From 1st May 2023 to 1st June 2024, the French Philatelic Federation (Fédération Française des Associations Philatéliques, FFAP), in partnership with Adphile, have been the organisers of the “2024 European Youth Sport Philately Challenge”, a European Youth Competition. The competition is open to youngsters aged 8 to 21, members of European philatelic societies, affiliated to the FEPA member federations. The event will take place on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and has been granted FEPA Recognition.
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We received the following Press Release from Stamp Active:
The familiar “Youth Zone”, sponsored by the Philatelic Traders’ Society, returned to Stampex, manned by volunteers from the Stamp Active Network.
Stamp Active had laid on a display of sports stamps and related activities, with youngsters winning points for the popular free children’s auction on Saturday or exchanging points for prizes. The “Lucky Dip”, “Guess the Number of Stamps in the Jar” and “Spin A Prize” games added to the fun. All young visitors received £20 in vouchers to spend at the show, financed by Stamp Active as a result of their fund-raising efforts and dealer patrons. Many dealers were also generous in giving big discounts to the kids on what they had chosen or free items, which were greatly appreciated. This was all very well-received and resulted in some exciting youngsters around the Show. The Show Zone also included a PostCrossing session in the auditorium on Saturday.
The team were pleased to entertain a Year 3 School Group from St. John’s Primary School, Highbury, who listened to a presentation about the history of stamps. They then completed a range of activities including “Design a Stamp”, a “Quiz”, “Guess the Number of Stamps in the Sack” and created their own Greetings Card with “Stamp Art”. Overall, it was a busy session and the youngsters had to be persuaded to leave, such was their enthusiasm. Some returned on Saturday to take part in the activities and auction, showing that they had enjoyed their first visit.
The auction was run again by Keith Burton of the Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS) who challenged the young collectors to choose from 30 lots to bid for their favourites. It was held in the Spink Auditorium, which provided a very professional atmosphere for the event. There was fierce competition for some of the more popular items. The kids roared their appreciation at the end for the generous donations from dealers and friends that made up the lots. At the end of the auction, there was a prize draw for a Penny Black, donated by Robin Cassell of Mulready Philatelics, which was won by Xanthe Page, aged 11, from St. Helens.
The best overall entry in the British Youth Stamp Championships came from Dominic Beattie of Aylesbury, aged 17, for a 16 page entry on “Die Ziffernserie”.
Commenting on the event, Chair of Stamp Active, Susan Henderson, said “Stampex exceeded our expectations, particularly as there was a rail strike on our big day. Feedback from the children and their parents was excellent and made all our effort worthwhile. There was lots of fun. The youngsters enjoyed spending their £20 vouchers and we believe some of the dealers were very generous on what they gave to them. Lots of happy young collectors!”
Photo: 1d Black winner Xanthe Page with Robin Cassell.
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From 6 to 8 October, Palermo will host the third physical meeting “Tavolo dei «postali»” (Postmen’s Table).
The “Tavolo dei «postali»” was born as an idea in 2018. It found supporters in the Institute of Postal Historical Studies “Aldo Cecchi”, the Unione Stampa Filatelica Italiana (Italian Philatelic Press Union) and the Vaccari News. Later, the cultural centre of what is now the MIMIT (Ministry of Business and Made in Italy) was added, participating through the Historical Museum of Communication.
In Italy, there are various entities, public (such as museums and municipalities) or private (associations and individuals), which understand postal activities as modules of art, conservation, culture and entertainment. The idea was to put everyone at the same table (hence the name), let them get to know each other and interact with each other or interested third parties.
2024 European Youth Sport Philately Challenge
From 1st May 2023 to 1st June 2024, the French Philatelic Federation (Fédération Française des Associations Philatéliques, FFAP), in partnership with Adphile, have been the organisers of the “2024 European Youth Sport Philately Challenge”, a European Youth Competition. The competition is open to youngsters aged 8 to 21, members of European philatelic societies, affiliated to the FEPA member federations. The event will take place on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and has been granted FEPA Recognition.
Deadline for entry forms: 15 February 2024
Regulations:
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FFAP_youth_2024_regulations.pdf
Entry form (FR):
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FFAP_youth_2024_entryform.pdf
Entry form (EN):
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FFAP_youth_2024_entryform_EN.pdf
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Kids roar at STAMPEX INTERNATIONAL 2023
We received the following Press Release from Stamp Active:
The familiar “Youth Zone”, sponsored by the Philatelic Traders’ Society, returned to Stampex, manned by volunteers from the Stamp Active Network.
Stamp Active had laid on a display of sports stamps and related activities, with youngsters winning points for the popular free children’s auction on Saturday or exchanging points for prizes. The “Lucky Dip”, “Guess the Number of Stamps in the Jar” and “Spin A Prize” games added to the fun. All young visitors received £20 in vouchers to spend at the show, financed by Stamp Active as a result of their fund-raising efforts and dealer patrons. Many dealers were also generous in giving big discounts to the kids on what they had chosen or free items, which were greatly appreciated. This was all very well-received and resulted in some exciting youngsters around the Show. The Show Zone also included a PostCrossing session in the auditorium on Saturday.
The team were pleased to entertain a Year 3 School Group from St. John’s Primary School, Highbury, who listened to a presentation about the history of stamps. They then completed a range of activities including “Design a Stamp”, a “Quiz”, “Guess the Number of Stamps in the Sack” and created their own Greetings Card with “Stamp Art”. Overall, it was a busy session and the youngsters had to be persuaded to leave, such was their enthusiasm. Some returned on Saturday to take part in the activities and auction, showing that they had enjoyed their first visit.
The auction was run again by Keith Burton of the Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS) who challenged the young collectors to choose from 30 lots to bid for their favourites. It was held in the Spink Auditorium, which provided a very professional atmosphere for the event. There was fierce competition for some of the more popular items. The kids roared their appreciation at the end for the generous donations from dealers and friends that made up the lots. At the end of the auction, there was a prize draw for a Penny Black, donated by Robin Cassell of Mulready Philatelics, which was won by Xanthe Page, aged 11, from St. Helens.
The best overall entry in the British Youth Stamp Championships came from Dominic Beattie of Aylesbury, aged 17, for a 16 page entry on “Die Ziffernserie”.
Commenting on the event, Chair of Stamp Active, Susan Henderson, said “Stampex exceeded our expectations, particularly as there was a rail strike on our big day. Feedback from the children and their parents was excellent and made all our effort worthwhile. There was lots of fun. The youngsters enjoyed spending their £20 vouchers and we believe some of the dealers were very generous on what they gave to them. Lots of happy young collectors!”
Photo: 1d Black winner Xanthe Page with Robin Cassell.
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“Tavolo dei «postali»”, Palermo, Sicily: 6-8 October
From 6 to 8 October, Palermo will host the third physical meeting “Tavolo dei «postali»” (Postmen’s Table).
The “Tavolo dei «postali»” was born as an idea in 2018. It found supporters in the Institute of Postal Historical Studies “Aldo Cecchi”, the Unione Stampa Filatelica Italiana (Italian Philatelic Press Union) and the Vaccari News. Later, the cultural centre of what is now the MIMIT (Ministry of Business and Made in Italy) was added, participating through the Historical Museum of Communication.
In Italy, there are various entities, public (such as museums and municipalities) or private (associations and individuals), which understand postal activities as modules of art, conservation, culture and entertainment. The idea was to put everyone at the same table (hence the name), let them get to know each other and interact with each other or interested third parties.
Meeting programme: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Tavolo-dei-postali-Oct-2023.pdf
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