Stamp Active Competition Results 2017
Pictured are The Schools Trophy Winners, Bishop Carpenter School, Ellie Doidge and Rhys Hart
Many youngsters entered this year’s Spring Stamp Active Competition for the first time. The judges (Christine Earle, Dave Armitage, John Davies and Richard West) were pleased to see the imaginative approach that many showed with their entries. The competition, sponsored by the Great Britain Philatelic Society, was judged at the premises of The Royal Philatelic Society London, with the entries shown at Spring Stampex thanks to the Philatelic Traders’ Society. The trophies and prizes were presented at Spring Stampex by Howard Hughes, President of the GBPS
The major trophies were awarded as follows.
Kidstamps Trophy (for the best overall exhibit): Ellie Doidge – Snake Facts
Best entry in Class B: Anna Likeman – Raining Cats and Dogs
Best entry in Class C: Ellie Doidge – Snake Facts
Best entry in Class D: Rhys Hart – The Battle of Britain
Best Group entry: The Dell Stamp Club – Only One World
Schools Trophy: Bishop Carpenter School
The results in the various classes were as follows.
Class B (12 and 13)
Anna Likeman: Raining Cats and Dogs – Silver-gilt and winner of the Class B Trophy
Class C (10 and 11)
Ellie Doidge: Snake Facts – Gold, and winner of the Class C Trophy and the Kidstamps Cup for the best overall entry
Sarah Likeman: Flower Power – Silver
Ffion Llewellyn: Up and Down the Rails – Silver-gilt
Beatrice Shelley: Walt Disney – Silver-bronze
Dorothy Wild: Endangered Animals – Silver
Class D (under 10)
Thomas Absalom: Space – Silver
Joyce Bazley: My Favourite Stamps – Silver-bronze
Sam Evans: Large Wild Animals – Silver-bronze
Alex Faversham: The History of Stamps – Silver-bronze
Max Fenn: Wales – Silver-bronze
Rhys Hart: The Battle of Britain – Gold, and winner of the Class D Trophy
Eva James – Owls – Silver-gilt
Nia Llewellyn: Childhood – Silver-gilt
Evie Mills: The Coast – Silver
Iwan Morgan: Transport – Silver-bronze
Toby Roberts: Famous British People – Silver-bronze
Melissa Thomas: Flowers – Silver-bronze
Group entry
The Dell Stamp Club: Only One World – Silver-gilt