3.1 - A) Court of Honour
A total of 3 exhibits (21 frames)
(Arranged in alphabetical order by Last Name)
To view the exhibits, please click on the Exhibit title
A total of 3 exhibits (21 frames)
(Arranged in alphabetical order by Last Name)
To view the exhibits, please click on the Exhibit title
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Exhibitor Profile:
Bartos Vadim-Alexandru (Alec Bartos) is an award-winning stamp designer, internationally acclaimed painter, and graphic designer. Alec Bartos is currently the president of the Astrophilately Commission of the Romanian Philatelic Federation and a co-opted member of the Astrophilately section of the International Philatelic Federation (FIP). A lifelong artist, he discovered his fascination with space and combined it with an interest in philately from an early age. With a bachelor in Fine Arts, he is also an alumnus of and has lectured at the International Space University where he holds a Master in Space Sciences degree. He became a member of the Romanian Philatelic Federation at the age of seven and he drew all space-related philatelic issues of the Romanian Post from 2007 to the present, as well as postcards, postage stamps, and well as other philatelic issues with different themes, such as flowers, wildlife, history, nature or the Olympics. |
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About the exhibit:
The exhibit presents all of the Space stamp issues of Romanian Post designed by Alec Bartos as well as other space themed philatelic items designed by him for other postal authorities and associations. Since the first modern era design contest held in 2007 by Romfilatelia, the postal authority in Romania in charge with stamp issues, Alec Bartos won all the space related stamp design contests. Presented in the exhibit are all the postal elements of each issue; stamps, blocks, souvenir sheets First Day Covers, Maximum cards etc. All of the above are described and the technical specifications are detailed. Throughout the exhibit early designs, different proposal drafts and other unissued stamp designs are also presented. Alongside other possibly unique items, the gem of the exhibit is the envelope and letter sent in space by the only to date Romanian cosmonaut from his birthplace town, on his birthday, to the International Space Station. The cover bears the potentially first Romanian space stamp proved to be flown in space. The exhibit was presented in several location both in philatelic venues as well as general audience large events (mainly space related). Worth highlighting are Astrophil-Berlin, Open Doors at International Space University - Strasbourg, SpaceFest - Bucharest , Space In The City - Cluj-Napoca, Astrofest – Târgoviște, Cosmoteca DeSemne Spațiale (part of Timișoara European Culture Capital Year) or the yearly European Space Education Resource Office ESA’s meetings held in Romania. |
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Exhibitor Profile:
When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon in July 1969, I bought my first launch covers. Shortly afterwards, I sent them to Houston to have the astronauts sign them. While studying Electrical Power Engineering at the Vienna University of Technology, I met cosmonauts Georgi Grechko and Vyacheslav Sudov. Later, as a consulting engineer, I designed and supervised the electromechanical equipment of hospitals, road and railway tunnels, and inspected elevators. When nobody knew the whereabouts of the Salyut-6 Space Mail, I attended IAF and ASE congresses as a freelance journalist to meet cosmonauts. Since 1996, I have been the chairman of the Austrian astrophilately society “Gmünder Weltraumfreunde.” During the latest two decades I met most Russian cosmonauts after their return to Earth. In 1983, I wrote a book called “Space Mail,” which I revised in 2016 and finally in English in 2019. In 1990 I experienced my first Soyuz launch in Baikonur, and in 2018 my last. In October 2018 I surprised Oleg Artemyev after his landing in the Kazakh steppe. My exhibit was awarded Large Gold at the FIP exhibitions in 2019 in Wuhan, 2023 in Essen and 2024 in Bucharest. About the exhibit: The earliest Space Mail orbited Earth with the US spy satellite Discoverer 17 in 1960. Centerpiece of the “Space Mail” collection is one of three trial cancellations of the Apollo 11 postmark Michael Collins did when leaving the Moon. 10 different covers flown to the Moon also include the only two Apollo 16 Moon-flown covers signed by the entire crew. An unflown souvenir cover bears the only known example of the withdrawn Indian 2 Rupees stamp prepared for Soyuz T-11 in 1984; 3 cowers the withdrawn Hungarian 4 Forint stamp of 1979. The PIRS module, Space Shuttle STS-133 as well as Dragon CRS-2 and 4 carried only one letter to the International Space Station; the Space Shuttle STS-131 only one letter to Earth. In 2002 congratulations signed by Vladimir Putin were treated on board of the ISS as was a letter signed by John F. Kennedy on his 100th birthday in 2017. |
Jain, Pradip
India
Exhibit No: NC020 - Number of Frames:8
Indian Airmails Developments & Operations (1911-1942)
India
Exhibit No: NC020 - Number of Frames:8
Indian Airmails Developments & Operations (1911-1942)
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Exhibitor Profile:
Born on 4th March, 1953 at Patna is recognized as an Aerophilatelist in the field of philately world over He nurtured this hobby from the early age and is acknowledged to have the best collection of Indian Airmails. His collection of Indian Airmails was first exhibited at Ameripex-86, Chicago (USA) where he received his first Large Silver medal and thereafter, he received several international recognitions from Vermil to Gold and to five times Large Gold in various World Philatelic Exhibitions, such as, Capex-96 (Canada), Istanbul-97 (Turkey), Pacific-97 (USA), lndepex-97 (India) and Italia-98 (Italy). His collection was also nominated for Grand Prix National at lndepex-97, Felicitation of Jury at Pacific-97 and was adjudged for the World’s Best Aerophilately Award at Italia-98 World Stamp Exhibition. Mr. Pardip Jain has represented India as a National Commissioner at Singapore-95 World Stamp Exhibition and was a member of Philatelic Advisory Committee, Department of Post, Govt, of India for several years. At present Mr. Jain is the expert group member from India at AIEP, Association International De Experts Philately (Europe) on "Indian Airmails". He has also been awarded the highest State Honour "Bihar Ratan" by his native state Bihar, India on 28th March, 1991 for his contribution in the field of Philately. Through this book, the author takes us all on a wonderful aerial spin on the flight of ‘’Indian Airmails’’. His expertise and knowledge on the subject makes the flight all the more adventurous and interesting. About the exhibit:
Interweaving the whole of aerial happenings, this book deeply delves into the history of early developments accounting each and every event, major correspondence & developments, which the author believes is the backbone of modern airmail systems. Despite of the fact that development of aeroplane centered itself in the United States and Europe, India has the glory for hosting the world's first official aeroplane mail flight in 1911, February 18th. The Allahabad-Naini flight was the beginning of airmails not only in India, but in the world. The development & growth since then have been enormous not only in terms of the number of flights or mails carried, but also in terms of methodology applied to carry such mails. This book is a modest attempt to produce an illustrative and comprehensive survey on this subject. During the development era, India being in the midway - a stopover for all aircrafts to and fro Europe, far East and Australia - became a mine of information on aerophilately. The book is divided into several chapters. All topics are elaborately covered with supporting figures and photographs along with re-production of authors’ prize-winning exhibit on Indian Airmails. “It has been my sincere endeavour through out to represent in detail my labour behind the subject. I hope the reader shall find the book a delight not only to read but will also prize its possession." |