The Cyprus Postal Services and the Cyprus Philatelic Society in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Culture, announced a Cyprus Student Philatelic Competition among students of 14 years old in middle class, public and private education on the following subject: Churches and Monasteries of Cyprus and Cyprus Stamps
The Jury awarded the prizes and honorary diplomas that were presented by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mrs. Vassiliki Anastasiades as follows:
First Prize: 500 Euros, Marios Avraam – Gymnasium Katholikis (Left picture). Second Prize : 300 Euros, Christiana Megerian, Agios Dometios Gymnasium (Right picture).
Kostantina Hatzikosti, Third Prize: 200 Euros, Plati Aglangias Gymnasium (Left photo). 1st Praise Maria Christodoulou, Saint Barbara Gymnasium (Right photo)
2nd Praise, Kyriaki Hadzisolomi – Privet School Forum (Left photo) . 3rd Praise, Andreas Neokleous – Saint Dometios Gymnasium (Right photo)
4th and 5th Praise Christodoulos Psathas Paralimni, Gymnasium and Aggelina Vlachou, Kostantinoupoleos Gymnasium (Left photo). 6th Praise Maria Fatta Konstantinoupoleos Gymnasium (Right photo)
7th Praise Maria Kounnafi, Saint Stylianou Gymnasium (Left Photo). In the right picture all the 10 girls and boys awardees.
Address of the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mrs. Vassiliki Anastasiades at the ceremony of awarding the Prizes and Diplomas to the 2nd grade students of the Public and Private High Schools, who were distinguished in the written Pancyprian Student Philatelic Competition of 2018-2019 on the subject “Churches and Monasteries of Cyprus and Cypriot Stamps” on Tuesday 7 May 2019, 11.30 am at the Cyprus Philatelic Society
Dear Friends,
It is with a great pleasure and satisfaction that I accepted for the 19th consecutive year, the invitation of the Cyprus Philatelic Society to present now the awards to the students of the 2nd class of the public and private high Schools, that appeared in better light in the Cyprus Student Philatelic Competition during the years 2018-2019, with a new subject of “Cyprus Churches, Monasteries and Cyprus Stamps”.
I warmly congratulate all of you, the participants for choosing to spend some of your free time exploring, studying and writing a remarkable and unique text for the relationship between the Churches and Monasteries of Cyprus and the Cyprus Stamps. This alone demonstrates the sensitivity and quality of your quests on issues such as the history and culture of our place. History and culture are elements that teach and help a people grow and mature.
The joy that is today painted on your faces is proof that the Pan-Cypriot Student Philatelic Contest, which has become an interesting institution, has much to offer. Your rich texts express your ideas about the relations between the Churches and Monasteries of Cyprus, the Cypriot Stamps, as well as the people as they are depicted in an artistic way by the relevant representations that are subtly, discreetly and over time displayed by the Cyprus stamps.
Although the dimensions of the stamps are so small, as precious miniatures, they have the distinct privilege and power to convey and display around the world many elements of the culture of a country. As you will have seen the stamps issued by the Cyprus Postal Services, wherever they travel, they show Cyprus, its history, its ancient culture and its natural wealth.
With their elegant depictions and their beauty, they attract and enchant all the people, Youngers and Olders, on all the backs and the lengths of the Earth. Beyond magic and beauty, these artistic creations are a matter of concern to people and sensitize them to key issues that concern the whole of humankind.
Dear students, dear friends,
I wish with all my heart that your current success will become the springboard, which will lead you to realize many other small and big goals in your life for your own good and the good of our country.
In closing this brief greeting, I would like to congratulate the Cyprus Postal Services, the Cyprus Philatelic Society, the Ministry of Education and Culture, and especially the Schools’ Directors and Teachers, as well as the parents who cooperated and encouraged their children to take part in this competition.
Thank you
Left, Mr Andreas Gregoriou Director of Cyprus Postal Services. Right, Nicos Rangos, President of the Cyprus Philatelic Society and Director of the FEPA Board
After the awards in the centre: Her Excellency the Minister Lady Vasiliki Anastasiadou and at the right side the open minded Mr Andreas Gregoriou Director of Cyprus Postal Services
On the first line are present the Officials: Her Excellency the Minister of Communications Mrs Vasiliki Anastasiadou, Mr Andreas Gregoriou Director of Cyprus Postal Services, Mr Pavlos Pavlides Vice Director, Mr Marinos Kortas and Mrs Soula Michaelidou.
