Northern Beaches Stamp Expo 2008
At the Northern Beaches Stamp Expo 2008 held over the weekend of September 13-14 2008 at Brookvale NSW, the winning team was the Society of Polar Philatelist for the second year running. The One Frame competition, which has been held annually at this venue since 1997, comprised 9 teams of 4 members this year.
It was pleasing to see the entries of both Campbelltown District Philatelic Society and the Sutherland Shire Philatelic Society for the first time, all the other teams having entered in some previous year. The whole concept of the competition is to raise awareness amongst the clubs and societies in the competitive aspect of the hobby in a friendly and non-threatening environment.
The innovation this year was the use of bonus points on the basis of first time entry or on the basis of a new exhibit. The idea was that by adding points for both new entrants and new exhibits we were levelling the field compared to well-established exhibitors and clubs.
The combined total of the individual team members scores, together with the bonus points added to the team, resulted in a very close contest. The winning team scored a total of 339 points but the following team scores speak for themselves 330, 315, 309, 307, 302, 300 etc. Clearly the winners did not have it all their own way.
It was interesting also to note that on the basis of pure One Frame concepts there were only 9 entries out of the 36 that 
could be considered as having met the criteria of being a suitable subject for a one frame entry. Nevertheless all entries were treated with equal respect.
The NBSE 2008 was a combined effort of the Manly Warringah Philatelic Society, the Manly Warringah Leagues Club Stamp Club and the Exhibition standing committee of the Philatelic Development Council. The jury was chosen from the available judges on the NSW register with one apprentice judge from Canberra by invitation.
During the two-day event 6 dealers including one from interstate provided the commercial content. Local individual societies were also represented with their circuit books for members of the public to pick through. A steady flow of spectators and hobbyists was seen to go through the free entry door into the premises.
Hourly lucky door prizes were provided by material kindly donated by Australia Post who also sponsored the major prizes and a leaflet in its September Stamp Bulletin which may have helped the good attendance. We thank Australia Post for their continued support.
Another innovation was to provide 10-minute talks on various philatelic topics by speakers well versed in their subject. 
Whilst not overall well attended the idea has merit and will be used in future expos.
As is the usual practice all competitors were provided with a laminated certificate with the judges critique sheet on the reverse as a memento of their entry by the Saturday afternoon. The opportunity was provided for an “at the frame” critique by the judging team.
The public participates in the selection of the popular choice winner by completing their nomination form which doubles as a lucky door prize form at the same time and provides their personal details answering a one question survey.
List of Prize Winners
Best in show Warren Oliver - “The Sydney Views” Entry 23 85 Points Diamond
Australia Post Prize - Framed Display of the Scout stamp.
Winning Team – Society for Polar Philately – Aggregate total 339 (including Team Bonus Points)
Set of 4 etched glasses to each team member.
| Anne Garrick | Entry 33 |
| Graham Englefield | Entry 34 |
| Anthony Scott | Entry 35 |
| Phillip Green | Entry 36 |
Popular Choice - Paul Thomas – “Fingers and thumbs” Entry 7
25th anniversary of America’s Cup Silver medal donated by Australia Post.
Best in Class
| Traditional | David Burke | Entry 4 | Set of glasses - PDC Prize |
| Aerophilately | Ed Wolf | Entry 18 | Key ring |
| Thematic | Jason Grech | Entry 6 | Set of glasses |
| Social | Paul Thomas | Entry 7 | Set of glasses |
| Open | Phillip Green | Entry 32 | Set of glasses |
| Postal History | Michael Sanig | Entry 16 | Set of glasses- Phil NSW Prize |
| Cinderellas | John Hoppit | Entry 14 | Magic Pen & PNC Cover |
| Youth | Andrew Verdich | Entry 15 | Magic Pen & PNC Cover |
