First Day Cover Philatelic Exhibiting: A Master Class
First Day Cover Philatelic Exhibiting:
A Master Class
The new book by Grand Award winning
exhibitor Andrew McFarlane
The book is designed to be useful to Collectors who want to use the organization and techniques of exhibiting to enhance their collection, Exhibitors (or want to be exhibitors) interested in creating or improving a first day cover exhibit, and Judges looking for a better understanding of the anatomy of a first-day cover exhibit and the many challenges in preparing one.
The book addresses key steps in preparing an exhibit:
- Including Necessary Elements: The individual pieces, or building blocks, that comprise each type of a first day cover exhibit. These includes the stamp’s production, issuance, first day vents, first day use, cachet production, and lastly and, perhaps the most challenging, commercial use.
- Applying Judging Standards: The judging standards and how they apply to each type of first day cover exhibit. This includes a detailed look at what individual items go into each type of FDC exhibit. Knowing how the exhibit is judged helps building a stronger exhibit.
- Preparing Key Sections: The essential parts of your exhibit that the Judges examine first and serve a different purpose from the rest of the exhibit. These include the title page, the epilogue, and the synopsis.
- Conducting Research: Many aspects of researching an FDC exhibit are the same as those of a traditional one. However, some areas require a specialized touch.
- Putting it All Together: How to use exhibiting tools and techniques necessary to construct your First Day Cover exhibit. Methods of organizing your exhibit, identification of ‘fixed’ sequence and ‘variable’ sequence of material, as well as practical mounting techniques
514 Pages with 400+ Color Illustrations
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Hardcover: $ 99
Paperback: $ 89
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This book will change (and improve!) the practice of First Day Cover exhibiting.
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