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BDPh offers free access to its Philately Marketplace on 13 November

The Bund Deutscher Philatelisten (BDPh) has organised an online Philately 'Marketplace' on 13th November 2021 with no less than 21 presentations and discussion groups. A wide range of topics will be covered under three general headings: …

Serbia launches SOFIZ II, virtual exhibition with international participation

The Union of Philatelists of Serbia (SFS) has published details of SOFIZ II, which this year will be an on-line exhibition. It will be open from 8th - 17th December 2021. Applications are welcome from members of SFS and from members of…

Israel Philatelic Federation hosts AAPE 2021 to mark peace agreements with UAE and USA

The IPF has informed us that in June 2021 it hosted AAPE 2021, a virtual tri-national stamp exhibition, with the participation of the United Arab Emirates and the United States. The exhibition marked the Abraham Accords peace agreements signed…
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Autumn STAMPEX will go live

The Philatelic Traders' Society have released details of the Autumn STAMPEX exhibition which will take place live at the Business Design Centre in London from 29th September - 2nd October. After the long break in live exhibitions, there will…
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FEPA Medal Winners Announced

The winners of the FEPA Medal for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research 2020, and of the Francis Kiddle Medal for the Best Philatelic Website 2021 have been announced. The announcement is as follows: At its videoconference call on 16 July…
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HELVETIA 2022: Tourist programmes announced.

To celebrate the opening of the postal historical museum at the Bauernhof in Goldau, the Kimmel Foundation has invited visitors to HELVETIA 2022 to take part in specially-organised tours in Switzerland. Two tours are offered with accommodation…

‘Adventures in Philately’ webinar series gets underway

  The team behind Stamp Collector magazine and the allaboutstamps.co.uk website have teamed up with the Museum of Philately to announce a series of special webinars on the world of stamps and stamp collecting. The press release is at: PR…
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Gibraltar celebrates cryptocurrency with innovative stamp issue

  The Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau has issued an innovative £4 postage stamp celebrating cryptocurrency that also provides a key to acquisition of blockchain-based Digital Collectibles, otherwise known as 'non-fungible tokens'. These…

Stamp Active encourages young collectors at Stampex with £20 vouchers

  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 be a range of free activities…

CAPEX 22 launches free Newsletter

CAPEX 22 will be the world's first International One Frame Stamp Championship. It will be held in Toronto, Canada from 9 - 12 June 2022. The Organisers have just launched a free bilingual (English / French) newsletter - CAPEX News - which…

VIRTUAL PHIL-ITALIA 4.0 IS UNDERWAY

Italy's first planned virtual exhibition, Phil-Italia 4.0, opened on 17th May. It includes a national exhibition with 13 exhibits in the thematic and open philately classes,  and a qualifying exhibition with 29 exhibits in thematic and open…
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FEPA AWARDS FOR 2020

  The FEPA Board is delighted to announce the winner of the FEPA Medal for Exceptional Service to Organised Philately for 2020. It is: Jonas Hällström (Sweden) Warmest congratulations to Jonas for receiving this award in recognition…

Youth philately on show at virtual SÜDWEST 2021 exhibition from 1st May

The hard-working German Youth Philately organisation DPhJ has drawn our attention to SÜDWEST 2021, a virtual exhibition organised by the Landesverband Südwest im BDPh. It includes no less than 24 Youth exhibits from young people and groups…

LIBEREC 2022, European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon, is announced

  The Union of Czech Philatelists, in cooperation with the club Evropská vystava známek LIBEREC 2022 z.s., have announced that a specialised European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon will be held at the Wellness Hotel Babylon in Liberec,…

Alexander Sergeevich Ilyushin, RIP

We have heard with great sadness that Alexander Sergeevich Ilyushin has passed away. He was a leading figure in philately in Russia for many years and will be greatly missed. We send our condolences to his family. The Russian Philatelic…
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FEPA will award a new medal for the best philatelic website

Message from the FEPA President In the last year there has been a tremendous expansion in the use of on-line facilities to enable philatelic activities to continue in the face of the draconian restrictions imposed around the world to combat…

