Latest issue of Spink Insider magazine now online
Since its establishment in London in 1666, Spink & Son Ltd. has grown to become a superior auction house for rarities worldwide. It specialises in the auctioning and private sales of stamps, coins, banknotes, medals, bonds & shares,…
FESOFI and Philatelic Merit Medals 2023
Following a decision at the FESOFI General Assembly held in Madrid on 5th March, the FESOFI Medal was awarded to:
Alcañiz Philatelic and Numismatic Group (organisation)
Miguel Ángel García Fernández (individual)
The FESOFI Medals…
THAILAND 2023 WSC entry forms new deadline: 30th April
Following our earlier post on 20th February, we report that the deadline for THAILAND 2023 WSC entry forms has been extended until 30th April. In the meantime, the exhibition website is under construction at http://www.thailand2023wsc.com.
Prospective…
Virtual Stampex Talks Schedule Announced
Today's Newsletter from Stampex revealed the programme of the Virtual STAMPEX Talks on 4, 5 and 6 May:
Thursday 4th May at Midday (London): Paul Skinner presents The British Library's Philatelic Collections: New Acquisitions
Thursday 4th…
Open Philately Seminar in IBRA by Birthe King FRPSL
Discover Open Philately – the new and upcoming class
IBRA 2023, Sunday 28 May 2023, Room D/E, ‘CC Ost’, next to Hall 7
All are welcome to learn more about Open Philately
This seminar will introduce you to the fascinating world of Open…
Peter Congreve talks about Philately and Social History
Michael Cortese and Charles Epting have interviewed Peter Congreve in Episode 61 of their series Conversations with Philatelists. Peter Congreve is an Australian, very active on Twitter as Peter (@stampden), with a passion - among others - for…
New APS President: Dr Cheryl Ganz RDP FRPSL
We copy the breaking news from yesterday's post on the APS website:
The American Philatelic Society Board of Directors unanimously elected Cheryl Ganz as president to replace Bob Zeigler, who stepped down on March 31, 2023. Ganz appointed Greg…
HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #2
Welcome to HAFNIA 24
Newsletter #2
Copenhagen, 31 March 2023
We would like to inform you that informations from 40 invited FEPA countries is running in to our Commissioner General about the different country responsible commissioners. We have…
22° Premio Internazionale di Filatelia Tematica Musicale ‘Augusto Massari’
The 22nd edition of the 'Augusto Massari' Prize for philately will take place in Vasto on the occasion of the VastoPhil 2023 national exhibition of Open, Thematic and Maxima Philately, scheduled from 15 to 17 September, at Palazzo d'Avalos,…
FIP Maximaphily Commission Newletter March 2023
On 27th March, Pascal Bandry, Chairman of the FIP Maximaphily Commission, distributed the attached 24-page Newsletter focusing to Maximaphily news around the world and the 2021 Best Maximum Card competition. The Newsletter is published right…
Posta Italiana in Estremo Oriente
Italian mail in the Far East is a brand new book by Valter Astolfi, 432 pp., softbound, illustrated in colour, published by the AICPM (Associazione Italiana Collezionisti Posta Militare e Storia Postale) and distributed by Vaccari at € 60.
The…
James Bendon: I have retired!
On 24th March, James Bendon FRPSL, renowned British philatelist, dealer and publisher, distributed the following message to his clients and friends:
I have retired!
After more than 50 years as a full-time stamp dealer and philatelic publisher…
“Philately in archives – Archives in philately” in Celje, Slovenia
A fine example of Best Practice: The philatelic society in the small Slovenian town of Celje brings together philately with the State archives.
