Wodonga 2007

Wodonga 2007 was held at the Wodonga Civic Centre, Victoria, on 8 and 9 December.  It was a National One-Frame Exhibition with multi frame State Class exhibition run in conjunction.  Congratulations to all participating exhibitors on their awards.   The National One Frame Class achieved One Diamond award, 16 Ruby awards, 15 Sapphire awards, 24 Emerald awards and 2 Topaz awards [Entry total - 58].   Awards in the State classes ranged from Gold to Silver-Bronze.  Eight special prizes were awarded courtesy of Australia Post, the Australian Philatelic Federation, the Victorian Philatelic Council and Edna & Gordon Darge.

National One Frame Class

Traditional

Warren Oliver NSW - The Sydney Views Emerald [68]
Anthony Presgrave The Surcharged Stamps of South Australia Ruby [76]
Jeffrey Trinidad Western Australia Swan Forgeries Emerald [71]
James Johnstone The Charity Issues of Colonial Australia Ruby [84] +SP
Bernard Beston NSW and Qld - The 9d Commonwealth Stamp Emerald [71]
Trevor Eley Colonial Postage Dues - 1890 to 1909 Sapphire [61]
Arthur Gray The Coat of Arms Definitive Issues of Australia, 1949-1950 Diamond [89] +SP
Rod Perry When a Dollar Was a Dollar Ruby [79]
Michel Roland The Early Definitive Issues of Papua New Guinea Emerald [65]
Jack Van Beveren Norfolk Island Local Booklet and Stamps Sapphire [63]
Barbara Bartsch The B.C.O.F ½d Overprint Ruby [78]
Rod Perry India, 1929 Air Mail Series. Usage Sapphire [63]
Terry Prendergast Defending the Independence Sapphire [59]
Paul Xavier Fiji - King George VI Omnibus Commemoratives Emerald [73]
Rod Perry Fiji - The Way The World Should Be Emerald [72]
James Shaw New Zealand ½d Newspaper Stamp Issues Ruby [84] +SP
James Shaw New Zealand 1½d Boer War Stamp Issues Emerald [74]
James Shaw New Zealand 6d Express Stamp Issues 1903 to 1939 Ruby [76]
Michael Rhodes Haiti - 1898 Simon Sam Plus Subsequent Overprints Sapphire [63]
Geoff Kellow Sierra Leone: The Margai - Churchill Issue of 1965 Emerald [68]
Don Napier A Study of the Rhodesian Bi-Coloured "Double Heads" Using the 3d Value Ruby [82] +SP
Rod Perry Where Was The One Pound When It Was Needed? Ruby [79]
Leonard Wenitong Spanish ATMs Sapphire [60]
James Johnstone The 1914 10c Red Type 1 William Tell of Switzerland Emerald [69]
Derek Pocock The Gribskovbanen Railway Parcel Stamps Sapphire [63]
John Dibiase Lions of Persia, First Series 1868-1879 Ruby [75]
Richard Peck The Forgotten Family Emerald [68]

Postal History

Robert Hillman Provisional Postal Markings From Early Victoria Ruby [80] +SP
Glen Stafford RAAF Post Offices In Western Australia During WWII Emerald [66]
John Waugh History Of TPOs To Warrnambool and Port Fairy Victoria 1890-1932 Sapphire [59]
John Dibiase The Savings Bank Postmarks Of Western Australia Ruby [80]
John C Bell Rare Postmarks And Postal Markings Of South Australia Emerald [70]
Harold Sheath More To Pay Sapphire [56]
Bernard Beston The AR System of Australian Colonies Emerald [72]
Rod Perry Out With The Old, In With The New Emerald [69]
Anthony Presgrave Mail Routes On The River Murray Emerald [65]
John Moore Lord Howe Island Postal cancels 1900-2000 Sapphire [58]
David Burke The "Mt. Pinatubo Fund" Postal Tax Stamps Sapphire [64]
David Brindle The Faroes In WW2 Ruby [82] +SP
David Brindle Introduction To Swedish Warship And Naval Post Emerald [70]
Albert Farrugia Maltese Postmans' Personal Handstamps - 1888-1949 Emerald [68]

