The XXV^ ALPE-ADRIA exhibition, involving seven Philatelic Federations from the region of the Alps and Adriatic, has been cancelled.
It was due to be held at the Sports Hall in Tarvisio, Italy from 10-13 June – having been postponed from 2020 – but the Organisers have decided that it cannot go ahead this year in view of the continuing COVID restrictions.
Details on when and where ALPE-ADRIA will be held in 2022 are not yet available.
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We do not often report on newly published material, but recent press reports drew our attention to an article published on 2nd March 2021 in the journal ‘Nature Communications’ concerning research by academic scientists from a number of universities working in the ‘Unlocking history research group’. Their project was to study unopened sealed letters from the 17th Century using X-ray technology to create a 3D image and then applying computational flattening algorithms to the scans. This enabled them to unfold the letters virtually without opening them, and it has allowed study of the techniques by which the letters were sealed using folds and tucks.
We are drawing this research, which was published well outside the normal range for philatelic articles, to the attention of our readers as it might well be of interest to postal historians of the pre-philatelic period. Looking at the list of researchers involved in this study, it does not appear that postal historians have been consulted during the project but they are, of course, very familiar with the type of sealed letters that this project was looking at.
The article was published with open access and can be read at:
The Board of Election of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists has invited five eminent philatelists to sign the Roll. They are:
Dénes Czirók, RDP, FRPSL (Hungary)
Dr. Seija-Riitta Laakso, RDP. FRPSL (Finland)
José Ramón Moreno, RDP, FRPSL (Spain)
Henrik Mouritsen, RDP, FRPSL (Denmark)
Randolph Neil, RDP, FRPSL (USA)
We are delighted that they have been awarded this recognition for their great achievements and send our warmest congratulations to them all.
As 2021 is the centenary of the first signing of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in Harrogate, Yorkshire, this year’s signing will also take place in Harrogate in September.
Two other names will also be added to the list of ‘Fathers of Philately’ on the Roll. They are Alfred Moschkau (1848-1912) from Germany and Victor Suppantschitsch (1838-1919) from Austria. This aims to correct a historic injustice that occurred when, in the aftermath of the First World War, no German or Austrian names were included although there were many deserving candidates.
The Press Release issued by the Board of Elections is at:
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ALPE-ADRIA 2021 has been cancelled
The XXV^ ALPE-ADRIA exhibition, involving seven Philatelic Federations from the region of the Alps and Adriatic, has been cancelled.
It was due to be held at the Sports Hall in Tarvisio, Italy from 10-13 June – having been postponed from 2020 – but the Organisers have decided that it cannot go ahead this year in view of the continuing COVID restrictions.
Details on when and where ALPE-ADRIA will be held in 2022 are not yet available.
Academic researchers open sealed letters virtually
We are drawing this research, which was published well outside the normal range for philatelic articles, to the attention of our readers as it might well be of interest to postal historians of the pre-philatelic period. Looking at the list of researchers involved in this study, it does not appear that postal historians have been consulted during the project but they are, of course, very familiar with the type of sealed letters that this project was looking at.
The article was published with open access and can be read at:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21326-w#article-info
Five new RDPs elected, including four from Europe
The Board of Election of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists has invited five eminent philatelists to sign the Roll. They are:
Dénes Czirók, RDP, FRPSL (Hungary)
Dr. Seija-Riitta Laakso, RDP. FRPSL (Finland)
José Ramón Moreno, RDP, FRPSL (Spain)
Henrik Mouritsen, RDP, FRPSL (Denmark)
Randolph Neil, RDP, FRPSL (USA)
We are delighted that they have been awarded this recognition for their great achievements and send our warmest congratulations to them all.
As 2021 is the centenary of the first signing of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in Harrogate, Yorkshire, this year’s signing will also take place in Harrogate in September.
Two other names will also be added to the list of ‘Fathers of Philately’ on the Roll. They are Alfred Moschkau (1848-1912) from Germany and Victor Suppantschitsch (1838-1919) from Austria. This aims to correct a historic injustice that occurred when, in the aftermath of the First World War, no German or Austrian names were included although there were many deserving candidates.
The Press Release issued by the Board of Elections is at:
2021 new RDPs biographies.
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