Philatelic Exhibiting: Pros, Cons & Tips

Here is a copy of the judging evaluation form used by the APS for judging at their sponsored shows. Non-APS show judges can find it useful in making their evaluations, with or without modification of points to be allowed.




And here is a table which shows how points determine a medal level.



More detailed explanation is available in the APS Manual for Judging and Exhibiting

stamps.org/Portals/0/Judging-Manual_1.pdf

Great stuff Catweazle , glad your were able to find the presentation :-)

Great stuff and thanks for sharing rod222 :-)



Have fun and happy collecting!!

Thanks for sharing, stanley64 .

Now folks, here's a wee question: suppose you happen upon a modern decimal stamp that suits your thematic exhibition because of the stamp design. Let's also assume you have a full page to play with. Now, would you seek out a mint copy, a block, a strip, a used copy or multiple, or one used solo on cover? What's the reason for your preference and if other factors here come into play, then what are they?

Ok, thanks. Sounds like it might be looking for the needle in the haystack. I'll need some help from all those kiloware pluckers!

The exhibition frames will accommodate double size sheets horizontally eg A3 size . I use these for my Open class exhibit “ A Counterblaste to Tobacco”

Exhibition frames take 16 sheets (4 rows of 4 pages). I my case 8 x double size.

I have seen exhibits with a mix of standard and double sheets work quite satisfactorily, but each row has to be balanced.

Double size vertical, I believe just won’t work in a standard exhibition frame unless you have a very accommodating team of frame assemblers or a get there yourself to mount the display .Odd size sheets are awkward to handle putting up and taking down after the show. 

we did have a guy one year who had an item which spanned 4horizontal pages and had to allow him access to the frames in person on the day , but it did cause inconvenience to the putting up and taking down two days later