The Philatelic Traders' Society Awards
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Meet The Judges

Iva Mouristen

Iva Mouritsen (1977) is a Croatian philatelist living and exhibiting in Germany. She most recently has won an International Large Gold and Best-in-Class at London 2022 for her exhibit “A Royal Ménage à Trois and its Historical Consequences”. Mouritsen came to philately through her interest in history and the Danish royal family. Iva’s fascinating story and Open Philately exhibit “A Royal Ménage à Trois and its Historical Consequences” caused a sensation by scoring FIP large gold with 95 points in only 5 frames and winning best-in-class when it was first shown at the FIP exhibitions Praga 2018 and Bangkok 2008. In 2020, she showed her exhibit for the first time in 8 frames and got 97 points and won the overall Grand Prix Naposta at the national exhibition NAPOSTA 2020 in Haldensleben, Germany. It is the first time an Open Philately exhibit has won this honour. 
Mouritsen has recently started her education to become a philatelic judge in thematic philately and Open Philately and she has judged a local and a national show as an apprentice.
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Iva Mouritsen brings a female perspective to exhibiting and she hopes that her exhibit will open your eyes to the exciting possibilities of Open Philately.

Graham Beck

Graham Beck, Exploring Stamps. Graham collected stamps as a young child growing up in South Africa, but only rediscovered his album while living in New Jersey, USA in 2016.  While learning about philately, Graham began developing videos and posting them on his YouTube channel, 'Exploring Stamps' that is dedicated to the hobby, now with over 27 thousand subscribers and 3 million views. 

Simon Martin-Redman

Simon Martin-Redman is a British Philatelist; a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London (FRPSL) and the world’s leading expert on Sarawak Philately. His exhibit Sarawak The First Forty Years 1858 - 1898  won the International Grand Prix in Lugano. He is a Past President of the Sarawak Specialists Society and now their Archivist. He has also formed many other Sarawak exhibits inc. Sarawak Airmails, Sarawak Maritime Mail and Incoming Mail. He has also won a Large Gold with his Sarawak Postal Stationery.  He is a very long standing and active member of the Club de Monte-Carlo de l'Elite de la Philatélie. At the recent Helvetia 2022 show, Simon won the Grand Prix International with his exhibit of “Sarawak – The first forty years 1858-1898”

Simon first started collecting at the age of two and has a picture of himself holding his first stamp album at that age. After a first career in the Royal Navy leaving as a Commander at the age of 37, his second career was in Management Consultancy and he owned and built a very successful large Consultancy practice before selling it. Married to Claire he now lives on the beach in Frinton on Sea.