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FEPA Congress Athens 2021 Minutes

These are the minutes from the FEPA Congress in Athens 2021. Click here to view the FEPA Congress Athens 2021 Minutes  
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LIBEREC 2022 will ask for Patronage at the FEPA Congress on 23rd November

A draft Agreement has been reached to enable FEPA to grant Patronage to the LIBEREC 2022 exhibition. The FEPA Board's recommendation that Patronage should be granted will be discussed by Congress at its meeting in Athens on 23rd November and,…
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Youth Philately is alive and kicking

We are pleased to report on interesting developments in Youth Philately in the UK and Germany. From London John Davies reports that a new 'Youth Zone' was launched by the Stamp Active Network at Autumn Stampex, held from 29th September - 2nd…

NEXOFIL Awards are announced.

The Organising Committee of the NEXOFIL and NEXONUM Awards, led by its President Sr Eugenio de Quesada, has announced in Madrid the winners of this year's competition for the best stamps and coins in the world of 2020. Stamps were nominated…

Leonard Pascanu

We are very sad to report that Leonard Pascanu died on 1st November 2021 after a prolonged illness. Mr Pascanu was aged 69 and had been President of the Romanian Philatelic Federation for many years. He was well-liked and respected among…
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NOTOS 2021 – More Information

  The NOTOS Exhibition opens at the Zappeion in Athens on Friday 19th November with FEPA Patronage. The Organising Committee have just published the exhibition catalogue on the NOTOS website: http://hps.gr/notos2021/ The exhibition…
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IBRA 2023 – More details are published

  The IBRA Organising Team have recently published further details about the World Stamp Exhibition to be held in Essen, Germany from 25 - 28 May 2023. The exhibition will include a Grand Prix Club, Consilium Philatelicum and Schatzkammer…
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LONDON 2022 is looking for volunteers

  The LONDON 2022 World Stamp Exhibition will be held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, North London from 19 - 26 February 2022. The Organising Team is moving into the final stages of preparation and has issued an urgent call…
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NOTOS 2021 is entering the homestretch

A Message from the NOTOS Organising Team Five weeks before its Grand Opening, NOTOS 2021 proceeds right on schedule and the final details are taken care of. We expect all our visitors in Athens to experience a philatelically outstanding…

Keeping in touch with on-line developments in philately

We draw your attention to an interesting article by James Gavin (The Digital Philatelist) about how philately is progressing through social media, a topic on which many philatelists are not well informed. The article describes how the on-line…
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New RDPs sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists

We are delighted to report that four well-known European philatelists signed the RDP Roll at the Congress of the Association of British Philatelic Societies in Harrogate, Yorkshire on 24th September. They are: Henrik Mouritsen RDP  (Denmark) James…
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LIBEREC 2022 – Further Information

The European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon will take place at the Hotel Babylon in Liberec, Czech Republic from 13-16 October 2022. The Organisers have applied for FEPA Patronage and FIP Recognition. The Organisers have just issued additional…

BDPh offers free access to its Philately Marketplace on 13 November

The Bund Deutscher Philatelisten (BDPh) has organised an online Philately 'Marketplace' on 13th November 2021 with no less than 21 presentations and discussion groups. A wide range of topics will be covered under three general headings: …
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ABPS supports website development for its members

The Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS) is looking at how it can improve the level of support it provides to member societies for the development of their websites. The ABPS uses a free internet-based website compilation program…
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Serbia launches SOFIZ II, virtual exhibition with international participation

The Union of Philatelists of Serbia (SFS) has published details of SOFIZ II, which this year will be an on-line exhibition. It will be open from 8th - 17th December 2021. Applications are welcome from members of SFS and from members of…
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New AEP publication on ‘Germany and its colonies’.

