STAMPA 2015 – COMPETITION RESULTS

TRADITIONAL

1.  The ½d stamp of the Falkland Islands  – Vermeil

John Baverstock

2.  Irish Definitive Coil Stamps 1922 to 1940

Robert Benninghoff – Gold plus

the David Feldman Trophy, the Irish Security Stamp Printing Limited Trophy and the JE Foley Memorial Medal

3.  A Very Simple Collection

Stan Challis  – Silver

4.  British West Indies

Norman Finnie  – Vermeil

5.  The Seahorse Overprints At Home and Abroad

Martino Laurenzi  – Gold

6.  Kingdom of Italy 1863-1879, The De La Rue Series

David Sweeney  – Gold plus

Whyte’s Trophy (Best Foreign Traditional Exhibit)

7.  The First Irish Europa Stamps in 1960

Robert Dombrowski  – Bronze

POSTAL STATIONERY

9. IRC – International Reply Coupons sold in Ireland

Hans Bergdolt  – Vermeil

POSTAL HISTORY

10. Postal History of the Allied Forces in Egypt – 1939 to 1945

Brian Callan  – Vermeil plus

the FE Dixon Shield (Best Postal History Exhibit)

12.  Aspects of Irish Postal History, 1631-1840

Desmond Norton  – Silver

AEROPHILATELY

14.  The Supporting Role of the Czechoslovakian Postal

Service to Czech Civil Aviation  Gerry Byrne – Vermeil

THEMATIC

15.  Bridging the Divide

Brian Harmon Gold

Charles O’Neill Trophy (Best Thematic exhibit)

OPEN PHILATELY

16. HMAV Bounty

Alan Farrell – Vermeil plus

The Michael Giffney Salver (Best Open Philately exhibit)

17.  The History of Cork Airport – 1928 to 2015

“Mick Maddock”  – Bronze

18.  Straits Settlements

Brian O’Connell  – Bronze

ONE FRAME

Postal History

19.  The Collection of Postage Due Fees in Ireland 1914 to 1926 

Robert Benninghoff  – Vermeil

plus the Éire Philatelic Association Certificate                                        

20.  Legal and Illegal

Nicola Challis – Vermeil

21.  British Surcharge Marks on Irish Mail 1986-1998

“Rod” –  Silver

Aerophilately

22.  Graf Zeppelin Mail from Paraguay  1931-1937

Brian Callan  – Gold plus

the William Kane Trophy (Best Aerophilatelic exhibit) and

the Federation of Philatelic Societies of Ireland Trophy  (Best One Frame entry)

23.  Irish Airmail Varieties – Or Otherwise?

Pat Lynch  –  Silver-Bronze

Thematic

24.  Robert Ballagh: Postage Stamps of Ireland 1973-2003

“Lucia” – Certificate

25.  Giants of Science and Medicine

“Dr Who?” – Silver-Bronze

26.  The Atlantic Salmon – King of the Rivers

Richard Lutticken  – Silver

27.  The River Liffey

Pamela Reynolds Reilly  – Bronze

LITERATURE    

28. Irish Free State – Plates, Controls and Overprint Settings

Barry Cousins  –  Gold

29. The International Reply Coupons of Ireland

Hans Bergdolt  –  Vermeil

NOVICE

30. John Henry Newman  – Gwyn Bennett Trophy

Angelo Bottone (Best Novice exhibit)