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GUIDELINES FOR THE ASSEMBLY AND EVALUATION OF YOUTH EXHIBITS TRADITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AGE GROUPS Main aspectstoconsider in theevaluation ofthe Youth exhibits based onthe Evaluation Sheet and the Age Groups. Youth exhibits should conform to the general guidelines for the respective adult classes with scoring for evaluation of different criteria adjusted according to Age Groups. Inthe olderAgeGroups,we will expectthe compliance with the recommendationsforthe youngest Age Groups. In Age Group « C » the exhibitshould, in general, follow the recommendationsindicated in the Regulations ofthefollowingClasses:Traditional,PostalHistory,PostalStationery, Aerophilately andRevenue. Exhibits expected tobe shown inanInternational Exhibitionsshould have theplanwritten in one of the officials F.I.P. languages: English, German, Spanish and French. 1.- TREATMENT 1.1. —Importance, plan,structure AGE GROUP “A” (10 to 15years) • The title willshow the subject to treat related to the extension of the exhibit. • It should be adjusted to the content and include all the possible aspects. • Anintroduction to theexhibitwithsome explanations aboutthe theme ofthe collection should be included in the page of the plan or in the first page of the exhibit. • Thematerialshould be adjusted to the title andplan,deepening thedifferent chapters according to the extent of the exhibit • Theremustbe abalance inthe development ofthe chapters and sub-chapters, with the same extent. It is not suitable a sub-chapter often pages and another of one only. • The title should limit the extent and the period considered. • The choiceofthe subject, and consequently the choice ofthe title, will give the importance of the theme treated. • Regarding the importance ofthe choiceofthe theme, itshould be necessary tocomment it with the monitors and the Jurymembers

• All the exhibits must have a plan that: o should structure the exhibit in chapters and sub-chapters o should be balanced in the number of chapters and sub-chapters o should be logic, with the development that will follow an order that could be chronological, orregard a town, a region, apostal or an airroute a change in postal rates, postal or historical periods, etc. o The plan should not include some chapters as: ▪ Appends ▪ Conclusions ▪ Different items • Thematerialshould be adjusted to the intended explications, andnotrepeating some similar elements to illustrate the same concept (e.g. when speaking about a type of cancellation, itis not correct to show three pages with the same cancellation, butit is correctifthe exhibitorshow the changesinthe cancellations during the years, ifhe give the explanations onthedifferent periods ofusage. The exhibitorshouldexplain and not only accumulate the material. • The explanations given should be emphasized according to the plan. • The exhibitor should avoid giving explanations out of the development (e.g. one explanation notnecessary aboutthe geography orthe history ofa country). Onthe contrary, an explanation aboutthe development ofthemail in an occupied zone during thewar will be appreciated GROUP “B” (16 to 18 years) In addition to what is expected from a group A exhibit, the following also applies: • The plan should be strictly compliant to the content of the exhibit • Itshouldbespeciallyrigorous: o Scientifically correct o Technically correct o Well studied and documented • The division inchapters andsub-chaptersshouldhave agreater degreeof coherence than in the A Group • The explanations will be strictly referred to the content of the development.

• The exhibitor should follow the title and the plan deepening the different subchapters according to the extent of the exhibit. • An improved developmentshould include the philatelic material according to the subject: 1. ATraditional exhibitincludes allaspectsofphilately. Thismustbedeveloped according to a logical plan leading through the exhibit. It may include aspects of the history of the stamp such as the way from the essays via proofs to the issued stamp with its printing phases and all kinds of varieties. Itincludes alltypes of appropriatematerial, even material which might beused to form anexhibit of one ofthe special classes. The usage of the stamp must normally be demonstrated throughout the exhibit but this might also be a specialsection ofthe plan. Then itmust be well balanced with the rest ofthe exhibit. The usage meansthe different ways of cancelling, the postal rates and also routes if needed. 2. Postal History exhibits may be presented in one of the following ways: A. PostalHistoryexhibitswhich containmaterial carried by, andrelated toofficial, local orprivatemails. Such exhibits generally emphasize routes,rates,markings, usages and other postal aspects, services, functions and activities related to the history of the development of Postal Services. B. Marcophily (Postmarks) exhibits showing classifications and/or studies of postal markingsrelated to official, localorprivatemailsoncovers, adhesive stamps andother postal items. C. Historical, Social andSpecial Studies exhibitsthatstudy postalhistory inthebroader sense and the interaction of commerce and society with the postalsystem. 3. APostalStationery exhibitshouldbe arrangedusingappropriately chosenunused and/or postally used items of postal stationery from a particular country or associated group of territories. 4. A revenue exhibit comprises embossed, imprinted or adhesive tax, fee or credit stamps issued by or under the origination authority of a governmental authority. Such exhibits will display one or more ofthese types ofstamps and willmake reference to the reasons/regulations ofthe service, transaction or any other matter being considered. GROUP “C” (19 to 21 years) In addition to what is expected from a group B exhibit, the following also applies: • Theplanshould followtheregulations ofthedifferent competition adult classes: Traditional, Postal History, Aerophilately, Postal Stationery, Revenue, etc. • A greater maturity in the main aspect of the theme will be expected.

