Thomas M. Fortunato, BOSTON 2026 Public Relations Chair, reports from BOSTON 2026.
Boston 2026 exhibitors should be aware that an update has taken place to the Boston 2026 IREX, the exhibition’s rules and regulations, which is now posted on the show’s web site. Applications continue to be accepted exclusively online. The change was necessitated by the upgrade to FIP Patronage from FIP Recognition status. A number of competitive exhibition classes have been added and are now fully welcomed to join those available earlier.
Exhibitors who had previously applied for frames are not affected by the new IREX and are reminded that the selection of philatelic exhibits will not begin until the September 30 deadline has passed. Notification of acceptance will come through each country’s respective commissioner by mid-November. Literature applications, which include books, periodicals, catalogs, web sites, software and similar items will be accepted through January 31.
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BH_on_philacast-800.jpg800800Costas Chazapishttps://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fepanews_logo-107x138-1.pngCostas Chazapis2025-07-02 15:05:372025-07-02 15:06:13Bill Hedley is interviewed by Philacast
LIBEREC 2025, a national exhibition with additional participation from Armenia, Germany, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the United States concluded on Sunday, 22 June. A total of 116 exhibits across 480 frames, representing eight competitive classes, were judged by an international jury consisting of Julius Cacka (President, CZE), Bill Hedley (Honorary President, GBR), David Schiller (CZE), Milan Černík (CZE), Veselko Gustin (SVN), Vojtech Jankovič (SVK), Václav Kopecký (SZE), Jiří Kraus (SZE), Vít Vaníček (CZE), Jiří Sedlák (CZE), Bernward Schubert (DEU), and Peter Suhadolc (SVN).
The big winners were:
Grand Prix International: William Barrell (GBR), Great Britain Postal Reform and Development of Penny Value 1810–1880
Grand Prix National: Marek Vrba (CZE), Československo 1918–1939
BOSTON 2026 New IREX
Thomas M. Fortunato, BOSTON 2026 Public Relations Chair, reports from BOSTON 2026.
Boston 2026 exhibitors should be aware that an update has taken place to the Boston 2026 IREX, the exhibition’s rules and regulations, which is now posted on the show’s web site. Applications continue to be accepted exclusively online. The change was necessitated by the upgrade to FIP Patronage from FIP Recognition status. A number of competitive exhibition classes have been added and are now fully welcomed to join those available earlier.
Exhibitors who had previously applied for frames are not affected by the new IREX and are reminded that the selection of philatelic exhibits will not begin until the September 30 deadline has passed. Notification of acceptance will come through each country’s respective commissioner by mid-November. Literature applications, which include books, periodicals, catalogs, web sites, software and similar items will be accepted through January 31.
The new IREX:
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Boston-IREX-2025-07-02.pdf
Read the press release here:
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PR-2025-07-02-New-Boston-2026-IREX-Available.pdf
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Bill Hedley is interviewed by Philacast
LIBEREC 2025 Results
LIBEREC 2025, a national exhibition with additional participation from Armenia, Germany, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the United States concluded on Sunday, 22 June. A total of 116 exhibits across 480 frames, representing eight competitive classes, were judged by an international jury consisting of Julius Cacka (President, CZE), Bill Hedley (Honorary President, GBR), David Schiller (CZE), Milan Černík (CZE), Veselko Gustin (SVN), Vojtech Jankovič (SVK), Václav Kopecký (SZE), Jiří Kraus (SZE), Vít Vaníček (CZE), Jiří Sedlák (CZE), Bernward Schubert (DEU), and Peter Suhadolc (SVN).
The big winners were:
Grand Prix International: William Barrell (GBR), Great Britain Postal Reform and Development of Penny Value 1810–1880
Grand Prix National: Marek Vrba (CZE), Československo 1918–1939
Complete list of results: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/liberec2025_results.pdf
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