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Collection and study
of stamps called “philately” has been the king among hobbies and its
worldwide popularity is matchless. People collect stamps not only for what
they are worth in themselves but also for their designs, the stories they
tell, the events they commemorate and the sidelights they throw on the
production of stamps. In fact, postage stamps are “the windows of a nation through
which people overseas may behold its heritage and nature”. They reflect every
aspect of a nation’s life including its history, art &
architecture, flora & fauna, great personalities, various aspects of
science & technology and the like. Indian Philately
Indian philately
found its due place on the map of world philately. Since independence, India
Post has issued several definitive and commemorative series of stamps
portraying various aspects of the country’s life and culture, and played a pivotal
role for the promotion of this noble hobby. As the stake holder interested in
the advancement of philately in India, the India Post has been taking
initiative in all matters connected with this hobby. Several National and
International Exhibitions were held from time to time to create awareness
among the public and especially the youth about philately. India Post has so
far conducted nine National Philatelic Exhibitions in different parts of the
country. Chennai, formerly
known as Madras, is a sprawling metropolis and the Capital of Tamilnadu.
Being the gateway for South India, it is well connected to all major cities
in India, by road, rail and air. As an international airport, Chennai
is served by leading international airlines. For a pleasant stay, luxurious
and star hotels are situated in the heart of the city. In Chennai, places of
interest include Fort
St.George, Marina beach, the second longest beach in the world, Santhome Cathedral Basilica, Birla
Planetarium, Zoological park, Children Park, Memorial to Mahatma Gandhi,
Government Museum and art gallery. v
Mamallapuram, famous for rock cut temples and bas relief
is 50 Km from Chennai v
Kanchipuram, once the capital of Pallavas, the city of thousand
temples and one of the sacred cities of India is at 70 Km from Chennai. India Post will be
conducting this National Level Exhibition in a grand manner. The active
co-operation of stamp lovers, dealers and the general public is essential for
success in these endeavours. Business
entrepreneurs, public and private sector establishments can avail this golden
opportunity to propagate their business product through
sponsorship/advertisements, hoardings etc. as hundreds of thousands of people
will visit this National Philatelic Exhibition. Exhibition Highlights
v
This is the first of its kind being held in Tamilnadu. v
The exhibition will display around 1000 frames and will
provide an opportunity to the philatelists of India to show outstanding
philatelic collections. v
About thousands of viewers including philatelists, youth,
school children, members of public are expected to visit the exhibition every
day. v
A Colourful Souvenir containing articles on Postal
history and Philately by reputed experts in the field will be released. v
Special Postal covers on various themes will be released
on each day of the exhibition. v
Cultural activities will form part of the exhibition. v
Booths for stamp dealers from all over the country will
find place in the venue of the exhibition. 1. Objectives of the exhibition
Tenth India national
Philatelic Exhibition 2008, known as INPEX 2008, is organised with the
following objectives: v
To demonstrate to general public, youth in particular,
the cultural and educational values of philately and its attractiveness as a
hobby, v
To promote every aspect of Indian Philately, v
To facilitate expansion of friendly relations and close
cooperation among India post, philatelists, philatelic traders and philatelic
media persons, v
To awaken the interest in philatelic competitions. 2.Organisation,
Venue, date & Time
v
INPEX 2008 is organised by the Department of Posts in
cooperation with the philatelic Congress of India (PCI), the apex body of the
philatelic associations and the South India Philatelists’ Association (SIPA),
a Regional level philatelic organisation, affiliated to PCI. v
Arrangements have been made for very spacious
well-lighted area of about 6500 sq.ft in the venue, viz. Rani Meyyammai & Raja Muthiah Halls,
No.18 D, Rukmini Lakshmipathy Road, Egmore, Chennai 600008. These air
conditioned halls are centrally located in Chennai City. v
The exhibition will be held from 2nd to 6th January
2008
and kept open for visitors from 10.30
a.m to 5.30 pm. There will be no entry fee. 3. Regulations
INPEX 2008will be
governed by the following regulations which are framed taking inputs from FIP
regulations: i.
India Post regulations for Philatelic Exhibitions
(IP-PER) ii.
Philatelic Awards System(IP-PAs) iii.
Philatelic Jurors Programme (IP-PJP) iv.
