LIBEREC 2025, a national exhibition with additional participation from Armenia, Germany, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the United States concluded on Sunday, 22 June. A total of 116 exhibits across 480 frames, representing eight competitive classes, were judged by an international jury consisting of Julius Cacka (President, CZE), Bill Hedley (Honorary President, GBR), David Schiller (CZE), Milan Černík (CZE), Veselko Gustin (SVN), Vojtech Jankovič (SVK), Václav Kopecký (SZE), Jiří Kraus (SZE), Vít Vaníček (CZE), Jiří Sedlák (CZE), Bernward Schubert (DEU), and Peter Suhadolc (SVN).
The big winners were:
Grand Prix International: William Barrell (GBR), Great Britain Postal Reform and Development of Penny Value 1810–1880
Grand Prix National: Marek Vrba (CZE), Československo 1918–1939
The winners of the Crawford Medal at the 4th Annual Crawford Festival were Tomas Bjäringer and Mårten Sundberg, co-authors of Tête Bêche: Rarities from the Oval-Issue of Finland. The shortlisted books included:
Dominica: Philately to 1967 by Simon Richards.
New York City Foreign Mail 1845–1878 (2 Volumes) by Nicholas M Kirke.
Italia e Iberia: la posta fra gli stati delle due penisole 1814–1876 [Italy and Iberia: the mail between the states of the two peninsulas] by Lorenzo Carra.
The Rhodesias and Nyasaland – Colonial Rule to Majority Rule – The Evolution of the Mails by Brian Trotter, Pat Flanagan and Keith Harrop.
The Postal Stationery of Nigeria by Peter Hørlyck.
The event was organised by the Royal Philatelic Society London and held on its premises on 24 and 25 June.
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With deep regret we announce the passing of Dr Alan K Huggins RDP (1936-2025) who had been unwell for some time. Alan made many contributions to philately in the UK and the world over many years, especially through his ground-breaking work on postal stationery. He also filled many positions in philatelic organisations including the Presidency of the Royal Philatelic Society London and Chairmanship of the FIP Postal Stationery Commission. His knowledge and wisdom were widely admired and he received many high honours. He set a high standard of scholarship and excellence that has provided an outstanding example for others to follow.
His far-sighted belief in the importance of international cooperation led him in the 1980s to become a leading advocate for setting up a European Federation of philatelic associations to promote closer cooperation between national philatelic organisations. In 1989 this resulted in the foundation of FEPA with Alan as its first President. He served as President until 1993, by which time FEPA was firmly established with a growing membership. He was then appointed to be the first Honorary President of FEPA and to this day we are indebted to him for the clarity and determination that he brought to the foundation of FEPA. We remain committed to the objectives that he outlined at that time.
FEPA sends its deepest condolences to Alan’s family as well as its gratitude for his many achievements. May he rest in peace.
Bill Hedley
Photo: Queen Elizabeth II with Dr Alan Huggins at the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) in 2019.
[photo credit: RPSL]
LIBEREC 2025 Results
LIBEREC 2025, a national exhibition with additional participation from Armenia, Germany, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, and the United States concluded on Sunday, 22 June. A total of 116 exhibits across 480 frames, representing eight competitive classes, were judged by an international jury consisting of Julius Cacka (President, CZE), Bill Hedley (Honorary President, GBR), David Schiller (CZE), Milan Černík (CZE), Veselko Gustin (SVN), Vojtech Jankovič (SVK), Václav Kopecký (SZE), Jiří Kraus (SZE), Vít Vaníček (CZE), Jiří Sedlák (CZE), Bernward Schubert (DEU), and Peter Suhadolc (SVN).
The big winners were:
Grand Prix International: William Barrell (GBR), Great Britain Postal Reform and Development of Penny Value 1810–1880
Grand Prix National: Marek Vrba (CZE), Československo 1918–1939
Complete list of results: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/liberec2025_results.pdf
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Tomas Bjäringer & Mårten Sundberg win the 2025 Crawford Medal
The winners of the Crawford Medal at the 4th Annual Crawford Festival were Tomas Bjäringer and Mårten Sundberg, co-authors of Tête Bêche: Rarities from the Oval-Issue of Finland. The shortlisted books included:
The event was organised by the Royal Philatelic Society London and held on its premises on 24 and 25 June.
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Alan Huggins RDP (1936-2025)
With deep regret we announce the passing of Dr Alan K Huggins RDP (1936-2025) who had been unwell for some time. Alan made many contributions to philately in the UK and the world over many years, especially through his ground-breaking work on postal stationery. He also filled many positions in philatelic organisations including the Presidency of the Royal Philatelic Society London and Chairmanship of the FIP Postal Stationery Commission. His knowledge and wisdom were widely admired and he received many high honours. He set a high standard of scholarship and excellence that has provided an outstanding example for others to follow.
His far-sighted belief in the importance of international cooperation led him in the 1980s to become a leading advocate for setting up a European Federation of philatelic associations to promote closer cooperation between national philatelic organisations. In 1989 this resulted in the foundation of FEPA with Alan as its first President. He served as President until 1993, by which time FEPA was firmly established with a growing membership. He was then appointed to be the first Honorary President of FEPA and to this day we are indebted to him for the clarity and determination that he brought to the foundation of FEPA. We remain committed to the objectives that he outlined at that time.
FEPA sends its deepest condolences to Alan’s family as well as its gratitude for his many achievements. May he rest in peace.
Bill Hedley
Photo: Queen Elizabeth II with Dr Alan Huggins at the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) in 2019.
[photo credit: RPSL]