The WORLD STAMP CHAMPIONSHIP ISRAEL 2008 under F.I.P patronage was held in The Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center, Tel Aviv, Israel from Wednesday, May 14 through Wednesday, May 21, 2008.
WSC ISRAEL 2008 was organized by the Israel Philatelic Federation in cooperation with the Israel Post Ltd. and its Philatelic Service. Over 70 countries participated with a variety of 2,500 exhibition frames of the world's finest philatelic collections. Twelve (12) philatelic competition classes were included : World Stamp Championship, Traditional Philately, Postal History, Postal Stationery, Aerophilately, Astrophilately, Thematical Philately, Maximaphilia, Revenue, Youth, Single Frame, and Literature. The World Stamp Championship, held for the second time only, it followed the success of World Stamp Championship Singapore 2004, a Specialized World Exhibition.
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Sponsored by
Archbishop OSCAR V. CRUZ
PAUL DE LA CRUZ et al.
ED JACINTO
GRETHELINE RAMOS BOLANDRINA
LUCENA ART CENTER
YOUTH CLASS
1ST PLACE
NORRASERT SIRIARPORNTHAM
Olympic Games
Thailand
Youth (19-21) 5 Frames
Large Vermeil (89 points) + Special Prize
2ND PLACE
CLEMENT DUVALTIER
The Railway
France
Youth (19-21) 4 Frames
Large Vermeil (86 points)
3RD PLACE
DANIEL MALMGREN
Sweden
Youth (19-21) 5 Frames
Large Vermeil (85 points)
Riding the Winds
Spain
Youth (19-21) 5 Frames
Large Vermeil (85 points)
4TH PLACE
WILFRED GRELLIER
Heraldic
France
Youth (13-15) 3 Frames
Vermeil (83 points)
5TH PLACE
MICHAL FAIBEL
The Dinosaurs from Supremacy to Extention
Israel
Youth (16-18) 3 Frames
Vermeil (82 points)
ALEKSANDRA NIKITINA
Stationeries of Zemstvo Post of
Ukraine
Youth (19-21) 4 Frames
Vermeil (82 points)
SUCH AARON VAZQUEZ
Spain
Youth (16-18) 4 Frames
Vermeil (82 points)
6TH PLACE
KM PZF KLUB PRZYLESIE
The Polish 20th Century
Poland
5 Frames
Vermeil (81 points)
YOUTH PHILATELIC CIRCLE NO. 11
Mittelpommern
Poland
4 Frames
Vermeil (81 points)
7TH PLACE
CLEMENT CHEVALIER
The Second World War in
France
Youth (19-21) 4 Frames
Vermeil (80 points)
LISA GELEBART
Let us Meet the Bird
France
Youth (16-18) 3 Frames
Vermeil (80 points)
CEDRIC GRELLIER
Middle Ages Promenade
France
Youth (16-18) 4 Frames
Vermeil (80 points)
WINSTON WU
Postal History of the Straits Settlements 19021942
Singapore
Youth (19-21) 5 Frames
Vermeil (80 points)
8TH PLACE
BASTIEN PRIGOT
The Dolphine
France
Youth (16-18) 3 Frames
Large Silver (77 points)
9TH PLACE
ALEJANDRED SALAMANCE RODRIGUEZ
Services of the City
Spain
Youth (13-15) 3 Frames
Large Silver (76 points)
10TH PLACE
IGNAC FOCK
The Grey Goos Wing
Slovenia
Youth (16-18) 4 Frames
Large Silver (75 points)
DANNY HANDELMAN
Dead Post Offices of
Canada
Youth (19-21) 5 Frames
Large Silver (75 points)
11TH PLACE
GONZALO GERARD
A History of Trains from Trevithick to the Maglev, 200 Years of History
Uruguay
Youth (19-21) 5 Frames
Silver (72 points)
LILI KENDRA
The Postal History of ' Pengo-filler' Period 19261941
Hungary
Youth (19-21) 5 Frames
Silver (72 points)
ELKE NIEBUHR
Mythology
France
Youth (13-15) 2 Frames
Silver (72 points)
12TH PLACE
ALYSSAH XENIAH C. ALCALA
Her Majesty QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Philippines
Youth (13-15) 3 Frames
Silver (71 points)
MISHEEL DORJKHORLOO
Intercosmos
Mongolia
Youth (16-18) 5 Frames
Silver (71 points)
13TH PLACE
MOMTCHIL DIMITROV
Bulgaria
Youth (13-15) 3 Frames
Silver (70 points)
PALOMA RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ
Spanish Postal History
Spain
Youth (19-21) 5 Frames
Silver (70 points)
14TH PLACE
HRVOJE TURUDIJA
The Canoe
Croatia
Youth (19-21) 4 Frames
Silver Bronze (68 points)
MAXIME VALDENAIRE
The Football
France
Youth (19-21) 4 Frames
