BANGKOK 2010

25th Asian International Stamp Exhibition

Ajay Kumar Mittal - National Commissioner for Bangkok-20101 E Mail - ajay@kshitiz.com

INDIVIDUAL REGULATIONS FOR BANGKOK 2010 (IREX)(BANGKOK 2010 25th Asian International Stamp Exhibition)

ARTICLE 1: OBJECTIVE OF EXHIBITION

BANGKOK 2010 25th Asian International Stamp Exhibition (hereinafter referred to as BANGKOK 2010") shall be held for the following objectives:

) to promote friendly relations and maintain close co-operation among the philatelists and stamp collectors in FIAP member countries; and

) to promote every aspect of philately in the FIAP region.

ARTICLE 2: ORGANIZATION, VENUE AND DATE

2.1 BANGKOK 2010 is organized by Thailand Post Company Limited in joint collaboration with the Philatelists Association of Thailand.

2.2 BANGKOK 2010 will be held at Plenary Hall, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand.

2.3 BANGKOK 2010 will open on August 4, 2010 and close on August 12, 2010.

ARTICLE 3: PATRONAGE

3.1 BANGKOK 2010 will be organized under the patronage of the Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP).

3.2 Mr. Michael Ho is the FIAP Coordinator of BANGKOK 2010.

ARTICLE 4: REGULATIONS

4.1 BANGKOK 2010 will be governed by the following Regulations:

) The General Regulations of the FIP for Exhibitions (GREX)

) The General Regulations of the FIP for the Evaluation of Competitive Exhibits at FIP Exhibitions (GREV)

) The Special Regulations of the FIP for the Evaluation of Competitive Exhibits at FIP Exhibitions (SREVs)

) The Individual Regulations for BANGKOK 2010 (IREX)

ARTICLE 5: CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

5.1 The Regulations governing the conditions of participation of exhibitions are stated in the articles 9-18 of the GREX.

5.2 Participation in the Competitive Classes is opened to all collectors who are members of the societies affiliated to member federations of FIAP.

5.3 Participation in the Non-Competitive Class will be by invitation, solely at the discretion of the Organizing Committee.

5.4 All exhibits except Literature must have been the property of the exhibitors for at least two years before the Exhibition.

5.5 The exhibitors may exhibit using a pseudonym provided that his true name and identity are known to the Organizing Committee and to the Jury.

ARTICLE 6: APPLICATION AND EXCEPTANCE

6.1 The Regulations governing the conditions of the application and acceptance are stated in the articles 10, 11 and 12 of the GREX.

6.2 Exhibitors must obtain their Exhibit Application Forms from their Commissioners. A separate Exhibit Application Form should be used for each exhibit.

6.3 When submitting the Exhibit Application Form, the exhibitor shall attach a copy of the introductory page, describing the exhibit (in English).

6.4 Duly filled Exhibit Application Forms should be sent through their Commissioners to reach the Organizing Committee by 16 December 2009

6.5 Notification of acceptance from the Organizing Committee, together with the number of frames allocated to exhibitors, will be sent to their Commissioners by 30 March 2010

6.6 Exhibitors cannot withdraw their applications without valid reasons once their participation has been accepted by the Organizing Committee.

6.7 The Commissioners will collect all the frame fees from their exhibitors, and remit the full amount to the Organizing Committee of BANGKOK 2010, Thailand Post Company Limited by 14 May 2010 at the latest. The remittance should be made payable to !Thailand Post Company Limited" by sending to the Organizing Committee of BANGKOK 2010, P.O. Box 2010, Thailand Post Company Limited, Bangkok 10002, Thailand.

6.8 There is only ONE ENTRY FORM. There are no preliminary and final entry forms.

ARTICLE 7: EXHIBITION CLASSES

The Classification of the Exhibition Classes is as follows:

7.1 Group I Non-Competitive Class:

Court of Honour

7.2 Group II Competitive Classes

Class 1 FIAP Championship Class for collections that have been awarded three FIP/FIAP large gold medals at the exhibitions patronized by FIP/FIAP over the past 10 years (2001-2010)

Class 2 Traditional Philately

1) National Class (Customs Post /Thai Postal Service)

2) Asia and Australasia

3) The Rest of the World

Class 3 Postal History

1) National Class (Customs Post /Thai Postal Service)

2) Asia and Australasia

3) The Rest of the World

Class 4 Postal Stationery

Class 5 Aerophilately

Class 6 Astrophilately

Class 7 Thematic Philately

Exhibits will be classified under:

A) Nature

B) Culture

C) Technology

* Please indicate clearly in the Exhibit Application Form as to the subclass (A, B or C) the exhibit is entering.

