FIP极限集邮评审专用规则&FIP极限集邮展品评审指导要点（2013版）

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FIP极限集邮评审专用规则
SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR THE EVALUATION OF
MAXIMAPHILY EXHIBITS AT FIP EXHIBITIONS (SREV)

（资料来源：http://www.f-i-p.ch/regulation/documents/Max.GL.pdf）

Article 1: Competitive exhibitions
These special regulations have been drawn up in accordance with article 1.5 of the “General regulations of the FIP for the evaluation of competitive exhibits at FIP exhibitions (GREV)” to supplement those principles with regard to Maximaphily. Also refer to “Guidelines for judging Maximaphily exhibits”.

Article 2: Competitive exhibits
The maximum cards should conform to the principles of maximum possible concordance between:
a) The postage stamp
b) The picture of the postcard
c) The cancellation.

Article 3: Principles of exhibit composition
The constituent elements of maximum cards should conform to the following characteristics:
3.1. The postage stamp
The “postage stamp” designation is reserved for the postal operator assigned to ensure the universal service within a UPU member country (Universal Postal Union), or a dependent territory. The postage stamp can be personalized on request from a client (individual, association, company,...), provided that it is available to the general public. It must be valid for postage and affixed only on the view side of the picture postcard. Postage-due stamps, pre-cancels, revenue stamps, stamps violating the "UPU (Universal Postal Union) philatelic code of ethics", are not allowed, nor are official stamps, except those, which are at the disposal of the public (United Nations, UNESCO, Council of Europe,...). The postage stamps which are cut out from postal stationery are allowed only if the issuing postal service permits their use. Postage stamps printed online by a customer are not allowed.
Stamps, issued by postal operators authorized by the responsible governmental body, are admitted under the same conditions as the postage stamps.

3.2. The picture postcard
Its size must conform to dimensions accepted by the “Universal Postal Convention”. However, postcards of square or rectangular shape available on the market are accepted, provided that their size allows them to be laid out on a sheet to the A4 format (210 x 297 mm) at a rate of two per sheet. Out of respect for its designer, it is strictly prohibited to reduce the size of a postcard by cutting it.
The picture must offer the best possible concordance with the subject of the postage stamp or with one of them, if there are several. All postcards fully reproducing the postage stamp, that is to say with perforation, face value, country name, are forbidden.
The picture must emphasize the subject of the postage stamp. The postcards on the market are accepted as they are. They can have margins and a text directly connected with the subject. Old postcards can have on the view side an area for correspondence. With the exception of these old postcards, the larger the picture is, the better the quality of the maximum card is considered to be. Postcards with multiple pictures as well as ones with holograms are forbidden.

3.3. The cancellation
The cancellation must be printed exclusively by the authorized postal service. The pictorial design of the cancellation and/or the text, as well as the place of cancellation (name of the Post office) should have a connection with the subject of the postage stamp and of the picture postcard, or with the purpose of the issue (event, charitable activity, theme of the series). However cancellations made by philatelic services are accepted provided that the concordance of place is respected. Cancellations made by the philatelic service of small countries with only the country name are allowed.
The closer the connection is between the subject and the picture and/or the text of a pictorial cancellation, the better is the concordance.
The ordinary cancellations without illustration are valid provided that they indicate the name of the locality where the post office is located and the concordance of the place is respected.
The cancellation must be carried out within the period of validity of the postage stamp and as close as possible to the date of issue.

3.4. Classification of the exhibits
Maximaphily exhibits can be classified by:
a) Country or group of countries
b) Specialized field or study
c) Theme.

3.5. Plan
In the introductory statement, the title and the plan form a whole, in perfect concordance with the material shown (reference GREV, article 3.3). The concept, the structure and the development of the exhibit should be clearly defined.

Article 4: Criteria for evaluating exhibits
The evaluation of the exhibits at FIP exhibitions is carried out according to well defined general criteria (reference GREV, article 4).
For Maximaphily exhibits, special significance is given to the knowledge and the maximum possible concordance shown (refer to guidelines).

Article 5: Judging of exhibits
5.1. Maximaphily exhibits are judged by the approved specialists in the Maximaphily class and in accordance with section V, articles 31 to 46 of GREX (reference GREV, article 5.1.).

5.2. For Maximaphily exhibits, the following relative terms are presented to lead the jury to a balanced evaluation (reference GREV, article 5.2.).
- Treatment and importance of the exhibit 30
- Knowledge and research 35
- Condition and rarity 30
- Presentation 5
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Article 6: Concluding provisions
6.1. In the event of any discrepancies in the text arising from translation, the English text shall prevail.

6.2. These “Special regulations for the evaluation of Maximaphily exhibits at FIP exhibitions” have been unanimously accepted by the FIP Maximaphily Commission Conference held in Jakarta on June 22, 2012 followed by clarifying paragraph 3.1 with simple and clear terms, accepted by the Members of the FIP Maximaphily Commission Bureau on November 9, 2013 and approved by FIP Board in Rio de Janeiro on November 23, 2013.

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FIP极限集邮展品评审指导要点 GUIDELINES FOR JUDGING MAXIMAPHILY EXHIBITS
1. Competitive exhibitions
The present guidelines complete the general regulations (GREV) and the special regulations (SREV) to help the jury in the evaluation and the exhibitors in the elaboration of Maximaphily exhibits.

2. Competitive exhibits
2.1. A Maximaphily exhibit is exclusively composed of maximum cards.
2.2. The quality of the constituent elements and the concordance between these elements give the maximum card the qualification of "appropriate philatelic material" (GREV, art.3.1.).

3. Principles of exhibit composition
The constituent elements should conform to the following conditions, in addition to those provided in SREV article 3:
3.1. The postage stamp
- It must be in perfect condition.
- Only one postage stamp should be affixed on the view side of the picture postcard. Before 1978, when the “International statute of Maximaphily” was approved, maximum cards showing several postage stamps are tolerated, if one or more of those are concordant with the picture on the postcard.
- In the case where a postage stamp has multiple, secondary or partial subjects, each subject must as far as possible, be dealt with separately.
- The postage stamp (or the souvenir sheet it belongs to, if it is stuck on the postcard) must not exceed a quarter of the postcard area.
- When the same subject is spread out on several se-tenant stamps making a panorama, the set can appear on a single postcard. However, when a subject is isolated on one of the setenant stamps only the one on which the treated subject is illustrated should be affixed to the postcard.
- The use of an illustrated postal prepayment impression dispensed by automatic vending machines, affixed on the view side of the postcard, is allowed.
- In general, abstract or symbolic subjects do not suit Maximaphily and are excluded from its field.
- For a specific subject, the order of preference is: postage stamp issued in the philatelic program of the designated postal operator (postal authority), where it comes as main subject, or easily identifiable secondary subject, then personalized postage stamp and last the stamp of an authorized operator (postal authority).

3.2. The picture postcard
- The picture postcard should be as far as possible on sale before the issue of the postage stamp. Or, if it has been published specially, it should reproduce a pre-existing document.
- Only square and rectangular formats are allowed; all others are excluded.
- The following items cannot be used for maximum cards: collages, cut-outs, private photographs on photo paper, color or black and white photocopies, photo-montages, drawings, documents specially devised for the stamp issue to be printed privately on photo paper thanks to a computer.

3.3. The cancellation
- The cancellation giving the name of the post office as well as the date must be legible. It must be whole and tie the postage stamp to the postcard. This applies to handstamped cancellations as well as to machine cancellations.
- Non-illustrated cancellations are acceptable on condition that they indicate the name of the locality where the post office is located and the concordance of place is respected.

3.4. Classification of the collections
a) The collections by country or group of countries include maximum cards created with stamps issued by one country or by a group of countries having geographical, historical or cultural links. Generally the chronological order of the issues should be avoided, except for traditional exhibits limited to one period.
b) The specialized and/or study collections are based, according to the exhibitor's choice, either on the constituent elements of the maximum card, or on the different concordances, or on both, or on a specific period.
c) The thematic collections include maximum cards related to one theme. They are limited neither in space nor in time.
In these three types of collections the so-called "variant maximum cards” can be simultaneously shown, that is to say maximum cards with the same postage stamp affixed on different postcards, with different cancellations, but always observing the rules of concordance. If the collection does not deal only with variant maximum cards, their number must be limited, in order not to show an imbalance in the exhibit or a lack of material. Two variant maximum cards per exhibition frame are considered as a maximum. A different date on the cancellation of the same date-stamp is not sufficient to make a variant maximum card.

3.5. Plan
The collection must be preceded by a plan on a single page. It must describe the contents of the collection and clearly show the leading idea. It must be logical, well-balanced and in accordance with the chosen subject and title. It must be divided into chapters. A mere table of contents or a literal description cannot be regarded as a satisfactory plan. It must be written in one of the official FIP languages.

4. Criteria for evaluating exhibits
4.1. Maximaphily exhibits are judged according to article 4 of the “General regulations of the FIP for the evaluation of competitive exhibits at FIP-exhibitions (GREV)” and in accordance with the “Special regulations of the FIP for the evaluation of Maximaphily exhibits at FIP exhibitions (SREV)”.

4.2. Treatment and importance of the exhibit
A total of 30 points is allotted, 20 for the treatment and 10 for the importance.
The treatment and the development of an exhibit deals with following points:
- A good concordance between the title, the plan and the contents of the exhibit.
- A logical and judicious classification of the maximum cards, well adapted to the leading idea of the plan.
- The written explanations should be concise, and give some supplementary information about the elements and/or the concordances.
The importance of the exhibit is linked to the difficulty of the development of the chosen theme, according to the material known and the narrowness of the treated theme.

4.3. Knowledge and research
A total of 35 points is allotted, 20 for the knowledge and 15 for the research.
The exhibitor being judged by the way he/she has selected the maximum cards of his/her collection, his/her exhibit should clearly demonstrate his/her knowledge of the chosen theme, of the postage stamps, of the postal markings and also of the picture postcards when necessary.
- The knowledge of postage stamps is judged according to the interest of the comments (purpose and date of issue, type, printing, variety, date of the end of validity ...)
- The knowledge of postal markings covers the types of cancellations, the period of use, and the justification of the use of the cancellation (place, illustration, text …).
All attempts to improve the aspect of a cancellation after the postal authorities have applied it will be considered as falsification.
- The knowledge of picture postcards is judged according to its concordance with the subject of the postage stamp, its quality and the rarity of the edition.
The research in Maximaphily is based on the observance of the three concordances: of subject, of place and of time.
• The concordance of subject is the essential characteristic of a real maximum card. This concordance between the illustration of the postage stamp and the one of the picture postcard must be as close as possible and visually verifiable.
• The concordance of place requires a connection between the name of the place or the locality written in the postmark and the subject of the postage stamp and of the postcard. The "first day cancellation" can only be used when it is in accordance with the abovementioned condition.
- For monuments, landscapes and sites there is only one place that gives the required concordance. It is the one where the monument, the landscape or the site is located. If the place has no post office, the one serving that site should be selected or the one of the nearest place.
- When the subject is a personality the cancellation should be made in a place in connection with an event which concerns him/or her: birth, death, burial, work or aspect of his/her activity, posthumous homage etc. When the postage stamp commemorates explicitly one of these events, cancellation of the place where it happened is better.
- In the case where the postage stamp commemorates an event, the cancellation should be made in a place related to it.
- When the postage stamp shows for instance a plane, a train or a ship, the cancellation should be made in a place where there is an airport, a railway station, a port or an on-board post office related to the subject.
- The maximum cards showing sporting activities are better if they are cancelled in places where these sports are practiced.
- The maximum cards showing works of art such as paintings, sculptures, mosaics, enamels, leaded glass windows, frescoes, tapestries, and, generally, all objects in museums or collections, should be cancelled either in the place where they are to be found, or in the place where they were created. Cancellations of other places are allowed on the occasion of local exhibitions and other events if they are in connection with the work (signature or portrait of the artist, portrait of the model etc.).
Nevertheless, in judging exhibits about "works of art ", considering their universal nature, the jury should allow the cancellation of the issuing country. However, in the case where the same work of art is shown on postage stamps of different countries, the maximum card with the stamp and the cancellation of the country where this work of art is to be found will be better. When a Work of Art is an integral part of a monument (sculpture, fresco, stained glass window, mosaic, etc.), the preferred cancellation is that of the nearest post office to the place where the monument is located.
- In case of postage stamps showing subjects located in a country other than the issuing one, the above-mentioned dispensation applies to personalities and to themes related to cosmos. The cancellation should be from a locality of the stamp-issuing country where an event related to the purpose of the issue has been organized.
- When the postage stamp commemorates an event or shows a landscape or a monument of another country, the realization of maximum cards is impossible as there is a total lack of concordance of place.
- The cancellations made abroad by post offices of a country (on occasion of philatelic exhibitions or other) are allowed.
- The cancellation is all the more interesting when it has been made in a place closely connected to the subject, which completes harmoniously the postage stamp/postcard set by its illustration or its text, and it has been used for a more or less short time.
• The concordance of time is defined by the date of the postmark, within the period of validity of the postage stamp.

