EXFILNA and JUVENIA 2025 were held at the Baluarte de la Candelaria in Cádiz from 5 to 9 November, standing out as a highly successful national philatelic event. During those days, various activities took place, including presentations of postal issues, guided tours of the city, workshops, conferences, and exhibitions of philatelic collections. In addition, several cultural activities were held, including outdoor drawing with Urban Sketchers, school visits, and discussions on philatelic and cultural topics.
The event was made possible thanks to the support of the Cádiz City Council, the Cádiz Provincial Council, Correos (the Spanish postal service), the FNMT (Spanish Royal Mint), ANFIL (Association of Philatelic Entities of Cádiz), EDIFIL (Association of Philatelic Entities of Cádiz), local businesses, schools, and participants.
One of the central events was the “Draw a Stamp for Cádiz” Contest, in which more than 1,500 students from public and private schools in Cádiz and the surrounding province participated. The First Prize in the Children’s Category went to María del Mar Cuevas Pacheco from the Juan Pablo II School in San Pedro, La Línea de la Concepción, and the Youth Category Prize went to Julia López-Cepero Guzmán from the Las Banderas Secondary School in El Puerto de Santa María.
JUVENIA 2025 Grand Prize: David Junquera Guerrero, “Evolution and History of European Castles.”
EXFILNA 2025 Grand Prize: Eugenio de Quesada, “Mail without Correos in the Spanish Empire.”
Champions Class Grand Prize: José Alberto Barreras Barreras, “Alfonso XII, Last Issues.”
Photo: Eugenio de Quesada receives the Grand Prix from Ms Nuria Lera Hervás, Director of Philately and Institutional Relations, at Correos. [Summary based on text and photos provided by Rafael Acuña Castillo]
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The Postimuseo has donated its extensive collection of foreign postage stamps to the Finnish Philatelic Federation. The collection consists of stamp material accumulated through exchanges with the postal administrations of various countries up until the early 2000s, as a result of Finland’s membership in the UPU. The material is arranged by country in collection albums and stock books. Some items are mounted on exhibition pages, while others are sorted as loose stamps in envelopes. Altogether, the material amounts to approximately 80 shelf metres.
The Postal Museum had previously expanded its collections to include foreign philately as well. The materials were donated because they are no longer part of the museum’s current collection policy. The Philatelic Federation has full usage rights to all the material received as a donation.
The Postal Museum offered the donation primarily to the Finnish Philatelic Federation, as it is the umbrella organisation for Finnish philatelic societies, whose main task is to provide services to its member associations. The Federation has gratefully accepted the donation, and the board intends to further support and encourage the activities of the member associations, which the donation helps to enable. The board will present a concrete proposal on the matter at next spring’s general assembly.
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Claudio Ernesto Mario Manzati has sent us the following report from Beirut.
Three years ago, when Billy Karam submitted the application for the Lebanese Association of Philately (LAP) to join FEPA, he could not have imagined such public success, media coverage and active participation by the most important public and political authorities in Lebanon.
Perhaps it was the date chosen, 22 November, Lebanon’s Independence Day in 1943; or perhaps it was the location, the Sofitel le Gabriel, coincidentally located on Rue de l’Indépendance, in the city centre; or perhaps it was the 500 metres of available space (the entire second floor), which accommodated the collections and 20 dealer tables, along with the Lebanese Post Office, which had issued a miniature sheet commemorating the event.
Among the authorities present were the Governor of Beirut, Mr Marwan Abboud; the Minister of Telecommunications, Mr Charles Hajj; the Minister of Tourism, Ms Laura Khazen Lahoud; the Minister of Information, Mr Paul Morcos; and former Prime Minister, Mr Tammam Salam, son of one of the founders of the state in 1943.
On Saturday, 22 November, at the Grand Opening, officiated by Fadi Nicolas Barcha, the first speaker that addressed the audience was Billy Karam, LAP President, who welcomed the guests. He was followed by Benoit Gervais, CEO of the Yvert & Tellier Catalogue; Claudio Ernesto Mario Manzati, FEPA Director, who read the message from Bill Hedley, FEPA President; and Charles Hajj, Minister of Telecommunications.
The exhibition, comprising 27 collections in 45 frames, continued on Sunday, 23 June, again with a large turnout and great satisfaction among dealers across Lebanon. Thanks in part to the great vitality of President Billy Karam, the organisational skills demonstrated by the LAP team will enable Lebanon to aspire to its next event right away, taking a further leap forward by organising a competitive exhibition under the auspices of FEPA. I was honoured to have had the opportunity and pleasure to participate in this wonderful event and to enjoy Lebanese hospitality.
