
COVID emergency marked by postal administrations
Postal administrations around the world have been marking the efforts made by so many people to combat the effects of COVID, a public health emergency unparalleled in living memory.
Vojtech Jankovic of the Slovak Federation has undertaken a…

New date for Nordia 2020 will be December 4-6, 2020
As the corona crisis appears to last longer than we hoped, the Exhibition Committee has decided to postpone implementation until the first weekend in December.

Balkanfila and Stampex postponed
Further information has been received about the postponement of exhibitions organised by FEPA Members due to COVID restrictions.
BALKANFILA, due to be held in Bucharest from 17 - 20 September, has been postponed until 29 September…

Antverpiade 2020 exhibition is postponed to 2021
Due to the Coronacrisis and with regret, the Belgian Federation (K.L.B.P.-F.R.C.P.B) has to announce you that the National Championship of Philately - Antverpiade 2020 that was going to take place August 28-30- has been postponed.

Signs of Spring? Tasso Museum reopens
After it was forced to close by the Coronavirus crisis, we are pleased to report that the Museum of the Tasso family and of Postal History has reopened. The Museum is in two historic buildings in Camerata Cornello, near Bergamo. This was the…

Swiss Society adds a daily item to its website to counter Corona-boredom
We have been informed that the Pilatus-Emmen Philatelic Society in Switzerland is adding an interesting item to its website every day to keep its members alert and provide a topic for conversation.
To have a look at what they have put up, go…

Stamp Camp announced for Young Stamp Lovers in September
The Deutscher Philatelisten-Jugend organisation has announced that it will be running a Stamp Camp (WÜBA 2020) in Würzburg, Germany from 11th to 13th September. It is open to all young stamp lovers. Applications must be in by 1 June. Further…

Madrid Philatelic Society publish daily articles on-line
Since the lock-down began in March SOFIMA (the Madrid Philatelic Society) have published daily articles on subjects of philatelic interest. As a result they now have a long list of articles on their website on 'curiosities' ranging from the…

German Federation offers on-line seminars from 13 May
The Bund Deutscher Philatelisten (BDPh) is launching a series of on-line seminars using Zoom technology to offset the restrictions on philatelic life imposed by the Corona crisis.
The first seminar will be held from 16.00-17.30 on Wednesday…

ASCAT is winding up
We have been informed that the Association of Stamp Catalogue, Stamp Album and Philatelic Magazine Traders (ASCAT) will wind up its activities later this year. It was founded in 1977 to defend the professional activities of its members and is…

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE EUROPA STAMP
The competition to select the most popular EUROPA stamp for 2020 is now underway. The theme is 'Ancient Postal Routes' and candidate stamps have been selected because they illustrate this theme in different ways.
All philatelic enthusiasts,…

German Youth Philatelists Magazine – Available Free
The new issue of the Magazine for Young Collectors is available free of charge.
Click this link:
https://www.dphj.de/index.php?article_id=9
