WAPC News & Updates

WAPC News and Updates

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For all Swan River Exhibition Results refer to website

GAFFA 2008
The Modern Aerophilatelic challenge

Hong Kong 2009 WORLD STAMP EXHIBITION May 14 - 17
Michael Rhodes	Mexico Exporta 1975-1993	Large Silver [76]
John DiBiaise	Australia: The Gowrie and Gloucester Red Cross Appeal Labels 1940-1945	[79]
Ross Wood	Ross Wood Postal History of Nyasaland during the Reign of King George VI	Vermeil [81]

CHINA 2009 WORLD STAMP EXHIBITION April 10 - 16
Jeff & Yvette Trinidad	Latvia - The Ruble Period, 1918-22	Vermeil [80]
Ross Wood	Czechoslovakia Airmails 1918-1940	Vermeil [82]

TARAPEX 2008 (National Exhibition) November 7 - 9
Penny Wells	New Zealand Pictorials	Large Silver [71]
Gordon Darge	The Camel Postmean Stamps of Sudan	Large Vermeil [83]
John DiBiase	AfghanistanPre UPU Membership	Gold [86]
Ross Duberal	Fiji KGVI Pictorial Definitive Issue	Vermeil [79]
Jeff Trinidad	Latvia 1923-1940	Vermeil [76]
Glen Stafford	Military Post Offices in WA	Large Silver [72]
Glen Stafford	Nicaragua Postal Stationery = Seebeck Era	Vermeil [77]
Derek Pocock	Nicaragua Postal Stationery = Post Seebeck Era	Large Vermeil [80]
Hubert du Geusclin	Flying Boat Mails from Australia 1925-38	Gold [85]
Mike Rhodes	The Human Mastery of Energy	Vermeil [79]
Penny Wells	New Zealand Newspaper Stamps and Wrappers	Emerald [78]
Ross Duberal	Fiji Arthur Mills Publisher 1907-11	Emerald [78]
Jeff Trinidad	Phillip Bolleau- Painter of Fair Women	Emerald [75]
John DiBiase	Morbid Views	Silver Distinction [77]
Jeff Trinidad	Katherine Gassaway - A Childs Artist	Silver Distinction [83]
Ken Moore	World War 1 Diggers - Their lives, loves hopes and Dreams	Silver Distinction [78]

Jakarta 2008 (FIAP Exhibition) October 23 - 28
Postal Stationery
Glen Stafford	Singapore Postal Stationery	Silver Bronze [69]
Traditional
Jeff & Yvette Trinidad	Latvia - The Ruble Period, 1918-22	Large Silver[78]
One Frame
John DiBiase	Savings Bank Postmarks of WA	Vermeil [84]

Stampex 2008 Adelaide October 11-12
National One Frame
Derek Pocock	100 years of Gribskovbanen	Emerald [71]
Ross Wood	138 King George VI issues of KUT	Emerald [70]
Ross Wood	Turks and Caicos Islands Postal stationery	Emerald [73]
Glenn Stafford	Ghana’s Postal Stationery during and after Independence	Sapphire[64]
John DiBiase	Mail To and From HMS Sydney	Topaz [54]
National One Frame Postcards
Jeff & Yvette Trinidad	Philip Boileau - Painter of Fair Women	Ruby [79] + SP Best Title Page One Frame Postcards
Derek Pocock	The Lipton Tea Postcards of Ceylon from 1970-08	Emerald [73]
Derek Pocock	Nurse Edith Cavell	Sapphire [60]

PRAGA 2008 (FIP Exhibition) September 12-14
Open Class
John Dibiase	Afghanistan, Pre UPU	Vermeil [84]
Penny Wells	NZ Penny Universals	Vermeil [83]
Russell Boylan	NSt Vincent, DLR	Vermeil [86]
Jeff & Yvette Trinidad	Latvia - The Ruble Period, 1918-22	Large Silver[78]
Ross Wood	P/H Nyasaland KGVI	Vermeil [84]

Ross Wood	International Commissioner

Sunstamp 2008 August 22-24
Traditional
Kenneth Moore	The Postage Stamps of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953-1963	LargeVermeil [80]
Jeffrey Trinidad	Latvia 1923 - 1940	Vermeil [79]
Kenneth Moore	Northern Rhodesia 1917 to 1963	Vermeil [78]
Postal Stationery
John Dibiase	Postal Stationery of Afghanistan	Silver-Bronze [62]
Glen Stafford	Singapore Postal Stationery 1948 to Modern Era	Bronze [59]
Thematics
Ross Wood	Wood Ducks	Silver [65]

Efiro 2008 (Romanian Philatelic Exhibition) June 20-27
Open Class
John Dibiase	Great Britain, Penny Black Plates	LargeVermeil [88]
Derek Pocock	Fee Stamps of WA Govt. Railways	Vermeil [81]
Glen Stafford	Nicaragua Airmails - The Early Years	Vermeil [81]
Jeff & Yvette Trinidad	Latvia - The Ruble Period, 1918-22	Large Silver[78]
Ross Wood	Flying Boats over the Pacific	Vermeil [83]

One frame
Brian Pope	The Half-Penny Postage Stamp of WA	Gold [94]

John Dibiase	International Commissioner

World Stamp Championship Israel 2008 14 - 21 May
Traditional
Jan Gane	Stand-by Shekels 1980-1985	Silver

