LET´S TALK OF AEROPHILATELY

FEPA CONGRESS13 SEPTEMBER 2014

LUGANO (SWITZERLAND)

FERNANDO ARANAZ

THE CURRENT SITUATION

What happens with the Aerophilately?

What do you do with the Aerophilately?

In the latest International Philatelic Exhibitions it is having problems with

some exhibits of Aerophilately

Aerophilately exhibits are transferred to other Classes

AND/ORExhibits of other Classes are transferred to Aerophilately

PHILAKOREA 2014Glen Stafford (Australia)Nicaragua Air Mail (The early years)

AE to TR

SALON PLANÈTE TIMBRES PARIS 2014 Nicolaos Karanikolas (Greece)The “Inselpost” overprint 1944/45

PH to AE

BRASILIANA 2013Francisco D´Amico (Venezuela)Venezuela: The first air mail TR to AE

Jose Alberto Junges (Brasil)Varig PH to AE

BRASILIANA 2013AUTRALIA 2013McFarlane, Andrew (U.S.A.)The 1928 U.S.A. Beacon Air Mail Stamp

AE to TR

The question is inmediate:

and this why it happens?

In my opinion, there are two problems:

a)A severe interpretation and /or application of article 3 of the SREV for

Aerophilately.b) We have more than 30 years doing

the same thing…….

THE HISTORY AND THE PAST

About 1960 started to appear the Classes of Competition and the

Commissions as we currently know them

The Commission for AIR MAIL COLLECTIONS was created in the FIP

Congress of Munich (1966)

The first regulations for AIR MAIL COLLECTIONS was presented in the FIP Congress in Madrid (1975); was

approved in the FIP Congress in Philadelphia (1976); and was

published for the first time in the publicity brochure of the ITALIA 76

(Milano)

COMMISSION AIR MAIL to AERO

Van der Moortel (Belgium)(1967-¿1975?) Theodor Dahinden (Switzerland) Pierre Saulgrain (France)===================================Francisco Lemos da Silveira (Portugal) (¿1975?-1992/93)===================================Egil Thomassen (Norway)(1993-2004)

THE NEW REGULATIONS

SREV of AEROPHILATELYArticle 2: Competitive Exhibits

An Aerophilatelic exhibit is composed essentially of postal documents

transmitted by Air bearing evidence of having been flown

Stamps have disapeared!

SREV of AEROPHILATELYArticle 3: Principles of Exhibit

CompositionAerophilately represents a study of

the development of air mail services and a collection of documets

pertaining to such development

Collection of documents, no stamps

An Aerofilatelic exhibit has therefore as basic contents:

1. Postal documents dispatched by air2. Official and semi-official stamps

issued especially for use on Airmail, in mint or used state, but principally on

cover3. All types of postal and other marks, vignettes and labels relating to aerial

transport

4. Items connected with a particular means of aerial transport, not

conveyed through a postal service but deemed important to the development of air mail

5. Leaflets, messages and newspaper dropped from the air, as a way of normal postal delivery or on the

occasion of postal services interrupted by unforeseen events.

6. Mail recovered from aircraft accidents or incidents

WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN THE PRACTICE?

Some Jurors in a severe application of the SREV of Aerophilately “penalize” in Treatment those exhibits showing

stamps.

Or if they think that there are “many stamps”, it is transferred to TR

They correctly apply the SREV and Guidelines of AerophilatelyMAKE THAT IS VERY CLEAR

But there are outstanding exhibits who feel little appreciated

Marta Villarroel de Peredo (Bolivia)Bolivia Air Mail

Enrique Bialikamien (Costa Rica)Costa Rica-Development of Air Mail

Mario Ravasi (Switzerland)Scadta-Development of Colombian Air Mail

Others who have already suffered the problem, put the exhibit directly in TR

Santiago Cruz (Colombia)Scadta´s First Issues- A Traditional Approach to Airmail Stamps

WE ARE GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM

It is difficult to understand the Aerophilately without the stamps that

made it possible

As member of the FIP Board responsible of the Commission of Aerophilately I have proposed, initially, the possibility of use

Air Mail stamps, with three subclasses (as it has been done in Postal History)

1-Pure Aerophilately – only flown covers2-Air Mail with stamps and their use

3-Routing marks, OAT, AV2

I have asked the opinion of the FEPA Member Federations about this

matter.Through J.R.Moreno I have received

several answers: Austria, Croacia, Cyprus, Germany, Monaco, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom…..

The Commission of Aerophilately also is working on the matter.

In the Meeting of the Commission in Seoul (Korea) on Monday 11 August, Ross Wood made a presentation “Air

Mail Stamps as a Sub-Class of Aerophilately”

The FIP Board in their Meeting in Seoul (Korea) on Wednesday 13

August, designate two Sub-Classes in Aero exhibits which allow for a wider

use of Air Mail stamps.The FIP Board feels this will be of

great general benefit for Aerphilately

This is a ver high priority for the FIP Board and we would like to be able to approve the new (revised) SREV in our

next Meeting in December in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

FUTURE REGULATIONS

SREV of AEROPHILATELYArticle 2: Competitive Exhibits

An Aerophilatelic exhibit is composed essentially of postal documents

transmitted by Air bearing evidence of having been flown and also of stamps and proofs and essays relating to the

Air Mail and Aerophilately

There are two Subclasses of Competitive Exhibits

Subclass a) Covers flown

Subclass b) Air Mail stamps and their use in Air Mail service

SREV of AEROPHILATELYArticle 3: Principles of Exhibit

CompositionAerophilately represents a study of

(the development of) air mail services, stamps related to airmail, and a

collection of documets pertaining to such development

An Aerofilatelic exhibit has therefore as basic contents:

Subclass a) Covers flown1. Postal documents dispatched by air

2. (before 3) All types of postal and other marks, vignettes and labels

relating to aerial transport

3. (before 4) Items connected with a particular means of aerial transport,

not conveyed through a postal service but deemed important to the

development of air mail4. (before 4) Leaflets, messages and

newspaper dropped from the air, as a way of normal postal delivery or on

the occasion of postal services interrupted by unforeseen events.

5. (before 6) Mail recovered from aircraft accidents or incidents

Subclass b) Air Mail Stamps and usage

1. (before 2) Official and semi-official stamps issued especially for use on Airmail, in mint or used state, but

(principally) also on cover.2. Any proofs and essays associated

with the issues of the Air Mail stamps.

QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH