BANGKOK 2010

25th Asian International Stamp Exhibition (BANGKOK 2010) will be held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) Bangkok, Thailand, during August 4-12, 2010. Meet more than 1,000 frame of album sheet awards showcase. This event is organized by Thailand Post Co., Ltd. (THP) in cooperation with The Philatelist Association of Thailand (P.A.T.) and Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB).
The exhibition’s venue is located in the center of the capital with advanced and convenient mass transportation services that can support the gathering of all type of city people with purchasing power. The area is divided into 3 sections ; the international postage stamp sales area for 50 booths, the local postage stamp sales area for 50 booths and exhibition area for 1,500 square meters.

EXHIBITION CLASSES

The Classification of the Exhibition Classes is as follows:
7.1 Group I Non-Competitive Class:
Court of Honour
7.2 Group II Competitive Classes
Class 1 FIAP Championship Class for collections that have been awarded three FIP/FIAP large gold medals at the exhibitions patronized by FIP/FIAP over the past 10 years (2001-2010)
Class 2 Traditional Philately
1) National Class (Customs Post /Thai Postal Service)
2) Asia and Australia
3) The Rest of the World
Class 3 Postal History
1) National Class (Customs Post /Thai Postal Service)
2) Asia and Australia
3) The Rest of the World
Class 4 Postal Stationery
Class 5 Aerophilately
Class 6 Astrophilately
Class 7 Thematic Philately
Exhibits will be classified under:
A) Nature
B) Culture
C) Technology
* Please indicate clearly in the Exhibit Application Form as to the sub-class (A, B or C) the exhibit is entering.
Class 8 Maximaphily
Class 9 Revenue
Class 10 Youth Philately
1) Collectors aged 13 - 15 years
2) Collectors aged 16 - 18 years
3) Collectors aged 19 - 21 years
(As of January 2010)
* Please indicate clearly in the Exhibit Application Form as to the sub-class (1, 2 or 3) the exhibit is entering.
Class 11 Literature
1) Philatelic books, pamphlets and studies (issued after January 01, 2005)
2) Philatelic journals, and periodicals (all volumes issued after January 01, 2008)
3) Stamp Catalogues (published after January 01, 2008)
* Please indicate clearly in the Exhibit Application Form as to the sub-class (1, 2 or 3) the exhibit is entering.
Class 12 Experimental Class
One-Frame Exhibit (1-3 Frames)
Exhibits in this Class should be based on a narrow subject that is best treated as One Frame. Exhibits are also welcome from novice exhibitors who are developing a subject which is capable of expanding to more than One Frame in the near future. An extract from a past International award winning multiple frame exhibit (5 to 8 frames) to One Frame is not allowed.
Awards are represented by CERTIFICATES:
GOLD 90 to 100 points
VERMEIL 80 to 89 points
SILVER 70 to 79 points
BRONZE 60 to 69 points
Certificate of Participation will be given to exhibits attaining less than 50 points.
Exhibits will be classified under:
A) Traditional
B) Postal History
C) Postal Stationery
D) Aerophilately
E) Astrophilately
F) Thematic
G) Maximaphily
H) Revenue