STAMPFEST 2018 RULES AND REGULATIONS
1 – Exhibits previously entered in national or international competition are respectfully declined and may be entered in the Court of Honour.
2 - Maximum of threeframes per exhibit. (Sixteen pages per frame.)
3 - The exhibition is open to all members, in good standing, of any stamp club who are exhibiting their own material, and who have prepared their own material for the exhibition. More than one entry per exhibitor is allowed provided that the subject matter is different.
4 - All entries will be mounted in sixteen-page frames and are to be mailed to address shown below (# 7), or delivered to the show location, not later than 8:30 a.m. on the day of the show.If mailing your exhibit you are responsible for the postage costs to send and return your exhibit. Xpresspost with insurance and a signature is recommended.
5 -Exhibits will remain on display until 4:00 p.m. on the day of the show when they will be removed by the exhibitor or exhibition committee.
6 -All exhibits will be treated with due care and given suitable protection. However, the Kitchener-Waterloo Philatelic Society, the Exhibition Committee, the show location and all staff will accept no responsibility for loss or damage to any exhibit or part of any exhibit. Please arrange your own insurance, if deemed necessary. Insurance is available to all members of The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada.
7 -Entry forms to be sent to P.O. Box 1000, Waterloo, ON N2J 4S7. deadline is Friday March 23, 2018. No exceptions will be made.
8 -Any exhibit may be transferred to appropriate class at the discretion of the show committee.
9 -Exhibits will be judged according to RPSC standards of philatelic achievement by a panel of experienced judges. The decision of the judges will be final in all cases.
10 -Any previous BEST IN SHOW or GOLD award exhibit at any stamp exhibition is ineligible for competition unless at least 60% of the exhibited material has been changed.
11 -Novice exhibitors may submit 8 1/2" X 11" pages for display purposes with a limit of six pages per exhibitor. These pages may be mounted into frames on the morning of the show.
12 – Two clear copies of the Title/Introduction/Plan page(s) and two copies of the Synopsis page should be sent by e-mail to or mailed with entry forms.
13 - No entry fee is required.