On Wednesday, 29.3.2023, at 11.00 pm, the grand opening will take place of the exhibition Philately…
Sergio Sismondo (1943-2023)
We copy the sad news from Linn's Stamp News website, published on 22nd March:
Sergio Sismondo, an esteemed postal historian and philatelic dealer whose encyclopedic knowledge of classic-era stamps and postal history enriched collectors from…
New Board at the Real Academia Hispánica de Filatelia e Historia Postal
On 17th March, the General Assembly of the Royal Spanish Academy of Philately and Postal History took place. A new Board of Governors was also elected:
President: Eduardo Consejo Prieto
Vice President: Fernando Aranaz Del Río
…
A short video on the intaglio process by Musée de La Poste
Musée de La Poste, Paris, celebrates the European Days of Crafts from 27 March to 2 April. Given the opportunity, it presents on its website all we need to learn about producing postage stamps by intaglio with a three-minute video which focuses…
The 2022 Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposium
We picked this up from the American Philatelic Society website:
Back on December 8-9, the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum (NPM) in Washington, D.C. played host to the Twelfth Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposium (PHS). Co-sponsored…
Philatelic lectures from Israel 75 Philatelic Academy
The Israel Philatelic Federation and the Society of Israel Philatelists have joined together to create the Israel 75 Philatelic Academy. The Academy is intended to promote all aspects of Holy Land Philately and to enhance the knowledge of collectors…
Thema: presented by the Swiss Society for Thematic Philately
Thema is the magazine of the Société suisse de philatélie thématique (Swiss Society for Thematic Philately), member of the FSPhS (Swiss Philatelic Federation). It is published quarterly and is distributed free of charge to all SSPT members.…
FEPA awards Certificate of Merit to Vaccari News on its 20th anniversary
Yesterday we had a video conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of Vaccari News. Besides Valeria Vaccari and Fabio Bonacina, respectively publisher and editor of this daily web news, among the presenters were Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi, President…
IBRA 2023 Press Release (8 March)
Today we received the latest Press Release from IBRA 2023.
The World Championship of Philately
The highlights of IBRA 2023 in Essen
Bonn | 8.3.23 | Peter Platz | Only a few months to go - from May 25 to 28, 2023, the International Stamp World…
Filatelista: The magazine of the Polish Philatelists Union
Filatelista is the official organ of the PZF, the Polish Philatelists Union, published monthly under the editorship of Adam Szuler, with 60 pages in full-colour. It was released in 1954, is the oldest philatelic magazine in Poland and this…
Jean-Louis Lafon (1937-2023)
Jean-Louis Lafon, better known as “Monsieur Astrophilatelie”, passed away on 29th January 2023, aged 85.
An engineer in the space industry, it was in 1975 that he first discovered his passion for astrophilately and in 1980 he won first…
FESOFI (Spanish Philatelic Federation): New Board of Directors
During the Annual General Assembly held on 5th March 2023 at the FESOFI Headquarters in Madrid, the New Board of Directors was elected and took office for the next four years (2023-2027).
President: José Antonio Arruego
Vice-President: José…
“phila”-Toscana ’23 in Gmunden, Austria: 25-27 August
A bilateral stamp competitive exhibition between exhibitors from Austria and Luxembourg has been announced, organised by OK-Gmunden and BMSV-Gmunden, with the support of the Austrian Philatelic Federation. Registration deadline has been set…
CNEP Salon philatélique de printemps: 23-25 March
After four years of absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the CNEP Salon philatélique de printemps (Spring Philatelic Show) reopens its doors from Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 March 2023. As it has been the case since 2015, it will be held in…
Banksy mural on postage stamp wraps up the first year of the Ukraine war
The Ukrainian Post used a mural by Banksy on a postage stamp to send the world a strong message marking the first anniversary of the war.
