This Åland post card was postmarked at the “Finlandia-2017” FEPA exhibition in Tampere and addressed to the crew of the International Space station (ISS). Being delivered to Russia, the card was handed over to the crew of the Russian “Soyuz MS-05” spacecraft to be delivered to the ISS. Then the card was delivered to the ISS. To document the delivery, on board the station the card was marked with board seals including the Russian official “Russian Post. ISS. Russian Segment” round board post mark dated July 29, 2017, the day when the “Soyuz MS-05” spacecraft docked with the ISS.
First the letter was postmarked at the “Finlandia-2017” FEPA exhibition in Tampere, Finland and sent to Moscow. Then the letter was delivered to the ISS by the Russian “Soyuz MS-05” spacecraft. To document the delivery, on board the station the letter was marked with all proper board seals including the Russian official “Russian Post. ISS. Russian Segment” round board post mark dated July 29, 2017, the day when the “Soyuz MS-05” spacecraft docked with
Igor Rodin
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GRANTED THE FEPA RECOGNITION TO THE EXFILNA 2018 IN SEVILLE
The FEPA Board has unanimously agreed in granting the requested FEPA Recognition to the Spanish National Exhibition with International Participation “EXFILNA 2018” to be held in Seville from the 31stof October to the 4th of November.
The three spaces where would be displayed the 750 frames are right in the center of the city: The “Archive of Indies”, the “Caja Sol Foundation” and the San Francisco Square, next to Seville’s City Hall.
The three venues are a few meters from each other:
The General Archive of Indies, built from 1584 to 1598, is UNESCO World Heritage site.
Views of the “CajaSol” Foundation, old Court of Justice of Seville
The “San Francisco” Square will hosts the Commercial Fair within special structures built for the occasion.
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Exfilna-2018-logo.jpg196279José Ramón Morenohttps://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/fepanews_logo-107x138-1.pngJosé Ramón Moreno2018-03-16 23:06:322018-04-25 23:08:12Granted the FEPA Recognition to the EXFILNA 2018 in Seville
Back to Earth the letters sent from FINLANDIA 2017 to the International Space Station!
This Åland post card was postmarked at the “Finlandia-2017” FEPA exhibition in Tampere and addressed to the crew of the International Space station (ISS). Being delivered to Russia, the card was handed over to the crew of the Russian “Soyuz MS-05” spacecraft to be delivered to the ISS. Then the card was delivered to the ISS. To document the delivery, on board the station the card was marked with board seals including the Russian official “Russian Post. ISS. Russian Segment” round board post mark dated July 29, 2017, the day when the “Soyuz MS-05” spacecraft docked with the ISS.
First the letter was postmarked at the “Finlandia-2017” FEPA exhibition in Tampere, Finland and sent to Moscow. Then the letter was delivered to the ISS by the Russian “Soyuz MS-05” spacecraft. To document the delivery, on board the station the letter was marked with all proper board seals including the Russian official “Russian Post. ISS. Russian Segment” round board post mark dated July 29, 2017, the day when the “Soyuz MS-05” spacecraft docked with
Igor Rodin
Granted the FEPA Recognition to the EXFILNA 2018 in Seville
GRANTED THE FEPA RECOGNITION TO THE EXFILNA 2018 IN SEVILLE
The FEPA Board has unanimously agreed in granting the requested FEPA Recognition to the Spanish National Exhibition with International Participation “EXFILNA 2018” to be held in Seville from the 31stof October to the 4th of November.
The three spaces where would be displayed the 750 frames are right in the center of the city: The “Archive of Indies”, the “Caja Sol Foundation” and the San Francisco Square, next to Seville’s City Hall.
The three venues are a few meters from each other:
The General Archive of Indies, built from 1584 to 1598, is UNESCO World Heritage site.
Views of the “CajaSol” Foundation, old Court of Justice of Seville
The “San Francisco” Square will hosts the Commercial Fair within special structures built for the occasion.
IREX and all available details at:
http://www.fesofi.es/exfilna-2018/
FEPA Award winners 2017
The recipients of the FEPA awards are:
FEPA Medal 2017 for exceptional service to organised philately: Ivan LIBRIC (Croatia)
FEPA Medal 2017 for exceptional support to organised philately: Raul MOREIRA (Portugal)
FEPA Medal 2017 for exceptional philatelic study and research: Brian TROTTER (Great Britain)
for “Southern African Mails, Routes, Rates and Regulations 1806 – 1916”, published by the Royal Philatelic Society London, 2016.
A Certificate has been awarded to the other finalists (listed in alphabetical order of the country):
The mysterious Philip von Ferrari, Philatelist, Philanthrope and Cosmopolite
The Hellenic Postal Rates 1828-1875
Cancellation of letter-collecting agencies, postal agencies and branch offices in Hungary (1788–2014)
Postal Parcels
Impressionism, fascination and colour
Illustrated Philatelic Dictionary
FEPA Certificate of Appreciation 2017 for outstanding activities for the promotion of philately:
Press releases can be downloaded here:
Press release in English
Press release in French
Press release in German
Press release in Spanish
Photos of recipients and logos of societies can be downloaded here:
Photos:
Ivan Libric
Raul Moreira
Brian Trotter
Logos:
International Estonian Philatelic Society (REFS) “Estonia” (Estonia)
Briefmarkensammlerverein Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Germany)
The Czechoslovak Philatelic Society of Great Britain (Great Britain)
Associazione Italiana Collezionisti Posta Militare (Italy)