
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…

The Museum of Philately opens public voting for the Rowland Hill Medal
The Museum of Philately has announced that twenty one world class collections have been nominated for the Rowland Hill Medal, which will be awarded for the first time.
Voting opens on 18th October 2022 and closes on 18th November. In order…

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…

The refreshed Swedish journal “Filatelisten”
The Filatelisten, official journal of Sveriges Filatelist-Förbund (SFF, the Swedish Philatelic Federation), has changed looks! "It was time for a slight refresh", we read at the SFF website. Follow the story and the details at: https://www.sff.nu/nya-filatelisten-ar-pa-vag/#1216
The…

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…

Our Hobby’s Future – A Dealer’s Panel by the Collectors Club
On 21st September, the Collectors Club, New York, presented a round table discussion via Zoom, "Our Hobby's Future - A Dealer's Panel", featuring Chris Green (stamp shop, Ottawa, Canada), Andrew Titley (Siegel International), Charles Epting…

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…

Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)
FEPA honours Queen Elizabeth II, an active patron of philately, who died yesterday aged 96.
Photo: Queen Elizabeth II with Dr Alan Huggins at the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) in 2019
[photo credit: RPSL]

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…

A video by Graham Beck on Incredible Rarities at the British Library
Graham Beck of Exploring Stamps YouTube channel has produced a superb 13 min video on the Philatelic Collections of the British Library. In the video, Paul Skinner, Lead Curator, and Richard Morel, Curator, are talking about the Philatelic Collections…

Vols. 5 and 6 of “Who is Who in Philately” are coming up end of 2022
We picked this up from the AIJP website yesterday:
13 years ago, the 3rd edition of the first volume of this unique collection of biographical data on former and current renowned philatelists was published, and one year ago volume 4 with the…

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…

Museum of Philately Rowland Hill Medal will be decided by public vote
The Museum of Philately sent a note a few days ago:
There is just a month left to be in with the chance to enter the Rowland Hill Medal. All collections received and reviewed by the curators before the end of August will be in with a chance…

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.

American Philatelic Society announces the recipients of the 2022 Awards
On 30 July the APS announced the recipients of the 2022 Awards which will be presented in the Great American Stamp Show in Sacramento on 27 August.
The American Philatelic Society Luff Awards
(a) For Distinguished Philatelic Research: Hal Vogel
(b)…

Dr Wolf Hess (1945-2022)
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Dr Wolf Hess RDP who lost his long battle with cancer on 31 July.
Wolf was a distinguished surgeon and a towering figure in philately in Germany and internationally. A renowned author,…

“Philately – Forever in the shadows?” FEPA Panel Discussion at Monacophil 2022
On 25th November at 11:30 am FEPA is organising a panel discussion on “Philately – Forever in the shadows?” at the Hotel Hermitage in Monte Carlo. This discussion will form part of the MONACOPHIL 2022 exhibition. The panel host will be…

“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…

Les Congolâtres, a magazine for the Belgian Congo enthusiasts
A few days ago we received an email from the editors of Les Congolâtres, a digital philatelic bulletin (as they modestly like to call it). The name of the publication itself is a direct invitation to collectors and enthusiasts of the former…

New President and Board for the Romanian Philatelic Federation
Following the elections of 18 June, the Romanian Philatelic Federation has a new President and a new Board of Directors, as reported by the newly elected Secretary General, Romeo Minca.
President: Ion Chirescu
Vice President: Victor Iordache
Secretary…

FIP releases Flash magazine No. 133
The International Philatelic Federation (FIP) has uploaded on its website the latest issue of Flash, its biannual official house organ. Large part of the 40-page magazine is dedicated to the exhibitions of the first half of 2022, the FIP Commissions'…

European Academy of Philately Awards for 2022
The recent issue (2022-1) of the Trait d’Union, the newsletter of the European Academy of Philately, revealed the AEP awards granted by the Academy for 2022:
The European 2022 Medal for Philatelic Merit was awarded to Guy Coutant, the editor…

The new Junge Sammler focuses on Nature
The July issue of Junge Sammler, the magazine of Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e. V., is on its way to the members. A few days ago we received the following press release from Axel Brockmann, at the editorial office of the magazine.
Nature…

CG International Philatelic Promotion Award for 2022
Christoph Gärtner, Managing Director of Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG, has sent the following message to the philatelic community through the company's website:
Since 2013, the annual CG International Philatelic Promotion…