Last November, the renowned UK artist had painted a demolished wall in Borodianka, north-west of Kyiv,…
Sfizi.Di.Posta. La storia attraverso la posta, la posta attraverso la storia
The following press release was issued by Poste Italiane on 22nd February in Trieste:
On Friday 3 March, in the Mitteleuropa Postal and Telegraphic Museum of Poste Italiane (Central Post Office, via Vittorio Veneto), the documentary exhibition…
The 2023 Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
At the meeting of the Board of Election of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists on 16th February 2023 it was unanimously agreed that the following philatelists be invited to be the new signatories to the Roll:
Pradip Jain, RDP, India
…
Ivan Kostov (1924-2023)
The Union of Bulgarian Philatelists announces with great sadness that Ivan Kostov, doyen of Bulgarian, European and world philately, has left us at the age of 99. In his long life dedicated to philately, Ivan Kostov was a long-time publisher…
THAILAND 2023 WSC entry forms deadline: 31st March
Jenwit Apichainunt, Commissioner General of THAILAND 2023 World Stamp Championship, officially announced the upcoming exhibition by inviting the national philatelic federations to appoint commissioners and return entry forms by 31st March.
The…
Mary Queen of Scots: Secret letters written during imprisonment decoded
Reported by the BBC website on 8th February:
Secret letters written in code by Mary, Queen of Scots, during her imprisonment in England have been uncovered and decoded by a team of cryptographers. The documents, which were believed to have…
HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #1
This is Newsletter #1 distributed by HAFNIA 24 to its suscribers today:
Welcome to HAFNIA 24
Newsletter #1
Copenhagen, 14 February 2023
This is the first newsletter from HAFNIA 24. We are delighted to be able to invite the European philatelic…
The armies from Buonaparte to Napoleon 1793-1815
Vincent Schouberechts writes at the Trait de Union 2022-2, the biannual Newsletter of the AEP:
This is as much a history book as an authoritative study of all the postmarks used in the different campaigns during the years of the French Consulate…
New exhibition at The Postal Museum: The King’s stamp
Early yesterday, the Royal Mail unvailed the first King Charles III's definitive stamps, which will be placed on sale from 4th April. Later in the day, the following Newsletter was distributed by The Postal Museum to its subscribers:
See…
Mi Oficina Philatelic Society celebrates 500 presentations!
We picked it up from the Society's website:
Mi Oficina Philatelic Society is a worldwide group of philatelists (mainly Latin Americans) meeting daily via Zoom. During the Covid lockdown, many of us decided to start a series of presentations…
SAVPEX 2023 Virtual Philatelic Exhibition was announced
SAVPEX 2023, Virtual Philatelic Exhibition, organised by the Philatelic Society of the Orange Free State and held under the auspices of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa will take place in June/July 2023. The exhibition will accommodate…
Message from the FEPA Board to the Turkish Federation regarding the Earthquake
Dear Mr President,
On behalf of myself and the FEPA Board I want to express our deepest condolences to you, your Board and the members of the Fédération des Associations Philatéliques de Turquie for
the terrible suffering and grief that…
European Academy of Philately Awards for 2023
The latest Trait d'Union 2022-2, the biannual AEP Newsletter to its members, reported yesterday the AEP Awards for 2023 as follows:
The European Philatelic Merit 2023 has been awarded to Vincent Schouberechts (Belgium). The AEP would like to…
YouTube Channels: Now listed on the FEPA website
Get to know and stay tuned with the YouTube Channels on Philately. You will find a list on the FEPA website at Menu -> Resources -> YouTube Channels or at https://fepanews.com/youtube-channels
The list will be continuously updated. Suggestions…
The art in postage stamps and other philatelic writings
Francesco Giuliani and Il Postalista make a free offer to the philatelic community. A new book on the philatelic memoirs of Rodolfo Renier from Treviso, born in 1857, who not only led a brilliant academic career in Turin, at the local Ateneo…
Last edition of Philatelic Exporter
The sad news was announced yesterday by the magazine website and Twitter account:
Due to the challenging economic conditions, the difficult decision has been taken to cease publication of Philatelic Exporter, with the February edition being…
Presentations by SOFIMA (Sociedad Filatélica de Madrid)
Here is the program of the presentations by SOFIMA, for the first quarter of 2023, both live at the Society premises and via videoconference. The latter are open to all with free participation.