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EXFILNA and JUVENIA 2025 Successfully Held in Cádiz
EXFILNA and JUVENIA 2025 were held at the Baluarte de la Candelaria in Cádiz from 5 to 9 November, standing out as a highly successful national philatelic event. During those days, various activities took place, including presentations of postal issues, guided tours of the city, workshops, conferences, and exhibitions of philatelic collections. In addition, several cultural activities were held, including outdoor drawing with Urban Sketchers, school visits, and discussions on philatelic and cultural topics.
The event was made possible thanks to the support of the Cádiz City Council, the Cádiz Provincial Council, Correos (the Spanish postal service), the FNMT (Spanish Royal Mint), ANFIL (Association of Philatelic Entities of Cádiz), EDIFIL (Association of Philatelic Entities of Cádiz), local businesses, schools, and participants.
One of the central events was the “Draw a Stamp for Cádiz” Contest, in which more than 1,500 students from public and private schools in Cádiz and the surrounding province participated. The First Prize in the Children’s Category went to María del Mar Cuevas Pacheco from the Juan Pablo II School in San Pedro, La Línea de la Concepción, and the Youth Category Prize went to Julia López-Cepero Guzmán from the Las Banderas Secondary School in El Puerto de Santa María.
JUVENIA 2025 Grand Prize: David Junquera Guerrero, “Evolution and History of European Castles.”
EXFILNA 2025 Grand Prize: Eugenio de Quesada, “Mail without Correos in the Spanish Empire.”
Champions Class Grand Prize: José Alberto Barreras Barreras, “Alfonso XII, Last Issues.”
The Palmares booklet: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PALMARES-EXFILNA-Y-JUVENIA-2025.pdf
Photo: Eugenio de Quesada receives the Grand Prix from Ms Nuria Lera Hervás, Director of Philately and Institutional Relations, at Correos.
[Summary based on text and photos provided by Rafael Acuña Castillo]
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Postal Museum’s Donation to the Finnish Philatelic Federation
The Postimuseo has donated its extensive collection of foreign postage stamps to the Finnish Philatelic Federation. The collection consists of stamp material accumulated through exchanges with the postal administrations of various countries up until the early 2000s, as a result of Finland’s membership in the UPU. The material is arranged by country in collection albums and stock books. Some items are mounted on exhibition pages, while others are sorted as loose stamps in envelopes. Altogether, the material amounts to approximately 80 shelf metres.
The Postal Museum had previously expanded its collections to include foreign philately as well. The materials were donated because they are no longer part of the museum’s current collection policy. The Philatelic Federation has full usage rights to all the material received as a donation.
The Postal Museum offered the donation primarily to the Finnish Philatelic Federation, as it is the umbrella organisation for Finnish philatelic societies, whose main task is to provide services to its member associations. The Federation has gratefully accepted the donation, and the board intends to further support and encourage the activities of the member associations, which the donation helps to enable. The board will present a concrete proposal on the matter at next spring’s general assembly.
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The echo of the first Lebanese Philatelic Exhibition
Claudio Ernesto Mario Manzati has sent us the following report from Beirut.
Three years ago, when Billy Karam submitted the application for the Lebanese Association of Philately (LAP) to join FEPA, he could not have imagined such public success, media coverage and active participation by the most important public and political authorities in Lebanon.
Perhaps it was the date chosen, 22 November, Lebanon’s Independence Day in 1943; or perhaps it was the location, the Sofitel le Gabriel, coincidentally located on Rue de l’Indépendance, in the city centre; or perhaps it was the 500 metres of available space (the entire second floor), which accommodated the collections and 20 dealer tables, along with the Lebanese Post Office, which had issued a miniature sheet commemorating the event.
Among the authorities present were the Governor of Beirut, Mr Marwan Abboud; the Minister of Telecommunications, Mr Charles Hajj; the Minister of Tourism, Ms Laura Khazen Lahoud; the Minister of Information, Mr Paul Morcos; and former Prime Minister, Mr Tammam Salam, son of one of the founders of the state in 1943.
On Saturday, 22 November, at the Grand Opening, officiated by Fadi Nicolas Barcha, the first speaker that addressed the audience was Billy Karam, LAP President, who welcomed the guests. He was followed by Benoit Gervais, CEO of the Yvert & Tellier Catalogue; Claudio Ernesto Mario Manzati, FEPA Director, who read the message from Bill Hedley, FEPA President; and Charles Hajj, Minister of Telecommunications.
The exhibition, comprising 27 collections in 45 frames, continued on Sunday, 23 June, again with a large turnout and great satisfaction among dealers across Lebanon. Thanks in part to the great vitality of President Billy Karam, the organisational skills demonstrated by the LAP team will enable Lebanon to aspire to its next event right away, taking a further leap forward by organising a competitive exhibition under the auspices of FEPA. I was honoured to have had the opportunity and pleasure to participate in this wonderful event and to enjoy Lebanese hospitality.
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