| Polar | Graham Englefield | Entry 34 | Set of glasses |
| First Day Covers | Anne Garrick | Entry 33 | Brooch & PNC Cover |
| Encouragement | Ted Lean | Entry 2 | NAPE Subscription |
| Team Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Team | Frame Scores | Bonus Points | Total Points |
| 1 | Society for Polar Philately | 309 | 30 | 339 |
| 2 | Newcastle Philatelic Society Inc | 295 | 35 | 330 |
| 3 | Sutherland Shire Philatelic Society | 275 | 40 | 315 |
| 4 | Campbelltown District Phil. Society | 239 | 70 | 309 |
| 5 | Castle Hill Stamp Club | 272 | 35 | 307 |
| 6 | Smithfield Stamp Club, Inc | 272 | 30 | 302 |
| 7 | Manly-Warringah RL Club Stamp Club | 245 | 55 | 300 |
| 8 | Manly-Warringah Philatelic Society | 252 | 40 | 292 |
| 9 | Wyong & District Philatelic Society | 230 | 35 | 265 |
| Award Codes Used Below | Exhibition Class Codes Used Below | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond | D | 85 points + | Aerophilately | Aero | Cinderalla | Cind |
| Ruby | R | 75 – 84 points | First Day Covers | FDC | Open | Open |
| Emerald | E | 65 – 74 points | Polar | Pol | Postal History | PH |
| Sapphire | S | 55 – 64 points | Social | Soc | Thematic | Them |
| Topaz | T | 45 – 54 points | Traditional | Trad | Youth | You |
Individual Results |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Castle Hill Stamp Club | |||||
| 1 | David Burke | PNG Commercial Mail to Aust. 1990 – 1998 | Trad | 67 | E |
| 2 | Edward Lean | Australian King George V 1½d printing flaws | Trad | 71 | E |
| 3 | Alfred Grech | Int. & Aust. States First Flight Covers 1914-40 | Aero | 62 | S |
| 4 | David Burke | “Mount Pinatubo Fund” Postal Tax Stamps | Trad | 72 | E |
| 2. Smithfield Stamp Club Inc | |||||
| 5 | Edward Lean | Australian King George Penny printing flaws | Trad | 68 | E |
| 6 | Jason Grech | Life, Voyages & Death of Captain James Cook | Them | 68 | E |
| 7 | Paul Thomas | Fingers & Thumbs | Soc | 71 | E |
| 8 | Colin Ryan | NZ Govt. Life Insurance Stamps | Trad | 65 | E |
| 3. Campbelltown District Philatelic Society | |||||
| 9 | Frank Wirz | Olympic Games Melb’rne 1956 + 50 years on | Open | 64 | S |
| 10 | Cyril McColough | War Tax Stamps | PH | 58 | S |
| 11 | Laurence Gebhardt | The Great Britain Mails | Open | 54 | T |
| 12 | Brian Roberts | Inspector of the Poor | Soc | 63 | S |
| 4. Sutherland Shire Philatelic Society | |||||
| 13 | Robert Osborne | Capt. Bligh, the mutineers and Norfolk Island | Them | 56 | S |
| 14 | John Hoppitt | Railway Letter Stamps of G. B. & Ireland | Cind | 65 | E |
| 15 | Andrew Verdich | The Voyages of James Cook | You | 74 | E |
| 16 | Michael Sanig | Scottish Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1813-39 | PH | 80 | R |
| 5. Manly-Warringah Rugby Leagues Club Stamp Club | |||||
| 17 | John Au | Roses | Them | 51 | T |
| 18 | Ed Wolf | A 1933 Race to the Dutch East Indies | Aero | 84 | R |
| 19 | Barry Reeve | A First World War Story Told on Postcards | Soc | 64 | S |
| 20 | Geoff Stone | Sea Life | Them | 46 | T |
| 6. Newcastle Philatelic Society Inc. | |||||
| 21 | Gordon Gibbons | Chile - Wartime Censor | PH | 71 | E |
| 22 | John Moore | Lord Howe Island Postal Cancels 1900 – 2000 | PH | 76 | R |
| 23 | Warren Oliver | New South Wales - The “Sydney Views” | Trad | 85 | D |
| 24 | Don Rutherford | King Gustaf V Profile to the Left | Trad | 63 | S |
| 7. Manly-Warringah Philatelic Society | |||||
| 25 | John Higgs | Second AIF in the Middle East – an Overview | PH | 75 | R |
| 26 | Guy Williams | Norfolk Island 1949 – 1984 | Trad | 49 | T |
| 27 | Tony Hoare | Postage meter stamps of Papua New Guinea | Trad | 63 | S |
| 28 | Peter Lehmann | Liberian Triangular Stamps | PH | 65 | E |
| 8. Wyong & District Philatelic Society | |||||
| 29 | Kevin Smith | Australiana - Classic Children’s Books | Trad | 54 | T |
| 30 | Les Neal | Wrestling | Them | 52 | T |
| 31 | Ern Svendsen | Australian Flight Covers | Aero | 58 | S |
| 32 | Phillip Green | ANPEX 1970 | Open | 66 | E |
| 9. Society for Polar Philately | |||||
| 33 | Ann Garrick | ANARE First Day Covers 1954 – 1955 | FDC | 77 | R |
| 34 | Anthony Scott | Chinare | Pol | 80 | R |
| 35 | Graham Englefield | Operation Sinbad | Pol | 81 | R |
| 36 | Phillip Green | Australian 1970 Captain Cook | Trad | 71 | E |