The presentations are uploaded to the SOFIMA…
IBRA 2023 Newsletter No. 2
Today we received IBRA Newsletter No. 2.
IBRA RUNDBRIEF Nr. 2 / 30. Januar 2023
Willkommen zum 2. IBRA Rundbrief
Noch genau 115 Tage, dann öffnet die Internationale Briefmarkenausstellung IBRA 2023 in Essen ihre Pforten.…
Aerofilatelia: Crociere Atlantiche Balbo
A book by Francesco Giaccardi about the two Atlantic crossings in 1930 and 1933, by Italo Balbo, a leading Italian aviator, Minister of the Air Force (1929-1933) and Governor of Italian Libya (1934-1940). It is organised in 13 chapters with…
NORDIA 2023 coming up next June in Garðabær, Iceland
NORDIA 2023 will take place in Iceland this year, organised by the Icelandic Federation. The exhibition will host all competition classes on 700 frames with a very modest participation fee at 25 euros per frame or per Literature exhibit, while…
Virtual Stampex 2023 Announced
We received the following from the PTS:
The Philatelic Traders’ Society is proud to announce that Virtual Stampex is back for 2023, and promises to deliver an even more exciting philatelic experience for collectors all around the world
The…
“La posta mai immaginata”: A cycle of ten Zoom presentations every Monday
Art, conservation, culture, entertainment: the common threads that characterize the "Tavolo dei «postali»" is coming back for the third digital cycle under the title "La posta mai immaginata". Ten Zoom presentations with free participation.…
Fête du Timbre 2023: 11-12 March
The French Federation (Fédération Française des Associations Philatéliques, FFAP), the Phil@poste and ADPhile are setting up for next March the annual Fête du Timbre, formerly known as Journée du Timbre.
The Fête du Timbre will be spread…
The Ottoman Post Offices and Services in Iraq
The Ottoman Post Offices and Services in Iraq with Military Post & Foreign Postal Agencies, by Kemal Giray FRPSL, has been recently published by Balkanphila Ltd. 2023, in A4 size, softcover, 209 pages, illustrated in colour, limited edition…
MULTILATERALE 2023 website is now live!
The upcoming MULTILATERALE exhibition is organised by the Filatelistična zveza Slovenije (Slovenian Philatelic Union, FZS) and will take place under FEPA recognition, from 7 to 10 September 2023 in Osnovna šola Koper (Scuola Elementare Capodistria),…
TRELLEBORG 2023 Bilateral Swedish-German Exhibition
Common collecting interests between Swedish and German philatelists was the spark that ignited the idea of a bilateral exhibition in Trelleborg Sweden, between 15 and 17 September. The Sveriges Filatelistförbund (SFF) mentions on its website…
The 2023 recipients of the Alfred F. Lichtenstein Memorial Award
Copied from the Collectors Club website:
For the first time in the 70-year history of one of the stamp hobby’s most prestigious awards, the Collectors Club has named three simultaneous winners of the Alfred F. Lichtenstein Memorial Award…
Koleksionisti: From the Association of Collectors of Albania
Robert Ballauri (1925-2006) was a prominent philatelic figure in his homeland, also well-known outside Albania. In 1998 he visualised, created and published the Koleksionisti magazine, as the house organ of the Association of Collectors of Albania.…
The Bordeaux Cover and other rarities at IBRA 2023
A few weeks ago the IBRA 2023 website mentioned that thanks to Richard Borek GmbH & Co. KG, the unique Bordeaux Cover bearing both one penny orange-red and two pence deep blue Mauritius examples will be on display at the IBRA Schatzkammer…
FEPA News magazine January 2023 now online
FEPA released today the January 2023 issue of FEPA News magazine featuring:
News from FEPA
News from FEPA Members
FEPA Exhibiting
Exhibitions in the Second Half of 2022
Forthcoming Exhibitions
Developments in Philately
…
Treasures from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum
The Collectors Club, New York, had invited Elliot Gruber, Director of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, to make a presentation on camera. On 4th January, the Museum Director showed a number of the most elusive and diverse items of the…
Pantelis Leoussis is awarded with the 2022 HPS Medal
Pantelis Leoussis is the 2022 recipient of the Hellenic Philatelic Society Medal for "Significant services to Hellenic philately".
