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The American Philatelist Celebrates 1500 Issues!

A remarkable milestone: the January 2026 edition of the American Philatelist, the monthly journal of the American Philatelic Society (APS), marks its 1,500th issue. For the record, No. 1 appeared in 1887, No. 500 in 1942, and the impressive…
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BOSTON 2026: Sponsorships Available

The latest Press Release from BOSTON 2026: BOSTON 2026 World Expo is offering a variety of promotional sponsorships to individuals, organizations and businesses. Many involve signage opportunities, small and large, throughout the show floor,…

GBPS End-of-Year Press Release

2025 proved a great success for the Great Britain Philatelic Society (GBPS), which continues as the leading Society for collectors of GB stamps and postal history with over 850 members in the UK and across the world. As usual the season kicked…
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BALKANFILA XXI will be held in Pernik, Bulgaria

The next Balkanfila exhibition, No. XXI in the series, will be held between 29 April and 2 May 2026, at the Palace of Culture in Pernik, 35 km from Sofia. The exhibition is organised by the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists, Pernik Municipality,…
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FSFI Exhibitions Calendar for 2026

Next year's exhibitions' programme of the Italian Federation was announced on 18 December. Virtual: Collezioni d’Italia 2026 15 March – 15 April Qualifying exhibition; all classes except Philatelic Literature. Latina – Borgo Faiti:…
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1 & 2 Post Schilling 1850

The book about the Schleswig-Holstein Post Schilling stamps from 1850 includes all known and available information about their history of creation, technical production and the political circumstances surrounding their publication and use. In…
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BEPHILA 2026 Newsletter #11

The latest from BEPHILA 2026: The January issue of the magazine Philatelie features another article about the exhibition's anniversaries. The 100th anniversary of Deutsche Luft Hansa continues this series. Over five pages, Hans Ulrich Schulz…
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Ramón Cortés De Haro Elected Honorary Member of the AEP

On 3 December, the European Academy of Philately (AEP) unanimously elected Ramón Cortés de Haro as an Honorary Member. Born in Seville in 1941, the honouree holds a degree in Chemical Sciences. He served for 40 years as Professor of Technical…
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Die postalischen Verhältnisse in Hamburg. Hamburg-Philatelie 1859–1867

The last significant monograph on Hamburg was that of Dr Ernst Meyer-Margreth (1965), devoted exclusively to postmarks. Florian Berger approached the subject in a more fundamental and broader manner, as seven postal administrations were active…
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The Swiss Scout Philatelists Association

We have recently received a 20-page newsletter from the Swiss Scout Philatelists Association (SPPhV). In his editorial, President Martin Bosle writes: "...two important philatelic events are scheduled for 2026: EuroScout 2026 from 3 to 6 September…
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The British Library Digitises Landmark Siam Collection, 1881–1918

The British Library has digitised and released The Row Collection of Siam (Thailand), 1881–1918, making one of the earliest specialist philatelic studies of a single country freely accessible online. Available globally through the Internet…
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Memoirs of the Italian Academy of Philately and Postal History

The first volume of the Memoirs of the Italian Academy of Philately and Postal History, edited by Clemente Fedele and Thomas Mathà, marks the revival of a distinguished scholarly tradition linking philately, postal history, and cultural research.…
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British Mail in the Levant: The Beirut Postal Hub (1836–1914)

The new book by Semaan Bassil, British Mail in the Levant: The Beirut Postal Hub (1836–1914), dives into intensive research on British postal history in the region. Using primary and secondary sources extensively, it contextualises and analyses…
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BOSTON 2026: Importation Tariff Ruling

Latest Press Release from Thomas Fortunato, Public Relations Chair at BOSTON 2026: The Boston 2026 web site has a new webpage dealing exclusively with the tariff issues around stamps and philatelic material, including a copy of the new ruling…
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EXFILNA and JUVENIA 2025 Successfully Held in Cádiz

EXFILNA and JUVENIA 2025 were held at the Baluarte de la Candelaria in Cádiz from 5 to 9 November, standing out as a highly successful national philatelic event. During those days, various activities took place, including presentations of postal…

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