| Singpex '98 |
Exhibition Report by Bernie Doherty, Australian Commissioner
Singpex '98, the twelfth Asian International Philatelic Exhibition was held at the Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre (SUNTEC City) from 23 to 26 July 1998, the Asean 98 a Singapore National Stamp Exhibition held in conjunction. One hundred and five senior and thirty three junior competitive entries and thirty four literature entries representing seventeen FIAP countries participated. Separate juries operated for each of the exhibitions, although both juries used the FIP medal point scale. Two Australians, Dr Ed Druce and Raymond Todd were members of the Singpex jury. Raymond Todd also served on the Expert Group.
In addition to the twenty two exhibitors who participated, four dealers (Charles Leski, Lion City Stamps, Shields Stamps and Coins and Barry Jarrett) were in attendance, and an exhibit entitled Mauritius by De La Rue by Peter Jaffe featured in the Court of Honour.
Australian Exhibitor Results
| Heinz Weingarten | The First Issue of the German Reich 1872-74 | Gold [90] |
| Hans von Strokirch | Icelandic Postal Cards | Large Vermeil [88] |
| Linda Lee | Women in Society | Large Vermeil [86] |
| John Dibiase | The Postage Stamps of WA | Vermeil [81] |
| James Shaw | GB Machin Decimal Booklets | Vermeil [80] |
| Peter Jaffe | Trinidad to 1894 | Vermeil [84] |
| Boon-Swee Yen | Australian Forces Mail in WWII | Vermeil [81] |
| Raymond Kelly | Denmark, Postcards and Reply Paid Postcards 1871-1926 | Vermeil [84] |
| Tom Frommer | Airmail Labels and Vignettes of Australia | Vermeil [82] |
| David Smith | The Revenue Stamps of Queensland | Vermeil [80] |
| Brian Ohara | 1883-97 Issue of the Gambia Cameos | Vermeil [82] |
| Brusden-White | Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue (4 Vols 1995-97) | Vermeil [81] |
| Derek Pocock | Railway Parcel Stamps of WA | Large Silver [75] |
| Bruce Haynes | WA Censored Mail | Large Silver [76] |
| John MacDonnell | Sweden - Travelling Post Office 1862-1914 | Large Silver [75] |
| David Collyer | Imperial Connection | Large Silver [79] |
| Charles Lawlor | Western Australia Postal History 1831-1912 | Large Silver [75] |
| Robert Radley | New Hebrides Condominium | Silver [73] |
| Mark Jurisich | A Polar Postal History of Campbell Island (NZ) 1952-1995 | Silver-Bronze [68] |
| Raymond Kelly | Advertising by Post | Excellent (Open Class) [85] |
[ Source: APF News, February 1999 ]