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Valuable Resources for Exhibitors
Exhibiting Picture Postcards
Exhibiting Picture Postcards
Exhibiting Picture Postcards
Exhibiting Picture Postcards , a FIP seminar presented at CHINA 2019. Very valuable with key information needed by exhibitors!
Exhibiting Postal Stationery
Exhibiting Picture Postcards
Exhibiting Picture Postcards
A powerful FIP Seminar on Exhibiting Postal Stationery. Needs to be reviewed by all exhibitors and judges.
Exhibiting Thematics
Exhibiting Picture Postcards
Exhibiting Thematics
Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories
Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories
Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories
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Flags used in Dominions, Crown Colonies Protectorates and territories can be used for exhibit pages or Title pages. A useful page from Wikipedia.
Exhibiting Postcards
Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories
Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories
From New Zealand, guidance on preparing a first Postcard Exhibit.
Single Best Thing Here
Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories
Exhibit Page Size Options
Ed Andrews prepared a master class presentation on Exhibiting is Fun with everything an exhibitor needs to know, Wow! And with great examples, as well.
Exhibit Page Size Options
The Last, and Best, Words on the Subject
Exhibit Page Size Options
The Australian Philatelic Federation has prepared a handy discussion guide to selecting a page size for your stamp exhibit.
The Last, and Best, Words on the Subject
The Last, and Best, Words on the Subject
The Last, and Best, Words on the Subject
Gordon Eubanks, two-time winner of the US Champion-of-Champions exposition describes his experiences with exhibit paper, printers, software, supplies and more. A must-read.
Exhibit Page Templates
The Last, and Best, Words on the Subject
The Last, and Best, Words on the Subject
Stamp Exhibit Page Templates (in MS-Word) that are fully customizable.
10 Philatelic Exhibiting Tips
The Greatest Collection of the U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue Ever Exhibited
10 Philatelic Exhibiting Tips
The exhibits chair for the VANPEX (British Columbia) shares 10 useful tips for stamp exhibitors
Let's Talk Exhibiting
The Greatest Collection of the U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue Ever Exhibited
10 Philatelic Exhibiting Tips
An ongoing series in The Canadian Philatelist, publication of The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada, discusses how to prepare successful exhibits Each column is a different topic, and each highlights best practices within the topic.
The Greatest Collection of the U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue Ever Exhibited
The Greatest Collection of the U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue Ever Exhibited
The Greatest Collection of the U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue Ever Exhibited
Notes on Exhibiting using
Dr. Arthur K.M. Woo's 1869 Pictorial Issue Exhibit as an Example', prepared by Siegel Auction Galleries. A commentary on judging high level exhibits.
Prepare for the Future; It gets closer every day
Prepare for the Future; It gets closer every day
The Greatest Collection of the U.S. 1869 Pictorial Issue Ever Exhibited
The Virtuaal Frontier in Stamp Collecting, Exhibiting, Literature and Presentations. Everything to understand virtual stamp exhibits.
Another Exhibiting Tutorial
Prepare for the Future; It gets closer every day
Another Exhibiting Tutorial
A great "How To" by Tony Dewey addressing how to prepare a first-rate Title Page, good write-up and a successful synopsis. Presented by United Nations Philatelists.
The Future of Exhibiting?
Prepare for the Future; It gets closer every day
Another Exhibiting Tutorial
Some exhibitors believe the future of exhibiting is Digital Philatelic Studies, Exhibits, Literature, and References,
Making a Stamp Exhibit Title Page
Making a Stamp Exhibit Title Page
Making a Stamp Exhibit Title Page
There a dozen treatments on How to Prepare a Title Page. This one, by Tony Wawrukiewiez and Sheryl Rueker is particularly well done.
The Philatelic Exhibitor
Making a Stamp Exhibit Title Page
Making a Stamp Exhibit Title Page
An archive of past issues of The Philatelic Exhibitor, the journal of the American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors. A great exhibiting resource.
Early American Airmail Envelopes
Making a Stamp Exhibit Title Page
French Area Proofs and Production
An illustrated history of American airmail envelopes 1926-1948.
French Area Proofs and Production
Identifying British Commonwealth Stamps
French Area Proofs and Production
A comprehensive treatment of French area Maquettes, Stage Proofs, Sepia Proofs, Engravers Proofs, Color Proofs, Color Trials, Deluxe Sheets and more.
When was a US Postcard Published?s
Identifying British Commonwealth Stamps
Identifying British Commonwealth Stamps
There are 8 generations of US postcards. These Tips for Determining when a U.S. Postcard was Published helps you date a postcard based on
characteristics and postage
See this Smithsonian site as well.
Identifying British Commonwealth Stamps
Identifying British Commonwealth Stamps
Identifying British Commonwealth Stamps
Master index to 185 web pages with identification tips for Commonwealth issues QV-KGVI with useful illustrations for exhibit pages.
