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- I. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE SYNOPSIS?
- A. INFORM JUDGES ABOUT THINGS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR OR EXPAND UPON THING FOUND ON TITLE PAGE
- 1. Difficulty of acquisition (how hard is this material to find, not necessarily $)
- 2. Challenge of collecting/exhibiting subject (complex or unsolved problems)
- 3. Research done by exhibitor
- 4. Material highlights
- 5. Bibliography/suggested reading for judges
- 6. Remember this is FOR the judges, not the public
- 7. Be brief and concise in your points
- B. MOST SALIENT IDEAS/POINTS CAN/SHOULD BE REPEATED FOR EMPHASIS
- 1. Tell them what is important and then tell them again
- II. STRUCTURE OF SYNOPSIS
- A. PURPOSE OF EXHIBIT (SIMILAR TO TITLE PAGE DISCUSSION)
- 1. What are you going to show and why and what TYPE of exhibit (PH/Trad/SS)
- 2. Why is the structure of exhibit the way it is
- 3. What is this exhibit?s importance
- B. CHALLENGE FACTOR
- 1. Explain condition difficulties
- 2. Describe difficulty of acquisition/rarity factors
- 3. Discuss research necessary for cogent presentation
- C. WHAT IS PRESENTED
- 1. What is shown per A. above
- 2. What is not shown and why (eg: only known example in Queen?s collection)
- D. ORGANIZATION (SIMILAR TO PLAN ON TITLE PAGE OR PLAN PAGE)
- 1. Show how exhibit is organized and why
- 2. Utilize the running headings as logical breakdown/story flow
- E. MATERIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- 1. Here is chance to ?toot? your own horn - loudly
- 2. List what you think judges will expect to see, your best pieces and why they are
- 3. List what you suspect judges will not know about but should notice
- F. INFORMATIONAL SOURCES
- 1. Help judges become educated in your own little corner of the philatelic world
- 2. List only most important sources less than a hand full
- 3. List at least a few that are readily available and in English
- 4. Don?t expect judges to be an expert, but give them a reasonable background
With the kind permission of the authors
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