SAVPEX 2023, Virtual Philatelic Exhibition, organised by the Philatelic Society of the Orange Free State and held under the auspices of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa will take place in June/July 2023. The exhibition will accommodate One Frame exhibits only. Entries are to be received by 31st May and scans of exhibits are to Read more…
The latest Trait d’Union 2022-2, the biannual AEP Newsletter to its members, reported yesterday the AEP Awards for 2023 as follows: The European Philatelic Merit 2023 has been awarded to Vincent Schouberechts (Belgium). The AEP would like to distinguish here a member who is not only one of the most brilliant researchers in old philatelic Read more…
Get to know and stay tuned with the YouTube Channels on Philately. You will find a list on the FEPA website at Menu -> Resources -> YouTube Channels or at https://fepanews.com/youtube-channels The list will be continuously updated. Suggestions are welcome at info@fepanews.com .
Francesco Giuliani and Il Postalista make a free offer to the philatelic community. A new book on the philatelic memoirs of Rodolfo Renier from Treviso, born in 1857, who not only led a brilliant academic career in Turin, at the local Ateneo Polytechnic, but was interested in many aspects of philately, leaving among other things Read more…
The sad news was announced yesterday by the magazine website and Twitter account: Due to the challenging economic conditions, the difficult decision has been taken to cease publication of Philatelic Exporter, with the February edition being the last one. Many thanks to all the readers, contributors and advertisers for their support over the 78 years the Read more…
Here is the program of the presentations by SOFIMA, for the first quarter of 2023, both live at the Society premises and via videoconference. The latter are open to all with free participation. The presentations are uploaded to the SOFIMA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sofimasociedadfilatelicade9928 To obtain a link for any videoconference, check the conference announcement on Read more…
Today we received IBRA Newsletter No. 2. IBRA RUNDBRIEF Nr. 2 / 30. Januar 2023 Willkommen zum 2. IBRA Rundbrief Noch genau 115 Tage, dann öffnet die Internationale Briefmarkenausstellung IBRA 2023 in Essen ihre Pforten. Das IBRA Organisations-Komitee arbeitet weiterhin mit Vollgas und grossem Engagement. Der Kreis der Personen, die an den Vorbereitungen Read more…
A book by Francesco Giaccardi about the two Atlantic crossings in 1930 and 1933, by Italo Balbo, a leading Italian aviator, Minister of the Air Force (1929-1933) and Governor of Italian Libya (1934-1940). It is organised in 13 chapters with more than 100 colour photos of covers and aerogrammes plus thirty explanatory tables, all in Read more…
NORDIA 2023 will take place in Iceland this year, organised by the Icelandic Federation. The exhibition will host all competition classes on 700 frames with a very modest participation fee at 25 euros per frame or per Literature exhibit, while there is no fee for the Youth exhibits. Application forms for participation should be routed Read more…
We received the following from the PTS: The Philatelic Traders’ Society is proud to announce that Virtual Stampex is back for 2023, and promises to deliver an even more exciting philatelic experience for collectors all around the world The Philatelic Traders’ Society is delighted to announce that Virtual Stampex will take place from 4th – Read more…
Art, conservation, culture, entertainment: the common threads that characterize the “Tavolo dei «postali»” is coming back for the third digital cycle under the title “La posta mai immaginata”. Ten Zoom presentations with free participation. They will take place every Monday at 18:00 (CET) starting from 23 January. Once again, they are proposed by the Historical Read more…
The French Federation (Fédération Française des Associations Philatéliques, FFAP), the Phil@poste and ADPhile are setting up for next March the annual Fête du Timbre, formerly known as Journée du Timbre. The Fête du Timbre will be spread out throughout France, with roughly one hundred participant towns, as it is customary every year. This is a Read more…
The Ottoman Post Offices and Services in Iraq with Military Post & Foreign Postal Agencies, by Kemal Giray FRPSL, has been recently published by Balkanphila Ltd. 2023, in A4 size, softcover, 209 pages, illustrated in colour, limited edition of 150 numbered copies. The book is a comprehensive guide to the post offices and agencies during Read more…
The upcoming MULTILATERALE exhibition is organised by the Filatelistična zveza Slovenije (Slovenian Philatelic Union, FZS) and will take place under FEPA recognition, from 7 to 10 September 2023 in Osnovna šola Koper (Scuola Elementare Capodistria), Cesta Zore Perello, Godina 1, 6000 Koper. The Special Regulations (IREX) along with application forms for participation, the Organising Committee, Read more…
Common collecting interests between Swedish and German philatelists was the spark that ignited the idea of a bilateral exhibition in Trelleborg Sweden, between 15 and 17 September. The Sveriges Filatelistförbund (SFF) mentions on its website that there will be a similar bilateral exhibition in 2024 hosted by the Germans. Details at: https://filatelisten.se/2023/01/09/ny-utstallning-trelleborg-2023
Copied from the Collectors Club website: For the first time in the 70-year history of one of the stamp hobby’s most prestigious awards, the Collectors Club has named three simultaneous winners of the Alfred F. Lichtenstein Memorial Award for Distinguished Service to Philately. They are Trish Kaufmann and Randy Neil of the United States and Read more…
Robert Ballauri (1925-2006) was a prominent philatelic figure in his homeland, also well-known outside Albania. In 1998 he visualised, created and published the Koleksionisti magazine, as the house organ of the Association of Collectors of Albania. Ballauri’s main concern was to bring the magazine in front of a wider audience, so many of the articles Read more…
A few weeks ago the IBRA 2023 website mentioned that thanks to Richard Borek GmbH & Co. KG, the unique Bordeaux Cover bearing both one penny orange-red and two pence deep blue Mauritius examples will be on display at the IBRA Schatzkammer during the exhibition. On 9th January, a post in the news section of Read more…
FEPA released today the January 2023 issue of FEPA News magazine featuring: News from FEPA News from FEPA Members FEPA Exhibiting Exhibitions in the Second Half of 2022 Forthcoming Exhibitions Developments in Philately The World of Research Events Calendar You can read or download the 84-page FEPA News from here: http://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FN42.pdf (15MB)
The Collectors Club, New York, had invited Elliot Gruber, Director of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, to make a presentation on camera. On 4th January, the Museum Director showed a number of the most elusive and diverse items of the Museum treasures and talked about the ongoing digitisation programme and the future availability of the Read more…
Pantelis Leoussis is the 2022 recipient of the Hellenic Philatelic Society Medal for “Significant services to Hellenic philately”. Pantelis Leoussis, 84, composer and pianist by profession, fluent in French, Italian and (naturally) Greek, with the charisma to be conversant in more languages, is a renowned Thematic Philatelist internationally and the body and soul of Thematic Read more…
Richard West MBE, FRPSL, has received a special award from Stamp Active in recognition of fifty years of service to youth philately. He first joined the Melville Memorial Committee in 1972 and he has given continuous service to the evolving National Youth Stamp Group and now the Stamp Active Network. His principal role has been Read more…
The International Philatelic Federation (FIP) has uploaded on its website the latest issue of Flash, its biannual official house organ. You can download the 36-page Flash No. 134 from here: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FLASH-134-Dec.pdf (7.5 MB)
Pascal Bandry, Chairman, and Bostjan Petauer, Secretary of the FIP Maximaphily Commission published the results of the “Best Maximum Card World Competition 2021”. Out of nineteen entries received, the winners were: 1st place: Poland, 60 points 2nd place: Romania, 57 points 3rd place: Spain, 42 points Here is the file with all nineteen entries: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BMC-2021.pdf
