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RPSL presentation on QEII Wilding stamps available to view
The Royal Philatelic Society London held its first ‘virtual’ meeting on 23rd April, with well over 100 members from many countries around the world taking part via Zoom.
Frank Walton gave a 30 minute presentation about the origins and evolution of the Queen Elizabeth II ‘Wilding’ stamps, the standard definitives in use in the UK between 1953 and 1967. This was followed by a lively Question and Answer session and the whole meeting lasted for about an hour.
RPSL plans to hold further on-line meetings every two weeks while the current restrictions on movement continue. They will also make the presentations available for public viewing on YouTube.
Frank’s presentation can be viewed at this link: https://youtu.be/bLa6aoFRJ3Y
This was the first pilot, and RPSL are working to resolve a few minor issues of sound quality for the next display to members on 7th May.
PHILATELIC MAGAZINES FREE ONLINE
Publishers of some philatelic magazines are facing the problem that their production facilities are closed for an indefinite period due to the coronavirus lockdown. So some of them have made their April issues available free online to their readers and to the philatelic community in general.
The following journals are available to read:
L’Écho de la Timbrologie (French) https://t.co/eGLmG4ZmWO?amp=1
L’Arte del Francobollo (Italian) https://bit.ly/2R3m2TP
El Eco Filatelico (Spanish)html5/ecofilatelico/elecofilatelico
http://www.doopaper.com/visor_
Journal of the Archivio per la Storia Postale in Prato (Italian). https://bit.ly/3e7qBGN
Fil-It (Journal of the Italy and Colonies Study Circle) (English) https://bit.ly/2S9nbd1
Also available are:
Stamp Collector (English) is still printing its monthly magazine but as a gesture of goodwill in the current crisis it is also making its May issue available to collectors free on the internet. To find it go to https://www.allaboutstamps.co.uk/news/keeping-you-collecting-read-stamp-collector-for-free/
Stamp Collector is also offering a range of other options for collectors – have a look at the attached press release.
The American Philatelist (digital version) is free to all readers during the COVID-19 crisis. Go to: https://stamps.org/the-american-philatelist.
You will then need to create a free account registration.
Have a look also at the APS’s stamps.org website has a lot of great free philatelic content.
In addition, some philatelic federations may offer additional reading on their websites. These are listed under “FEPA Family”. Several have exhibits that may be downloadable.
Let us know if you have a journal that is free to all readers and we will add it to this post.
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News from Italy: PHILATELIC VIDEO CONFERENCES DURING THE LOCKDOWN
Thanks to the initiative of Aniello Veneri and the prompt participation of a group of philatelists who used to have a monthly “philatelic dinner” in Rome that was suddenly cancelled because of the lockdown, a regular programme of video conferences is helping to overcome the absence of philatelic events, also at the social level. Each conference is staged using the Zoom platform and is based on a thirty minutes presentation on a specific subject, followed by a Q & A session among the participants. The first conference, on 2 April, was based on Emilio Simonazzi’s talk about Carlo and Emilio Diena and was attended by philatelists from a number of Italian locations as well from New Jersey. Its success resulted in a schedule of new events – one every second or third day – open to anyone interested in attending.
Another conference on 19 April led by Paolo Guglileminetti on the theme of “From the train, with the train” had 38 participants including some from abroad. Impressive!
For information please contact FEPA VP Giancarlo Morolli.