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‘A shelf for the Institute’ Initiative

The Istituto di studi storici postali ‘Aldo Cecchi’ odv is moving to a larger and more convenient facility, also in Prato. Work is now in progress to adapt the rooms and equip them with the security measures required by the law. Meanwhile,…
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PTS People’s Choice Awards 2024

Latest from the PTS: With over 3,500 votes cast, there was fierce competition in this year's PTS People's Choice Awards! 49 Nominees had been shortlisted across five categories - Best Website, Best Publication, Best Social Media, Best Physical…
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‘Investing for the Future’ – A Round Table Discussion in Thessaloniki

On 15 November, during Balkanfila XX in Thessaloniki, an open discussion titled ‘Investing for the Future’ took place with the participation of eight prominent philatelists. A list of topics was suggested in advance, from which the speakers…
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Ottoman Empire Postal History of Greece (1840–1912)

Alan C. Mellaart FRPSL has recently published his first book on Ottoman Postal History and has promised that more are to come. We quote from the book's Preface: The Ottoman Empire Postal History of Greece attempts to visually explore the rich…
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Balkanfila Newsletter No. 6

Balkanfila Newsletter No. 6 celebrates its first birthday! The current 63-page newsletter is packed with reports featuring a wide range of philatelic news from the member countries of the Balkanfila Working Group. It includes updates on international…
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National exhibitions in Italy planned for 2025

The Italian Philatelic Federation (FSFI) has announced the national exhibitions in 2025. Italia colleziona 2025 (Virtual), in March-April, not competitive and qualification, all classes except for Philatelic Literature, organised by Unione…
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Sarawak: The First Forty Years 1858-1898

On 17 December, we received the following news from the Museum of Philately: In honor of our Museum President, we are delighted to announce the publication of a book presenting the Simon Martin-Redman's acclaimed Grand Prix Collection of Sarawak.…

Collaboration agreement between AISP and RAHFHP

Latest Press Release by the Italian Association of Postal History (AISP). On Saturday, 14 December 2024, the scheduled joint event organised by the Italian Association of Postal History (AISP) and the Lombard Philatelic Union took place, with…
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Social Philately – Menschen in Deutsch-Ostafrika

The following presentation of Dr Hans-Joachim Soll's book was copied from the BDPh website. This book was originally based on a purely postal-history collection of German East Africa. Later, the author of the book became inspired by social…
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Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year!

The depicted letter from Edinburgh to neighbouring Leith was handstamped 'TOO LATE' indicating that it had been posted late and held back until the next collection. As a result, the sender's wishes on that Christmas evening did not reach the…
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Philately from a different perspective

In celebration of its centenary, the Hellenic Philatelic Society (HPS) has released a publication showcasing its longstanding contributions to philately and culture. The publication highlights the richness of philately and its profound connections…
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Phila-France 2025 – Colmar

The following news has been recently uploaded on the French Philatelic Federation (FFAP) website: Our Federation is pleased to announce that the next French Philatelic Championship (Championnat de France) will take place from 6 to 9 June 2025…
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Italia e Iberia: La posta fra gli Stati delle due penisole 1814–1876

Italia e Iberia: La posta fra gli Stati delle due penisole 1814–1876, translated into English as Italy and Iberia: Postal Relations Between the States of the Two Peninsulas 1814–1876, published by UNIFICATO in collaboration with AIFSP,…

A Christmas Stamp was validated in Bulgaria

We have received the following news from Bulgaria. At 'Christmas Plovdiv 2024' the Christmas stamp was officially validated. In fact, it was validated by Santa Claus himself, accompanied by Snow White, the Christmas Elf, the artist Kapka Kaneva…
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‘MDR Sachsen-Anhalt heute’ visits the ‘Christmas bakery‘ in Pretzier

Dittmar Wöhlert from the Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e.V. sent us yesterday the following report: On Saturday, 7 December, a television crew from the MDR programme ‘Sachsen-Anhalt heute’ visited the group lesson of the Pretzier Young…
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Retreat: from Niš to Corfu (1915‐1916) – Silent Witnesses

Milan Radovanović's latest book was published in 2023 in Belgrade. It is written in Serbian with the original title Повлачење: Од Ниша До Крфа (1915-1916) – Неми Сведоци translated into English as Retreat:…
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Cape of Good Hope — The Triangular Stamps

The book features Joseph Hackmey's collection of the Triangular Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope, and is published by the Museum of Philately. On the reverse side of its dust cover, we read: This book marks the inaugural publication of the Museum…
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VIRTUAL STAMPEX 2025

Latest announcement by the PTS: Virtual Stampex 2025 is open for registration! Since 2020, Virtual Stampex has pushed the boundaries of what is possible in the online philatelic events space. We seek to encourage community, learning, and friendship;…
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BEPHILA 2026 Newsletter #3

The latest BEPHILA 2026 newsletter announced that FEPA had agreed to grant Recognition to BEPHILA and will help promote the exhibition. It also announced that an individual postage stamp priced at 0,85 € (standard letter up to 20g) with the…
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EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025 Press Release No. 2

Court of Honour not to be missed Highlight of the international stamp exhibition, EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025, being held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham from Wednesday, 7 May, until Sunday, 11 May 2025, will be the Court of…
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Νew volumes from the Global Philatelic Network

The Global Philatelic Network has recently released five more volumes in the renowned Edition d’Or and Edition Spéciale series: Edition d’Or, Vol. 76: Postal History of the Southern Coast of Norway from 1719 to GPU – The Terje…
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We Celebrate our 100th Newsletter!

The FEPA Newsletter journey began on 4 May 2020 with the release of our very first issue. Since 21 February 2022, it has been consistently distributed on a fortnightly basis, arriving in your inbox every other Monday at 11:00 am CET. Each newsletter…
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A World of Philatelic Fakes and Forgeries

At its 2024 Congress in Copenhagen last October, the International Association of Philatelic Experts (AIEP) celebrated its 70th anniversary by presenting Thomas Mathà's 2024 Platinum Jubilee Book, titled A World of Philatelic Fakes and Forgeries. The…

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