Revised IREX for LONDON 2022 is published

    The LONDON 2022 International Stamp Exhibition will take place at the Business Design Centre in London from 19th - 26th February 2022. A revised IREX containing the latest information on the exhibition has just been published…

Vote for your favourite music stamp of 2020

We received this message from Peter Lang, President of the Motivgruppe Musik e.V. Despite the ongoing Corona crisis, the Motivgruppe Musik, the International Philatelic Music Study Group,  is again inviting all collectors around the world…

Philatelic exhibition in Istanbul commemorates healthcare staff dealing with COVID

Prof. Dr. Atadan Tunaci, MD, FRPSL, who is a member of the Turkish Philatelic Federation and Academy, has kindly sent us information about an exhibition held at the Faculty of Medicine in Istanbul University from 11 - 14 March 2021 to mark…

Academic researchers open sealed letters virtually

We do not often report on newly published material, but recent press reports drew our attention to an article published on 2nd March 2021 in the journal 'Nature Communications' concerning research by academic scientists from a number of universities…

Five new RDPs elected, including four from Europe

The Board of Election of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists has invited five eminent philatelists to sign the Roll. They are:    Dénes Czirók, RDP, FRPSL   (Hungary)    Dr. Seija-Riitta Laakso, RDP. FRPSL (Finland)    José…

Museum of Philately is looking for collections to display

The Museum of Philately is a unique digital platform, hosted independently and free online and on Appstores, It captures and preserves award winning collections and rarities, as well as providing the facility to track provenance and pricing…
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Austrian Federation celebrates its centenary

The VÖPh is 100 years old and, in the best philatelic traditions,  is marking this significant birthday in cooperation with Austria Post with personal stamps, special postmarks and special registration labels. The first meeting of the Federation…
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TWO AND THREE FRAME EXHIBITS IN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS?   FEPA WILL SURVEY OPINION

  The latest issue of FEPA NEWS has an article by Rainer Fuchs (FN38 PAGE 51) inviting discussion on whether Two or Three frame exhibits should be able to enter international exhibitions competitively on the same basis as One Frame exhibits. Since…
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Registration for the next Virtual Stampex is open – 25th – 27th March

We have received this information from the Philatelic Traders' Society, organisers of the twice-yearly STAMPEX in London. For the second time Stampex will take place virtually because of COVID restrictions, but the PTS's first experiment with…

Collectors’ Conference on modern stamps, 22 – 24 February. FREE TO ALL

We received the following message from Matthew Hill, Associate Editor of the UK philatelic magazine Stamp Collector.  I am writing to let you know about the second Collectors’ Conference taking place at allaboutstamps.co.uk, this time…
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Christine Earle 1947 – 2021

It is with great sadness that we bring news that Christine Earle FRPSL passed away on 28th January 2021, aged 73. Christine was well-known in the UK and internationally for her innovative approach to thematic exhibiting, and as a judge and…
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One-Frame exhibition in Slovenia – FEPA Members invited

The  Slovenian Philatelic Federation has announced that its 10th  specialised One frame Exhibition, designated DesetoOkno Kranju 2021, will be held from 9th - 18th September 2021 in Kranj, Slovenia. 'DesetoOkno' means "Tenth Window".…
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FEPA Awards for 2020 – Nominations are invited

Invitations have gone out from the FEPA Vice President Giancarlo Morolli to the Member Federations to nominate candidates for the prestigious FEPA Medals and Certificates. The awards are made annually and this year they will give recognition…

New Vice-President at the Italian Federation (FSFI)

At the FSFI Board meeting held on 17th January 2021 the new President Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi, who took up office on 1 January, appointed Nicolino Parlapiano as Vice-President. In addition to his long-standing service as FSFI General Secretary…
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FEPA NEWS MAGAZINE JANUARY 2021

New Director joins FEPA Board

  We are delighted to announce that Thomas Hoepfner has accepted an invitation to join the FEPA Board as a Director. Thomas is a well-known figure in German and European philately and has been closely involved with the organisation of…