Centenary of the French Philatelic Federation (FFAP)
The French Philatelic Federation (FFAP) celebrates its centenary this year with the publication of a 200-page book, FFAP Une belle centenaire 1922-2022, which will be available on 28th October, on the occasion of Timbres Passion à Moulins,…

The Liechtenstein Postal Museum in Vaduz
We are invited by the website of the Liechtenstein Postal Museum (Liechtensteinische PostMuseum) to admire every stamp issued by Liechtenstein (since 1912). The museum is home to a wide range of exhibits and documents providing insight into…

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…

The Royal Philatelic Society London Medals
According to a latest Press Release by the RPSL:
The Royal Philatelic Society London has announced the recipients of its medals for 2022 as follows.
The Tapling Medal for the best article in the Society’s journal, The London Philatelist,…

FEPANews Magazine 41
This is Issue 41 of the Magazine, Published 11th July.
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The awards ceremony for the best French stamps of 2021
The awards ceremony for the best French stamps of 2021 took place on 23rd June. This was the 31st time of such a selection process. More than 170 philatelic creations were in competition and more than 104,000 votes were sent in. The public…

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…

Statistics: What is the cost of mailing a letter in Europe?
A very interesting survey by the Deutsche Post on the current prices of mail in Europe was presented yesterday on the pages of the Spanish Federation (FESOFI).
The Deutsche Post has compared letter mail prices in the 27 member states of the…

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…

The 1st Annual Crawford Festival 2022 by the RPSL
The 1st Annual Crawford Festival was organised by the Royal Philatelic Society London, at the RPSL premises, on 28th and 29th June. The theme of the Festival was "How to write a book – A practical guide to producing a work of philatelic literature",…

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…

Legendary Marianne at the Musée de la Poste, Paris
"Marrianne, les visages de la République" is an exhibition at the Musée de la Poste, scheduled to remain open until September 2023. Marianne is a female figure which dates back into the years of the French Revolution, appears continuously…

Yamil Kouri presents BOSTON 2026 in a 30 min. video
Yamil Kouri RDP, Board Director and Commissioner General of BOSTON 2026 WORLD EXPO, was invited a few days ago at the Collectors Club to take part in their Virtual Philatelic Program Series. He presented an update on the preparations of the…

VASTOPHIL 2022 and BERGAMOFIL 2022 announced by FSFI
Two more national events were announced by the Italian Federation (FSFI).
VASTOPHIL 2022, 23-25 September, at Palazzo d’Avalos, Vasto, Chieti. National and qualification exhibition for the classes of Open Philately, Thematic Philately…

PARIS PHILEX 2022 …et nombreux visiteurs !
Thursday 23 June: PARIS PHILEX 2022, end of day 1. The FFAP Twitter account reports 1/3 of the Lego stamp completed (45.000 Lego pieces will be needed), 4 conferences, 1 inauguration, many exhibits to be admired and many visitors!
[photos credit:…

BRATISLAVA 2023 from the Union of Slovak Philatelists
The Chairman of the Union of Slovak Philatelists, Pavol Lazar, sent us the following communication for the FEPA News readers:
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the independent Slovak Republic, the Union of Slovak…

Francesco Tulli, Italian stamp designer, passed away
Vaccari news reported on 20 June the passing away of Francesco Tulli, a tireless artist and stamp designer, who worked at the Istituto poligrafico e zecca dello stato (translated freely as National Printing House and State Mint) between 1952…

A great programme for PARIS PHILEX 2022 visitors
We read on the French Federation (FFAP) website that after an interruption in 2020 for health reasons, La Poste, the FFAP, the CNEP and the ADPhile have joined forces to organise, from 23 to 26 June, the PARIS-PHILEX 2022 exhibition at the Parc…

Priceless moments on Father’s Day!
Copied from the FB account of the Hellenic Philatelic Society:
Moments: Cases like these, where you want to say more; not to let them end.
It was only recently that we received a message. A lady asked to offer a complete set of "Philotelia"…

2nd International Congress in Postal History, Prato, Italy
The Institute of Postal History Studies (Istituto di studi storici postali) “Aldo Cecchi”, in Prato, Italy, is getting ready for its 2nd International Congress in Postal History, which will take place from 23 to 25 June 2022. The invited…

ANTVERPIA 2022 major prize winners
ANTVERPIA 2022, the Belgian National with international participation, took place in Antwerp, Belgium, during the weekend 10-12 June. Jozef Ghys, President of the Organising Committee, and his team have managed to put together a great exhibition…