Canberra Stampshow 2008
National Level
Revenues
John Dibiase	The Fiscal Stamps of Western Australia [8 frames]	Large Gold [91] Grand Prix of the Show
Aerophilately
Derek a Pocock	Nicaraguan Airmail Services - The First Ten Years [8 frames]	Large Silver [71]
Ross A L Wood	Flying Boats over the Pacific [5 frames]	Large Vermeil [81]
Ross Wood	Czechoslovak Airmails 1918 to 1940 [5 frames]	Vermeil [78]
One Frame Postcards (Experimental)
Jeff Trinidad	Philip Boileau - Painter of Fair Women	Ruby [77]
Ross Duberal	Cartography of the Isle of Wight	Ruby [75]
Kenneth Moore	Porepunkah	Topaz [45]
Postcards
Jeff Trinidad	Western Australia - The Early Years [5 frames]	Gold [88] + SP Best PPC Exhibit
John Dibiase	Morbid Views! [5 frames]	Vermeil [78]
Kenneth Moore	World War I Diggers: their Lives, their Loves, their Hopes, their Dreams [3 frames]	Vermeil [75]
State Classes
Traditional
Jeffrey Trinidad	Latvia 1923-1940 [5 frames]	Large Silver [67]
Kenneth Moore	The Postage Stamps of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953-1963 [5 frames]	Large Vermeil [75]

TAIPEI 2008 (21ST ASIAN INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION) March 7-11
Traditional
Glen Stafford	British New Guinea and Papua's Lakatoi Definitives - 1901 -1932	Vermeil [83]
Jeff Trinidad	Latvia, 1918 - 1923	Vermeil [82]

Jan Gane	Assistant International Commissioner
Ross Wood	Apprentice Intrernational Judge

Wodonga 2007 One Frame 8 and 9 December
Traditional
Michael Rhodes	Haiti - 1898 Simon Sam Plus Subsequent Overprints	Sapphire [63]
Derek Pocock	The Gribskovbanen Railway Parcel Stamps	Sapphire [63]
Jeff Trinidad	Western Australia Swan Forgeries	Emerald [71]
John Dibiase	Lions of Persia, First Series 1868-1879 Ruby [75]	Ruby [75]
Postal Stationery
Derek Pocock	The First Nicaraguan Postcard of 1878	Emerald [72]
Postal History
Glen Stafford	RAAF Post Offices In Western Australia During WWII	Emerald [66]
John Dibiase	The Savings Bank Postmarks Of Western Australia Ruby [80]	Ruby [80]
State Classes
Gordon Darge	Gordon Darge The Camel Postman Stamps of Sudan [5 frames] Traditional	Gold [81] +SP
John Dibiase	Postal Stationery of Afghanistan [5 frames] Postal Stationery	Vermeil [71]
Best State Exhibit (Donated by the Victorian Philatelic Council): Gordon Darge: The Camel Postman Stamps of Sudan

Huttpex 2007 31 August to 2 September
John Dibiase	Paquebot Mail, to and from WA [5 frames] Postal History	Vermeil [75]
Michael Rhodes	The Human Mastery of Energy [6 frames] Thematics Large	Vermeil [82] +SP
Ross Wood	Flying Boats over the Pacific [5 frames] Aerophilately	Vermeil [80] +SP
Ross Duberal	WA FDC Producers [4 frames] First Day Covers	Vermeil [75] +SP
Jeff Trinidad	WA the Early Years [5 frames] Postcards	Gold [89] +SP

PORTLAND STAMPSHOW 2007 9 - 12 August 2007 Oregon Convention Center, USA
National Level
John DiBiase	Afghanistan Pre UPU Period, 1871-1928	Gold + SP
Jan Gane	Stand By Sheqels 1980 - 1985	Silver
Arthur Gray	King George VI Definitive Issues of Australia	Vermeil + SP
Glen Stafford	Nicaragua - Airmail (The Early Years)	Silver

Note: Intermediate medals were not given at this show,
only Bronze, Silver, Vermeil & Gold.
Points were not used in judging

Australian Commissioner / Judge Ross Wood

Sydney Stamp Expo 2007 WA Results
Traditional
Penny Wells	New Zealand - 1d Penny Universals 1901 - 1908	Vermeil [76]
Jeff & Yvette Trinidad	Latvia 1918-1940	Large Vermeil [82] + SP
Raymond Todd	Postal Stationery of Haiti	Vermeil [76]
Glen Stafford	Mil PO in WA P/H	Silver [68]
Ken Moore	Northern Rhodesia	Silver [65]
Margaret Hamilton	Norfolk Island P/H	Silver Bronze [64]
Gordon Darge	Camels of Sudan	Large Vermeil [80] + SP
Literature
Robin Goulder	WA Compendium Silver Bronze - 64 points	Sapphire [60]
A complete list of medal results can be found on the Sydney Stamp Expo 2007 website.

NORTHLAND 2007, New Zealand on the weekend of 30th March - 1st April. National Exhibition
John Dibiase	Afghanistan Pre UPU	Large Vermeil [83] Special Prize
Ross Duberal	Fiji to 1954	Large Vermeil [83]
Ross Duberal	Fiji Postal Rates	Emerald [71]
Moore Ken	Rhodesia & Nyasaland	Large Silver [74]
Derek Pocock	Denmark R/way Stamps	Emerald [72]
Derek Pocock	Nicaragua	Silver [68]
Glen Stafford	BNG & Papua Lakato	Vermeil [78]
Jeff & Yvette Trinidad	Latvia 1918-40	Vermeil [78]
Ross Wood	NZ Health Stamps	Silver [65]
Ross Wood	Turks & Caicos P/S	Emerald [78]