With over 3,500 votes cast, there was fierce competition in this year’s PTS People’s Choice Awards!
49 Nominees had been shortlisted across five categories – Best Website, Best Publication, Best Social Media, Best Physical Space, and Contributor of the Year. You can still view all nominees on the PTS Awards website.
Best Website: BB: Stamps
Runners up: Stanley Gibbons, The Royal Philatelic Society London
Best Publication: BB Stamps
Runners up: Bill Barrell Ltd., Stamp Collector Magazine
Best Social Media: BB Stamps
Runners up: Bill Barrell Ltd., Stanley Gibbons
Best Physical Space: BB Stamps
Runners up: Bill Barrell Ltd., The Royal Philatelic Society London
Contributor of the Year Award: Brian Bayford
Runners up: Bill Barrell, Jack Zhang
On 15 November, during Balkanfila XX in Thessaloniki, an open discussion titled ‘Investing for the Future’ took place with the participation of eight prominent philatelists.
A list of topics was suggested in advance, from which the speakers were asked to select theirs on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, with the option to address a topic of their own. Each speaker was allocated seven minutes (roughly 1000 words). A brief Q&A session followed each presentation.
Speakers and topics covered:
Ambassador Viktor Gaber (North Macedonia): ‘Our Good and Bad Habits’
Christos Gikas (Greece): ‘Communication’
Dr Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi RDP, FRPSL (Italy): ‘Cooperation’
Vladimir Milich (Serbia): ‘Effective Use of Technology’
Dr Claudio Ernesto Manzati FRPSL (Italy): ‘Innovation’
Prof. Peter Suhadolc FRPSL (Slovenia): ‘Exhibitions’
Kemal Giray FRPSL (Turkey): ‘Philately: Hobby or Investment?’
Iulian Cherata AIEP (Romania): ‘Threats to the Future of Philately’
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Alan C. Mellaart FRPSL has recently published his first book on Ottoman Postal History and has promised that more are to come. We quote from the book’s Preface:
The Ottoman Empire Postal History of Greece attempts to visually explore the rich and complex postal history of the Ottoman Empire, in this case focusing on the former territories, now part of modern-day Greece.
This work chronicles the establishment, expansion, and eventual dissolution of the Ottoman postal services across these lands, showcasing some of the rare covers, postmarks, and postal documents that have survived. Through detailed records, including 81 post offices, this book presents an organized and comprehensive view of the postal operations, and the remarkable covers that represent them.
This publication is designed for philatelists, historians, and enthusiasts alike, offering insights into the Ottoman Empire’s postal evolution within Greece from 1840 to 1912. With the ever-changing borders and the cultural interactions that shaped the empire’s postal network, this book aims to preserve and highlight the legacy of each region’s postmarks, and correspondence through the display on covers.
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PTS People’s Choice Awards 2024
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With over 3,500 votes cast, there was fierce competition in this year’s PTS People’s Choice Awards!
49 Nominees had been shortlisted across five categories – Best Website, Best Publication, Best Social Media, Best Physical Space, and Contributor of the Year. You can still view all nominees on the PTS Awards website.
Best Website: BB: Stamps
Runners up: Stanley Gibbons, The Royal Philatelic Society London
Best Publication: BB Stamps
Runners up: Bill Barrell Ltd., Stamp Collector Magazine
Best Social Media: BB Stamps
Runners up: Bill Barrell Ltd., Stanley Gibbons
Best Physical Space: BB Stamps
Runners up: Bill Barrell Ltd., The Royal Philatelic Society London
Contributor of the Year Award: Brian Bayford
Runners up: Bill Barrell, Jack Zhang
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‘Investing for the Future’ – A Round Table Discussion in Thessaloniki
On 15 November, during Balkanfila XX in Thessaloniki, an open discussion titled ‘Investing for the Future’ took place with the participation of eight prominent philatelists.
A list of topics was suggested in advance, from which the speakers were asked to select theirs on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, with the option to address a topic of their own. Each speaker was allocated seven minutes (roughly 1000 words). A brief Q&A session followed each presentation.
Speakers and topics covered:
The proceedings are available here: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Round-Table-Discussion-Proceedings_ver2.pdf
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Ottoman Empire Postal History of Greece (1840–1912)
Alan C. Mellaart FRPSL has recently published his first book on Ottoman Postal History and has promised that more are to come. We quote from the book’s Preface:
The Ottoman Empire Postal History of Greece attempts to visually explore the rich and complex postal history of the Ottoman Empire, in this case focusing on the former territories, now part of modern-day Greece.
This work chronicles the establishment, expansion, and eventual dissolution of the Ottoman postal services across these lands, showcasing some of the rare covers, postmarks, and postal documents that have survived. Through detailed records, including 81 post offices, this book presents an organized and comprehensive view of the postal operations, and the remarkable covers that represent them.
This publication is designed for philatelists, historians, and enthusiasts alike, offering insights into the Ottoman Empire’s postal evolution within Greece from 1840 to 1912. With the ever-changing borders and the cultural interactions that shaped the empire’s postal network, this book aims to preserve and highlight the legacy of each region’s postmarks, and correspondence through the display on covers.
Available by the author at alan@mellaartint.com
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