Rainer von Scharpen of the AIJP has drawn our attention to the latest Yearbook, OPUS XXI, published by the European Academy of Philately (AEP). As it was due to be presented at IBRA 2021 in Essen, the theme chosen  was 'L'Allemagne et ses…
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Israel Philatelic Federation hosts AAPE 2021 to mark peace agreements with UAE and USA

The IPF has informed us that in June 2021 it hosted AAPE 2021, a virtual tri-national stamp exhibition, with the participation of the United Arab Emirates and the United States. The exhibition marked the Abraham Accords peace agreements signed…
FEPA NEWS STAMPEX
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Autumn STAMPEX will go live

The Philatelic Traders' Society have released details of the Autumn STAMPEX exhibition which will take place live at the Business Design Centre in London from 29th September - 2nd October. After the long break in live exhibitions, there will…
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Maximaphily and Postcard exhibition in Luxembourg

Congratulations to the Cercle Philatélique Echternach and the FSPL who succeeded in holding the '32e Journée Maximaphile & Cartes Postales' on 24th July in the face of huge problems. First, it was only in early June that the Organisers…
FEPA NEWS

FEPA Medal winners announced

The winners of the FEPA Medal for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research 2020, and of the Francis Kiddle Medal for the Best Philatelic Website 2021 have been announced. The announcement is as follows: At its videoconference call on 16 July…
Helvetia2022
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HELVETIA 2022: Tourist programmes announced

To celebrate the opening of the postal historical museum at the Bauernhof in Goldau, the Kimmel Foundation has invited visitors to HELVETIA 2022 to take part in specially-organised tours in Switzerland. Two tours are offered with accommodation…
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LONDON 2022 – updates for visitors and booth holders

The LONDON 2022 organisers have recently issued two press releases.  Details on the special arrangements made for visitors who are looking for accommodation in London during the exhibition: London 2022 PR3 15.07.2021   Information…

‘Adventures in Philately’ webinar series gets underway

  The team behind Stamp Collector magazine and the allaboutstamps.co.uk website have teamed up with the Museum of Philately to announce a series of special webinars on the world of stamps and stamp collecting. The press release is at: PR…
FEPA News Magazine 39 July 2021
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FEPA News Magazine July 2021

Helvetia2022
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HELVETIA 2022 announces ‘Philamovie’ competition

  We have received the following information about a video competition organised as part of the HELVETIA 2022 exhibition. Today’s technology enables new forms of communication that can reach a large number of potential new collectors,…
Gibraltar crypto

Gibraltar celebrates cryptocurrency with innovative stamp issue

  The Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau has issued an innovative £4 postage stamp celebrating cryptocurrency that also provides a key to acquisition of blockchain-based Digital Collectibles, otherwise known as 'non-fungible tokens'. These…
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Stamp Active encourages young collectors at Stampex with £20 vouchers

  The Stamp Active Network, the voluntary organisation that promotes stamp collecting for children in the UK, will be at Autumn Stampex providing free stamps and goodie bags for young collectors. There will be a range of free activities…
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CAPEX 22 launches free Newsletter

CAPEX 22 will be the world's first International One Frame Stamp Championship. It will be held in Toronto, Canada from 9 - 12 June 2022. The Organisers have just launched a free bilingual (English / French) newsletter - CAPEX News - which…
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Virtual PHIL-ITALIA 4.0 is underway

Italy's first planned virtual exhibition, Phil-Italia 4.0, opened on 17th May. It includes a national exhibition with 13 exhibits in the thematic and open philately classes,  and a qualifying exhibition with 29 exhibits in thematic and open…
FEPA NEWS

FEPA Awards for 2020

  The FEPA Board is delighted to announce the winner of the FEPA Medal for Exceptional Service to Organised Philately for 2020. It is: Jonas Hällström (Sweden) Warmest congratulations to Jonas for receiving this award in recognition…
HunFilex 2022
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HUNFILEX 2022 – Bulletin 1 is here

We are pleased to report that preparations for HUNFILEX2022, are on course in spite of all the disruption caused by COVID restrictions.  The Organisers have just published Bulletin 1 with the latest information, including the exhibition rules. The…

jacks

Игровой автомат Jacks or better является одним из самых популярных видеопокеров в мире казино. Эта увлекательная игра предоставляет игрокам…
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NOTOS 2021 moves to the Zappeion, Athens’s leading cultural centre

