Following national exhibitions in Alexandria in 2024 and Heliopolis in 2025, the Philatelic Society of Egypt, under its new President Hany Salam RDP, has revitalised philatelic events in Egypt by introducing new guidelines and procedures. EGYPHILA 2026, held from 16 to 19 September at Cairo’s Digital Innovation Centre ‘Creativa’, attracted exhibitors from twelve countries across North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, with additional collections from the USA.
The exhibition comprised 356 frames, 111 exhibits and 10 philatelic literature entries in ten classes. The Egyptian Post participated with a commemorative stamp marking the centenary of the country’s first airmail stamp. Three seminars covered Venetian communications with Egypt, Thematic exhibiting regulations, and Ottoman Jerusalem postal history. Delegates were also offered a visit to a traditional desert village before the exhibition opened.
The traditional awards dinner was held at the Diplomatic Club. The Grand Prix was awarded to Atef Sarian (United Kingdom) for Egypt 1866-1867, The First Issue.
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping how we search, research, and create. In this engaging and practical session, Tom Droege explores how AI tools like ChatGPT can help you in many areas of Philately. Using real examples, he will demonstrate how AI works, where it excels, where it fails, and how collectors can use it wisely. This is not a technical lecture—it’s a live exploration designed to demystify AI and show how you can use it wisely.
Timbres Passion 2026 in Hyères les Palmiers will allow a large number of people to participate in diverse and varied competitions on 23, 24, and 25 October 2026.
The French Youth Championship is the FFAP’s biennial event, where a large number of collections from young philatelists will be presented through activities such as the ‘Treasure Hunt’ and ‘Relive France…the collection reinvented’.
The French Championships in Thematic, Open Class, Postcards and Polar will allow adults to present the results of their research to the public and participate to encourage the youth.
EGYPHILA 2026 Report and Results
Following national exhibitions in Alexandria in 2024 and Heliopolis in 2025, the Philatelic Society of Egypt, under its new President Hany Salam RDP, has revitalised philatelic events in Egypt by introducing new guidelines and procedures. EGYPHILA 2026, held from 16 to 19 September at Cairo’s Digital Innovation Centre ‘Creativa’, attracted exhibitors from twelve countries across North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, with additional collections from the USA.
The exhibition comprised 356 frames, 111 exhibits and 10 philatelic literature entries in ten classes. The Egyptian Post participated with a commemorative stamp marking the centenary of the country’s first airmail stamp. Three seminars covered Venetian communications with Egypt, Thematic exhibiting regulations, and Ottoman Jerusalem postal history. Delegates were also offered a visit to a traditional desert village before the exhibition opened.
The traditional awards dinner was held at the Diplomatic Club. The Grand Prix was awarded to Atef Sarian (United Kingdom) for Egypt 1866-1867, The First Issue.
The results: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Egyphila2026-pal.pdf
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Tom Droege Explores Latest AI Tools
The Philatelic Traders’ Society Limited reports:
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly reshaping how we search, research, and create. In this engaging and practical session, Tom Droege explores how AI tools like ChatGPT can help you in many areas of Philately. Using real examples, he will demonstrate how AI works, where it excels, where it fails, and how collectors can use it wisely. This is not a technical lecture—it’s a live exploration designed to demystify AI and show how you can use it wisely.
Now on YouTube! https://youtu.be/_BXw2ldzLR0
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Timbres Passion 2026
Timbres Passion 2026 in Hyères les Palmiers will allow a large number of people to participate in diverse and varied competitions on 23, 24, and 25 October 2026.
The French Youth Championship is the FFAP’s biennial event, where a large number of collections from young philatelists will be presented through activities such as the ‘Treasure Hunt’ and ‘Relive France…the collection reinvented’.
The French Championships in Thematic, Open Class, Postcards and Polar will allow adults to present the results of their research to the public and participate to encourage the youth.
Details: https://ffap.net/event/timbres-passion-2026-hyeres-les-palmiers-83
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