Francesco Giuliani revisited the memories of Romolo Mezza, which had been written almost a century ago, edited them, produced a long introduction, and put everything together in a brand new book. Romolo Mezzadri was born in Rome in 1861 and died in Livorno in 1956. He was a great collector, a dealer and a promoter Read more…
This is the latest Press Release from Axel Brockmann, the editorial office of the Junge Sammler: The new JUNGE SAMMLER is coming – winter delights are the main theme Whether you want to hibernate like the animals or prefer to play chess and ride a bicycle, do handicrafts or cook winter dishes: the main theme Read more…
Rhône Philatélie, published by an association of eight philatelic societies of the Valais and Vaud cantons of the French speaking part of Switzerland, offers four issues per year. It is also sent to all the members of thirty philatelic societies in the French part of Switzerland. Presently, the magazine has 1.400 subscribers, mainly in Switzerland, Read more…
We report with sadness that on 18th December Gábor Visnyovszki passed away. The deceased was member of the AIEP with expertise in Hungarian philately, member of the AEP and awardee of the Mérite Philatélique Européen in 2004, FIP juror and Fellow of the RPSL. He was a leader of the MAFITT community for a long Read more…
The 61st National Philatelic Exhibition and Spanish Championship, EXFILNA 2023, will take place in Teruel from 19 to 23 April 2023. It is organised by the Spanish Federation, FESOFI, and the Spanish Post (Correos). The exhibition is held under the patronage of the City of Teruel and the cooperation of the Royal Mint, the Aragonese Read more…
A new book published by the Royal Philatelic Society London. The purpose of this Guide to the Postal Stationery of Iraq, by Clayton Rubec and Akthem Al-Manaseer, is to stimulate interest in this aspect of Iraqi and Mesopotamian philately. We have tried to illustrate the range of postal stationery products used in Mesopotamia from the Ottoman and British Read more…
In 1993, the British Christmas stamps celebrated the 150th anniversary of the publication of A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens. Within a week of its publication some 6000 copies of the book had been sold at five shillings each. Dickens declared the book “a most prodigious success – the greatest, I think.” Quentin Blake Read more…
A new book for the first time sheds light on the history and postal history of the Indian subcontinent up to the establishment of British rule. The philately and postal history of the Indian subcontinent is rich and spans a long period of time. This makes India’s philately one of the largest collecting areas worldwide, Read more…
On 25th November, during MONACOPHIL 2022, FEPA hosted a Round Table discussion in front of an audience on the strengths and weaknesses of philately and how it might evolve in the 21st century. Moderator of the event was Charles Epting, CEO of H.R. Harmer. The five panelists were chosen to be from different philatelic backgrounds: Read more…
We just received the official release for the PTS Awards 2022. London, December 2022: The Philatelic Traders’ Society is delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 PTS Awards. Launched in 2020 to celebrate the best in the business, the awards support creativity, legacy, and business growth. They are well respected within the philatelic community Read more…
The Global Philatelic Network produced this year five additional volumes in the renowned Edition d’Or series. Vols. 61 & 63-65 were officially presented during MONACOPHIL 2022, in November, while Vol. 62 was presented during HELVETIA 2022, in May: Vol. 65: British India – Queen Victoria Postal Stationery – The Sandeep Jaiswal Collection Vol. 64: American Read more…
The Union of Bulgarian Philatelists and The Bulgarian Post are organizing the national philatelic exhibition with international participation, PLEVEN PHILA 2022, from 9 to 11 December 2022. The event is held with the support of Pleven Municipality and the Regional History Museum, Pleven. Exhibits from Bulgaria, as well as from Italy, Romania, Turkey and Moldova will Read more…
During MonacoPhil 2022, the members of the Club de Monte-Carlo met for their bi-annual meeting and announced the election of their new President: Olivier Stocker was elected and will replace Patrick Maselis, who held this position from 2009 to 2022, as of 1st January 2023. All the Club members paid a warm tribute to Patrick Read more…
Earlier this year, Linn’s Stamp News released the 116-page special publication Linn’s Stamp News Most Influential Philatelists and Their Epic Stamp Stories, which “recognizes 76 individuals who have had an impact on the hobby in the past couple of decades”, according to the editors. At that time, the special publication was available to non-subscribers only Read more…
On Saturday 19 November, the Royal Spanish Academy of Philately and Postal History (Real Academia Hispánica de Filatelia e Historia Postal) held a major session at the National Mint Museum in Madrid. After the opening speech of Jesús Sitjà, President of the Academy, the following topics were covered: Avisos de recibo en el siglo XIX, Read more…
EFIRO 2024 European exhibition with 2000 frames, under FEPA patronage and FIP recognition, will take place between 17 and 20 April 2024. The exhibition was smartly placed on the 2024 calendar between the Catholic (31 March) and the Orthodox Easter (5 May). The organisers announced an expo sales and a collectors fair, rarities from private Read more…
Following the FEPA Congress 2022 in Liberec, on 15th October, the minutes were sent to the Member Federations on 20th November. They are available here: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Minutes-2022-Liberec-Congress.pdf Photo (FEPA Board in Liberec): Thomas Hoepfner (left), Giancarlo Morolli, Bill Hedley, Igor Pirc, Costas Chazapis and Lars Engelbrecht. Hans Schwarz was not present due to illness. [photo credit: Read more…
We copied the announcement from the Museum of Philately website: Museum of Philately awards the Rowland Hill Medal at the prestigious stamp show Monacophil on Friday 25th November 2022, in Monte Carlo. As an online Museum, we celebrate great and award-winning collections that promote, educate, and inspire viewers, illustrating the wonderful diversity of what has been Read more…
MONACOPHIL 2022 (23-26 November) is under way. A short video (2 min.) of H.S.H. Prince Albert II visiting the exhibition was released today by Monaco Info, a TV channel based in Monaco. You can watch the video here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=856800645359483 Photo: H.S.H. Prince Albert II (left) and Patrick Maselis RDP, President Club de Monte-Carlo [photo credit: Read more…
The shocking news of the closure of Vaccari Magazine was announced yesterday on the Vaccari News website. The Vaccari Press Release issued ahead of the release of the journal’s final number (No. 68) includes the “Editorial” signed this time by Valeria Vaccari, the late Paolo’s daughter. The first few lines of the “Editorial” explain why: Read more…
The Slovenian Federation confirmed that the seven-nations Multilaterale exhibition will take place in the city of Koper (former Italian name Capodistria), in Slovenia, from 7 to 10 September 2023. The exhibition has been granted FEPA Recognition. The seven participating nations are Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Slovenia. Exhibition size is expected to Read more…
EUROPHIL SPM 2023 is organised by the European Academy of Philately (AEP) on Saint Pierre of Saint Pierre and Miquelon next June. The event is a competitive exhibition of one-frame exhibits, under AEP patronage and it will be judged according to the GREVs. It is open to the members of the AEP, the American Philatelic Read more…
On 7th December David Feldman International Auctioneers will hold the auction of “The ‘Art of Sperati’ Collection”. According to the auctioneers, the collection includes 136 lots of different levels of complexity and richness, many of which comprise previously unrecorded material , as well as unknown working reproductions. The 165-page catalogue comprises first class reference philatelic Read more…
