Exhibitor Information

Throughout this website the exhibition will be referred to as “SSE15”.

Our successful exhibition has now drawn to a close, and the Organising Committee would like to offer our most sincere thanks to all of those people who have contributed in any way, however small, to this pleasing result. This would include all of our exhibitors, the many volunteers from near and afar, the trade, and most importantly, our collectors and other visitors.

The final list of awards and prizes has now been added.

There were 143 entries, of which 12 were effectively non-competitive. The final medal count included 14 large gold, 30 gold, 21 large vermeil and 30 vermeil. Over 72% of the entries received an award of 75 points and up, which certainly attests to the high standard of the material presented.

Our new venue proved to be the right choice, having everything on the one level made all our lives so much easier. All we have to do now is to get the weather to be a little more co-operative. The Organising Committee has been known to perform miracles, but pre-ordering the weather may be asking a little too much.

In retrospect, maybe we were extremely lucky with the weather based upon the continual heavy rain and wind the following day.

Exhibit Envelopes

During the week ending 28th March 2015 the exhibit envelopes have been mailed out to all exhibitors, together with a letter covering the following matters –

      •    Your free entry to the exhibition,
      •    How and when to deliver your exhibit(s),
      •    The Palmares Awards Dinner, and
      •    The joys awaiting you at the show.

To view this letter, click here.

The Exhibition Classes Available

The following exhibition classes will be available at SSE15 -

1.   Traditional Philately.
2.    Postal History:
      • 2a    Postal History
      • 2b   Marcophily
      • 2c   Historical, Social and Special Studies
3.   Postal Stationery.
4.   Aerophilately.
5.   Astrophilately.
6.   Thematic Philately.
7.   Maximaphily.
8.   Revenues.
9.   Youth (Ages as at 1st January 2015). (Includes an experimental Literature Class and an Experimental Open Class in all age groups.):
      • 9.1   Up to 15 years (1 to 3 frames).
      • 9.2   16-18 years (2 to 4 frames).
      • 9.3   19-21 years (3 to 5 frames).
10.   Philatelic Literature.
11.   Cinderellas.
12.   Open Class.
13.   Frugal Philately.
14.   Polar Philately.
15.   First Day Covers.
16.   Postcards.
17.   Championship Class

For more information regarding the above classes visit the Australian Philatelic Federation website at http://www.apf.org.au/apf-exhibition-classes.htm. Clicking on a class at the top of the APF page will access the rules for that class. Scrolling down the page will bring you to the heading “FIP Commission Websites”. Clicking on any of the listed classes will provide access to much more information about that class. Scrolling down even further will bring you to a table of links from where additional assistance with any class may be obtained.

The Championship Class

The rules governing this class are –

1.   Only Australian exhibitors can enter.
2.   The exhibits must be multi-frame displays.
3.   The exhibit must have either:
   •   been awarded a Large Gold or Gold medal at an international exhibition (such as FIP or FIAP).
   •   obtained a score of at least 90 points at three or more national and/or international exhibitions.
4.   Each entry will be awarded a Large Gold medal.
5.   The Grand Prix d’Honneur will be awarded to the best entry as determined by the whole Jury.
6.   The frame fees are the same as for other classes (namely $45 per frame).
7.   An exhibitor who has already entered an eligible exhibit in another class can apply to the Organising Committee to transfer this exhibit to the Championship Class.

The Commissioners

The Interstate and International Commissioners are shown below. The listing shows only those appointed to date. As other Commissioners are appointed, or additional contact details are advised, this listing will be updated.

State/Country	Name	Contact Details
Australian Capital Territory	Marilyn Gendek	Email: mahgen@tpg.com.au
New South Wales	David Collyer	Email: d_collyer30@hotmail.com
Queensland	Phil Levine	Email: bullo9@hotmail.com Tel: 0408 832 257
South Australia	David Figg	Email: david.figg@internode.on.net Tel:
Tasmania	Malcolm Groom	Email: mgroom@internode.on.net
Victoria	Peter Leitch	Email: pleitch@iinet.net.au Tel: : 03 9571 3686
Western Australia	Glen Stafford	Email: stafford@southwest.com.au Tel: 0419 468 528
New Zealand	Lindsay Chitty	Email: lindsay.chitty@xtra.co.nz

Prospectus and Entry Form

A copy of the Prospectus and Entry Form can be downloaded from any page in this website. Copies can also be obtained through any of the above Commissioners.

Copies may also be obtained from Philas House, 17 Brisbane Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, or from the Secretary of the Organising Committee, Linda Lee.

Closing Date for Entries

Entries have now closed.

Special Military Related Prizes

There will be a special prize for the best ANZAC related exhibit. There will also be a special prize for the best exhibit relating to military matters, which could deal with military conflicts involving any nation and any conflict, not just the First World War.

Supporters’ Club

There will be no Supporters’ Club for this exhibition.