Advices were offered by Mr Dimitris Sammas who is responsible for Cyprus Philatelic Services.
Cyprus Philatelic Society premises, as you may see, were used for the invited fathers, mothers, parents, school directors, professors and friends for a warm reception.
Nicos Rangos
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From left to right: Frank Walton, Birthe King and Richard Stock
The World Exhibition LONDON 2020 will host an enormous amount of philatelic activities. Birthe King has successfully even if yet provisionally, agreed with Frank Walton, Chairman of London 2020 Organising Committee, Richard Stock, representing the Royal Philatelic Society London and Philip Longbottom, Office Manager of London 2020, to give continuity to the series of FEPA Seminars on Youth and Picture Postcard after the successful presentations on occasion of FINLANDIA 2017 and PRAGA 2018.
London 2020 has also invited to host the FEPA Congress that would be held at the new premises of the Royal Philatelic Society London at 15 Abchurch Lane.
The two seminars will take place at the Exhibition venue, the Business Design Centre.
The mentioned presentations of 2017 and 2018 on Youth Philately and Picture Postcard are still available for download at
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NORDIA 2019 is in scheduled time for the exhibition at Sharpsburg, Norway, August 23. – 25. 2019. The application time limit has now been closed, and the organizing committee is working with the arrangement of the classes and frames. So far we are counting around 600 frames, including the invited class.
The jury is set, and we are proud to have one of the FEPA Board members among us. Birthe King has accepted to be in the jury, along with well known FIP/ FEPA accredited jurors, and Nordic jury members.
There will be several meetings containing lectures during the rather short period for the exhibition, like The Norwegian Postal History Society, War-and Field Post Society, Ship mail Society. The Norwegian Federation of Philatelists will as well arrange the Congress (every second year) during the exhibition.
This means lots of activities during the show.
I do have to mention the invited class, representing something special. The idea is to show the public something connected to the Nordic countries, and thereof the exhibits are in «open class».
The list is as follows:
Chris King with his classic postal history of Lübeck, probably the best ever made regarding this area. As Lübeck was «The Classic Port to Scandinavia» it is representative for mail to and from the Nordic countries, and FIP-large gold medal tells quite a lot of the quality of this exhibit.
Birthe King will bring her open class exhibit: «Conflict, Concience and Camps 1932-49» about the Danish conditions before-during-after WW II and the German occupation. The exhibit has received the honour of being printed in Vol. 46 Edition D’Or by Köhler. Come and have a look!
Iva Mouritsen is showing her beautiful «A Royal Menage á Trois» about the more or less insane King Fredrik VII / the Queen Caroline Mathilde, – and Struensee. This was a dramatic historical event during 1770-72 when Struensee was accused of High Treason and executed in 1772. IT was rewarded with a large gold medal at the FIP exhibition in Prague last year – only showing five frames!
Peter Hornung will show eight frames of Royal letters, – mail to and from Royal Families around Europe from historic time and onwards.
Gunnar Melbøewill show five frames of «Narvik at War» – also as open class. This is a fascinating story of foreign troops in Norway during the first part of WW II. This is also about the first German setback during WWII and political decisions inflicting the war.
At Saturday (most likely) there will be Powerpoint presentations of all the invited exhibits, telling about the idea behind, the story-lines, finding material, how to present the material – something for any philatelist!
We do hope for lots of visitors, as the admission is free. The exhibition will as well be a «compact» one. All the arrangements will be at the hotel used for this event.
Quality Hotel, Grålum, Sarpsborg has a favourable offer with full pension (breakfast/ lunch/ dinner) for only NOK 1650 pr. night, and is located on the west side of the E 6, just 33 km north of the Swedish/Norwegian border.
Welcome to you all, – and we are hoping for a nice show.