Special Regulations for INPEX 2008 described hereunder. 4. Exhibition Classes
The exhibits will be
classified into Non-competitive Classes and Competitive Classes. The
following Classes are available. 4.1 Non-Competitive Classes a) Class of Honour:- The exhibits that
are of exceptional significance or interest. The minimum requirements are
that the exhibit should have won Gold or the highest award in the relevant
class at higher level exhibition within the last 5 years. b) Official Class:- The exhibits from
National Philatelic Museum, Army Postal Service, India Security Press, Stamp
designers, Business Houses dealing in Franking Machines and other Postal
equipment and other similar agencies. c) Jury Collections:- These exhibits from
Jury and Apprentice Jury appointed for the exhibition. The participation of
jurors is optional. d) Special Interest:- The well known
exhibits from other Postal Divisions, Regions and Circles especially in those
classes where there is no participant from the area, to demonstrate and
promote those exhibition classes for future. e) Above Competition:- The exhibits that
have previously won Grand Prize or the First or Second or Runner – Up
position in the championship Class at the same level. 4.2. Competitive Classes:-
4.2.1 Championship Classes 4.2.2 Traditional Philately 4.2.2.A. Indian Classes 4.2.2.B. India Upto Independence 4.2.2.C. Indian Convention States 4.2.2.D. Indian Feudatory States 4.2.2.E. India since Independence 4.2.2.F. Asian Countries 4.2.2.G. Rest of the World 4.2.3 Postal History 4.2.3.A
India Pre adhesives Period 4.2.3.B
India upto independence 4.2.3.C
Indian Convention states 4.2.3.D
Indian Feudatory States 4.2.3.E
India Since Independence 4.2.3.F
Asian Countries 4.2.3.G
Rest of the world 4.2.4 Postal Stationery 4.2.4.A
India upto independence 4.2.4.B
Indian Convention states 4.2.4.C
Indian Feudatory States 4.2.4.D
India Since Independence 4.2.4.E
Asian Countries 4.2.4.F
Rest of the world 4.2.5 Aerophilately including Astrophilately 4.2.5.A
India upto independence 4.2.5.B
India Since Independence 4.2.5.C
Asian Countries 4.2.5.D
Rest of the world 4.2.6 Thematic
Philately 4.2.6.A
Indian Themes 4.2.6.B
All other Themes 4.2.7 Maximaphily 4.2.8 Revenues 4.2.8.A
India upto independence 4.2.8.B
Indian Convention states 4.2.8.C
Indian Feudatory States 4.2.8.D
India Since Independence 4.2.8.E
Asian Countries 4.2.8.F
Rest of the world 4.2.9 First Day
Covers and Special Covers 4.2.9.A
First Day Covers and Special Covers-India 4.2.9.B
First Day Covers and Special Covers-Rest of the world 4.2.10 One Frame Exhibits 4.2.11 Philatelic Literature & Publications 4.2.11.A
Books, Pamphlets & Studies published within past 5
years 4.2.11.B
Periodicals published within past 1 year 4.2.11.C
Articles published within past 1 year 4.2.11.D
Catalogues published within past 2 years 4.2.11.E
Websites,
software and other electronic publications developed within past one year 4.2.12 Youth(All ages as on the first of
January 2008) 4.2.12.A
Exhibitors aged 11 and 12 years 4.2.12.B
Exhibitors aged 13 and 14 years 4.2.12.C
Exhibitors aged 15 and 16 years 4.2.12.D
Exhibitors aged 17 and 18 years 4.2.12.E
School
Collections (Collective exhibits prepared by several students of a section, Class and school) Note: 1) The expression “India
upto Independence” includes British India upto August 14, 1947, Portugese
India upto December 29, 1961 and French ettlements in India upto November 1,
1954. 2) The exhibits on
philatelic Publications must be sent in duplicate. Eligibility and Qualification for Participation
1. Noncompetitive
Class:- The participation in
noncompetitive classes will be on invitation only. 2. Championship
Class: 2.1 The exhibits
that have won Grand Prize or the First or Second or Runner – Up in the
championship Class shall only be exhibited in “Above Competition” Class under
Noncompetitive Class at the same level exhibition by invitation only. 2.2 Entries in the championship class must have achieved
within last five years, a minimum of gold at the same level. The winners of
gold have an option to either participate again next time at the same level
to improve their rankings and aim for the Grand Prize of the exhibition or
enter the championship classes. 3. Competitive
Class:- 3.1.
