3rd International Congress of Postal History in Prato
The 3rd International Conference "Postal History: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Diachronic Perspectives," organised by the "Aldo Cecchi" Institute of Postal History Studies in Prato, was held between 20 and 22 June. Three intense days involved…
SAVPEX 2024 results
South Africa’s Ninth Virtual Philatelic Exhibition (SAVPEX), a one-frame exhibition, hosted by the Orange Free State Philatelic Society under the auspices of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa, attracted 91 exhibits from around the…
OLYMPIEX 2024
OLYMPIEX 2024 is a virtual Philatelic Exhibition organised by the Postcrossing Welfare Society of India.
We read on the organisers' webpage:
SIMPLE POINTS TO REMEMBER - ENTRY IS FREE. ALL CAN PARTICIPATE.
a. Inviting Philately Items, Postcards,…
Benny Winther winner of the Silver Postiljon!
Latest press release by Postiljonen:
This year’s NORDIA exhibition was held in Langesund, Norway, from May 31 to June 2, and we are very happy to announce that the winner of the Postiljonen Challenge Trophy “SilverPostiljonen”, awarded…
Kids have fun at Stampex 2024
Latest press release by Stamp Active:
There will be a special STAMP ACTIVE KIDS ZONE with a range of attractions for youngsters, at Stampex 2024 (23rd to 26th October 2024), including:
Free Vouchers for £20 to spend at the event (limited…
MONACOPHIL 2024 Programme
The programme for MonacoPhil 2024 has been confirmed. With the exhibition of the 100 Rarities remaining at their traditional home at the Fontvieille Museum of Stamps and Coins, MonacoPhil is celebrating its first show at the One Monte-Carlo…
Next year’s NORDIA 2025 in Malmö
We have received this Newsletter from the Swedish Federation:
Postiljonen is Main Sponsor of NORDIA 2025!
Postiljonen AB, the leading Nordic stamp auction house, is happy to announce its partnership with NORDIA 2025, the major Nordic stamp…
NORDIA 2024 Awards
The regional exhibition NORDIA 2024 took place in Langesund, Norway, from 31 May until 2 June.
The big winners were:
Grand Prix Nordia (Championship Class): Benny Winther (Denmark), "The Classic Stamps of Denmark 1851–1863"
Grand…
DeBra2024 Newsletter #10
DeBra2024 is only three weeks away. In Newsletter #10 sent out yesterday, there are many good reasons to visit the exhibition.
Brazilian special postage stamp "200 years of German immigration in Brazil"
Opening ceremony with stamp…
URUGUAY 2025 World Stamp Exhibition
URUGUAY 2025 is a Specialised World Stamp Exhibition under FIP patronage, organised by the Federación Uruguaya de Filatelia (FUF) on the occasion of the bicentenary of Uruguay's independence, sponsored by the Uruguayan Postal Service, and supported…
BOSTON 2026 Bulletin #1
Two years before its grand opening, BOSTON 2026 WORLD EXPO is preparing to celebrate the United States 250th anniversary with a big philatelic show at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC). According to the organisers, there will…
International philatelic exhibition in Belgrade in 2027
At the recent Philatelic Exhibition, EFIRO 2024, in Bucharest, the Union of Philatelists of Serbia and the Post of Serbia applied to the FIP to host a world philatelic exhibition in Belgrade. The FIP Board of Directors accepted the proposal. Ratification…
DeBra2024 Newsletter #9
The latest Newsletter from DeBra2024 features:
In addition to the Arge Brazil special show, another highlight will be on display at the exhibition. It is the exhibit “Prussia - The First Three Issues 1850-59”, which received the Grand…
PARIS-PHILEX 2024 à Paris Expo
Paris-Philex 2024 se déclinera en :
Une compétition philatélique ambitieuse (plus de 100 participants au Championnat de France).
Une exposition spéciale consacrée aux Jeux Olympiques et le Concours Open Sport Philatélique2024.
…
EnajstoOkno 2024 in Cranj, Slovenia
The 11th edition of the specialised biannual exhibition in Slovenia has become an NTE (Narrow Theme Exhibits) exhibition, calling for participation one-, two-, and three-frame exhibits from all countries, members of FEPA.
The exhibits must…
DeBra2024 Newsletter #8
We have received the latest Newsletter from the DeBra2024 organisers with the following highlights:
Special exhibition envelopes are on sale.
The 15 jurors for the exhibition have been named and will be presented on the homepage. Furthermore,…
HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #10
Exhibits and Jury ready
Newsletter #10
Copenhagen, 6 May 2024
The Exhibits for HAFNIA 24 are now on-line
The lists of exhibits at HAFNIA 24 are now available on-line. The lists are in both class and country order and a separate list for…
EUROPHILEX 2025 – One Year To Go by Jon Aitchison
Jon Aitchison will speak on Zoom about next year's biggest philatelic event in Europe. The Zoom session is scheduled for Tuesday 7 May, at 16:00 CEST.
EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025 opens on 7 May 2025, so with one year to go, this is an outline…
Exhibition: Il voto delle donne
The exhibition 'Il voto delle donne' (Women's Vote) will be open between 29 April and 10 June 2024 at the Esperienza Europa - David Sassoli exhibition space, Piazza Venezia 6c, Rome. It is about voting rights, narrated through postage stamp…
1,050 Reasons to Attend Virtual Stampex 2024
Summary of the latest Newsletter from PTS and Stampex International on Virtual Stampex, which is coming up on 2-4 May 2024:
39 Booths to explore. The Booth Hall and Society Hall include dealers, auction houses, magazines, online platforms,…
BRATISLAVAFILA 2023 Palmares booklet
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Slovak Republic, the Union of Slovak Philatelists (ZSF), in cooperation with the Slovak Post, has organised BRATISLAVAFILA 2023, a National philatelic exhibition with international participation,…
An all-round view on mail: Prato, Italy, 20-22 June
Today, we received the following from the Istituto di studi storici postali “Aldo Cecchi” odv.