On Tuesday we read in linns.com that: This past September, the United States Postal Service published a new edition of its “Publication 100,” The United States Postal Service: An American History. The full-color, 156-page softcover book is available both in print and online. The online version is free of charge and can be downloaded from here: Read more…
The Club de Monte-Carlo and the OETP (Office Monégasque des Emissions de Timbres-Poste) will host an exceptional philatelic event from 23 to 26 November 2022. An exhibition of 100 iconic stamps and documents will be held at the Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies with items from 100 world famous collections belonging to His Serene Highness Prince Read more…
We picked up the CAPE TOWN 2022 winners from the RPSL Twitter account: World Stamp Championship (WSC): Jan Huys-Berlingin (Liechtenstein), “Belgium’s first issue, the Epaulettes”. WSC First runner-up: Keith Klugman (USA), “Victorian Natal 1857-1899”. WSC Second runner-up: Jaiswal Sandeep (USA), “British India Queen Victoria Postal Stationery”. Photo: Peter Suhadolc, Jan Huys-Berlingin, Prakob Chirakiti, Yigal Nathaniel Read more…
Trier is located at the west German border triangle close to Luxembourg and France, and will host the national exhibition NAPOSTA 2023 next July. The organisers, the Deutsch-Französische Briefmarkenclub e.V. Trier, who will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2023, invite exhibitors from Germany and abroad to participate. Application forms are available in German, French and Read more…
An article entitled “Authors’ Binding of ‘Fundamentals of Philately’” by Abhishek Bhuwalka on his blog (The Philatelist) brings to centre stage two philatelic legends: brothers Leon Norman Williams and Maurice Williams. What follows here is an updated version of what the author had already published in Philatelic Literature Review vol. 69 (2020), No. 4, based Read more…
The Postal Museum, London, posted the following message with the attached illustration on its Twitter account yesterday: Did you know we hold over 60,000 objects and thousands of records detailing 500 years of postal history? Discover for yourself in person at our archive or access online from the comfort of your own home. Learn more Read more…
The 2022 Membership Directory (Annuaire) of the European Academy of Philately (Académie Européenne de Philatélie, AEP) was mailed to the members a few days ago. The Directory was last produced in 2018. President Jean Voruz remarks that the 2022 edition continues the improvements initiated by his predecessor Bruno Crecato-Selvaggi. He goes on saying that the Read more…
CAPE TOWN 2022 146-page Catalogue is now available. It contains all the useful details from both the World Stamp Championship and the National Exhibition. Both events will take place between 8 and 12 November. The Catalogue may be downloaded from here: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cape_town_2022_cat.pdf
FEPA Panel Discussion at MONACOPHIL 2022: “Philately – Forever in the shadows?” An alternative theme could be “Bringing Philately into the light“, as this is very much about developing ideas how to improve the perception of philately as well as the appeal of organised philately and also to win a wider and younger range of Read more…
From Mehmet Akan, President of Turkish Philatelic Academy, we received the following announcement: The Ottoman Empire lasted over six centuries on three continents and was one of the greatest Empires in World history. Over 3,500 post offices were operating in these lands and the postal system of 29 countries was either born from the Empire Read more…
Ari Muhonen received the Pro Philatelia Gold Medal awarded by the Finnish Philatelic Federation. Here is the official citation in translation: Ari Muhonen’s achievements in the field of organised philately are immense. He started his service in the Board of the Philatelic Federation of Finland as secretary in 2007. He served as President of the Read more…
NORRPHIL 2022 is a regional and national stamp exhibition in Sweden, which will take place between 4 and 6 November 2022, in Tibble Gymnasium, in the town of Täby. The 48-page exhibition catalogue is available here: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Norrphil-Katalog.pdf
Pedro Vaz Pereira, Honorary President of FEPA and current President of the Portuguese Philatelic Federation, was awarded not once, not twice, but three times with three different and of the highest level philatelic distinctions on the same day during LIBEREC 2022 European Philatelic Exhibition. a. The FEPA Medal for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research for Read more…
A series of eighteen seminars have been organised by the Hellenic Philatelic Federation during the past few weeks. The seminars run on Webex, between 15 September and 13 October, on Thursdays and Fridays at 7.00 pm Athens time, i.e. nine sessions, two seminars per session. Nine speakers took the lead on a rotation basis, each Read more…
Vaccari srl made today the following announcement: We are sad to announce that Paolo Vaccari suddenly passed away last week at the age of 82. As per his will, we communicate it after the funeral has taken place. A great passion for philately which he turned into his job and has accompanied him throughout his Read more…
The Museum of Philately has announced that twenty one world class collections have been nominated for the Rowland Hill Medal, which will be awarded for the first time. Voting opens on 18th October 2022 and closes on 18th November. In order to cast your vote you are asked to visit https://www.museumofphilately.com and review the collections. Read more…
The LIBEREC 2022 jury released the awards on Saturday, 15 October, noon time. Later in the day, during the palmares dinner, the jury votes were counted in front of the audience and the Grand Prize winners were announced. Grand Prix Championship Class: Terje Heskestad, Norway, “Postal History of the southern coast of Norway from 1719 Read more…
The annual FEPA Congress took place on Saturday, 15 October, in Liberec, Czech Republic, during the European Exhibition and Polar Salon LIBEREC 2022. Major decisions ratified by the Congress delegates included: (a) Granting FEPA membership to the Lebanese Association of Philatelists. (b) Granting FEPA patronage to the following future exhibitions: EFIRO 2024 in Bucharest, April Read more…
The Filatelisten, official journal of Sveriges Filatelist-Förbund (SFF, the Swedish Philatelic Federation), has changed looks! “It was time for a slight refresh”, we read at the SFF website. Follow the story and the details at: https://www.sff.nu/nya-filatelisten-ar-pa-vag/#1216 The SFF was founded in 1886 and according to its website it has almost 3,000 members. Most are involved Read more…
The CAPE TOWN 2022 website has uploaded the latest exhibition newsletter which includes the following announcements: Composition of the jury. Size of the exhibition: 1600 competitive frames and 69 literature exhibits from 43 countries. Spink as the major sponsor of the show and the availability of dealers’ stands. Exhibit rotation by class (two periods). Local Read more…
We received the following from the BDPh (the German Philatelic Federation): With the IBRA 2023 in Essen, the “World Philately Championships” will be held in Germany again for a long time next year. Such an event is also a challenge. One goal is to show as many great exhibits as possible and get good reviews. Read more…
We received the following email from our Irish fellows: Hi All, STAMPA, the Irish National Stamp Exhibition, will celebrate its 50th anniversary this week, with a return to the venue at Griffith College, Dublin. This year also marks the centenary of Irish Stamps and we will be marking this with some very special exhibits in Read more…
LIBEREC 2022 European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon is ready to welcome its visitors and exhibitors, at the Wellness Hotel Babylon, Liberec, between Thursday 13 and Sunday 16 October. The Federation of European Philatelic Associations (FEPA) has granted patronage to the event and will hold its annual Congress at the exhibition venue, Saturday 15 October, Read more…
The Philatelic Traders’ Society (PTS), the organisers of Stampex International, were delighted to report on their Twitter account that the collectors were queuing around the block on opening day of STAMPEX 2022, yesterday, 28 September. And they were indeed! The show will go on until Saturday 1 October.
