We were sorry to hear that Manfred Bergman died in early July in Geneva at the age of 92. He participated in Verso Mexico 68 in Riccione where he came into contact with Italian collectors. He then made proposals for modifying the FIP Thematic Regulations which at the time were penalizing for sport-Olympic collections and more generally for all collections built with a chronological or systematic structure.
At IBRA 73 he began his journey at FIP exhibitions with an increasingly innovative Olympic collection, arriving at the Class of Champions. In 1977 he joined the Bureau of the FIP Thematic Commission as coordinator of the Thematic Groups and had a fundamental role in the development of the Regulations and their subsequent modifications up to the Congress of Madrid (2000) He also contributed intensively to diffusion of the Regulations and the training of jurors and exhibitors. He was often a juror but also a team leader and jury secretary at FIP exhibitions.
When the advent of Juan Antonio Samaranch as President of the Olympic Committee led to philately being added to the cultural framework of the Olympic Games Manfred played a key role, with Maurizio Tecardi, in creating the International Federation of Olympic Philately (FIPO) and in drafting an agreement with the FIP which gave its patronage to the sport-Olympic exhibitions (OLYMPHILEX) held at the Games between 1988 and 2004. Thanks to his contribution the philatelic section of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne became a point of reference for specialized collectors and for dissemination of stamp collecting to the general public. His numerous articles in the specialized press, including those on Stockholm 1912, Paris 1924 and the Portuguese issue for Amsterdam 1928, were noteworthy and proactive and his research on the cancelled Games was second to none. Among his latest stances was a strong warning about the dangers of fakes, both those of old origin and new forgeries created with the most recent digital technologies.
He will be greatly missed.
R.I.P.
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fepanews_logo-107x138-1.png00Bill Hedleyhttps://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fepanews_logo-107x138-1.pngBill Hedley2020-07-16 13:28:032020-07-16 18:29:58Manfred Bergman has passed away
The organizing committee of the Estonia 2020 national exhibition with international participation kept their positive attitude all through the difficult spring time, and it paid off! 42 exhibits from 14 countries were shown in a spacious and beautiful vestibule of the Estonian National Museum in Tartu on July 10-12, 2020.
The jury gave 96 points to two exhibits and therefore the winner of the Grand Prix Estonia 2020 had to be decided by vote. The result was revealed in the Palmares where the votes were read out one by one. The winner was Jean Jacues Tillard’s traditional philately exhibit “Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, ses surcharges au 19ème siècle”. All Grand Prix winners are:
Grand prix Estonia 2020: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, ses surcharges au 19ème siècle by Jean-Jacques Tillard
Grand Prix International: The Posts in the City of Lübeck before 1868 by Chris King
Grand Prix National: Estonia 1918 by Jaan Roots
All results can be found at the website of the Estonia 2020 exhibition.
More information about the exhibition will be published soon on this website. Winners of the Grand Prix prizes of the Estonia 2020 exhibition, front row from left: Jaan Roots, Jean-Jacques Tillard and Simon Richards (commissioner of the UK on behalf of Chris King). Back row: Oliver Hanschmidt, Commissioner General, Kaido Andres, President of the Organizing Committee and Ari Muhonen, President of the jury. Photo: Marju Laurits.
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Estonia-2020-GP-all-scaled-e1594831847543.jpg133200Ari Muhonenhttps://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fepanews_logo-107x138-1.pngAri Muhonen2020-07-15 19:51:022020-07-17 09:40:31Estonia 2020 Grand Prix won by Jean-Jacques Tillard
At the Veronaphil in November 2019 the Federazione Italiana fra le Società Filateliche (FSFI) celebrated its 100th birthday. Now another “100” event has taken place in spite of Covid-19: Qui Filatelia, the Federation magazine, has reached its 100th issue.
Over the years the magazine has received high appreciation because of the appeal and variety of its contents as well as its graphic layout. Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi,
editor-in-chief since its launch in June 1995, has succeeded in putting together the
magazine despite the difficult conditions in the country caused by COVID. Issue #99 was only made available digitally, as Government provisions did not allow printing operations at the time.
Among the features in issue #100 is Giancarlo Morolli’s story of thematic philately over five decades, from the fifties to the end of his mandate as Chairman of the FIP Thematic Commission in 2004. Issues 1-96 and 99 are all available for browsing at:
Issue 100 will be made freely available later as the FSFI ground rule is to upload the content one year after publication.
