FEPA Medal 2019 for exceptional service to organized philately
CHRIS KING (United Kingdom)
Chris King is one of the leading philatelists of his generation and has made a major contribution to just about every aspect of philately. He has been President of the Royal Philatelic Society London and has played a central role in every aspect of the recent project to move the Society to new premises in the City of London. He also oversees the Society’s collections including the Museum of Philatelic History. He is a Member of the Board of Election to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists and has produced several Large Gold Medal exhibits as well being an international juror. He has also received many awards including the European Parliament’s Medal for Philately and the Lichtenstein Award. He is an inveterate traveller and has visited and given encouragement to philatelists in many countries around the world. His approach is always innovative and stimulating and he represents the best traditions of philately as a centre of excellence and a channel for bringing people of all nations together.
FEPA Medal 2019 for exceptional support to organised philately:
CARLO GIOVANARDI (Italy)
Carlo Giovanardi was a member of the Italian parliament for three legislatures, Minister and Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies. He carried out an intense and fruitful promotion and support for philately in Italy, that he has continued after he left the Parliament. Founder and chairman of the “Parliamentarians’ Friends of Philately Group” he conceived and promoted prestigious philately, history and postal exhibitions on different periods of Italian history at the Chamber of Deputies, at the Palazzo del Quirinale, seat of the President of the Italian Republic, and in San Marino. These exhibitions were documented though important books. Furthermore, he presented and got approved a law against the falsification of stamps no longer valid for postage, aimed at defrauding collectors. He also conducted and still carries out vigorous political campaigns drawing attention to and opposing legislative provisions harmful to philately.
FEPA Medal 2019 for exceptional philatelic study and research:
HENRIK MOURITSEN (Denmark) for “Danish Postal History 1875 – 1907”
Henrik Mouritsen’s research concerns the history of the Danish postal service from 1 January 1875 to the UPU’s Rome treaty of 1 October 1907. The entirely bilingual Danish/English publication includes all UPU regulations and rates in francs and centimes for all types of domestic and international mail during the first 32 years of UPU’s existence. A comprehensive treatment of all UPU regulations for all types of mail has never been published in the philatelic literature of any country before. All statements of fact in the book are linked to original contemporaneous sources. Furthermore, it contains a detailed rarity listing of Danish domestic rates and draws also on a detailed register of the Danish postal heritage sent to foreign destinations which has been compiled since 1990. The five volumes are supplemented by a sixth volume, available only in the premium edition, which includes 73 pages of advice on how to improve a philatelic exhibit in three different classes: traditional, postal history and postal stationery.
A Certificate has been awarded to the runners-up (listed in alphabetical order of the country):
Hans-Werner Salzmann (Germany)
Witold Mikołajczyk (Poland)
Calin Marinescu (Romania)
Edward Klempka (U.K.)
Mehmet Akan and Timur Kuran (Turkey)
FEPA Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding activities for the promotion of philately:
The organizing committee of the Bulgaria 2020 FIP Specialized World Stamp Championship Exhibition has published its Bulletin No 1. It contains the IREX of the exhibition. Here are some facts based on the IREX:
The exhibition will be held at the Inter Expo Center, Sofia, Bulgaria
Approximately 1 500 exhibition frames will be available
Competitive classes are:
World Stamp Championship Class for Traditional philately and Postal history exhibits
Traditional philately
Postal history
Thematic philately
Modern philately (1980 to date)
One frame exhibits
Philatelic literature
In addition, there are two articles commemorating the 140th anniversary of postal communications in Bulgaria:
In their latest newsletter the organizing committee of the London 2020 gives information about the situation with the CoronaVirus Covid-19:
“I have been receiving several emails from around the world from people who are understandably concerned about the risk from the CoronaVirus.
The London 2020 Organising Committee are monitoring very closely the official UK Government website on this topic. You can follow the government’s advice directly at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus.
At the moment there are no problems in London whatsoever and we are planning on carrying on with the exhibition exactly as scheduled.”
Frank Walton RDP FRPSL
Chairman, London 2020 Organising Committee
FEPA Award 2019 winners
The recipients of the FEPA awards 2019 are:
FEPA Medal 2019 for exceptional service to organized philately
CHRIS KING (United Kingdom)
FEPA Medal 2019 for exceptional support to organised philately:
CARLO GIOVANARDI (Italy)
FEPA Medal 2019 for exceptional philatelic study and research:
HENRIK MOURITSEN (Denmark) for “Danish Postal History 1875 – 1907”
Henrik Mouritsen’s research concerns the history of the Danish postal service from 1 January 1875 to the UPU’s Rome treaty of 1 October 1907. The entirely bilingual Danish/English publication includes all UPU regulations and rates in francs and centimes for all types of domestic and international mail during the first 32 years of UPU’s existence. A comprehensive treatment of all UPU regulations for all types of mail has never been published in the philatelic literature of any country before. All statements of fact in the book are linked to original contemporaneous sources. Furthermore, it contains a detailed rarity listing of Danish domestic rates and draws also on a detailed register of the Danish postal heritage sent to foreign destinations which has been compiled since 1990. The five volumes are supplemented by a sixth volume, available only in the premium edition, which includes 73 pages of advice on how to improve a philatelic exhibit in three different classes: traditional, postal history and postal stationery.
A Certificate has been awarded to the runners-up (listed in alphabetical order of the country):
FEPA Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding activities for the promotion of philately:
Press releases can be downloaded here:
Attachments
Bulgaria 2020 Bulletin 1 is out!
The organizing committee of the Bulgaria 2020 FIP Specialized World Stamp Championship Exhibition has published its Bulletin No 1. It contains the IREX of the exhibition. Here are some facts based on the IREX:
Competitive classes are:
In addition, there are two articles commemorating the 140th anniversary of postal communications in Bulgaria:
The Bulletin can be read here:
https://fepanews.com/event/bulgaria-2020/
London 2020: Corona virus monitored
In their latest newsletter the organizing committee of the London 2020 gives information about the situation with the CoronaVirus Covid-19:
“I have been receiving several emails from around the world from people who are understandably concerned about the risk from the CoronaVirus.
The London 2020 Organising Committee are monitoring very closely the official UK Government website on this topic. You can follow the government’s advice directly at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus.
At the moment there are no problems in London whatsoever and we are planning on carrying on with the exhibition exactly as scheduled.”
Frank Walton RDP FRPSL
Chairman, London 2020 Organising Committee
chairman@london2020.co