• Coherence andconcision arerequested, withthetreatmentwiththemostsuitable philatelic elements. • Themostcomplex aspectsofthematerialwillbecorrectly identified(marks,watermarks, errors, perforations, different proofs, etc.) • A personal contribute to the development of the theme. This implies a personal development, different in the main aspects and in the knowledge shown. 2.- KNOWLEDGE 2.1. Philatelic knowledge GROUP "A" (10 to 15 years) • The philatelic knowledge will be shown using a basic philatelic dictionary, with the knowledge ofthenameofthematerial employed (typeofstamp,postmarks, postalstationery, booklet, machine label, etc.). • The explanations will be related to the plan and developed in allthe pages ofthe exhibit. • The information given willbe concise, according totheplan. Somepagesovercharged with the philatelic text are not admitted. The exhibit is not a book. • Intheexhibitthereshould be somebasicexplanations abouttheperforations, watermarks, postmarks, etc. • Theexhibitshould include arangeofpostalmaterial, asletters, postalstationery, ordinary and special cancellations, air mail postmarks, etc., in accordance with the type of exhibit. • Circulated material shall be preferred, avoiding the material prepared for philatelists. • The useofabasic philatelic vocabulary with the correctidentification ofthe elements used (postal routes, postmarks and cancellations, etc.). • While the use of the catalogue and the philatelic literature is necessary, the exhibitor shall not refer to catalogue numbers for identification purpose (e.g. itis not correct to write “numbers from 31 to 51ofthe catalogue Yvert” to identify an issue). • The exhibitor shall indicate the basic postal rates

GROUP “B” (16 to 18 years) In addition to what is expected from a group A exhibit, the following also applies: • The philatelic vocabulary shall be precise. • The studyofplates, varieties,surcharges,meters,printingproofsshouldbestarted and correctly explained. • Thephilatelic textshould have no subjective appreciations, itisnot correct a text as: “A beautiful cancellation used from 1920 to 1925 in the city of London, birthplace of...". • The base of a traditional exhibit will be the stamps, asfor a postal history exhibit will be the genuine and really circulated postal documents • The characteristicofthe issuesshould bepointed out:colour varieties, perforation, paper, printing method, special postal rates, etc. • Inapostalhistoryexhibitwillbeemphasized thepostalroutes,handstamps, postmarks, free flanking mail, censure, etc., with concise explanations. • The explanations of aspects clearly shown in thepiecesshould be avoided (e.g. coverfrom this city to this other city, when the city of the sender and these of destination are clearly readable on the postal document). The exhibitor should also avoid giving some information with no postal sense (e.g. cover sent to the doctor of this city, when the addressee did not have the right to a special treatment, asthe free franking or a special postal rate). • Inanexhibitwith technical classificationstheexhibitorshould identify them(e.g.some varietiesin the overprinting), but without losing the "filrouge" of the explanation. • Somepostal elements noteasily recognizable shouldbe emphasized using a small arrowor another similar sign at the side of the piece (stamp or cover). GROUP “C” (19 to 21 years) In addition to what is expected from a group B exhibit, the following also applies: • The deepening ofthe theme according to the extent ofthe exhibitshall be asthat requested to the senior exhibitors. • Theaspectsfewknownshall clearly demonstrate thepersonalresearch (e.g.theresearch of some elements about the postal material few studied in the past). • The theme will be developed by using a great variety of stamps and existing postal documents(e.g. ifthe exhibitregardsthe varieties ofanissue,the exhibitorshould include all the possible varieties, as perforation, colour, printing, paper, etc.). 2.2. Studies and Research GROUP “A” (10 to 15 years)

