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Australasian Challenge
The following are the current rules that have been endorsed by the Australian Philatelic Federation and which applied to the 2006 Australasian Challenge held as part of Canberra Stampshow 2006 (Challenge #3).
Rules
Formal entries to the Challenge will be made by the appropriate State or New Zealand Philatelic Councils. It is the responsibility of the Councils to select the participants and to arrange for the completion and submission of the individual entry forms, payment of frame fees and to ensure delivery of the exhibits to the Exhibition. There is no fee for the Youth entry.
All entries will be judged at National level and APF medals awarded to individual entrants.
The Composition of a Team Entry
Each Team entry must comprise 5 adult entries, plus one Youth entry, a total of six entries.
Five of the adult entries to be selected from the following classes, but only one from each class (there is an exception for the Novice entry). Each entry must be from a different competitor. For Challenge #3, the APF has modified the earlier rules so that the Novice entry can be from any of the approved exhibiting classes, ie. it is permissible for one of the adult entries and the novice entry to be from the same class.
Traditional, Postal History, Postal Stationery, Aerophilately, Astrophilately, Maximaphily, Open, Thematics, Social, Revenues, Polar, Cinderellas & First Day Covers. Literature entries will not be accepted.
NOTE: The Open Class has been added to the list of Classes available for Challenge #3. The rules and marking scheme will be those used at Espana 04 (Valencia). A copy of the Valencia Rules is appended below.
NOTE: where appropriate entries from modern or classic periods within each class are permitted but it is not permissible to enter two exhibits from a single class, for instance two traditional exhibits one of which is from (say) the classic period and the other `modern'.
One of the five exhibits (not the Youth entry) must be from a novice exhibitor. `Novice' is defined as an exhibitor who has never previously entered a National Show (in Australia, New Zealand or elsewhere). This means an earlier exhibit in any class - with the exception of a 1-frame display, literature or Postcards. Novice entries submitted to Australasian Challenge #2 cannot be re-entered as a novice entry in Australasian Challenge #3.
Each adult entry must comprise a total of five (16 sheet) frames, the only exception is that the novice entry can be in the range of 3-5 frames.
Each team member can only enter one exhibit.
The Youth entry can be from any of the accepted FIP/APF classes listed above. The number of frames must accord with the range appropriate to the age of the exhibitor, as described in FIP/APF rules. Youth competitors who entered Challenge 2 can also enter Challenge 3, provided they remain within the age limits.
Re-entry of Exhibits displayed in Challenge #1 & #2
The APF has decided, with the exceptions listed below, that displays entered in Challenge #1 or #2 can be re-entered in Challenge #3.
The exceptions are that the two exhibits from the winning team for Challenge #1 in 2002 (Western Australia) and for Challenge #2 in 2004 (ACT) that gained the highest marks cannot be re-entered in Challenge #3.
It is however, permissible for the exhibitors (Todd & Dibiase from Challenge 1 and Frommer & Fuller from Challenge #2) of the two highest awards from Challenges #1 and #2 to enter different exhibits in Challenge #3.
Judging
The exhibits will be judged at national level using the FIP (or other approved APF) rules, regulations and marking scheme. The marks for each of the six entries will be totalled and the Team with the highest number of marks will be declared the Champion.
Each individual entry will receive a National medal and certificate appropriate to the class achieved by the entry, in addition mark sheets and critiques will be available for individual entries.
The jury will be composed of accredited national judges from Australia and New Zealand. Jury members will be approved by the APF and selected to provide an overall balance of expertise appropriate to the exhibits and in relation to the geographical areas of the competing teams.
No member of the Jury or close relatives are permitted to enter an exhibit.
The winning Team will receive the Ed Druce Memorial Trophy. This is now a perpetual trophy and was awarded in March 2002 to Western Australia and in March 2004 to the ACT. The winners of Challenge #3 will hold the trophy until Challenge #4 is held.
More Information
In
the first instance, any questions concerning the above rules
should be sent to Dingle Smith. If these raise major problems the ACT Philatelic Council will forward the problem
to the APF for a final decision.
Regulations for Entries to the Open Class at Valencia 2004
Article 1: Definition
An entry in the open class fundamentally consists of combining philatelic / postal material with pieces of diverse nature in an adequate proportion and those being directly related with the topic expounded.
Article 2:
Every entry will revolve around the exposition of a topic according to a Plan, as defined in articles 3 and following.
Article 3: Title and Plan
The
Title and the Plan will be displayed in one or two sheets at
the beginning of the entry in any of the FIP's official languages.
3.1 - Title The Title and possible
subtitle define the scope of the topic to be expounded in the entry.
3.2 - Plan The Plan defines the
structure of the entry and must encompass all the different aspects of the
topic related to the title.
Article 4: Display
The goal of the Display is to thoroughly elaborate on the topic and the logic distribution of all the material according to the Plan.
Article 5: Material
Every
entry will consist of philatelic material (postal items and others
of different nature).
5.1 Philatelic material -
Postal / philatelic material will be at least 50 % of the total
volume of items that constitute an entry.
5.2 Non-philatelic material -
Non-philatelic material must be original and photocopies will
not be accepted. The maximum thickness of this material will be five millimetres.
5.3 Forbidden non-philatelic material - Any
biologic, flammable, polluting or poisonous materials will not be admitted.
Article
6:
There is no Article 6 for the purposes of the Australasian Challenge.
Article 7: Evaluation Criteria
The
evaluation criteria will be, namely:
7.1 Presentation -
Title, Plan, text and aesthetic balance of the presentation will
be evaluated.
7.2 Condition
and rareness - Quality and condition of the material displayed, its rareness or singularity
and the difficulty to obtain it will be evaluated.
7.3 Originality
and approach - Originality will be rated considering the introduction of new topics or new
aspects of topics already reviewed. The approach will be evaluated
in the light of the content of the display e innovation of the
topic chosen, as per the Title and Plan.
7.4 Personal
study and knowledge - Knowledge of the topic displayed as well as studies, knowledge and investigation
of all the material included in the entry will be evaluated.
Article 8: Entry evaluation
The
following criteria as well as its corresponding grades are established
for the evaluation of the entries:
Presentation [15]
Title / Plan - 10
Clarity of the text and aesthetic layout of the material displayed - 5
Condition and rareness [25]
Quality and condition of the material - 10
Rareness of the material and difficulty to obtain it - 15
Originality and approach [30]
Innovation in the elaboration and display of the topic - 15
Variety of materials used - 15
Personal study and knowledge [30]
Study of the material - 15
Philatelic and thematic knowledge - 15
TOTAL [100]