
Hans Kraaibeek (1962 – 2020)
We are very sad to inform you that our President, Mr Hans Kraaibeek, has died at the age of 58.

SPANISH FEDERATION BOOK ON DISINFECTED MAIL IS AVAILABLE FREE
The Spanish Federation (FESOFI) has published a new book on disinfected mail and has generously put it on its website where it can be downloaded free of charge.
The title of the book is: "From the Great Plague of Marseille (1720-1722)…

WÜBA 2020 IS CANCELLED
We have been informed that it has regrettably been necessary to cancel the WÜBA 2020 event for young philatelists, including the Stamp Camp, that was due to be held in Würzburg in September 2020. This is because of the current pandemic restrictions.
The…

New dates for OSTROPA in Berlin: 5 – 8 NOVEMBER 2020
The Organisers of OSTROPA, which was to have taken place in June 2020, have set new dates for the exhibition. It will now be held at the Russian House of Science and Culture in Berlin from 5 - 8 November 2020.
Further information is available…

HUNGARIAN PHILATELIC JOURNAL IS AVAILABLE FREE
'Philatelica' is the journal produced by (MAFITT), the Hungarian Philatelic Institute, and MAFITT have now made it available to all readers free of charge.
'Philatelica' publishes studies on Hungarian philately and is issued twice a year in…

ITALIAN FEDERATION SETS OUT RULES FOR SOCIETIES ON RESUMING ACTIVITIES
The Italian Federation of Philatelic Societies (FSFI) has created a Protocol of rules and guidance for societies who want to resume meetings and other activities following the COVID-19 lockdown.
This problem will be of concern to many philatelic…

South Africa 2021 postponed to November 2021
The Commissioner General of the Cape Town 2021 FIP World spacialized exhibition has just informed us about the postponement of the event.
The new dates are November 9 - 13, 2021.
More information can be found at capetown2021.org

Virtual Stamp Festival launched in UK
Following the cancellation of London's Autumn Stampex, there will be a virtual 'Summer of Stamps' Festival in the UK. It is being organised by the team behind Stamp Collector magazine and the allaboutstamps.co.uk website.

Gunnar Dahlvig RDP has passed away.
We have been informed by his son Anders that Gunnar Dahlvig has died after a long fight against pancreatic cancer.
Gunnar was a specialist in thematic philately and was a prolific exhibitor and juror. He served in many roles and was Vice-President…

Estonia 2020 welcomes exhibits from all over the world
Another philatelic exhibition organized by REFS "Estonia" will take place in Tartu between July 10 and 12, 2020. The exhibition is now open to all applicants who have previously received at least 70 points at a national exhibition.
