EXHIBITION postal stationery — specialized philatelic exhibition collections, containing mostly solid stuff. Exhibition of postal stationery can be of different categories: international (e.g. in the framework of the exhibitions "Civilex"), the national and others. In the USSR in 1977, the 50th anniversary of the release of the first Soviet bullet envelope was held specialized Exhibition of postal stationery.
EXHIBITION REGULATIONS — regulations, codes of practice and regulations governing the organization and conduct of philatelic exhibitions, receiving, displaying, evaluating, rewarding, the return of the exhibition objects (exhibits), and so on. Philatelic unions in many countries have their own Exhibition regulations, developed on the basis of the General exhibition regulations of FIP. In the USSR Exhibition regulations was the Provision of philatelic exhibitions (1984).
The WORLD EXHIBITION — philatelic exhibition, which brings together exhibitors of the countries of all continents. This is the highest category of philatelic exhibitions which are held under the patronage of FIP. The world exhibition organised in accordance with the Exhibition regulations.
EXHIBITION ZONAL — category philatelic exhibitions in the Soviet Union, which include inter-Republic, inter-regional and other regional exhibitions, such as "the Caucasus", "Central Asia and Kazakhstan", "Big Volga" and others. Typically, they are attended by not less than 30 exhibitors. The total volume of the exhibition — 150 stands and more.