4.4. Condition and rarity of the material
- A total of 30 points is allotted, 20 for the rarity and 10 for the condition of the items shown.
The rarity of a maximum card depends on:
- The relative rarity of the three elements, each one in its own area of interest.
- The difficulty of making it and/or its antiquity.
The antiquity is defined by reference to three periods:
A. Before 1946, date marking the first publication of the maximum card definition.
B. From 1946 to 1978.
C. After 1978, date of the adoption by F.I.P.of the “Maximum-card regulations.

4.5. Presentation
Five points can be given for the presentation.
The presentation of an exhibit should be well finished and give a good general impression. Therefore the exhibitors should conform to following conditions:
- use sheets of a light color
- display the selected material harmoniously, with a maximum of two cards per sheet
(avoid too empty or over-charged sheets, and overlapping items).
- write the accompanying texts concisely and in legible writing, without mistakes.

5. Judging of the exhibits
To get a consistent evaluation the judges for Maximaphily exhibits should complete the evaluation sheet and make some observations for the exhibitor and give him some advice on improving the exhibit.
As forgeries are not acceptable in an exhibit, exhibitors are advised to have their doubtful items certified.

6. Conditions of application
These “Guidelines for judging Maximaphily exhibits” have been unanimously accepted by the FIP Maximaphily Commission Conference held in Jakarta on June 22, 2012 followed by clarifying paragraph 3.1 with simple and clear terms, accepted by the Members of the FIP Maximaphily Commission Bureau on November 9, 2013 and approved by FIP Board in Rio de Janeiro on November 23, 2013.

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经与“FIP极限集邮展品评审指导要点（2006马拉加版本）”相对比，主要有以下几部分有更新：
1）1楼  3.1节：
The “postage stamp” designation is reserved for the postal operator assigned to ensure the universal service within a UPU member country (Universal Postal Union), or a dependent territory. The postage stamp can be personalized on request from a client (individual, association, company,...), provided that it is available to the general public.”
邮票可以是UPU成员国的邮政运营商或者是某个属地发行的，也可以是个人、组织或企业个性定制的，可以由用邮者普遍使用。

Postage stamps printed online by a customer are not allowed.
客户在线印刷的邮票不能用来制作极限片。

          ----在线印刷邮票？可以参考美国邮政相关在线服务
          https://www.usps.com/business/online-postage.htm

Stamps, issued by postal operators authorized by the responsible governmental body, are admitted under the same conditions as the postage stamps.
由政府主管部门授权的邮政运营商发行的邮票，和国家邮政部门发行的邮票一样，同样被承认。

2）1#楼  3.3节
The ordinary cancellations without illustration are valid provided that they indicate the name of the locality where the post office is located and the concordance of the place is respected.
无图案的普通邮戳，邮戳上必须有邮局所在地的地名，而且这个地方应该满足地点一致性的要求。

3）2#楼  3.1节
- For a specific subject, the order of preference is: postage stamp issued in the philatelic program of the designated
postal operator (postal authority), where it comes as main subject, or easily identifiable secondary subject, then personalized
postage stamp and last the stamp of an authorized operator (postal authority).