Class 8 Maximaphily

Class 9 Revenue

Class 10 Youth Philately

1) Collectors aged 13 - 15 years

2) Collectors aged 16 - 18 years

3) Collectors aged 19 - 21 years

(As of January 2010)

* Please indicate clearly in the Exhibit Application Form as to the sub-class (1, 2 or 3) the exhibit is entering.

Class 11 Literature

1) Philatelic books, pamphlets and studies (issued after January 01, 2005)

2) Philatelic journals, and periodicals (all volumes issued after January 01, 2008)

3) Stamp Catalogues (published after January 01, 2008)

* Please indicate clearly in the Exhibit Application Form as to the sub-class (1, 2 or 3) the exhibit is entering.

Class 12 Experimental Class

One-Frame Exhibit (1-3 Frames)

Exhibits in this Class should be based on a narrow subject that is best treated as One Frame. Exhibits are also welcome from novice exhibitors who are developing a subject which is capable of expanding to more than One Frame in the near future. An extract from a past International award winning multiple frame exhibit (5 to 8 frames) to One Frame is not allowed.

Awards are represented by CERTIFICATES.

Certificate of Participation will be given to exhibits attaining less than 50 points.

Exhibits will be classified under:

A) Traditional

B) Postal History

C) Postal Stationery

D) Aerophilately

E) Astrophilately

F) Thematic

G) Maximaphily

H) Revenue

* Please indicate clearly in the Exhibit Application Form as to the sub-class (A-H) the exhibit is entering.

7.3 The Organizing Committee reserves the right to reject any exhibit in whole or in part without assigning any reason for such rejection.

ARTICLE 8 0 FRAME SIZE AND ALLOTMENT OF FRAMES

8.1 The display frame at BANGKOK 2010 shall have a capacity for 16 (4×4) standard size sheets of 23 cm. x 29 cm.

8.2 Sheets larger than 23 cm. x 29 cm. as well as black or dark coloured sheets will not be accepted.

8.3 Exhibits in the competitive classes will be allocated the following number of frames:

Class 1 8 frames

Class 2-9, which was previously awarded:

a) FIP/FIAP Large Vermeil and above 8 frames

b) FIP/FIAP Vermeil and below 5 frames

Class 10.1 2-4 frames

10.2 3-5 frames

10.3 4-5 frames

Class 11 Literature Exhibits must be sent to the Organizing Committee in duplicate.

Class 12 One Frame Exhibit 1 frame

8.4 Exhibitors cannot change the number of frames allocated by the Organizing Committee.

ARTICLE 9 J PARTICIPATION FEE

9.1 There is no fee for Non-Competitive Class entries

9.2 The participation fee for Competitive Classes (except Class 10, 11, & 12) will be US$ 30 per frame. An exhibitor in the Competitive Classes, who has Thai nationality and residence within Thailand, will be charged 1,000 Baht per frame.

9.3 The fee for participation in Youth Philately (Class 10) is US$ 30 per exhibit. An exhibitor of Class 10, who has Thai nationality and residence within Thailand, will be charged 500 Baht per exhibit.

9.4 The fee for participation in Literature (Class 11) is US$ 30 per exhibit. An exhibitor of Class 11, who has Thai nationality and residence within Thailand, will be charged 1,000 Baht per exhibit.

9.5 The fee for participation in One-Frame Exhibit (Class 12) is US$ 60 per exhibit. An exhibitor of Class 12 (One-Frame Exhibit), who has Thai nationality and residence within Thailand, will be charged 1,000 Baht per exhibit.

ARTICLE 10: SECURITY MEASURES

10.1 The Organizing Committee will take responsible precautions to ensure that adequate security is provided to protect the exhibits during the Exhibition period.