Prato (23 April 2024) – Two months on, it is safe to say that almost everything is ready for the International Conference “Postal History…
YEREVAN 2024 International Exhibition
Hovik Musayelyan, President of the Armenian Philatelists Association, has sent us the following invitation.
Last year, on December 4-14, a philatelic exhibition devoted to Christian Values took place in Yerevan. The official cancellation ceremony…
DeBra2024 Newsletter #7
Latest Newsletter from DeBra2024 organisers:
The registration deadline for DeBra2024 ended on February 29, 2024. The goal was to fill the 600 existing frames with exhibits. As the new frames with 16 sheets per frame will be used, all applicants…
EFIRO 2024 Results
The EFIRO 2024 World Philatelic Exhibition concluded yesterday evening with the Palmares dinner at the famous Le Château. The organisers announced that 63 countries with 563 exhibits in 2655 frames participated. The big winners are:
Grand…
HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #9
HAFNIA 24 Palmarés Tickets
Newsletter #9
Copenhagen, 15 April 2024
The Palmarés will take place Saturday 19 October 2024 at 7.00 pm at CPH Conference 50 meters from the exhibition hall and next to CPH Hotel.
The price per ticket is 130€…
All eyes are on EFIRO 2024 in Bucharest
In less than two weeks, EFIRO 2024 World Philatelic Exhibition will welcome its exhibitors and visitors to the biggest philatelic event of the year. The 2500-frame exhibition will take place at the National Library of Romania on 16-19 April…
14th International Scout and Guide Stamp Exhibition
Julian Rodriguez Fernandez, Secretary of the Club Filatelico de Scouts y Guias, Granada, Spain sent us the following information.
The 14th International Scout and Guide Stamp Exhibition, EuroScout 2024, will take place in the city of Granada,…
NORDIA 2024 – Programme, Jury, and much more are now online
NORDIA 2024 is less than two months away (31 May - 2 June). It will be held at the Skjærgårdshallen, in Langesund, Norway. The exhibition has been granted FEPA Recognition.
The deadline for entry forms is now over. There are approximately…
London Spring National 2024 is over
From the ABPS website:
The first GB national stamp competition to be hosted at the premises of the Royal Philatelic Society London has been judged a great success. With 43 entries taking part, there was an exceptionally high standard with Richard…
Bad Segeberg is July’s Capital of Youth Philately
Latest Press Release from Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e. V.:
Cool drinks with a “future”
On July 13th and 14th, a triple will take place at the youth academy in Bad Segeberg: In addition to the JuPhilA (a regional youth exhibition),…
Real Academia Hispánica de Filatelia e Historia Postal
The Real Academia Hispánica de Filatelia e Historia Postal (Royal Hispanic Academy of Philately and Postal History) is the most prestigious philatelic institution in Spanish-speaking countries. Its objectives are research, study and promotion…
BRABANTFIL 24 Belgian National in Brussels
From 7 to 9 June, The Trade Mart in Brussels will house the Belgian biannual national competitive exhibition. The French, Dutch and Luxemburg federations have accepted the invitation to participate in this philatelic event. Each foreign country…
MONACOPHIL 2024 provisional programme
MONACOPHIL 2024 (5-7 December) is celebrating its first show at the One Monte-Carlo Exhibition Centre, a prestigious new venue, a few minutes walk from Hôtel de Paris and Hermitage.
Visitors will enjoy the traditional exhibition of the '100…
HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #8
Visit HAFNIA 24 in Copenhagen
Newsletter #8
Copenhagen, 5 March 2024
Are you coming to HAFNIA 24 & Copenhagen?
The application deadline for HAFNIA 24 was 31st December, and we had a goal of filling 1300 frames, and a maximum of 1500…
Masterclass on Exhibiting Techniques (9 March)
Another Zoom session is coming up, organised by the Philatelic Congress of India under the title “Masterclass on Exhibiting Techniques by World Renowned Philatelists”.
9 March 2024
(01:30 PM CET) Ari Muhonen on Literature
(02:30 PM CET)…
VIRTUAL STAMPEX 2024 is coming up in May
Latest Press Release from PTS and Stampex International:
Virtual Stampex 2024 Registration is Open!
“The Philatelic Traders’ Society is proud to announce that Virtual Stampex is back for 2024, and promises to deliver yet another world…
SAVPEX 2024 Virtual One-Frame Exhibition
South Africa’s ninth virtual philatelic exhibition (SAVPEX), a one-frame exhibition, proudly hosted by the Orange Free State Philatelic Society under the auspices of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa will be held from 15 June 2024.
Save…
Italian National: LATINPHIL 2024
The Federazione fra le Società Filateliche Italiane (FSFI) and Circolo Filatelico Tres Tabernæ, di Cisterna di Latina, organise a national and qualification exhibition from 10 to 12 May 2024 in Latina. If the frames applied for in the entry…
A GB National Stamp Exhibition at the Royal
Reported yesterday by the RPSL Facebook account:
The New GB National Stamp Exhibition will be held at the Royal on 28-30 March 2024. Everyone is welcome with free admission and also FREE Souvenir Sheet! Please support this inaugural event.…
EXPO 2024 CINISELLO in October
We received the following Press Release from Circolo Filatelico Cinisellese.