Portuguese philately celebrates Centenary of South Atlantic Crossing
The June edition of Filatelia Lusitana, the official organ of the Portuguese Federation, is dedicated to the centenary of the first air crossing of the South Atlantic by two Portuguese pioneers, Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral.
President…

FEPA Awards for 2021
The FEPA Board received nominations from Member Federations for the FEPA Medal for Exceptional Service to Philately in 2021, the FEPA Medal for Exceptional Philatelic Study and research, and the Certificate of Appreciation. We are delighted…

CAPEX 22 Grand Prix winners announced
The Grand Prix recipients were announced during the CAPEX 22 Palmares dinner on 11 June.
One Frame exhibits:
Grand Prix de Toronto (best overall one-frame exhibit): Damian Läge (Switzerland), “The Pigeon Mail of Great Barrier Island –…

Exhibitor Hazel Elmslie is making history at CAPEX 22
CAPEX 22 opened at 9 am, on Thursday 9 June, as expected. Early in the next morning, the organisers sent a report of the opening day with a lot of photos, where from we picked up the most extraordinary story for a remarkable lady philatelist…

Simple Marketing Lessons from CORREOS, the Spanish Post
CORREOS, the Spanish Post, has been a regular advertiser in the FEPA News magazine for quite some time. Their Creative Team surprises us every six or twelve months when they send in a different advertisement, each time a simple concept, a brand…

The British Philatelic Bulletin available on the GBPS website
We copy from the Great Britain Philatelic Society (GBPS) website:
The "British Philatelic Bulletin" is an official monthly publication of the Royal Mail aimed at stamp collectors, supplying detailed information about forthcoming British stamp…

Short interviews by Taisia Osipova on the APS website
According to the American Philatelic Society (APS) website, Ms. Taisia Osipova is a Digital Marketing Specialist at the APS. Taisia assists with:
writing content for the website and weekly newsletter
reviewing other outgoing content…

The Swiss SBZ: The third oldest philatelic magazine
The oldest philatelic magazine in the world, still alive, is the American Philatelist. Its first issue was released in January 1887. A few months later, in November, the second oldest surviving to date, L'Écho de la timbrologie was introduced…

Archive of past Italian national exhibitions and exhibits
A complete archive of past Italian National Exhibitions since 2008 is uploaded on the Italian Federation (FSFI) website at http://expo.fsfi.it
A very important part of the archive is the accumulation of the pdf files of all exhibits in each…

CAPEX 22 Souvenir Show Program now on line
Another CAPEX 22 Newsletter was released yesterday. It is perhaps the last of the series as the exhibition is getting ready for its grand opening on Thursday, 9 June. We have appreciated all 24 comprehensive issues sent out by Chairman David…

The Polish Philatelists Union (PZF) awards Philatelic Literature Medals
The Committee of the Medal "for the development of philatelic publications" of the Polish Philatelists Union (PZF) awarded the 2021 medals to the following recipients:
Jerzy Kupiec - Węgliński, United States (for the second time). Medal for…

STAMPEX 2022 in London: Early Bird offer on tickets
On 27 May we received the STAMPEX 2022 latest newsletter:
Last month we opened ticket sales for Stampex - 28th September - 1st October 2022. We have had a wonderful response and continue to work on activity to make the show bigger and more…

CAPE TOWN 2022 extends deadline for entry forms
CAPE TOWN 2022 organisers announced on the exhibition website that the deadline for entries has been extended to 30 June 2022.
The exhibition, which is held under FIP patronage, will take place at the International Convention Center, Cape Town,…

An interview with the Makers of MICHEL in NFT
We received the following press release by MICHEL on 24th May.
The Norwegian collectors' magazine Norsk Filatelistisk Tidsskrift (No. 3/2022) published an interview with the MICHEL editors-in-chief. Journalist Øyvind Refsnes asked the longtime…

CAPEX 22 in Toronto is only two weeks away
CAPEX 22 Newsletter No. 23 was released yesterday. It contains information about entry to Canada and the Arrive Can app followed by the announcement of Vice-Regal Patronage for CAPEX 22. The two exhibition publications are also unveiled: the…

Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Exhibition
Stanley Gibbons will be hosting the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Exhibition in their first-floor gallery at 399 Strand. The exhibition is free to attend and offers an introductory telling of the story of her majesty's reign through stamps.…

HELVETIA 2022 World Stamp Exhibition winners
The HELVETIA 2022 winners were announced during the palmares dinner on Saturday evening, 21 May, at the Palazzo dei Congressi.
World Stamp Champion: Adriano Bergamini (Switzerland), "Postal relations between Ticino (Switzerland) and foreign…