10.2 Exhibitors will be encouraged to adequately insure their exhibits.

ARTICLE 11: HANDLING OF EXHIBITS

11.1 Exhibits delivered by Commissioners must reach the Organizing Committee by 3 August 2010.

11.2 Exhibits (other than Literature) arriving by mail must reach the Organizing Committee by 19 July 2010.

11.3 Exhibits of Literature (in duplicate) must reach the Organizing Committee by 1 June 2010. The address of the Organizing Committee is stated under article 15.1. The exhibits will not be returned. One set each of the exhibits will be donated to

the Organizing Committee and FIAP respectively, at the end of the Exhibition.

11.4 Exhibits arriving later than the date stipulated above will not be judged. Participation fee will not be refunded in case of late or non-arrival of exhibits.

11.5 Each exhibit sheet must be placed in a transparent protective cover. The sheets shall be numbered on each page at the lower left-hand corner. All sheets shall be kept in envelopes supplied by the Organizing Committee.

11.6 The exhibits received will be duly acknowledged with proper receipt. Exhibits will be returned in exchange for their receipt after the exhibition if delivered personally by the Commissioners. Otherwise, exhibits will be returned by the same manner of transportation as they were submitted.

ARTICLE 12: JUDGEMENT AND AWARDS

12.1 The Jury for BANGKOK 2010 will be appointed by the Organizing Committee in consultation with the FIAP Coordinator. Members of the Jury will be FIP/FIAP accredited Jury members.

12.2 A number of Apprentice Jury Members may also be appointed with the consultation of the FIAP Coordinator and with the recommendation of the FIAP Member Federations from where the Apprentice is invited.

12.3 Exhibits in Non-Competitive Class will receive suitable commemorative awards.

12.4 For Competitive Classes, the awards are as follows:

1) Large Gold medals

2) Gold medals

3) Large Vermeil medals

4) Vermeil medals

5) Large Silver medals

6) Silver medals

7) Silver Bronze medals

8) Bronze medals

All medals will be awarded with appropriate certificates.

12.5 The only award in Championship Class is the Grand Prix d’Honneur, a valuable object d’art. Exhibits in the Championship Class not receiving the Grand Prix d’Honneur will receive a Large Gold medal or an object d’art of equivalent value.

12.6 There are two Grand Prizes for the Exhibition on BANGKOK 2010: the Grand Prix International and the Grand Prix National.

12.7 The Jury’s decision will be final, hence, objections will not be considered.

12.8 Special Prizes provided by the Organizing Committee and donated by the organizations and people of participating countries and regions, will be placed at the disposal of the Jury. Any particular wish expressed by a donor should be observed in making awards, if possible.

12.9 The Jury may express felicitations for those exhibits demonstrating outstanding philatelic research or originality.

12.10 An Expert Group will be appointed by the BANGKOK 2010 Organizing Committee in consultation with the FIAP Coordinator to examine the exhibits for fakes and forgeries etc. The philatelic materials chosen by the Expert Group will be examined through the relevant equipment including a high power microscope and colour scanner or any other equipment considered necessary by the Expert Group.

ARTICLE 13: RIGHTS OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

13.1 The Organizing Committee reserves the right to make changes in the IREX, in consultation with the FIAP Coordinator.

13.2 The Organizing Committee reserves the right to decide on any questions not covered by the FIAP and FIP Regulations or by the IREX, and its decisions shall be final.

13.3 The Organizing Committee shall reserve right to duplicate and copy the exhibits for the Public Relations purposes.

ARTICLE 14: ACCEPTANCE OF IREX FOR BANGKOK 2010

14.1 By signing the Exhibit Application Form, the exhibitor is deemed to have accepted all provisions stated in the IREX for BANGKOK 2010.

ARTICLE 15 0 ADDRESSES

15.1 The address of BANGKOK 2010 is:

The Organizing Committee of BANGKOK 2010

P.O. BOX 2010, Thailand Post Company Limited,

Bangkok 10002, Thailand

TEL & FAX: (662) 831-3850

Email: stamp@thailandpost.com

15.2 The address of the Commissioner General of BANGKOK 2010 is:

MR. CHARNCHAI. KARNASUTA

P.O. BOX 2010, Thailand Post Company Limited,

Bangkok 10002, Thailand

Email: stamp@thailandpost.com; eddy104th@gmail.com

15.3 The address of the FIAP Co-ordinator is:

MR. MICHAEL HO

P.O. Box 5-74 Kaohsiung

Chinese Taipei

Email: m350822@yahoo.com.tw