对一个特定的主题，极限展品中素材优先选用的顺序是：
1）邮票上的主要题材的极限片
2）邮票上易于识别的次要题材的极限片
3）使用个性化邮票或邮票上的不明显题材制作的极限片。

4）2#楼 4.3节
When a Work of Art is an integral part of a monument (sculpture, fresco, stained glass window, mosaic, etc.), the preferred cancellation is that of the nearest post office to the place where the monument is located.

当艺术品是纪念碑、古迹或遗址的一部分时（如：雕塑，壁画，彩色玻璃窗，马赛克等），则应首选距这些纪念碑、古迹或遗址最近的的邮局的邮戳。

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邮票可以是UPU成员国的邮政运营商或者是某个属地发行的，也可以是个人、组织或企业个性定制的，可以由用邮者普遍使用。
客户在线印刷的邮票不能用来制作极限片。

个人学习体会：
中国大陆的邮票事实上已经是邮政营运商——国家邮政集团这个企业发行，个性化邮票也已经由个人、组织、企业单位向邮政营运商定制，但是主、副票是用齿孔分开的二个部分，而国外有些国家或地区的个性化邮票带邮资图的直接就是个性化图案，如新西兰、澳门等。
明确用个性化邮票制作极限片其邮票必须是公开出售的，以体现公平性。

吴洪熙

无图案的普通邮戳，邮戳上必须有邮局所在地的地名，而且这个地方应该满足地点一致性的要求。

个人学习体会2：
是否从另一个侧面排斥了没有明确地名的邮戳，如单纯的临时邮戳？

liyufu

邮票可以是UPU成员国的邮政运营商或者是某个属地发行的，也可以是个人、组织或企业个性定制的，可以由用邮者普遍使用。
客户在线印刷的邮票不能用来制作极限片。

个人学习体会：
中国大陆的邮票事实上已经是邮政 ...
吴洪熙 发表于 2014-8-25 18:04

那吴秘书长：中国个性邮票的副票上的信息还是不能制作极限片吧！

liyufu

客户在线印刷的邮票不能用来制作极限片。

这个是指什么？是不是个人临时定制的邮资机符？

liyufu

无图案的普通邮戳，邮戳上必须有邮局所在地的地名，而且这个地方应该满足地点一致性的要求。

个人学习体会2：
是否从另一个侧面排斥了没有明确地名的邮戳，如单纯的临时邮戳？
吴洪熙 发表于 2014-8-25 18:09

临时邮戳上面一般都有地名和物名吧。确定临时邮戳被禁止？

吴洪熙

那吴秘书长：中国个性邮票的副票上的信息还是不能制作极限片吧！
liyufu 发表于 2014-8-26 16:40

中国个性邮票的副票没有面值、没有“中国邮政”铭记，不是邮票。

吴洪熙

临时邮戳上面一般都有地名和物名吧。确定临时邮戳被禁止？
liyufu 发表于 2014-8-26 16:44

比较宽泛的临时邮戳

chipin33

请问〝（2013里约热内卢版本）＂此句源于何处？
我今年2月9日收到FIP极限委员会乔治主席传来英文规则注明为（Jakarta, June 22, 2012）
以上英文规则已见刊台湾《中华原图集邮》会刊35期第26-30页。
因之即将出版的台湾《中华原图集邮》会刊36期将刊出中文翻译
我必须根据（Jakarta, June 22, 2012）翻译为（2012雅加达版本）而不是所谓（2013里约热内卢版本）

