In a good 18 months IBRA 2021 will open its doors at Messe Essen from 6 to 9 May. A foretaste of the first World Stamp Exhibition in Germany after 1999 is the IBRA homepage, which went online recently. The redesigned and modern website provides an overview of the major event is constantly updated and regularly informs about news. Info 1 is available for download in PDF format. Just have a look at www.IBRA2021.de !
The fantastic Cultural Center of Viana do Castelo and the Posters marketing the exhibition
From the 1st to the 6th of October was held the International Exhibition with FEPA Recognition at the Cultural Center of Viana do Castelo, In Portugal. Participated exhibitors from the Federations of Portugal, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia. The winner of the Grand Prix of the Championship Class was Pedro Vaz Pereira with his exhibit “Carimbos Nominativos não datados usados no Periodo Adesivo”. The Exhibition Grand Prix was for Manuel Domenech Lima Torres with his exhibit “Portuguese Prephilately”. The level of the exhibition was extremely high as shown in the whole Palmares that is enclosed.
Views of the Exhibition
The Jury at work. From left to right: Bento Dias, György Lövey, Igor Pirc, Ivan Libric, Alessandro Agostossi, Rui Alves, György Lövey and Antonio Cristóvao
Commissionners and Jurors excursion to the Montedor’s lighthouse
Some of the few who climbed to the top of the lighthouse once scaled up 198 very narrow and high steps: Peter Suhadolc, Mrs Suhadolc, Igor Pirc, Mrs Pirc, Ivan Libric, Mrs Libric, Ivan Martinas, Mrs Martinas and Jose Ramón Moreno, amongst others
Visit to the archaelogical excavations of the fortification of the Mount of Santa Luzía, from the Iron Age and break for refrechments at the beautiful “Pousada”
FEPA President, José Ramón Moreno with the President of the local Association Vale de Neiva, Jose Manuel Pereira and other members and volunteers.
Presentation of the special issues and postmarks. From left: Pedro Vaz Pereira, the Director of the Portuguese Post, Ms María Jose Guerreiro, Deputy Mayor of Viana Do Castelo and Jose Ramon Moreno
Palmares dinner in presence of the Mayor of the City, Eng. Jose Maria Costa
The President of the Portuguese Federation of Philately, Pedro Vaz Pereira presented the Grand Prix of the Exhibition to Manuel Domenech Lima Torres for his exhibit “Portuguese Prephilately”
The Mayor of the City of Viana do Castelo, Eng. Jose Maria Costa, presented the Grand Prix of the Championship Class to Pedro Vaz Pereira for his exhibit “Carimbos Nominativos não datados usados no Periodo Adesivo”. Also in the photo the Secretary of the Jury, Joao Soeiro and the President of the Jury, Júlio Maia
Mr. Vaz Pereira speech, closing this successful philatelic event
It was a great exhibition of what more details will be published soon.
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National Championship of Philately with International participation – ANTVERPIADE 2020
Opening Ceremony of the VII° Olympic Games of Antwerp in 1920 and the Baron Pierre de Coubertin
From Friday the 28th of August until Sunday the 30th of August the Belgian National Championship of Philately – with International participation – ANTVERPIADE 2020
will take place in Exhibition hall 1 of ANTWERP Expo, together with a specific international fair for postage stamps, covers, coins, picture postcards, ….
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday there is an exhibition of around 500 frames (plus literature) with international participation by the Dutch (KNBF) and the French (FFAP) Federation.
In a separate section a Champions Class and an Invitation Class is also accessible to the public.
……….
The topic of the exhibition will be the 100th anniversary of the VII° Olympic Games of Antwerp in 1920.
This will certainly be part of the exhibition catalogue with interesting articles and a special Mystamp postage stamp.
All day longYouTube based movies of the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp will run on television screens – Quite special indeed (!)
Thanks to the cooperation with Sportimonium (The official Olympic Museum) a lot of unique items will be present at our Exhibition.
The City of Antwerp also commemorates the Olympic Games of 1920, so Antverpiade 2020 will be part of an Impressive Program 1920 – 2020 in our country.
Everyday activities :
Exhibition of around 500 frames including almost ALL the available picture postcards of the Olympic Games Antwerpen 1920 and ALL the different stamps of the 1920 Olympics
– The admission is free
Literature exhibits
Several study groups (Themaphila – Belgian Olympic Comité – Buzin – …)
– Bpost sells a new edition of stamps or leaflet (The roaring twenties – the European BIG FIVE – Alzheimer – box with 100 self adhesive stamps – Belgian Abbeys and Monasteries.
Opening hours and some important events:
Friday the 28th of AUGUST : Open : 10.00 – 17.00 hrs
Opening reception (on invitation only) at 11.00 hrs (Blue Salon) in the Exhibition Hall
Palmares with festive dinner from 19.00 – 22.00 hrs in Hotel Ramada Plaza Antwerp (5 minutes walk from the exhibition hall)
Saturday the 29th of August : Open : 10.00 – 17.00 hrs
Sunday the 30th of August : Open : 10.00 – 15.00 hrs
Palmares reception (on invitation only) at 12.30 hrs (Blue Salon) in the Exhibition Hall
Palmares event at 16.00 hours for the exhibitors and on invitation (Blue Salon) in the Exhibition Hall
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IBRA 2021 homepage online!
