As announced by the German Philatelic Federation (BDPh):
Postal History Live 2025 in Ulm: The hunt for the post horns is on! From 23 to 25 October 2025, Ulm will once again become the centre of the international postal history scene, with the renowned Postal History Live exhibition as part of the International Stamp Fair.
What’s up for grabs? The coveted Gold, Silver and Bronze Post Horns, awarded by an experienced jury for outstanding exhibits and literature contributions relating to postal history.
Good to know: Everyone can take part; no BDPh exhibit pass required!
Frame size: 16 sheets; for multi-frame exhibits, the number is freely selectable. Previously awarded exhibits may be submitted again—if you’ve won Bronze or Silver, now’s your chance to aim for Gold!
Guest of Honour 2025: Sweden! Look forward to Nordic perspectives and personal contributions from the far north—many Swedish philatelists have already confirmed their participation!
Save the date: 24 October 2025, Postal History Symposium with three fascinating lectures!
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Visitors to the Musée de La Poste will discover remarkable items along the way: a late 18th-century travel clock, a 1850 mail coach watch, historical photographs (from 1887 to the present), postal history and philately artefacts (including date stamps, cancellations, covers…), and other fascinating objects—among them around fifty almanacs ranging from the early 18th century to today.
All of these treasures and curiosities are placed in dialogue with contemporary artworks that explore the concept of timekeeping, offering a fresh and dynamic reading of these heritage objects. Through an inspiring exhibition design, around fifty contemporary works—videos, photographs, installations, objects, sculptures—challenge our perception of time, offering poetic, philosophical, and at times humorous perspectives on the subject.
La Poste, through its history is inextricably linked to the notion of time and, for centuries, has played a key role in the measurement and management of time.
As early as 1839, the postal administration—whose operations were affected by the lack of synchronisation between local time in different communes—secured a decision from the Ministry of the Interior to standardise the setting of public clocks, using tables provided by the Bureau des Longitudes. This marked the first steps towards a shared “national time”.
The rise of the railway in the mid-19th century further strengthened the need for a unified time across the country, and it was the telegraph that enabled the synchronisation of public clocks to the time kept at the Paris Observatory.
These technical advances reflect La Poste’s enduring challenge: to deliver a service that is fast, reliable, and precise. By standardising time and embracing new technologies, La Poste established itself not only as a key player in time harmonisation, but also as an institution deeply embedded in societal change.
It is this relationship with time that the Musée de La Poste has chosen to highlight through the exhibition The Making of Time (La fabrique du temps). To explore this theme, the museum has drawn upon its own holdings as well as external collections. Over one hundred objects are on display.
The exhibition will run until 3 November 2025.
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Mark Banchik was elected president of the American Philatelic Society (APS). The APS has announced that all newly elected APS and APRL Board members will take the oath of office following the annual membership meeting on Saturday, 16 August, during the Great American Stamp Show in Schaumburg, Illinois. Mark Banchik was elected president for his first term and will replace current president Cheryl Ganz RDP. Banchik currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Vice Presidents. He was most recently elected back to the APS Board in 2022.
In his address to APS members, the president elect wrote (American Philatelist, May 2025): “I look forward to working as APS President with a talented, dedicated elected leadership team which brings many strengths to the table. Though as previously noted, we are currently in a state of professional leadership transition. I have full confidence in our existing and incoming leadership that I can promise you, our members, that the APS will continue to supply services and evolve with expectations in a fiscally responsible manner.”
[image credit: The American Philatelist]
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Postal History Live 2025 in Ulm
As announced by the German Philatelic Federation (BDPh):
Postal History Live 2025 in Ulm: The hunt for the post horns is on! From 23 to 25 October 2025, Ulm will once again become the centre of the international postal history scene, with the renowned Postal History Live exhibition as part of the International Stamp Fair.
What’s up for grabs? The coveted Gold, Silver and Bronze Post Horns, awarded by an experienced jury for outstanding exhibits and literature contributions relating to postal history.
Good to know: Everyone can take part; no BDPh exhibit pass required!
Frame size: 16 sheets; for multi-frame exhibits, the number is freely selectable. Previously awarded exhibits may be submitted again—if you’ve won Bronze or Silver, now’s your chance to aim for Gold!
Guest of Honour 2025: Sweden! Look forward to Nordic perspectives and personal contributions from the far north—many Swedish philatelists have already confirmed their participation!
Save the date: 24 October 2025, Postal History Symposium with three fascinating lectures!
Register by 15 July 2025; info & forms available at www.dasv-postgeschichte.de or https://briefmarken-messe.de
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La fabrique du Temps
Visitors to the Musée de La Poste will discover remarkable items along the way: a late 18th-century travel clock, a 1850 mail coach watch, historical photographs (from 1887 to the present), postal history and philately artefacts (including date stamps, cancellations, covers…), and other fascinating objects—among them around fifty almanacs ranging from the early 18th century to today.
All of these treasures and curiosities are placed in dialogue with contemporary artworks that explore the concept of timekeeping, offering a fresh and dynamic reading of these heritage objects. Through an inspiring exhibition design, around fifty contemporary works—videos, photographs, installations, objects, sculptures—challenge our perception of time, offering poetic, philosophical, and at times humorous perspectives on the subject.
La Poste, through its history is inextricably linked to the notion of time and, for centuries, has played a key role in the measurement and management of time.
As early as 1839, the postal administration—whose operations were affected by the lack of synchronisation between local time in different communes—secured a decision from the Ministry of the Interior to standardise the setting of public clocks, using tables provided by the Bureau des Longitudes. This marked the first steps towards a shared “national time”.
The rise of the railway in the mid-19th century further strengthened the need for a unified time across the country, and it was the telegraph that enabled the synchronisation of public clocks to the time kept at the Paris Observatory.
These technical advances reflect La Poste’s enduring challenge: to deliver a service that is fast, reliable, and precise. By standardising time and embracing new technologies, La Poste established itself not only as a key player in time harmonisation, but also as an institution deeply embedded in societal change.
It is this relationship with time that the Musée de La Poste has chosen to highlight through the exhibition The Making of Time (La fabrique du temps). To explore this theme, the museum has drawn upon its own holdings as well as external collections. Over one hundred objects are on display.
The exhibition will run until 3 November 2025.
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New APS President: Mark Banchik
Mark Banchik was elected president of the American Philatelic Society (APS). The APS has announced that all newly elected APS and APRL Board members will take the oath of office following the annual membership meeting on Saturday, 16 August, during the Great American Stamp Show in Schaumburg, Illinois. Mark Banchik was elected president for his first term and will replace current president Cheryl Ganz RDP. Banchik currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Vice Presidents. He was most recently elected back to the APS Board in 2022.
In his address to APS members, the president elect wrote (American Philatelist, May 2025): “I look forward to working as APS President with a talented, dedicated elected leadership team which brings many strengths to the table. Though as previously noted, we are currently in a state of professional leadership transition. I have full confidence in our existing and incoming leadership that I can promise you, our members, that the APS will continue to supply services and evolve with expectations in a fiscally responsible manner.”
[image credit: The American Philatelist]
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