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Events linked to EuroPhilEx 2025

Several events will be taking place during EuroPhilEx 2025, being held at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham from Wednesday. 7 May until Sunday, 11 May.

On Thursday, 8 May there will be a reception by the Royal Philatelic Society London from 7pm at the Arden Hotel. Admission is free and all are welcome.

This will be followed on the same evening by the Four Societies’ Dinner, also at the Arden Hotel, at 8pm. An open invitation is extended to members of the Royal Philatelic Society London, The Collectors Club of New York, Le Club de Monte Carlo, and the European Academy, and their guests. Tickets will be on sale through the EuroPhilEx website from the end of February, price £50 each.

The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists signing ceremony will be held at The Council House, Victoria Square, Central Birmingham, B1 1BB on Friday, 9 May 2025, followed by a free drinks reception. Attendees should arrive from 4.30pm for a 5pm start. Free coach transport will be provided from the Arden Hotel, next to the NEC, at 4pm and 4.15pm, which will return after the ceremony and drinks reception that will run until 7pm. Dress code is black tie for RDPs and participants but for visitors any attire is acceptable, with lounge suits or black tie preferred. Admission is free and there is no need to book. Please take this opportunity to witness this great philatelic institution, now in its 104th year.

That evening will see two dinners, for the Great Britain Philatelic Society and those who are signatories of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, but both are by invitation only.

Saturday, 10 May will be the day of the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain in the NEC Concourse Suite 20 from 11am to 5pm. This will include presentations by the new signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists, plus a presentation by the recipient of the Congress Medal for 2025. The names of these new recipients have as yet still to be announced. A further presentation The Kay Goodman Lecture will ask the question ‘So is context philately expending with collectors?’ There is no charge to attend the Congress and all are welcome.

Also on Saturday, 10 May there will be the Palmares dinner and prize giving at the Grand Hotel, Birmingham. Tickets will be on sale at £120 each again through the EuoPhilEx website from the end of February.

Sunday, 11 May sees the European Federation of Philatelic Associations (FEPA) Congress starting at 10.30am in NEC Concourse Suite 20 with attendance only by delegates and observers. Additionally, there will be a Cavendish Philatelic Auction in Concourse Suite 19 at 1pm, with viewing on Sunday morning and on their EuroPhilEx stand all week.

Further information about EuroPhilEx 2025 can be obtained by visiting www.europhilex2025.co.uk.

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