Dead Country Philatelic Genealogies
Dead Country Philatelic Genealogies
Dead Country Philatelic Genealogies
These country genealogy charts help us understand how a dead country fits into the history of nations within a region. They present a new way to see philatelic history.
Flags based on British ensigns
Dead Country Philatelic Genealogies
Dead Country Philatelic Genealogies
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Some exhibitors want attractive flags for their exhibit pages. For Commonwealth collectors this extensive collection from Wikimedia Commons (free to use) of over 200 flags is visually stunning as well as very useful. S
Imperial Airways: The East
Dead Country Philatelic Genealogies
British Commonwealth Postmarks
The Eastern Route was developed over a twenty year period from 1921 to 1940. Over the years, there were many changes with the final extension to New Zealand in 1940, This is an extremely well done site.
British Commonwealth Postmarks
The David Rumsey Map Collection
British Commonwealth Postmarks
Sometimes a stamp has a partial circular date stamp cancellation and you want to find out what the complete marking is. Robert S. Cragg prepared a series of reference files for British Commonwealth Postmarks ranging from Aden (49 postmarks from Aden Camp to Ziingibar) to Zululand (16 postmarks from Entonjanemi to Umlalazi.)
The David Rumsey Map Collection
The David Rumsey Map Collection
The David Rumsey Map Collection
The collection has more than 100,000 maps of North and South America, as well as maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania online. Maps can be annotated to provide valuable contextual information to an exhibit. The site is free.
British Coats of Arms
The David Rumsey Map Collection
The David Rumsey Map Collection
As a British Commonwealth collector, I sometimes want the coats-of-arms of British monarchs. Wikimedia Commons is media file repository with over 62 million files for free. I find GB coats-of-arms on Wikimedia Commons as well as almost any other illustration I may need.
Aristophot Flag Postcards
Cinderella Referene Collection
Undesirable/Abusive Stamps
Aristophot Flag Cards, issued about 1906, show the flag of a country and a vignette. Published for England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Canada, India, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Rhodesia, Transvaal,New Zealand and Japan. Can be a nice addition to an exhibit page.
Undesirable/Abusive Stamps
Cinderella Referene Collection
Undesirable/Abusive Stamps
Stamps from certain philatelic entities do not add as much value to topical and thematic collections as other, more widely respected, stamp issuing entities do. One author has prepared a list of stamps that might be avoided in an exhibit.
Cinderella Referene Collection
Cinderella Referene Collection
Guidelines for Traditional Exhibiting - Advanced Level
A huge world-wide reference collection of Cinderella Stamps provided by Riga Stamps. Shown here: 1912 Austria Aeronautic Fund Stamp
Guidelines for Traditional Exhibiting - Advanced Level
Guidelines for Traditional Exhibiting - Advanced Level
Guidelines for Traditional Exhibiting - Advanced Level
The Traditional Philately Commission within FIP (Fédération Internationale de Philatélie) offers insights into preparing an advanced level traditional exhibit.
Excellent Page Protectors
Guidelines for Traditional Exhibiting - Advanced Level
Advanced Guide to Exhibiting Astrophilately
Although there are many sources for page protectors, I think Atlantic Protective Pouches are, by far, the best. Great company, great product with almost an infinite variety of options including custom sizes to protect everything you may want to exhibit.
Advanced Guide to Exhibiting Astrophilately
Guidelines for Traditional Exhibiting - Advanced Level
Advanced Guide to Exhibiting Astrophilately
The F.I.P. Astrophilately Section prepared A Guide to Exhibiting Astrophilately for advanced collectors and exhibitors. It will be of use to all advanced exhibitors and judges.
Philatelic Elements for Exhibits
The Canadian Philatelist - Archives
How to Improve a Thematic Exhibit
A comprehensive list of possible elements for use in thematic exhibits. It is exceptionally detailed.
How to Improve a Thematic Exhibit
The Canadian Philatelist - Archives
How to Improve a Thematic Exhibit
A presentaion by Tony Putranto on improving a thematic exhibit - with particular emphasis on archival material - at the International Exhibition in Wuhan China, 16 June 2019. .
The Canadian Philatelist - Archives
The Canadian Philatelist - Archives
Demonstrating Personal Study and Research
Archives of the The Canadian Philatelist, Journal of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada from 1950-1910. The site includes runs of other Canadian related philatelic publications back to 1887.
Demonstrating Personal Study and Research
Demonstrating Personal Study and Research
Demonstrating Personal Study and Research
An engaging column on showing knowledge and research in your stamp exhibit by David Piercey (Canada) that can help you increase your point score in this area. Very useful.
Best Flag Site Ever!
Demonstrating Personal Study and Research
Best Flag Site Ever!
Amazing site with every flag you can imagine. Example: 169 different German flags; 28 flags of Poland; 19 flags of South Africa and 24 flags of Vietnam. Well worth looking and might be useful for exhibit pages.
