Stockholmia 2019 Internationell Frimärksutställning Explained

The Stockholmia 2019 Internationell Frimärksutställning was an international stamp exhibition held from 29 May–2 June 2019 at the Waterfront Congress Centre in Stockholm, Sweden.^{[1] [2]} It was held to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Royal Philatelic Society London.^[3] The exhibition was granted patronage from the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP).^[4]

Palmares

The Grand Award went to Daniel Ryterband (United States) for: "A Country Divided: Effects of the American Civil War on the Mails".^[5] The Best in Class went to the following exhibits:^[5]

• CLASS 1 Traditional Philately. Gordon E. Eubanks for "First Federally Issued Postage Stamp of the United States". (98 points)
• CLASS 2 Postal History was won by the Grand Award exhibit. (98 points)
• CLASS 3 Postal Stationery. Lennart Daun for "1872-1897 The First Period of Postal Stationery in Sweden". (96 points)
• CLASS 4 Revenue. Ralph Ebner for "First Americans, Spanish Papel Sellado, First Emission 1640/41 and its Usages". (90 points)
• CLASS 5 Aerophilately. Jean-Claude Vasseur for "Newfoundland Airmail 1919/1939". (96 points)
• CLASS 6 Thematic Philately. Joachim Maas for "Matematiks, a Science between Theory and Application". (97 points)
• CLASS 7 Open Philately. John Davies for "A Jubilee Reminiscence". (92 points)
• CLASS 8 Picture Postcards. Seija-Riitta Laakso for "Paris by Night". (92 points)
• CLASS 9 Philatelic Literature. "Perkins Bacon Great Britain Line-Engraved Postage Stamp Printing 1840–1846" by Alan Druce. (97 points)

Notes and References

1. Web site: STOCKHOLMIA 2019 - Home. www.stockholmia2019.se.
2. News: Plans progress for STOCKHOLMIA 2019. Stamp and Coin Mart . Warners Group Publications . February 2018 . 14.
3. Web site: The Royal Philatelic Society London. www.rpsl.org.uk.
4. Web site: Exhibitions – Fédération Internationale de Philatélie. f-i-p.ch.
5. Web site: Palmares. www.stockholmia2019.se.