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Maximaphily and Postcard exhibition in Luxembourg
Congratulations to the Cercle Philatélique Echternach and the FSPL who succeeded in holding the ’32e Journée Maximaphile & Cartes Postales’ on 24th July in the face of huge problems. First, it was only in early June that the Organisers were able to confirm the exhibition could go ahead following a welcome decrease in the incidence of COVID in Luxembourg, and then on 14th July exceptionally heavy rain caused flooding in Echternach and the conversion of the exhibition hall into a help centre for flood victims. Following high-level consultations, however, the show went ahead with 24 competitive and 13 non-competitive exhibits from several countries in 118 frames.
The prize for best postcard exhibit went to Thomas Wolf for ‘My Life as a Wiener Dog’, and the winner of the best maxi card exhibit was Norbert Maes for his ‘Chronicle of the City of Luxembourg’.
Overall, the visitors and exhibitors were happy to have the opportunity to meet again in person, even under pandemic restrictions, after months of virtual meetings and almost all the souvenir material produced for the event was sold.
Thanks to Lars Böttger for providing this report.
FEPA Medal winners announced
The winners of the FEPA Medal for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research 2020, and of the Francis Kiddle Medal for the Best Philatelic Website 2021 have been announced.
The announcement is as follows:
At its videoconference call on 16 July 2021 the FEPA Board carefully considered the proposals received from the member Federations for the FEPA MEDAL FOR EXCEPTIONAL PHILATELIC STUDY AND RESEARCH 2020. The Board was delighted to record that no fewer than 13 nominations had been made for the award and that all the nominations were works of high quality based on thorough and systematic research in a wide variety of different fields. Collectively, the nominations submitted were a clear demonstration of the desire among philatelists and postal historians to share their accumulated knowledge in a professional manner with an international audience.
After discussion the Board agreed to award the FEPA MEDAL FOR EXCEPTIONAL PHILATELIC STUDY AND RESEARCH 2020 to:
MIROSLAV BACHRATY (Slovakia)
for “Slovensko (Slovakia) Postal History 1938-1945 (2 vols).
The runners-up, who were awarded a Certificate, are:
The Board also awarded a Certificate of Appreciation to the authors of other works taken into consideration for the award:
At the same meeting the FEPA Board also agreed to award the FRANCIS KIDDLE MEDAL 2021 FOR THE BEST WEBSITE to:
EXPONET (Czech Republic)
http://www.exponet.info/index.php?lng=EN.
A Certificate was awarded to the runners-up:
Warmest congratulations to the winners of these Medals, and thanks to all participants for their contributions.
HELVETIA 2022: Tourist programmes announced
To celebrate the opening of the postal historical museum at the Bauernhof in Goldau, the Kimmel Foundation has invited visitors to HELVETIA 2022 to take part in specially-organised tours in Switzerland. Two tours are offered with accommodation at the 4* Ameron Hotel Flora in Lucerne and free public transport throughout Switzerland for the entire duration of the stay in addition to transport for organised excursions and some invitations. The invitation letter from the Kimmel Foundation is at Invitation
The first tour will take place from 14th-17th May 2022. Details of the programme are at: Travel Program 1 14. – 17. Mai
The second tour will take place from 23rd-27th May 2022. Details of the programme are at: Travel Program 2 23. – 27. Mai
Each tour will have a maximum of 40 participants so early registration is recommended . The deadline for registration is 30 September 2021. For further information on how to register, go to Information and registration
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