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Memories of an old stamp dealer

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 of events. In his “Memories of an old stamp dealer”, which appeared in a series on the pages of the monthly Il Bollettino Filatelico from 1932 to 1933, and then altogether in a small volume, Mezzadri offered a fascinating and exciting picture of a long, epic period. In his “Memories” all subjects are addressed and all protagonists of the philatelic world of the last part of the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries parade, from Pio Fabri to Carlo and Emilio Diena, “il papà”, as Mezzadri calls him.

Francesco Giuliani, an Italianist, is a Professor at the Department of Humanities at the University of Foggia. His interests focus in particular on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He is a member of Accademia Italiana di Filatelia e Storia Postale and of Accademia delle Scienze di Bari.

The book was published by Accademia Italiana di Filatelia e Storia Postale and its pdf version is available free of charge on academia.edu
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31.12.2022

Literature, Magazine, News

Latest Junge Sammler on winter delights

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 of the new JUNGE SAMMLER is always hit. Philatelic contributions also set the mood for the theme of the 2023 Foundation competition: History. Thus, a small contribution on inflation in 1920/23 and a contribution on the Ukraine war show two possible topics for the foundation competition. Other contributions again offer information from many areas of philately.

Association activities are the main focus of this issue: IBRA youth meeting and foundation competition invite to participate. The report on the winners of the German team championship (DMM) 2022 is also a call for participation in 2023. An article on the Youth Detective Days is devoted to the successful start of the trade fair in Ulm. Reports from the state rings and the join-in page with registration dates round off the section of association reports.

Young readers can also have direct fun with the magazine: The removable mini poster with the sweet dog stamp Rex from Bosnia, the comic with Fridolin & Filu and the popular boy collector quiz are naturally again with it.

Junge Sammler magazine is the member magazine of the Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e:V. (German Philatelic Youth). Members of local youth groups receive the magazine directly in the mail as part of their membership. Online, the magazine is already available to subscribers for several days.

Read and download the Press Release in pdf format from here: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-12-22_JS-4_E.pdf

30.12.2022

Literature, Magazine, News

Rhône Philatélie, the magazine of the French part of Switzerland

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, but also many in France and Italy. Each year, it participates to national and regional philatelic exhibitions, sometimes also to exhibitions in France.

The content of each issue is based on a main topic, but it brings also a large number of other articles and chronicles on: Swiss Philately (both classic and modern), thematic philately, airmail stamps and letters, stationeries, postal history, a youth page, questions/answers, readers column, auctions comments, new books and catalogues presentations, “my preferred cover”, Mémento, small ads, etc.

Each issue of Rhône Philatélie (in full colour) brings interesting information to all the enthusiastic philatelists and collectors, whether experienced or beginners! The magazine was awarded with a Large Silver Medal at HELVETIA 2022 World Philatelic Exhibition in Lugano and a Vermeil Medal at BUBRA ’22 National Philatelic Exhibition in Burgdorf , Switzerland! It is one of the leading philatelic magazines published in French.

For more details and a free pdf copy of No. 178 (December 2022), please contact Chief Editor, Jean-Louis Emmenegger, at: jl.emmenegger@gmail.com

28.12.2022