OPATIJA, 17 TH APRIL 2011

1. THE EVALUATION OF THE THEMATIC EXHIBITS: -HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY COLECTION?-HOW CAN IT BE JUDGED WITH CONSISTENCY? OPATIJA, 17TH APRIL 2011 Jose Ramón Moreno , Secretary of the FIP Thematic Commission With the Special collaboration of Dr. Giancarlo Morolli

2. COLLECT EXHIBITING _____________________ COLLECTION EXHIBIT

5. Thematic Exhibit • Thematic Exhibit is collecting stamps and other appropriate philatelic items that illustrate a theme. • Appropriate postal-philatelic material is that which has been issued for the purpose of transmitting mail or other postal communications, intended for issue, or produced in the preparation for issue, used, or treated as valid for postage by governmental, local or private postal agencies, or by other duly commissioned or empowered authorities.

6. EVALUATION Treatment 35 Title and Plan 15 Development 15 Innovation 5 Knowledge, Personal Study and Research 30 Thematic 15 Philatelic 15 Condition and Rarity 30 Condition 10 Rarity 20 Presentation 5 TOTAL 100

7. ÉVALUATION Traitement 35 Titre et plan 15 Développement 15 Innovation 5 Connaissances, Recherche et Étude Personnelle 30 Thématiques 15 Philatéliques 15 Condition et Rareté 30 Condition 10 Rareté 20 Présentation5 TOTAL 100

8. Averagepointsreachedforthethematicexhibitors 2006-2010 (*) (*) FIP and FEPA Exhibitions : Washington 2006,ECTP Essen 2006, España 2006, Hunfila 2007, St Petersburg 2007, Israel 2008, ECTP Essen 2008, Efiro 2008, Salon du Timbre 2008, Prague 2008, WIPA 2008, IBRA 2009, China 2009, Bulgaria 2009, Italia 2009, Antverpia 2010

9. WHAT CAN BE IMPROVED • Pure Thematic Aspects (Treatment and Knowledge) : 16,06 points. • Condicition and Rarity of the material : 4,76 points. While many collector insists in buying more items FOR THE SAME PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT

10. The Treatment Of a thematic exhibit comprises : • The structure of the work (Title & Plan) • The elaboration of each point of the structure (Development)

11. The Title with any subtitle defines the scope of the exhibit The Plan • defines the structure of the exhibit and its subdivisions • covers all major aspects relevant to the Title • should be entirely structured according to thematic criteria The order of the main chapters and their subdivisions should demonstrate the development of the Plan rather than list its main aspects.

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13. THAT GLORIOUS DEED

14. The Development means the elaboration of the theme in depth, aiming to achieve an arrangement of the material fully compliant with the plan

15. Good developpment : No need much text

17. Because he Knows the theme… Too much explanations : Syntesis

18. The Development is evaluated considering : -The correct situation of the items according to the Plan. -The relationship of the items and the thematic text. -The balance, giving to every thematic aspect the importance that corresponds within the theme.

21. INNOVATION • Can be shown by: • Introduction of new themes • -New approaches for known themes • New aspects of an established or known • theme • - New thematic application of material

22. Innovation

24. INNOVATION

25. Selection of material THE EXHIBIT SHALL CONSIST SOLELY OF RELEVANT PHILATELIC MATERIALSUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND TEXT

26. Selection of the Material Each item must be - connected to the chosen theme- present its THEMATIC INFORMATION* in the clearest & most effective way

27. The elaboration utilises only the thematic information, POSTALLY AUTHORISED, available from:·- the purpose of issue or use of the item·- the primary and secondary elements of the design of the item·- other postal characteristics

28. Thematic Knwoledge

29. Philatelic Text ???

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33. Thematic use of Revenues They are admitted as long as: -Theyhavebeenpostallyused -Havepostagevalidity. -Revenuestampsfor fiscal purposes are admitted in exceptional cases, whenthey are theonly mean to describe animportantthematicpoint.

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37. . RARITY IS AN ABSOLUTE QUALITY, NOT DEPENDING OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE THEME

38. Be fair