Pantelis Leoussis, 84, composer and pianist by profession, fluent in French, Italian and (naturally) Greek,…
Richard West receives Special Award
Richard West MBE, FRPSL, has received a special award from Stamp Active in recognition of fifty years of service to youth philately. He first joined the Melville Memorial Committee in 1972 and he has given continuous service to the evolving…
FIP releases Flash magazine No. 134
The International Philatelic Federation (FIP) has uploaded on its website the latest issue of Flash, its biannual official house organ.
You can download the 36-page Flash No. 134 from here:
https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/FLASH-134-Dec.pdf…
Best Maximum Card World Competition 2021
Pascal Bandry, Chairman, and Bostjan Petauer, Secretary of the FIP Maximaphily Commission published the results of the "Best Maximum Card World Competition 2021". Out of nineteen entries received, the winners were:
1st place: Poland, 60 points
2nd…
Memories of an old stamp dealer
Francesco Giuliani revisited the memories of Romolo Mezza, which had been written almost a century ago, edited them, produced a long introduction, and put everything together in a brand new book.
Romolo Mezzadri was born in Rome in 1861 and…
Latest Junge Sammler on winter delights
This is the latest Press Release from Axel Brockmann, the editorial office of the Junge Sammler:
The new JUNGE SAMMLER is coming - winter delights are the main theme
Whether you want to hibernate like the animals or prefer to play chess and…
Rhône Philatélie, the magazine of the French part of Switzerland
Rhône Philatélie, published by an association of eight philatelic societies of the Valais and Vaud cantons of the French speaking part of Switzerland, offers four issues per year. It is also sent to all the members of thirty philatelic societies…
Gábor Visnyovszki (1945-2022)
We report with sadness that on 18th December Gábor Visnyovszki passed away.
The deceased was member of the AIEP with expertise in Hungarian philately, member of the AEP and awardee of the Mérite Philatélique Européen in 2004, FIP juror…
EXFILNA 2023 and JUVENIA 2023 in Teruel next April
The 61st National Philatelic Exhibition and Spanish Championship, EXFILNA 2023, will take place in Teruel from 19 to 23 April 2023. It is organised by the Spanish Federation, FESOFI, and the Spanish Post (Correos). The exhibition is held under…
Guide to the Postal Stationery of Iraq (2nd edition)
A new book published by the Royal Philatelic Society London.
The purpose of this Guide to the Postal Stationery of Iraq, by Clayton Rubec and Akthem Al-Manaseer, is to stimulate interest in this aspect of Iraqi and Mesopotamian philately.…
Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year!
In 1993, the British Christmas stamps celebrated the 150th anniversary of the publication of A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens. Within a week of its publication some 6000 copies of the book had been sold at five shillings each. Dickens…
The Struggle for Dominance on the Indian Subcontinent 1494-1819
A new book for the first time sheds light on the history and postal history of the Indian subcontinent up to the establishment of British rule.
The philately and postal history of the Indian subcontinent is rich and spans a long period of time.…
FEPA Panel Discussion: “Philately – Forever in the shadows?”
On 25th November, during MONACOPHIL 2022, FEPA hosted a Round Table discussion in front of an audience on the strengths and weaknesses of philately and how it might evolve in the 21st century. Moderator of the event was Charles Epting, CEO of…
The Philatelic Traders’ Society Awards 2022
We just received the official release for the PTS Awards 2022.