Nordia 2021 registration is open

NORDIA 2021 stamp exhibition in Kuopio, Finland, will be organised in August, this year.  The exact dates of the exhibition are 13.-15.8.2021. The corona virus situation is still poor and that is why we cannot be sure of our possibilities…

Spring STAMPEX will be virtual

Faced with the impossibility of holding Spring Stampex as usual in February at the Business Design Centre in London due to the pandemic, the Philatelic Traders' Society has decided to cancel it and hold another virtual exhibition instead. The…

German Federation announces new programme of on-line seminars

The Bund Deutscher Philatelisten (BDPh) has announced a new programme of on-line seminars (German language) for the period up to 12th June 2021. The programme is shown in the table below. A reservation to join one of the seminars can be made…

Bulgarian Philatelists celebrate first Bulgarian banknotes

On 1st December 2020 the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists and the Bulgarian Postal Administration organised  a 'solemn validation' of a single-stamp block (miniature sheet) celebrating the 135th anniversary of the printing of the first Bulgarian…

New dates for MonacoPhil 2021

MonacoPhil 2021 has got new dates due to technical reasons, they are now 9-11 December 2021. An exhibition of “100 iconic stamps and documents” will be held at the Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies (Stamp and Coin Museum) with items from 100 world famous collections...

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Serbian National Exhibition (SOFIZ 1) now open on-line

  SOFIZ 1 IS NOW OPEN. SOFIZ 1 is the first Serbian National exhibition held on-line. It also has international participation. The exhibition will remain open to visitors until 14 December 2020. To visit SOFIZ 1, go to: http://www.philaserbia.com/sofiz1/

FIP announces new initiatives on Open Philately and Virtual Exhibitions

The Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) has recently made two important decisions in response to the continuing evolution of philatelic exhibiting. The first relates to Open Philately, an approach to exhibiting whose popularity…

NOTOS 2021 – Bulletin 2 has been published

  Right on time, the Organising Committee of NOTOS 2021 has published Bulletin 2 in preparation for the exhibition. NOTOS will be held at the Peristeri Exhibition Centre in Athens from 19 - 22 November 2021 and is expected to have 2,000…

FEPA’s Board holds virtual meeting with its Members

On 21st November 2020 the FEPA Board held a Zoom meeting with its Members, the national Federations, Associations and Unions. The meeting was joined by representatives from 31 Members and by the members of the Board. The FIP President, Bernie…

Young philatelists in Germany prepare for Christmas

The Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e.V. have issued a press release about the novel approach being taken by one group in South West Germany to prepare for the Christmas period in this year of COVID restrictions on meeting and travelling. The…

MONACOPHIL 2021 will take place from 3 – 5 December 2021

  MONACOPHIL 2021 will be held at the Terrasses de Fontvieille in Monte Carlo from 3rd - 5th December 2021. As usual it will include an exhibition on specific themes, a display of 100 iconic items provided by members of the Club de Monte…

Saverio Imperato (1935 – 2020)

It is with regret that we inform you of the death of Saverio Imperato, a great Italian philatelist, on 20 November 2020. A brilliant professor of immunology, he was well known around the world for his charming personality, his assiduous participation…

Austrian National Exhibition (ÖVEBRIA) held successfully in St. Pölten

Congratulations to the Austrian Federation (VÖPh) which has succeeded - in the face of all the current restrictions - in holding ÖVEBRIA 2020, its national exhibition with international participation, live in Sankt Pölten from 2nd - 4th October…

Virtual EXFILNA 2020 is a great success

We are delighted to report that, in spite of all the current COVID restrictions,  the Spanish Federation of Philatelic Societies (FESOFI) and its President Mr García Fernández have succeeded in holding a successful 58th national philatelic…

Centenary of Carinthian Plebiscite marked by special exhibition in Klagenfurt

Undaunted by COVID restrictions on travel and meetings, the Carinthian Postal History Club (Kärntner Philatelistenclub) of Klagenfurt, Austria, succeeded in holding a display exhibition in 122 showcases on 10th October 2020, marking to the…

