EXHIBITION CATALOGUE

A competitive Western Australian State Stamp and Postcard Exhibition

at the

GUILD FUNCTION CENTRE, HACKETT DRIVE

UNIVERSITY OF WA CRAWLEY WA

SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER 2008

10am to 5pm

and

SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2008

10am to 4pm

The Exhibition is sponsored by the Western Australian Philatelic Council (“WAPC”)

under the auspices of the Australian Philatelic Federation (“APF”)

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME

Welcome to the Western Australian Philatelic Council’s annual Swan River Stamp Show, a State competition at the Guild Function Centre of the
University of Western Australia. You will see some very fine stamp and postcard exhibits covering a wide range of collecting interest, which will
be judged under the Rules and Guidelines of the Australian Philatelic Federation.

There will also be plenty of opportunity to buy stamps, covers and accessories from auction and local and interstate dealers on both days.
The exhibition will have many activities for young people, including colouring in and mini workshops. There will be a total of 31 exhibits
occupying 80 frames including the Club Class competition, which is still an ideal vehicle for club members to start competitive exhibiting.

I hope that it is an enjoyable philatelic weekend for everyone involved with the show: visitors, exhibitors, dealers and all the helpers. I
look forward to meeting you there.

Glen Stafford

President - Western Australian Philatelic Council

PROGRAMME AND ACTIVITIES
Saturday 18 October
10.00am	Exhibition opens
11.00 am –1.30pm	Viewing of auction lots
2.00 pm	Auction commences
5.00 pm	Exhibition closes
Sunday 19 October
10.00 am	Exhibition opens
10.30 am	Presentation of Medals and Prizes – Acorn Room
11.15 am	Presentation of the Hasluck Award for 2008 by Justice Nicholas Hasluck - Acorn Room
11.45 am	Judging critique at the frames
11.30 am –1.30pm	Viewing of auction lots
1.00 pm	Closing of voting for Club Class and Junior Trophy Class Awards
1.45 pm	Presentation of Club Class Trophy and Arthur Holmes Junior Trophy Awards
2.00 pm	Auction commences
4.00 pm	Exhibition closes

DEALERS IN ATTENDANCE - 2008

Ian Boulton, Burstamps, Cover Connection, Faldor Stamps, Barry Ingram – Sunday, Richard Juzwin, Mike Kouwen, Stewart Law, John McPhee – Saturday, Dennis Penfold, David Pleiksna, Dick Pot – Saturday, Premier Postal Auction, , Tony Shields, Western Australia Study Group.

Frames Number		Invited Display
1 Brian Pope		The Half-penny Postage Stamps of Western Australia, 1884-1912 A study of the London and Melbourne printings and the two interim surcharges
		State Exhibits
		Traditional
2 - 5	Rod Kantor	Evasion, Avoidance and Political Mischief – Half a Century of Postage Due Postage Due stamps were introduced in Southern Rhodesia in 1951. This exhibit features the stamps and their use in that geographical / political area between 1951 and the last Zimbabwe issue of 2000. It includes outgoing underpaid mail and a section on the political taxation of Rhodesian mail after independence in 1965.
6 - 10	Ken Moore	Northern Rhodesia, 1917 to 1963 The collection starts with the 1917 overprint of Rhodesia as this is the first stamp printed for exclusive use within the Territory and concludes with the “Arms” Definitive issued in 1963. The collection includes all missing colours, watermark errors and other printing flaws.
11 - 15	Jeff & Yvette Trinidad	Latvia 1923 – 1940 This exhibit is a chronological display of the Definitive, Commemorative, Semi Postal and air Mail issues of Latvia from the Lat Period 1923-1940. Showcasing some of the faults from the printing stones due to the poor printing conditions caused by the years of occupation by Russia and Germany; it will also show the different documents that postage stamps were affixed to.
16 - 20	Ken Moore	The Postage Stamps of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1953 – 1963 The postage stamps of Rhodesia and Nyasaland including trial printings of the first definitive issue together with Imperforate pairs of the Independence and Mining commemorative issues. There are examples of the postage due Provisional Overprints and a good selection of postal stationery supporting the collection.
		Postal History
21 - 25	Bruce Haynes	Ceylon Naval Mail 1815 – 1949 For a century and a half, Trincomalie was one of the main British naval bases and Ceylon was the key strategic position from which the British navy controlled the Indian Ocean. Mail within, to or from Ceylon related to naval personnel is arranged chronologically.

