The Thematic Trophy

 

  1. The entry should be based on a definite plan, developing a theme, telling a story or illustrating a leading idea by stamps or other philatelic items.  Of necessity, such an entry should be supplemented by concise explanatory texts.  It is desirable that the first sheet of the entry should give a plan of the whole collection from which the entry has bee selected.  It should tabulate the number of sheets in each section showing against each the number selected for this competition.

 

  1. The General Rules shall apply

 

  1. The entry shall consist of 16 sheets

 

  1. The judges shall award marks for each entry within the following maxims:

 

Title and plan                    15

Development                     15

Originality                        5

Philatelic Knowledge          30

Study and Research                 10

Condition                          10

Rarity                               10

Presentation                     5

 

Note: rarity refers to the number existing and the difficulty in obtaining items and NOT to their monetary value.

 

Past Winners

 

1977 J Booth

1986 A Randall-Jones

1993 R Hargreaves

1978 MP Birks FRPS,L

1987 No competition

1994 Not awarded

1979 Mrs J Watts

1988 P Plant

1995 Mrs B Jones

1980 D Romano

1989 Mrs V Jones

1999 P Gaywood

1981 A Totten

1990 J Crowther

2002 Mrs B Jones

1982 JC Smith

1991 S Nansen

 

1983-5 P Plant

1992 J Crowther