Congratulations to the NEXOFIL Award Winners for 2020

The Organizing Committee of the annual Nexofil Awards have announced in Madrid the winners of the 'Best Stamp in the World' competition for 2020 and the associated awards for various categories of stamp.  The competitions were judged by an…

Interesting new philatelic materials are available on-line

Information has reached us about several new philatelic materials now on line.   Seminars on exhibiting postal history.   Recordings of the recent, excellent series of seminars organised by the FIP Postal History Commission have…

David Feldman introduces the on-line Museum of Philately

  At the virtual Stampex held from 1st - 3rd October David Feldman introduced his plan to build a digital Museum of Philately. The idea is to have an on-line platform where images of collections can be stored and available to view long…

NOTOS 2021 spurs reconstruction of Large Hermes Head plate

An enquiry last year from the Organising Committee of NOTOS 2021 to the Philatelic and Postal Museum in Athens has produced a wonderful result. Since the 20 Lepta Large Hermes Head stamp was printed in 1861, the plate has been in a state of…

German Exhibitions and Seminars come thick and fast

Philatelic life is thriving in Germany. First, the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten (BDPh) held a very successful Virtual NAPOSTA  exhibition that ran through the month of September. Its main aim was to give exhibitors an opportunity to qualify…

Daniela Morolli has passed away

With great sadness we bring the news that Daniela Morolli, wife of FEPA Vice President Giancarlo Morolli and a well-known figure in international philately for many years, died on 16th October 2020 at the age of 75. On behalf of the whole FEPA…

Competition for ‘Best Europa Stamps – The Collector’s Choice’ opens on 25 October

  We received this notice from Niall Murphy: I want to bring to your attention an online contest I have developed with a group of well-known enthusiasts: “Best Europa Stamps - The Collector's Choice 2020”. This is a totally non-profit…

Lumir Brendl has passed away.

With great regret we announce the death of Lumir Brendl on 8th October 2020. We received the following obituary notice from Vit Vanicek. It is with deep regret that we have to announce the death of Mr Lumir Brendl on 8th October 2020 at…

Virtual Stampex opens on 1st October

It's almost here! The first 'virtual' Stampex will open to visitors on 1st October at 0800 (London time). It will be open continuously for 72 hours and the booths will remain open to visitors until 28th October. The show is open to all, free…

Serbia’s first on-line exhibition will take place in December 2020

The Organising Committee of SOFIZ 1, Serbia's first-ever on-line exhibition, have sent us the following message: It's a great pleasure to announce that SOFIZ I, the first Serbian national online stamp exhibition with international participation…

New Board for the Philatelic Federation of Finland

The annual Conference of the Philatelic Federation of Finland was held on Saturday, 12 September 2020. Representatives of the philatelic societies and clubs gathered together in Helsinki, although their number was lower than usual. In addition…

NORDIA 2020 has been cancelled

Lars Nordberg, Chairman of the NORDIA 2020 Organising Committee, has confirmed that the exhibition - due to be held in Malmö from 4th-6th December - has been cancelled. The Organisers had done everything in their power to avoid this outcome…

New dates for the FIP exhibition in Indonesia

The FIP Board has decided in its 134th Conference Meeting that the INDONESIA 2022 FIP Patronage World Stamp Exhibition will be held from 4 to 9 August, 2022.    

IBRA date 2023 fixed!

The World Stamp Exhibition IBRA in Essen, which was postponed due to the Corona Pandemic, has a new date: May 25-28, 2023!

The latest issue of FLASH is out.

The FIP has just published the latest edition of its regular magazine FLASH with much news of philatelic events as well as articles on virtual exhibitions and on the future of philately.

New ABPS website is available to view

The Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS), which represents the UK in FEPA,  has recently launched a new website. The aim is to reach out to users and respond to their particular needs in addition to providing an essential store…

Indonesia 2020 FIP exhibition postponed to 2022

The FIP Board informs: "The FIP Consultant for INDONESIA 2020 Specialized World Stamp Championship exhibition has received the official letter from the Organising Committee, that the exhibition shall be postponed to Year 2022. The Board supports…

Virtual Stampex will be held from 1st – 3rd October 2020

The Philatelic Traders' Society is organising a 'Virtual' Stampex from 1st - 3rd October to replace the Autumn exhibition normally held at the Business Design Centre in London. Visitors from anywhere around the world will be able to enter the…

AIJP website updated

  The Association Internationale des Journalistes Philatéliques (International Association of Philatelic Journalists, short: AIJP) has updated its website. The previous site had been in use for about ten years and was getting to the…

‘TREASURES OF WORLD PHILATELY’ Exhibition in Prague is going ahead.

