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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…

David Feldman introduces the on-line Museum of Philately

  At the virtual Stampex held from 1st - 3rd October David Feldman introduced his plan to build a digital Museum of Philately. The idea is to have an on-line platform where images of collections can be stored and available to view long…

NOTOS 2021 spurs reconstruction of Large Hermes Head plate

An enquiry last year from the Organising Committee of NOTOS 2021 to the Philatelic and Postal Museum in Athens has produced a wonderful result. Since the 20 Lepta Large Hermes Head stamp was printed in 1861, the plate has been in a state of…

German Exhibitions and Seminars come thick and fast

Philatelic life is thriving in Germany. First, the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten (BDPh) held a very successful Virtual NAPOSTA  exhibition that ran through the month of September. Its main aim was to give exhibitors an opportunity to qualify…

Daniela Morolli has passed away

With great sadness we bring the news that Daniela Morolli, wife of FEPA Vice President Giancarlo Morolli and a well-known figure in international philately for many years, died on 16th October 2020 at the age of 75. On behalf of the whole FEPA…

Competition for ‘Best Europa Stamps – The Collector’s Choice’ opens on 25 October

  We received this notice from Niall Murphy: I want to bring to your attention an online contest I have developed with a group of well-known enthusiasts: “Best Europa Stamps - The Collector's Choice 2020”. This is a totally non-profit…

Lumir Brendl has passed away.

With great regret we announce the death of Lumir Brendl on 8th October 2020. We received the following obituary notice from Vit Vanicek. It is with deep regret that we have to announce the death of Mr Lumir Brendl on 8th October 2020 at…

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