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fepanews_logo-107x138-1.png00Bill Hedleyhttps://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fepanews_logo-107x138-1.pngBill Hedley2020-07-15 19:37:582024-04-21 16:44:25‘Qui Filatelia’ has published its 100th issue.
Manfred Bergman has passed away
We were sorry to hear that Manfred Bergman died in early July in Geneva at the age of 92. He participated in Verso Mexico 68 in Riccione where he came into contact with Italian collectors. He then made proposals for modifying the FIP Thematic Regulations which at the time were penalizing for sport-Olympic collections and more generally for all collections built with a chronological or systematic structure.
At IBRA 73 he began his journey at FIP exhibitions with an increasingly innovative Olympic collection, arriving at the Class of Champions. In 1977 he joined the Bureau of the FIP Thematic Commission as coordinator of the Thematic Groups and had a fundamental role in the development of the Regulations and their subsequent modifications up to the Congress of Madrid (2000) He also contributed intensively to diffusion of the Regulations and the training of jurors and exhibitors. He was often a juror but also a team leader and jury secretary at FIP exhibitions.
When the advent of Juan Antonio Samaranch as President of the Olympic Committee led to philately being added to the cultural framework of the Olympic Games Manfred played a key role, with Maurizio Tecardi, in creating the International Federation of Olympic Philately (FIPO) and in drafting an agreement with the FIP which gave its patronage to the sport-Olympic exhibitions (OLYMPHILEX) held at the Games between 1988 and 2004. Thanks to his contribution the philatelic section of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne became a point of reference for specialized collectors and for dissemination of stamp collecting to the general public. His numerous articles in the specialized press, including those on Stockholm 1912, Paris 1924 and the Portuguese issue for Amsterdam 1928, were noteworthy and proactive and his research on the cancelled Games was second to none. Among his latest stances was a strong warning about the dangers of fakes, both those of old origin and new forgeries created with the most recent digital technologies.
He will be greatly missed.
R.I.P.
Estonia 2020 Grand Prix won by Jean-Jacques Tillard
The organizing committee of the Estonia 2020 national exhibition with international participation kept their positive attitude all through the difficult spring time, and it paid off! 42 exhibits from 14 countries were shown in a spacious and beautiful vestibule of the Estonian National Museum in Tartu on July 10-12, 2020.
The jury gave 96 points to two exhibits and therefore the winner of the Grand Prix Estonia 2020 had to be decided by vote. The result was revealed in the Palmares where the votes were read out one by one. The winner was Jean Jacues Tillard’s traditional philately exhibit “Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, ses surcharges au 19ème siècle”. All Grand Prix winners are:
All results can be found at the website of the Estonia 2020 exhibition.
More information about the exhibition will be published soon on this website.
Winners of the Grand Prix prizes of the Estonia 2020 exhibition, front row from left: Jaan Roots, Jean-Jacques Tillard and Simon Richards (commissioner of the UK on behalf of Chris King). Back row: Oliver Hanschmidt, Commissioner General, Kaido Andres, President of the Organizing Committee and Ari Muhonen, President of the jury. Photo: Marju Laurits.
‘Qui Filatelia’ has published its 100th issue.
At the Veronaphil in November 2019 the Federazione Italiana fra le Società Filateliche (FSFI) celebrated its 100th birthday. Now another “100” event has taken place in spite of Covid-19: Qui Filatelia, the Federation magazine, has reached its 100th issue.
Over the years the magazine has received high appreciation because of the appeal and variety of its contents as well as its graphic layout. Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi,
editor-in-chief since its launch in June 1995, has succeeded in putting together the
magazine despite the difficult conditions in the country caused by COVID. Issue #99 was only made available digitally, as Government provisions did not allow printing operations at the time.
Among the features in issue #100 is Giancarlo Morolli’s story of thematic philately over five decades, from the fifties to the end of his mandate as Chairman of the FIP Thematic Commission in 2004. Issues 1-96 and 99 are all available for browsing at:
http://www.fsfi.it/qui/quifilatelia.htm
Issue 100 will be made freely available later as the FSFI ground rule is to upload the content one year after publication.