PHILABRIG 26, Switzerland’s National Day of the Stamp, will take place in Brig/Brigue, Valais, from 19 to 21 November 2026. Organised by the Philatelic Society of Brig with the support of the Swiss Federation of Philatelic Societies, the exhibition will feature high-level competitive collections, historical pre-philatelic material in the Court of Honour, and non-competitive displays.
Swiss Post will offer its annual special souvenir sheet and a special exhibition cachet at the temporary post office, while Liechtenstein Post will present special products. More than ten dealers will also be present. Admission and the exhibition catalogue are free, with children receiving stamps to start their collections.
On 20 and 21 November, Philabrig 26 will also host the 7th Journée Philatélique Romande, bringing together collectors from French-speaking Switzerland for two specialist conferences. The programme is available from jl.emmenegger@gmail.com
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The CentEx28 stamp exhibition, to be held at the Cable Factory in Helsinki on 27–28 February 2028, celebrates the centenary of philatelic exhibitions in Finland. It is organised by the Finnish Society of Postal History and the Korso Philatelic Society. The exhibition website www.centex28.fi presents the first stamp exhibition in Finland in 1928. On the website, you can browse the exhibition catalogue and read the detailed report on the exhibition, published by the journal Suomen Postimerkkilehti in its issue 9-10/1928.
CentEx28 is a national philatelic exhibition presenting an overview of stamp collecting today. It comprises 12 competition classes, including traditional philately, postal history, thematic philately, postcards and youth philately.
Additional information is provided by:
Petteri Hannula, chair, petteri@hannulat.net, +3584577312770.
Per-Edvin Persson, information officer, pelle@peredvinpersson.fi, +358409015200.
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The stamp commemorating the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss was voted the most popular music-themed stamp of 2025 by collectors worldwide. Issued by Austrian Post, the stamp combines the figure from the Johann Strauss monument in Vienna’s Stadtpark with a detail from the title page of the first edition of the piano score for the waltz ‘The Blue Danube’. The stamp was designed by Viennese artist Kirsten Lubach, who is being honoured with the Yehudi Menuhin Trophy 2026 for her work.
The ‘The Pixies’ Christmas’ stamp from the Faroe Islands took second place. The stamp was designed by Janus á Húsagarði, a Faroese photographer and visual artist based in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. Taking third place was the German stamp ‘Semper Opera House’. For the design, graphic artist Jan-Niklas Kröger utilised the AI image generator DALL·E.
PHILABRIG 26 in November
PHILABRIG 26, Switzerland’s National Day of the Stamp, will take place in Brig/Brigue, Valais, from 19 to 21 November 2026. Organised by the Philatelic Society of Brig with the support of the Swiss Federation of Philatelic Societies, the exhibition will feature high-level competitive collections, historical pre-philatelic material in the Court of Honour, and non-competitive displays.
Swiss Post will offer its annual special souvenir sheet and a special exhibition cachet at the temporary post office, while Liechtenstein Post will present special products. More than ten dealers will also be present. Admission and the exhibition catalogue are free, with children receiving stamps to start their collections.
On 20 and 21 November, Philabrig 26 will also host the 7th Journée Philatélique Romande, bringing together collectors from French-speaking Switzerland for two specialist conferences. The programme is available from jl.emmenegger@gmail.com
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CentEx28: Centenary of Philatelic Exhibitions in Finland
The CentEx28 stamp exhibition, to be held at the Cable Factory in Helsinki on 27–28 February 2028, celebrates the centenary of philatelic exhibitions in Finland. It is organised by the Finnish Society of Postal History and the Korso Philatelic Society. The exhibition website www.centex28.fi presents the first stamp exhibition in Finland in 1928. On the website, you can browse the exhibition catalogue and read the detailed report on the exhibition, published by the journal Suomen Postimerkkilehti in its issue 9-10/1928.
CentEx28 is a national philatelic exhibition presenting an overview of stamp collecting today. It comprises 12 competition classes, including traditional philately, postal history, thematic philately, postcards and youth philately.
Additional information is provided by:
Petteri Hannula, chair, petteri@hannulat.net, +3584577312770.
Per-Edvin Persson, information officer, pelle@peredvinpersson.fi, +358409015200.
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Yehudi Menuhin Trophy 2026
The stamp commemorating the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss was voted the most popular music-themed stamp of 2025 by collectors worldwide. Issued by Austrian Post, the stamp combines the figure from the Johann Strauss monument in Vienna’s Stadtpark with a detail from the title page of the first edition of the piano score for the waltz ‘The Blue Danube’. The stamp was designed by Viennese artist Kirsten Lubach, who is being honoured with the Yehudi Menuhin Trophy 2026 for her work.
The ‘The Pixies’ Christmas’ stamp from the Faroe Islands took second place. The stamp was designed by Janus á Húsagarði, a Faroese photographer and visual artist based in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. Taking third place was the German stamp ‘Semper Opera House’. For the design, graphic artist Jan-Niklas Kröger utilised the AI image generator DALL·E.
Details: https://www.motivgruppe-musik.com/en/2026/08/10/yehudi-menuhin-trophy-2026-schoenste-musikbriefmarke-2025
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