Results of the 2001 FIP Philatelic
Web Site Evaluation

In comparing this year's results to those of last year, the Top 5% group showed an increase to 10 percent of the entries from 8 percent last year, the 3-Star group was down to 37 percent from 40 percent and the 2-Star group was down a bit at 44 percent compared to 45 percent last year. Again, this year's entries were a largely different group than entered in either of the two preceding years. Of the 70 sites entered, all but 13 were new this year, and there were two sites entered in both prior years. Sites entered in prior years are indicated with one or two asterisks following their URL.

The evaluation was completed by a team of nine accredited literature jurors from six countries in Europe and North America under the leadership of Francis Kiddle, president of the FIP Literature Commission. All but three members served on last year's jury - Negus, Dixon and Lawrence. The guidelines used in the evaluation were the same as in prior years, and are presented on the Introductory page. The sites are listed alphabetically within each award section. Their home country is given along with the URL.

FIP Best Philatelic Web Site:

Top 5% Sites:

Princely States Report - With Special Prize
The Virtual Stamp Album New Hebrides - With Felicitations
Dakshina Kannada Philatelic Association*
Federation of the Italian Philatelic Societies*
Philatelic Computing Study Group
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries Inc
Vaccari*

3-Star Sites:

2-Star Sites:

Certificate:
These six sites fell below the criteria for a 2-Star Site:

Hors Concours:

Thanks are due to †Robert de Violini for valuable comments on this page.