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MARE BALTICUM 2024 Palmares

MARE BALTICUM 2024 was organised by the Estonian Philatelic Federation and held in the Estonian National Museum, Tartu, from 26 to 28 July. The exhibition has been granted FEPA recognition and FIP sponsorship. On the 27th, a jury comprising 11 international judges evaluated 153 exhibits representing all FIP and FEPA philatelic disciplines. The big winners were:

Grand Prix National: Janne Nikkanen, “Historic old Tallinn in postcards”.
The GPN was donated by Oy Hellman Huutokaupat.

Grand Prix International: Jussi Murtosaari, “Finland, coat of arms, type 1875”.
The GPI was donated by Bill Hedley on behalf of FEPA.

Grand Prix Mare Balticum: Atte Moilanen, “The earliest Forms of Postal Delivery in Finland with focus on manuscript markings”.
The GPMB was donated by the FIP.

The palmares booklet: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MareBalticum24_palmares.pdf

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29.7.2024

Literature, News

Americans and the Great War: A Postal History

We have picked this up from the American Philatelic Society (APS) website.

Kevin Lowther’s Americans and the Great War: A Postal History is now available to purchase through the APS Publication Store. This 255-page study of American WWI postal history features 38 articles originally published in three philatelic journals ranging in subject from: Americans who joined the Canadian Army early in the war; the volunteer ambulance drivers who served; the dangers faced by American doctors and nurses embedded with the British Army; and impact on the First Amendment on German-Americans.

To place an order: https://classic.stamps.org/Publications

[image credit: APS]

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