
STAMPEX: Display Your Way is back!
Received from the PTS and Stampex:
Display Your Way at Stampex in London is back this October. And once again the PTS has invested in developing this exciting feature further to be able to include more displays in an even more user friendly…

BOSTON 2026 Exhibit Deadline Nears
Thomas M. Fortunato, BOSTON 2026 Public Relations Chair, reports from BOSTON 2026.
Prospective philatelic exhibitors to the Boston 2026 World Expo are reminded that the deadline for entries is September 30.
Unlike FIP international exhibitions…

Gwynne Harries was Elected Chairman of ABPS
At its recent AGM, the Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS) elected Dr D. Gwynne Harries as its new Chairman.
A long-standing member of several specialist philatelic societies, Dr Harries has contributed to their operation,…

APATIN 2025 Virtual Exhibition is coming up
For the fifth consecutive year, Željko Popović is inviting fellow philatelists to participate in the Apatin online philatelic exhibition. APATIN 2025 will be held from 15 December 2025 to 15 January 2026 on the website of the Apatin Philatelists…

Postcards still going strong in the digital age!
As reported by the UPU FB account:
A recent survey by Deutsche Post and DHL shows that two-thirds of Germans still love receiving postcards. They prefer them even over messages via social media, email or phone calls.
Why? Because postcards…

Alberto Bolaffi (1936–2025)
Bolaffi S.p.A. Announces the Death of its Honorary President Alberto Bolaffi
Turin, July 16, 2025 – It is with deep sadness that Bolaffi company announces that its Honorary President, Italian Cavaliere del Lavoro (Order of Merit for Labor),…

Promoting Philately through Imagination and Creativity
"Trouble with Tariffs" is Chris King's one-frame exhibit relating to British history, using picture postcards in an A3 format setup — a fine example of promoting philately through imagination and creativity.
It focuses on the campaign in…

BEPHILA 2026 Newsletter #6
BEPHILA 2026 is more than a Bilateral Competitive Exhibition!
The organising team has already been asked several times by collectors who are not members of the BDPh or the Swedish Federation SFF whether they too can take part in the exhibition.…

Postcard Design Competition for Stampex
We've received the following announcement from the PTS and Stampex:
Every year, we print thousands of postcards to give out FREE to visitors at Stampex in London. This year, we are giving you the chance to design the front of our postcard!…

NORDIA 2025 Bulletin 2
In his greetings in Bulletin 2, Ulf Nilsson, President of the Organizing Committee, welcomes us to NORDIA 2025 assuring us that "preparations are proceeding very well thanks to our well-established team." He goes on to say that the highlights…

Balkanfila Newsletter No. 9
The June edition of the Balkanfila Working Group Newsletter was released last Wednesday.
Readers will be delighted to browse through its 74 pages packed with philatelic news from all corners of Southeastern Europe.
The newsletter: htt…

One-Page Virtual Competition by the British Thematic Association
The British Thematic Association (BTA) is delighted to report a record level of interest from young people entering the biennial One-Page Virtual Competition.
The 2025 One-Page Virtual Competition attracted 76 entries—24 of which were from…

Retrospective Video of Phila-France 2025 in Colmar
Phila-France 2025 welcomed philatelists in Colmar for four days in June. The programme featured the annual French championship, youth collections, numerous lectures, stage entertainment including the popular battles timbrées (stamp battles),…

The Devonshire Bowl and Plate of 2025
Chris King RDP won the Bowl and Jiří Kraus won the Plate at the 5th Devonshire One Frame Competition held at the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) on 3 July.
The first such event was held in 2018, and it was repeated in 2022, 2023,…

National Exhibitions in Luxembourg
The Fédération des Sociétés Philatéliques du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (FSPL) has recently announced two national exhibitions.
This year, the FSPL celebrates the 36th Journée Maximaphile & 3rd Picture Postcard salon on 27 &…

BOSTON 2026 New IREX
Thomas M. Fortunato, BOSTON 2026 Public Relations Chair, reports from BOSTON 2026.
Boston 2026 exhibitors should be aware that an update has taken place to the Boston 2026 IREX, the exhibition’s rules and regulations, which is now posted…
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