HELVETIA 2022 in Lugano was opened today
It was June 1974 and INTERNABA in Basel, when philatelists last celebrated a world general exhibition in Switzerland. So the organisers are right by saying that HELVETIA 2022, which was opened today, is the first world exhibition in their country…

EXPHIMO 2022 in Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg, in 4-6 June
EXPHIMO is the annual thematic exhibition organised by Philcolux (Cercle Philatélique Philcolux), recognised by the Philatelic Federation of Luxembourg (Fédération des Sociétés Philatéliques du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, FSPL). Technology…

Sweden: Three new recipients of the Strandell Medal
At the Swedish Philatelic Federation Congress, held in Täby on 14 May, the Strandell Medal was awarded to three recipients, as earlier award ceremonies were postponed due to the pandemic.
Strandellmedalj 51: Christer Brunström. A frequent…

Philamovie: A great innovative idea by HELVETIA 2022
In order to promote philately among the younger ages, HELVETIA 2022 organisers launched “Philamovie”, a video competition with a philatelic theme. Participation was open to young people under thirty and the only limits set were 300 MB file…

Michael Cortese and Charles Epting interview philatelists around the world
Michael Cortese Co-owner and Executive Vice President of NobleSpirit and Charles Epting CEO of H.R. Harmer interview philatelists around the world; collectors, dealers, exhibitors, enthusiasts, and researchers.
The "Episodes" or "Conversations…

A call for Philatelic Literature exhibits by the AIJP President
Promoting and supporting Philatelic Literature has been one of FEPA's principal objectives. Wolgang Maassen, President of AIJP, the International Association of Philatelic Journalists, called yesterday its members to participate with their Literature…

Italian conference: protection of the heritage of postal history
On 28 January 2022, at the Sala Zuccari of Palazzo Giustiniani (residence of the President of the Senate), Rome, an important conference took place among governmental officials and postal historians. It was titled "Public and private allies…

The Italian National LATINPHIL 2022 in Cisterna di Latina
During the weekend 6-8 May, LATINPHIL 2022 took place at the Museo Piana delle Orme, in the town Cisterna di Latina near Rome, organised by the Italian National Federation and the Circolo Filatelico Tres Tabernae. The exhibition was divided…

FIP clarifies regulations for LV and LG exhibits
The International Philatelic Federation (FIP) clarified yesterday on its website a few points for exhibits that had achieved Large Vermeil or Large Gold medals. This announcement is dated April 2019, however it is very important, as it seems…

Young philatelists to meet at IBRA 2023
Dittmar Wöhlert of the Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e.V. has sent us their latest press release:
Within the framework of IBRA 2023 in Essen, the German Philatelic Youth will hold a youth meeting from 26 to 29 May 2023 (Whit Monday). All young…

Romania: CANNIS 2022 for the centenary of the Canine Association
On the occasion of the CANNIS 2022 exhibition in Romania, Victor Iordache, acting President of the Philatelic Federation of Romania, and Marius Muntean, President of the Timişoara Philatelic Association, have sent us the details of the three-day…

Belgium: ANTVERPIA 2022 is getting ready for 10-12 June
ANTVERPIA 2022, the National Philatelic Exhibition in Belgium will take place at the Antwerp Expo, Antwerp, between 10-12 June. In addition to the regular competition classes, there will be 8 exhibits in the Championship Class, 5 exhibits in…

Opus XXII dedicated to Switzerland
Opus XXII is dedicated to Switzerland. This year's big book of the European Academy of Philately (AEP) has been published in time for its official presentation, which will take place in Lugano, on the occasion of HELVETIA 2022.
The 226-page…

Post Europ changes 2023 Europa theme in favour of Ukraine
We've picked up the story from Linn's Stamp News, and we copy the official announcement from the PostEurop website:
Following the decision of the Extraordinary PostEurop Board of Directors meeting held on 25 April 2022, the 2023 EUROPA Stamp…

HELVETIA 2022 Exhibition Catalogue and Jury uploaded
As we are getting closer to the grand opening of HELVETIA 2022 World Stamp Exhibition, the organisers uploaded an elegant and comprehensive 200-page-plus Exhibition Catalogue. At the same time, they uploaded the composition of the Jury.
A Public…

MONACOPHIL 2022 postage stamp was released today
The Monaco Post Office released a postage stamp today to remind us of the upcoming MONACOPHIL 2022 next November.
Since 2009, Monacophil has been established as the event of the year, every two years, on odd years. Because of its postponement…

