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Statistics: What is the cost of mailing a letter in Europe?
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:
(a) domestic letter rates range from €0.30 to €3.90 (view chart here).
(b) international rates for letters sent within Europe range from €0.59 to €4.84 (view chart here).
(c) inflation adjusted rates between 2012-21 range from 5.0-281.5% (view chart here).
These and more interesting results are reported on the Deutsche Post webpage here: https://www.dpdhl.com/en/media-relations/press-releases/2022/letter-prices-in-germany-among-the-lowest-in-europe.html
International Stamp Exhibition IBRA 2023 latest news
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 2023 is scheduled to take place in May next year, the organisers have already started to plan personnel requirements. For example, a gigantic task is the installation and dismantling of approximately 2800 frames as well as the mounting and dismounting the exhibits. Volunteers will be needed from 22 to 30 May 2023 and they are asked to get in contact with the organisers at Helfer@ibra2023.de
Exhibition news are currently flowing in regular intervals in the German-speaking part of the website at https://ibra2023.de/aktuelles
Visit IBRA 2023 download centre in order to get the Press Releases, IBRA Logo and IBRA ads, the latter in all possible sizes: https://ibra2023.de/en/info-en/download-center-en
The 1st Annual Crawford Festival 2022 by the RPSL
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 literature.
A keynote address entitled “Crawford in Context, the place of the 26th Earl in philatelic history” by David Beech FRPSL opened the programme on 28th June, with contributions through the first day on resources for research. The second day, 29th June, opened by Brian Trotter RDP Hon. FRPSL, concentrated on the practical aspects of producing a book. In the afternoon this year’s winners of the Crawford Medal were announced: Guillermo F. Gallegos and Joseph D. Hahn for their book The 19th century issues of El Salvador 1867-1900, published by RPSL, 2021.
The detailed programme for the two days can be viewed here: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Crawford-Festival-2022.pdf
You can read more on the 1st Crawford Festival and the Crawford Medal on the RPSL website: https://www.rpsl.org.uk/language/en-US/Home/Library/Events/Crawford-Festival