During the manifestation of the 'Sagra di Balsamo', the Circolo Filatelico Cinisellese will organise a Philatelic Exhibition with Philatelic Literature with international…
BALKANFILA XX in November in Thessaloniki
BALKANFILA XX organisers sent out yesterday the invitation for participation and the appointment of National Commissioners to all Balkanfila Member Federations as well as to Italy, Israel and Cyprus. The exhibition is also open to all philatelists…
DeBra2024 Newsletter #5
On 16 February DeBra2024 sent out the following information:
The special cancellations of DeBra2024
The special cancellations for the exhibition, which have already been announced several times, are as follows:
The special cancellations…
Commemorating Sarajevo’s Olympic Glory
We received the following report from Bosnia and Herzegovina, written by Omer Merzić.
Commemorating Sarajevo's Olympic Glory: Philatelic Exhibition Marks 40th Anniversary
After a successful four-year period, the Society of Philatelists and…
DeBra2024 Newsletter #4
Yesterday, DeBra2024 exhibition organisers released their February Newsletter. The big news is that the AIJP has granted patronage to the exhibition and that Heinrich Köhler will be the exhibition's major sponsor. It was also announced that…
KARLSTAD 2024 is coming up in August
KARLSTAD 2024 is a national and regional exhibition that celebrates the 440th anniversary of the city of Karlstad, Sweden. It is organised by the local Karlstad Philatelic and Postcard Society together with the Kils Stamp Society. The Swedish…
Masterclass on Exhibiting Techniques (15-17 February)
Three Zoom sessions are coming up, organised by the Philatelic Congress of India under the title "Masterclass on Exhibiting Techniques by World Renowned Philatelists".
15 February 2024
Peter Suhadolc on Thematic Philately
Peter McCann 0n Traditional…
PARIS-PHILEX 2024 at Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles
PARIS-PHILEX 2022 will take place in Hall 5.1 at the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, from 30 May to 1 June.
The exhibition is organised by CNEP (Chambre syndicale des Experts et Négociants en Philatélie), FFAP (Fédération Française des…
Philatelia München at the MOC München-Freimann
Picked up from the BDPh Facebook account:
After the successful re-launch on the first March weekend of 2023, the Philatelia München Stamp Fair will be held at the MOC München-Freimann on 2 and 3 March 2024 concurrently with the world-famous…
DOBRICH FILEX 2023
We have received the following report from Boncho Bonev, Bulgaria.
DOBRICH FILEX 2023 (20–26 October), organised by the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists and the Bulgarian Post, took place in the Dora Gabe Regional Library in Dobrich, Bulgaria.…
HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #7
HAFNIA 24 is an exhibitor success!
Newsletter #7
Copenhagen, 21 January 2024
HAFNIA 24 - is privileged with too many exhibits.
The application deadline for HAFNIA 24 was 31st December, and we had a goal of filling 1300 frames, and a maximum…
EFIRO 2024 exhibition programme announced
EFIRO 2024 - World Stamp Exhibition (16-19 April) is only three months away. The programme includes several FIP seminars, a visit to the Museum of Romanian Records, a sight-seeing tour, cocktails and receptions, the annual AIJP Congress, the…
BDPh online seminars for 2024
Until mid-March this year, the BDPh will be offering five seminars on exciting topics. Participation is free of charge and open to all interested parties.
Similarly to the previous seminar sessions, the Zoom software will be used, which can…
FESOFI announces EXFILNA 2024 in Valladolid
The Spanish Federation (FESOFI) has announced that preparations for the national philatelic exhibition EXFILNA 2024, in early October in Valladolid, are underway.
The exhibition will take place at the Cúpula del Milenio (Millennium Dome),…
Historians’ Colloquium – Celebrating UPU’s 150th anniversary
The UPU will launch its 150th anniversary celebrations in close partnership with La Poste Groupe, La Poste Historical Committee (CHP) and SIRICE laboratory by delving into the rich history of postal services and the UPU through a historical…
Fête du timbre 2024: 9-10 March
The French Philatelic Federation (FFAP) has recently announced next year's Fête du timbre (2024), sponsored by the FFAP, La Poste and Adphil. Eighty-five philatelic societies from all over France have already been registered to participate,…
HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #6
HAFNIA 24 exhibitor applications are closing by year end!
Newsletter #6
Copenhagen, 21 December 2023
HAFNIA 24 - An International Success
Already now more than 10 months before HAFNIA 24 the exhibition seems to become a huge international…
AISP Annual Meeting and Seminar
The Italian Association of Postal History (AISP) once again organised its yearly members' meeting and exchange of Season greetings.
On Saturday, 16 December, the event was accompanied by an important seminar, which emphasised the collaboration…
MARE BALTICUM 2024 Exhibition Bulletin
The Multinational Philatelic Exhibition MARE BALTICUM 2024 organisers have uploaded the Exhibition Bulletin.
Venue and dates: Estonian National Museum, Tartu, Estonia, 26-28 July 2024.
Participation: The participating countries are…
DeBra2024 Newsletter #3
DeBra2024 exhibition organisers have sent out their multilingual (in German, Portuguese and English) Newsletter No. 3 with updated information. The title "Samba, Sun, Bull's Eyes
and much more is offered by the stamp exhibition Germany – Brazil…
ALPEN-ADRIA 2024 in Amberg, Germany
This is the first announcement of the ALPEN-ADRIA 2024 multinational exhibition, to be held from 13 to 15 September 2024 in Amberg, 70 km east of Nuremberg. The Alpen-Adria Working Group exhibitions are held annually, each time in a different…
PHILA-ESSEN 2024 has been cancelled
We have read from the BDPh website that the PHILA-ESSEN 2024 stamp fair, announced earlier in September (see earlier post here), was not attractive enough to stamp dealers. The number of applications for participation received was insufficient.