  The Prestige Philately Club Prague has sent us the following information regarding its BIENNALE 2020 'TREASURES OF WORLD PHILATELY' exhibition. The exhibition will be held from November 7th to 22nd 2020 in the ceremonial halls on…

FIP 76th Congress shall not proceed in Jakarta

The FIP Board of Directors have made a difficult decision, during the 133rd FIP Conference Meeting on 8 August 2020, that the 76th FIP Congress shall not proceed in Jakarta on 10 November 2020.

Bill Hedley talks to Delcampe about FEPA

  Delcampe, the well-known internet trading house popular with many philatelic collectors, recently invited the FEPA President Bill Hedley to talk about what FEPA does and its priorities in the next few years. They have just published…

‘Cursores’ wins the 2020 AEP Prize for the Philatelic Press

The Académie Européenne de Philatelie (AEP) has this year awarded its Prize for the Philatelic Press to the magazine 'Cursores', published by the Associazione Italiana di Storia Postale (AISP), and edited by Paolo Zavattoni. This is a recognition…
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All FEPA News issues are now available in digital form

The whole run 1 - 37 of the FEPA News journal has now been digitized and are readily available on this website! The process took longer than expected as the digitization project was launched almost exactly one year ago, namely July 25, 2019.

IBRA 2021 postponed to 2023

The Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V. has today given the following press release: World Exhibition IBRA 2021 will be postponed – Planning Uncertainties because of Corona Pandemic (BDPh) The World Stamp Exhibition IBRA will be postponed…

Interested in exhibiting Postal History? This seminar programme is for you.

The FIP Postal History Commission has put together a programme of five on-line seminars on the theme of: 'The importance of .........  in postal history exhibiting'. The programme will run from August - October 2020 and all the seminars will…

Another COVID casualty. Sindelfingen 2020 has been cancelled.

The annual International Stamp Fair that was due to be held in the Exhibition Hall at Sindelfingen, Germany, from 22 - 24 October 2020 has been cancelled. The restrictions currently applying to exhibitions in Baden-Württemberg to combat COVID-19…

Manfred Bergman has passed away

We were sorry to hear that Manfred Bergman died in early July in Geneva at the age of 92. He participated in Verso Mexico 68 in Riccione where he came into contact with Italian collectors. He then made proposals for modifying the FIP Thematic…

Estonia 2020 Grand Prix won by Jean-Jacques Tillard

The organizing committee of the Estonia 2020 national exhibition with international participation kept their positive attitude all through the difficult spring time, and it paid off! 42 exhibits from 14 countries were shown in a spacious and beautiful vestibule of the Estonian National Museum in Tartu on July 10-12, 2020

Delcampe is 20, and publishes special collectors’ magazine to celebrate.

The Delcampe online collectors' market-place has just celebrated its 20th birthday. During that time it has handled 50 million transactions involving more than 1 million collectors and, to mark this important milestone, it has published an on-line…
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Hans Kraaibeek (1962 – 2020)

We are very sad to inform you that our President, Mr Hans Kraaibeek, has died at the age of 58.

