Real Academia Hispánica de Filatelia e Historia Postal
The Real Academia Hispánica de Filatelia e Historia Postal (Royal Hispanic Academy of Philately and Postal History) is the most prestigious philatelic institution in Spanish-speaking countries. Its objectives are research, study and promotion of everything related to philately and the postal history of Spain, its former possessions, dependencies, and protectorates. It has a maximum number of only 50 Full Academicians (https://www.rahf.es/academicos-de-numero), while the number of Corresponding Academiciens is unlimited (https://www.rahf.es/academicos-correspondientes).
The general assembly held in Madrid on 8 March was chaired by its President, Eduardo Consejo, Vice-president, Fernando Aranaz, and Secretary José Manuel Rodríguez. The Academy’s activities in 2023 were reviewed. In total, 34 conferences were given by Academy members throughout 2023, in various events held in Madrid, Teruel, Montevideo, Barcelona, and Milan. Major activities planned for 2024 are:
– Extraordinary Academic Session at the Naval Museum, Madrid, 15 June.
– Academic Session at EXFILNA 2024, Valladolid, 4 October.
– Ordinary Academic Session, Madrid, 16 November.
By secret vote, the following candidates were elected:
(a) Numerary Academicians (Académicos de Número). Numerus clausus limited to 50: Walter Britz, and Julio César Ponce Lozada. The two will be considered provisionally “Elected Academicians” until they present their discourses.
(b) Corresponding Academicians (Académicos Correspondientes). Unlimited number: Rafael Acuña Castillo, Miguel José Casielles, Marcelino González Fernandez, Reinaldo Estevâo de Macedo, Carlos Malpica Lizarzaburu, and Aldo L. Samamé y Samamé.
The Academicians Juan Antonio Llácer, and Raimundo Almeda who had been elected Numerary Academicians (Académicos de Número) in past years and were provisionally “Elected Academicians”, presented their discourses and so entered into the list of Numerary Academicians (Académicos de Número).
Warmest congratulations to all of them!
Latest publications of the Royal Academy were also presented:
– El Señorío de Vizcaya, dos demarcaciones postales y tres provincias vascas (recopilación de su historia postal, 1520-1870, in two volumes by brothers José María, and Rafael Raya Sánchez.
– Enciclopedia Histórico Descriptiva “Correo Aéreo y Aerofilatelia” España 1870-1970. Tomo III, by Fernando Aranaz del Río, and Eduardo Consejo Prieto.
