Northland 2007

Exhibition Report from Ian McMahon, Australian Commissioner

Northland 2007 was a New Zealand specialised National Exhibition held in Whangarei from 30 March to 1 April 2007 at Forum North.  The exhibition organised by the Whangarei Philatelic Society was the first time that the Northland had held a national stamp exhibition.  The classes at the exhibition were Traditional, Postal Stationery, Open and National One Frame.

There were over 300 frames of exhibits including 26 Traditional exhibits, 6 Postal Stationery, 18 Open and 55 One-Frame exhibits.  Overall one Large Gold and four Gold medals and six One-Frame Diamonds were awarded.  Oleg Podymow won the Grand Award for his display Finland 1860-1917 with Paul Yap winning the Runner-up award for his exhibit of Ceylon Victorian Postal Stationery.

Australian Results
[ "SP" denotes Special Prize]

One-Frame

David Collyer Australasia and the Empire Airmail Period Emerald [78]
Dingle Smith Jamaica, The First Postcards and the New Zealand Connection Ruby [81]
Jim Shaw New Zealand 1/2d Newspaper Stamp Ruby [88]
Jim Shaw New Zealand Express Delivery Issue 1903 to 1939 Ruby [88]
Kevin Nelson Packets and Parcels Diamond [90]
Michel Roland “ Green Emu “ The Australian Frama Reprint Paper Emerald [77]
Ross Duberal Fiji Postal Rates During the King Edward Period 1903-1914 Emerald [71]
Ross Wood Turks and Caicos Postal Stationery (One Frame in NZ).> Emerald [78]

Open

John Fladeby In Time and Place Silver [66]
Marilyn Gendek ICN – The International Organisation of Nursing Silver [65]

Postal Stationery

Bernard Beston Postal Stationery of Ecuador Vermeil [78]
Bernard Beston Postal Stationery of Guyana Large Silver [72]
Ross Duberal Fiji to 1954 Large Vermeil [83]

Traditional

Arthur Gray The King George VI Commemorative Issues of Australia (1937-1952) Large Vermeil [83]
Gary Brown From Crown Colony to People’s Republic Large Silver [71]
Glen Stafford British New Guinea and Papua’s Lakatoi definitives 1901 – 1932 Vermeil [78]
Graeme Morriss NZ 1935 Pictorials Large Silver [73]
Jeff & Yvette Trinidad Latvia 1918-1940 Vermeil [78]
John Dibiase Afghanistan – Pre-UPU Membership 1871-1928 Large Vermeil [83]
Jon Fladeby Norway Stamp Issues 1872-1885 Gold [88]
Ken Moore The Postage Stamps of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953-1963 Large Silver [74]
Ross Wood Health Stamps of New Zealand 1929-1966 Silver [65]
Tim Morgan The Scroll Issues of Canada Silver [69]