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22° Premio Internazionale di Filatelia Tematica Musicale ‘Augusto Massari’

The 22nd edition of the 'Augusto Massari' Prize for philately will take place in Vasto on the occasion of the VastoPhil 2023 national exhibition of Open, Thematic and Maxima Philately, scheduled from 15 to 17 September, at Palazzo d'Avalos,…
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FIP Maximaphily Commission Newsletter March 2023

On 27th March, Pascal Bandry, Chairman of the FIP Maximaphily Commission, distributed the attached 24-page Newsletter focusing to Maximaphily news around the world and the 2021 Best Maximum Card competition. The Newsletter is published right…
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Posta Italiana in Estremo Oriente

Italian mail in the Far East is a brand new book by Valter Astolfi, 432 pp., softbound, illustrated in colour, published by the AICPM (Associazione Italiana Collezionisti Posta Militare e Storia Postale) and distributed by Vaccari at € 60. The…

James Bendon: I have retired!

On 24th March, James Bendon FRPSL, renowned British philatelist, dealer and publisher, distributed the following message to his clients and friends: I have retired! After more than 50 years as a full-time stamp dealer and philatelic publisher…
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“Philately in archives – Archives in philately” in Celje, Slovenia

A fine example of Best Practice: The philatelic society in the small Slovenian town of Celje brings together philately with the State archives. On Wednesday, 29.3.2023, at 11.00 pm, the grand opening will take place of the exhibition Philately…

Sergio Sismondo (1943-2023)

We copy the sad news from Linn's Stamp News website, published on 22nd March: Sergio Sismondo, an esteemed postal historian and philatelic dealer whose encyclopedic knowledge of classic-era stamps and postal history enriched collectors from…

New Board at the Real Academia Hispánica de Filatelia e Historia Postal

On 17th March, the General Assembly of the Royal Spanish Academy of Philately and Postal History took place. A new Board of Governors was also elected: President: Eduardo Consejo Prieto Vice President: Fernando Aranaz Del Río …
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A short video on the intaglio process by Musée de La Poste

Musée de La Poste, Paris, celebrates the European Days of Crafts from 27 March to 2 April. Given the opportunity, it presents on its website all we need to learn about producing postage stamps by intaglio with a three-minute video which focuses…
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The 2022 Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposium

We picked this up from the American Philatelic Society website: Back on December 8-9, the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum (NPM) in Washington, D.C. played host to the Twelfth Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposium (PHS). Co-sponsored…
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Philatelic lectures from Israel 75 Philatelic Academy

The Israel Philatelic Federation and the Society of Israel Philatelists have joined together to create the Israel 75 Philatelic Academy. The Academy is intended to promote all aspects of Holy Land Philately and to enhance the knowledge of collectors…
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Thema: presented by the Swiss Society for Thematic Philately

Thema is the magazine of the Société suisse de philatélie thématique (Swiss Society for Thematic Philately), member of the FSPhS (Swiss Philatelic Federation). It is published quarterly and is distributed free of charge to all SSPT members.…
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FEPA awards Certificate of Merit to Vaccari News on its 20th anniversary

Yesterday we had a video conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of Vaccari News. Besides Valeria Vaccari and Fabio Bonacina, respectively publisher and editor of this daily web news, among the presenters were Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi, President…
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IBRA 2023 Press Release (8 March)

Today we received the latest Press Release from IBRA 2023. The World Championship of Philately The highlights of IBRA 2023 in Essen Bonn | 8.3.23 | Peter Platz | Only a few months to go - from May 25 to 28, 2023, the International Stamp World…
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Filatelista: The magazine of the Polish Philatelists Union

Filatelista is the official organ of the PZF, the Polish Philatelists Union, published monthly under the editorship of Adam Szuler, with 60 pages in full-colour. It was released in 1954, is the oldest philatelic magazine in Poland and this…

Jean-Louis Lafon (1937-2023)

Jean-Louis Lafon, better known as “Monsieur Astrophilatelie”, passed away on 29th January 2023, aged 85. An engineer in the space industry, it was in 1975 that he first discovered his passion for astrophilately and in 1980 he won first…
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FESOFI (Spanish Philatelic Federation): New Board of Directors

During the Annual General Assembly held on 5th March 2023 at the FESOFI Headquarters in Madrid, the New Board of Directors was elected and took office for the next four years (2023-2027). President: José Antonio Arruego Vice-President: José…
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“phila”-Toscana ’23 in Gmunden, Austria: 25-27 August

A bilateral stamp competitive exhibition between exhibitors from Austria and Luxembourg has been announced, organised by OK-Gmunden and BMSV-Gmunden, with the support of the Austrian Philatelic Federation. Registration deadline has been set…

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