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After a long hiatus following the Bahrain GP, the Spanish F1 Grand Prix is now around the corner.

Since many of us are or soon will be en route to Melbourne, I thought it would make sense to post this new contest earlier in the week...


And first, the rules:


You need to have at least 20 posts and 20 days at Stampboards to take part in this contest.

There are four prizes.

They could go to the same person, or to different people.

Each participant designates his or her imaginary podium, plus the fourth place finisher, in the order they wish (winner, second, third and fourth).

One guess per Stampboarder.

1) Prize One for the person who first guesses the winner.

2) Prize Two for the first person with the highest number of championship points for their imaginary podium.

3) Prize Three for the first person to correctly guess the podium, in the correct order.

4) Whenever prizes are not won, they will roll into the Prize 4 category for the next GP, and can be obtained by the first person who gets all four finishers in the right order (and this person of course would also win Prize 3 for that particular GP).

If Prize 4 does not get attributed by the last GP of the season (because it is indeed much more difficult), then on the occasion of that last GP, we will revert to the previous rule, until the jackpot is won. This should add, I hope, an interesting twist to the proceedings...



And now for the prizes, all Spanish and all bought over the past weeks on Delcampe.

Now to be honest, my experiences have been mixed, and so the prizes are not entirely fault free, for which I apologize. No reflection on Delcampe to be very clear, but just that unfortunately not all online sellers have the same view on what quality means.

Prize 1 has no problems. One stamp, not one of the higher values, is creased (not really visible from the front) in prize 2, but the set is generally in good condition and is MH.

Prize 3 was a bit frustrating. I bought two sets, and even though I took the best possible examples here from each set, there is still one stamp that is creased (also not a high value and not very visible from the front) and some of the hinges are a little on the heavy side. And yes, of course, the set is MH.

Still these are nice historical sets, so I hope they will be attractive!


- Prize 1 is Spain's first stamp, issued in 1850. This is a nice four margin copy:






- Prize 2 is the set issued in 1928 showing Pope Pius XI and Alfonso XIII, King of Spain at the time. I really like this set as it's line engraved and the colors are fabulous:


































- Prize 3 is the larger set issued in 1930 commemorating the discovery of America by Columbus:




























- Prize 4, which was not won previously, consists of two sets issued in 1939, one to help the renovation of the historical home of Rubens in Antwerp, and another one (the third of four such sets) to fund the reconstruction of the Abbey of Orval (yes, they also make beer there...):










In the following scan from this set, I couldn't resist showing the full color view, from a stamp issued in 1996, of the painting representing Suzanne Fourment, who was the older sister of Rubens' second wife. The portrait is kept in the National Gallery, in London.





















Now, it's all over to you and your guesses.

Please don't forget: we need 4 names now, not just three!

Cheers,
Joel.

What superb prizes Joel .. you keep outdoing yourself!

OK, here we go from me ....

Alonso
Webber
Hamilton
Vettel

Glen

Alonso
Hamilton
Vettel
Raikkonen

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John

Thanks again Joel.

My guess:

1 Vettel
2 Alonso
3 Webber
4 Hamilton

Thank you Glen!

It's very kind of you to say that.

Well the prizes will be mailed from Melbourne...or handed in person if the winners are with us at the time...

Cheers,
Joel.

Fantastic again Joel many thanks

Here are mine:
Raikkonen
Vettel
Massa
Alonso

regards
Mick

Hamilton
Vettle
Massa
Raikkonen

Buzz

Thanks to Joel for another fantastic contest.

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"When I die,I want to go peacefully in my sleep , just like my Grandpa.
Not yelling and screaming like the rest of the people in the car he was driving."

Thank you Peter, Mick and Buzz!

And good luck to all!

Cheers,
Joel.

Yayyyyy

Raikonnen
Vettel
Grosjean
Hulkenberg

Thanks again Joel and enjoy Melbourne

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When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him

So, here is my tip:

Alonso
Vettel
Raikkonen
Hamilton

Beautiful stamps Joel.

Webber
Raikkonen
Alonso
Massa

Cheers,
Erik

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Enjoy every minute

So I see podium in such a way:

Alonso
Raikonnen
Vettel
Massa

Cheers,
Serguey

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I don't like the stamps, but the stamps like me

Joel,

As always, the prizes are fantastic.

Thank you for organizing this competition.

My guess at the podium.

1. Vettel
2. Raikkonen
3. Alonso
4. Grosjean

Good Luck Everyone.

Thank you Richard, Erik and Mark!

Cheers,
Joel.

Vetel
Raikonnen
Alonso
Massa

Hi Joel

Great Prizez, thanks for organising this.

my podium

Alonzo
Raikonnen
Vettel
Webber

cheers
Zaheer

Thanks again Joel.

Vettel
Alonso
Webber
Massa

Here are my guesses:

Massa
Vettel
Raikonnen
Grosjean

Thank you for the great prizes.

My imaginary podium:

1. Vettel
2. Raikkonen
3. Hamilton
4. Alonso

Thanks Joel

Stampie

Hi Joel,

My guess this time is;

Raikkonen
Alonso
Vettel
Hamilton

Thanks again for doing this - I need the Spanish set for my collection!

