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Specialised WORLD STAMP EXHIBITION with FEPA Recognition: PRAGA 2018

The exhibition will be held at the Clarion Congress Hotel Prague

The Union of Czech Philatelists are going to organise The Specialised World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2018 under patronage of the International Philatelic Federation, FIP and the Recognition of the Federation of European Philatelic Associations, FEPA.

The main indicators will be as follows:

The exhibition will take place within the framework of the celebrations

– 100th anniversary of the founding of the Czechoslovak Republic,

– 100th anniversary of the issuing of the first Czechoslovak stamps,

– 100th anniversary of the end of the WWI, etc.

The presenter is the Union of Czech Philatelists. The exhibition will be held at the Clarion Congress Hotel Prague. The exhibition will be open on August 15, 2018 and close on August 18, 2018. The capacity will be more that 1500 exhibition frames.

Exhibition classes:

A) Non-competitive Classes

B) Competitive Exhibits Classes:

-Traditional Philately

-Postal History

One-frame-Exhibits and Modern Philately classes both as a sub-classes of TR and PH only.

To demonstrate to the general public every aspect, the cultural and the educational values and attractiveness of philately, the Organising Committee considers to incorporate also class of Philatelic Literature and Open Class.

Vit Vanicek, Vice-President Julius Cacka, Secretary General

24.5.2016

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Granted the FEPA Recognition to the Spring Stampex 2017

23.5.2016

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Presentation of Awards at the FEPA Congress

During the FEPA Congress celebrated in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, Giancarlo Morolli, FEPA Vice-President responsible for the Awards and José Ramón Moreno, FEPA President, handed out FEPA Medals and Certificates of Appreciation 2015 to:

Mrs Maire Kiddle, in memoriam of her husband Mr. Francis Kiddle, U.K. ,FEPA Medal for Exceptional Service to Organised Philately

Mme Michèle Chauvet, France,FEPA Medal for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research for “Les tarifs helléniques des lettres internationales 1861-1878 » and Mr.Calin Marinescu, Romania, as 3^rd runner-up for Exceptional Study and Research for his book “Revenue Stamps used In the Romanian Postal Service 1872-1915”

Mr. Spas Panchev, President of the Bulgarian Federation received the FEPA Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Activities for the Promotion of Philately granted to the Philatelic Society of Sofia „Petko Karaivanoff”, Bulgaria, and Mr.Uwe Decker, President of the German Federation and Mr. Eckerhard Fromm, President of the Club, received the FEPA Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Activities for the Promotion of Philately granted to the Briefmarken-Sammler Verein Gotha 1890 e.V., Gotha, Germany

The Winners of previous FEPA Medals present at the Congress with the FEPA Honorary President, Pedro Vaz Pereira and the FEPA President, José Ramón Moreno. From left: Jean-François Brun (2007), Luiz Frazao (2012), Bruno Creveto-Selvaggi (2006), Jos Wolff (2011), Maire Kiddle, in memoriam of her husband Francis Kiddle (2015), FEPA President, José Ramón Moreno, Michèle Chauvet (2015), Giancarlo Morolli (2006), FEPA Honorary President, Pedro Vaz Pereira and Anthony Virvilis ( 2014).

21.5.2016