
HAPPY NEW YEAR !
Our best wishes to all our readers that from 158 different countries (look at the map), entered into the FEPA Website during 2017. Health, peace and prosperity for a Happy Year 2018 to you and to your families!

Untold epistolary between Ruggero de Tassis and Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1536-1565)
The just published book issued by The Institute of Postal History Studies “Aldo Cecchi” is an important work for the understanding of the Post of the period. Written by Mrs Julia Benavent and Miriam Bucuré, with an ample preamble from Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi, reproduce in Italian and Spanish languages...

The great philatelist and great friend Lim Sa Bee has passed away
It is with great sadness that we have known that Lim Sa Bee has passed away on 27 December 2017, at the age of 74. We will always remember his kindness, always ready to help to philatelists from all parts of the world. Our deepest condolences. We lost a great philatelist and a great friend. Rest in peace.

VENICE AND THE LEVANT – From XIV to XVII Century
Franco Rigo’s just printed new book on 'Postal History of Venice' bilingual Italian-English tells the post services available and the disinfections utilized for the correspondence between Constantinople to Venice and vice versa.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Our deepest gratitude for your collaboration and support all along the year. May this holiday season bring to you and to your family health, joy and good cheer! Merry Christmas!

Nexofil Awards to the Best Stamps of the World
The Croatian Post, Hrvatska Pošta, the Spanish Post “Correos”, the Hungarian “Magyar Posta”, the Posts of Austria, Belgium , Norway, USA and Portugal were the winners in the different categories in the international competition Nexofil 2017, the “Bests stamps of the World” organized by the “Nexo Group” and the philatelic magazine "El Eco".

November and December of outstanding activity in the Portuguese philately
With only a few weeks in between, the Portuguese philately has celebrated two important events: the National Exhibition PORTIMÃO-2018 and “THE PHILATELY OF AZORES”

100th Anniversary of the Slovenian Chainbreakers: Commemoration with two international events
The first Slovenian Post Stamps with the motif of a slave breaking his chains - the Chainbreakers- symbolising the new State of Slovenes, Croatians and Serbs declared on October 29, 1918. The Slovenian Philatelic Association will commemorate the Centennial of the Chainbreaker stamps with two international events.

FEPA AWARDS 2018: CALLING FOR CANDIDATES!
Until the 20th of January 2018 it is still time to present your candidacies for the FEPA Awards 2017 that will be decided on the 3rd of February at the annual FEPA Board meeting. Giancarlo Morolli, Board member responsible for the Awards, addressed few days ago a letter and the guidelines to all FEPA members. Also here you can see those texts.

Change of presidency of the AEP, Académie Européenne de Philatélie
At the General Assembly, during Monacophil, took place the change of presidency of the Académie Européenne de Philatélie between Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi, Italy, and the new President, Jean Voruz, Switzerland.