Archive for month: April, 2026

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Balkanfila Yearbook 2026

The Balkanfila Working Group has recently released its second consecutive yearbook. This 198-page edition features more than twenty philatelic articles from across the Balkan Peninsula. The volume is readily available for download here: …
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BOSTON 2026: Coins Meets Stamps

The American Numismatic Association has confirmed their participation in Boston 2026 World Expo by hosting a booth and organizing a Scouting coin collecting merit badge workshop during the show. Founded in 1891, the ANA and its membership…
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FEPA News journal April 2026 is now online

The Federation of European Philatelic Associations (FEPA) released this morning the April 2026 issue of FEPA News journal featuring: News from FEPA News from FEPA Members Recent Exhibitions Forthcoming Exhibitions Developments…
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AMSIPEX-27 is coming up in February 2027

AMSIPEX-27 is the 3rd edition of the International Virtual Aero- & Astrophilatelic Exhibition organised by the Air Mail Society India Foundation. Scheduled in February 2026 to coincide with World Air Mail Day (18 February), the exhibition…
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BOSTON 2026: Gems Book Preorder

Boston 2026 is producing a deluxe hard-bound coffee table book titled “Gems of Boston 2026” depicting many of the great rarities on display at the exposition. The 280+ page book features full color photos of stamps, postal stationery, covers…
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BEPHILA 2026 Newsletter #14

The anniversaries of Bephila in 2026:  175 years of the Berlin Fire Brigade With this article in the May issue of the magazine Philatelie, we conclude our series on the BEPHILA anniversaries. This issue marks an impressive anniversary. The…
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Il Lombardo Veneto e i paesi italiani / Relazioni postali 1814–1866

Lorenzo Carra’s commendable work of study and research is expressed through this compendium, which brings together all 36 articles published over some twenty years in Vaccari Magazine, to which have been added chapters concerning San Marino,…

Ferenc Nagy (1934-2026)

With great regret we note the passing on 13th April of Dr Ferenc Nagy at the age of 92. He was a giant of Hungarian philately with vast knowledge and an incomparable record of research over many years. He was a member of the Zalaegerszeg City…
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The Union of Philatelists of Serbia launches a digital outreach initiative

We received the following report from Vladimir Milic FRPSL, Union of Philatelists of Serbia. The Union of Philatelists of Serbia has launched a new digital initiative based on short-form video content, aimed at presenting key aspects of…
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IBRA 2028 is on its way

We have received the following report from Alfred Schmidt, Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V. (BDPh) President. Following the success of IBRA 2023 in Essen, the Federation of German Philatelists will be organising another World Exhibition…
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A Strategic and Operations Plan by the American Philatelic Society

The American Philatelic Society has revealed its strategic plan for the next five years and is sharing it in an 84-page publication. The plan is signed by Kirk Gillis, Executive Director; Mark Banchik, APS President; Murray Abramson, APRL President;…
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BIRDPEX 10 again in Belgium

After New Zealand (1990), Germany (1994), Great Britain (1998), the Netherlands (2002), Denmark (2006), Belgium (2010), France (2014), Luxembourg (2018) and Austria (2022), the 10th anniversary edition of BIRDPEX will take place again in Belgium…
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Introduction of New FEPA Level of Promotion for European Exhibitions

The following is a letter written by FEPA President Bill Hedley to the Presidents of all FEPA Member Federations, Associations and Unions. Dear President, Introduction of New FEPA Level of Promotion for European Exhibitions On behalf of…
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HISTRIA PHILA ALPE ADRIA 2026 Awards

HISTRIA PHILA ALPE ADRIA 2026 was this year's edition of the biennial philatelic exhibition of the Alpe-Adria Philately Group. The exhibition took place in Poreč-Parenzo, Istria, Croatia, from 9 to 12 April 2026 at the ŽATIKA Sports Centre…
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BOSTON 2026 Last Call for Label #5

Boston 2026 promotional label #5, the last in the series of five yearly releases leading up to the exhibition, goes off mail sale on April 30. Mail-order fulfillment manager David DuBois is wrapping things up in preparation for his volunteer…
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Granducato di Toscana e Stato Pontificio 1814–1853: La francatura delle lettere transfrontaliere

Thomas Mathà delivers a rigorous yet accessible study of postal history between the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Papal States. Drawing on extensive archival material and bilateral agreements, the volume reconstructs tariff systems, administrative…
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A New Chapter: The Philatelic Society of Ireland

Chris McDonagh, Honorary Secretary of the newly established Philatelic Society of Ireland, has announced that the Dublin Stamp Society (DSS) and the Irish Philatelic Society (IPS) have merged, by popular vote, to form the Philatelic Society…
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Ottoman Postal History Symposium

In partnership with FSMV University Middle East and Africa Research and Application Centre (ORDAM) and the Ottoman Postal History Research Association (OPTAD), a two-day symposium titled Ottoman Postal History: Organisation – Concession –…
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La posta dei confinati

Marco Occhipinti’s La posta dei confinati (2026), published by Cosmo Iannone Editore, presents the first systematic study of postal control and censorship under Fascist political confinement in Italy between 1926 and 1943. The volume is the…

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