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. ]