We received the latest press release from the Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e.V. (DPhJ-ÖA) reporting that at the virtual NAPOSTA 2022, which started on 3rd September, all 12 Youth exhibits successfully presented themselves to the jury and at the same time qualified for participation in IBRA 2023 (25-28 May 2023 in Essen, Germany). You can read the Read more…
On 21st September, the Collectors Club, New York, presented a round table discussion via Zoom, “Our Hobby’s Future – A Dealer’s Panel”, featuring Chris Green (stamp shop, Ottawa, Canada), Andrew Titley (Siegel International), Charles Epting (H.R. Harmer) and Matt Kewriga (Schuyler Rumsey Philatelic Auctions). The panel was completed by Wade Saadi RDP and Larry Haber Read more…
The Spanish National Exhibition EXFILNA 2022 will be held in Irún this week, from Wednesday 21 to Sunday 25 September. The 80-page Catalogue is now on line and can be downloaded from here: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Irun_22_catalogue.pdf
Simon Carson, PTS and Stampex Chairman, is greeting us all at the Exhibition Website Home Page: “There is something new to discover for everyone at Stampex. You may be new to stamp collecting, a seasoned philatelist, interested in postal history, love letter writing, or you may simply be seeking a unique day out in London Read more…
The International Federation of Scout & Guide Stamp Collecting Organizations (IFSCO) will meet in Comacchio, Italy, on 16 September 2022. The 11th IFSCO Conference was scheduled for 2020, but was postponed due to the pandemic. The delegates will now get together four years after they last met in May 2018, in Evora, Portugal. The detailed Read more…
The organisers of LIBEREC 2022 European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon have recently released important information on the exhibition website for the upcoming event which is scheduled to take place in the beautiful city of the Czech Republic between 13 and 16 October. The new webpages include: The Jury: https://www.liberec2022.eu/en/jury-2 The Exhibits per Country: https://www.liberec2022.eu/en/list-of-exhibits-states Read more…
FEPA honours Queen Elizabeth II, an active patron of philately, who died yesterday aged 96. Photo: Queen Elizabeth II with Dr Alan Huggins at the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) in 2019 [photo credit: RPSL]
The Union of Slovak Philatelists (ZSF), in cooperation with the Slovak Post as its strategic partner, organises BRATISLAVAFILA 2023, a National philatelic exhibition with international participation, which will take place between 1 and 4 June 2023 in the National Museum in Bratislava. The exhibition will be held under the auspices of Ministry of Transport and Read more…
The German Federation (BDPh) website informs us that Virtual NAPOSTA 2022 exhibition has already started. A total of 81 exhibitors including 16 young exhibitors are participating with their exhibits. They come from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. A ten-member jury chaired by Bernward Schubert will evaluate the exhibits over the next few weeks. The results Read more…
The Norrorts Frimärksförening (Norrorts Stamp Association) organises the regional and national stamp exhibition NORRPHIL 2022, between 4 and 6 November 2022. The exhibition will take place in Tibble Gymnasium, in the Swedish town of Täby. No formal invitations to foreign exhibitors were sent. However, members of other countries’ associations had the right to participate along with Read more…
STAMPEX 2022 and the Philatelic Traders’ Society released their September Newsletter announcing the launch of their Online Marketplace: September 2022: The Philatelic Traders’ Society is delighted to announce the launch of the Stampex Online Marketplace for Stampex 2022, in partnership with StampAuctionNetwork. Previewing from 25th September and launching on 28th September in line with the Read more…
Graham Beck of Exploring Stamps YouTube channel has produced a superb 13 min video on the Philatelic Collections of the British Library. In the video, Paul Skinner, Lead Curator, and Richard Morel, Curator, are talking about the Philatelic Collections which were established in 1891 with the bequest of the Tapling Collection, and how they later Read more…
We picked this up from the AIJP website yesterday: 13 years ago, the 3rd edition of the first volume of this unique collection of biographical data on former and current renowned philatelists was published, and one year ago volume 4 with the letters “M-R”. Each volume was written by Wolfgang Maassen and published in the Read more…
From 21 to 25 September, the city of Irún will host the 60th edition of EXFILNA 2022 National Philatelic Exhibition, organised by the Spanish Philatelic Federation (FESOFI), the Spanish Post (Correos) and the Bidasoa Philatelic and Numismatic Society. The city will also host the 9th edition of the European Convention for Collectors, ECC IRÚN2022, organized Read more…
The Dutch Federation (KNBF) in its August Newsletter reminded us of the POSTEX 2022 exhibition, which this year is going to be held in the Veluwehal, in Barneveld. The exhibition is scheduled for the weekend 28-29 October, at 10:00-17:00 on Saturday and 10:00-16:00 on Sunday. Traders from the Netherlands and Belgium will be present and Read more…
Gmunden, Austria, will host “phila”-Toscana 22 with ALPEN-ADRIA PHILATELIE 2022 and BIRDPEX 9 exhibitions during the weekend of 26-28 August. The organisers have uploaded the 57-page Exhibition Catalogue, which is available here: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Katalog.pdf
The Museum of Philately sent a note a few days ago: There is just a month left to be in with the chance to enter the Rowland Hill Medal. All collections received and reviewed by the curators before the end of August will be in with a chance of being displayed and then entered into Read more…
The LIBEREC 2022 Organising Committee announced that the Czech Post will issue a pair of postage stamps for the European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon LIBEREC 2022, which is coming up in October. The designer is Pavel Sivko (b. 1948), painter, graphic artist and teacher, son of Václav Sivko (1923-1974), also a renowned painter and Read more…
After the successful Paris-Philex 2022 in June, the French Philatelic Federation invites us to meet again in 28-30 October in Timbres-Passion 2022, which is going to take place in Moulins, central France. Timbre-Passion 2022 is a philatelic event where great emphasis is placed on Youth activities, games and competition, which at the same time will Read more…
The Serbian Philatelic Federation has announced the BALKANFILA XIX Philatelic Exhibition, which will be held under FEPA Recognition from 12 to 14 October 2023. BALKANFILA XIX is sponsored by the Serbian Post. Participating countries are Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey and invited countries are Cyprus Read more…
A new FIP Board was elected today at the 76th FIP Congress in Jakarta. Because of the postponement of the elections in 2020, the Vice-Presidents and Directors for America and Europe were elected for a half-term or two years (2022-24), to ensure that the ordinary intervals and terms of office can be observed again from Read more…
The INDONESIA 2022 Palmares dinner took place on Sunday evening, 7 August. Major winners: World Stamp Champion: William Kwan, Hong Kong, “Hong Kong Designs, Proofs, Specimens and Other Archival Materials” Grand Prix International: Jan Huys-Berlingin, Liechtenstein, “Belgium’s first issue, the Epaulettes” Grand Prix National: Tono Dwi Putranto, Indonesia, “The Development of KLM and KNILM Operation in Read more…
INDONESIA 2022 World Stamp Championship opened today in Jakarta. Here is a short photo report, sent to us by Francisc Ambrus, the National Commissioner of Romania.