The…
THAILAND 2023 World Stamp Championship winners
The THAILAND 2023 World Stamp Championship Palmares ceremony was held on Saturday evening, 1st December, at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Bangkok.
WSC Winner: Peng Hian Tay (Singapore), "Netherlands East Indies 1655-1870".
WSC…
EFIRO 2024 World Stamp Exhibition: Last call for entry forms
EFIRO 2024 World Stamp Exhibition will take place in Bucharest from 16 to 19 April 2024 and will be hosted in the magnificent National Library of Romania. A couple of days ago, the organisers sent a last call for entry forms, pushing back the…
Biennial One-frame Philatelic Exhibition EnajstoOkno Kranj 2024
The Slovenian Philatelic Association has proudly announced the biennial One-frame exhibition with international participation, EnajstoOkno Kranj 2024 (or Eleventh Window in English, i.e. the Eleventh Biennial Exhibition in a row). The exhibition…
APATIN 2023 open online exhibition
The Udruženje Filatelista Apatin (Association of Philatelists of Apatin, Serbia), the Associazione Italiana di Maximafilia (AIM) and the Federation of Italian Philatelic Societies (FSFI) are inviting exhibitors to participate in APATIN 2023…
STAMPEX 2023 Post Event Release
London, November 2023: The Philatelic Traders’ Society hosted another engaging Stampex at the Business Design Centre in Central London last month. Sponsored by Spink, the world-renowned auctioneers, the show was filled with PTS Member dealers,…
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…
ANKARA ’23 Catalogue and Results
ANKARA '23 was organised by the Turkish Philatelic Federation with the support of the Turkish Post (PTT) to celebrate and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Türkiye. The exhibition is taking place from 20…
BALKANFILA XIX Catalogue and Palmares booklet
Balkanfila XIX was held in Belgrade from 12 to 14 October 2023 with the participation of 12 Balkan countries and Hungary as a guest country. The nineteenth edition of this significant regional philatelic exhibition in South-East Europe, seven…
HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #5
HAFNIA 24 opens in ONE YEAR from now!
Newsletter #5
Copenhagen, 28 October 2023
For exhibitors
There is one year till we open the doors for HAFNIA 24, but deadline for applications is 31st December 2023.
Your application is filled in directly…
76e Salon philatélique d’Automne
La Chambre syndicale française des Négociants et Experts en Philatélie, fondée en novembre 1970 est en France l’unique syndicat de dimension nationale pour les professionnels de la philatélie. Depuis le 5 décembre 2022, Paolo Salvatori…
National Youth Stamp Competitions 2024
The Youth Stamp Competitions, which each year attract youngsters of all ages from across the United Kingdom, will be held as part of the national competitions to take place at the York Stamp Event on 19th and 20th July 2024. This event, which…
MARE BALTICUM 2024 next July, in Tartu, Estonia
The Estonian Philatelic Federation is organising the International Philatelic Exhibition MARE BALTICUM 2024, which will be held at the Estonian National Museum, Muuseumi tee 2, 60532 Tartu, from 26 to 28 July 2024. The exhibition has been granted…
2024 European Youth Sport Philately Challenge
From 1st May 2023 to 1st June 2024, the French Philatelic Federation (Fédération Française des Associations Philatéliques, FFAP), in partnership with Adphile, have been the organisers of the "2024 European Youth Sport Philately Challenge",…
Kids roar at STAMPEX INTERNATIONAL 2023
We received the following Press Release from Stamp Active:
The familiar “Youth Zone”, sponsored by the Philatelic Traders’ Society, returned to Stampex, manned by volunteers from the Stamp Active Network.
Stamp Active had laid on a display…
“Tavolo dei «postali»”, Palermo, Sicily: 6-8 October
From 6 to 8 October, Palermo will host the third physical meeting “Tavolo dei «postali»” (Postmen's Table).
