| Stampex 06 Pretoria |
Exhibition Report from Bernie Beston, Australian Commissioner
STAMPEX 06 was held in Pretoria, South Africa from 19 to 21 October, 2006 in an exhibition hall in the grounds of the University of Pretoria. Australian exhibitors submitted 33 frames of entries with both Bernard Beston and Gary Brown serving on the Jury.
Whilst in South Africa at the request of their Federation, Bernard Beston conducted lectures in Durban on Thematic and Traditional Philately and in Pretoria on Thematics.
Special prizes were awarded to:
David Collyer – Best Aerophilatelic Exhibit - The Dawie Uys Memorial Award
Philip Levine – Best British Commonwealth Exhibit - The Royal Medallion (Royal PS of Cape Town)
Australian Results
| P H Levine | Gold Coast Postal Stationery | Gold +SP |
| D Collyer | Imperial Connections 1929-1939 | Large Vermeil +SP |
| L H Savins | The 1935 Pictorial Stamps of New Zealand | Vermeil |
| M J Collins | Southern Rhodesia | Large Silver |
| M J Walker | The South Peninsula. A short history, with postcard illustrations | Large Silver |
| C Bromser | Friedrich Schmiedl - Rocket Mail | Diamond |
| C Bromser | Cold War Propaganda Leaflets | Emerald |
[ Source: APF News, March 2007. ]