Postal Stationery

Philip Levine Cape Of Good Hope Prestamped Envelopes Emerald [67]
Geoff Kellow The Air Letters Of Sierra Leone, 1950-1971 Ruby [83] +SP
Ian McMahon Lettercards of Canada Emerald [69]
Derek Pocock The First Nicaraguan Postcard of 1878 Emerald [72]

Thematics

Linda Lee Mother's Day Ruby [79]
Clifford Matthews A Brief History Of 20th Century Australian Lighthouses Topaz [47]
Anthony Reyntjes The World's Largest Land-Living Animal Topaz [53]
Ross Newton It's Your Move Sapphire [59]

Aerophilately

Rod Perry Look, Up In The Sky Ruby [76]
Geoffrey Lewis Philippines Airmail Connections Up To Japanese Invasion Emerald [70]

Revenues

Dave Elsmore Victoria, The Provisional 1/6d Lithographed 1879-80 Ruby [82]
Roy Materne Papua New Guinea Revenues Emerald [70]

Social

John Pugsley A Social Review Of The Anglo-Boer War Of 1899-1902 Sapphire [61]
Erhard Stermole World Cultures As Shown Through Ethnic Scouting Sapphire [58]

Polar

David Figg The Antarctic Treaty Emerald [67]
Graham Englefield "Operation Sinbad" - The Macquarie Island Flights July-August 1948 Emerald [73]

Other

Laurent Villoing Garden Island Naval Base Visiting Ships Sapphire [60]

State Classes

Gordon Darge The Camel Postman Stamps of Sudan   [5 frames] Traditional Gold [81] +SP
Anthony Reyntjes Second Only To Crawfish   [2 frames] Traditional Silver-Bronze [56]
David Burke Postal Problems And Solutions - Things That Can Happen To A Letter   [3 frames] Postal History Large Silver [68]
Ed Wolf Australian Air Letters And Aerogrammes To 1960   [3 frames] Postal Stationery Vermeil [73]
John Dibiase Postal Stationery of Afghanistan   [5 frames] Postal Stationery Vermeil [71]

Special Prizes

Best National One Frame Exhibit  (Donated by Australia Post):
Arthur Gray:  The Coat of Arms Issues of Australia 1949-1950

Runner-Up National One Frame  (Donated by the Australian Philatelic Federation):
James Johnstone:  The Charity Issues of Colonial Australia

Best Traditional National One Frame Exhibit  (Donated by Edna & Gordon Darge):
James Shaw:  New Zealand ½d Newspaper Stamp Issues

Best Postal History National One Frame Exhibit  (Donated by the Victorian Philatelic Council):
David Brindle:  The Faroes in WW2

Best National One Frame Exhibit - Other Disciplines  (Donated by Australia Post):
Geoff Kellow:  The Air Letters of Sierra Leone - 1950 - 1971

Best State Exhibit  (Donated by the Victorian Philatelic Council):
Gordon Darge:  The Camel Postman Stamps of Sudan

Best Victorian Entry - State or National One Frame  (Donated by the Victorian Philatelic Council):
Don Napier:  A Study of the Rhodesian bi-coloured "Double Heads" using the 3d value

Runner-Up Victorian Entry - State or National One Frame  (Donated by Australia Post):
Robert Hillman:  Provisional Postal Markings from Early Victoria

Exhibition Souvenirs

APTA issued a special souvenir of the stamp and coin fair.   The VPC commemorated the exhibition with an overprint of Australia Post's "Kelly Country" postcard.  The cost of this souvenir item is $4.  The VPC's 54th Annual Congress was commemorated with a gold overprinted "Howzat" cricket minisheet at a cost of $10 each.  This item is available in red ink for $6 each.  Mail order for VPC items to VPC, GPO Box 9800, Melbourne, 3001 enclosing $1 to cover postage and handling costs.

More Information

For more information, contact Peter Leitch, Secretary, Victorian Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Melbourne, 3001, or telephone (03) 9803 5188 during business hours or e-mail.

[ Journal Coverage: APF News, March 2008 ]