Silver Bronze (68 points)
15TH PLACE
IVI SOLOMOU
Pre-Olympic Period of the History of the Modern Olympic Games
Cyprus
Youth (13-15) 3 Frames
Silver Bronze (67 points)
16TH PLACE
ITZEL JIMENEZ
Dinosaurs and their Environment
Mexico
Youth (19-21) 4 Frames
Silver Bronze (65 points)
MONIKA MITASHEVA
Bees and Apiculture
Bulgaria
Youth (19-21) 5 Frames
Silver Bronze (65 points)
17TH PLACE
JULIEN STRASSER
Railway Nostalgie
Luxembourg
Youth (13-15) 3 Frames
Bronze (62 points)
18TH PLACE
MARINE KUPALIAN
Basketball as It is
Armenia
Youth (16-18) 4 Frames
Bronze (60 points)
19TH PLACE
TATJANA DEVJATOVA
Fauna of Udmurtia
Russia
Youth (19-21) 4 Frames
Certificate of Participation (59 points)
No. of exhibitors : 547
Albania - 3, Argentina - 9, Armenia - 4, Australia - 13, Austria - 6, Begium - 3, Bolivia - 2, Brazil - 6, Bulagria - 6, Canada - 17, China - 13, Chinese Taipei - 7, Colombia - 6, Costa Rica - 4, Croatia - 11, Cyprus - 5, Czech Republic - 5, Denmark - 6, Estonia - 1, Finland - 4, France - 15, Germany - 26, Great Britain - 23, Greece - 13, Homg Kong - 7, Hungary - 7, Iceland - 2, India - 11, Israel - 43, Italy - 15, Japan - 2, Liechtenstein - 1, Lithuania - 2, Luxembourg - 4, Mexico - 6, Mongolia - 4, Montenegro - 3, Nepal - 3, Netherlands - 4, New Zealand - 5, Norway - 9, Paraguay - 3, Philippines - 1, Poland - 15, Portugal - 6, Republic of Korea - 5, Romainia - 8, Russia - 15, Serbia - 8, Singapore - 5, Slovenia - 3, South Africa - 11, Spain -19, Sweden - 15, Thailand - 6, Turkey - 9, Ukraine - 10, United States of America - 65, Uruguay - 7
PHOTOS BY GEMS ITLIONG
Greetings from Lucena City Vice Mayor PHILIP CASTILLO
I have spoken to the Australian Commissioner for ISRAEL 2008, Dr Geoff Kellow, who gave me your result. If you have not already heard, your QE 2 exhibit award is : Silver (71 points). I think this is a good result and I hope you agree. Judging at FIP level is at least one to two levels below a National Exhibition. At any rate, your QE 2 was admitted to a FIP exhibition and this is a great achievement.
RICHARD BRECKON
Australia Post
Wow congratulations
Rev. Fr. RICHARD ELEAZAR
Mount St. Aloysius College Seminary
Congrats
DELFIN MALLARI
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Congratulations ! Good luck to your future endeavors
ALVIDON ASIS
Quezon Philatelic Club
I am happy for you and an honor to our country, congrats
FRAN RUIZ
Naga Philatelic Society
Congratulations, galing talaga ! Keep up the good work
JOSIE CURA
Filipinas Stamp Collectors' Club
Congrats
DOJIE LUTERA
Manila
Congratulations, galing naman yan, God bless
FLORIVIC LIZANO
Quezon Philatelic Club
congratulations more power on your next exhibit !
GEMS ITLIONG
Quezon Philatelic Club
We are happy and proud for her achievements. Thanks God. Ang saya-saya !!! Kuya is super proud for Alyssah and the best yung kay Alyssah
NANCY MASCARIÑA
Lucena City
Congrats
NENA DE GUZMAN
PhilPost Postal Museum and Philatelic Library
Congrats
LENLEN FLANCIA
PhilPost Quezon Capitol - Lucena City
Congrats sayang di pa gold, congrats ...
Engr. MICHAEL ROSARIA
Catanauan, Quezon
Dear Alyssah, Congratulations on your Silver at the Israel World Stamp Championship. I am sure that it was well deserve ! I sent your KUT stamps by registered airmail. You are getting mint and used examples of almost every QE II stamps issued by Kenya, Uganda, & Tanganyika from 1954 to 1960. The only ones missing are the 1960 " Officials " and all booklets. I'm afraid I have no extras of these. Included, however, are a number of covers illustrating a range of KUT QE II stamps. I hope you can use these KUT stamps in a future exhibition and I wish you the best of luck in all your philatelic endeavors. With best regards.