SPANISH FEDERATION BOOK ON DISINFECTED MAIL IS AVAILABLE FREE

  The Spanish Federation (FESOFI) has published a new book on disinfected mail and has generously put it on its website where it can be downloaded free of charge. The title of the book is:  "From the Great Plague of Marseille (1720-1722)…

WÜBA 2020 IS CANCELLED

We have been informed that it has regrettably been necessary to cancel the WÜBA 2020 event for young philatelists, including the Stamp Camp, that was due to be held in Würzburg in September 2020. This is because of the current pandemic restrictions. The…

ITALIAN FEDERATION SETS OUT RULES FOR SOCIETIES ON RESUMING ACTIVITIES

The Italian Federation of Philatelic Societies (FSFI) has created a Protocol of rules and guidance for societies who want to resume meetings and other activities following the COVID-19 lockdown. This problem will be of concern to many philatelic…
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South Africa 2021 postponed to November 2021

The Commissioner General of the Cape Town 2021 FIP World spacialized exhibition has just informed us about the postponement of the event. The new dates are November 9 - 13, 2021. More information can be found at capetown2021.org  

Virtual Stamp Festival launched in UK

Following the cancellation of London's Autumn Stampex, there will be a virtual 'Summer of Stamps' Festival in the UK. It is being organised by the team behind Stamp Collector magazine and the allaboutstamps.co.uk website.

Gunnar Dahlvig RDP has passed away.

We have been informed by his son Anders that Gunnar Dahlvig has died after a long fight against pancreatic cancer. Gunnar was a specialist in thematic philately and was a prolific exhibitor and juror. He served in many roles and was Vice-President…

Estonia 2020 welcomes exhibits from all over the world

Another philatelic exhibition organized by REFS "Estonia" will take place in Tartu between July 10 and 12, 2020. The exhibition is now open to all applicants who have previously received at least 70 points at a national exhibition.

COVID emergency marked by postal administrations

Postal administrations around the world have been marking the efforts made by so many people to combat the effects of COVID, a public health emergency unparalleled in living memory. Vojtech Jankovic of the Slovak Federation has undertaken a…

New date for Nordia 2020 will be December 4-6, 2020

As the corona crisis appears to last longer than we hoped, the Exhibition Committee has decided to postpone implementation until the first weekend in December.

Balkanfila and Stampex postponed

Further information has been received about the postponement of exhibitions organised by FEPA Members due to COVID restrictions.   BALKANFILA, due to be held in Bucharest from 17 - 20 September, has been postponed until 29 September…

Antverpiade 2020 exhibition is postponed to 2021

Due to the Coronacrisis and with regret, the Belgian Federation (K.L.B.P.-F.R.C.P.B) has to announce you that the National Championship of Philately - Antverpiade 2020 that was going to take place August 28-30- has been postponed. 

Signs of Spring? Tasso Museum reopens

After it was forced to close by the Coronavirus crisis, we are pleased to report that the Museum of the Tasso family and of Postal History has reopened. The Museum is in two historic buildings in Camerata Cornello, near Bergamo. This was the…

Swiss Society adds a daily item to its website to counter Corona-boredom

We have been informed that the Pilatus-Emmen Philatelic Society in Switzerland is adding an interesting item to its website every day to keep its members alert and provide a topic for conversation. To have a look at what they have put up, go…

Stamp Camp announced for Young Stamp Lovers in September

The Deutscher Philatelisten-Jugend organisation has announced that it will be running a Stamp Camp (WÜBA 2020) in Würzburg, Germany from 11th to 13th  September.  It is open to all young stamp lovers. Applications must be in by 1 June. Further…

Madrid Philatelic Society publish daily articles on-line

Since the lock-down began in March SOFIMA (the Madrid Philatelic Society) have published daily articles on subjects of philatelic interest. As a result they now have a long list of articles  on their website on 'curiosities' ranging from the…

German Federation offers on-line seminars from 13 May

The Bund Deutscher Philatelisten (BDPh) is launching a series of on-line seminars using Zoom technology to offset the restrictions on philatelic life imposed by the Corona crisis. The first seminar will be held from 16.00-17.30 on Wednesday…

ASCAT is winding up

We have been informed that the Association of Stamp Catalogue, Stamp Album and Philatelic Magazine Traders (ASCAT) will wind up its activities later this year. It was founded in 1977 to defend the professional activities of its members and is…

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE EUROPA STAMP

The competition to select the most popular EUROPA stamp for 2020 is now underway. The theme is 'Ancient Postal Routes' and candidate stamps have been selected because they illustrate this theme in different ways. All philatelic enthusiasts,…

German Youth Philatelists Magazine – Available Free

The new issue of the Magazine for Young Collectors is available free of charge. Click this link: https://www.dphj.de/index.php?article_id=9  

VOTE NOW FOR YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC STAMP

The Motivgruppe Musik is once again inviting all collectors to vote for the most popular music stamp of the past year. The candidates are shown on the Motivgruppe Musik's website (www.motivgruppe-musik.COM).