Participation in competitive classes is open to residents
of India. 3.2.
Entries in the competitive class other than the
championship class must have achieved within the last 5 years, a minimum of
Silver medal for classes 4.2.2 to 4.2.9 and Bronze medal for class 4.2.12 at
previous level exhibition or its equivalent. No formal award is required for
classes 4.2.10 and 4.2.11. A bronze at world or continental exhibition is
equivalent to silver medal at the National level exhibition. 3.3.
Entries that have not been competitively exhibited before
at any philatelic exhibition at any level and entries that have not achieved
the minimum qualifying award previously but have been extensively improved
since may also be considered for entry as a special case at the discretion of
the organizing Committee of INPEX 2008. The committee may call for the
exhibit for scrutiny to ascertain that it is of such merit as to deserve
special dispensation. 3.4.
Any deserving philatelic collection from a Circle where
no exhibition has been held for the last 4 years can be considered and
application may be accepted if recommended by a member of the Organizing
Committee of INPEX 2008 or accompanied by a bonafide certificate from the
President of a Philatelic Society /Club/Association Society/affiliated to the
Philatelic Congress of India about the standard of collection. Applicaants of
such entries should send photo copies of the introductory page and fifteen
other important pages from the collection duly signed by the exhibitor. 6. Display Frames, Presentation and
Allotment
6.1
Exhibits must be mounted on 23 X 29 cms Album pages only
and submitted under transparent protective cover. Exhibitor name and address,
Title of the exhibit and page number must be written on the back of each
page. 6.2
A participant may not be permitted to enter more than one
exhibit under a class and section. Not more than 2 entries per individual
or 4 entries per family will be permitted totally. However, entries in class 4.2.1
and classes 4.2.10 to 4.2.12 will not be counted for the purpose of this
limitation. 6.3
Exhibits may only be entered under the name of the
exhibitor and the use of pseudonyms is not permitted. 6.4
Every exhibitor must have owned his/her exhibit for a
minimum of two years before being eligible to participate competitively. This
does not apply to the participants in the philatelic literature and
publications class. Youth class exhibits shall be the product of the
exhibitor on whose name it is entered. The jury and/or the Awards Committee
reserves the right to question or interview the exhibitor to ascertain the
genuineness of ownership. 6.5
Every exhibitor will abstain from exhibiting material
that does not conform to the laws of the land. 6.6
Every exhibitor is obliged to abide by the “India Post
Regulations for Philatelic Exhibitions”, “India Post Philatelic Jurors
Program”, “India Post Philatelic Awards System” and the Special Regulations
of this exhibition. 6.7
In the case of a serious breach of these provisions, the
Organizing Committee will, after careful examination of the facts, recommend
measures to the Deputy Director General(Philately), Department of Posts, New
Delhi-110001 that may include disqualification of the exhibitor from
participating in further exhibitions, in any manner whatsoever, for up to
five calendar years. 6.8
Each display frame will have a capacity for 16 (4 X 4)
standard size album sheets. The album pages larger than 23 cms X 29 cms as
well as black or dark coloured album pages will not be accepted. 7. Allotment of
Exhibits
Exhibits will be allotted the number of frames as
follows. 7.1 Non competitive class - upto 6 frames. 7.2 Competitive class Class: 4.2.1 to
4.2.9 - 5 to 8 frames Class: 4.2.10 - 1 frame Class 4.2.11 - 2 frames Class: 4.2.12 A to
4.2.12 D - 1 to 3 frames Class: 4.2.12 E - 1 to 5 frames (The above allotment
will be subject to the availability of frames and receipt of exhibits.) 7.3 exhibitors can
not change the number of frames allocated by the Organizing Committee after
the allotment is finalised. 7.4 The number of
frames allotted may be increased or decreased at the discretion of the
Organizing Committee. 7.5 The exhibit must
be entered under the correct classification. The Organizing Committee
reserves the right to reassign the class of any exhibit it deems fit. 8. Participation Fee
8.1.
There is no fee for entries under non competitive class. 8.2.
The participation fee for competitive classes for 4.2.1
to 4.2.10 will be Rs.400/- per frame. 8.3.
The fee for participation in the class 4.2.11 is Rs.
