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Joan Orr, MAP
The
fascination of stamps began for Joan at the age of seven. Over the years since then she has amassed a considerable knowledge of philately
and provided great support to the hobby through her administrative
efforts.
Her collecting interests are best known through her exhibits of China Airmails which has achieved an international large vermeil at Praga 88, her Thematics exhibit titled ‘The Swan’s Story’ which has been awarded two large silver medals and an exhibit of the Priority Paid mail system which received large vermeil at Thaipex 89. Recent exhibits include the Australian Navigator series 1963-1973 which was awarded a large vermeil with felicitations at Natstamp 98. Her ‘Printed to Private Order’ exhibit was given a vermeil and special prize at Brisbane Stampshow 91. These collections give a sense of the breadth and quality of Joan’s collecting interests.
Joan became an accredited national judge in 1988 and is qualified in all the principle disciplines having judged at twelve National exhibitions. She is also an accredited FIP judge in the Youth field and has judged at Brasiliana 93, Indonesia 96 and Juvalux 98.
Joan’s service to philately includes acting as Commissioner to four International exhibitions and seven National exhibitions beginning as Commissioner for Papua New Guinea in 1982 to Anpex. She has been a member of the organising committee for five National exhibitions and was the Australian delegate to seven international youth conferences.
Joan has given sterling service to Queensland philately. She has served on the State council for the past fifteen years and has held multiple executive positions each year. A highlight was two years as President from 1988 to 1990 and Secretary from 1992 to 1999. She supports many local stamps clubs and was instrumental in establishing two at Cairns and Nanango. It has been tallied up that she has spent more than 140 years in general membership of stamp clubs and 27 years on committees.
She is in demand to present displays and to judge at club competitions and local Shows. She is always willing to share her knowledge with others and has conducted youth workshops since 1986 and jointly conducted and presented Adult seminars, exhibitors workshops and judges training courses since 1993.
Joan Orr gives a great deal of her time in supporting philately and others in the hobby through her energy, knowledge and dedication.
[ Source: APF
News, October 1999 ]