HAMPEX - Hampshire Philatelic Federation Competitions - Introduction

Each year the Hampshire Philatelic Federation holds a series of competitions open to members of societies affiliated to the HPF. The competitions are assessed to national standards by nationally recognised judges and awards are made for the best exhibit in each of the competitions. The entries are also displayed at the annual HAMPEX Federation Convention where the awards are presented.

Traditional (stamps); Aerophilately; Postal History; Postal Stationery; Thematic; Revenues; Cinderellas, Open or Picture Postcard. An explanation of each class may be found on the Philatelic Classes page and hints and tips on the Competitive Exhibiting page.

Entry Forms may be found on the Entry Forms page and a list of the competition Awards and Marking Scheme may be found on the Awards page. No fee is levied for the Howard-White, Jan Kaluski and Hampshire Single Frame competitions.

Rules: Since this is competitive philately there have to be some rules to ensure consistency. These may be found on the Competition Rules page. The rules and the classes scope the competitions. If these are not for you, then that's fine. Not everyone wants to rewrite their collection pages to fit this style. However, if your collection is worth looking at why don't you volunteer to show some aspects of it at a society meeting where the competition rules don't count and you can explain why you collect what you do, and why you mount it the way that pleases you. This is your hobby - enjoy it!

However, if you want to see how your philatelic skills match up then start by entering your society competitions, the gateway to the Howard-White competition!

Click here to contact the HAMPEX Organising Committee members. Refer to the ABPS website for information about National Competitions and ABPS National Rules and Guidelines for Federations. For guidance on International Competition and Exhibiting review the General Regulations of the FIP for the Evaluation of Competitive Exhibits at FIP Exhibitions (GREV) on the FIP website below.