Jon

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G.B, Barbados, Line Engraved, Intaglio & Recess printed stampshttp://www.barbadosstamps.co.uk

Here my guess:

1) Vettel
2) Alonso
3) Raikkonen
4) Pérez

Thank you again Joel

1 Lewis Hamilton
2 Fernando Alonso
3 Mark Webber
4 Felipe Massa

Brad

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Specialist Collector of World Horse Racing Covers, especially Melbourne Cup & Kentucky Derby

First time I'm participating. My guesses are:-

Alonso
Raikonnen
Vettel
Hamilton


And many thanks for the awesome prizes!!!

Arnab

Absolutely beautiful stamps Joel.

Massa
Alonso
Vettel
Hamilton

Many thanks for the kind words Brummie, Arnab, Brad, Marco, Jon, Stampie, Frank_King, John, and ZED!

I wish you al good luck and lots of fun this coming Sunday!

Cheers,
Joel.

1. Alonso
2. Massa
3. Vettel
4. Räikkönen

Great Prizes thanks for your effort.

1. Raikonnen
2. Vettel
3. Alonso
4. Webber

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Collector of Australia and UK plus too many other bits and pieces. Look for me on Delcampe and Ebay also as Queenslander for my Stamp offers

I'd certainly like a go at this .

Vettel
Raikonnen
Alonso
Webber

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GrantC

1 Webber
2 Vettel
3 Hamilton
4 Alonso

1. Alonso
2. Raikkonen
3. Vettel
4. Roseberg

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Collecting Pre & Post independence India Stamps
Pauper to the King of Hobbies

Thank you Joel for organizing this again.

My guess are :

Alonso
Vettel
Hamilton
Raikkonen

I'm late putting in my picks for competition (again!!!).
I haven't seat in front of my computer as much as I normally would, since I arrived in Melbourne.

My picks are:
Rosberg
Alonso
Vettel
Hamilton

Thanks Joel for the wonderful gifts you offer on this competition and your consistency running it almost every week.

See you in a couple of days in Melbourne

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Always looking for tennis, golf, car, year of the tiger, titanic materials
Email me if you have some to swap

So I see podium in such a way:

Alonso
Raikonnen
Hamilton

Alonso
Vettel
Rosberg
Raikonnen

Thanks for the competition again, Joel.
See you on Friday in Melbourne

Thank you Margo! I look forward to seeing you too.

I will most likely only be at the show starting Saturday though (and will be there on Sunday and Monday as well).

Thank you also for the encouragement Queenslander, Richard, and Arianto (and see you soon as well!)!


Cheers,
Joel.

Raikkonen
Vettel
Alonso
Hamilton

Absolutely great stamps!
My guess is :

Alonso
Vettel
Raikkonen
Weber

Good luck to everybody

Jeremy

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My collection and swap list :
http://colnect.com/en/collectors/collector/alexisslay

Thank you Jeremy! And good luck to you!

Vettel
Alonso
Raikonen
Hamilton

Once again thanks for the great competition joelk

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I collect mainly Malta, Caribbean Islands, Soccer, Churchill & Lady Di

Thank you Belti!

Another extremely generous game

Thanks, Joel.

My guess is:
Hamilton
Raikkonen
Alonso
Vettel

Thanks for another great game, Joel.

My guess is:

1. Alonso
2. Raikkonen
3. Grosjean
4. Hamilton

Chris.

Vettel
Alonso
Raikkonen
Rosberg

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Wolfgang
Papua New Guinea stamps and postal history: http://www.i-ng.org

Vettel
Raikkonen
Alonso
Webber

Ready Steady Go!

Thank you Alastair and CMJ!

Folks, the GP is tomorrow, so it's time to put in your guesses if you haven't already...

Cheers,
Joel.

Oh ! I almost missed this one !

My guesses are :

1. Vettel
2. Massa
3. Alonso
4. Raikkonen

Thank you Joel.

Joel, you're fantastic with this! Planning, buying the prizes, and then being so generous you just give them away! Thanks for a great competition!

My four drivers for the race tomorrow:

1. Vettel
2. Alonso
3. Raikonen
4. Webber

Still many hurs to add your tips folks.

Great prizes as always from Joel.

Joel like me is here at Stamp Expo in Melbourne, and like me will likely not see the race even.

Please be patient re results of winners etc, as we have a 2 hour stampboards meeting this afternoon, and a stampboards dinner this evening - that all reading this are welcome to attend if they contact me.

GET YOUR FORMULA #1 tips in folks!

Thank you Hying, and thank you Henrik_rrb for the very kind words!

Glen is right of course, and we will likely not see the GP as we will be at the Stampboards dinner in Melbourne tonight, but I will publish the results as soon as possible.

Also it's all for a good cause, as I'm planning to buy the prizes for the GB and German GP's today at the show. (Monaco and Canada are already in the bag).

Cheers,
Joel.

And here are the top 10 qualifyers for the Spanish F1 Grand Prix:


1 Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
2 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
3 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
4 Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus)
5 Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
6 Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
7 Romain Grosjean (Lotus)
8 Mark Webber (Red Bull)
9 Sergio Perez (McLaren)
10 Paul Di Resta (Force India)

Time to place your last guesses folks!

Cheers,
Joel.