Youth Guidelines Thematic

GUIDELINES FOR THE ASSEMBLY AND EVALUATION OF YOUTH EXHIBITS THEMATIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AGE GROUPS Main aspects to consider in the evaluation of the Youth exhibits based on the scoring sheet and the Age Groups TheSeniorAgeGroupsshall meet all the characteristics requiredforthe younger Age Groups In Class C, the exhibit will be close to meeting the characteristicsindicated in the Guidelines of the Thematic Commission. Exhibits to be shown in international exhibitions must be written in one of the languages authorized by the FIP: English, French, Spanish or German. 1.- TREATMENT 1.1.- Title and plan GROUP “A" (10 to 15 years old) 1. The title will delimitate the contentto be displayed. 2. The title will be creative enough to attract attention and impact the reader. 3. It must be adjusted to the content and include all the possible aspects. 4. Titles such as the following should be avoided: • Generic ones and hard to display (Examples: fauna, flora, sports) • Allegorical ones which are not justified in the plan • It can be a classic one (ski, firemen, bicycle...) or allegorical one (No-man'sland, In the name of God, Get out of here...) in both cases they can have a subtitle, especially recommended in the second ones. • Theword/phrase suchas "inphilately" (Example:Music in Philately)must be avoided 5. AII exhibits must have a plan closely linked to the title. 6. An introductory textwill be included with some explanations about the purpose ofthe exhibit. 7. The exhibitmust be structured in chapters and sub-chapters. Plan is not an index nor an inventory. Itmust bewell balanced inthedistribution of chapters and subchapters according tothe importance ofevery aspectforthe exhibit’stopic (itis notlogicalto have a chapter with two subchapters and another with nine). 8. The distribution showed inthe planmustfollowa logical order(an exhibit aboutships will not display the steam ships prior to the sailing ships). 9. The plan will not include chapters such as

• Introduction • Appendixes • Others GROUP “B” (16 to 18 years old) In addition to what is expected from a group A exhibit, the following also applies: 1. Apersonal approach totheexhibit’s topic will be included. 2. Shorttextsorphrasesmaybe included to explain thechaptersin theplanwithout damaging the plan’s structure and clear understanding. 3. Innovative approaches willbe used forthose topics with a strong sequential/chronologicalorderso theplandoes notlook like a list. 4. The plan will need to be especially rigorous • Scientifically correct: The conceptual errors must be avoided • Technically correct • Well studied and documented • Sources of information can be added in the first page in a discreetway. GROUP “C” (19 to 21 years old) In addition to what is expected from a group B exhibit, the following also applies: The planmust be adjustedtothe characteristicsoftheGeneral Regulations ofThematic Exhibits, demonstrating the complete understanding of the related subject. 1.2. - Development GROUP “A” (10 to 15 years old) 1. The exhibit’stopicwillbe illustrated clearly andcreatively using themost adequate philatelic material available. 2. Itmustfollow thetitle andtheplanwhile deep-diving into the differentsectionsaccording to the exhibit extension. 3. There must be a balance (similar extension) in the development of all chapters or subchapters. Itisnotrecommended to tackle a subchapter in justone sheet andanotherin ten sheets. 4. Whentackling aparticular concept/idea,theexhibitorwillavoidincluding similarphilatelic material with the only purpose of lengthening the extension unless it is justified by the exhibit’s balance and the inclusion of new information. For the ball in soccer, for example, showing three pageswithmaterial featuring some balls willnotbe correct. Itwill be valid only if balance with the rest of chapters/subchapters demands those three pages and different types of balls are explained.

