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FEPA Awards 2018 winners

The recipients of the FEPA awards are: FEPA Medal 2018 for Exceptional Service to Organised Philately: Pedro Marçal Vaz Pereira (Portugal) , FEPA Medal 2018 for Exceptional Support to Organised Philately: Modesto Fraguas Herrera (Spain), FEPA Medal 2018 for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research: Károly Szücs (Hungary) for “Fiscal Philately of Hungary” . The FEPA Certificates of Appreciation for Outstanding Activities for the Promotion of Philately went to ...

New FEPA Exhibition in 2021: The Austrian Federation – VÖPH will host the “Multilaterale” honoring its 100th Anniversary

The FEPA Board unanimously agreed in granting the requested FEPA Recognition to the “Multilaterale 2021”. Exhibitors from Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovenia and Switzerland with will meet in St. Pölten from the 24th to the 26th of September 2021, honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Austrian Federation – VÖPH

Celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Italian Federation (FSFI)

The Italian Federation (FSFI) announced the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of its foundation at the General Assembly held at Milanofil 2019. The main event, including also the European Championship of Thematic Philately,will be from 22 to 24 November in Verona at the 133th Veronafil, with the FEPA Patronage

OSTROPA 2020 International Exhibition in Berlin, received the FEPA Recognition

The FEPA Board unanimously agreed to grant the requested FEPA Recognition to the OSTROPA 2020 International Exhibition to be held in Berlin from the 25th to the 28th of June 2020, with the participation of Germany, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Hungary
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“Post Horn”, new International Postal History Magazine

Dr. Claudio Manzati, Chief Editor of “Post Horn” and President of the CIFO, has kindly informed us that yesterday 21st of March was launched the International Postal History Magazine POST HORN, at the International Stamp Exhibition and Advanced Collecting, organized by Poste Italiane in Milan

The Atlantic invite the Alpen-Adria running to the 500 years of the Post Office in Portugal

The FEPA Board unanimously agreed in granting the FEPA Recognition to the International Exhibition “The Atlantic invite the Alpen-Adria running to the 500 years of the Post Office in Portugal” / Atlantic – Alpen-Adria 2019, to be held in Viana do Castelo from October 1st to 6th, 2019. 

Rolf Leuthard , elected new President of the Union of Swiss Philatelic Societies – VSPhV / FSPhS

At the ordinary Assembly of delegates of the Swiss Federation of Philatelic Societies in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Rolf Leuthard was elected as the new Central Chairman of the VSPhV / FSPhS. Rolf Leuthard officially took office on 1st January 2019 and succeeded Hans Schwarz. The latter led the Federation for about 2 ½ years after Ivo Bader's resignation for health reasons in mid-2016. Hans Schwarz has been elected Vice-President. With this "rotation of function" at the head

Elections at the Spanish Federation – FESOFI : Miguel Ángel García Fernández, re-elected President

Miguel Ángel García Fernández was re-elected President for the period 2019-2023, with the support of all the Regional Federations, at the General Assembly of the Spanish Federation of Philatelic Societies – FESOFI, held in Madrid on the 10th of March 2019.

Innovative initiative of the ABPS: The ‘Multi-Class’ Certificate

The ABPS, whose International Committee is led by Bill Hedley, have just taken an initiative to encourage exhibitors to exhibit in more than one class. The idea is to present a ‘Multi-Class’ Certificate to exhibitors who have achieved at least Vermeil in five or more classes and the first certificates were awarded at Stampex in February 2019.

NOTOS 2021: the “Magnificent Seven” will be exhibited for the first time

On the 28th of February the Organizing Committee of NOTOS 2021 has issued its Newsletter number 2 including the confirmation of the Philatelic and Postal Museum, Athens, to exhibit to the public together for the first time the seven printing plates of the Large Hermes Heads of 1861, known as the “Magnificent Seven”. A special webpage dedicated to the seven printing plates...

New Thematic Guidelines

Peter Suhadolc, FIP Thematic Commission Chairman, has kindly sent us the just issued February 2019 Newsletter including the proposed New Thematic Guidelines . Other contents: Foreword, Thematic Seminar in Jerusalem 2018, Thematic Commission Meeting during Thailand 2018, Scouting Philately at Évora (Portugal), Thematic Qualifying Seminars, WETTERIANA 2019, FIP Thematic Jurors, Exhibitions Calendar, General Information about FIP TC

February Newsletter of the FIP Commission for Maximaphily

The Burau Member representing FEPA, Pascal Bandry, has kindly sent us the bilingual English-French Newsletter. In the Summary: Welcome words by the Chairman Jenny Banfield. The Commission : Who is who ? News around the world. Best maxicard of the year and Maximaphily exhibits.

“The Lord of the stamps”

With this title, the cover page of the “Tageblatt” advise the interview that is presented at full big page inside to Jos Wolff RDP, FIP Honorary President, President of the Federation of Luxembourg... . The Tageblatt is one of the most important daily newspapers of Luxembourg. This is an outstanding example of fantastic promotion of Philately. Congratulations, Josy!

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