Francis Kiddle

Born: 1942 retired 1997 as Assistant Director of Space Technology Research, UK
Collecting Interests
Wide interests and a lifetime `back of the book’ collector with interest in worldwide revenues especially Australian States. Hopes to exhibit GB Medicine Stamps and South West Africa revenues.
Exhibiting
Many exhibits from a range of classes commencing in the 1970s both nationally and internationally. First recipient of an FIP Gold medal for revenues India 1988 (Revenues of Victoria). Subsequent FEPA awards for revenues of Western Australia (G), Queensland (G), Peru (LV) and Tasmania (LV).
Judging
FIP apprenticeship London 1980, qualified in Traditional, Postal History, Revenues and Literature (all as Team Leader), plus Astrophilately. Has served on 34 FIP juries often as Secretary.
Philatelic Organizations
Chair National Federation (GB) 1985-89, President of the Royal Philatelic Society 1994-1996, Chair British Philatelic Trust 1996-2005, currently Chair UK International Committee 2006 –present. Chairman FIP Literature Commission 2000-2008. Chairman FIP Revenue Commission 2008.
Publications
Monthly Cinderella Corner column in Stamp Magazine (UK) since 1999, this includes revenues! Many other articles and reviews in a range of journals. Since 2005 Curator of the Perkins Bacon Archive for the Royal Philatelic Society, extracting data for publication. Currently focussing on twentieth century Greece and Liberia.
Awards
Role of Distinguished Philatelists 1995, Royal Mail’s Lifetime Achievement Award 2001, US Smithsonian Lifetime Achievement Award 2006, Role of Distinguished Cinderella Philatelists 2006.

David Ingle (`Dingle’) SMITH

Born 1935: retired University teacher/researcher specialising in water resources.
Collecting interests
All aspect of Australian States and Commonwealth revenue stamps. Postal stationery and aerophilately of Jamaica, thematics based on water resources.
Exhibiting
A range of exhibits (and results!) at national level in all major classes including 1-framers and literature.
Internationally various exhibits of Jamaica including postal stationery (G, Washington 2006), postal history and aero: revenues of NSW, Queensland and Tasmania.
Judging
National judge since mid-1990s, qualified in a range of classes.
FIP Judge for postal stationery (Tokyo 2006 and revenues EFIRO, 2008).
Philatelic Organisations
Member of the ACT Philatelic Council since its inception in 1980. Convenor of the interNational Association of Exhibitors (NAPE) since the mid-1990s.
FIP Revenue Commission member since 2002, editor of Newsletter 207 & 2008, Secretary since 2008.
Publications
Articles, book reviews etc on a wide range of philatelic publications, many concerned with Australian revenues and Jamaica philately. Editor of Capital Philately 1989-1998 and frequent contributor to The Asia Pacific Exhibitor.
Monographs include:
(with RC Peck) Priced catalogue of New South Wales Revenues and Railway Stamps (1999).
(with D. Elsmore) The Impressed Duty Stamps of Victoria. Revenue Society (2006).
Currently engaged with M Walker in a comprehensive review of the Beer Duty stamps of Australia and Australian Colonies.
Awards
Member of the Philatelic Order of Australia (1996)

Cedric Roché

Born 1941. Retired scientific researcher specialising in chemistry (organic & bio-) and informatics
Collecting Interests
Wide interests – worldwide revenues, locals & other 'back of the book' material. Specialising in South & South West African revenues and their antecedents. Postal stationery of British Africa. General collections of India & States, also Asian countries upto 1950. Literature.
Exhibiting
At National level, British Africa with emphasis on Stellaland & the Bechuanalands (LV 1988), South West Africa revenues attaining G & LG(2003). Internationally SWA revenues LV
Judging
National Judge since 1977(Revenues, Traditional, Postal History, Literature), Jury chairman 1992, 2000. FIP Apprenticeship Pacific 97 (Revenues). FIP Judge Australia 99 (Revenues). FIAP Judge Bangkok 2007 (Revenues, Traditional, One Frame), Taipei 2008.
Philatelic Organisations
Chairman SAPHIL 1974 – largest National exhibition held in South Africa.
President Pretoria PS 1981-1982, 1986, 1991
President SA Postmark & PH Society 1973-1982
President Philatelic Federation of South Africa 1992
President Philatelic Foundation of South Africa 2006-present.
FIP Revenue & Literature Commissions National delegate since 1993.
Publications
Annual Indexes for 'The South African Philatelist' journal 1970-1978
Articles in SA philatelic journals.
Currently working on an integrated catalogue of Southern African revenue stamps with G Kamffer & R Rong
Awards
Skinner Cup (1982) awarded only once for outstanding work for philately in South Africa.
Manfred Weinstein Memorial Medallion (2007) awarded once only for philatelic achievement involving study, research and dissemination of knowledge.
Roll of Distinguished Philatelists of South Africa (1992)