GROUP “B" (16 to 18 years old) In addition to what is expected from a group A exhibit, the following also applies: 1. The knowledge aboutthe exhibit’stopic will be shown inan intelligent andcorrect treatment, and itwillbecomplemented withbroad philatelic knowledge ofthephilatelic material available. 2. Thethematic treatmentwillbedeveloped progressively according tothe exhibit’splanand the chosen philatelic material. Thematic texts will tell the story. 3. The images onthe philatelicmaterial and the thematic textwillbe closely andcoherently linked. 4. Development advancesindepth and philatelic materials are used considering the subject • Emission purpose • The main and secondary elements of the stamp or postal document • The text or artistic style of the image. • The material/fabric used to print on, such as: silk, banknotes or war maps. • The design of the water mark or perfin. • The texts or images onmargins, labels, covers and interleaved sheets in booklets. • Postalservicesissueswithclearthematic significance(railroad,telegraph,homing pigeon). GROUP “C” (19 to 21 years old) In addition to what is expected from a group B exhibit, the following also applies: 1. The objective is to look for certain degree of maturity with special emphasis in the fundamental aspects of the subject 2. Coherence andconcision aredemanded intheconceptstreated withthe suitable philatelic elements 3. Thematic texts will not explain something which is notshown on the philatelic material. 4. Adeepertreatment willbe achieved by showing interesting andinnovative details onthe topic.Crossreferences, connections andcause-effectrelationshipsmaybeusedinthisregard. 5. Balancewillbe achieved onevery exhibit’s pagebased on:type ofphilatelicmaterial used, sheet layout, adequate connection between thematic texts and philatelicmaterial. 6. The explanations must be concrete and must demonstrate the investigation 1.3.- Innovation GROUP “A” (13 to 15 years old) Unusual topicswillbe valued according tothe age. GROUP “B” (16 to 18 years old) Unusualtopicswillbevalued, alongwithoriginaltreatmentsof conventional topics.

GROUP “C” (19 to 21 years old) Personal contribution tothe treatment of a subject,such asthe thematic orthe philatelic one. It will imply its own and different development, taking care of the substance and form of the well-known ones 2.- KNOWLEDGE 2.1 Thematic knowledge GROUP “A" (10 to 15 years old) 1. Anexplanation ofthe content according tothedeveloped plan is expected ineverypage of the exhibit. 2. The information will be concise and linked to the plan. Itis unacceptable to overload all the sheetswith text. The exhibitis not a book. The exhibitor will include information linked to the philatelic material shown without being just a description of them. 3. It will be advisable that young collectors identify the reason of the stamps in all those collections composed by elementshaving technical classificationswithoutlosing the thread of the explanation. For example, in collections onmammals, all differentspeciesfeatured in the postalstamps must be identified with theirscientific names, orin an exhibit onmusic, allthe knowntechnical names. The thematic textwillbeclosely linked to the philatelicmaterial which will illustrate the statement clearly. 4. The used postal elements will always need to make reference to the thematic text in a correct way. For example, in a thematic text about diesel locomotives itwould not be correctto insert apicture having a coal locomotive. Itwould demonstrate a lackofthematic knowledge ormaterial. GROUP "B” (16 to 18 years old) In addition to what is expected from a group A exhibit, the following also applies: 1. It must contain a correct thematic text that guarantees the union of all sheets in the exhibit, notleaving anyaspectwithout content. Forexample,whenmentioning the catapult mail in an exhibit about aviation history, itwould not be correct tomention only the flights from the German companies. 2. It will be advisable thattheyoung collectorsshould identify the reason ofthe stampsin all those collections composed by elements having technical classifications without losing the thread of the explanation. 3. The thematic information accessed viathe exhibitor’sresearch willnotbe included as a transcription of the source. Only relevant data to the topic that show knowledge will be included as long as it is well linked to the philatelic material. 4. Ifthe thematic reference isnot evident enough inthe postal elementit couldbe remarked discreetly (arrows orindicators).