The “Tavolo dei «postali»” was born as an idea in 2018. It found supporters in the Institute of Postal Historical Studies…
BERGAMOFIL 2023
The last event in the 2023 calendar of Italian national exhibitions was BERGAMOFIL 2023, which took place from 29th September to 1st October under the patronage of FSFI. Over the last few years, Bergamofil has become a traditional appointment,…
The 26th ALPE-ADRIA TARVISIO 2023
The 26th ALPE-ADRIA philatelic exhibition, “Tarvisio 2023”, was held from 21 to 24 September 2023, with 99 exhibits presented by 89 exhibitors belonging to the seven members of the Working group Alpe Adria Philatelie. A FIP-supported exhibition…
The Prix Augusto Massari 2023
The 22nd edition of the Prix Augusto Massari, a reference for collectors of the musical theme, was hosted in Vasto in the framework of the national exhibition Vastophil 2023. The Prix started 49 years ago at the EFIST 72 in Salsomaggiore Terme;…
VASTOPHIL 2023
VASTOPHIL is a traditional appointment of the Italian philatelic calendar organised for forty years with the same enthusiasm and constancy by the Philatelic and Numismatic Society of Vasto in Abruzzo. The club was the first Italian society to…
BALKANFILA XIX in Belgrade: 12-14 October
This year's Balkanfila XIX is organised by the Union of Philatelists of Serbia, which has hosted the event twice in the past: Balkanfila VI (1977) in Belgrade and Balkanfila XI (1987) in Novi Sad. The long history of Balkanfila exhibitions started…
FEPA Congress 2023 highlights
The FEPA Congress 2023 took place on Saturday, 23 September, in Tarvisio, Italy, during the 26th Alpe-Adria multinational exhibition. Thirty-four National Federations and members of FEPA were represented either in person (21) or by proxy (13). Congress…
Stampex 2023 at the BDC, London: 27-30 September
Latest news received from Stampex International:
Due to popular demand, we have extended the date in which you can order your Express Entry wristbands in advance of the show. Orders received before 12 noon (UK Time) on the 22nd September will…
TRELLEBORG 2023 Catalogue and Palmares booklet
TRELLEBORG 2023, the bilateral Swedish-German exhibition, concluded on Sunday 17 September. Ulf Nilsson was Chairman of the Organising Committee, Rikard Azelius was General Commissioner, and Peter Nordin was Chairman of the Jury. The exhibition…
ALPE-ADRIA TARVISIO 2023 and FEPA CONGRESS: 21-24 September
The multinational exhibition ALPE-ADRIA TARVISIO 2023 will take place between Thursday 21 and Sunday 24 September in Tarvisio, Italy. It will be held under FEPA Recognition. Following the kind invitation of the organisers, the Union of the Philatelic…
TIMFILEX 2023 is coming up in Timișoara, 21-24 September
TIMFILEX 2023 is organised by the Timișoara Philatelic Association from 21 to 24 September and is held under the Patronage of the Romanian Philatelic Federation and the Recognition of FEPA. The beautiful and historic city of Timișoara has…
MULTILATERALE 2023 photos
Please find here a selection of photos from the MULTILATERALE 2023 exhibition that took place in Koper, Slovenia, from 7 to 10 October:
https://photos. app.goo.gl/hkPswJ5ChMo57hth9
and an accompanying video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…
The success formula “Essen + Philately” will be continued
In late June, the German Philatelic Federation (BDPh) reported that the Essen International Stamp Fair was discontinued (see https://fepanews.com/essen-international-stamp-fair-is-discontinued). Because of the general feeling that the Essen…
MULTILATERALE 2023 Catalogue is now online
The seven-nation exhibition is due on 7-10 September in Koper/Capodistria, Slovenia. An attractive 68-page catalogue in Slovenian and German was released today, including the exhibits' list and much more. The exhibition will be held under FEPA…
Ulm Messe: International Stamp Fair 26-28 October
A paradise for stamp collectors: At the annual International Stamp Fair in Ulm (held in Sindelfingen during the pre-Covid period), philately's top event in Germany, enthusiastic collectors and newcomers will find everything for their hobby. There…
Cypriot and Lebanese philatelists will meet in Nicosia in October
We received the following communication from the Board of the Cyprus Philatelic Society on their great initiative to invite Lebanese fellow philatelists to Nicosia, Cyprus.
On the 21st and 22nd of October 2023, a philatelic meeting will take…
HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #4
If you want to exhibit?
Send in your application now!
Newsletter #4
Copenhagen, 22 August 2023
Even though there is long time to deadline 1 January 2024, it is now you should send in your application for exhibiting at HAFNIA24.
Your application…
The British Guiana One Cent Magenta on display at STAMPEX
The Philatelic Traders' Society is delighted to announce that Gold PTS Member, Stanley Gibbons will be displaying their British Guiana One Cent Magenta at Stampex from 27th - 30th September. The British Guiana One Cent Magenta was last showcased…
TAIPEI 2023 – 39th Asian International Stamp Exhibition
Unprecedented media coverage and large crowds were reported in TAIPEI 2023 - 39th Asian International Stamp Exhibition (11-15 August). Tony Shields (Shields Stamps, Melbourne, Australia) posted on his Facebook page that "The final attendance…
ANKARA ’23 International Stamp Exhibition, 27-30 October
The Turkish Philatelic Federation is organising the International Stamp Exhibition Ankara’23, on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Republic of Turkey. The Turkish Postal Administration is the main sponsor of the…
ALPE-ADRIA TARVISIO 2023 in September
The 26th ALPE-ADRIA international exhibition is scheduled to take place at the Palazzetto dello Sport, via degli Atleti Azzurri, Travisio, from 21 to 24 September 2023. It is organised by the Union of the Philatelic and Numismatic Societies…
“phila”-Toscana 23 in Gmunden, Austria, on 25-27 August
The organisers are ready to welcome their exhibitors and visitors at "phila"-Toscana 23 in Gmunden, Austria, during the weekend of 25-27 August.
Forty dealer and postal administration stands will be set up inside the exhibition venue. Special…
TRELLEBORG 2023 is coming up in September
The Bilateral Swedish-German Exhibition, TRELLEBORG 2023, is a National and Regional Philatelic and Postcard Exhibition organised by the Swedish Philatelic Federation, cooperating with clubs within the Federation. The Exhibition will take place…
RPSL: The Devonshire Bowl and Plate
On 6 July 2023, the Royal Philatelic Society London ran the 3rd Devonshire Bowl One Frame competition at 15 Abchurch Lane. All members were able to participate as it was an "open" event enabling all subjects and classes recognised under existing…
EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025 under way
A few days ago EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025 renovated its website, where the exhibition IREX and entry forms were uploaded. At the same time, the organisers announced that the exhibition dates were extended from 7 to 11 May.
