
German Youth Philatelists focus on Definitives
Die Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e.V. has announced that its 2020 competition for Young Collectors will have the theme of 'Meine Dauerserie' (My Definitive Issue). Both Members and non-Members of the society are invited to show exhibits…

UNION OF PHILATELISTS OF MACEDONIA – 70 YEARS OLD
Congratulations to the Union of Philatelists of Macedonia which celebrated its 70th birthday on 19th March.
The Union, led by President Sinisha Pavleski and President of the Executive Board Dimitar Belchev, has a rich legacy of philatelic…

OSTROPA 2020 POSTPONED
The Organising Committee of OSTROPA 2020, which was scheduled to be held at the Russian House for Science and Culture in Berlin from 25 - 28 June 2020, has decided with great regret to postpone the exhibition because of the coronavirus crisis.
The…

Academicians elected to the Royal Hispanic Academy of Philately and Postal History
Congratulations to four newly-elected Academicians of the Royal Hispanic Academy of Philately and Postal History. They are:
Raimundo Almeda
Luis Frazao RDP
Manuel Alvarez Casado
Jaime Benavides-Villarreal
They were elected at a meeting…

LE NOUVEAU JOURNAL DES MAXIMAPHILES FRANÇAIS
Pascal Bandry, the European Bureau Member on the FIP Maximaphily Commission, recently sent me a link to the latest journal published by the Maximaphilatelists in France. I thought it was a very interesting insight into the fascinating subject…

Philately is in lockdown but FEPA’s website is still here to keep you up to date
We have been notified of more important changes to the philatelic calendar in response to the international Coronavirus lockdown.
The Alpe-Adria exhibition, due to be held in Tarvisio, Italy in June 2020, has been postponed until 10 -…

CORONAVIRUS CLOSES MANY PHILATELIC EVENTS. NEWS UPDATE…..
The unprecedented steps taken by governments across the world to combat the Coronavirus have had a huge impact on planned philatelic exhibitions and other events in 2020. This is because of the paramount importance of avoiding non-essential…

FEPA Award 2019 winners
The recipients of the FEPA awards 2019 are Chris King, Carlo Giovanardi and Henrik Mouritsen.

Bulgaria 2020 Bulletin 1 is out!
The organizing committee of the Bulgaria 2020 FIP Specialized World Stamp Championship Exhibition has published its Bulletin No 1. It contains the IREX of the exhibition. Here are some facts based on the IREX:
The exhibition will be held…

London 2020: Corona virus monitored
In their latest newsletter the organizing committee of the London 2020 gives information about the situation with the CoronaVirus Covid-19
