
FIP announces new initiatives on Open Philately and Virtual Exhibitions
The Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) has recently made two important decisions in response to the continuing evolution of philatelic exhibiting.
The first relates to Open Philately, an approach to exhibiting whose popularity…

NOTOS 2021 – Bulletin 2 has been published
Right on time, the Organising Committee of NOTOS 2021 has published Bulletin 2 in preparation for the exhibition. NOTOS will be held at the Peristeri Exhibition Centre in Athens from 19 - 22 November 2021 and is expected to have 2,000…

FEPA’s Board holds virtual meeting with its Members
On 21st November 2020 the FEPA Board held a Zoom meeting with its Members, the national Federations, Associations and Unions. The meeting was joined by representatives from 31 Members and by the members of the Board. The FIP President, Bernie…

Young philatelists in Germany prepare for Christmas
The Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e.V. have issued a press release about the novel approach being taken by one group in South West Germany to prepare for the Christmas period in this year of COVID restrictions on meeting and travelling. The…

MONACOPHIL 2021 will take place from 3 – 5 December 2021
MONACOPHIL 2021 will be held at the Terrasses de Fontvieille in Monte Carlo from 3rd - 5th December 2021. As usual it will include an exhibition on specific themes, a display of 100 iconic items provided by members of the Club de Monte…

Saverio Imperato (1935 – 2020)
It is with regret that we inform you of the death of Saverio Imperato, a great Italian philatelist, on 20 November 2020.
A brilliant professor of immunology, he was well known around the world for his charming personality, his assiduous participation…

Austrian National Exhibition (ÖVEBRIA) held successfully in St. Pölten
Congratulations to the Austrian Federation (VÖPh) which has succeeded - in the face of all the current restrictions - in holding ÖVEBRIA 2020, its national exhibition with international participation, live in Sankt Pölten from 2nd - 4th October…

Virtual EXFILNA 2020 is a great success
We are delighted to report that, in spite of all the current COVID restrictions, the Spanish Federation of Philatelic Societies (FESOFI) and its President Mr García Fernández have succeeded in holding a successful 58th national philatelic…

Centenary of Carinthian Plebiscite marked by special exhibition in Klagenfurt
Undaunted by COVID restrictions on travel and meetings, the Carinthian Postal History Club (Kärntner Philatelistenclub) of Klagenfurt, Austria, succeeded in holding a display exhibition in 122 showcases on 10th October 2020, marking to the…

Congratulations to the NEXOFIL Award Winners for 2020
The Organizing Committee of the annual Nexofil Awards have announced in Madrid the winners of the 'Best Stamp in the World' competition for 2020 and the associated awards for various categories of stamp.
The competitions were judged by an…

Interesting new philatelic materials are available on-line
Information has reached us about several new philatelic materials now on line.
Seminars on exhibiting postal history. Recordings of the recent, excellent series of seminars organised by the FIP Postal History Commission have…