300/- per frame. 8.4.
There is no fee for youth and school entries(4.2.12 A to
E) 8.5.
Payment of fee should be made by way of Indian Postal
Order or Demand draft drawn in favour of
‘The Secretary, Allotment Committee INPEX 2008’ payable at Chennai. 8.6.
No exhibit will be accepted unless the prescribed fee has
been paid in full at the time of confirmation letter. 8.7.
The Organizing Committee may waive or reduce the fee, if
it deems fit, in any special case. 8.8.
Entry fee is not refundable. Where an exhibit is rejected
at the discretion of the Organizing Committee, the fee will be refunded. 9. Acceptance and Notification
9.1.
A separate entry form in duplicate (Specimen enclosed) is required for each exhibit. The
entry form must be accompanied with a photocopy of the introductory sheet
(the first page) of the exhibit showing the exhibit’s concept. Each exhibitor
is requested to furnish a list of outstanding items, if any. This may
optionally be supported by clear Photostat copies. 9.2.
Duly filled in entry forms, in duplicate, should be sent
to the Secretary, Allotment Committee, INPEX-2008, Office of the Senior
Superintendent of Post Offices, Tambaram Division, Chennai 600045 on or
before 15.11.2007. 9.3.
The decision of the Allotment Committee, INPEX-2008 is final. 9.4.
Notification of acceptance from the Allotment Committee,
INPEX-08 will be sent to the exhibitors together with the number of frames
allocated and amount of entry fee required, by 25.11.2007. 9.5.
Exhibitors should send the confirmation letter and entry
fees by Indian Postal order or Demand draft drawn in favour of the Secretary,
Allotment Committee, INPEX – 08 payable at Chennai before 05.12.2007. 9.6.
On receipt of the confirmation letter, the exhibit
inventory form along with the exhibit cover will be sent to the exhibit by
Allotment Committee INPEX-2008. 10. Mounting and Dismounting
Mounting and
dismounting of the exhibits will be handled by or under the supervision of
the organizers. The organizers may allow the exhibitors to participate in the
Mounting and dismounting of exhibits on prior arrangement and at stipulated
time. Dismounting of exhibits will not be permitted before the official
closing of the exhibition under any circumstances. 11. Delivery and Return of Exhibits
11.1.
All exhibits along with inventory from enclosed in
exhibit cover must be sent to the Secretary, Exhibit Committee, INPEX-08,
Office of the Principal Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai-600002 by Insured
/Registered/ Speed Post only. The last date for receipt
of exhibits is 24.12.2007 11.2.
Each exhibit is required to be accompanied by an
inventory of the exhibit in duplicate in the prescribed form. 11.3.
All exhibits should be sent enclosing in the prescribed
exhibit envelopes only. One exhibit envelope may be used for the 16 album
sheets of one frame only. 11.4.
All expenses in connection with sending the Exhibit will
be borne by the exhibitor. 11.5.
The exhibits received will be duly acknowledged with
proper receipt. 11.6.
Exhibits will be returned in exchange for their receipt after
the exhibition is over to the exhibitor in the manner desired by him or
otherwise, it will be sent by normal course. 11.7.
The exhibits under “Philatelic Literature and
Publications” will not be returned. 11.8.
No exhibit can be removed until the official closing of
the exhibition. 11.9.
Failure to submit an exhibit after entry has been
accepted will result in debarring the exhibitor for 2 calendar years. 12. Security measures and Insurance
12.1.
Exhibitors are advised that in their own interest, they
should make their own arrangements for insurance of their exhibits. 12.2.
During the exhibition, all arrangements will be made for
round the clock security by deployment of police and special security
personnel. 12.3.
Special Care will be taken for protecting the exhibits to
avoid exposing of stamps directly to sun light. Neither heat nor humidity
would be problem as the exhibition hall is fully air conditioned. 12.4.
To ensure further safety, a comprehensive insurance
coverage by the block insurance of the exhibition hall for the period of
exhibition will be made. 13. Judgment and Award
13.1.
The jury will be appointed by the Organizing Committee,
INPEX-2008. 13.2.
Exhibits in non-competitive class will be presented with
memento as a token of recognition for their support and cooperation. 13.3.
The competitive exhibits will be adjudged in accordance
with the India Post Philatelic Awards Systems (IP-PAs) and Special
Regulations for INPEX-2008. 13.4.