Europhilex 2025 is…
STAMP ACTIVE at STAMPEX with £20 Vouchers for Kids
Stamp Active latest Press Release:
The Stamp Active Network, the voluntary organisation that promotes stamp collecting for children in the UK, will be at Autumn Stampex providing free stamps and goodie bags for young collectors. There will…
First Scientific Conference of the Italian Academy of Philately and Postal History
We received the following Press Release from the Italian Academy of Philately and Postal History:
The Italian Academy of Philately and Postal History held its first Scientific Conference on 14 and 15 July 2023 at the splendid Hall of Honour…
EFIRO 2024 Specialised World Exhibition coming up in April
The Romanian Philatelic Federation, in partnership with the Romanian Post, Romfilatelia SA and the Museum of Romanian Records, will host EFIRO 2024, a Specialized World Stamp Exhibition. It will be held at the National Library in Bucharest,…
Institute for Analytical Philately: 5th International Symposium
Yesterday we received a Press Release from the Institute for Analytical Philately (IAP) which announced its fifth symposium. Earlier symposia were organised in 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2020.
The IAP is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to sponsoring…
DeBra2024 Newsletter #2
DeBra2024 organisers have sent out their Newsletter #2 pointing out that, next year, the German Study Group for Brazil Philately (Arge Brazilien) will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Download Newsletter #2 (in German and English) here: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DE-BR-NSL02.pdf
Read…
What’s on at STAMPEX at the BDC 2023
July Newsletter by PTS and Stampex International:
The UK’s Largest Stamp Show
Stampex, the UK’s largest annual stamp show, held in London, will boost a range of exciting activities and experiences across four full days, including a late…
Essen International Stamp Fair is discontinued
As reported by the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V. (BDPh) on 27 June:
The Essen International Stamp Fair has been regularly held since 1976. Following the interruption because of the pandemic, the 33rd edition in connection with the IBRA…
The disinfection of mail over the centuries
The Italian Academy of Philately and Postal History, in collaboration with the Mercantile Museum of Bolzano, is organising a scientific conference on the theme: "The disinfection of mail over the centuries". This open meeting will take place…
22° Premio Internazionale di Filatelia Tematica Musicale ‘Augusto Massari’
Luca Lavagnino has sent us the following Press Release:
Under the patronage of the Italian Federation of Philatelic Societies, in Vasto – Italy the 22nd International Musical Thematic Philately Prize “Augusto Massari” will be held from…
EUROPHIL SPM 2023 in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
The One-Frame exhibition, organised by AEP, took place in Saint Pierre and Miquelon between 25 and 28 June. The exhibits presented belonged to members of the AEP, the American Philatelic Society and the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada. The…
The Clash of Empires Exhibition 2023 at the RPSL
Graham Beck's Twitter account has revealed the preparations for the Clash of Empires Exhibition, which is coming up at the Royal Philatelic Society London.
The exhibition will be open to the public from 1 to 31 July 2023 (Monday-Saturday, free…
DeBra2024 Bilateral Competitive Exhibition Germany – Brazil
The following Newsletter #1 has been published by the organisers of DeBra2024 Bilateral Exhibition:
Although it has been in the shadow of IBRA2023 for a long time, the preparations for DeBra2024 are going according to plan. All forms (exhibition…
IBRA 2023 Newsletter No.5 (7 June)
The following Newsletter arrived yesterday from IBRA 2023:
Welcome to the 5th IBRA Newsletter
IBRA is now over and the gates of the fair in Essen have closed again. What remains are countless memories of a true philatelic festival.
The…
Virtual Stampex 2023 On Demand extended to 2 July
We received the following announcement from the PTS and Stampex International:
Due to popular demand, Virtual Stampex 2023 On Demand has been extended to the 2nd July.
So, if you missed out on the live show or want some more Virtual Stampex…
NORDIA 2023 Awards
NORDIA 2023 took place in Garðabær, Iceland, between 2 and 4 June. The exhibition celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first Icelandic stamps, released in 1873.
Presided by Ebbe Eldrup, the Jury judged a total of 57 exhibits in 342 frames.…
Peter Suhadolc elected President of the European Philatelic Academy (AEP)
At the Annual General Meeting of members of the European Philatelic Academy (Académie Européenne de Philatélie), which took place on Saturday, 27 May, in Essen, Germany, during the IBRA 2023 World Philatelic Exhibition, Peter Suhadolc was…
BOSTON 2026 WORLD EXPO Update
On 17 May 2023, the Collectors Club invited Yamil Kouri RDP, BOSTON 2026 WORLD EXPO's new OC Chairman, to talk about the progress of the preparations for the exhibition. The 42 minutes video presentation is available here courtesy of the Collectors…
IBRA 2023 Awards and Photos
The IBRA 2023 Grand Prizes were announced at the Palmares dinner on Saturday evening, 27th May:
Grand Prix d'Honneur: Walter Britz (Uruguay), "Uruguay: Early issues of the XIX century (1856-1862)"
Grand Prix International: Julio Cesar…
It is IBRA time at last!
Initially announced in 2018 as IBRA 2021, the World Philatelic Exhibition was granted FEPA recognition in 2018 and FIP patronage in 2019. In July 2020, the organisers sent out a press release saying that IBRA would be postponed because of…
Ibero-American Philatelic Meeting in Madrid
The first Ibero-American Philatelic Meeting will take place in Madrid on the morning of 31 May, at the Hotel Mayorazgo Convention Center, located in the heart of Madrid's Gran Vía.
The event, organised and sponsored by EL ECO, is held under…
Open sport philatélique 2024
The French Federation (Fédération Française des Associations Philatéliques, FFAP) and "l'Adphile - Voyagez avec le timbre" are organising the national philatelic competition "Open sport philatélique 2024" on the occasion of the 2024 Paris…
IBRA 2023 Press Release (7 May)
Yesterday we received the latest Press Release from IBRA 2023. It calls our attention to the series of IBRA 2023 lectures, which will take place in Room F between 25 and 28 May. Most of the lectures will be in German, but some will be in English.…
HAFNIA 24 Newsletter #3
We are open to applications!
