We copy the breaking news from yesterday’s post on the APS website:
The American Philatelic Society Board of Directors unanimously elected Cheryl Ganz as president to replace Bob Zeigler, who stepped down on March 31, 2023. Ganz appointed Greg Galletti to replace her as vice president, confirmed by the APS Board of Directors.
Cheryl Ganz joined the APS in 1976 and has served in many capacities, including the Ethics Committee, Strategic Initiatives and Technology Committee, philatelic judging, and numerous show committees. She has served as Vice President of the APS Board from June 2018 to April 2023.
After earning her Ph.D. in history from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2005, Cheryl joined the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington. In 2007, she became chief curator until her retirement in 2014. She is also the United States Postal Service’s Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee vice-chair.
Cheryl has been recognized internationally for her contributions to philately, including the Collector’s Club’s Alfred F. Lichtenstein Medal for Distinguished Service to Philately (2016) and the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (2018). In 2016, the APS awarded Cheryl the John N. Luff Award, one of the highest recognitions in philately, for Exceptional Contributions to Philately.
[photo credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum website]
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We would like to inform you that informations from 40 invited FEPA countries is running in to our Commissioner General about the different country responsible commissioners. We have received information from 21 countries so far and you can see the list of commissioners at our web-site www.hafnia24.com under “Exhibitor” and “Find your Commissioner”.
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The exhibitor application form will be available mid April as an online input form direct on the website.
We are happy to inform, that Scandinavian Collectors Club (SCC) in U.S.A. has accepted our invitation to attend HAFNIA 24 and commissioner has been appointed.
SCC has a long relation with KPK going back to previous HAFNIA exhibition and also through many NORDIA-exhibitions in Scandinavia, where SCC normally attends.
The 22nd edition of the ‘Augusto Massari’ Prize for philately will take place in Vasto on the occasion of the VastoPhil 2023 national exhibition of Open, Thematic and Maxima Philately, scheduled from 15 to 17 September, at Palazzo d’Avalos, on the initiative of the ‘Nino Piccirilli’ Philatelic Society.
The event is characterised by the “one picture plus” format, which consists of exhibiting only the first frame of each entry, while the others are available on the website to the jury for the evaluation phase and to the public during the exhibition days and afterwards; visitors may browse the exhibits using computers available at the exhibition.
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/massari-800.jpg800800Costas Chazapishttps://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fepanews_logo-107x138-1.pngCostas Chazapis2023-03-30 11:44:332023-06-28 13:38:2022° Premio Internazionale di Filatelia Tematica Musicale ‘Augusto Massari’
New APS President: Dr Cheryl Ganz RDP FRPSL
We copy the breaking news from yesterday’s post on the APS website:
The American Philatelic Society Board of Directors unanimously elected Cheryl Ganz as president to replace Bob Zeigler, who stepped down on March 31, 2023. Ganz appointed Greg Galletti to replace her as vice president, confirmed by the APS Board of Directors.
Cheryl Ganz joined the APS in 1976 and has served in many capacities, including the Ethics Committee, Strategic Initiatives and Technology Committee, philatelic judging, and numerous show committees. She has served as Vice President of the APS Board from June 2018 to April 2023.
After earning her Ph.D. in history from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2005, Cheryl joined the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington. In 2007, she became chief curator until her retirement in 2014. She is also the United States Postal Service’s Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee vice-chair.
Cheryl has been recognized internationally for her contributions to philately, including the Collector’s Club’s Alfred F. Lichtenstein Medal for Distinguished Service to Philately (2016) and the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (2018). In 2016, the APS awarded Cheryl the John N. Luff Award, one of the highest recognitions in philately, for Exceptional Contributions to Philately.
[photo credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum website]
HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #2
Welcome to HAFNIA 24
Newsletter #2
Copenhagen, 31 March 2023
We would like to inform you that informations from 40 invited FEPA countries is running in to our Commissioner General about the different country responsible commissioners. We have received information from 21 countries so far and you can see the list of commissioners at our web-site www.hafnia24.com under “Exhibitor” and “Find your Commissioner”.
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The exhibitor application form will be available mid April as an online input form direct on the website.
From the hafnia24.com webpage
Scandinavian Collectors Club
We are happy to inform, that Scandinavian Collectors Club (SCC) in U.S.A. has accepted our invitation to attend HAFNIA 24 and commissioner has been appointed.
SCC has a long relation with KPK going back to previous HAFNIA exhibition and also through many NORDIA-exhibitions in Scandinavia, where SCC normally attends.
Photo: Strøget, Copenhagen
[photo credit: VisitDenmark Twitter account]
22° Premio Internazionale di Filatelia Tematica Musicale ‘Augusto Massari’
The 22nd edition of the ‘Augusto Massari’ Prize for philately will take place in Vasto on the occasion of the VastoPhil 2023 national exhibition of Open, Thematic and Maxima Philately, scheduled from 15 to 17 September, at Palazzo d’Avalos, on the initiative of the ‘Nino Piccirilli’ Philatelic Society.
The event is characterised by the “one picture plus” format, which consists of exhibiting only the first frame of each entry, while the others are available on the website to the jury for the evaluation phase and to the public during the exhibition days and afterwards; visitors may browse the exhibits using computers available at the exhibition.
The Prix Massari is organised by the Music Group of the Italian Centre for Thematic Philately (CIFT) in cooperation with the Motivgruppe Musik e.V. Since its first edition in 1980, this event has been hosted in Belgium (2 times), France (5) Germany (3), Luxembourg (4) the Netherlands (1), San Marino (1) and, of course, Italy (5). More information is available on the FSFI exhibition portal http://expo.fsfi.it/index.php?CodiceExpo=PremioMassari22&Ambito=USER&Lingua=EN.