On 30 July the APS announced the recipients of the 2022 Awards which will be presented in the Great American Stamp Show in Sacramento on 27 August. The American Philatelic Society Luff Awards (a) For Distinguished Philatelic Research: Hal Vogel (b) For Exceptional Contributions to Philately: Jacqueline S. Alton (c) For Outstanding Service to the Read more…
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dr Wolf Hess RDP who lost his long battle with cancer on 31 July. Wolf was a distinguished surgeon and a towering figure in philately in Germany and internationally. A renowned author, exhibitor and international juror, he created many collections and exhibits and was Read more…
On 25th November at 11:30 am FEPA is organising a panel discussion on “Philately – Forever in the shadows?” at the Hotel Hermitage in Monte Carlo. This discussion will form part of the MONACOPHIL 2022 exhibition. The panel host will be Charles Epting, CEO of H.R. Harmer in New York, who has been very active Read more…
A special show at the upcoming IBRA 2023: “When postage cost billions, 100 years of high inflation in Germany 1923”. German inflation started rising slowly with World War I in 1914 and lasted until the so-called “hyperinflation” in November 1923. No other industrialised country in the world was confronted with such extreme currency devaluation as Read more…
A few days ago we received an email from the editors of Les Congolâtres, a digital philatelic bulletin (as they modestly like to call it). The name of the publication itself is a direct invitation to collectors and enthusiasts of the former colony of Belgian Congo. Les Congolâtres is a bimonthly magazine of mostly research Read more…
Following the elections of 18 June, the Romanian Philatelic Federation has a new President and a new Board of Directors, as reported by the newly elected Secretary General, Romeo Minca. President: Ion Chirescu Vice President: Victor Iordache Secretary General: Romeo-Radu-Cristian Minca Members: Marius Muntean, Mircea Muresan, Nicolae Salade, Francisc Ambrus
The International Philatelic Federation (FIP) has uploaded on its website the latest issue of Flash, its biannual official house organ. Large part of the 40-page magazine is dedicated to the exhibitions of the first half of 2022, the FIP Commissions’ reports and the preparations towards the 76th FIP Congress which is due in two weeks Read more…
The recent issue (2022-1) of the Trait d’Union, the newsletter of the European Academy of Philately, revealed the AEP awards granted by the Academy for 2022: The European 2022 Medal for Philatelic Merit was awarded to Guy Coutant, the editor of OPUS, for his many years of service to both AEP and the world of Read more…
The July issue of Junge Sammler, the magazine of Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e. V., is on its way to the members. A few days ago we received the following press release from Axel Brockmann, at the editorial office of the magazine. Nature is the focus of the new issue of Junge Sammler. The membership magazine is Read more…
Christoph Gärtner, Managing Director of Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG, has sent the following message to the philatelic community through the company’s website: Since 2013, the annual CG International Philatelic Promotion Award is given to the best submission by a study group, society, club, association, or publisher of philatelic magazine or newsletter. The award promotes Read more…
The French Philatelic Federation (FFAP) celebrates its centenary this year with the publication of a 200-page book, FFAP Une belle centenaire 1922-2022, which will be available on 28th October, on the occasion of Timbres Passion à Moulins, 28-30 October 2022. In his short message in the publication pamphlet, Philippe Lesage, FFAP President, points out that Read more…
We are invited by the website of the Liechtenstein Postal Museum (Liechtensteinische PostMuseum) to admire every stamp issued by Liechtenstein (since 1912). The museum is home to a wide range of exhibits and documents providing insight into the development of the postal system since the 15th century, when the Lindau Messenger operated between Lindau on Read more…
The July Press Release by the Philatelic Traders’ Society reminds us of the latest preparations of STAMPEX 2022, scheduled for 28 September – 1 October: 80+ Dealers and Auction Houses expected to participate eBay Auditorium with daily Stampex Talks throughout the show Christopher Harman’s Chalon Heads at the Court of Honour World Postcard Day 250 Read more…
The website of the Finnish Federation lists three national exhibitions that are coming up: TAVASTEX 22 will take place from 9 to 11 September 2022 in Hämeenlinna, organised by the local stamp club. RIIHEX 2023 is scheduled for 24-26 March 2023, at the Riihimäki Sports Hall, organised by Riihimäki Postmarkkeilijät and Hyvinkää Postimerkkikerho. All competition Read more…
South Africa’s Seventh Virtual Philatelic Exhibition (SAVPEX), a one-frame exhibition, was hosted by the Orange Free State Philatelic Society, under the auspices of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa. The exhibition attracted 80 exhibits in 10 classes from around the world. All exhibits, page-by-page, along with their awards are uploaded on the Philatelic Federation of Read more…
According to a latest Press Release by the RPSL: The Royal Philatelic Society London has announced the recipients of its medals for 2022 as follows. The Tapling Medal for the best article in the Society’s journal, The London Philatelist, was awarded to Marco Panza for the article ‘Postal Rates in the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy, Read more…
The awards ceremony for the best French stamps of 2021 took place on 23rd June. This was the 31st time of such a selection process. More than 170 philatelic creations were in competition and more than 104,000 votes were sent in. The public had the opportunity to vote for their favorite philatelic products of La Poste Read more…
The Federation of Turkish Philatelic Associations announced a national exhibition, which will be held in Kütahya, between 22 and 31 August, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the August 30 Victory Day, when the last battle of the Greco-Turkish war took place in 1922. The exhibition is held under the patronage of the Read more…
A very interesting survey by the Deutsche Post on the current prices of mail in Europe was presented yesterday on the pages of the Spanish Federation (FESOFI). The Deutsche Post has compared letter mail prices in the 27 member states of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. Basic results show that: Read more…
Subsidy for philatelic societies: Walter Bernatek, IBRA 2023 Treasurer, announced that philatelic societies wishing to travel together by bus to Essen and visit the exhibition will be subsidised on a first come first served basis. The subsidy amount depends on the distance travelled. Interested societies are advised to contact the Treasurer directly. Volunteers wanted: Although IBRA Read more…
The 1st Annual Crawford Festival was organised by the Royal Philatelic Society London, at the RPSL premises, on 28th and 29th June. The theme of the Festival was “How to write a book – A practical guide to producing a work of philatelic literature”, as the two-day event intended to celebrate the contribution of philatelic Read more…
The Society of Philatelists and Collectors of Sarajevo (Udruzenje filatelista i kolekcionara kantona Sarajevo) organised in May an exhibition honouring Queen Elizabeth II and sent to FEPA News the following report: QUEEN ELIZABETH II ON POSTAGE STAMPS OF THE WORLD Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, turned 96 years old on April 21, 2022, and Read more…
The LIBEREC 2022 organisers released today a two-page Newsletter with all latest details on the exhibition which is coming up between 13 and 16 October. It includes: Main events Side events Accommodation How to get to Liberec Expo Sales Exhibition Rarities on display You can read the July Newsletter here: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/liberec_newsletter_july.pdf
The Icelandic Federation is getting prepared to host NORDIA 2023 in Garðabær next year, between 2 and 4 June. In 2023 the Icelandic philately will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first stamp issue in Iceland and the organisers want to commemorate such a major philatelic event with a spectacular exhibition. This is the ninth Read more…
“Marrianne, les visages de la République” is an exhibition at the Musée de la Poste, scheduled to remain open until September 2023. Marianne is a female figure which dates back into the years of the French Revolution, appears continuously on regular French stamps since 1944, changes its appearance only after a presidential mandate, and is Read more…
Yamil Kouri RDP, Board Director and Commissioner General of BOSTON 2026 WORLD EXPO, was invited a few days ago at the Collectors Club to take part in their Virtual Philatelic Program Series. He presented an update on the preparations of the exhibition which started almost immediately after NEW YORK 2016. A few numbers will give Read more…