The  NOTOS 2021 Organising Committee has announced that the exhibition will be held at the Zappeion in central Athens. The Zappeion, where NOTOS 2021 will be held from 19th - 22nd November 2021 Previously planned at the Peristeri Exhibition…
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Youth philately on show at virtual SÜDWEST 2021 exhibition from 1st May

The hard-working German Youth Philately organisation DPhJ has drawn our attention to SÜDWEST 2021, a virtual exhibition organised by the Landesverband Südwest im BDPh. It includes no less than 24 Youth exhibits from young people and groups…
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NORDIA 2021 is cancelled

We are sorry to report that, due to the continuing COVID restrictions, the organisers of NORDIA 2021 have been forced to cancel this prestigious regional exhibition. NORDIA 2021 was due to be held in Kuopio, Finland from 13th - 15th August 2021. In…
FEPA NEWS
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Kiddle Medal – Panel Announced

FEPA is pleased to announce the panel that will support it in selecting the winner of the Francis Kiddle Medal 2021 for the best philatelic website.   All panel members have expressed high satisfaction for the initiative that highlights the…
FZS
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Slovenian competition for One-Frame exhibits goes virtual

  The Slovenian Philatelic Federation wants to encourage as many people as possible to participate in its One-Frame competition, being held as part of the DesetoOkno ('Tenth Window') exhibition in Kranj from 9th - 18th September 2021.…
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LIBEREC 2022, European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon, is announced

  The Union of Czech Philatelists, in cooperation with the club Evropská vystava známek LIBEREC 2022 z.s., have announced that a specialised European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon will be held at the Wellness Hotel Babylon in Liberec,…

Alexander Sergeevich Ilyushin, RIP

We have heard with great sadness that Alexander Sergeevich Ilyushin has passed away. He was a leading figure in philately in Russia for many years and will be greatly missed. We send our condolences to his family. The Russian Philatelic…
FEPA NEWS

FEPA will award a new medal for the best philatelic website

Message from the FEPA President In the last year there has been a tremendous expansion in the use of on-line facilities to enable philatelic activities to continue in the face of the draconian restrictions imposed around the world to combat…
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Revised IREX for LONDON 2022 is published

    The LONDON 2022 International Stamp Exhibition will take place at the Business Design Centre in London from 19th - 26th February 2022. A revised IREX containing the latest information on the exhibition has just been published…

Vote for your favourite music stamp of 2020

We received this message from Peter Lang, President of the Motivgruppe Musik e.V. Despite the ongoing Corona crisis, the Motivgruppe Musik, the International Philatelic Music Study Group,  is again inviting all collectors around the world…
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Philatelic exhibition in Istanbul commemorates healthcare staff dealing with COVID

Prof. Dr. Atadan Tunaci, MD, FRPSL, who is a member of the Turkish Philatelic Federation and Academy, has kindly sent us information about an exhibition held at the Faculty of Medicine in Istanbul University from 11 - 14 March 2021 to mark…
Alpe 2021
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ALPE-ADRIA 2021 has been cancelled

The XXV^ ALPE-ADRIA exhibition, involving seven Philatelic Federations from the region of the Alps and Adriatic, has been cancelled. It was due to be held at the Sports Hall in Tarvisio, Italy from 10-13 June - having been postponed from 2020…

Academic researchers open sealed letters virtually

We do not often report on newly published material, but recent press reports drew our attention to an article published on 2nd March 2021 in the journal 'Nature Communications' concerning research by academic scientists from a number of universities…
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Five new RDPs elected, including four from Europe

The Board of Election of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists has invited five eminent philatelists to sign the Roll. They are:    Dénes Czirók, RDP, FRPSL   (Hungary)    Dr. Seija-Riitta Laakso, RDP. FRPSL (Finland)    José…

Museum of Philately is looking for collections to display

The Museum of Philately is a unique digital platform, hosted independently and free online and on Appstores, It captures and preserves award winning collections and rarities, as well as providing the facility to track provenance and pricing…
VOP100

