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Jakarta 2008
Exhibition Report by David Figg, Australian Commissioner
Jakarta
2008, the 22nd Asian International Stamp Exhibition, was held
from 23-28 October under the auspices of FIAP. The exhibition
venue was the 8th Floor of JITEC (Jakarta International Exhibition
Centre) Mangga Due Square, in suburban Jakarta. The theme of
the exhibition was "Philately - A Bridge to Friendship among Men".
The Novotel was the official hotel used to accommodate Jurors and Commissioners. It was located in the same complex just 100-200 metres from the exhibition venue. The Palmares Dinner and Hong Kong 2009 Reception Function were also held at the Novotel.
Twenty two FIAP member countries sent Commissioners with exhibits. Four countries - Australia, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia & Thailand had sufficient entries to qualify for an Assistant Commissioner. After Indonesia, the host country, Australia had the next highest number of exhibits (73 plus 1 literature) with necessitated the appointment of Tony Presgrave from South Australia as Assistant Commissioner.
There were 46 individual Booth Holders, the majority being single stands with some doubles or larger booths. Of this number 36 were from Indonesia (including POS Indonesia) with 10 from overseas, five being postal administrations.
Australian
Exhibitor Results
+SP denotes Special Prize
| Jim Johnstone | Colonial Telegrams [Traditional - 5 frames] | Silver [73] |
| Tony Presgrave | Departmental Stamps of South Australia 1868 - 1874 [Traditional - 5 frames] | Vermeil [80] |
| Gary Brown | Tunisia [Traditional - 5 frames] | Large Silver [78] |
| John Gibson | Sudan from Egyptian rule to 3rd Condomin issue [Traditional - 5 frames] | Vermeil [80] |
| Jeff Trinidad | Latvia 1918 - 1940 [Traditional - 5 frames] | Large Silver [78] |
| Heinz Weingarten | The First Issue of the German Reich 1872-1874 [Traditional - 8 frames] | Gold [90] |
| Len Wenitong | ATM - The Other Postage Stamp [Traditional - 5 frames] | Silver [70] |
| Stephen Browne | Postal History of NSW 1810 - 1849 [Postal History - 5 frames] | Large Vermeil [88] |
| Tony Lyon | New Zealand at War 1939 - 45 [Postal History - 5 frames] | Large Silver [78] |
| Max Watson | Franked Official Mail of Victoria [Postal History - 5 frames] | Vermeil [80] |
| David Collyer | France-Oceania Airmail Rates 1934-1993 [Postal History - 5 frames] | Large Silver [78] |
| Glen Stafford | Singapore 1948 to the Modern Era [Postal Stationery - 5 frames] | Silver-Bronze [69] |
| John Bodnar | First Regular & International Airmail Service in the World [Aerophilately - 5 frames] | Vermeil [81] |
| Max Watson | Franked! The Official Mail of Victoria 1864-1902 [Literature] | Large Vermeil [86] |
| Barbara Bartsch | The B.C.O.F 1/2d Overprint [One Frame] | Silver [73] |
| John Dibiase | The Savings Bank postmarks of WA [One Frame] | Vermeil [84] |
| Jim Johnstone | The Charity Issues of Colonial Australia [One Frame] | Gold [90] |
| Michel Roland | The Early Definitive Issues of Papua New Guinea [One Frame] | Bronze [66] |
| James Shaw | NZ 1/2d Newspaper Stamp Issues 1873-1903 [One Frame] | Vermeil [87] |
[ Journal Coverage: APF News, March 2009 ]