
January 2015 Newsletter of the Postal Stationery Commission
Lars Engelbrecht, Chairman, & Ian McMahon, Secretary, of the FIP Postal Stationery Commission, have sent to us the very interesting January 2015 newsletter of the Postal Stationery Commission

POSTAL HISTORY OUTSTANDING ACTIVITY IN EUROPE
The FEPA Representative at the Bureau of the FIP Commission for Postal History, Per Friis Mortensen, has sent to us its Activity Report 2014 within the FEPA area, which demonstrate the increasing importance of PH in Exhibitions and Seminars.

MONACOPHIL 2015 FEPA INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
From 3-5 December 2015, the MonacoPhil 2015 exhibition will provide another opportunity for philatelists from all over the world to meet and celebrate our shared passion for philately. This year, the chosen theme will be Polar philately in a Competitive Exhibition, together with the “100 World Rarities” and with a section reserved for the Russian Polar expeditions.

THE PROMISED INNOVATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION NOTOS 2015 COMES INTO REALITY
The entry form is now on-line. Prospective exhibitors are requested to visit http://hps.gr/notos2015/entry-form and submit their applications directly to the Organizing Committee. Once submitted, a copy of the completed form is e-mailed back to the exhibitor and the National Commissioner (where applicable).

Succesful Nordia 2014 exhibition
Nordia 2014 was held in Lilleström near Oslo on November 21-23 2014.

OVER 50 INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS SCHEDULED FROM NOW TO 2017
The FEPA Members have already scheduled over 50 Exhibitions of National or International level. Amongst them, the FEPA Patronage Exhibitions LONDON 2015 , ECTP Essen, NOTOS 2015 in Athens and FINLANDIA 2017, while Çanakkale 2015 in Turkey, MonacoPhil 2015 and Balkanfila 2016 in Albania got the FEPA Recognition. To see all the exhibitions, please enter into the Menu section “FEPA Calendar”.

OFFICIAL STAMP FOR A MEMBER OF FIP COMMISSION
Yesterday, the 5th of December, the Slovak Post issued a stamp (Pofis No.579, face value 0,60 €) to honour the great philatelist Severín Zrubec, Chairman of the Union of Slovak Philatelic Societies (1969 − 1979) and member of the Thematic Philately Commission of FIP (1972 - 1984).

LONDON 2015 VIDEOS
Please enjoy these video interviews with some of the organisers and keen philatelists who are helping make London 2015 Europhilex into a great success. The interviews conducted by Ben Palmer include: Chris King President of the RPSL, Bill Hedley Chairman of the Organising Committee, Simon Moorcroft of the British Thematic Association, Deborah Gooch Secretary to the Organising Committee, Adrian Steel Director of the British Postal Museum, and Hugh Jefferies former editor of Gibbons Stamp Monthly. The interviews took place at the Royal Philatelic Society London thanks to their kind support and generosity. You can watch the full videos in www.london2015.net/videos

The Bulgarian Post issued official Souvenir Sheet stating “FEPA 25 ANNIVERSARY”
On the occasion of “Bulcollecto 2014, Bulgaria- Portugal International Exhibition”, the Bulgarian Post issued a Souvenir Sheet to commemorate the 25 years of FEPA, founded in Bulgaria in 1989.

H.M. KING SIMEON II OF BULGARIA AWARDS FIVE PHILATELISTS
As the final event of the “Bulcollecto 2014, Bulgaria- Portugal International Exhibition” H.M. King Simeon II of Bulgaria awarded Mr. Spas Panchev, Mr. Christo Nikoltchev, Mr. Pedro Vaz Pereira, Mr. Tay Peng Hian and Mr. José Ramón Moreno, on occasion of the FEPA 25th Anniversary, for their valuable contribution to FEPA institution.