In a good 18 months IBRA 2021 will open its doors at Messe Essen from 6 to 9 May. A foretaste of the first World Stamp Exhibition in Germany after 1999 is the IBRA homepage, which went online recently. The redesigned and modern website provides an overview of the major event is constantly updated and regularly informs about news. Info 1 is available for download in PDF format. Just have a look at www.IBRA2021.de !
Jan Billion
Atlantic Alpen-Adria: Pedro Vaz Pereira winner of the Grand Prix Championship and Manuel Domenech Lima Torres of the Competition Grand Prix
The fantastic Cultural Center of Viana do Castelo and the Posters marketing the exhibition
From the 1st to the 6th of October was held the International Exhibition with FEPA Recognition at the Cultural Center of Viana do Castelo, In Portugal. Participated exhibitors from the Federations of Portugal, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovenia. The winner of the Grand Prix of the Championship Class was Pedro Vaz Pereira with his exhibit “Carimbos Nominativos não datados usados no Periodo Adesivo”. The Exhibition Grand Prix was for Manuel Domenech Lima Torres with his exhibit “Portuguese Prephilately”. The level of the exhibition was extremely high as shown in the whole Palmares that is enclosed.
Views of the Exhibition
The Jury at work. From left to right: Bento Dias, György Lövey, Igor Pirc, Ivan Libric, Alessandro Agostossi, Rui Alves, György Lövey and Antonio Cristóvao
Commissionners and Jurors excursion to the Montedor’s lighthouse
Some of the few who climbed to the top of the lighthouse once scaled up 198 very narrow and high steps: Peter Suhadolc, Mrs Suhadolc, Igor Pirc, Mrs Pirc, Ivan Libric, Mrs Libric, Ivan Martinas, Mrs Martinas and Jose Ramón Moreno, amongst others
Visit to the archaelogical excavations of the fortification of the Mount of Santa Luzía, from the Iron Age and break for refrechments at the beautiful “Pousada”
FEPA President, José Ramón Moreno with the President of the local Association Vale de Neiva, Jose Manuel Pereira and other members and volunteers.
Presentation of the special issues and postmarks. From left: Pedro Vaz Pereira, the Director of the Portuguese Post, Ms María Jose Guerreiro, Deputy Mayor of Viana Do Castelo and Jose Ramon Moreno
Palmares dinner in presence of the Mayor of the City, Eng. Jose Maria Costa
The President of the Portuguese Federation of Philately, Pedro Vaz Pereira presented the Grand Prix of the Exhibition to Manuel Domenech Lima Torres for his exhibit “Portuguese Prephilately”
The Mayor of the City of Viana do Castelo, Eng. Jose Maria Costa, presented the Grand Prix of the Championship Class to Pedro Vaz Pereira for his exhibit “Carimbos Nominativos não datados usados no Periodo Adesivo”. Also in the photo the Secretary of the Jury, Joao Soeiro and the President of the Jury, Júlio Maia
Mr. Vaz Pereira speech, closing this successful philatelic event
It was a great exhibition of what more details will be published soon.
Here you have the whole Palmares:
PALMARÉS- Alpen-Adria2019 – FINAL
Attachments
ANTVERPIADE 2020: National Championship of Philately with International participation
National Championship of Philately with International participation – ANTVERPIADE 2020
Opening Ceremony of the VII° Olympic Games of Antwerp in 1920 and the Baron Pierre de Coubertin
From Friday the 28th of August until Sunday the 30th of August the Belgian National Championship of Philately – with International participation – ANTVERPIADE 2020
will take place in Exhibition hall 1 of ANTWERP Expo, together with a specific international fair for postage stamps, covers, coins, picture postcards, ….
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday there is an exhibition of around 500 frames (plus literature) with international participation by the Dutch (KNBF) and the French (FFAP) Federation.
In a separate section a Champions Class and an Invitation Class is also accessible to the public.
……….

The topic of the exhibition will be the 100th anniversary of the VII° Olympic Games of Antwerp in 1920.
This will certainly be part of the exhibition catalogue with interesting articles and a special Mystamp postage stamp.
All day long YouTube based movies of the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp will run on television screens – Quite special indeed (!)
Thanks to the cooperation with Sportimonium (The official Olympic Museum) a lot of unique items will be present at our Exhibition.
The City of Antwerp also commemorates the Olympic Games of 1920, so Antverpiade 2020 will be part of an Impressive Program 1920 – 2020 in our country.
Everyday activities :
– The admission is free
Several study groups (Themaphila – Belgian Olympic Comité – Buzin – …)
– Bpost sells a new edition of stamps or leaflet (The roaring twenties – the European BIG FIVE – Alzheimer – box with 100 self adhesive stamps – Belgian Abbeys and Monasteries.
Opening hours and some important events:
Friday the 28th of AUGUST : Open : 10.00 – 17.00 hrs
Opening reception (on invitation only) at 11.00 hrs (Blue Salon) in the Exhibition Hall
Palmares with festive dinner from 19.00 – 22.00 hrs in Hotel Ramada Plaza Antwerp (5 minutes walk from the exhibition hall)
Saturday the 29th of August : Open : 10.00 – 17.00 hrs
Sunday the 30th of August : Open : 10.00 – 15.00 hrs
Palmares reception (on invitation only) at 12.30 hrs (Blue Salon) in the Exhibition Hall
Palmares event at 16.00 hours for the exhibitors and on invitation (Blue Salon) in the Exhibition Hall
Further program details see www.antverpiade2020.be
Jozef Ghys