It is with regret that we inform you of the death of Saverio Imperato, a great Italian philatelist, on 20 November 2020.
A brilliant professor of immunology, he was well known around the world for his charming personality, his assiduous participation in international exhibitions and his determination to compete for the top awards. He started under a pseudonym at Buenos Aires 80, but his formal career took off at España 84 where he was awarded the Grand Prix International for his exhibit of Tuscany. Over the years he moved from Traditional to Postal History, spacing through the challenging range of almost all the Old Italian States until his last Gold Medal in Budapest (2011). In all his exhibits were awarded 6 Grands Prix, 60 Large Gold medals and 19 Gold. He will be remembered for the amazing wealth of his material, the depth of his knowledge and his almost constant presence on the international stage for more than a quarter of a century.
R.I.P.
Further details are to be found in Vaccari News at this link:
Congratulations to the Austrian Federation (VÖPh) which has succeeded – in the face of all the current restrictions – in holding ÖVEBRIA 2020, its national exhibition with international participation, live in Sankt Pölten from 2nd – 4th October 2020.
The local authority agreed to allow the exhibition to take place as a special fair but the necessary health guidelines had to be followed which required careful planning and restrictions. Even so, it attracted many visitors to see an extensive range of philatelic exhibits (approx 500 square metres) from Austria and further afield, especially from Heidenheim in Germany which is partnered with St Pölten.
The show was opened by Matthias Stadler, the Mayor of St Pölten, who thanked the organisers for their work especially at this difficult time (Photo above).
A special stamp (‘Tag Der Briefmarke’) was issued to mark the occasion. The photo above shows (from left) Stefan Nemeth (Austrian Post), Dr Anita Kern (Designer), Alfred Kunz (FEPA representative), and Mag. Helmut Kogler (President of the St Pölten Philatelic Club) at the presentation.
ÖVEBRIA has FEPA recognition and a special FEPA award was made at the show to Mag. Helmut Kogler, President of the St Pölten Club and also of the Austrian Federation, by FEPA Board Member Alfred Kunz (Photo above).
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We are delighted to report that, in spite of all the current COVID restrictions, the Spanish Federation of Philatelic Societies (FESOFI) and its President Mr García Fernández have succeeded in holding a successful 58th national philatelic exhibition (EXFILNA 2020) virtually. The exhibition took place from 28th October – 1st November 2020.
The scale of their achievement can be seen from the fact that 145 exhibits in 12 different classes were entered, including 31 new exhibits and a total of 11,536 sheets. The exhibits ranged in size between 1, 3, 5 and 8 frames although most fell into the 5 and 8 frame categories. A good spread of medals was awarded including 13 Large Gold and 40 Gold.
The exhibition included a series of presentations and meetings, and the launch of three new Philately notebooks. Number 24, called ‘Desde mi Casa’ (From my House), brought together the philatelic studies that have been published daily on the FESOFI website. Numbers 25 and 26 by Mr Aranaz del Río, Honorary President of FESOFI, were both entitled ‘Nombres para la Filatelia y la Historia Postal Española’ (Names for philately and Spanish postal history) and contain biographies of 125 leading contributors to philately.
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Saverio Imperato (1935 – 2020)
It is with regret that we inform you of the death of Saverio Imperato, a great Italian philatelist, on 20 November 2020.
A brilliant professor of immunology, he was well known around the world for his charming personality, his assiduous participation in international exhibitions and his determination to compete for the top awards. He started under a pseudonym at Buenos Aires 80, but his formal career took off at España 84 where he was awarded the Grand Prix International for his exhibit of Tuscany. Over the years he moved from Traditional to Postal History, spacing through the challenging range of almost all the Old Italian States until his last Gold Medal in Budapest (2011). In all his exhibits were awarded 6 Grands Prix, 60 Large Gold medals and 19 Gold. He will be remembered for the amazing wealth of his material, the depth of his knowledge and his almost constant presence on the international stage for more than a quarter of a century.
R.I.P.
Further details are to be found in Vaccari News at this link:
https://www.vaccarinews.it/index.php?_id=29834
Austrian National Exhibition (ÖVEBRIA) held successfully in St. Pölten
Congratulations to the Austrian Federation (VÖPh) which has succeeded – in the face of all the current restrictions – in holding ÖVEBRIA 2020, its national exhibition with international participation, live in Sankt Pölten from 2nd – 4th October 2020.
The local authority agreed to allow the exhibition to take place as a special fair but the necessary health guidelines had to be followed which required careful planning and restrictions. Even so, it attracted many visitors to see an extensive range of philatelic exhibits (approx 500 square metres) from Austria and further afield, especially from Heidenheim in Germany which is partnered with St Pölten.
The show was opened by Matthias Stadler, the Mayor of St Pölten, who thanked the organisers for their work especially at this difficult time (Photo above).
A special stamp (‘Tag Der Briefmarke’) was issued to mark the occasion. The photo above shows (from left) Stefan Nemeth (Austrian Post), Dr Anita Kern (Designer), Alfred Kunz (FEPA representative), and Mag. Helmut Kogler (President of the St Pölten Philatelic Club) at the presentation.
ÖVEBRIA has FEPA recognition and a special FEPA award was made at the show to Mag. Helmut Kogler, President of the St Pölten Club and also of the Austrian Federation, by FEPA Board Member Alfred Kunz (Photo above).
Virtual EXFILNA 2020 is a great success
We are delighted to report that, in spite of all the current COVID restrictions, the Spanish Federation of Philatelic Societies (FESOFI) and its President Mr García Fernández have succeeded in holding a successful 58th national philatelic exhibition (EXFILNA 2020) virtually. The exhibition took place from 28th October – 1st November 2020.
The scale of their achievement can be seen from the fact that 145 exhibits in 12 different classes were entered, including 31 new exhibits and a total of 11,536 sheets. The exhibits ranged in size between 1, 3, 5 and 8 frames although most fell into the 5 and 8 frame categories. A good spread of medals was awarded including 13 Large Gold and 40 Gold.
The exhibition included a series of presentations and meetings, and the launch of three new Philately notebooks. Number 24, called ‘Desde mi Casa’ (From my House), brought together the philatelic studies that have been published daily on the FESOFI website. Numbers 25 and 26 by Mr Aranaz del Río, Honorary President of FESOFI, were both entitled ‘Nombres para la Filatelia y la Historia Postal Española’ (Names for philately and Spanish postal history) and contain biographies of 125 leading contributors to philately.
These publications can be downloaded at:
http://www.fesofi.es/libro-cuadernos-de-filatelia-24/
http://www.fesofi.es/libro-cuadernos-de-filatelia-25/
http://www.fesofi.es/libro-cuadernos-de-filatelia-26/
The Catalogue for the exhibition can be seen at:
CATALOGO EXFILNA VIRTUAL
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