
Fête du timbre 2024: 9-10 March
The French Philatelic Federation (FFAP) has recently announced next year's Fête du timbre (2024), sponsored by the FFAP, La Poste and Adphil. Eighty-five philatelic societies from all over France have already been registered to participate,…

Philotelia magazine celebrates 100th anniversary
The Hellenic Philatelic Society (HPS), Athens, proudly announced the 100th anniversary of Philotelia magazine with the November–December 20023 issue released today.
Philotelia is bimonthly, published without interruption since its first number…

HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #6
HAFNIA 24 exhibitor applications are closing by year end!
Newsletter #6
Copenhagen, 21 December 2023
HAFNIA 24 - An International Success
Already now more than 10 months before HAFNIA 24 the exhibition seems to become a huge international…

Mail in the Levant: Beirut 1835-1914
Cedar Stamps, the publisher, has announced a new book by Semaan Bassil. Its full title is Mail in the Levant, Beirut, a case study in the early age of steamship & globalization (1835/1914).
The book examines Beirut, as a case study during…

Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year!
The illustration was taken from the front side of a 1936 postcard, produced by the Brazilian airline Syndicato Condor, which advertised the trip from Brazil to Europe in just two days in cooperation with Lufthansa. It was picked up from Alexios…

AISP Annual Meeting and Seminar
The Italian Association of Postal History (AISP) once again organised its yearly members' meeting and exchange of Season greetings.
On Saturday, 16 December, the event was accompanied by an important seminar, which emphasised the collaboration…

Yehudi Menahim Trophy 2023 – Most Popular Music Stamp 2022
An instrument of the symphony orchestra combined with the autograph of a fitting work penned by an Austrian composer are the distinctive components of the “Musikland Österreich” stamp series. Since 2020, Viennese graphic artist Ms Kirsten…

BALKANFILA Newsletter No. 1
Yesterday, we received the first Newsletter from Balkanfila Working Group, along with these lines:
During the Balkanfila Working Group last October in Belgrade, it was unanimously decided that the philatelic communication among the Member Federations…

MARE BALTICUM 2024 Exhibition Bulletin
The Multinational Philatelic Exhibition MARE BALTICUM 2024 organisers have uploaded the Exhibition Bulletin.
Venue and dates: Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia, 26-28 July 2024.
Participation: The participating countries are…

The Blue Book of Philately from the Danish Federation
The idea to publish the Filateliens Blå Bog (Blue Book of Philately in English) was introduced in 2010 by the Danish Philatelic Federation (DFF). The book includes prominent Danish philatelists or foreign philatelists deeply involved with Danish…

DeBra2024 Newsletter #3
DeBra2024 exhibition organisers have sent out their multilingual (in German, Portuguese and English) Newsletter No. 3 with updated information. The title "Samba, Sun, Bull's Eyes
and much more is offered by the stamp exhibition Germany – Brazil…

FEPA Awards Programme 2024 – Call for Nominations
The FEPA Board is pleased to invite nominations from the Member Federations for the 2024 FEPA Awards programme, based on the attached Guidelines.
The 2024 FEPA Awards Programme includes the following awards:
FEPA Medal for exceptional…

Special offer for FEPA readers for Christmas
Stamp Collector magazine reaches global audience
FEPA News readers are being given the chance to subscribe to the digital edition of Stamp Collector magazine for just €2.99 and receive a free back issue! The UK-based magazine Stamp Collector,…

ALPEN-ADRIA 2024 in Amberg, Germany
This is the first announcement of the ALPEN-ADRIA 2024 multinational exhibition, to be held from 13 to 15 September 2024 in Amberg, 70 km east of Nuremberg. The Alpen-Adria Working Group exhibitions are held annually, each time in a different…

PHILA-ESSEN 2024 has been cancelled
We have read from the BDPh website that the PHILA-ESSEN 2024 stamp fair, announced earlier in September (see earlier post here), was not attractive enough to stamp dealers. The number of applications for participation received was insufficient.
The…

THAILAND 2023 World Stamp Championship winners
The THAILAND 2023 World Stamp Championship Palmares ceremony was held on Saturday evening, 1st December, at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Bangkok.
WSC Winner: Peng Hian Tay (Singapore), "Netherlands East Indies 1655-1870".
WSC…
