JEAN VORUZ, WINNER OF THE FINLANDIA 2017 FEPA GRAND PRIX CLASS

JEAN VORUZ, WINNER OF THE FINLANDIA 2017 FEPA GRAND PRIX CLASS

Jean Voruz, celebrating his victory at the FINLANDIA 2017 Grand Prix

 

The Jury of FINLANDIA 2017

 

The beautiful medal of FINLANDIA 2017

 

The National Commissioners of FINLANDIA 2017

 

380 persons attended the Award Ceremony “Palmares”

 

Jean Voruz with his exhibit “Geneva Postal Services 1839–1862” won the FINLANDIA 2017 FEPA Grand Prix Class. The other Grand Prix were the Grand Prix International, for Joseph Hackmey with “Classic Romania” and the Grand Prix National for Erkki Toivakka with “Finland 1856–1875”.

Other Large Gold Medals in the Competition Classes were for:

Gregory Frantz: Steamship Companies and Their Stamps USA TR 95

Jan-Olof Ljungh: From N.D.P. -U.P.U. German items sent to Oversea’s Destinations 1.1.1868 –1.7.1875 Sweden PH 95

Gerald Heschl: Austria – Papal States 1815–1859 Austria PH 95

Adriano Bergamini: The Austrian Post in Hungary 1850–1867 Switzerland PH 95 + SP (Material)

Ramón Cortés De Haro: Madrid 1561–1856 Royal Post And Public Correspondence Spain PH 95 + SP (Material)

Juha Kauppinen: Forwarding Mail from and inside Ethiopia prior to UPU entry 1908 Finland PH 95 + SP (Material)

Michel Meuwis: Teach me the French Literature Belgium TH 95 + SP (Treatment)

Jean Frick: L’acoustique France TH 95 + SP (Knowledge)

Jeanette Banfield: Medicine – Its History and Development United Kingdom OP 95  + SP (Treatment)

Alan Huggins: The Mulready Postal Stationery United Kingdom LI 95

J. L. C. M Tschroots: Luchtvaart en Luchtpost Encyclopedie deel 2 Netherlands LI 95

Edifil, S.A.: Specialized Catalog of Spain stamps. Vols. I to V (1850–2016) Spain LI 95

Gunnar Lithen: Facit Special Classic 2017 Sweden LI 95

Michael Kramarenko: Ukraine. Comprehensive specialized stamp catalogue 1866–2012.

 

The whole Palmares: https://www.finlandia2017.fi/program/palmares.