Collaboration agreement between AISP and RAHFHP
Latest Press Release by the Italian Association of Postal History (AISP).
On Saturday, 14 December 2024, the scheduled joint event organised by the Italian Association of Postal History (AISP) and the Lombard Philatelic Union took place, with the participation of members from the Real Academia Hispánica de Filatelia y Historia Postal (RAHFHP). The video recording is available on AISP’s YouTube channel.
Following presentations by Massimo Manzoni (‘Considerations on the Austrian “D” Postmark’), Carlos Malpica Lizarzaburu (‘Impact of Lecoq’s Machines on the Postal History of Sicily and Peru’), and Guido Morolli (‘The Difficult Postal Relations Between the Government of the Romagna and the Papal States (1859-1860)’), the collaboration agreement between AISP and RAHFHP was formally signed.
Recognising that achieving their objectives requires establishing and strengthening international agreements, the document commits both organisations to building mutual relations, combining efforts, and engaging in cooperative activities aimed at promoting initiatives and projects for the dissemination of philately and postal history related to Hispanic and Italian territories, in all their diverse aspects (historical, technical, legal, administrative, economic, social, and artistic).
The specific mechanisms of cooperation include:
- Collaboration of experts on projects, activities, and events on topics of common interest agreed upon by both parties.
- Joint organization of workshops, conferences, seminars, etc., to be included in the annual action plan.
- Facilitation of information sharing between the two organizations.
- Invitations to participate in events organized by each entity.
- Exchange of respective publications.
- Appointment of a “reference contact” to streamline communication between the two entities.
The signing of this agreement marks a significant milestone in AISP’s efforts to engage in collaborations with prominent international organisations that share its spirit and methodology of study, research, and dissemination in the fields of postal history and philately.
Photo: Luca Lavagnino, AISP President (left), and José Antonio Herráiz Gracia, RAHFHP Board member.