Understanding Treatment
A Guide to Postcard Exhibiting
A Guide to Postcard Exhibiting
CANEJ (the US Committee on Accreditation of National Exhibitions and Judges) prepared "Understanding Treatment and its Assessment as a Judging Criterion". to help exhibitors prepare better stamp exhibits.
A Guide to Postcard Exhibiting
A Guide to Postcard Exhibiting
A Guide to Postcard Exhibiting
The Greater Toronto Philatelic Alliance makes available a Guide to Postcard Collecting that originated in New Zealand that presents the 'How" and 'Why of postcard exhibiting.
The One Frame Exhibit
A Guide to Postcard Exhibiting
The Importance of Rarity and Condition in Postal History Exhibits
One in a series of David Piercey's information articles on exhibiting sponsored by the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada which addresses, in part, appropriate subject matter and suitable topics for a One Frame Exhibit.
The Importance of Rarity and Condition in Postal History Exhibits
The Importance of Rarity and Condition in Postal History Exhibits
The Importance of Rarity and Condition in Postal History Exhibits
Slides from a FIP Commission for Postal History seminar by Henrik Mouritsen in August 2020. It includes a discussion on rarity being both objective and relative.
How to Judge a Topical Exhibit
The Importance of Rarity and Condition in Postal History Exhibits
How to Judge a Topical Exhibit
This is guidance for judges on how to judge a topical exhibit. If you know how the exhibit will be judged and what the judges will be looking for, you can build those things in.
Philatelic Judges and Judging
Judging Manual 7th Edition
Judging Manual 7th Edition
Judging Manual 7th Edition
The best way to do well with a stamp exhibit is to know how it will be judged. The Judging Manual tells you what judges are looking for and how they will rate your exhibit. It is a valuable tool for exhibitors
Exhibit Evaluation Form
Judging Manual 7th Edition
Judging Manual 7th Edition
This is the Exhibit Evaluation Form judges use to assess your exhibit and to determine a medal level. When you know specifically what is being looked for, you can make sure it is in your exhibit
How to become a judge
Judging Manual 7th Edition
How to Judge a Topical Exhibit
All competitive stamp exhibits are judged by philatelic judges.. The best way to learn how to judge a stamp exhibit, and how your exhibit will be judged, to become a judge. The APS has information on How to Become a Philatelic Judge.
How to Judge a Topical Exhibit
Ten Commandments For Philatelic Judges
How to Judge a Topical Exhibit
Exhibitors are sometimes confused by how topical exhibits are judged and how Treatment varies between Topical, Thematic and Display exhibits. Ed Andrew's How to Judge a Topical Exhibit, explains the issues.
Ten Commandments For Philatelic Judges
Ten Commandments For Philatelic Judges
Ten Commandments For Philatelic Judges
Although titled "Ten Commandments", John Hotchner actually describes fifteen key components of effective and responsible philatelic judging. A must-read for all judges.
On-line Tools for Stamp Exhibitors
Image Converson: PNG to JPEG
Image Converson: PNG to JPEG
Image Converson: PNG to JPEG
Sometimes an exhibitor needs to convert one image file type to another. This free online tool converts PNG images to JPEG format, so you can manipulate them more easily in making exhibit pages.
Image Conversion: SVG to JPEG
Image Converson: PNG to JPEG
Image Converson: PNG to JPEG
Sometimes an exhibitor needs to convert one image file type to another. This free online tool converts SVG images to JPEG format, so you can manipulate them more easily in making exhibit pages.
Image Compressor
Image Converson: PNG to JPEG
Revealing Hidden Images
Sometimes an exhibitor needs to resize an image because sometimes, size does matter. This free online tool can modify an image to take up less file space and decrease the size of a document in which the file is embedded.
Revealing Hidden Images
Free Photo Editing with advanced tools
Revealing Hidden Images
Retro Reveal uses scientific imaging techniques to process a user submitted image of a stamp or cover in over 50 ways including color filtration to show what might not otherwise be, easily visible, such as faded writing, erasures, tears and other elements that might be obscured. See this description as well.
Convert WebP images to JPGs
Free Photo Editing with advanced tools
Free Photo Editing with advanced tools
Increasingly, web designers are using WebP format for graphics. If a graphic in this format is to be used in an exhibit, the format may have to be converted.
Free Photo Editing with advanced tools
Free Photo Editing with advanced tools
Free Photo Editing with advanced tools
A free online advanced photo editing program with many of the capabilities of Photoshop. There are many YouTube videos on how to take advantage of the tools it offers.
Delete Pages from PDF
Do anything with or to a PDF file
Do anything with or to a PDF file
An online tool to remove single or multiple pages from a PDF document. Free version allows you to change two files per day.
Do anything with or to a PDF file
Do anything with or to a PDF file
Do anything with or to a PDF file
A free online tool for editing, improving or converting PDF files. This site has tools I can't find on other sites.