment                                           20

          Philatelic importance                            5

 

2.       Philatelic and related knowledge            35

          Personal study and research

 

3.       Condition                                            15

          Rarity                                                 10

 

4.       Presentation                                        15

 

 

                                                Total            100

 


RULES FOR THE INTER SOCIETY COMPETITION

 

This competition has been introduced to enable each member to reach a half way stage in an entry for the Inter Federation Competitions, which are held every two years.  These competitions are run by the ABPS, of which the North Western Federation is a member.  The next competition is to be held in Torquay in 2006.

 

The object is to enable three individual and separate members from any Society / Club to select a discipline from a given list (see below) and make up an entry of 16 sheets, which is one frame.

 

No one person may enter more than one sixteen-sheet entry per competition.  That entry may not be re-entered for a period of three years in this competition.  It may however be entered in any of the disciplines in the individual competitions in the following year.  At the time of writing, the list of disciplines will vary for each of the bi-annual competitions, which are held in the Provinces.  However, the North Western Federation will accept any of the eight disciplines.

 

Should an entrant belong to more than one Society / Club then entries can be submitted from each Society.  Each entry will have an introductory page, and on the reverse of the title page the name of the competitor will be listed along with the name of the Society.  The entries, although submitted by individuals, will become, for the purpose of this competition, the entry of that Club / Society.

 

This years disciplines are to be selected from the following: Traditional Philately, Postal History, Aero philately, Postal Stationery, Social Philately, Revenue, Cinderella and Thematic.

 

The marking scheme for entries will be as follows:

 

Philatelic knowledge and personal study           35

 

Treatment, originality and importance              30

 

Relative condition and rarity                            20

 

Presentation, write up and arrangement           15

 

                                                Total            100

 

Thematic entries will be marked in accordance with the relevant marking scheme for that discipline.

 

Medals will not be awarded for this particular competition.  Each participating exhibitor will receive a certificate.

 

These rules are provisional and will be altered as required.