A year ago, a press release from the Universal Postal Union announced the end of the international Reply Coupon on 31 December 2026:
“Since its introduction on 1 October 1907, the international reply coupon (IRC) has accompanied generations of correspondents, travellers and collectors across the world. Serving as a truly universal paper currency, it enables the holder to pay for postage of an unregistered international airmail letter between the UPU’s 192 member countries. […]. On 17 September 2025, at the 28th Universal Postal Congress in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), the UPU member countries decided, with a view to adapting and simplifying the universal services, to discontinue the IRC as of 31 December 2026. This decision is a natural progression within the broader transformation of international postal services, in alignment with the digital practices and modern outlook of their customers. […].”
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https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/irc-800.jpg800800Costas Chazapishttps://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fepanews_logo-107x138-1.pngCostas Chazapis2026-10-14 08:27:182026-10-14 08:30:57The International Reply Coupon Enters the History Books
ITALIA 2026 International Philatelic Literature Exhibition will be held from 15 to 18 October in Rome under FEPA Specialised Patronage and under the Patronage of the European Academy of
Philately (AEP), the International Association of Philatelic Experts (AIEP) and the International Association of Philatelic Journalists and Authors (AIJP) and L’ Unione Stampa Filatelica Italiana (USFI).
The press pack includes a four-day programme of parallel events, featuring two important FEPA Seminars held on Friday, 16 October, at 15:00-18:00 hrs.
Received from Frankenphila ’27 / Naposta organisers:
This is the first newsletter from FRANKENPHILA ‘27 / NAPOSTA. We are delighted to invite the German and European philatelic community to Erlangen, to the Heinrich-Lades-Halle, from 10 to 12 September 2027, for an exhibition supported by the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V.
The exhibition terms and conditions (IREX) and entry forms for the competition and the literature are now available to download from our website: https://www.frankenphila27.de
We would be delighted to welcome you as an exhibitor and, of course, as a visitor too.
The International Reply Coupon Enters the History Books
A year ago, a press release from the Universal Postal Union announced the end of the international Reply Coupon on 31 December 2026:
“Since its introduction on 1 October 1907, the international reply coupon (IRC) has accompanied generations of correspondents, travellers and collectors across the world. Serving as a truly universal paper currency, it enables the holder to pay for postage of an unregistered international airmail letter between the UPU’s 192 member countries. […]. On 17 September 2025, at the 28th Universal Postal Congress in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), the UPU member countries decided, with a view to adapting and simplifying the universal services, to discontinue the IRC as of 31 December 2026. This decision is a natural progression within the broader transformation of international postal services, in alignment with the digital practices and modern outlook of their customers. […].”
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ITALIA 2026 Press Pack
ITALIA 2026 International Philatelic Literature Exhibition will be held from 15 to 18 October in Rome under FEPA Specialised Patronage and under the Patronage of the European Academy of
Philately (AEP), the International Association of Philatelic Experts (AIEP) and the International Association of Philatelic Journalists and Authors (AIJP) and L’ Unione Stampa Filatelica Italiana (USFI).
The press pack includes a four-day programme of parallel events, featuring two important FEPA Seminars held on Friday, 16 October, at 15:00-18:00 hrs.
ITALIA 2026 Press Pack: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Italia2026PressPack.pdf
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Frankenphila ’27 / Naposta: Newsletter No. 1
Received from Frankenphila ’27 / Naposta organisers:
This is the first newsletter from FRANKENPHILA ‘27 / NAPOSTA. We are delighted to invite the German and European philatelic community to Erlangen, to the Heinrich-Lades-Halle, from 10 to 12 September 2027, for an exhibition supported by the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V.
The exhibition terms and conditions (IREX) and entry forms for the competition and the literature are now available to download from our website: https://www.frankenphila27.de
We would be delighted to welcome you as an exhibitor and, of course, as a visitor too.
The newsletter: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/frankenphila27_nsl_01.pdf
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