Latest FEPA Seminars have been uploaded on the website
The development of the FEPA website has become one of the Board's principal priorities. As an ongoing procedure, new pages are added from time to time and older pages are continuously updated in order to maintain a website worth visiting regularly.
A…

The “World of Stamps” is travelling around Spain
The week following Easter, a travelling exhibition reached the city of Ourense in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain, organised by the Spanish Federation (FESOFI) and sponsored by the Spanish Post (Correos). It has toured Spain since…

HELVETIA 2022: The exhibition programme is now online
HELVETIA 2022 is only a couple of weeks away. The full programme has been uploaded on the exhibition website.
The 2000-frames plus 100-literature items world stamp exhibition will take place in Centro Esposizioni Lugano, between 18 and 22 May,…

PARIS-PHILEX 2022 at Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles
PARIS-PHILEX 2022 will take place in Hall 5.1, at the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, from 23 to 25 June.
The exhibition is organised by CNEP (Chambre syndicale des Experts et Négociants en Philatélie), FFAP (Fédération Française des…

Spain: Two prominent researchers receive the Civil Order of Postal Merit
Two renowned philatelists from Spain, both exceptional researchers, Fernando Aranaz del Río and Eugenio de Quesada, have been awarded with the Medal of the Civil Order of Postal Merit (la Placa de la Orden Civil al Mérito Postal), which will…

STAMPA 2022 in Dublin celebrates Centenary of Irish stamps
The STAMPA 2022 Organisers sent out a Newsletter yesterday to announce that the National Irish National Exhibition will be back in October 2022:
2022 marks 100 Years of Irish Postage Stamps and also 50 years of STAMPA. It also marks the…

HUNFILEX 2022 exhibition photos are now online
If you haven't visited Budapest and HUNFILEX 2022, here is your chance to take a peek at the exhibition. One hundred or so photographs have been uploaded on the Facebook account of Mabéosz, the Hungarian Philatelic Federation.
Here is the…

LIBEREC 2022 latest Newsletter: Preparations are under way
We received the latest Newsletter from LIBEREC 2022 Organising Committee with a lot of details in:
Applications for participation
The FEPA Congress 2022
Availability of rooms for lectures and seminars
Accommodation for visitors,…

Ulm becomes the location of the former Sindelfingen Stamp Fair
The 37th International Stamp Fair in 2019 at the Sindelfingen Exhibition Centre was the last. Two years of the pandemic and the subsequent change of ownership of the Exhibition Hall has forced the organisers to seek another location. The new…

Joint session of the French and the Belgian Philatelic Academies
On Saturday 9 April, in Hotel Amigo, Brussels, members of Académie royale de philatélie de Belgique and Académie de philatélie (Paris) met for a joint session.
Keynote speakers:
Jean-François Brun, "La troisième dimension"
Dominique Hardy,…

FEPA Awards 2021 – Deadline for nomination is approaching!
Member federations are reminded to submit nominations for the FEPA Medals as well as for the Certificates of Appreciation. They should reach Vice President Giancarlo Morolli at latest by 23 April 2022.
For 2022, the FEPA medal 2021 for exceptional…

ALPEN-ADRIA PHILATELIE 2022 and BIRDPEX 9 in Gmunden, Austria
The ALPEN-ADRIA PHILATELIE 2022 Multinational Exhibition will be held in Kongresshaus Toscana, Gmunden, Austria, from 26 to 28 August. All philatelic classes will be represented. Seven countries will participate with National Commissioners:…

Vote for your favourite music stamp of 2021
We read on the BDPh website that the Motivgruppe Musik eV (International Philatelic Music Study Group) invites stamp collectors from all over the world to vote for the most beautiful stamp of 2021 related to music. The members of the Motivgruppe…

HELVETIA 2022 second miniature sheet to be released
On 5th May, the Swiss Post will release a second miniature sheet to promote HELVETIA 2022 World Stamp Exhibition, with central theme the Seated Helvetia, who is honoured on her 160th anniversary.
The designer added perforation to one vertical…

Postmaster for five months in Antarctica? A lifetime experience!
Right from BBC News (yesterday):
A British charity (the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust) is searching for people to spend five months in Antarctica, to run the world's most remote post office.
Candidates are required to have good level of physical…

INDONESIA 2022 revised IREX and applications now online
If you visit INDONESIA 2022 website today you will find the most critical information: The National Commissioners page, the newly revised IREX (2 April), the application forms for participation and the deadlines to observe, among which:
25 April…