London, December 2022: The Philatelic Traders’ Society is delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 PTS Awards. Launched in 2020 to celebrate the best in the business, the…
Five new Edition d’Or volumes by the Global Philatelic Network
The Global Philatelic Network produced this year five additional volumes in the renowned Edition d'Or series. Vols. 61 & 63-65 were officially presented during MONACOPHIL 2022, in November, while Vol. 62 was presented during HELVETIA 2022,…
PLEVEN PHILA 2022 by the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists in Pleven
The Union of Bulgarian Philatelists and The Bulgarian Post are organizing the national philatelic exhibition with international participation, PLEVEN PHILA 2022, from 9 to 11 December 2022. The event is held with the support of Pleven Municipality…
New President elected at the Club de Monte-Carlo
During MonacoPhil 2022, the members of the Club de Monte-Carlo met for their bi-annual meeting and announced the election of their new President: Olivier Stocker was elected and will replace Patrick Maselis, who held this position from 2009…
Linn’s Most Influential Philatelists 2022 now online
Earlier this year, Linn's Stamp News released the 116-page special publication Linn’s Stamp News Most Influential Philatelists and Their Epic Stamp Stories, which "recognizes 76 individuals who have had an impact on the hobby in the past couple…
The Royal Spanish Academy of Philately and Postal History
On Saturday 19 November, the Royal Spanish Academy of Philately and Postal History (Real Academia Hispánica de Filatelia e Historia Postal) held a major session at the National Mint Museum in Madrid. After the opening speech of Jesús Sitjà,…
EFIRO 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, under way
EFIRO 2024 European exhibition with 2000 frames, under FEPA patronage and FIP recognition, will take place between 17 and 20 April 2024. The exhibition was smartly placed on the 2024 calendar between the Catholic (31 March) and the Orthodox…
Minutes of the FEPA Congress 2022 in Liberec
Following the FEPA Congress 2022 in Liberec, on 15th October, the minutes were sent to the Member Federations on 20th November.
They are available here: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Minutes-2022-Liberec-Congress.pdf
Photo…
The Rowland Hill Medal Winners
We copied the announcement from the Museum of Philately website:
Museum of Philately awards the Rowland Hill Medal at the prestigious stamp show Monacophil on Friday 25th November 2022, in Monte Carlo. As an online Museum, we celebrate great…
MONACOPHIL 2022 under way
MONACOPHIL 2022 (23-26 November) is under way. A short video (2 min.) of H.S.H. Prince Albert II visiting the exhibition was released today by Monaco Info, a TV channel based in Monaco. You can watch the video here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=856800645359483
Photo:…
Vaccari Magazine sadly ends with its No. 68
The shocking news of the closure of Vaccari Magazine was announced yesterday on the Vaccari News website.
The Vaccari Press Release issued ahead of the release of the journal's final number (No. 68) includes the "Editorial" signed this time…
MULTILATERALE 2023 to take place next September in Koper, Slovenia
The Slovenian Federation confirmed that the seven-nations Multilaterale exhibition will take place in the city of Koper (former Italian name Capodistria), in Slovenia, from 7 to 10 September 2023. The exhibition has been granted FEPA Recognition.…
EUROPHIL SPM 2023 in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
EUROPHIL SPM 2023 is organised by the European Academy of Philately (AEP) on Saint Pierre of Saint Pierre and Miquelon next June. The event is a competitive exhibition of one-frame exhibits, under AEP patronage and it will be judged according…
A remarkable catalogue on Jean de Sperati
On 7th December David Feldman International Auctioneers will hold the auction of "The 'Art of Sperati' Collection". According to the auctioneers, the collection includes 136 lots of different levels of complexity and richness, many of which…
An American History by the USPS
On Tuesday we read in linns.com that: This past September, the United States Postal Service published a new edition of its “Publication 100,” The United States Postal Service: An American History. The full-color, 156-page softcover book…
Napoleon Bonaparte, India and 100 iconic items in MONACOPHIL 2022
The Club de Monte-Carlo and the OETP (Office Monégasque des Emissions de Timbres-Poste) will host an exceptional philatelic event from 23 to 26 November 2022. An exhibition of 100 iconic stamps and documents will be held at the Musée des…
CAPE TOWN 2022 WSC and GP winners announced
We picked up the CAPE TOWN 2022 winners from the RPSL Twitter account:
World Stamp Championship (WSC): Jan Huys-Berlingin (Liechtenstein), "Belgium’s first issue, the Epaulettes".
