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Alexander Ilyushin – 75 Years! A life devoted to philately

75th birth anniversary of the Honorary President of Union of Philatelists of Russia and famous Russian collector Alexander Ilyushin

In 1992, Alexander Ilyushin became the first president of the Union of Philatelists of Russia. He was in this post for 17 years. This year he was awarded the title of Honorary President of the Union of Philatelists of Russia for outstanding achievements in the development of national philately by the decision of the VII Congress of the Union of Philatelists of Russia. Since 1988, he has been constantly working as a jury member at FIP philatelic exhibitions and as a national Commissioner. . Alexander was repeatedly awarded medals of the highest esteem at many world and international philatelic exhibitions for his exhibits. Since 1988, he has been constantly working as a jury member at the FIP philatelic exhibitions. As a delegate from Russia he took part in the work of 8 FFPA congresses for a quarter of a century. In many respects, thanks to his energy and work, the first World Philatelic Exhibition “Moscow 1997” was successfully held in Russia, and then the second – “St. Petersburg 2007”. Alexander Ilyushin is a member of many foreign philatelic societies.

The popularization of philatelic knowledge in the new time was continued by him by creating the almanac “Postal stationary and postal history” and the collection “The Collector”, the quality of publications in which today corresponds to the world level. He compiled and published a unique catalog “Postal stationery of the Russian Empire”.

The merits of Alexander Ilyushin in organizing annual of national philatelic exhibitions are great, and it was especially during his leadership of the Union of Philatelists of Russia that the quality of Russian exhibits at international exhibitions improved significantly.

Let’s wish to Alexander Ilyushin strong health, good mood and new successes in his favorite hobby!

Alexey Borodin

26.10.2018

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POZNAN 2018 : Ludwik Malendowicz Prymus Award. The Grand Prix d’Honneur to Ryszard Prange for his Thematic Exhibit

All the best in Polish philately

View the exhibition from above

Once every four years, the biggest event for philatelists takes place in Poland. On October 3rd-7th, the XXII Polish National Philatelic Exhibition was held in Poznań on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Polish Independence. On 500 frames you could admire the 117 best exhibits in Poland and get acquainted with the 31 exhibits of literature.

On the occasion of the exhibition there was one stamp issued and seven occasional postmarks were used. There were balloon mail for those who were interested. The balloon took off from the sports field near the place of the exhibition and transported letters assigned for this purpose.

Dr. Ludwik K. Malendowicz, receiving the Prymus Award

Every day of the exhibition something interesting happened for the audience visiting the exhibition. On the first day, as part of the opening ceremony, Nike statuettes were awarded, constituting the symbol of Prymus (top of the class), a kind of philatelic Oscars. They were given, among others, by Ludwik K. Malendowicz – for the overall activities for the Polish philately and Club of Thematic Philatelists TEMATICA – for the best team.

During two days a lot of groups of children and youth visited the exhibition and they enjoyed a bunch of attractions prepared for them by special entertainers. Time was filled with fun and contests about stamps, familiarization with exhibits of their peers, presentation of stamps made of various materials. The philatelic occasion was also used to remind the patriotic anniversary. There was an army in historical uniforms, with the help of reproductions of stamps from that time the young people were reminded of the history of regaining independence. In the following days there was a ceremonial session of the Polish Philatelic Academy, meetings of philatelic interest clubs, training of philatelic judges, presentations of new editions of philatelic books.

The President of the Jury, Jacek Kosmala, presenting the Grand Prix d’Honneur to Ryszard Prange for the thematic exhibit “Vine and wine – gifts of gods, sun and soil”.

The Jury was led by well-known exhibitor and judge Jacek Kosmala. The Grand Prix d’Honneur for the best exhibit in the championship class was awarded to Ryszard Prange for the thematic exhibit “Vine and wine – gifts of gods, sun and soil”. The Grand Prix for the best exhibit in the competition classes was presented to Zygmunt Żurek for the exhibit in the postal stationery class “Polish postcards in the zloty currency 1925-1939. Fragment of specialization “.

Ryszard Prange

24.10.2018

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Camilla Granatiero winner of the 2018 Award for University Doctoral Dissertation on the postal field

The 2018 CIFO and Giorgio Khouzam Foundation “Giovanni Riggi di Numana Award”

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[Pecetto Torinese, 01 October 2018] – The President of the Scientific Committee of the Degree Award Giovanni Riggi of Numana, Avv.to Giorgio Khouzam, after collecting the results of the evaluations carried out by:

-Andrea Giuntini (Associate Professor of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia as well as member of the Board of the Institute of Post Historical Studies Aldo Cecchi of Prato)

-Thomas Mathà (President of the AIEP, the International Association of Philatelic Experts)

-Gilda Gallerati (Director of the Cultural Center of MISE, the Ministry of Development Economic)

-Brigitte Mazohl (Professor of Austrian History at the University of Innsbruck – Institute for Historical Sciences and Ethnology)

-Giorgio Migliavacca (President of Italy & Colonies Study Circle, scholar and author of countless essays of Postal History)

Has decided to award the 2018 Degree Award to Camilla Granatiero of Rome with the following motivation

MOTIVATION

For carrying out an in-depth research and study on forty-two letters sent by Isabella d’Este Gonzaga to his brother, Cardinal Ippolito d’Este, in the years 1504-1506, preserved in the Secret Archive Estense of Modena.

This heritage had never been the object of study or edition, through its work the rapporteur has highlighted the privileged relationship established, starting from this era, between women and epistolography.

The award consisting of a plaque in Silver and a check for € 3,000 was delivered to the winner on Saturday 6 October, p.v. at 11.00 am in the council hall of the Municipality of Pecetto Torinese, in the presence of the Mayor Adriano Pizzo, the Councilor for Culture, Annalisa Falchero and the Riggi family.

Dr. Claudio Ernesto Manzati, Secretary of the Scientific Committee

Avv.to Giorgio Khouzam, President of the Scientific Committee

THE CURRICULUM OF CAMILLA GRANATIERO

Camilla Granatiero was born in Rome on January 23rd 1990. During her childhood she lived in Egypt, in Cairo, and in England, in Oxford. She graduated from the Liceo Classico Pilo Albertelli in Rome, and in 2014 she obtained a three-year degree in History at the University of Bologna with a 110 cum laude, presenting a thesis on the birth of gender identity in Italian female convents in the Counter-Reformation age. In 2018 she obtained a Master’s Degree in Historical Sciences at the same University, discussing a thesis in Paleography entitled “Writing and acting for women.” Critical edition of Isabella d’Este’s letters to Cardinal Ippolito (years 1504-1506) “, with speaker Maddalena Modesti and co-rapporteur Loredana Chines (110 cum laude). The work was part of a programmatic project for the edition, cataloging and study of unpublished sources of the Secret Archive Estense of Modena, born from the collaboration between the State Archive of Modena and the Department of Classical and Italian Philology of the University of Bologna (ARCE). Passionate about ancient writings, archives and manuscripts, her interests are particularly focused on the early medieval and renaissance age, the history of gender and the diplomatico-paleographic analysis.

21.10.2018