This year’s French Championship (Championnat de France de philatélie 2025 – Phila-France Colmar 2025) concluded on Sunday, 8 June. The big winner was Jean-Marie Vuillemard, with his exhibit in Postal History, “The Flight of the Eagles”, originally titled “Le vol des aigles”.
Photo: Jean Frick (Grand Prix Candidate), Philippe Lesage (FFAP President), Jean-Marie Vuillemard (Grand Prix Winner), Jean-Pierre Magne (Jury President). [photo credit: FFAP FB account]
Stamps as Witnesses of History is not a book about the history of stamps as such. It is a book about how stamp issues since Rowland Hill invented the first adhesive postage stamp in 1840 have “witnessed” the seismic global political developments over the years. It is a guide to political philately, which aims to show how stamp issues have reflected and have related to key political events.
Thus stamps of the North German Confederation marked a major stepping stone to German unification, a truly momentous political event, whilst selected African stamps of the 1960s celebrated the independence of many emerging African states from European colonial empires. The book is arranged geographically, covering the whole world. For each country entry, the major political developments are listed chronologically on the left hand side with contemporaneous stamps, supported in some instances by relevant commemoratives, on the right hand side.
The 634-page book (hardcover edition, 2024, ISBN: 9781915465191) was written by Ruth Lea and published by Filament Publishing Ltd. It is available online.
[photo credit: https://www.hhsales.co.uk]
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Following the success of last year’s 19th UPU Competition Class, this year’s 20th edition is already making its mark. It has been showcased at URUGUAY 2025, and BERNABA 2025 in Bern, Switzerland, and is scheduled to appear at GASS 2025 in Chicago, and PHILAKOREA 2025 in Seoul.
Twenty-eight postal operators are taking part, each presenting contemporary postage stamps in a one-frame, 16-page exhibit, evaluated under FIP regulations by FIP-accredited jurors.
Phila-France Colmar 2025
This year’s French Championship (Championnat de France de philatélie 2025 – Phila-France Colmar 2025) concluded on Sunday, 8 June. The big winner was Jean-Marie Vuillemard, with his exhibit in Postal History, “The Flight of the Eagles”, originally titled “Le vol des aigles”.
Here is the complete list of awards: https://membres.ffap.net/Competitions/championnat.php?id=285
Photo: Jean Frick (Grand Prix Candidate), Philippe Lesage (FFAP President), Jean-Marie Vuillemard (Grand Prix Winner), Jean-Pierre Magne (Jury President).
[photo credit: FFAP FB account]
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Stamps as Witnesses of History
Stamps as Witnesses of History is not a book about the history of stamps as such. It is a book about how stamp issues since Rowland Hill invented the first adhesive postage stamp in 1840 have “witnessed” the seismic global political developments over the years. It is a guide to political philately, which aims to show how stamp issues have reflected and have related to key political events.
Thus stamps of the North German Confederation marked a major stepping stone to German unification, a truly momentous political event, whilst selected African stamps of the 1960s celebrated the independence of many emerging African states from European colonial empires. The book is arranged geographically, covering the whole world. For each country entry, the major political developments are listed chronologically on the left hand side with contemporaneous stamps, supported in some instances by relevant commemoratives, on the right hand side.
The 634-page book (hardcover edition, 2024, ISBN: 9781915465191) was written by Ruth Lea and published by Filament Publishing Ltd. It is available online.
[photo credit: https://www.hhsales.co.uk]
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20th UPU Competition Class 2025
Following the success of last year’s 19th UPU Competition Class, this year’s 20th edition is already making its mark. It has been showcased at URUGUAY 2025, and BERNABA 2025 in Bern, Switzerland, and is scheduled to appear at GASS 2025 in Chicago, and PHILAKOREA 2025 in Seoul.
Twenty-eight postal operators are taking part, each presenting contemporary postage stamps in a one-frame, 16-page exhibit, evaluated under FIP regulations by FIP-accredited jurors.
Explore the 2025 exhibits here:
https://www.upu.int/en/universal-postal-union/activities/philately-ircs/upu-competition-class-2025
Read here what the UPU Competition Class is all about:
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/UPU-International-Competition-Class.pdf
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