WSC First runner-up: Keith Klugman (USA), "Victorian Natal…
NAPOSTA 2023 Bulletin 1 becomes available
Trier is located at the west German border triangle close to Luxembourg and France, and will host the national exhibition NAPOSTA 2023 next July. The organisers, the Deutsch-Französische Briefmarkenclub e.V. Trier, who will celebrate their…
Abhishek Bhuwalka talks about L.N. & M. Williams
An article entitled "Authors’ Binding of 'Fundamentals of Philately'" by Abhishek Bhuwalka on his blog (The Philatelist) brings to centre stage two philatelic legends: brothers Leon Norman Williams and Maurice Williams. What follows here is…
500 years of Postal History at the Postal Museum, London
The Postal Museum, London, posted the following message with the attached illustration on its Twitter account yesterday:
Did you know we hold over 60,000 objects and thousands of records detailing 500 years of postal history? Discover for yourself…
The 2022 Annuaire of the European Academy of Philately
The 2022 Membership Directory (Annuaire) of the European Academy of Philately (Académie Européenne de Philatélie, AEP) was mailed to the members a few days ago. The Directory was last produced in 2018. President Jean Voruz remarks that the…
CAPE TOWN 2022 Exhibition Catalogue is now available
CAPE TOWN 2022 146-page Catalogue is now available. It contains all the useful details from both the World Stamp Championship and the National Exhibition.
Both events will take place between 8 and 12 November.
The Catalogue may be downloaded…
FEPA at MONACOPHIL 2022: “Bringing Philately into the light”
FEPA Panel Discussion at MONACOPHIL 2022: "Philately - Forever in the shadows?"
An alternative theme could be "Bringing Philately into the light", as this is very much about developing ideas how to improve the perception of philately as well…
Turkish Philatelic Academy workshops: A Postal Competition
From Mehmet Akan, President of Turkish Philatelic Academy, we received the following announcement:
The Ottoman Empire lasted over six centuries on three continents and was one of the greatest Empires in World history. Over 3,500 post offices…
The Finnish Philatelic Federation awards Ari Muhonen
Ari Muhonen received the Pro Philatelia Gold Medal awarded by the Finnish Philatelic Federation. Here is the official citation in translation:
Ari Muhonen's achievements in the field of organised philately are immense. He started his service…
NORRPHIL 2022 exhibition catalogue is now online
NORRPHIL 2022 is a regional and national stamp exhibition in Sweden, which will take place between 4 and 6 November 2022, in Tibble Gymnasium, in the town of Täby.
The 48-page exhibition catalogue is available here: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Norrphil-Katalog.pdf
An extraordinary achievement by Pedro Vaz Pereira
Pedro Vaz Pereira, Honorary President of FEPA and current President of the Portuguese Philatelic Federation, was awarded not once, not twice, but three times with three different and of the highest level philatelic distinctions on the same day…
Autumn seminars from the Hellenic Philatelic Federation
A series of eighteen seminars have been organised by the Hellenic Philatelic Federation during the past few weeks. The seminars run on Webex, between 15 September and 13 October, on Thursdays and Fridays at 7.00 pm Athens time, i.e. nine sessions,…
Paolo Vaccari (1940-2022)
Vaccari srl made today the following announcement:
We are sad to announce that Paolo Vaccari suddenly passed away last week at the age of 82.
As per his will, we communicate it after the funeral has taken place.
A great passion for philately…