GROUP “C” (19 to 21 years old) In addition to what is expected from a group B exhibit, the following also applies: 1. Deepening on the subject, based on the extension, must be according to the adult age 2. Thenot-well known aspects willneedtodemonstrate thepersonalresearch,such asthe search of secondary topical elements contained in postal documents. 3. The existence ofthematic discoveries, when possible, willbevalued. Theexhibitorwill show them in a way that draws reader’s attention and curiosity. 2.2.- Philatelic knowledge GROUP “A” (13 to 15 years old) 1. The exhibitor will complywiththe postal and philatelic regulations. The exhibitwill not show stamps with defective perforation, creased, torn, stained or cancelled with CTO. Neitherinappropriatemaximumcard(asMaximaphilyguidelines definesthem)willbe included nor First Day covers’ illustrations. 2. Itwillbe proved the use ofbasic philatelic vocabulary, and the correct knowledge ofthe used elements by its proper names(Types ofstamps, cancellations,stationeries, booklets, ATM, etc.). 3. Itwill contain basic explanations concerning perforations, watermarks, postmarks, etc. 4. Itwillhave avariety ofpostal elements, letters,stationeries, ordinary orspecial cancellations, aerial postmarks, etc. 5. The establishment ofnewpostalratewill be taken into account forthe exhibitor. When a letter has been chosen forthe theme onthe stamp, itwill include an explanation of its postal use in accordance with postal rates. 6. Circulatedmaterialwillbepreferred overthose covers ormaterials prepared justfor philatelists. 7. Allsheetsmusthave textswithpostal and/orphilatelic references. GROUP ”B” (16 to 18 yearsold) In addition to what is expected from a group a exhibit, the following also applies: 1. The philatelic vocabulary will be precise 2. Theexhibitorwillbegintostudyplates andvarieties,surcharges,meterstamps,printing procedures... and the research will be shown in the philatelic texts 3. Thephilatelic textswill notbemixed with the thematic ones norwilltheymake subjective appreciations.For example, it would not be correct “Nice postmark used between 1920 and 1925 in London City, birthplace of....." 4. Postmark varieties,stationeries,perforations andalltypesofpostal elementswillbe explained with thoroughness, demonstrating the use of philatelic Literature

5. The exhibitor willdemonstrate knowledge ofalltypesofpostalrates, including aerial surcharges orsomeotherspecific services. They will be explained in the philatelic texts. 6. The circulatedpostal documentswillrepresent animportant element ofsupportinthe exhibit. In general, it should be at least one item per page. 7. Special andFirstDaycancellations onuncirculatedmaterialwillbe shown usingwindows inorder to hide the irrelevant part ofthe document andmake the best use of allthe space in the page. With regard to stationeries, the exhibitor will alwaysshow the whole item and, in case it is needed, a copy of the printed stamp will be included. 8. Ordinarypostmarks notcontributingwithanythematicelementtothedevelopmentmust be avoided. GROUP “C” (19 to 21 years old) In addition to what is expected from a group B exhibit, the following also applies: 1. Allthedocumentsmustbecorrectlyexplained,withtechnicalvocabularydemonstrating the use of specialized bibliography. 2. The philatelic texts will use the correct terms and vocabulary. Thistype oftexts will be utilized to explain postal features, classify items (proof, perforation error, overprint, surcharged stamp, perfin, etc.) or justify the inclusion of revenues and other not recommended material. 3. Somespecialized studywillbe included inthe exhibit, whether aboutplates, varieties, surcharges, etc., and it will be properly explained. 4. Philatelic studieswillfollowtheguidelinesforTraditional Philately, PostalHistory orany other philatelic discipline based on the nature ofthe postal material to be explained. 5. Philatelic studieswillbe included ina way that will not affectthematic treatment. They will both coexist in parallel avoiding interruptions of the latter. 6. Onlydocumentsdemonstrablycirculatedwillbedisplayed(Certifiedmail,receiving receipts, specific postmarks), with detailed explanation about postal rates and/or circumstances). 7. Thematerials willbe chosen in themostsuitable way among allthe existing onesinorder to represent a specific idea, giving priority to the less common ones. 8. There willbe acomplete variety of existing postal documentstoillustrate the subject. It use will be balanced. 9. The existence ofany falsification orpostalmanipulations must bereviewed with all its characteristics. 3. - MATERIAL 3.1.Condition andcleanlinessofthematerial

