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Dr. Pavol Lazar, new President of the Union of Philatelists of Slovakia

At the 2nd Session of the ZSF held on September 28, 2019 in Trenčín, new representatives were elected to the bodies of the Union of Philatelists of Slovakia – the ZSF Council and the ZSF Auditing Commission.

The current President, p. Miroslav Ňaršík, by acclamation, became the honorary chairman of ZSF in recognition of the work done for the union during three terms of office as chairman.

For the period 2019 – 2023, President RNDr. Pavol Lazar, for the Vice-Chairman of the ZSF Council Ing. Zdeněk Baliga, RNDr. Vojtech Jankovic, PhD., Rastislav Ovsonka, MVDr. Milan Sajgalik, Ing. Jozef Vangel CSc. and MUDr. František Kováčik. Bi. Ladislav Holc, Ing. Peter Lehocký and Ing. Martin Polovka PhD forms the Auditing Committee.

E-mail address of Dr. Lazar: lazar@equisinvest.sk

More informations is published at the website of the Union of Philatelists of Slovakia – ZSF: www.slovenskafilatelia.sk

Congratulations and best wishes for success!

14.10.2019

Updates

IBRA 2021 homepage online!

In a good 18 months IBRA 2021 will open its doors at Messe Essen from 6 to 9 May. A foretaste of the first World Stamp Exhibition in Germany after 1999 is the IBRA homepage, which went online recently. The redesigned and modern website provides an overview of the major event is constantly updated and regularly informs about news. Info 1 is available for download in PDF format. Just have a look at www.IBRA2021.de !

Jan Billion

10.10.2019

Updates

Atlantic Alpen-Adria: Pedro Vaz Pereira winner of the Grand Prix Championship and Manuel Domenech Lima Torres of the Competition Grand Prix

The fantastic Cultural Center of Viana do Castelo and the Posters marketing the exhibition

From the 1^st to the 6^th of October was held the International Exhibition with FEPA Recognition at the Cultural Center of Viana do Castelo, In Portugal. Participated exhibitors from the Federations of Portugal, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia. The winner of the Grand Prix of the Championship Class was Pedro Vaz Pereira with his exhibit “Carimbos Nominativos não datados usados no Periodo Adesivo”. The Exhibition Grand Prix was for Manuel Domenech Lima Torres with his exhibit “Portuguese Prephilately”. The level of the exhibition was extremely high as shown in the whole Palmares that is enclosed.

Views of the Exhibition

The Jury at work. From left to right: Bento Dias, György Lövey, Igor Pirc, Ivan Libric, Alessandro Agostossi, Rui Alves, György Lövey and Antonio Cristóvao

Commissionners and Jurors excursion to the Montedor’s lighthouse

Some of the few who climbed to the top of the lighthouse once scaled up 198 very narrow and high steps: Peter Suhadolc, Mrs Suhadolc, Igor Pirc, Mrs Pirc, Ivan Libric, Mrs Libric, Ivan Martinas, Mrs Martinas and Jose Ramón Moreno, amongst others

Visit to the archaelogical excavations of the fortification of the Mount of Santa Luzía, from the Iron Age and break for refrechments at the beautiful “Pousada”

FEPA President, José Ramón Moreno with the President of the local Association Vale de Neiva, Jose Manuel Pereira and other members and volunteers.

Presentation of the special issues and postmarks. From left: Pedro Vaz Pereira, the Director of the Portuguese Post, Ms María Jose Guerreiro, Deputy Mayor of Viana Do Castelo and Jose Ramon Moreno

Palmares dinner in presence of the Mayor of the City, Eng. Jose Maria Costa

The President of the Portuguese Federation of Philately, Pedro Vaz Pereira presented the Grand Prix of the Exhibition to Manuel Domenech Lima Torres for his exhibit “Portuguese Prephilately”

The Mayor of the City of Viana do Castelo, Eng. Jose Maria Costa, presented the Grand Prix of the Championship Class to Pedro Vaz Pereira for his exhibit “Carimbos Nominativos não datados usados no Periodo Adesivo”. Also in the photo the Secretary of the Jury, Joao Soeiro and the President of the Jury, Júlio Maia