26 - 30	Bruce Haynes	Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1907 - 1994 Cocos (Keeling) Islands is now Western Australia’s most isolated post office. This display ranges from the early telegraph cards to the takeover by Australia Post.
31 - 35	Bruce Haynes	Western Australia: Censorship 1914 - 1919 Censorship of mail in Western Australia was first introduced in 1914 and this reference collection covers civil censorship, censorship of POW mail and censorship of mail on troop transports.
36 - 40	Bruce Haynes	Western Australia: Royal Australian Air Force Mail A comprehensive display of mail from RAAF post offices in Western Australia from 1940 to 1983 including examples of registered mail from most offices.
		Aerophilately
41 - 45	Ross Wood	Czechoslovakia Airmail 1918 - 1940 This exhibit shows incoming and outgoing airmails from 1918 to 1940. It shows rate changes and routes to and from over 50 countries world wide.
		First Day Covers
46 - 50	George Lang	Australian Decimal Stamps with Varieties on First Day Cover An exhibition of 5 frames showing Australian decimal stamps with catalogued varieties and or missing colours on first day cover including reference to cachet makers and the ratio of variant to normal stamps.

		CYGNET CLASS
51	Brian Austin	Base Rate Postage of Australia 1913 - 1930 A display of covers bearing the single stamps of the standard base rate postage stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia from the first Kangaroo and Map in 1913 through various GV Heads to 1930.
52	Brian Austin	India: The 1882 – 1888 De La Rue Stamps 1882 saw the first stamps of India as part of the British Empire as such. This was a new format set of definitives and is shown here with shades and usages.
53	Michael Graber	Australian Frama Possum Issue (1988) This exhibit deals with the possum issue and the cliché numbers for all Western Australia post offices which had Frama Vending Machines operating.
54	Rod Kantor	Bizarre – The Taxing of Rhodesian Mail 1965 -1966 and 1970 Following Rhodesia’s declaration of Independence in 1965 the British Government implemented a bizarre policy of taxing British recipients of mail from Rhodesia as a means of trying to bring about change in Rhodesia Government policies. Quite how taxing British residents was to achieve that was never explained.
55	Rod Kantor	Dark Clouds over Zimbabwe The impact of inflation in Zimbabwe between 2004 and 2008 as reflected in postal rate changes when the airmail rate for a letter to Australia increased from $5,400 to $4,600,000,000. The exhibit features a selection of covers to an array of destinations which, from Zimbabwe, would be considered unusual.
56	Rod Kantor	Southern Rhodesia 1937 Southern Rhodesia issued two sets of stamps in 1937 – a commemorative set for the Coronation and a definitive series featuring a unique portrait of the new King. Sample stamps in unissued colours, proofs and the use of the stamps on cover are included in the exhibit.
57	Hilda Pugh	Malta – Postmarks 1859 - 1965 This is a collection of the varied postmarks used in post offices of Malta to cancel stamps in the pre-decimal period to 1965. It includes a number of lesser known officers such as Zetjun, Mosta and Nadur.
		Junior Class
58	Soraya Haynes	Birds of Australia and Territories (Thematic) The beautiful birds of Australia and Territories are shown for all to enjoy.
59		WAPC Advertising
60		Junior Club Class - All visitors are encouraged to participate in the voting.
60A		Trains
60B		Sport in Australia
60C		Modes of Transport

		PICTURE POSTCARDS
61	Rod Kantor	St Helena – Detention Island Its small size, its colonial status, its isolation and its distance from the nearest land have made St Helena an ideal place of exile for those whom the British Government wanted to isolate. This exhibit shows arrival at Jamestown and the detention of Napoleon and prisoners of the Boer War.
62 -65	Mike Rhodes	Elko County - Nevada Elko County is the sixth largest county, by area, in the USA. Local industry comprises mining, ranching and gaming. As with most cities, Elko has its allocation of buildings and these are included, as are aspects of other towns in the county.
66 - 70	Jeff and Yvette Trinidad	Katharine Gassaway – Through a Child’s Eyes A display showcasing some of the works of Katharine Gassaway, a postcard artist.
71 - 75	John DiBiase	Morbid Views This exhibit illustrates the inhumanity of man. That such morbid views were considered appropriate for widespread distribution as postcards is a challenging concept today. Nonetheless, they can stimulate our thoughts on the generation of mutual respect and the exhibit is presented in that context. Warning: The contents of this exhibit may offend some people.

