ANNUAL COMPETITION

 1 Eligibility

 

   1.1  All collectors who are members of a Philatelic Society or Stamp Club affiliated to the Federation of Surrey Philatelic Societies are eligible to compete.

 

1. 2 Philatelic Societies or Stamp Clubs affiliated to the Federation of Surrey Philatelic Societies are eligible to compete for the Mason Cup.

 

1. 3The stamps and philatelic material submitted for the competition must be the sole property of the competitor.

 

2 Conditions of Entry

 

2.1 Entries shall normally consist of 16 sheets (to include any explanatory material, maps etc.) not  exceeding 295mm high by 245mm wide; or a lesser number of sheets not exceeding 295mm high providing an equivalent area. Each row of the frame is 980mm wide so an entrant wishing to use sheets wider than 245mm must take this into account as only 4 rows of the frame will be available to them. Each sheet must be in a protective transparent cover and numbered in order of display.

 

2.2 The first sheet of each exhibit in any Class should be an introductory sheet containing a plan that provides a brief introduction to the Judges of the subject and scope of the entry. It is suggested that the introductory sheet could also include some philatelic material with a minimum of half or three-quarters of the sheet devoted to the introduction and plan.

 

2.3 In the Social Philately and Open classes, at least 50% of the material displayed must be philatelic. Non-philatelic material must be no thicker than 5mm to fit into standard exhibition frames.

 

3 Classes

 

3.1  A member may submit one or more entries in each of the following classes:

 

• Traditional (Postage Stamps)

• Traditional (Postal Stationery)

• Postal History

• Thematic Philately

-     Aerophilately

-     Revenues

-     Social Philately

-     Cinderella

-     Open

 

 All entry forms must reach the nominated competition organiser by a date specified when the                          competition entry forms are issued. Entries must be submitted in accordance with instructions issued by    the Federation. Judging will take place before the date on which entries are displayed.

 

4 Judging

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​4.1 The Judges shall be appointed by the Council of the Federation and will be asked to award marks according to the Marking Schedule in Appendix A. The Judges will be instructed to treat entries in all classes as of equal importance.

 

4.2 The Judges may transfer an entry from one class to another if, in their opinion, the material exhibited is more appropriate to another class.

 

4.3 The Judges may penalise or disqualify any entry which, in their opinion, does not satisfy the Competition Rules.

 

4.4 The Judges will be asked to provide written comments on each exhibit.

 

4.5 The Judges shall submit their judging sheets to a sub-committee of the Council who will decide the  number of medals and certificates to be awarded

 

5 Trophies

 

5.1     The Ewart Sanders Cup shall be awarded to the entry that obtains the highest mark in any class.

 

5.2    The Col Webb Cup shall be awarded to the entry that obtains the highest mark in the Traditional    class.

 

5.3    The Croydon Centenary Cup shall be awarded to the entry that obtains the highest mark in the Postal History class.

 

5.4    The Brooklands Cup shall be awarded to the entry that obtains the highest mark in the Aerophilately   class.

  

5.5   The Thematica Salver shall be awarded to the entry that obtains the highest mark in the Thematic class.

 

5.6  The Ian Hamilton Cup shall be awarded to the entry that obtains the highest mark in the Open class.

 

5.7   The Derek Nathan Cup shall be awarded to the best entry submitted by a member who has not   previously won a Federation, National or International trophy or medal

 

5.8  The Mason Cup shall be awarded to the Society or Stamp Club that has entries from a minimum of three members decided on the highest aggregate marks of any three of those entries.

 

5.9   All of these trophies are perpetual challenge trophies and shall be held by the winners for one year.

 

5.10 The Judges may, however, withhold any cup or trophy in the absence of an entry of sufficient quality.

 

5.11 The name of the society winning the Mason Cup shall be engraved at the expense of the Federation but the winner shall be responsible for arranging the engraving of the trophy. The Federation will refund the cost on production of receipts. Winners of individual trophies may have them engraved at their own expense. All trophy winners shall be responsible for the safekeeping of the trophies and ensuring that they are returned to the Hon. Secretary in good condition at least 14 days before the next competition.

 

6 Display of Exhibits and Insurance

 

6.1 All entries will be placed on display with a notification of any trophy awarded.

 

6.2  Whilst the Federation will take every care of the material submitted for the competition, it can accept no responsibility for loss or damage. Entrants are responsible for arranging their own insurance.

 

 Appendix A

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Traditional Stamps/Postal Stationery, Postal History and Revenue classes

Presentation    15

Condition        15

Rarity              10

Treatment       20

Importance      5

Philatelic and related knowledge/personal study and research  35

Total 100

 

Aerophilately class = as for the Traditional etc classes but for “philatelic knowledge” read “aerophilatelic knowledge.”

 

Thematic Philately class

Treatment - Title and Plan   15

       - Development  15

       - Originality    5

Philatelic Knowledge, Study and Research

       - Thematic  15

       -  Philatelic     15

Condition and Rarity

       - Condition  10

       - Rarity     10

Presentation    15

Total  100

 

Social Philately class

Title, Ideas and Creativity  20

Treatment: Plan and Development 20

Treatment: Research and Knowledge  20

Condition and Rarity  15

Intelligent use and Variety of non-philatelic material  10

Presentation    15

Total 100

 

Cinderella class

Cinderella and Related Knowledge   25

Personal Study and Research  10

Treatment       20

Originality and Philatelic Importance   5

Relative condition  15

Rarity  10

Presentation, Write-up and Arrangement  15

Total 100

 

Open class

Title and Plan  10

Philatelic Treatment  5

Non-philatelic Treatment  5

Philatelic Importance   5

Non-philatelic Importance  5

Philatelic Knowledge and Research 20

Non-philatelic Knowledge and Research   15

Condition 10

Rarity   20

Presentation 5

Total  100

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