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THAILAND 2023 WSC is coming up at the end of November
THAILAND 2023 Specialised World Stamp Championship Exhibition is organised by the Philatelic Association of Thailand under the patronage of H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the philatelic patronage of the International Philatelic Federation (FIP), the auspices of the Federation of Inter-Asia Philately (FIAP) and the support of Thailand Post Co. Ltd.
The exhibition will be held at the Grand Postal Building, Bangkok, Thailand, from 27 November to 2 December 2023. Among others, it will celebrate the 140th Anniversary of the first Thai postage stamp and the inauguration of the country’s postal services.
Details on https://www.thailand2023wsc.com
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A Visit to the Munich Philatelic Library
Abhishek Bhuwalka shared with us today the story of the Munich Philatelic Library on his blog https://thephilatelist.substack.com
The Munich Philatelic Library (MPL) (German: Münchner Philatelistische Bibliothek), holding currently about 65,000 media items (Medieneinheiten) in 43 languages, is the largest philatelic library on the continent of Europe. It’s also arguably one of the four most important philatelic libraries in the world along with the American Philatelic Research Library (APRL), the Library of the Collector’s Club of New York (CCNY) in the United States and the Library of the Royal Philatelic Society (RPSL) in the United Kingdom. However, unlike the latter which are privately owned, the MPL is a public library.
The MPL operates as part of the central library of Munich City Library (Münchner Stadtbibliothek). The city (or public) library itself traces its history back to 1843 and has a total stock of around 3 million media items.
Read the complete article here: https://thephilatelist.substack.com/p/a-visit-to-the-munich-philatelic
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Bill Hedley talks to The Stamp Collector
FEPA President, Bill Hedley, was interviewed by The Stamp Collector monthly. The interview was published in the magazine’s current November issue.
Bill believes that philately is not a world apart. “Everything about it relates to one or more aspects of the wider world, whether historical, technological, economic, scientific, cultural or whatever. The point is that when people who are not interested in “stamps” as such become aware that philatelic material can improve their understanding of other subjects in which they are interested – family and local history, military history, social, economic and cultural questions, for example – they may begin to understand its relevance to them and take an interest in it”.
He also quotes: “No matter where they come from, philatelists have more similarities than differences, and love to share their interests with like-minded souls”.
Download the four-page interview here: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/BH-in-stamp-Collector-Oct-23.pdf
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