Competition Rules

Competition Rules for:

	The Levett Trophy (Philately)

The Alvey Cup (Postal History)
The Filmer Shield (Adhesives and their usages)
The Jubilee Salver (Miscellaneous)

1. The Trophy, Cup, Shield and Salver shall be competed for annually by Members of the France & Colonies Philatelic Society of GB.

2. For each competition, Members may enter, subject to the operation of Rule 4, as many entries as they wish. Each entry shall be of 12 sheets, conforming to BPE and Stampex standards as to size of sheets.

3. An entry must be the sole property of the Member submitting it.

4. For the Levett Trophy, any Member who has not won a silver-gilt or higher medal at National or International level can compete. For the Alvey Cup, the Filmer Shield or the Jubilee Salver there is no restriction on entry.

5. Winning entries shall not again be eligible for entry in the same competition unless significantly changed.

6. Judging will be by a team of not fewer than three, chosen from Members attending the competitions.

7. For all competitions, marks will be awarded as follows:

Philatelic knowledge and personal study		 35

Treatment, originality and importance 30
Relative condition and rarity 20
Presentation, write-up and arrangement 15
Total 100

8. The judges' decisions shall be.final, except in so far as qualification to enter and eligibility of an entry is in dispute, in which case the Committee's decision will be final.