JURY

State Class		Picture Postcards		Club Class		Junior Club Class
	John DiBiase (Chairman) Russell Boylan Hubert Du Guesclin (Apprentice )		Jan Gane Peter Stewart		John DiBiase WAPC President Kamelia Kassim Visitors to SRSS		Yvette Trinidad WAPC President Kamelia Kassim Visitors to SRSS

SWAN RIVER STAMP SHOW 2008 COMMITTEE
Ross Wood (Chairperson), Brian Austin, John DiBiase, Dave Gane, Jan Gane, Mike Kouwen, Peter Martin, Ken Moore, Lisa Oteri (Australia Post), Glen Stafford, Jeff Trinidad, Yvette Trinidad, Brian Whittaker.
	CLUB CLASS
Frame 76	Windmills This display selects a worldwide tour of windmills shown on stamps, covers and postcards and is supported with interesting information on the types of ‘mills’
Frame 77	Sydney Harbour Bridge This display will show many of the philatelic items issued to commemorate the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Frame 78	British Christmas Stamps British Christmas stamps from the first issued on 1 November 1966 to 27 November 1974. These cover various designs from King Wenceslas and the snowman designed by children through nativity scenes, Christmas carols, children’s pictures, toys and stories, doves of peace and stained glass church windows etc.
Frame 79	German Occupation Stamps of the Channel Islands General exhibition of German Occupation stamps of Jersey and Guernsey.
Frame 80	One Giant Step A look into mankind’s journey into space.
Clubs Represented - in alphabetical order	- Eastern Goldfields Stamp Collecting Club - Fremantle and Districts Philatelic Society - Mandurah Philatelic Society - Stirling Philatelic Society
Participants - in alphabetical order	- Lisa Griffiths - Kent Marsden - Andrew Martin - Keith Michaelson - Hans Zomer

Visitors are encouraged to vote for those entries they consider best in Club Class. A voting slip requesting nomination of a winner and runner
up will be given on entry to the exhibition. Please have a look at the exhibits, make your choice and deposit the slip in the box.
The winner will be chosen using a combination of the relative positions of each entry from the visitor votes and those of a special judging panel.

Club Class was instituted in 1999 to encourage new entrants. Experienced philatelists who have won a silver medal or higher at national level are i
neligible to enter. The overall winner in Club Class also wins a perpetual trophy on behalf of his/her club.

The judging panel will assess the exhibits using five criteria, each worth 10 points - Appeal; Originality of Idea; Development; Knowledge and
Presentation. Neither importance nor rarity will be considered.

Votes will be counted until 1.00 pm on Sunday, to allow as many visitors as possible to vote. The winner will be announced prior to the
commencement of the Auction.

Junior Club Class: The Arthur Holmes Trophy. This classification was instituted in 1999 to encourage young collectors to display philatelic material, without the constraints of a more formalised competition. Exhibitors may show up to 5 pages per entry. The winner – by popular vote – will be presented with a perpetual trophy named in honour of the late Mr Arthur Holmes, a respected youth convener of the WAPC. All visitors are encouraged to participate in the voting.
Frame 60	Age
Frame 60A	5	Trains
Frame 60B	8	Sport in Australia
Frame 60C	11	Modes of Transport
Participants - in alphabetical order	Daniel Santich, Kristian Santich James Taylor

Prizes are at the Jury’s discretion and may be awarded to any of the classes in the State divisions, unless specifically requested by the donor.

The WAPC and the Swan River Stamp Show 2008 Committee would like to thank the following donors for their assistance in contributing to the success of Swan River Stamp Show 2008.
Australia Post	Philatelic Society of Western Australia
Gordon Darge	P.S. of Rockingham & Kwinana Districts
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