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Exhibition on «Nature, Environment, Ecology» in Luxembourg

Manifestation organisée du 7 au 9 octobre 2016 par le Cercle Philatélique Mamer au CIPA Mamer

Les timbres EUROPA sont des timbres qui sont spécialement émis par les organismes postaux européens, chaque année et qui arborent le logo EUROPA. Ils soulignent la collaboration dans le domaine postal, en particulier en matière promotion de la philatélie, et contribuent à sensibiliser le public aux racines, à la culture et à l’histoire communes de l’Europe ainsi qu’à ses objectifs communs.

En 2014, POST-Philatélie Luxembourg a émis la première série de timbres consacrée aux légumes d’autan: salsifis, petit pois, chicorée sauvage. La deuxième série, émise en 2015, représentait le panais, le céleri et al betterave rouge. La dernière série a été émise le 20 septembre 2016. Trois bonnes raisons pour le Cercle Philatélique Mamer d’organiser début automne 2016 au CIPA une exposition philatélique dédiée à la nature, à l’environnement et à l’écologie et qui a eut comme résultat un grand succès.

Jos Wolff, RDP

Président de la FSPL

Président Honoraire de la FIP

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THE HIGHEST PHILATELY: VARDØ 2016

Logos of Vardo 2016 and the Norsk Filatelistforbund, the Norwegian Philatelic Federation

Map with the situation of Vardo.

Vardo 2016 in progress: last frames mounting.

This weekend a stamp exhibition took place in Vardø (Norway). It is definitely the most north stamp exhibition in Norway this year, and considered to be the most north stamp exhibiton for any FEPA or FIP country. No one can beat us in 2016!

Vardø is a small town in north-east Norway. Situated at 70 22 degrees north. To illustrate how far from central Europe this is, some distances are given:

from Oslo to Vardø by direct line (airplane) 1.489 kilometer. Similar from Sevilla (4.265 kilometers) and London(2.832 kilometers)
most people in Europe are more aware of The North Cape. To comparison the distance from Gibraltar to North Cape is 4.290 kilometers.

Weather in Vardø on Saturday October 8th was partly sunny and 8 degrees warm. Not bad for 70 degrees north!

Left, Opening Ceremony. Right, Are Døvle receiving the Award for the best Collection of VARDØ 2016

The Jury, formed by Atle Fossmark, Knut R. Rasmussen, Bjørn A. Schøyen and Paal Berg Helland, awarded the main prizes to:

Are Døvle from the Vadsø Philatelist Club for the exhibit “Postal History in Tromso until 1866”
Geir Lunde from the Karmøy Stamps Club for the exhibit “Postal History of the Norwegian officer’s during the German occupation 1942 –1945”.
Hallvard Slettebø from the Stavanger Philatelist Club for the exhibit “Norway in America”.

The best exhibitors from the Vardø Stamps Club has been Jan Lauridsen followed by Kai Egil Evjen and Steinar Borch Jensen.

Congratulations!

9.10.2016