Modern Experimental Traditional Class

An FIP International World Stamp Exhibition, Australia 2013, is scheduled to be held in Melbourne in May 2013, to commemorate the Centenary of the Kangaroo stamp issued as the first Commonwealth postage stamp. This exhibition will include an experimental traditional philately class in an endeavor to encourage more exhibits of modern material.

The class will follow the existing traditional philately rules except that exhibits will be restricted to stamp issues of the 50 years before 2013.
For example if one or two values were issued in 1962 and the other 14 values issued from 1963 onwards it would acceptable.
However it would not be acceptable to show a British colony issue of 1954, when the 1964 watermark changes only amounted to say 1 of 5 frames.

The points breakup has also been slightly modified to exclude the criterion Importance. The 10 points previously allocated to this criterion have been equally redistributed to Presentation and Treatment. The revised points for the class are -

Presentation	10
Treatment	25
Philatelic & Related Knowledge, Personal Study & Research	35
Condition	10
Rarity and Difficulty of Acquisition	20
Total	100

There will be no transfers in or out of the Experimental Class. The exhibitor decides the class when he enters