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‘MDR Sachsen-Anhalt heute’ visits the ‘Christmas bakery‘ in Pretzier
Dittmar Wöhlert from the Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e.V. sent us yesterday the following report:
On Saturday, 7 December, a television crew from the MDR programme ‘Sachsen-Anhalt heute’ visited the group lesson of the Pretzier Young Stamp Friends.
They explored the ‘In the Christmas bakery’ stamp with the Tiptoi pen. The many details of this special stamp were discovered and Rolf Zuckowski’s hit ‘In the Christmas Bakery’ was brought to life. The youth group’s WhatsApp auction also ran in parallel.
The report can be viewed on Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk at the following link: https://www.mdr.de/video/mdr-videos/c/video-882460.html
A great advertisement for youth work and the Pretzier Young Stamp Friends! Congratulations to Carmen Kauffmann’s team!
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Retreat: from Niš to Corfu (1915‐1916) – Silent Witnesses
Milan Radovanović’s latest book was published in 2023 in Belgrade. It is written in Serbian with the original title Повлачење: Од Ниша До Крфа (1915-1916) – Неми Сведоци translated into English as Retreat: from Niš to Corfu (1915‐1916) – Silent Witnesses.
The part of the material relating to the retreat of the Serbian army and the role of foreign medical and military missions was partially published in Milan Radovanovic’s previous two books: Allies and Serbs in the Great War (1914-1915) – Silent Witnesses and Allies and Serbs in the Great War (1916-1918) – Silent Witnesses. In those works, insufficient attention and space were dedicated to the withdrawal of Serbian refugees, Allied military and medical missions, as well as prisoners of war in enemy territories. Considering what has been written so far, it is evident that this tragic and painful chapter of Serbian history has not received adequate attention, nor have the harrowing events during the march through Montenegro and Albania to Greece in winter—amid Albanian attacks—been fully acknowledged.
The subtitle of this book is also Silent Witnesses, referring to documents, photographs, and correspondence. Among these, wartime correspondence was especially significant as it served as a primary source of news. It caused happiness or unhappiness, joy or sadness, hope or disappointment, for both the soldiers in retreat and their families left behind in Serbia.
A substantial portion of the historical documents used from this period reflect the personal perspectives of foreign participants (the Allies) and examples of postal history.
Available by the author at radmi@sbb.rs, mobile: +381 638024913.
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Cape of Good Hope — The Triangular Stamps
The book features Joseph Hackmey’s collection of the Triangular Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope, and is published by the Museum of Philately.
On the reverse side of its dust cover, we read: This book marks the inaugural publication of the Museum of Philately, an online platform showcasing some of the greatest philatelic collections ever assembled by the world’s most distinguished philatelists.
To honour a select few of the greatest collectors of our time, we have chosen to release a limited number of physical editions highlighting their exceptional collections. The Museum is proud to honour Joseph Hackmey as the first recipient, celebrating his remarkable collection of the Triangular Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope. A special section in the Museum of Philately is now dedicated exclusively to many of his extraordinary collections.
The book will be available soon from The Royal Philatelic Society London.
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