Francisc (`Fery') Ambrus

Born 1956, designer of departments and metallurgical factory
Collecting Interests
Collector since 1968, specialises in all aspects of Romanian revenues including an extensive collection of approximately 2000 Romanian bonds and share certificates. Specialised Romanian collections of earliest stamped paper, consular stamps, stock exchange and chamber of commerce stamps, air fund and earliest national revenues.
Exhibiting
Sixteen different exhibits of Romanian revenues, many illustrated on his web site. Has exhibited eight at national exhibitions and six at FEPA/FIP exhibitions, the latter have attained V (Malaga 2006), LV (EFIRO 2008) and a Gold award (Israel 2008).
Philatelic Organisations
Member of the Romanian Philatelic Federation since 1968. Member of the Philatelic Webmasters Organisation. Founding member of the World Philatelic Academy, Bureau member of FIP Revenue Commission from 2008.
Publications
Range of articles, listings and catalogues concerning Romanian revenues, some shown on the web site. These include The First Revenue Issue in Romania, June 2008 and presented at the Revenue Commission meeting at EFIRO 2008.
The web site http://www.revenues.ro contains much additional information including FIP Revenue Commission activities, exhibitions timetable and results etc.
Awards
Since 1994, received numerous honorary degrees for the organization of national exhibitions.

Vincent Ong

Born: 1961. Ex-President Mars Food Asia, Vice President Pepsi Cola International South East Asia & partner of Private equity fund.
Collecting Interests
Started collecting Revenues of China & Straits Settlements. Has also built a collection of Uruguayan Classics & Belgium pre-philatelics.
Exhibiting
Awards for exhibit " The Evolution of the Chinese Tax System" - (Gold) Bangkok 2007, St Petersburg 2007 , Israel 2008. as well as "The Escuditos of Uruguay 1864-1866"-China 2009 (Gold). Current preparing up a specialized exhibit on Straits Settlements entitled "The Duty of Justice: An anthology of the Straits Settlements Judicial Stamps".
Philatelic Organizations
President (current), Association of Singapore Philatelists. Member : China Stamp Society, Revenue Society, APS.

Jukka Mäkinen

Born 1970: Architect M.Sc. specialising in public buildings.
Collecting Interests
Range of interests (too many!) All aspects of the revenues of Finland; the revenues of Sweden; classic revenues of Hungary; revenues of some Latin American countries; the pre-1890 postal history of the Ostrobothnian Provinces of Finland; postal history of the Greek Large Hermes issues 1861-1891.
Exhibiting
These include Finland: the Earliest Revenue Stamp Issues of 1865-1891 (G, EFIRO 2008); Sweden: The First Revenue Stamp Issue of 1811-1844 (LG and Best In Class Award, London 2010) and Domus Dei – A History of European Church Architecture, several G awards including the Youth Class Grand Prix (Anglet, France 1993).
Judging
National judge since 2007 and Nordic judge since 2010: Revenues, Thematics and Open Classes.
Publications
Svenska beläggningsstämplar eller Charta Sigillata 1811-1880 (with Per Sundberg). First major handbook of the early Swedish revenue stamp issues. Several revenue articles in Finnish and Scandinavian philatelic journals and The American Revenuer.
Philatelic Organisations
Board member of the FIP Revenue Commission since 2008. Member of the Board and Vice Chairman since 2007 of the Philatelic Federation of Finland. Chairman of the Finnish Committee for Exhibition and Jury matters since 2010. Board member of the Finnish Society for Thematic Philately since 2007.
Awards
2006 Thematic Collector of the Year. 2007 Pro Philatelia medail of The Philatelic Federation of Finland in silver-bronze.