Interested in the Postal History Symposium but can’t make it to Bellefonte November 15-16?
We have good news — you can attend the talks by our presenters via Zoom. Click here to register for the Zoom webinars of the talks you’re interested in attending, and we’ll see you (virtually) in November!
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The Large Gold Medals and Grand Prizes for HAFNIA 24 were announced during the Palmares Dinner at the CPH Conference in Copenhagen on Saturday evening.
The big winners were:
Grand Prix HAFNIA 24: Nicholas Miles Kirke (Czech Republic), The Evolution of Outbound Foreign Mail cancelled in New York City 1845-1878.
Grand Prix International: Kai Nieminen (Finland), Grand Duchy of Finland 1856-1875.
Grand Prix National: Erik Benny Winther (Denmark), Danish West Indies 1856-1917, Stamps and Postage Due.
Photos from the Opening Ceremony: (a) Top: Lars Peter Svendsen (President of the Organising Committee), and Bill Hedley (FEPA President); (b) Bottom: Jonas Hällström RDP (Managing Director of Köhler & Corinphila Holding GmbH) while auctioning the No. 00001 exhibition sheetlet. [photo credit: FEPA]
BEPHILA 2026 is a Bilateral Stamp Exhibition between Germany and Sweden, taking place from 17 to 19 July 2026 in the Sparkassen-Arena Bernau, located at Ladeburger Dreieck, 16321 Bernau near Berlin.
The Berlin Philatelic Exhibition (BEPHILA) was first organised in 1957 and has been held six more times until 2001. With this eighth exhibition under the name BEPHILA, the Berlin Postal Stationery Collectors Association from 1901 e.V., under the direction of the Briefmarkenfreunde Bernau e.V., the Philatelisten-Verband Nordost e.V., and the Phila-Service Nordost e.V. would like to celebrate its 125th anniversary. It will be organised as a combined national and regional competition exhibition. All exhibitors who are members of the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V. (BDPh) or the Sveriges Filatelistförbund (SFF) are entitled to participate. Members of other associations belonging to the FIP may participate in the exhibition subject to the approval of the exhibition management.
Three more anniversaries will be celebrated. The centenary of the Berlin Radio Tower (Funkturm) and Deutsche Lufthansa, as well as 175 years of Berlin’s professional fire brigade.
Postal History Symposium: Zoom Registration Now Available
We’ve received this from the American Philatelic Society:
Interested in the Postal History Symposium but can’t make it to Bellefonte November 15-16?
We have good news — you can attend the talks by our presenters via Zoom. Click here to register for the Zoom webinars of the talks you’re interested in attending, and we’ll see you (virtually) in November!
Complete schedule: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-PHS-Schedule_1.pdf
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HAFNIA 24 Awards
The Large Gold Medals and Grand Prizes for HAFNIA 24 were announced during the Palmares Dinner at the CPH Conference in Copenhagen on Saturday evening.
The big winners were:
Complete awards list: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/HAFNIA24_Palmares.pdf
Photos from the Opening Ceremony: (a) Top: Lars Peter Svendsen (President of the Organising Committee), and Bill Hedley (FEPA President); (b) Bottom: Jonas Hällström RDP (Managing Director of Köhler & Corinphila Holding GmbH) while auctioning the No. 00001 exhibition sheetlet.
[photo credit: FEPA]
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BEPHILA 2026
BEPHILA 2026 is a Bilateral Stamp Exhibition between Germany and Sweden, taking place from 17 to 19 July 2026 in the Sparkassen-Arena Bernau, located at Ladeburger Dreieck, 16321 Bernau near Berlin.
The Berlin Philatelic Exhibition (BEPHILA) was first organised in 1957 and has been held six more times until 2001. With this eighth exhibition under the name BEPHILA, the Berlin Postal Stationery Collectors Association from 1901 e.V., under the direction of the Briefmarkenfreunde Bernau e.V., the Philatelisten-Verband Nordost e.V., and the Phila-Service Nordost e.V. would like to celebrate its 125th anniversary. It will be organised as a combined national and regional competition exhibition. All exhibitors who are members of the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V. (BDPh) or the Sveriges Filatelistförbund (SFF) are entitled to participate. Members of other associations belonging to the FIP may participate in the exhibition subject to the approval of the exhibition management.
Three more anniversaries will be celebrated. The centenary of the Berlin Radio Tower (Funkturm) and Deutsche Lufthansa, as well as 175 years of Berlin’s professional fire brigade.
Details on the trilingual website, available in English, German, and Swedish: https://www.bephila.de/cc-index.php
Newsletter No. 1: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/befila2026_nsl01.pdf
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