Two more national events were announced by the Italian Federation (FSFI). VASTOPHIL 2022, 23-25 September, at Palazzo d’Avalos, Vasto, Chieti. National and qualification exhibition for the classes of Open Philately, Thematic Philately and Maximaphily, and in the sections of competition, qualification, and one frame. Deadline for registrations is 14 August. BERGAMOFIL 2022, 30 September – Read more…
Thursday 23 June: PARIS PHILEX 2022, end of day 1. The FFAP Twitter account reports 1/3 of the Lego stamp completed (45.000 Lego pieces will be needed), 4 conferences, 1 inauguration, many exhibits to be admired and many visitors! [photos credit: FFAP Twitter account]
The Chairman of the Union of Slovak Philatelists, Pavol Lazar, sent us the following communication for the FEPA News readers: On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the independent Slovak Republic, the Union of Slovak Philatelists in cooperation with the Slovak Post is organizing during the Bratislava Collector’s Days, in June Read more…
Vaccari news reported on 20 June the passing away of Francesco Tulli, a tireless artist and stamp designer, who worked at the Istituto poligrafico e zecca dello stato (translated freely as National Printing House and State Mint) between 1952 and 1998, and produced sixty stamps of Italy and Vatican City between the 1970s until as Read more…
We read on the French Federation (FFAP) website that after an interruption in 2020 for health reasons, La Poste, the FFAP, the CNEP and the ADPhile have joined forces to organise, from 23 to 26 June, the PARIS-PHILEX 2022 exhibition at the Parc des Expositions de Paris, Porte de Versailles. A great programme with lots Read more…
Copied from the FB account of the Hellenic Philatelic Society: Moments: Cases like these, where you want to say more; not to let them end. It was only recently that we received a message. A lady asked to offer a complete set of “Philotelia” magazine from 1924 to 1955 in eight nicely bound volumes. We Read more…
The Institute of Postal History Studies (Istituto di studi storici postali) “Aldo Cecchi”, in Prato, Italy, is getting ready for its 2nd International Congress in Postal History, which will take place from 23 to 25 June 2022. The invited papers will eloquently show the multidisciplinary nature of postal history and will cover subjects from classical Read more…
ANTVERPIA 2022, the Belgian National with international participation, took place in Antwerp, Belgium, during the weekend 10-12 June. Jozef Ghys, President of the Organising Committee, and his team have managed to put together a great exhibition with the participation of all classes and no less than 631 16-page frames in competition. Major prize winners: Medaille Read more…
The June edition of Filatelia Lusitana, the official organ of the Portuguese Federation, is dedicated to the centenary of the first air crossing of the South Atlantic by two Portuguese pioneers, Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral. President Pedro Vaz Pereira starts his Editorial by citing the first verse of the epic poem “Os Lusíadas” by Read more…
The FEPA Board received nominations from Member Federations for the FEPA Medal for Exceptional Service to Philately in 2021, the FEPA Medal for Exceptional Philatelic Study and research, and the Certificate of Appreciation. We are delighted to announce the following awards and send congratulations to the winners. THE FEPA MEDAL FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO ORGANISED Read more…
The Grand Prix recipients were announced during the CAPEX 22 Palmares dinner on 11 June. One Frame exhibits: Grand Prix de Toronto (best overall one-frame exhibit): Damian Läge (Switzerland), “The Pigeon Mail of Great Barrier Island – stage setting for the first airmail stamps of the world” (Aerophilately), 95 points. Grand Prix Americas: Chip Gliedman Read more…
CAPEX 22 opened at 9 am, on Thursday 9 June, as expected. Early in the next morning, the organisers sent a report of the opening day with a lot of photos, where from we picked up the most extraordinary story for a remarkable lady philatelist who returns to CAPEX and exhibits again 44 years later: Read more…
CORREOS, the Spanish Post, has been a regular advertiser in the FEPA News magazine for quite some time. Their Creative Team surprises us every six or twelve months when they send in a different advertisement, each time a simple concept, a brand new idea, highly innovative and remarkably attractive. In other words, an ad you Read more…
We copy from the Great Britain Philatelic Society (GBPS) website: The “British Philatelic Bulletin” is an official monthly publication of the Royal Mail aimed at stamp collectors, supplying detailed information about forthcoming British stamp issues, together with a range of articles about earlier issues from philatelists. The first Bulletin was published in September 1963, shortly after the formation Read more…
According to the American Philatelic Society (APS) website, Ms. Taisia Osipova is a Digital Marketing Specialist at the APS. Taisia assists with: writing content for the website and weekly newsletter reviewing other outgoing content such as stamp show announcements sending messages for potential new members interviewing potential new partners for the My Stamp Story section of the Read more…
The oldest philatelic magazine in the world, still alive, is the American Philatelist. Its first issue was released in January 1887. A few months later, in November, the second oldest surviving to date, L’Écho de la timbrologie was introduced to the philatelic public. A surprising third is the Schweizer Briefmarken Zeitung (SBZ), the official magazine Read more…
A complete archive of past Italian National Exhibitions since 2008 is uploaded on the Italian Federation (FSFI) website at http://expo.fsfi.it A very important part of the archive is the accumulation of the pdf files of all exhibits in each exhibition of the past ten years or so.
Another CAPEX 22 Newsletter was released yesterday. It is perhaps the last of the series as the exhibition is getting ready for its grand opening on Thursday, 9 June. We have appreciated all 24 comprehensive issues sent out by Chairman David McLaughlin during the past twelve months. This is what he points out in his Read more…
The Committee of the Medal “for the development of philatelic publications” of the Polish Philatelists Union (PZF) awarded the 2021 medals to the following recipients: Jerzy Kupiec – Węgliński, United States (for the second time). Medal for extremely meticulous presentation of the history of air mail development in Poland in the period 1914-1939. Tsutomu Yamamoto, Read more…
On 27 May we received the STAMPEX 2022 latest newsletter: Last month we opened ticket sales for Stampex – 28th September – 1st October 2022. We have had a wonderful response and continue to work on activity to make the show bigger and more exciting than ever! If you haven’t booked your tickets, don’t forget to do so Read more…
CAPE TOWN 2022 organisers announced on the exhibition website that the deadline for entries has been extended to 30 June 2022. The exhibition, which is held under FIP patronage, will take place at the International Convention Center, Cape Town, between 8 and 12 November 2022. You can get all the information you need from the Read more…
We received the following press release by MICHEL on 24th May. The Norwegian collectors’ magazine Norsk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift (No. 3/2022) published an interview with the MICHEL editors-in-chief. Journalist Øyvind Refsnes asked the longtime editor-in-chief Oskar Klan and his successor Marion Flieger a few questions that will certainly also be of great interest to collectors elsewhere. Read more…
CAPEX 22 Newsletter No. 23 was released yesterday. It contains information about entry to Canada and the Arrive Can app followed by the announcement of Vice-Regal Patronage for CAPEX 22. The two exhibition publications are also unveiled: the exhibition program and the exhibition catalogue. This week’s Spotlight on Philately features three societies, the Ukrainian Philatelic Read more…
Stanley Gibbons will be hosting the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Exhibition in their first-floor gallery at 399 Strand. The exhibition is free to attend and offers an introductory telling of the story of her majesty’s reign through stamps. Exhibits will include the three main portraits used by Royal Mail as well as a selection Read more…
The HELVETIA 2022 winners were announced during the palmares dinner on Saturday evening, 21 May, at the Palazzo dei Congressi. World Stamp Champion: Adriano Bergamini (Switzerland), “Postal relations between Ticino (Switzerland) and foreign countries before the UPU” WSC 1st Runner up: Walter Britz (Uruguay), “Uruguay: Early Issues of the XIX Century (1856-1862)” WSC 2nd Runner Read more…
It was June 1974 and INTERNABA in Basel, when philatelists last celebrated a world general exhibition in Switzerland. So the organisers are right by saying that HELVETIA 2022, which was opened today, is the first world exhibition in their country after 50 years. In order to make sure everything will run smoothly to the last detail, Read more…
EXPHIMO is the annual thematic exhibition organised by Philcolux (Cercle Philatélique Philcolux), recognised by the Philatelic Federation of Luxembourg (Fédération des Sociétés Philatéliques du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, FSPL). Technology will be the central theme of EXPHIMO 2022, which this year will be its 64th edition. The event will take place at the Sports Centre “Roll Read more…
