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Keeping in touch with on-line developments in philately
We draw your attention to an interesting article by James Gavin (The Digital Philatelist) about how philately is progressing through social media, a topic on which many philatelists are not well informed.
The article describes how the on-line philatelic world is expanding and reaching out to younger collectors in a way that more traditional structures find difficulty in doing. He suggests that collectors no longer ask which organisation to join, but which influencer they should follow and which platform best meets their needs. He also argues that organised philately is adapting too slowly to the new world and that it needs to change and reinvent itself. It is intriguing to find out how much is already happening on social media that many people may not even be aware of.
This article gives fresh impetus to a discussion that has been rumbling for some time and will no doubt continue. It is a sharp reminder that changes involving greater participation in the virtual world that have been forced on philately by the pandemic are likely to be permanent and that there is more to come.
The article can be found at:
https://thedigitalphilatelist.com/opinion-the-new-normal/
FEPA News would be interested to know of any comments that readers may have on this article.
New RDPs sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
We are delighted to report that four well-known European philatelists signed the RDP Roll at the Congress of the Association of British Philatelic Societies in Harrogate, Yorkshire on 24th September.
They are:
Henrik Mouritsen RDP (Denmark)
James Grimwood-Taylor RDP (UK)
Seija-Riitta Laakso RDP (Finland)
José Ramón Moreno RDP (Spain)
Congratulations to all of them on achieving this distinction.
Two other new RDPs elected in 2021, Dénes Czirók (Hungary) and Randy Neil (USA), were not able to come to Harrogate due to current restrictions on international travel and will sign the Roll on a later occasion. They join four others (John Barwis RDP, Michael Ho RDP, Yamil Kouri RDP and Charles Verge RDP) who were elected in 2020 but have not yet been able to sign the Roll.
In addition two names have been added to the Roll as a permanent record of their great contribution to building the foundations of modern philately. They are Alfred Moschkau (1848-1912) from Germany and Victor Suppantschitsch (1838-1919) from Austria.
They were not included on the original list of ‘Fathers of Philately’ due to strong feelings that prevailed in the aftermath of the First World War, but we are very pleased that this omission has now been rectified.
LIBEREC 2022 – Further Information
The European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon will take place at the Hotel Babylon in Liberec, Czech Republic from 13-16 October 2022. The Organisers have applied for FEPA Patronage and FIP Recognition.
The Organisers have just issued additional details about the event, as follows:
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