Austrian Federation celebrates its centenary

The VÖPh is 100 years old and, in the best philatelic traditions,  is marking this significant birthday in cooperation with Austria Post with personal stamps, special postmarks and special registration labels. The first meeting of the Federation…
Netbul2021
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Israel’s NETBUL 2021 is open until 31 March

The Israeli Philatelic Federation's first virtual National Stamp Exhibition (NETBUL 2021) opened on 1 March. It will be accessible to visitors until 31 March at: https://netbul.co.il/en/exhibits/ The exhibition includes sections on postal…
FEPA NEWS

TWO AND THREE FRAME EXHIBITS IN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS?   FEPA WILL SURVEY OPINION

  The latest issue of FEPA NEWS has an article by Rainer Fuchs (FN38 PAGE 51) inviting discussion on whether Two or Three frame exhibits should be able to enter international exhibitions competitively on the same basis as One Frame exhibits. Since…
Stampex March 2021
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Registration for the next Virtual Stampex is open – 25th – 27th March

We have received this information from the Philatelic Traders' Society, organisers of the twice-yearly STAMPEX in London. For the second time Stampex will take place virtually because of COVID restrictions, but the PTS's first experiment with…
MonacoPhil 2022
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MonacoPhil 2021 postponed until December 2022

The Club de Monte. Carlo has announced that the next Monacophil, due to be held in Monte Carlo from 8th - 11 December 2021, has been postponed until December 2022. Further details will be posted when they become available.

Collectors’ Conference on modern stamps, 22 – 24 February. FREE TO ALL

We received the following message from Matthew Hill, Associate Editor of the UK philatelic magazine Stamp Collector.  I am writing to let you know about the second Collectors’ Conference taking place at allaboutstamps.co.uk, this time…
Christine Earle

Christine Earle 1947 – 2021

It is with great sadness that we bring news that Christine Earle FRPSL passed away on 28th January 2021, aged 73. Christine was well-known in the UK and internationally for her innovative approach to thematic exhibiting, and as a judge and…
FZS
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One-Frame exhibition in Slovenia – FEPA Members invited

The  Slovenian Philatelic Federation has announced that its 10th  specialised One frame Exhibition, designated DesetoOkno Kranju 2021, will be held from 9th - 18th September 2021 in Kranj, Slovenia. 'DesetoOkno' means "Tenth Window".…
FEPA NEWS
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FEPA Awards for 2020 – Nominations are invited

Invitations have gone out from the FEPA Vice President Giancarlo Morolli to the Member Federations to nominate candidates for the prestigious FEPA Medals and Certificates. The awards are made annually and this year they will give recognition…

New Vice-President at the Italian Federation (FSFI)

At the FSFI Board meeting held on 17th January 2021 the new President Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi, who took up office on 1 January, appointed Nicolino Parlapiano as Vice-President. In addition to his long-standing service as FSFI General Secretary…
FEPANEWS MAGAZINE 38
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FEPA NEWS MAGAZINE JANUARY 2021

New Director joins FEPA Board

  We are delighted to announce that Thomas Hoepfner has accepted an invitation to join the FEPA Board as a Director. Thomas is a well-known figure in German and European philately and has been closely involved with the organisation of…
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Nordia 2021 registration is open

NORDIA 2021 stamp exhibition in Kuopio, Finland, will be organised in August, this year.  The exact dates of the exhibition are 13.-15.8.2021. The corona virus situation is still poor and that is why we cannot be sure of our possibilities…
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Spring STAMPEX will be virtual

Faced with the impossibility of holding Spring Stampex as usual in February at the Business Design Centre in London due to the pandemic, the Philatelic Traders' Society has decided to cancel it and hold another virtual exhibition instead. The…

German Federation announces new programme of on-line seminars

The Bund Deutscher Philatelisten (BDPh) has announced a new programme of on-line seminars (German language) for the period up to 12th June 2021. The programme is shown in the table below. A reservation to join one of the seminars can be made…

Bulgarian Philatelists celebrate first Bulgarian banknotes

On 1st December 2020 the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists and the Bulgarian Postal Administration organised  a 'solemn validation' of a single-stamp block (miniature sheet) celebrating the 135th anniversary of the printing of the first Bulgarian…

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