At the Swedish Philatelic Federation Congress, held in Täby on 14 May, the Strandell Medal was awarded to three recipients, as earlier award ceremonies were postponed due to the pandemic. Strandellmedalj 51: Christer Brunström. A frequent writer in SFF’s Filatelisten, and in several other magazines, domestic and foreign. He was involved in the management team Read more…
In order to promote philately among the younger ages, HELVETIA 2022 organisers launched “Philamovie”, a video competition with a philatelic theme. Participation was open to young people under thirty and the only limits set were 300 MB file size and 1 min video duration. The videos submitted have already been uploaded on the exhibition website: Read more…
Michael Cortese Co-owner and Executive Vice President of NobleSpirit and Charles Epting CEO of H.R. Harmer interview philatelists around the world; collectors, dealers, exhibitors, enthusiasts, and researchers. The “Episodes” or “Conversations with Philatelists” as they prefer to call them are available on YouTube or on different podcast platforms. You will find everything on their website: Read more…
Promoting and supporting Philatelic Literature has been one of FEPA’s principal objectives. Wolgang Maassen, President of AIJP, the International Association of Philatelic Journalists, called yesterday its members to participate with their Literature works at future FIP exhibitions where applications are still possible and the AIJP is greatly involved. We copy his words here so that Read more…
On 28 January 2022, at the Sala Zuccari of Palazzo Giustiniani (residence of the President of the Senate), Rome, an important conference took place among governmental officials and postal historians. It was titled “Public and private allies for the protection of the heritage of postal history”. All the major Italian philatelic associations were present: FSFI, Read more…
During the weekend 6-8 May, LATINPHIL 2022 took place at the Museo Piana delle Orme, in the town Cisterna di Latina near Rome, organised by the Italian National Federation and the Circolo Filatelico Tres Tabernae. The exhibition was divided into two parts: National and Qualification. Accepted exhibits belonged either to Traditional Philately or Postal History, Read more…
The International Philatelic Federation (FIP) clarified yesterday on its website a few points for exhibits that had achieved Large Vermeil or Large Gold medals. This announcement is dated April 2019, however it is very important, as it seems that exhibitors are usually not aware of some crucial details, sometimes to their benefit. In short: (a) Read more…
Dittmar Wöhlert of the Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e.V. has sent us their latest press release: Within the framework of IBRA 2023 in Essen, the German Philatelic Youth will hold a youth meeting from 26 to 29 May 2023 (Whit Monday). All young stamp enthusiasts from Germany and all over the world are cordially invited to attend. Read more…
On the occasion of the CANNIS 2022 exhibition in Romania, Victor Iordache, acting President of the Philatelic Federation of Romania, and Marius Muntean, President of the Timişoara Philatelic Association, have sent us the details of the three-day event which will take place in Timisoara, during the weekend 6-8 May. The main celebration is the 100th Read more…
ANTVERPIA 2022, the National Philatelic Exhibition in Belgium will take place at the Antwerp Expo, Antwerp, between 10-12 June. In addition to the regular competition classes, there will be 8 exhibits in the Championship Class, 5 exhibits in the Court of Honour (all related to the 1920 Antwerp Olympics), and 18 exhibits from Belgian Academy Read more…
Opus XXII is dedicated to Switzerland. This year’s big book of the European Academy of Philately (AEP) has been published in time for its official presentation, which will take place in Lugano, on the occasion of HELVETIA 2022. The 226-page A4 size book contains 21 articles, all related to Swiss philately from various authors. In Read more…
We’ve picked up the story from Linn’s Stamp News, and we copy the official announcement from the PostEurop website: Following the decision of the Extraordinary PostEurop Board of Directors meeting held on 25 April 2022, the 2023 EUROPA Stamp theme will be “PEACE – the highest value of humanity” as proposed by Ukrposhta in order Read more…
As we are getting closer to the grand opening of HELVETIA 2022 World Stamp Exhibition, the organisers uploaded an elegant and comprehensive 200-page-plus Exhibition Catalogue. At the same time, they uploaded the composition of the Jury. A Public Academic Seminar is scheduled on Sunday morning, 22 May, by a joint session of Consilium Philateliae Helveticae Read more…
The Monaco Post Office released a postage stamp today to remind us of the upcoming MONACOPHIL 2022 next November. Since 2009, Monacophil has been established as the event of the year, every two years, on odd years. Because of its postponement in 2021, it remains to be seen if the organisers announce the next one Read more…
The development of the FEPA website has become one of the Board’s principal priorities. As an ongoing procedure, new pages are added from time to time and older pages are continuously updated in order to maintain a website worth visiting regularly. A Seminars page is now part of the main menu, containing for starters the Read more…
The week following Easter, a travelling exhibition reached the city of Ourense in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain, organised by the Spanish Federation (FESOFI) and sponsored by the Spanish Post (Correos). It has toured Spain since 2006 and visited the city for the first time in 2007. The youngsters had the opportunity to take Read more…
HELVETIA 2022 is only a couple of weeks away. The full programme has been uploaded on the exhibition website. The 2000-frames plus 100-literature items world stamp exhibition will take place in Centro Esposizioni Lugano, between 18 and 22 May, under FIP Patronage and FEPA recognition. The programme will guide you through the opening hours, parallel Read more…
PARIS-PHILEX 2022 will take place in Hall 5.1, at the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, from 23 to 25 June. The exhibition is organised by CNEP (Chambre syndicale des Experts et Négociants en Philatélie), FFAP (Fédération Française des Associations Philatéliques), La Poste (The French Post) and l’Adphile (French organisation in support of philately). 26 exhibits Read more…
Two renowned philatelists from Spain, both exceptional researchers, Fernando Aranaz del Río and Eugenio de Quesada, have been awarded with the Medal of the Civil Order of Postal Merit (la Placa de la Orden Civil al Mérito Postal), which will be formally bestowed by the Grand Chancellor of the Order, the Minister of Transport, Mobility Read more…
The STAMPA 2022 Organisers sent out a Newsletter yesterday to announce that the National Irish National Exhibition will be back in October 2022: 2022 marks 100 Years of Irish Postage Stamps and also 50 years of STAMPA. It also marks the first STAMPA Irish National Stamp Exhibition since 2019 due to the Covid pandemic. So… Read more…
If you haven’t visited Budapest and HUNFILEX 2022, here is your chance to take a peek at the exhibition. One hundred or so photographs have been uploaded on the Facebook account of Mabéosz, the Hungarian Philatelic Federation. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/mabeosz/photos
We received the latest Newsletter from LIBEREC 2022 Organising Committee with a lot of details in: Applications for participation The FEPA Congress 2022 Availability of rooms for lectures and seminars Accommodation for visitors, commissioners and jurors Signing the FIP Agreement The Collectors’ Sales Expo You can read the Newsletter here. Photo: Jiří Kraus, OC President, Read more…
The 37th International Stamp Fair in 2019 at the Sindelfingen Exhibition Centre was the last. Two years of the pandemic and the subsequent change of ownership of the Exhibition Hall has forced the organisers to seek another location. The new venue was announced a few days ago: the exhibition hall in Ulm (Messe-Ulm), on the Read more…
On Saturday 9 April, in Hotel Amigo, Brussels, members of Académie royale de philatélie de Belgique and Académie de philatélie (Paris) met for a joint session. Keynote speakers: Jean-François Brun, “La troisième dimension” Dominique Hardy, “Les cachets des départ(ts) français en Belgique et aux alentours” Charles Bruart, “La coopération franco-belge pour faciliter la transmission du Read more…
Member federations are reminded to submit nominations for the FEPA Medals as well as for the Certificates of Appreciation. They should reach Vice President Giancarlo Morolli at latest by 23 April 2022. For 2022, the FEPA medal 2021 for exceptional service and the FEPA medal 2021 for exceptional support will be delivered according to the Read more…
The ALPEN-ADRIA PHILATELIE 2022 Multinational Exhibition will be held in Kongresshaus Toscana, Gmunden, Austria, from 26 to 28 August. All philatelic classes will be represented. Seven countries will participate with National Commissioners: Germany, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and Hungary. However, the exhibition is open to all philatelists of the FEPA member countries. This year the Read more…
