
The Crawford Medal 2023
The Crawford Medal awardees for 2023 were announced at the closure of the two-day 2nd Annual Crawford Festival, which took place at the RPSL on 27 and 28 June.
Crawford Medal winner: Engelbrecht, Lars, Postal stationery of Denmark: the…

22° Premio Internazionale di Filatelia Tematica Musicale ‘Augusto Massari’
Luca Lavagnino has sent us the following Press Release:
Under the patronage of the Italian Federation of Philatelic Societies, in Vasto – Italy the 22nd International Musical Thematic Philately Prize “Augusto Massari” will be held from…

EUROPHIL SPM 2023 in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
The One-Frame exhibition, organised by AEP, took place in Saint Pierre and Miquelon between 25 and 28 June. The exhibits presented belonged to members of the AEP, the American Philatelic Society and the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada. The…

Social Philately magazine by Philapress
Social Philately is a relatively new concept which relates philatelic documents to any particular aspect of social history and its protagonists, whether famous or infamous.
The latest Social Philately (No. 4/2023) accompanies the current issues…

The Clash of Empires Exhibition 2023 at the RPSL
Graham Beck's Twitter account has revealed the preparations for the Clash of Empires Exhibition, which is coming up at the Royal Philatelic Society London.
The exhibition will be open to the public from 1 to 31 July 2023 (Monday-Saturday, free…

Mon paradis en carte postale
From the FFAP Facebook account today:
En amont du lancement de sa nouvelle exposition « Nouvelles du Paradis. Carte postale de vacances » le Musée de La Poste propose un jeu concours autour de la carte postale. Ce jeu démarre le 15 juin…

27th World Olympic Collectors’ Fair
From 23 to 25 June 2023, Paris will host the 27th edition of the World Olympic Collectors’ Fair, which will bring together all the enthusiasts who collect, exchange, and exhibit part of the heritage and culture of the Olympic Games.
The World…

The Crawford Festival 2023
The 2nd Annual Crawford Festival is a free two-day event (27-28 June) of presentations and discussions about philatelic journals. It will be held at the Royal Philatelic Society London (15 Abchurch Lane). The Crawford Festival is open to everyone,…

Janet R. Klug (1950-2023)
Posted today on the American Philatelic Society FB account: The APS is saddened to report the loss of past president, Janet R. Klug. Our thoughts are with her loving husband, Russ, and all those touched by Janet.
Janet R. Klug was a philatelist…

Delcampe magazine “Collections Classiques” No. 6
The July-August-September issue of Delcampe Magazine (No. 6) was released today. Philately, numismatics, cartophily and photography have been merged into one single publication since March 2022, with No. 1 of “Collections Classiques”.
You…

DeBra2024 Bilateral Competitive Exhibition Germany – Brazil
The following Newsletter #1 has been published by the organisers of DeBra2024 Bilateral Exhibition:
Although it has been in the shadow of IBRA2023 for a long time, the preparations for DeBra2024 are going according to plan. All forms (exhibition…

The Story of Australia’s Overseas Airmail
This four-book series by Ronald M. Lee details the history of Australian airmail beginning with balloon mail in the 19th Century and concluding with the re-establishment of services after WWII. It provides, for the first time, an overview of…

IBRA 2023 Newsletter No.5 (7 June)
The following Newsletter arrived yesterday from IBRA 2023:
Welcome to the 5th IBRA Newsletter
IBRA is now over and the gates of the fair in Essen have closed again. What remains are countless memories of a true philatelic festival.
The…

Virtual Stampex 2023 On Demand extended to 2 July
We received the following announcement from the PTS and Stampex International:
Due to popular demand, Virtual Stampex 2023 On Demand has been extended to the 2nd July.
So, if you missed out on the live show or want some more Virtual Stampex…

Japan stamp sells for 5.4 million euros
Copied from David Feldman S.A. Facebook account:
On Saturday, June 3, we had the great honour to offer one of the most important Japanese stamp collections including the most valuable stamp of Asia: the 500 mon Inverted Center, which has been…

NORDIA 2023 Awards
NORDIA 2023 took place in Garðabær, Iceland, between 2 and 4 June. The exhibition celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first Icelandic stamps, released in 1873.
Presided by Ebbe Eldrup, the Jury judged a total of 57 exhibits in 342 frames.…

Peter Suhadolc elected President of the European Philatelic Academy (AEP)
At the Annual General Meeting of members of the European Philatelic Academy (Académie Européenne de Philatélie), which took place on Saturday, 27 May, in Essen, Germany, during the IBRA 2023 World Philatelic Exhibition, Peter Suhadolc was…

BOSTON 2026 WORLD EXPO Update
On 17 May 2023, the Collectors Club invited Yamil Kouri RDP, BOSTON 2026 WORLD EXPO's new OC Chairman, to talk about the progress of the preparations for the exhibition. The 42 minutes video presentation is available here courtesy of the Collectors…
