
Debate article on Open Philately from the Swedish Federation
The Swedish Federation is very active in Open Philately Class. We are pleased to post the very interesting article that we are receiving from Peter Nordin and Bo Dahlner.

Program of the WSC Israel 2018
We are pleased to post the official Program of the WSC Israel 2018 to be held in Jerusalem from the 27th to the 31st May 2018.

RDPs 2018: Robert Abensur, Gustaf Douglas, Cheryl R. Ganz and Geoffrey Lewis
At a recent meeting of the Board of Election , the members unanimously decided to ask Robert Abensur (France), Gustaf Douglas FRPSL (Sweden), Cheryl R. Ganz FRPSL (United States of America), and Geoffrey Lewis FRPSL (Australia) to sign the Roll.

Fast and Ecological Deliveries
These are guaranteed by the Zurich-based Notime, 51% of which has now been acquired by Swiss Post. The employees speed through the city using bicycles.

International Exhibition “World of Revenues”
The Revenue Salon “World of Revenues", devoted solely to fiscal philately, to be held in Essen, Germany, in May 2019, has issued its Bulletin number 1.

Exceptional Exhibition: “EXTREME”, 175 Years of Swiss Stamps
Exactly 175 years after the first Swiss stamp, the Museum of Communication in Bern, in collaboration with the Postage Stamp Interest Group and the Swiss Post, celebrate the exhibition "Extreme: 175 Years of Swiss Stamps".

Promotion of Czech philately on PrahaTV continues
Mr. David Kopřiva, was a guest on a talk show Guest of the day on PrahaTV. He talked about beauties of philately, the opportunity to see the iconic blue and red Mauritius during the PRAGA World Expo, the recent sale of the most expensive Czechoslovak stamp…

José Ramón Moreno awarded with the 2018 FESOFI Medal
At the General Assembly of the Spanish Federation were awarded the 2018 FESOFI’s Medal, the highest recognition of the Spanish Federation. The Individual Medal was granted to the FEPA President, José Ramón Moreno, while the Collective Medal was for the Rioja’s Philatelic and Numismatic Society.

New Board of the Swedish Federation, Sveriges Filatelist-Förbund: Bo Dahlner re-elected President
At the Congress of the Sveriges Filatelist-Förbund held on the 7th of April was elected the New Board as follows: Bo Dahlner (President), Leif Ledmyr (Vice President), Ulf Nilsson (Secretary).

Change of the FIP Guidelines for Open Philately
According to the FEPA request, proposed through the FIP Vice-President representing FEPA, Bernard Jimenez, the FIP has agreed in changing the points for the evaluation of the Open Philately Class, deleting the criteria “Importance” and joining in just one criteria of “Treatment” the previous separation of “Philatelic Treatment” and “Non Philatelic Treatment. This could be considered as a first step towards the wishes expressed by the Swedish Federation in its Motion at the 2017 FEPA Congress.

News from the Austrian Federation: Know-how for the Stamp Collectors
The "Lehrsammlung Philatelie", compiled by Siegfried Nestler, provides valuable know-how for every stamp collector. It is not only informative for teenagers and beginners, but also for advanced philatelists and professionals - and an indispensable reference book for every club library.

The Belgian Gabriel Eastern 2018
We are receiving from its kind President, Mark Bottu, the Belgian Gabriel Eastern 2018, in both French and Dutch languages. You will find the introduction in English on the website of the Weltbund www.weltbundgabriel.eu

Piero Macrelli re-elected President of the Federation of Italian Philatelic Societies
The new Board, elected on the 24th of March for the next three years, is formed by President, Piero Macrelli; Vice-president, Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi; Secretary, Nicolino Parlapiano. Members of the board of directors:
