| Northern Beaches Stamp Expo 2005 |
From Ed Wolf, Exhibition Secretary
The Northern Beaches Stamp Expo in its ninth consecutive year
hosted 10 other societies on the weekend of September 10-11 2005. The event was
an Inter-Society One-Frame Competition with a total of 12 Societies competing
for a series of prizes. The competition was run on the basis of 4 entrants from
each club or society constituting a team. The competing societies, in
no particular order, with their total scores shown in brackets were: Other than the 52 entries so received for the competition
using the NSW 15 sheet frames there were 6 dealers present in Pittwater
Philatelic Services, Hamilton's for Stamps, Shields Stamps & Coins Pty Ltd, NRG Philatelics,
Burpengary Stamps and Triple A Collectables.
The State judging team consisted of Geoff Kellow (Chairman of
the Jury), David Collyer (Jury Secretary), Ed Wolf (Competition Secretary & IT),
Boon Swee-Yen, John Sadler, Bill McCredie, Ben Palmer and Peter Brigden.
The show was considered an overall success by those who attended it
from a dealer, public and competitor viewpoint. The usual smooth running
organisation was able to hold the review in front of the frames by late Saturday
afternoon and to announce the prizewinners by 6pm on Saturday.
Each entrant received a laminated certificate bearing on the reverse the complete type
written annotated judges critique sheet. A photo of each exhibit and celebratory
gold plated philatelic spoon was also provided.
Three entries reached the Diamond level. One a first time entrant and the winning team was the Philatelic
Society of NSW in a close race winning by one point from the Commonwealth
Collectors Club. The winning team comprised of Geoff Lewis, Scott Treacey,
Andrew Brockett and Linda Lee received a Paul Storm designed engraved glass
plate and the entrants each received a small quartz clock as a memento. This
entry had two well-regarded participants and two first time entrants. Overall
best individual entrant was Kevin Dwyer's Social entry of Douglas Mawson &
the 1911-1914 AAE & 1930 BANZ Expeditions.
Because of the large number of Traditional entries there was also a best traditional prize awarded to Scott
Treacey for his entry "G.B. Plate repairs of the 1d Plate 155 & 2d
plate 4". The Postal History prize a large quartz clock went to Geoff Lewis
for his entry "Mail to France via Britain from Elsewhere " the Social
award went to Maurice Williams for his entry "The opening of the Sydney
Harbour Bridge" and the Other Award prize for the remaining classes was won
by Tony Walker with his "Polyarniki of the Soviet Arctic 1955-1957". Four encouragement awards went to George Henze, who also won the Peoples Choice
award, Ann Garrick, Garry Francis and Phillip Green all of whom received a
one-year NAPE membership.
The organisers wish to thank all the club volunteers
from Manly-Warringah Philatelic Society and the Leagues Club Stamp Club as well
as the willing helpers from the other societies entered particularly John Moore
from Newcastle and Phillip Green from Smithfield. It was a great cooperative
effort.
2. The Philatelic Society of Australia [312 points]
3. The Commonwealth Collectors Club [322 points]
4. The Philatelic Society of Canberra [293 points]
5. The Society of Polar Philatelists [285 points]
6. Northern Suburbs Philatelic Society [273 points]
7. Newcastle Philatelic Society Team 1 [307 points]
8. Manly-Warringah Philatelic Society [284 points]
9. Manly-Warringah Leagues Club Stamp Club [283 points]
10. Club Willoughby Philatelic Section [275 points]
11. Earlwood & Districts Stamp Club [281 points]
12. Smithfield Stamp Club [252 points]
13. Newcastle Philatelic Society Team 2 [309 points]