On 5th May, the Swiss Post will release a second miniature sheet to promote HELVETIA 2022 World Stamp Exhibition, with central theme the Seated Helvetia, who is honoured on her 160th anniversary. The designer added perforation to one vertical side of the m/s, a reminder to the philatelists that in 1862 the seated Helvetia was Read more…
Right from BBC News (yesterday): A British charity (the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust) is searching for people to spend five months in Antarctica, to run the world’s most remote post office. Candidates are required to have good level of physical fitness, environmental awareness and a knowledge of minimum impact living. They will be tasked with Read more…
If you visit INDONESIA 2022 website today you will find the most critical information: The National Commissioners page, the newly revised IREX (2 April), the application forms for participation and the deadlines to observe, among which: 25 April 2022: Deadline for the Federations to appoint a new Commissioner and nominate Jurors. 30 April 2022: Deadline Read more…
The winners of HUNFILEX 2022 World Stamp Championship were announced during the Palmares dinner yesterday night. World Stamp Champion: Damien Läge (Germany), “Australasian Birdlife” WSC 1st Runner up: Jean Voruz (Monaco), “Geneva from the Cantonal to the Federal Post 1839-1862” WSC 2nd Runner up: Vittorio Morani (Italy), “Tuscany 1836 to GPU” Grand Prix International: Tom Read more…
It is with great sadness that we report that Frank Walton passed away last night. He was suffering from stomach cancer. Frank will be sorely missed. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family. Frank Walton RDP FRPSL was a specialist in Sierra Leone philately, an international juror, formerly Editor of the London Philatelist (2001-2014), Read more…
Grand Opening today of HUNFILEX 2022 World Stamp Exhibition in Budapest. The official ceremony was honoured by H.E. Mr János Áder, President of the Republic of Hungary, Mr. László Kövér, Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary, and Ms. Sára Hegmanné Nemes, Chairman of the Hungarian Post. The exhibition will take place in the Groupama Arena Read more…
A short story uploaded on the Postal Museum (London) website by Ms. Georgina Tomlinson, Deputy Curator, Philately, introduced us to Marjorie Saynor (1924-2012), an artist, who submitted stamp designs to the Royal Mail during the 70s and the 80s. Marjorie Saynor has been initially commissioned for two stamps of the 1970 Anniversaries issue, an then Read more…
CAPEX 22 is the first large international one frame exhibition. It will take place at the Metro Toronto Conference Centre (MTCC) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 9 to 12 June 2022. A little over 400 exhibits are expected to participate. The exhibition will be held under FIP recognition. All the necessary details are on the Read more…
Schwaneberger Verlag has revised and updated the large MICHEL-Online database. It contains the cataloguing from the 16 printed catalogues about European stamps, the 20 catalogues about stamps from overseas and the MICHEL catalogue Germany with all price evaluations and many thousands of high-resolution stamp images. You can search for all contained stamps by many search Read more…
The Danish Postal History Society (Dansk Posthistorisk Selskab, DPHS)`was founded in 1972. This weekend, 26-27 March, the Society celebrates its 50th anniversary, with a 200-frame exhibition featuring postal history exhibits only. The exhibition, called POST ’22, will take place in the Hornslethallerne Sports and Culture Centre, in Hornslet. The DPHS was honoured with the FEPA Read more…
Yesterday, we received the latest Newsletter from Axel Brockmann at the editorial office of Junge Sammler, the official magazine of the Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e. V. (https://www.dphj.de/) This is the first issue of the year for the Junge Sammler (or Young Collector, in English) which is on the way to its membership. Its featured articles are Read more…
For the past six years or so we have experienced the two different Delcampe magazine series: Philately (Philatélie) and Special Edition (Hors-Série). Last week Delcampe released No. 1 of a new series, the Collections Classiques. According to Delcampe magazine Chief Editor, Ms. Héloïse Dautricourt, Philatélie and Hors-Série have merged to the Collections Classiques, which will Read more…
Opened to the public in 1927 in Helsinki, the Postimuseo has moved to Tampere in 2014. Learn more about the Postal Museum of Finland from the museum’s website. Just to get an idea, we copied the following from the Introduction at the “Collections” webpage: The Postal Museum’s collections shed light on the history of postal Read more…
Hunfilex 2022 is just around the corner. The exhibition will take place at the Groupama Arena in Budapest from Thursday 31 March to Sunday 3 April. The organisers have recently uploaded their three latest newsletters on the exhibition website: Newsletter No. 9 on Customs, Covid and the Ukrainian War. Newsletter No. 10 on latest developments Read more…
Ms. Birthe King FRPSL, renowned exhibitor and juror and former FEPA Board member, will lead the FEPA seminar on Open Philately during Hunfilex 2022. The seminar will take place on Saturday 2 April, 10:30-12:00, at the exhibition grounds, the Groupama Arena, 3rd floor. [photo credit: Ms. Marina Tsiaousidou]
On 8 March, Jay Bigalke, Editor-in-Chief of Linn’s Stamp News and Scott catalogs at Amos Media, wrote in linns.com: In the Sept. 20, 2021, issue of “Linn’s”, we announced the upcoming publication of the “Most Influential Philatelists and Their Epic Stamp Stories”. The special 2022 edition recognizes 76 individuals who have had an impact on Read more…
Kaido Andres sent us this touching message: Today, the oldest philatelist in Estonia will be 100 years old. Henno Sepp has been popularizing philately in Pärnu for over 60 years. Today, it is hard to imagine that the philatelic society of one city had nearly 600 young members. This was only possible with permanent work. Read more…
The 60th Spanish National Philatelic Exhibition Exfilna 2022 is scheduled to take place next fall in the city of Irún, in the Basque Country, on the border between Spain and France. A couple of days ago the website of the exhibition was launched announcing the organising committee, the regional commissioners, the regulations and the application Read more…
Helvetia 2022 organisers came up with an interesting offer to their exhibitors: they had asked them to select and send before 15 March the images of up to 12 pages of their exhibits. When the jurors receive and examine these sample pages they will certainly be better prepared towards their final evaluations. One might suggest Read more…
We read in Vaccari News today that it was 8th March 2003 when their webpage was released. The first post was about Aldo Capitini’s “flag of peace”, a topic quite relevant to today’s Ukraine conflict, as their own webmaster commented. The webpage is in Italian and the majority of the news have to do with Read more…
We received from Delcampe the following email: Due to the conflict in Ukraine, which we deplore, we have decided to suspend all sales and purchases from Russia and Belarus. In concrete terms, the following actions have been taken: • suspension of the account of users based in Russia and Belarus • cancellation of sales and Read more…
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, on 8 March 2022, the Polo bibliotecario del Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico and the Comitato Unico di Garanzia del Ministero (CUG) have organised a teleconference with central theme “The woman in Italian philatelic history”. Ms. Maria Grazia Dosio, a passionate philatelist and a renowned philatelic blogger, will Read more…
The Fishermen’s Bastion in Budapest, built in the late 19th century, is featured on a pair of se-tenant stamps placed in circulation on 4 March by Magyar Posta to promote Hunfilex 2022. Details of the issue here. The World Stamp Exhibition in the Hungarian capital will take place between 31 March and 3 April under Read more…
The FEPA Board met on 2 March 2022 to consider its position regarding the conflict in Ukraine initiated by the Russian Federation and Belarus. It has agreed the following points: FEPA is a non-political organisation dedicated to promoting cooperation between its Members in the belief that philately brings people together. It does not exercise control Read more…
The Organising Committee of Ostropa 2022 issued a long statement on Saturday 26th February, expressing their regret in their decision to cancel Ostropa for a third time. The reasoning behind the decision was stated loud and clear: “Ultimately, what made us decide to take this painful step was the realization that with the invasion of Read more…
London 2022 Awards: World Stamp Champion: James Peter Gough (USA), “UPU and its Impact on Global Postal Services” Grand Prix International: Vittorio Morani (Italy), “Tuscany 1836 to UPU: Letter mail in, from and to Tuscany: routes, rates and charges” Grand Prix National: Howard Hughes (UK), “The Maltese Cross” Details on Grand Prix winners and candidates Read more…
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