
The Prix Augusto Massari 2023
The 22nd edition of the Prix Augusto Massari, a reference for collectors of the musical theme, was hosted in Vasto in the framework of the national exhibition Vastophil 2023. The Prix started 49 years ago at the EFIST 72 in Salsomaggiore Terme;…

VASTOPHIL 2023
VASTOPHIL is a traditional appointment of the Italian philatelic calendar organised for forty years with the same enthusiasm and constancy by the Philatelic and Numismatic Society of Vasto in Abruzzo. The club was the first Italian society to…

BALKANFILA XIX in Belgrade: 12-14 October
This year's Balkanfila XIX is organised by the Union of Philatelists of Serbia, which has hosted the event twice in the past: Balkanfila VI (1977) in Belgrade and Balkanfila XI (1987) in Novi Sad. The long history of Balkanfila exhibitions started…

FEPA Congress 2023 highlights
The FEPA Congress 2023 took place on Saturday, 23 September, in Tarvisio, Italy, during the 26th Alpe-Adria multinational exhibition. Thirty-four National Federations and members of FEPA were represented either in person (21) or by proxy (13). Congress…

Stampex 2023 at the BDC, London: 27-30 September
Latest news received from Stampex International:
Due to popular demand, we have extended the date in which you can order your Express Entry wristbands in advance of the show. Orders received before 12 noon (UK Time) on the 22nd September will…

TRELLEBORG 2023 Catalogue and Palmares booklet
TRELLEBORG 2023, the bilateral Swedish-German exhibition, concluded on Sunday 17 September. Ulf Nilsson was Chairman of the Organising Committee, Rikard Azelius was General Commissioner, and Peter Nordin was Chairman of the Jury. The exhibition…

Latest Junge Sammler featuring “Travelling with stamps”
This is the latest Press Release from Axel Brockmann, the editorial office of Junge Sammler:
Traveling with stamps - the new JUNGE SAMMLER makes it possible
The summer holidays are over. School has started. The new issue of JUNGE SAMMLER…

ALPE-ADRIA TARVISIO 2023 and FEPA CONGRESS: 21-24 September
The multinational exhibition ALPE-ADRIA TARVISIO 2023 will take place between Thursday 21 and Sunday 24 September in Tarvisio, Italy. It will be held under FEPA Recognition. Following the kind invitation of the organisers, the Union of the Philatelic…

TIMFILEX 2023 is coming up in Timișoara, 21-24 September
TIMFILEX 2023 is organised by the Timișoara Philatelic Association from 21 to 24 September and is held under the Patronage of the Romanian Philatelic Federation and the Recognition of FEPA. The beautiful and historic city of Timișoara has…

MULTILATERALE 2023 photos
Please find here a selection of photos from the MULTILATERALE 2023 exhibition that took place in Koper, Slovenia, from 7 to 10 October:
https://photos. app.goo.gl/hkPswJ5ChMo57hth9
and an accompanying video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…

Miloš Ondráček was inducted into the Czech Postage Stamp Hall of Fame
The Czech Postage Stamp Hall of Fame was established in 2020. In 2023, the inductee was stamp engraver Miloš Ondráček, born in Prague in 1936. He is the engraver of 400 Czechoslovak, Czech and Slovak postage stamps.
The official announcement…

APS announces new free digital magazine
This is the highlight of the APS Newsletter that was received yesterday:
The APS is proud to announce our plans to launch a new (and free) digital magazine: StampEd. This quarterly publication, debuting in February 2024, will invite the digital…

The success formula “Essen + Philately” will be continued
In late June, the German Philatelic Federation (BDPh) reported that the Essen International Stamp Fair was discontinued (see https://fepanews.com/essen-international-stamp-fair-is-discontinued). Because of the general feeling that the Essen…

The Transvaal One Penny Arms Stamps 1870-1885
Lars Jørgensen RDPSA FRPSL, Grand Prix National winner at Cape Town 2022 WSC with his “South African Republic Transvaal 1869-1885”, has recently published the results of his latest research in more than 500 pages.
This in-depth study covers…

A letter… Remember?
"Writing letters and cards to your friends and family is still a great way of communicating. We're just saying." This was the accompanying caption to a GPO advertising poster of the '60s in last July's tweet by the Postal Museum, London.
Wouldn't…

MULTILATERALE 2023 Catalogue is now online
The seven-nation exhibition is due on 7-10 September in Koper/Capodistria, Slovenia. An attractive 68-page catalogue in Slovenian and German was released today, including the exhibits' list and much more. The exhibition will be held under FEPA…

FIP has released its latest Flash magazine No. 135
The International Philatelic Federation (FIP) has uploaded on its website the latest issue of Flash, its biannual official house organ.
Contents:
Highlights of the FIP Board Meetings
News from the FIP Commissions
FIP Jury and…

The OPAL (Oriental Philatelic Association of London) has been dissolved
It was only a couple of weeks ago that we heard the bad news: the August 2023 number of the OPAL magazine was meant to be the last. A little later, the news got worse: not just the magazine, but the society itself was about to close. So, we…