Newsletter #3
Copenhagen, 2 May 2023
We are happy that 30 commissioners will be coming to Copenhagen in October 2024 with a wide range of exhibits.
The application form for the FEPA Exhibition Hafnia 24 is now…
EXFILNA-JUVENIA 2023 Catalogue now online
The EXFILNA-JUVENIA 2023 Catalogue was uploaded on the FESOFI website on 17th April. The Exhibition will be held in Teruel from 19 to 23 April.
Exhibition webpage: https://exposicionesfesofi.es
The 70-page Catalogue is available here:
http…
PHILAFRANCE 2023 is coming up in May
From 26 to 29 May 2023, La Poste, the FFAP, the CNEP, and the ADPhile, with the cooperation of the Amicale Philatélique Chalonnaise, will present PHILAFRANCE 2023 at the Parc des Expositions in Chalon sur Saône.
The four-day event will include
…
Clash of Empires: The 1879 Anglo-Zulu War Exhibition
When British and Colonial forces invaded the Zulu Kingdom on 11 January 1879, they ignited one of the most famous conflicts of the Victorian era. In July 2023, the Spear Museum of Philatelic History at the Royal Philatelic Society London will…
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…
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,…
“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…
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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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,…
LIBEREC 2022 European Exhibition awards
The LIBEREC 2022 jury released the awards on Saturday, 15 October, noon time. Later in the day, during the palmares dinner, the jury votes were counted in front of the audience and the Grand Prize winners were announced.
Grand Prix Championship…
Breaking news from the FEPA Congress in Liberec
The annual FEPA Congress took place on Saturday, 15 October, in Liberec, Czech Republic, during the European Exhibition and Polar Salon LIBEREC 2022.
Major decisions ratified by the Congress delegates included:
(a) Granting FEPA membership…
CAPE TOWN 2022 International Exhibition latest newsletter
The CAPE TOWN 2022 website has uploaded the latest exhibition newsletter which includes the following announcements:
Composition of the jury.
Size of the exhibition: 1600 competitive frames and 69 literature exhibits from 43 countries.
…
Fit4IBRA: BDPh online seminars in the winter 2022/23
We received the following from the BDPh (the German Philatelic Federation):
With the IBRA 2023 in Essen, the "World Philately Championships" will be held in Germany again for a long time next year. Such an event is also a challenge. One goal…
STAMPA 2022 this weekend at Griffith College, Dublin
We received the following email from our Irish fellows:
Hi All,
STAMPA, the Irish National Stamp Exhibition, will celebrate its 50th anniversary this week, with a return to the venue at Griffith College, Dublin. This year also marks the centenary…
The FEPA Congress 2022 is coming up at LIBEREC 2022 European Exhibition
LIBEREC 2022 European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon is ready to welcome its visitors and exhibitors, at the Wellness Hotel Babylon, Liberec, between Thursday 13 and Sunday 16 October.
The Federation of European Philatelic Associations (FEPA)…
The PTS reports crowds at STAMPEX 2022
The Philatelic Traders' Society (PTS), the organisers of Stampex International, were delighted to report on their Twitter account that the collectors were queuing around the block on opening day of STAMPEX 2022, yesterday, 28 September. And…
Virtual NAPOSTA: DPhJ exhibitors qualified for IBRA 2023
We received the latest press release from the Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e.V. (DPhJ-ÖA) reporting that at the virtual NAPOSTA 2022, which started on 3rd September, all 12 Youth exhibits successfully presented themselves to the jury and at…
EXFILNA 2022 Exhibition Catalogue now on line
The Spanish National Exhibition EXFILNA 2022 will be held in Irún this week, from Wednesday 21 to Sunday 25 September.
The 80-page Catalogue is now on line and can be downloaded from here: https://www.fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022…
STAMPEX 2022 is only a few days away
Simon Carson, PTS and Stampex Chairman, is greeting us all at the Exhibition Website Home Page: "There is something new to discover for everyone at Stampex. You may be new to stamp collecting, a seasoned philatelist, interested in postal history,…
EUROSCOUT 2022 – 11th IFSCO Conference in Comacchio, Italy
The International Federation of Scout & Guide Stamp Collecting Organizations (IFSCO) will meet in Comacchio, Italy, on 16 September 2022. The 11th IFSCO Conference was scheduled for 2020, but was postponed due to the pandemic. The delegates…
LIBEREC 2022 released Jury, Exhibits and Bulletin No. 2
The organisers of LIBEREC 2022 European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon have recently released important information on the exhibition website for the upcoming event which is scheduled to take place in the beautiful city of the Czech Republic…
BRATISLAVAFILA 2023 from the Union of Slovak Philatelists
The Union of Slovak Philatelists (ZSF), in cooperation with the Slovak Post as its strategic partner, organises BRATISLAVAFILA 2023, a National philatelic exhibition with international participation, which will take place between 1 and 4 June…
Virtual NAPOSTA 2022 is online until 24th September
The German Federation (BDPh) website informs us that Virtual NAPOSTA 2022 exhibition has already started. A total of 81 exhibitors including 16 young exhibitors are participating with their exhibits. They come from Germany, Austria, Switzerland…
NORRPHIL 2022 coming up in November in Täby, Sweden
The Norrorts Frimärksförening (Norrorts Stamp Association) organises the regional and national stamp exhibition NORRPHIL 2022, between 4 and 6 November 2022. The exhibition will take place in Tibble Gymnasium, in the Swedish town of Täby.