Disruption to international postal services: Latest information

International postal services have been severely reduced in response to the Coronavirus restrictions on movement. The position is subject to constant changes as restrictions are imposed or relaxed, but for an impression of the current level…

RPSL presentation on QEII Wilding stamps available to view

The Royal Philatelic Society London held its first 'virtual' meeting on 23rd April, with well over 100 members from many countries around the world taking part via Zoom. Frank Walton gave a 30 minute presentation about the origins and evolution…

PHILATELIC MAGAZINES FREE ONLINE

Publishers of some philatelic magazines are facing the problem that their production facilities are closed for an indefinite period due to the coronavirus lockdown. So some of them have made their April issues available free online to their…

News from Italy: PHILATELIC VIDEO CONFERENCES DURING THE LOCKDOWN

Thanks to the initiative of Aniello Veneri and the prompt participation of a group of philatelists who used to have a monthly "philatelic dinner" in Rome that was suddenly cancelled because of the lockdown, a regular programme of video conferences…

Dutch PostNL legalizes Magazinekaart

  As could have been read on Fepanews a year ago the Netherlands has a new type of postal stationery as of January 2019. It is a standard postcard size (A6) card with an imprinted stamp, meant to be for shipment of the Dutch monthly ‘Filatelie’…

London 2020 will now be held in February 2022

Following the postponement of London 2020 due to the Coronavirus emergency Frank Walton, the Chairman of the London 2020 Organising Committee, has announced that the exhibition will now be held at the Business Design Centre in London from: 19…

Luis Alemany Indarte (1940-2020)

The Spanish Federation of Philatelic Societies (FESOFI) has sent us the sad news of the death of Luis Alemany, winner of eight FIP Grand Prizes, and a great person. He passed away on 9th April due to the Alzheimer illness he suffered from in…
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Philately is in lockdown but FEPA’s website is still here to keep you up to date

We have been notified of more important changes to the philatelic calendar in response to the international Coronavirus lockdown. The Alpe-Adria exhibition, due to be held in Tarvisio, Italy in June 2020, has been postponed until 10 -…

CORONAVIRUS CLOSES MANY PHILATELIC EVENTS. NEWS UPDATE…..

The unprecedented steps taken by governments across the world to combat the Coronavirus have had a huge impact on planned philatelic exhibitions and other events in 2020. This is because of the paramount importance of avoiding non-essential…

FEPA Award 2019 winners

The recipients of the FEPA awards 2019 are Chris King, Carlo Giovanardi and Henrik Mouritsen.
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Bulgaria 2020 Bulletin 1 is out!

The organizing committee of the Bulgaria 2020 FIP Specialized World Stamp Championship Exhibition has published its Bulletin No 1. It contains the IREX of the exhibition. Here are some facts based on the IREX: The exhibition will be held…

London 2020: Corona virus monitored

In their latest newsletter the organizing committee of the London 2020 gives information about the situation with the CoronaVirus Covid-19

Make the most of London 2020

  London 2020, the International Stamp Exhibition, will provide a wonderful opportunity to show others just how fascinating the hobby can be. Why not bring along youngsters to enjoy a day of fun. Stamp Active, the voluntary group that…

Trait d’Union, number 2, 2019 is out

The European Academy of Philately, AEP, has kindly sent us the latest issue of their newsletter Trait d'Union, number 2, 2019. It reports amongst other things the AEP at MonacoPhil 2019, The 100th anniversary of the Italian Federation during…
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NAPOSTA 2020 Grand Prix to Iva Mouritsen

National stamp exhibition NAPOSTA 2020 was held in Haldensleben, Germany, on February 13 - 16, 2020. It consisted altogether of 121 exhibits in more than 800 frames representing almost every FIP class as well as 88 literature exhibits. The total…

Reopening of the Post Museum in Paris

Amongst its many outstanding attractions and Museums, Paris has now a new attraction for the philatelists and historians to visit the city: The Postal Museum reopened after five years of great renovation.
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Nordia 2020 Bulletin 1 is out

Nordia 2020 will be held at Malmö on September 4-6, 2020. The organization committee has recently published Bulletin 1.