PETER IRVINE
eBay User's Stamp Club
Congrats and God bless
Dr. ED PADRON
Philippine Stamp Collectors' Society
Hi Alyssah, Congratulations !!! Just to let you know I sent off yesterday another small batch of stamps (QE II and family members and some more football stamps). More to follow as more material comes my way. Keep up the excellent work and all the very best.
NIGEL GOODING
International Philippine Philatelic Society
Congratulations and continued success in your philatelic exhibiting.
Dr. REUBEN RAMKISSOON
Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
I'm so proud of my adopted granddaughter. she is excelling in her philatelic endeavors so well, but I hope she does the same in school too
WILLIAM LAVIGNE Sr.
Tampa Collectors' Club
I am glad that all your efforts paid off. Congratulations to you and all your family. Keep it up.
Dr. EHTASHAM AHMAD
Peshawar Stamp Society
Congratulations to Alyssah. I hope she keeps on exhibiting and collecting ...
BURTON S. ADLERBLUM
Israel - Palestine Philatelic Society of America
Congratulations Alyssah
LINDA LEE
Philatelic Association of NSW Inc.
Dear Alyssah, congratulations on your award
ABRAHAM LUSPO Jr.
philippinephilatelist.net
Congratulations for doing a good job, Alyssah. Keep working hard ...
BARB HARRISON
Women Exhibitors
... Aba, galing naman, Congrats !!!
P/Chief Supt. WILLIE TOLENTINO
Philippine National Police
... congratulations to Alyssah ...
ANGELA TABALNO
Quezon Philatelic Club
Congrats, ang galing ...
ISAGANI LOPEZ
PhilPost Quezon Capitol - Lucena City
Good for you !
CAROL BARR
American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors
Kudos and Congratulations from Boston !
GRETHELINE RAMOS - BOLANDRINA
... I have visited your website and CONGRATULATIONS for winning the Silver Award on WSC-Israel. I have also forwarded your email to the concerned donors and to other OFWs here in the company.
PAUL C. DE LA CRUZ, JR.
Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Congratulations
JORGE H. CUYUGAN
Philippine Stamp Collectors' Society
Congratulations, Alyssah, for your silver at Israel. What an achievement ! I admire your enthusiasm and wish you well in future philatelic endeavors.
SHERYLL O. RUECKER
Greetings from Sacred Heart College
PHOTOS BY GEMS ITLIONG
Greetings from Girl Scouts of the Philippines
Lucena City Council
ISRAEL PHILATELIC FEDERATION
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From September 18 to 23, 2008, one of the world's largest events for stamp enthusiasts took place at Austria Center Vienna : WIPA08
WIPA08, a world exhibition with 12 competition classes, offered exhibitors from all over the world an interesting forum for the presentation of their stamps. There were several special showings, an honorary court and a world-class rarity cabinet. The WIPA08 was themed The future of philately , dedicating the events program to the future perspective of collecting stamps. In order to also attract visitors who are not yet collectors, there was a separate area with unique specialties and world rarities. In addition, a multilateral exhibition of Germany, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria was also shown simultaneously.
June 2007
WIPA08 entry form and Bulletin No. 1 was received.
08 October 2007
WIPA08 entry form sent to the organizing committee via Registered Airmail RR 002 729 684 PH.
November 2007
WIPA08 Bulletin No. 2 was received.
30 January 2008
WIPA08 application approved.
29 May 2008
WIPA08 Admission Regulations and Bulletin No. 3/4 were received.
15 August 2008
For the second time, Congressman Procy Alcala of the 2nd District of Quezon Province, Philippines sponsored Alyssahs QE II exhibit. He shouldered the expenditure in mailing the exhibit to Vienna, Austria via 2GO courier. The first time he extended assistance was during Alyssahs first competition abroad in 2006 held at Canberra, Australia were she won a Gold.
Sponsored by
Congressman PROCESO J. ALCALA
GIRL SCOUT LUCENA CITY COUNCIL
ED JACINTO
29 August 2008
WIPA08 Exhibitor Information and exhibition envelopes were received.
04 September 2008
11:30 a.m.
Fr. Robert Cadid of St. Ferdinand Cathedral, Lucena City blessed the exhibit.
11:50 a.m.
The exhibit was posted at 2GO Enverga St. branch - Lucena City.
07:27 p.m.
The exhibit reached Manila and was turned over to RAF Int'l Forwarding (Phils.), Inc.
