修改前的《FIP竞赛性展品评审总规则》第3条“展品组成的原则”的第1和2款中明确指出: “3.1 一部展品应只由适于展出的集邮素材组成。 3.2适于展出的集邮素材是指:为了传递邮件或其他邮政通信目的,而由政府、地方或私人邮政机构,或由其他正式被委托或被授权的机构发行的、计划发行的、在准备发行过程中产生的、实际使用过的、或作为邮资有效来对待的那些集邮素材。” 《评审总规则》中还特别指出:“本评审总规则适用 Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the “Rules for the Composition of Exhibits”, Article 3 of the General Rules for the Review of FIP Competitive Exhibits before the Revised, state clearly: “3.1 An exhibit shall consist of only philatelic material suitable for display. Philatelic material on display refers to those issued in the course of preparation for distribution for the purpose of delivering mail or other postal purposes by government, local or private postal authorities, or by other institutions duly authorized or authorized to issue, In the actual use, or as a postal effective treatment of those philatelic material. ”“ General Rules of Review, ”also specifically pointed out:" The General Rules of Review apply