Members of the GBPS are looking forward to an exciting new season, which will run from September to August 2027.
The new programme features 22 meetings, most of which are held at the Royal Philatelic Society London, but many are also available on Zoom. The Society also has meetings at Stampex and Stanley Gibbons host Summer and Winter receptions for Society members. Some of the varied topics will include “The Team that delivered Penny Postage”, “GB with a Difference”, “Developments in Mail Cancellations in Britain and Ireland”, “Aspects of Collecting Local Postal History”, “The First Postage Stamps” as well as displays of Aerophilately and Members’ Displays. There really will be something for everyone.
Alan Moorcroft FRPSL has taken over as the new President and he looks forward to welcoming both new and experienced collectors to the Society.
For more information, go to the award-winning website www.gbps.org.uk
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This year’s Opus is dedicated to Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, and features 21 articles by 23 connoisseurs across 236 A4 pages. It also marks the final contribution of Guy Coutant, concluding exactly twenty successful years in the editor’s chair.
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The Nordic philatelic community came together at Espoo Dipoli, Finland, for NORDIA 2026, the Nordic stamp exhibition held from 8 to 10 May 2026. Organised under FEPA Recognition by the Finnish Philatelic Society (Suomen Filatelistiseura), the Helsingfors Frimärkssamlare Föreningen, the Finnish Philatelic Federation and the Foundation for Finnish Philately, the show was hosted in the architecturally iconic Dipoli conference centre on the Aalto University campus in Otaniemi.
The exhibition presented an impressive 130 competitive collections and literature class entries, displayed across approximately 700 frames – a strong showing that underlined the continued vitality of philately across the Nordic region: Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. Visitors enjoyed exhibits spanning the full range of FEPA classes, met commissioners and jurors from the Nordic federations and beyond, and made the most of the dealer bourse.
With free admission across all three days, NORDIA 2026 drew an impressive stream of collectors. The Palmares dinner at Kalastajatorppa rounded off a memorable weekend.
The Grand Prix winners were:
Grand Prix Nordia: Erik Benny Winther, Denmark – ”Danish West Indies 1856–1917 Stamps and Postage Due”
International Grand Prix: Jaan Roots, Norway – ”Estonia, The First Ten Years 1918–1928”
Nordic Grand Prix: Are Døvle, Norway – ”The postal history of Finmark up to 1896”
National Grand Prix: Atte Moilanen, Finland – ”The Earliest Forms of Postal Delivery in Finland – with focus on manuscript markings
GBPS: Looking Forward to an Exciting New Season
Members of the GBPS are looking forward to an exciting new season, which will run from September to August 2027.
The new programme features 22 meetings, most of which are held at the Royal Philatelic Society London, but many are also available on Zoom. The Society also has meetings at Stampex and Stanley Gibbons host Summer and Winter receptions for Society members. Some of the varied topics will include “The Team that delivered Penny Postage”, “GB with a Difference”, “Developments in Mail Cancellations in Britain and Ireland”, “Aspects of Collecting Local Postal History”, “The First Postage Stamps” as well as displays of Aerophilately and Members’ Displays. There really will be something for everyone.
Alan Moorcroft FRPSL has taken over as the new President and he looks forward to welcoming both new and experienced collectors to the Society.
For more information, go to the award-winning website www.gbps.org.uk
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OPUS No. XXVI Is Out
This year’s Opus is dedicated to Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, and features 21 articles by 23 connoisseurs across 236 A4 pages. It also marks the final contribution of Guy Coutant, concluding exactly twenty successful years in the editor’s chair.
Opus No. 26 and earlier volumes are available from the European Academy of Philately (AEP).
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NORDIA 2026 – A successful Nordic gathering in Espoo
The Nordic philatelic community came together at Espoo Dipoli, Finland, for NORDIA 2026, the Nordic stamp exhibition held from 8 to 10 May 2026. Organised under FEPA Recognition by the Finnish Philatelic Society (Suomen Filatelistiseura), the Helsingfors Frimärkssamlare Föreningen, the Finnish Philatelic Federation and the Foundation for Finnish Philately, the show was hosted in the architecturally iconic Dipoli conference centre on the Aalto University campus in Otaniemi.
The exhibition presented an impressive 130 competitive collections and literature class entries, displayed across approximately 700 frames – a strong showing that underlined the continued vitality of philately across the Nordic region: Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland. Visitors enjoyed exhibits spanning the full range of FEPA classes, met commissioners and jurors from the Nordic federations and beyond, and made the most of the dealer bourse.
With free admission across all three days, NORDIA 2026 drew an impressive stream of collectors. The Palmares dinner at Kalastajatorppa rounded off a memorable weekend.
The Grand Prix winners were:
Read or download the results here.
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