
1st INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PICTURES POSTCARD. ETTELBRUCK 2015 JOINED COLLECTORS FROM AUSTRIA, FRANCE, GERMANY AND LUXEMBOURG
The Circle Philatelique of Ettelbruck organized on the 21st and 22nd of March, the 1st International Exhibition of Pictures Postcard Class, on occasion of the 72nd Congress of the « Fédération des Sociétés Philatéliques du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg » and the 26th Journey of Maximaphily

EXFILNA 2015: 800 FRAMES OF EXCELLENT SPANISH AND ITALIAN PHILATELY
The 53th Spanish National Exhibition “EXFILNA 2015” was held in Avilés, from the 13th to the 21st of March, participating exhibits from the 14 Spanish Regional Federations and from Italy as invited guest. The Grand Prix of the Championship Class was for “Postal Stationery of Peru” from Germán Bachwitz. The Exhibition Grand Prix was for Francisco Infantes’s exhibit “Alfonso XIII Proofs and Essays”. The best Italian exhibit was “Venice, disinfected mail” from Franco Rigo, Large Gold with 95 points

LUXEMBOURG’S FEDERATION PARTIAL RENOVATION OF THE BOARD
On the 22nd of March, the Féderation des Sociétés Philateliques du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, elected the corresponding part of the Board, according to their Statutes

ELECTED THE NEW BOARD OF THE SPANISH FEDERATION 2015-2019
At the General Assembly of the Spanish Federation of Philatelic Societies (FESOFI) held on the 15th of March, a new Board has been elected for the Period 2015-2019, with Miguel Ángel García Fernández as President

NEW RDPs TO SIGN THE ROLL OF DISTINGUISHED PHILATELISTS
New RDPs to Sign The Roll Of Distinguished Philatelists in Leeds on the 7th August 2015 The Board of Election unanimously decided to ask Jørgen Jørgensen FRPSL (Denmark), James P. Mazepa FRPSL (United States), Stephen D. Schumann FRPSL (United States), and Frank Walton FRPSL (United Kingdom) to sign the Roll.

BEST PRACTICE IN CROATIA: PHILATELIC EXHIBITION IN THE ZAGREB BOTANICAL GARDEN
The exhibition wanted to present a range of the richness and diversity of the Croatian flora in philately

The DFH Philatelic “Open University”
As few days ago was informed, the DFH has been one of the three European Clubs receiving the FEPA Certificate of Appreciation of the year. The Djurslands Filatelistiske Højskole (DFH) is a philatelic school of high level for adult stamp collectors and exhibitors. In Denmark we call it a “high school” meaning a sort of Open University. The teaching consists of lectures on a particular topic often supported by displaying an exhibit on the subject. DFH has all modern presentation techniques.

REPORT OF THE MAIN DECISIONS TAKEN AT THE FEPA BOARD MEETING HELD IN LONDON
The more relevant matters discussed and the main decisions taken at the 2015 meeting of the FEPA Board, held in London on the 20th of February at the Royal Philatelic Society, were

GRANTED THE FEPA AWARDS. THE FEPA MEDALS FOR ANTHONY VIRVILIS AND FRANK WALTON
In its meeting held in London on 20 February 2015, the FEPA Board analyzed the proposals submitted by member Federations and agreed on awarding the 2014 FEPA Medals and Certificates of Appreciation as follows: FEPA Medal 2014 for Exceptional Service to Organized Philately: ANTHONY VIRVILIS RDP (Greece). FEPA Medal 2014 for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research: FRANK WALTON (Great Britain), editor of The De La Rue Collection, volumes 1 to 6. The runners-up were