05 September 2008
05:25 p.m.
Arrived in London, for final destination.
08 September 2008
08:56 a.m.
Arrived in Vienna, Austria.
04:39 p.m.
Received by Mannsbart.
24 September 2008
Dear Alyssah Xeniah,
Your entry received 71 marks and a Silver medal award.
With kind regards
Brian Sole
Association of British Philatelic Societies
09 October 2008
Dear Ms. Alyssah !
Today we sent your exhibit and the medal with the certificate via airmail to your address.
Best wishes from Vienna.
Horst Horin
Commissioner General
WIPA08
PALMARES
YOUTH CLASS
1ST PLACE
TIM LANDA
Die Brustschildmarken Des Deutschen Reiches 1872-1874
Frame Nos. 68-73
DANIEL MALMGREN
Frame Nos. 200-205
Large Vermeil (91 %) + Special Prize
2ND PLACE
SVEN KOLPITZ
Die Nachverwendung Sächsischer Poststempel
Frame Nos. 56-62
Large Vermeil (90 %) + Felicitations
SVEN KOLPITZ
Die Königlich Sächsische Post
Frame Nos. 63-67
Large Vermeil (90 %) + Special Prize
3RD PLACE
OLEKSANDRA NIKITINA
Stationery of Zemstvo Post
Frame Nos. 206-212
4TH PLACE
FILOTAS PASCHOS
The Post Office of My
Frame Nos. 74-78
Large Vermeil (88 %)
5TH PLACE
ALON LEIBU
Frame Nos. 117-123
Large Vermeil (87 %)
6TH PLACE
MARKOS SAMIR MESSIHA
Travelling Post Offices of
Frame Nos. 37-42
Large Vermeil (86 %)
Frame Nos. 109-113
LILI KENDRA
Thee history of the Pengo-Filler Period 1926 1941
Large Vermeil (86 %)
7TH PLACE
MARION ERHART
Les Fleurs Dans Notre Vie
Frame Nos.90-92
Large Vermeil (85 %) + Special Prize
8TH PLACE
KOSZALIN PZF
Posta Koszalina do 1945 The Mail of Koszalin Until 1945
Frame Nos. 148-152
Vermeil (83 %)
PHILIPP WILLENER
Pro Juventute 1920 1960
Frame Nos. 196-199
Vermeil (83 %)
WALTER BITTENDORFER
Notruf 122
Frame Nos. 5-8
Vermeil (83 %)
9TH PLACE
BERTRAND NIEBUHR
Mes Vacances à la Mer
Frame Nos. 103-105
Vermeil (82 %) + Special Prize
10TH PLACE
CONSTANTINOS CHRISTOU
The 1960s Postal Rates of Cyprus
Frame Nos. 49-50
AMANDINE GRELLIER
LOurs
Frame Nos. 97-99
Vermeil (81 %)
ELKE NIEBUHR
Mon Jardin Féérique, Magie des 4 Saisons
Frame Nos. 100-102
Vermeil (81 %)
11TH PLACE
KEVIN STECKER
Gardiens des Mers
Frame Nos. 106-108
ANA RITA GABRIEL PASSOS
O Encanto das Flores
Frame Nos. 163-166
BARBARA KUNZ
Unsere Sabbernden Freunde
Frame Nos. 21-26
SEBASTIAN BREUKEL
Tortoise, Terrapin and Turtle Tales
Frame Nos. 133-137
12TH PLACE
MARTIN FASCHING
Kleine Grazer Postgeschichte
Frame Nos. 17-20
13TH PLACE
ANTOINE
Marianne des Francais
Frame Nos. 83-85
PETRO ANDRĖ FERREIRA SOARES
A Fauna
Frame Nos. 157-162
14TH PLACE
Die Zurück-Stempel der Deutschen Bundespost
Frame Nos. 51-55
SUSANA RAMOS
O Presépio
Frame Nos. 179-183
Large Silver (76 %)
15TH PLACE
JENCE MULDER
The Aviary or Birdhouse of André Buzin
Frame Nos. 141-143
Large Silver (75 %)
STEPHANIE KUIPERS
Swimming for Fun, or Topsport
Frame Nos. 138-140
FRÉDERIC DREJZA
Les Rapaces Diurnes
Frame Nos. 86-89
Large Silver (75 %)
16TH PLACE
PIERRE BOISMOREAU
Les Felins
Frame Nos. 79-82
17TH PLACE
JOSE EDUARDO CRUZ
A Vida Aquatica
Frame Nos. 153-156
Silver (73 %)
HENRIQUE MARQUEZ / MANUEL DELGADO
Fauna O Cao, O Gato e O Cavalo
Frame Nos. 167-170
Silver (73 %)
MAXIM KOKUSHIN
Air Fleet of
Frame Nos. 193-195
Silver (73 %)
18TH PLACE
JULIA DILLINGER
Räuber Einfach überall Raubkatzen Rund um die Welt, von Groß bis Klein
Frame Nos. 9-12
RUDOLFS KENINS
Basketball in my Life
Frame Nos. 93-96
19TH PLACE
ALYSSAH XENIAH ALCALA
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Frame Nos. 144-147
