Robert Ballauri (1925-2006) was a prominent philatelic figure in his homeland, also well-known outside Albania. In 1998 he visualised, created and published the Koleksionisti magazine, as the house organ of the Association of Collectors of Albania. Ballauri’s main concern was to bring the magazine in front of a wider audience, so many of the articles were bilingual; if not, it would be followed by a summary in English. The magazine is primarily of philatelic nature, however some of its articles deal with other collectables, like coins, medals, postcards etc.
Following the loss of Ballauri the publication of the magazine was supsended between 2006-2008 and reappeared in 2009 under the editorship of Timi Nika (1949-2018). Today, chief editor is Ms. Elsa Ballauri, the late Robert’s daughter.
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A few weeks ago the IBRA 2023 website mentioned that thanks to Richard Borek GmbH & Co. KG, the unique Bordeaux Cover bearing both one penny orange-red and two pence deep blue Mauritius examples will be on display at the IBRA Schatzkammer during the exhibition.
On 9th January, a post in the news section of the website reported that Auktionshaus Heinrich Köhler revealed that the three most valuable rarities of German philately will also be on display:
the only known first day cover of the “Black One”, the Bavarian 1 Kr. stamp of 1 November 1849,
the legendary “Baden misprint” 9 Kr. on cover, which was printed on green instead of pink paper (only one other letter and one piece of cover are known of this one) and
the only complete sheet of the “Saxony Three”, Germany’s second stamp, still in existence.
As we are closing in to the exhibition, more announcements are expected on rarities that will be included at the IBRA Schatzkammer.
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Koleksionisti: From the Association of Collectors of Albania
Robert Ballauri (1925-2006) was a prominent philatelic figure in his homeland, also well-known outside Albania. In 1998 he visualised, created and published the Koleksionisti magazine, as the house organ of the Association of Collectors of Albania. Ballauri’s main concern was to bring the magazine in front of a wider audience, so many of the articles were bilingual; if not, it would be followed by a summary in English. The magazine is primarily of philatelic nature, however some of its articles deal with other collectables, like coins, medals, postcards etc.
Following the loss of Ballauri the publication of the magazine was supsended between 2006-2008 and reappeared in 2009 under the editorship of Timi Nika (1949-2018). Today, chief editor is Ms. Elsa Ballauri, the late Robert’s daughter.
All 38 issues of the Koleksionisti are freely available here: https://www.shksh.al/en/magazine
The Bordeaux Cover and other rarities at IBRA 2023
A few weeks ago the IBRA 2023 website mentioned that thanks to Richard Borek GmbH & Co. KG, the unique Bordeaux Cover bearing both one penny orange-red and two pence deep blue Mauritius examples will be on display at the IBRA Schatzkammer during the exhibition.
On 9th January, a post in the news section of the website reported that Auktionshaus Heinrich Köhler revealed that the three most valuable rarities of German philately will also be on display:
As we are closing in to the exhibition, more announcements are expected on rarities that will be included at the IBRA Schatzkammer.
FEPA News magazine January 2023 now online
FEPA released today the January 2023 issue of FEPA News magazine featuring:
You can read or download the 84-page FEPA News from here:
http://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FN42.pdf (15MB)