Cyprus Students Philatelic Competition
REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
COMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS AND POSTAL SERVICES
Nicosia, 7 May 2019
The Cyprus Postal Services and the Cyprus Philatelic Society in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Culture, announced a Cyprus Student Philatelic Competition among students of 14 years old in middle class, public and private education on the following subject: Churches and Monasteries of Cyprus and Cyprus Stamps
The Jury awarded the prizes and honorary diplomas that were presented by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mrs. Vassiliki Anastasiades as follows:
First Prize: 500 Euros, Marios Avraam – Gymnasium Katholikis (Left picture). Second Prize : 300 Euros, Christiana Megerian, Agios Dometios Gymnasium (Right picture).
Kostantina Hatzikosti, Third Prize: 200 Euros, Plati Aglangias Gymnasium (Left photo). 1st Praise Maria Christodoulou, Saint Barbara Gymnasium (Right photo)
2nd Praise, Kyriaki Hadzisolomi – Privet School Forum (Left photo) . 3rd Praise, Andreas Neokleous – Saint Dometios Gymnasium (Right photo)
4th and 5th Praise Christodoulos Psathas Paralimni, Gymnasium and Aggelina Vlachou, Kostantinoupoleos Gymnasium (Left photo). 6th Praise Maria Fatta Konstantinoupoleos Gymnasium (Right photo)
7th Praise Maria Kounnafi, Saint Stylianou Gymnasium (Left Photo). In the right picture all the 10 girls and boys awardees.
Address of the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mrs. Vassiliki Anastasiades at the ceremony of awarding the Prizes and Diplomas to the 2nd grade students of the Public and Private High Schools, who were distinguished in the written Pancyprian Student Philatelic Competition of 2018-2019 on the subject “Churches and Monasteries of Cyprus and Cypriot Stamps” on Tuesday 7 May 2019, 11.30 am at the Cyprus Philatelic Society
Dear Friends,
It is with a great pleasure and satisfaction that I accepted for the 19th consecutive year, the invitation of the Cyprus Philatelic Society to present now the awards to the students of the 2nd class of the public and private high Schools, that appeared in better light in the Cyprus Student Philatelic Competition during the years 2018-2019, with a new subject of “Cyprus Churches, Monasteries and Cyprus Stamps”.
I warmly congratulate all of you, the participants for choosing to spend some of your free time exploring, studying and writing a remarkable and unique text for the relationship between the Churches and Monasteries of Cyprus and the Cyprus Stamps. This alone demonstrates the sensitivity and quality of your quests on issues such as the history and culture of our place. History and culture are elements that teach and help a people grow and mature.
The joy that is today painted on your faces is proof that the Pan-Cypriot Student Philatelic Contest, which has become an interesting institution, has much to offer. Your rich texts express your ideas about the relations between the Churches and Monasteries of Cyprus, the Cypriot Stamps, as well as the people as they are depicted in an artistic way by the relevant representations that are subtly, discreetly and over time displayed by the Cyprus stamps.
Although the dimensions of the stamps are so small, as precious miniatures, they have the distinct privilege and power to convey and display around the world many elements of the culture of a country. As you will have seen the stamps issued by the Cyprus Postal Services, wherever they travel, they show Cyprus, its history, its ancient culture and its natural wealth.
With their elegant depictions and their beauty, they attract and enchant all the people, Youngers and Olders, on all the backs and the lengths of the Earth. Beyond magic and beauty, these artistic creations are a matter of concern to people and sensitize them to key issues that concern the whole of humankind.
Dear students, dear friends,
I wish with all my heart that your current success will become the springboard, which will lead you to realize many other small and big goals in your life for your own good and the good of our country.
In closing this brief greeting, I would like to congratulate the Cyprus Postal Services, the Cyprus Philatelic Society, the Ministry of Education and Culture, and especially the Schools’ Directors and Teachers, as well as the parents who cooperated and encouraged their children to take part in this competition.
Thank you
Left, Mr Andreas Gregoriou Director of Cyprus Postal Services. Right, Nicos Rangos, President of the Cyprus Philatelic Society and Director of the FEPA Board
After the awards in the centre: Her Excellency the Minister Lady Vasiliki Anastasiadou and at the right side the open minded Mr Andreas Gregoriou Director of Cyprus Postal Services
On the first line are present the Officials: Her Excellency the Minister of Communications Mrs Vasiliki Anastasiadou, Mr Andreas Gregoriou Director of Cyprus Postal Services, Mr Pavlos Pavlides Vice Director, Mr Marinos Kortas and Mrs Soula Michaelidou.
