SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR THE EVALUATION
OF OPEN CLASS EXHIBITS

 

Article 1: Competitive Exhibitions

In accordance with Article 1.4 of the General Regulations of the FIP for the Evaluation of Competitive Exhibits at FIP Exhibitions (GREV), these Special Regulations have been developed to apply to the Open Class exhibits.
 

Article 2: Competitive Exhibits

An Open Class exhibit develops a subject according to the choice of the collector, giving him total freedom to arrange it with the only limits of:

2.1 The Philatelic Material will cover 50 % approximately of the extent of the exhibits.

2.2 The non-philatelic material will be no thicker than 5 mm to fit into the standard exhibition frames.
 

Article 3: Judging of Exhibits

3.1 Open Class exhibits will be judged by suitable jurors appointed by the presidium of the Exhibition Jury.

3.2 The following criteria will be considered to reach a more objective evaluation.

Title, Idea and Creativity

20

Treatment                                                              

40

Plan and Development                                               

20

Research and Knowledge of the Subject                       

20

Material                                                                 

25

Condition and Rarity                                                 

15

Intelligent Use and Variety of the Non-Philatelic Material 

10

Presentation                                                             

 

 15

Total                                                                    

 

 100

Article 4: Awards

The relevant result of the evaluation will be the number of the points reached (i.e. qualification for international exhibitions). The Organisers of each exhibition will be free to decide whether they want to allow:

1- Certificates of: Excellent – Very Good – Good –Fair, plus a Commemorative Medal. Or

2- Medals of Gold – Silver – Bronze, or more levels.