No…
STAMPEX 2022 launches Online Marketplace in partnership with StampAuctionNetwork
STAMPEX 2022 and the Philatelic Traders' Society released their September Newsletter announcing the launch of their Online Marketplace:
September 2022: The Philatelic Traders’ Society is delighted to announce the launch of the Stampex Online…
EXFILNA 2022 in Irún, Spain, is only one month away
From 21 to 25 September, the city of Irún will host the 60th edition of EXFILNA 2022 National Philatelic Exhibition, organised by the Spanish Philatelic Federation (FESOFI), the Spanish Post (Correos) and the Bidasoa Philatelic and Numismatic…
POSTEX 2022 in Barneveld, Netherlands, in October
The Dutch Federation (KNBF) in its August Newsletter reminded us of the POSTEX 2022 exhibition, which this year is going to be held in the Veluwehal, in Barneveld.
The exhibition is scheduled for the weekend 28-29 October, at 10:00-17:00 on…
ALPEN-ADRIA PHILATELIE 2022 and BIRDPEX 9 Catalogue now on line
Gmunden, Austria, will host “phila”-Toscana 22 with ALPEN-ADRIA PHILATELIE 2022 and BIRDPEX 9 exhibitions during the weekend of 26-28 August.
The organisers have uploaded the 57-page Exhibition Catalogue, which is available here: https…
Two stamps by the Czech Post for LIBEREC 2022
The LIBEREC 2022 Organising Committee announced that the Czech Post will issue a pair of postage stamps for the European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon LIBEREC 2022, which is coming up in October.
The designer is Pavel Sivko (b. 1948), painter,…
Timbres-Passion 2022 in Moulins, France, next October
After the successful Paris-Philex 2022 in June, the French Philatelic Federation invites us to meet again in 28-30 October in Timbres-Passion 2022, which is going to take place in Moulins, central France.
Timbre-Passion 2022 is a philatelic…
Serbia announces BALKANFILA XIX in Belgrade in October 2023
The Serbian Philatelic Federation has announced the BALKANFILA XIX Philatelic Exhibition, which will be held under FEPA Recognition from 12 to 14 October 2023.
BALKANFILA XIX is sponsored by the Serbian Post. Participating countries are Albania,…
Prakob Chirakiti is the newly elected FIP President
A new FIP Board was elected today at the 76th FIP Congress in Jakarta. Because of the postponement of the elections in 2020, the Vice-Presidents and Directors for America and Europe were elected for a half-term or two years (2022-24), to ensure…
INDONESIA 2022 World Stamp Championship results
The INDONESIA 2022 Palmares dinner took place on Sunday evening, 7 August.
Major winners:
World Stamp Champion: William Kwan, Hong Kong, “Hong Kong Designs, Proofs, Specimens and Other Archival Materials”
Grand Prix International: Jan…
INDONESIA 2022 opened today in Jakarta
INDONESIA 2022 World Stamp Championship opened today in Jakarta.
Here is a short photo report, sent to us by Francisc Ambrus, the National Commissioner of Romania.
“100 years of inflation” at the upcoming IBRA 2023
A special show at the upcoming IBRA 2023: "When postage cost billions, 100 years of high inflation in Germany 1923". German inflation started rising slowly with World War I in 1914 and lasted until the so-called "hyperinflation" in November…
STAMPEX 2022 back at the Business Design Centre
The July Press Release by the Philatelic Traders' Society reminds us of the latest preparations of STAMPEX 2022, scheduled for 28 September - 1 October:
80+ Dealers and Auction Houses expected to participate
eBay Auditorium with daily…
Three National Exhibitions are coming up in Finland (2022-24)
The website of the Finnish Federation lists three national exhibitions that are coming up:
TAVASTEX 22 will take place from 9 to 11 September 2022 in Hämeenlinna, organised by the local stamp club.
RIIHEX 2023 is scheduled for 24-26 March…
SAVPEX 2022 one frame virtual exhibition results
South Africa’s Seventh Virtual Philatelic Exhibition (SAVPEX), a one-frame exhibition, was hosted by the Orange Free State Philatelic Society, under the auspices of the Philatelic Federation of South Africa. The exhibition attracted 80 exhibits…
Turkey: KÜTAHYA 2022 National Stamp Exhibition
The Federation of Turkish Philatelic Associations announced a national exhibition, which will be held in Kütahya, between 22 and 31 August, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the August 30 Victory Day, when the last battle of the Greco-Turkish…
International Stamp Exhibition IBRA 2023 latest news
Subsidy for philatelic societies: Walter Bernatek, IBRA 2023 Treasurer, announced that philatelic societies wishing to travel together by bus to Essen and visit the exhibition will be subsidised on a first come first served basis. The subsidy…
Bosnia and Herzegovina Philatelists honour Queen Elizabeth II
The Society of Philatelists and Collectors of Sarajevo (Udruzenje filatelista i kolekcionara kantona Sarajevo) organised in May an exhibition honouring Queen Elizabeth II and sent to FEPA News the following report:
QUEEN ELIZABETH II ON POSTAGE…
LIBEREC 2022 European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon: July Newsletter
The LIBEREC 2022 organisers released today a two-page Newsletter with all latest details on the exhibition which is coming up between 13 and 16 October. It includes:
Main events
Side events
Accommodation
How to get to Liberec
…
Iceland: NORDIA 2023 to be held in Garðabær
The Icelandic Federation is getting prepared to host NORDIA 2023 in Garðabær next year, between 2 and 4 June. In 2023 the Icelandic philately will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first stamp issue in Iceland and the organisers want…