Advices were offered by Mr Dimitris Sammas who is responsible for Cyprus Philatelic Services.
Cyprus Philatelic Society premises, as you may see, were used for the invited fathers, mothers, parents, school directors, professors and friends for a warm reception.
Nicos Rangos
Youth and Picture Postcard Seminars in LONDON 2020
From left to right: Frank Walton, Birthe King and Richard Stock
The World Exhibition LONDON 2020 will host an enormous amount of philatelic activities. Birthe King has successfully even if yet provisionally, agreed with Frank Walton, Chairman of London 2020 Organising Committee, Richard Stock, representing the Royal Philatelic Society London and Philip Longbottom, Office Manager of London 2020, to give continuity to the series of FEPA Seminars on Youth and Picture Postcard after the successful presentations on occasion of FINLANDIA 2017 and PRAGA 2018.
London 2020 has also invited to host the FEPA Congress that would be held at the new premises of the Royal Philatelic Society London at 15 Abchurch Lane.
The two seminars will take place at the Exhibition venue, the Business Design Centre.
The mentioned presentations of 2017 and 2018 on Youth Philately and Picture Postcard are still available for download at
https://fepanews.com/complete-fepa-seminars-on-picture-postcards/
and at
https://fepanews.com/news/eight-presentations-of-the-fepa-symposium-of-youth-philately/
NORDIA 2019 – AN UPDATING
The jury is set, and we are proud to have one of the FEPA Board members among us. Birthe King has accepted to be in the jury, along with well known FIP/ FEPA accredited jurors, and Nordic jury members.
There will be several meetings containing lectures during the rather short period for the exhibition, like The Norwegian Postal History Society, War-and Field Post Society, Ship mail Society. The Norwegian Federation of Philatelists will as well arrange the Congress (every second year) during the exhibition.
This means lots of activities during the show.
I do have to mention the invited class, representing something special. The idea is to show the public something connected to the Nordic countries, and thereof the exhibits are in «open class».
The list is as follows:
Chris King with his classic postal history of Lübeck, probably the best ever made regarding this area. As Lübeck was «The Classic Port to Scandinavia» it is representative for mail to and from the Nordic countries, and FIP-large gold medal tells quite a lot of the quality of this exhibit.
Birthe King will bring her open class exhibit: «Conflict, Concience and Camps 1932-49» about the Danish conditions before-during-after WW II and the German occupation. The exhibit has received the honour of being printed in Vol. 46 Edition D’Or by Köhler. Come and have a look!
Iva Mouritsen is showing her beautiful «A Royal Menage á Trois» about the more or less insane King Fredrik VII / the Queen Caroline Mathilde, – and Struensee. This was a dramatic historical event during 1770-72 when Struensee was accused of High Treason and executed in 1772. IT was rewarded with a large gold medal at the FIP exhibition in Prague last year – only showing five frames!
Peter Hornung will show eight frames of Royal letters, – mail to and from Royal Families around Europe from historic time and onwards.
Gunnar Melbøewill show five frames of «Narvik at War» – also as open class. This is a fascinating story of foreign troops in Norway during the first part of WW II. This is also about the first German setback during WWII and political decisions inflicting the war.
At Saturday (most likely) there will be Powerpoint presentations of all the invited exhibits, telling about the idea behind, the story-lines, finding material, how to present the material – something for any philatelist!
We do hope for lots of visitors, as the admission is free. The exhibition will as well be a «compact» one. All the arrangements will be at the hotel used for this event.
Quality Hotel, Grålum, Sarpsborg has a favourable offer with full pension (breakfast/ lunch/ dinner) for only NOK 1650 pr. night, and is located on the west side of the E 6, just 33 km north of the Swedish/Norwegian border.
Welcome to you all, – and we are hoping for a nice show.
Ivar Sundsbø – Leader of the Philatelic Committee