The Spanish thematic exhibition FILATEM 2026 will be held at the Municipal Building of A Guarda from 8 to 12 October 2026, organised by the Federación Española de Sociedades Filatélicas and the Sociedade Filatélica e Numismática Guardesa.
The special regulations for the exhibition, as well as the entry form, have already been approved. Entries will be accepted until 10 May 2026. The entry fee will be €15 per frame and €25 for one-frame exhibits. All thematic philately collectors are encouraged to take part, as this exhibition has not been held since 2008.
A website providing updates and news relating to the exhibition will be launched shortly.
The American Philatelic Society is pleased to announce the 2026 APS and APRL Awards and Honors.
This year we are recognizing three new Luff Award winners for distinguished research, service to the hobby, and contributions to the APS; the Kehr Award for contributions that guarantee the hobby’s future; five new members of the APS Hall of Fame; the national and local Carter volunteer recognition awards; the John Walter Scott Dealer Award; the USSS/Barbara Mueller Award for best article of the year in The American Philatelist; the Peterson Philatelic Life Achievement Award; and the Allen Award for best article of the year in the Philatelic Literature Review. Join us in congratulating our 2026 award winners.
It is with great sorrow that we have received the sad news that Niels Kristian Hansen passed away on 23 February 2026, after a prolonged illness. Niels Kristian was only 62 years old.
Niels Kristian served as Chairman of Birkerød Frimærkeklub from 2017 to 2025, a club of which he had been a member since 1977, when he joined as a junior member. He was also Editor of Nordisk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift (2013–2022 and 2023–2024), and served as Chairman of Danmarks Filatelist Forbund (2016–2021). On 28 April 2025, Niels Kristian Hansen was presented with the DFF Silver Badge and, on the same occasion, appointed an honorary member of Birkerød Frimærkeklub, in recognition of his service as Chairman of the club for eight years as well as for his time as Chairman of DFF.
Niels Kristian’s funeral service will take place on Friday, 6 March, at 1.00 pm at Bistrup Kirke in Birkerød.
Honour to the memory of Niels Kristian Hansen.
On behalf of Birkerød Frimærkeklub
Niels Erik Thunbo Pedersen
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FILATEM 2026 Spanish Thematic Exhibition
The Spanish thematic exhibition FILATEM 2026 will be held at the Municipal Building of A Guarda from 8 to 12 October 2026, organised by the Federación Española de Sociedades Filatélicas and the Sociedade Filatélica e Numismática Guardesa.
The special regulations for the exhibition, as well as the entry form, have already been approved. Entries will be accepted until 10 May 2026. The entry fee will be €15 per frame and €25 for one-frame exhibits. All thematic philately collectors are encouraged to take part, as this exhibition has not been held since 2008.
A website providing updates and news relating to the exhibition will be launched shortly.
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2026 APS and APRL Awards and Honors
The American Philatelic Society is pleased to announce the 2026 APS and APRL Awards and Honors.
This year we are recognizing three new Luff Award winners for distinguished research, service to the hobby, and contributions to the APS; the Kehr Award for contributions that guarantee the hobby’s future; five new members of the APS Hall of Fame; the national and local Carter volunteer recognition awards; the John Walter Scott Dealer Award; the USSS/Barbara Mueller Award for best article of the year in The American Philatelist; the Peterson Philatelic Life Achievement Award; and the Allen Award for best article of the year in the Philatelic Literature Review. Join us in congratulating our 2026 award winners.
The recipients: https://stamps.org/news/2026-aps-and-aprl-awards-and-honors
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Niels Kristian Hansen
It is with great sorrow that we have received the sad news that Niels Kristian Hansen passed away on 23 February 2026, after a prolonged illness. Niels Kristian was only 62 years old.
Niels Kristian served as Chairman of Birkerød Frimærkeklub from 2017 to 2025, a club of which he had been a member since 1977, when he joined as a junior member. He was also Editor of Nordisk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift (2013–2022 and 2023–2024), and served as Chairman of Danmarks Filatelist Forbund (2016–2021). On 28 April 2025, Niels Kristian Hansen was presented with the DFF Silver Badge and, on the same occasion, appointed an honorary member of Birkerød Frimærkeklub, in recognition of his service as Chairman of the club for eight years as well as for his time as Chairman of DFF.
Niels Kristian’s funeral service will take place on Friday, 6 March, at 1.00 pm at Bistrup Kirke in Birkerød.
Honour to the memory of Niels Kristian Hansen.
On behalf of Birkerød Frimærkeklub
Niels Erik Thunbo Pedersen