• Upcoming New Zealand Exhibitions
  • Upcoming Overseas Exhibitions
  • Results from PSWA Centennial Exhibition, Perth 2012
  • NZ Interclub One-Frame Competition 2012
  • Results from Jakarta 2012
  • Open Class exhibiting at FIP level
  • FIP Commissions
  • Federation Resource Kit
  • Nominations for Federation Awards
  • 2012 Annual General Meeting

Upcoming New Zealand Exhibitions

Blenpex 2012 12-14 Oct 2012 Blenheim
Upper Hutt 2013 13-16 Sep 2013 Upper Hutt (Specialised National)
NZ National Philatelic Literature Exhibition 16 Mar 2013 Manawatu Philatelic Society
Baypex 2014 (inc. Australasian Challenge) Nov 2014 Hastings Stamp Collectors Club
The Capital Stamp Show 2015 Wellington Philatelic Society

Upcoming Overseas Exhibitions

Autumn Stampex (Nat) 26-29 Sep 2012, UK national with NZ, Australia and Pacific exhibits. Contact John Watts at j-watts@clear.net.nz
Hobart Stamp Show 1-frame exhibition (Nat) 16-18 Nov 2012 no commissioner appointed
Sharjah 2012 (FIAP) 20-25 Nov 2012 Commissioner Jenny Banfield
Australia 2013(FIP) 10-15 May 2013, Melbourne Commissioner Ross Marshall
Thailand 2013 (FIP) 2-8 Aug 2013,Bangkok Commissioner Norman Banfield
Brasiliana 2013 (FIP)11-17 Nov 2013, Rio de Janeiro Commissioner Jeff Long

Results from PSWA Centennial Exhibition, Perth 2012

NZ’s Seven Nations entries
Ann Still Mourning Memorabilia Open 8 fr 89 G
Barry Scott Imperial Airways Ltd Aero 8 fr 92 LG
Doug South Our Feathered Friends Them 8 fr 94 LG
Robin Gwynn Maritime Disaster Mail PH 8 fr 94 LG

NZ’s Postcard Challenge entries
Bruce Isted Wanganui ‘Generic’ Comic Postcards 1 fr 73 E
Evie-Joy South Picton and the Discovery of a Lost Love 1 fr 75 R
Jeff Long W T Wilson, Photographer & Postcard Manufacturer, Auckland 5 fr 86 G
Jill Glasson Looking Back- An Earlier Lifestyle, 100 Years Ago 5 fr 76 V

National Classes
Don Richardson US Postal Rates 1851-1863 PH 8 fr 90 LG
Erica Genge Republic of South Africa – Sixth Definitive Series Tr Mod 5 fr 78 V
Erica Genge The Untold Story – the QANTAS Coronation Day Flight Aero 5 fr 72 LS
Len Jury NZ Instructional Markings to 1914 PH 8 fr 92 LG (Felicitation, Spec Prize, Grand Award
Int’l)
Lindsay Chitty Maoritanga of NZ – the Culture of a Proud Race Open 5 fr 81 LV
Monica Comrie Australian Civil Censorship WW II 1939-1945 PH 5 fr 86 (Spec Prize)
Monica Comrie The Sheep – Man’s Greatest Provider Open 5 fr 77 V
Robert Duns Letters of War PH 3 fr 73 LS
Ross Marshall Antarctica: McMurdo-Vostok Flights 1 fr 74 LS
Ross Marshall Transcontinental Flights between Russia & Antarctica Aero 4 fr 82 LV
Sue Vernall Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika Airmails 1945-1970 Aero 5 fr 79 V
Tim Beach New Zealand 1960 Pictorials Trad 8 fr 82 LV
Tony Schluter Airmail – Remote Northland 1920-1947 Aero 3 fr 68 S
Tony Schluter Postal History of the Far North of NZ PH 5 fr 70 LS

NZ Interclub One-Frame Competition 2012

Eight clubs entered this year, hosted by the Marlborough Stamp Collectors Club on Saturday 14 July.

Norman Banfield scored the only diamond award, 91 points, with his Imperial Russia exhibit of Censorship of Prison Mail 1884-1916. This led the Kapiti team to victory with a total of 394 points. The NZ Stamp Collectors Club was second with 377 points, then came Marlborough and Christchurch on 376 points, Whangarei on 372, Nelson 348, Manawatu 342, and Horowhenua 307.

Results from Jakarta 2012

Barry Scott Imperial Airways Ltd Aero 8 fr 91 G
David Loe The Early Postmark Types of Iceland PH 5 fr 81 V
Norman Banfield Russia – Airmail Services 1922-1950 Aero 8 fr 86 LV

Open Class exhibiting at FIP level

Changes to the Guidelines have recently been approved and are available at the FIP website (www.f-i-p.ch)

These guidelines will be used in New Zealand after Blenpex but with the existing NZ award levels and medals.

FIP Commissions

Congratulations to Norman Banfield who was recently elected as Secretary to the FIP Aerophilately Commission, and to Jenny Banfield who was elected as Secretary to the FIP Maximaphily Commission.

Federation Resource Kit

The large hard-copy file that needed to be updated by Society Secretaries every other year is now on-line. Club Secretaries should now remove the old hard copies from their shelves, except perhaps for those sections which do not date. Section D2, which contains rules and guidelines for exhibition classes and the official mark sheets, once updated, will also be available on the web.

Federation is also reviewing the site content and functionality; comments, and suggestions would be most welcome – contact the Federation Sectary, Bob Gibson. Has your Society provided updated information yet?

Nominations for Federation Awards

Nominations will be received up to October 1. Details are in Section B of the online Federation Resource Kit.

2012 Annual General Meeting

The Federation Secretary has asked member societies to consider nominations for Federation President and Secretary. They are due with the Secretary by October 1 Refer to Article 5, paragraph ‘a’ of the on-line NZPF rules. (Section C)

Any Notices of Motion have to be notified to societies by October 7, so make sure you have submitted well before that date. Refer to Article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the on-line NZPF rules.(Section C)

Upcoming Federation Meetings

The final meeting and AGM for 2012 is scheduled for November in New Plymouth (dates to be confirmed). If you have any matters you would like discussed at the next Federation meeting and AGM on 25 and 26 November in Christchurch contact:

Southern Region: George Stewart, Karen Jeffrey
Central Region: Terry Isaac, Leigh Gravestock
Northern Region: Mark Benvie, Robert Livingston

or the Federation Secretary Bob Gibson at secretary@nzpf.org.nz, or at PO Box 58139, Whitby, Porirua 5245

or President Norman Banfield at normanb@xtra.co.nz

Contact Details

If you have any comments, helpful ideas or want further information, contact the editor, Jeff Long, at jefflong@xtra.co.nz or the Secretary, Bob Gibson, at PO Box 58139, Whitby, Porirua 5245 or at secretary@nzpf.org.nz

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