Sufficient number of medals of each type as well as the
Grand and Special prizes will be placed at the disposal of the jury to be
awarded at their absolute discretion. 13.5.
Philatelic Societies and individuals are welcome to
donate special prizes which will be placed at the disposal of the jury be awarded at their discretion. 13.6.
All exhibits other
than award winning, will get a certificate of participation. 14. Liability
14.1.
No responsibility, whether as a result of negligence or
otherwise shall attach to INPEX 2008, 10th India National
Philatelic Exhibition, the Philatelic Congress of India, South India
Philatelists’ association nor the officers, Directors, Members thereof, nor
to the Organizing Committee nor the members of the jury, for any loss of or
any damage to an exhibit, dealers’ stock or other property arising from any
cause or reason whatsoever. 14.2.
For all jurisdictions which can not be agreed to by the
Organizing Committee, the laws of the Courts of Chennai shall apply. 15. Items Not Permitted
15.1.
Any item which does not show the correct international
boundaries of India and/or which offends the religious, ethnic or
environmental sentiments will not be allowed to be displayed. Any exhibit
with such an item will be rejected and its participation denied. 15.2.
The decision of the Organizing Committee, INPEX 2008 in
this regard is final. 16. Understanding
The signature of the exhibitor on the entry form
shall be deemed to imply acceptance of these Special Rules and Regulations,
India Post Regulations for Philatelic Exhibition(IP-PER), India Post
Philatelic Jurors Programme (IP-PJP) and India post Philatelic Awards
System(IP-PAs). 17. Allotment of Booths
17.1.
Special Booths will be set up for official philately
services and stamp dealers. These booths will be housed in the exhibition
venue of INPEX-2008. 17.2.
The standard type of booth along with required furniture
(minimum one table, one cupboard and two chairs) will be provided to each
allottee. Additional equipment, if any required by the booth holder may be
made available on payment. 17.3.
The fee for each booth will be Rs.10000/- for
the full duration of the exhibition. 17.4.
Dealers’ booths may be booked by sending full fee along
with the application form. The last date for receipt of application (specimen
appended) along with the booth fee by the Secretary, Trade Committee, INPEX
2008, Office of the Principal Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle,
Chennai-600002 is 10.12.2007. 17.5.
Booth fee shall be paid in the form of Demand Draft drawn
in favour of th e Secretary, Trade Committee, INPEX 2008 payable at Chennai. 17.6.
All the applications will be subject to the approval of
Trade Committee, INPEX-2008, and the decision of the Trade Committee,
INPEX-2008, to allocate booths will be final. 17.7.
No object not directly concerning with Philately may be
exhibited or sold in the exhibition. 17.8.
Each booth holder will be entitled to:
i.
free insertion of his/her name in the official exhibition
catalogue.
ii.
Free copy of the official catalogue.
iii.
Permanent entrance passes for two persons per booth. 18. General
18.1.
Each exhibitor is entitled to the following items free of
charge. a.
pass for admission to the exhibition. b.
Catalogue of exhibits c.
Jury report with award lists (only to award winners) d.
Certificate of participation. e.
Mark sheet with jury’s observation if any. f.
Invitation to all exhibition events 18.2.
Bulletin no.2containing the catalogue of exhibits and
floor plan of the venue, programme of the exhibition will be released on the
first day of the exhibition. 18.3.
Bulletin 3 consisting of the list of awards class wise as
well as an alphabetical list of names of the exhibitors will also be released
before valedictory function. 18.4.
A souvenir containing informative and attractive articles
on philately will be released during the exhibition. 18.5.
The organizers reserve the right to add alter or amend
these rules and to alter the groupings/classifications. 18.6.
The decision of the organizers on all questions
concerning the exhibition other than decision of the jury shall be final. 19. Address For
Communication
The Secretary, Organizing Committee , INPEX 2008, Office of the Principal Chief
Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai-600002 Phone Nos: 044 2851 2651 : 044 28520509 Tele Fax: 044 2851 2651 e-mail: enq.inpex2008@gmail.com website: www.inpex2008.gov.in
Chairman of INPEX 2008- Sri. I.M.G.Khan, Secretary (Posts), Chairman, Postal Services Board &
Director General, India Post, New delhi ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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