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Philotelia into the digital age

Images: Philotelia nos. 1-2: January-February 1924 and Philotelia no. 705: July-August 2017

In July, the scanning of Philotelia, the journal of the Hellenic Philotelic Society (HPS, www.hps.gr), was completed, i.e. from the first number of 1924 until the last of 2001. Soon, this valuable archive, together with the numbers from 2002 until today, which are digitally stored as a common practice, will be accessible via the internet at a modest fee for the user. This valuable work of digitizing the older numbers was carried out gratis, in the premises of the Historical Archives of the National Bank of Greece by its experienced staff, on the initiative and under the supervision of the good friend of the HPS and Head of the Archives, Gerassimos Notaras.

Philotelia is bimonthly, produced in 17×24 format and 64 pages per number. Its research articles cover mostly the philately of Greece and areas and are bilingual in Greek and English. Since 2002, its annual volume is available on CD. During its long history the journal has received numerous awards and distinctions. The latest -most distinguished- was in 2010, when Philotelia was honored by the Académie Européenne de Philatélie (AEP) with the Prix AEP de la Presse Philatélique.

13.9.2017

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SPRING STAMPEX 2018 WILL INCLUDE EPHEMERA EXHIBITS

The ABPS Exhibitions and International Committee is pleased to announce that it is inviting exhibits of ephemera to be entered at Spring Stampex which will take place at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London N1 from 14th – 17th February 2018.

‘Ephemera’ covers a vast range of printed and written items designed for a specific purpose – from beer mats to greetings cards and from pamphlets to train tickets. It provides fascinating insights into cultural trends over the centuries and generates much interest among collectors. Building on our experience with Cinderella and postcard exhibits we want to give collectors of ephemera an opportunity to display their material.

Exhibitors of ephemera can enter competitively so that their exhibits will be judged according to the competition rules, or they can enter non-competitively. This will be an experiment and the results will be evaluated afterwards so that we can draw on the experience for planning future events.

For further information and an application form please go to the ABPS website www.abps.org.uk.

We are taking this initiative in association with the Ephemera Society and we look forward to welcoming exhibitors of ephemera to Stampex in February.

12.9.2017

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September issue of the “Junge Sammler”, the clever magazine of the Youth Commission of the German Federation

“All the happiness of the earth lies on the back of the horses”. With this main theme, the new edition of the young collectors has been published in September.
The membership magazine of the Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e.V. deals in numerous contributions with the great love for the animals of many children. The focus of the articles is on horse sport. Other contributions are about Canadian-branded secrets and novelties about the Star Wars series. How collectors can get new American first-day stamps – also the colored ones – is the subject of another article. This includes current short reports from the country areas, a reader letter and a form for a free classified ad for young members. Also the popular boy-collector quiz, a coloring page for younger readers and the overview of events are not missing.
This means that an attractive advertising booklet has been issued. Members receive the booklet directly in the mail.
The booklet is particularly suitable for working with young stamp friends. Further information on the Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend can be found on the website www.dphj.de

6.9.2017