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2013年11月23日，在里约热内卢召开的会议上，FIP理事会批准了本委员会提出的“修改个性化邮票制作极限片及其他方面的专用规则和指导要点”。此新规则曾被2012年6月22日在雅加达出席FIP极限集邮委员会的所有代表通过，Beston先生应邀对其中的3.1条款作了更简明清楚的解释。-----译自FIP极限集邮委员会《2013年度世界极限集邮活动报告》

chinamc

请问〝（2013里约热内卢版本）＂此句源于何处？
我今年三月收到FIP极限委员会乔治主席传来英文规则注明为（Jakarta, June 22, 2012）
以上英文规则已见刊台湾《中华原图集邮》会刊35期第26-30页。
因之即将出版的 ...
chipin33 发表于 2014-9-3 06:19

" 6. Conditions of application
These “Guidelines for judging Maximaphily exhibits” have been unanimously accepted by the FIP Maximaphily Commission Conference held in Jakarta on June 22, 2012 followed by clarifying paragraph 3.1 with simple and clear terms, accepted by the Members of the FIP Maximaphily Commission Bureau on November 9, 2013 and approved by FIP Board in Rio de Janeiro on November 23, 2013."

chipin33

谢谢回应。
个人理解，修改规则是FIP极限委员会（ FIP Maximaphily Commission）的权责，这次修改是在2012年6月22日雅加达FIP极限委员会会议通过，时逢2012年6月印尼世展举办期间，因也同时召开当届FIP理事会议，不可能在同年通过此规则修改之决议（FIP极限委员会的上级单位为FIP理事会）。故2012年通过之规则循例形式上要在下次FIP理事会（2013里约热内卢召开）提报审查通过，才算正式完成。Beston先生（澳洲理事）只是在2013里约热内卢理事会（也是2013年巴西世展举办期间）善意提出修订内容之报告让理事会成员知晓，FIP理事会本身并无权再对规则作任何修改，只有通过或保留（被质疑时即保留退回原修订案下次再议，等于不通过）两途，但一般来说只要不违反FIP法条通常都会在FIP理事会上象徵性鼓掌通过，以示尊重FIP极限委员会权责，完成法定程序。
我们所熟悉此次修改前规则称为（2006马拉加版本），也是在2006年10月12日马拉加FIP极限委员会通过修订，翌年送经下次FIP理事会通过（印象是在意大利召开？城市名待查）。但当年规则并无提到翌年FIP理事会通过之文字，可能为疏忽，故此次已改正完备。
以上提供参考。

chipin33

经检查个人邮件记录，我同李宏、余曹山等应是第一手收到于2月9日（11楼我的回帖误为三月）由乔治主席电邮传来有关规则修改的具体文件讯息，但因个人邮事忙碌分身乏术，延宕至6月始开始处理，有亏职责，非常抱歉！
乔治主席传来的文件分为三件doc档案，除了新规则全文外，另将规则修改处以红字印出，便于对照查考，非常贴心，此文件分英、法文两种文字。
我在5月4日到法国普瓦捷出席2014法国极限邮展邮学研讨会时，主要的内容即是这份新规则，会场是以英文版本为研讨内容。也及时提醒我的懈怠，记住回台湾后应积极处理此事，因之编入7月份《中华原图集邮》会刊35期，因篇幅有限，只能先刊英文，再于次期刊出中文翻译本。
稍后于7月中旬也收到水陆路寄来法国极限会于6月出版的504期会刊也刊出新规则之法文版本。
8月香港极限邮友梁子健先生前往首尔参观韩国世展，回来后透过facebook（脸书社团网站）问我有否此新规则？于是将我会会刊刊出之新规则英文版pdf文件档，传给他载于他所主持的脸书香港极限网社团供成员下载参考。
本网夏管不管从何管道得知此新规则讯息，率先发布在本网，基本上值得鼓励并表示钦佩！
不过检视1楼中文标题“FIP极限集邮展品评审指导要点”应为“FIP极限集邮评审专用规则”之误，且其内容只有到 3.2. The picture postcard 止，后面尚有大部分内容皆遗漏。
又2楼又重复发帖刊出如1楼之相同内容，然后紧接为“GUIDELINES FOR JUDGING MAXIMAPHILY EXHIBITS”，此标题方为中文“FIP极限集邮展品评审指导要点”，此部分内容则无遗漏。
稍后将英文版（含红字在内）之全部内容提供给夏管修正刊出，以供本网同好参考。