20TH PLACE
EMILIA STEFANOVA
Die Fliegende Schönheit
Frame Nos. 1-4
JULIEN STRASSER
Eisenbahn Nostalgie
Frame Nos. 114-116
JAN VANCL
Geschichte des Fliegens
Frame Nos. 33-36
PIERRE WEINERSKIRCH
Herrscher von Luxemburg
Frame Nos. 124-127
21ST PLACE
STEFANIE EGGER
Die Tiere Meiner Heimat
Frame Nos. 13-16
ZDRAVKO KOVACIC
The Endless Empire of Imagination
Frame Nos. 43-45
PAVEL SOLOVYOV
Fame of
Frame Nos. 184-187
FILIPE MANUEL
As Aves
Frame Nos. 213-217
22ND PLACE
ORIANA MIRANDA BARROS
Felinos e Carnivoros
Frame Nos. 171-174
23RD PLACE
CRISTIANO OLIVEIRA MACIEL
Os Animais
Portugal
Frame Nos. 175-178
DINO MURIC
Renaissance Raffaello Santi Baroque Peter Paul Rubens
Frame Nos. 46-48
JAIME ANDRÉ RODRIGUES BARBOSA
Os Transportes
Frame Nos. 188-192
Congratulations and regards !
FLORIVIC LIZANO
Lopez,
Congrats
GEMS ITLIONG
Pagbilao,
Wow ! Congrats
NENA DE GUZMAN
PhilPost Postal Museum and Philatelic Library
Congratulations ...
JORGE H. CUYUGAN
Philippine Stamp Collectors' Society
Good ...
DELFIN MALLARI
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Congrats ! Keep up the good work !
JOSIE CURA
Filipinas Stamp Collectors' Club
Congratulations, again ! Keep up the good work.
CAROL BARR
American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors
Congrats
FRAN RUIZ
Naga Philatelic Society
CONGRATULATIONS ! Thanks for allowing us to share in your victory !
JULIAN PUGH
PUGH CACHETS, INC.
Hi, Alyssah !
A sincere CONGRATULATIONS for winning the Silver medal in the recent
Tito PAUL (DE LA CRUZ)
Al-Khobar,
Congrats for the latest win !
ED JACINTO
Our most effusive congratulations for winning the super - SILVER medal in the
VITTORIO ESPOSITO
Uba (MG),
Congratulations
Hi Alyssah,
I am proud of your success in the just concluded stamp competition. I congratulate you ...
EDET AKPAN
Nigerian Philatelic Club (Calabar Chapter)
Calabar,
Dear Alyssah
Congratulations on your result. I am very please that you are still exhibiting your collections.
LINDA LEE
Philatelic Association of NSW Inc.
CONGRATULATIONS ! happy philately.
REY DE JESUS
The Variety Store
Dear Alyssah
Congratulation I really understand how happy you are to win a medal in such important Stamp exhibition in
GREG IZDEBSKI
congratulations you made us proud.
EDWIN NNUMOLU
Nigerian Philatelic Club (Calabar Chapter)
Calabar,
Congratulations
ROBERT W. GRAY
United Nations Postal Administration
Hi, Congratulations on your many awards ... Best wishes for continued successes
RAY E. CARTIER
American Topical Association
Bravo !!!
PETER
eBay User's Stamp Club
hi there alyssah !
CONGRATULATIONS !!! what an achievement and an honor for our country. keep up the good work. god bless always.
yours in philately
AIDALYN ARABE
congrats ...
BECKY GO
congrats ...
CARLOS AUREADA
PhilPost Quezon Capitol
Alyssah :
Congratulations on your philatelic successes, Let me know if I can be of any help to your collections,
Best regards,
ALEX LUPU
Congratulations on your fine awards at the
I would like to extend to you an invitation to exhibit at the
Best wishes,
RONALD HILL
very well done, regards
MICHAEL OLEINIKOFF
Dear Alyssah,
Thank you for your email about WIPA 08 and congratulations on your result of Silver (71). The results on your website look very impressive nowdays ! Please proceed with your application for a
Kind Regards,
Greetings from Sacred Heart College
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