• The useofabasic philatelic vocabulary with the correctidentification ofthe elements used (postal routes, postmarks and cancellations, etc.). • While the use of the catalogue and the philatelic literature is necessary, the exhibitor shall not refer to catalogue numbers for identification purpose (e.g. itis not correct to write “numbers from 31 to 51ofthe catalogue Yvert” to identify an issue). • The exhibitor shall indicate the basic postal rates GROUP “B” (16 to 18 years) The exhibitor should precisely explain the different postmarks, postal stationery, perforations and all the other kinds of postal elements, emphasizing the use of the philatelic literature too. • The important documents used should be shortly cited in the first page of the exhibit. • The exhibitor should know and explain all the different postal rates, including the air mail rates or other specific postal services. GROUP “C” (19 to 21 years) • Every document is correctly explained, with a technical vocabulary showing the correct use of the specialised literature available. • A specialised study, correctly explained, about a stamp, a plate, a variety, an overprint, etc, should be included in the exhibit. • All postal documents shown are really circulated, when possible with a correct documentation (receipt of posting, receipt of delivery, specific postal marks), with the detailed explanation of the postal rate and/or the circumstances. • A full range of postal documents regarding the chosen theme is included in the exhibit. • Forgeries or postal manipulations with their aspects are clearly explained. 3.- MATERIAL 3.1. Condition and cleanliness of material (stamps and documents) GROUP “A” (10 to 15 years) • The stamps employed will be ina good condition:stamps broken, withoxidation, discolored,withmissing perforation arenotsuitable. Ifused stamps areemployed,the cancellation must be readable. • The use in the same page ofmint and used stamps without reason must be avoided. • The use of “cut-off” of postal documents (stamps, postal stationery, air letters) without justification is not admitted. This can be allowed to show theuseoffractioned stampsin some case due to the missing of stamps.

• The special cancellations,meters orpostmarks must be shown with the framing orother characteristics clearly readable (e.g. inanexhibit aboutstampsthe cleanliness ofstampsis most important, in an exhibit about postmarks the text of the postmarks must be clearly readable). GROUP “B” (16 to 18 years). In addition to what is expected from a group A exhibit, the following also applies: • Stamps are well centred and in a very good condition. • The use of clean and readable cancellations,with a real postal use asin the stamps asin the postal documents ispreferred. • The use of repaired material or heavily cancelled should be avoided. GROUP “C” (19 to 21 years). In addition to what is expected from a group B exhibit, the following also applies: • Postal documents should be well verified in order to avoid fakes orforged documents. • The use ofmaterial inabad condition should be justified (e.g. for a unique piece, or very rare, or material regarding postal crashes). • Thematerialmustbeclean,withgood perforation. 3.2.- Presence of interesting philatelic material. In orderto state the degree ofinterest ofthe philatelic material, we can see the following comparison, onthe leftwehave the lessinteresting material, onthe rightthemore interesting material, always regarding the kind of exhibit: COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 Less interesting material More interesting material

Modern postmarks and cancellations   Old postmarks and cancellations
Detached stamp                       Stamp on cover
Cover cancelled to order             Cover sent by the Post Office with the
                                      correct
                                      rate
Cover with exceeding franking        Cover with a correct franking
Normal postal services               Specialpostalservices(registered,urgent, etc.)
Mixed franking                       Franking with the same type of stamps
First day cover                      Genuine postal document
Common material                      Unusual material
Common variety                       Unusual variety

GROUP “A” (10 to 15 years)

• Somepostal documentsstated inthe column 1 are acceptable but should be replaced by those in column 2 if possible.

GROUP “B” (16 to 18 years)

Inaddition towhatisexpected fromagroupAexhibit,the following alsoapplies: • Themajority ofpostal elementsshould be those of column 2. • We can have inthe exhibit a philatelic study of amean difficulty.

GROUP “C” (19 to 21 years)

In addition to what is expected from a group B exhibit, the following also applies: • All postal documents must be those of column 2. • Thematerialshownshouldbe appropriately chosenwithinthe availablematerial andthe unusual material should be preferred. • Rarity shall not be considered in terms ofthe economic value ofthe pieces buttheir interestin the development of the exhibit. • The material rarer can be included with an expertise certificate.

4.- PRESENTATION

The following points must be followed by all youth exhibitors according to their age group. • Nice presentation of the exhibit • White or light colour pages are recommended • The numerical or alphanumerical classification in the planmust be clear and non-repetitive • The page of the plan can contain non-philatelic material • Text must be equally distributed on all pages • There should be no pages with too much or few text • Frames,stampmounts and other enhanced elementsmust be fitto the size ofthe corresponding document • Aphotocopy ofthe reverse ofthe documents isrecommended when itisnecessary for the development of thetheme. • Different fonts should be used for titles and philatelic texts • Text must have a suitable and legible size • Errors in writing or orthography will be specially considered.

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 20