GROUP “A” (10 to 15 years old) 1. Used stamps will be in perfect conditions: (with no tears, rust spots, fades...) Postmarks will allow tosee a clear image ofthe stamp, especially when itmakes a reference to the subject. With regard to modern postal material, the condition will be very good. 2. Trimmed postal itemswillnotbe admitted (stamps,stationeries, aerograms...).Withthe exception ofthose having awritten justification.Forexample: trimmed stamp inexceptional periods (War periods) due to the lack of stamps. 3. Thespecialcancellations,mechanicalpostmarks, other postalmarks, etc,will allowthe thematic subject to be seen with clarity GROUP “B” (16 to 18 years old) In addition to what is expected from a group A exhibit, the following also applies: 1. All stamps will be well-centered and with bright colors. 2. Clean and legible date cancellations showing a postal use will bepreferable on stamps in postal documents GROUP “C” (19 to 21years old) In addition to what is expected from a group B exhibit, the following also applies: 1. Thepostalmaterialswillbethoroughlyverifiedinordertoavoidfakesormanipulated elements 2. Thereasonfortheuseofmaterialsnotfulfillingtheadequateconditionswillbejustified (For example,unique pieces or extremely rare,recovered frompostal accidents, etc) 3.2. - Presence of interesting thematic and philatelic material Inorderto determine theinterestscaleofthephilatelicmaterial,the followingpoints,willbe considered from less to mostinteresting. Column 1 Column 2 Stuck stamp Stamp on cover Favor cancellation Cover circulated with correct postal

                                             rate

Covers excessively stamped Covers circulated correctly Regular shipments Special shipments (Registered, Urgent, Air Mail) Shipments franked with stamps from several different issues

                                           Shipments franked with one or
                                           several stamps from the same
                                           issue or type

Documents with no matching between the stampand the postmark

                                           Documents with a great matching between the stamp and the postmark

Philatelic cover (illustrated or not) Postal document (for Postal needs) Material easily found Rare material

Stampsrelated to the subject onordinary letters willbe admitted with some limitations: if they areused to demonstrate the real circulation oftheissue with study of dates and postal rates. On the other hand, just, the stamp will be preferred. Inordertochoose interesting postalmaterial,theexhibitorwill considerthe condition standard forthe chosenmaterial and its availability, often reflected inprice andrarity. The exhibitor,when choosing the adequate materialto beshown,will keep inmindthe type, thephilatelic period(pre-philately,classical items, andmodern items)andthepostalservices. GROUP “A” (10 to 15 years old) 1. The indicated elements in column 1 will have to be exceeded in several points GROUP “B” (16 to 18 years old) 1. Most of the postal elements will correspond to the indicated ones in column2. 2. Philatelic studies will be made in postal items having an average difficulty GROUP “C” (19 to 21 years old) 1. All postal elements will correspond to those indicated in column

4.- PRESENTATION Thesepointsmust be followed by all young collectors. The fulfillmentscalewill be adjusted according to Age Groups. 1. The exhibit must contain a nice presentation. 2. Thepresentationwillsupporttheexhibit’sintentionsandfacilitate abetterunderstanding for the reader. 3. White sheet or in light colors are recommended. 4. The numerical or alphanumericalclassificationoftheplanmust appear clearly in every exhibit’s page. 5. Plan and presentation can be illustrated with non-philatelic materials. 6. Stamps andpostal documents will be distributed ina balanced way (The stampsshould not be accumulated insome sheets andcovers on othersheets). Themostimportant items will be strategically placed to attract reader’s attention. 7. Text must be distributed all over the sheet. There will not be overload orlack of text 8. Printed boxes,stampmounts or anyother enhancement element must fitthe dimensions of corresponding documents 9. Reproducing theback sideofdocument and/orstationeries canbe allowedwheneveritis needed for the thematic or philatelic development 10. Atleast three different fonts will be always used: Title, thematic and philatelic texts. 11. The text must have a suitable and legible size 12. The orthography ofthe language displayed in the exhibit will be specially considered. 13. The exhibitshould appealto the eye and each sheetin every frame, aswell asthe overall impression of the exhibit should be well balanced. 14. InOpen exhibitsthe non-philatelicmaterial must notbemore than 5mm thick so that it can be mounted in standard exhibition frames. CONCLUDING PROVISIONS In the event of any discrepancies in the text arising from translation, the English text shall take precedence. These Guidelines for the Judging of Youth Exhibits at FIP Exhibitions have been approved by the Youth Commission Bureau members during the Conference meeting on 8 August 2022. It has been approved by the FIP Board and ratified at the FIP Congress on 9 August 2022.