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CNEP Salon philatélique de printemps: 23-25 March

After four years of absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the CNEP Salon philatélique de printemps (Spring Philatelic Show) reopens its doors from Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 March 2023. As it has been the case since 2015, it will be held in…

Banksy mural on postage stamp wraps up the first year of the Ukraine war

The Ukrainian Post used a mural by Banksy on a postage stamp to send the world a strong message marking the first anniversary of the war. Last November, the renowned UK artist had painted a demolished wall in Borodianka, north-west of Kyiv,…
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Sfizi.Di.Posta. La storia attraverso la posta, la posta attraverso la storia

The following press release was issued by Poste Italiane on 22nd February in Trieste: On Friday 3 March, in the Mitteleuropa Postal and Telegraphic Museum of Poste Italiane (Central Post Office, via Vittorio Veneto), the documentary exhibition…
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The 2023 Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists

At the meeting of the Board of Election of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists on 16th February 2023 it was unanimously agreed that the following philatelists be invited to be the new signatories to the Roll: Pradip Jain, RDP, India …

Ivan Kostov (1924-2023)

The Union of Bulgarian Philatelists announces with great sadness that Ivan Kostov, doyen of Bulgarian, European and world philately, has left us at the age of 99.  In his long life dedicated to philately, Ivan Kostov was a long-time publisher…
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THAILAND 2023 WSC entry forms deadline: 31st March

Jenwit Apichainunt, Commissioner General of THAILAND 2023 World Stamp Championship, officially announced the upcoming exhibition by inviting the national philatelic federations to appoint commissioners and return entry forms by 31st March. The…

Mary Queen of Scots: Secret letters written during imprisonment decoded

Reported by the BBC website on 8th February: Secret letters written in code by Mary, Queen of Scots, during her imprisonment in England have been uncovered and decoded by a team of cryptographers. The documents, which were believed to have…
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HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #1

This is Newsletter #1 distributed by HAFNIA 24 to its suscribers today: Welcome to HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #1 Copenhagen, 14 February 2023 This is the first newsletter from HAFNIA 24. We are delighted to be able to invite the European philatelic…
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The armies from Buonaparte to Napoleon 1793-1815

Vincent Schouberechts writes at the Trait de Union 2022-2, the biannual Newsletter of the AEP: This is as much a history book as an authoritative study of all the postmarks used in the different campaigns during the years of the French Consulate…
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New exhibition at The Postal Museum: The King’s stamp

Early yesterday, the Royal Mail unvailed the first King Charles III's definitive stamps, which will be placed on sale from 4th April. Later in the day, the following Newsletter was distributed by The Postal Museum to its subscribers: See…
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Mi Oficina Philatelic Society celebrates 500 presentations!

We picked it up from the Society's website: Mi Oficina Philatelic Society is a worldwide group of philatelists (mainly Latin Americans) meeting daily via Zoom. During the Covid lockdown, many of us decided to start a series of presentations…
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SAVPEX 2023 Virtual Philatelic Exhibition was announced

SAVPEX 2023, Virtual Philatelic Exhibition, organised by the Philatelic Society of the Orange Free State and held under the auspices of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa will take place in June/July 2023. The exhibition will accommodate…
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Message from the FEPA Board to the Turkish Federation regarding the Earthquake

Dear Mr President, On behalf of myself and the FEPA Board I want to express our deepest condolences to you, your Board and the members of the Fédération des Associations Philatéliques de Turquie for the terrible suffering and grief that…
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European Academy of Philately Awards for 2023

The latest Trait d'Union 2022-2, the biannual AEP Newsletter to its members, reported yesterday the AEP Awards for 2023 as follows: The European Philatelic Merit 2023 has been awarded to Vincent Schouberechts (Belgium). The AEP would like to…

YouTube Channels: Now listed on the FEPA website

Get to know and stay tuned with the YouTube Channels on Philately. You will find a list on the FEPA website at Menu -> Resources -> YouTube Channels or at https://fepanews.com/youtube-channels The list will be continuously updated. Suggestions…
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The art in postage stamps and other philatelic writings

Francesco Giuliani and Il Postalista make a free offer to the philatelic community. A new book on the philatelic memoirs of Rodolfo Renier from Treviso, born in 1857, who not only led a brilliant academic career in Turin, at the local Ateneo…
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Last edition of Philatelic Exporter

The sad news was announced yesterday by the magazine website and Twitter account: Due to the challenging economic conditions, the difficult decision has been taken to cease publication of Philatelic Exporter, with the February edition being…

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