Something for every collector

Every London international stamp exhibition has historically attracted many of the best exhibits from across the world, and this is certainly true of London 2020. Regrettably, the organisers have had to turn down many top class exhibits but hope that the goal of offering the visitor examples of the finest exhibits across a wide range of subjects has been achieved.

fepanews.com offered 110 news in 2019

  The official website of the FEPA, fepanews.com, was active offering 100 news in 2019. The topics can be categorized as follows: Topic Number of news FEPA (Family, Board, Congress, magazine) 30 FEPA Exhibitions (Patronage, Recognition) 25 National…

Over-subscribed – the familiar story with London Internationals

It’s always the same with international stamp exhibitions held in London – the events prove so popular that many want to exhibit, have stands, or simply visit. So it is with London 2020, the international stamp exhibition being staged at the Business Design Centre in Islington from Saturday, 2 May to Saturday, 9 May.
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It is time to nominate candidates for FEPA Awards 2019

The official request for the nomination of candidates for the 2019 FEPA Medals and Certificates of Appreciation has been sent out via e-mail to all member Federations.

The Queen opens new RPSL headquarters

At The RPSL, we were extremely honoured to welcome our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, to officially open our new home in Abchurch Lane. It was a splendid day!

Multilaterale Briefmarkenausstellung Luxemburg 2019

The exhibition of the "Multilaterale Briefmarkenausstellung Luxemburg 2019" was held from November 8 to 10, at the Exhibition hall LUXEXPO in Luxembourg, under patronage of His Royal Highness Grand-Duke Henri and under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, of the City of Luxembourg and of FEPA.

New Board for the Union of Philatelists of Macedonia with Sinisha Pavleski as President

The Annual session of the Assembly of the Union of Philatelists of Macedonia had its meeting on November 3, 2019. Sinsiha Pavleski was elected as the President of the Union with Viktor Gaber as Secretary and Dimitar Belchev as the President of the Executive Board.

Bill Hedley elected as the new President of FEPA

The FEPA Congress elected Bill Hedley as the new President of FEPA in Monaco. The past President, José Ramón Moreno, was electd the Honorary President.

PLOVDIV PHILA 2019: Philatelic Academies and Federations met in Bulgaria

Participated in this innovative exhibition exhibits from 16 national federations: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Israel, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. Participated also two philatelic Academies: Italy and Turkey on top of the European Academy of Philately. There were 500 frames and 18 titles of philatelic literature. H.M. the King Simeon II of Bulgaria was very involved in the exhibition attending their main events.

Granted the FEPA Recognition to NORDIA 2021

NORDIA 2021 will be held in Kuopio, Finland, on March 12-14, 2021 organized by Kuopion Filatelistikerho (Philatelic Society of Kuopio) and the Finnish Philatelic Federation. NORDIA 2021 exhibition is open to all collectors who are members of member societies of the National or Youth Federations of the Nordic countries (Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark). Members of the Scandinavian Collectors Club in USA, and the Estonian Philatelic Federation can also participate the exhibition.

STAMPEX Autumn 2019 was International and very innovative

The exhinbition was held from 11 to 14 September 2019 at the Business Design Centre, London. STAMPEX is now badging itself as STAMPEX International. And it is emphasized on the front of the catalogue with the words: Welcome, Willkommen, Welkom, Bienvenue, Benvenuti. The theme for the show was aviation. Among new initiatives at STAMPEX, a series of special talks took place throughout the four days, starting on Wednesday with Bill Hedley ...

4th of September 2019: One year of the present FEPA Website

Thanks to the extraordinary efforts and knowledge of our Webmaster Ari Muhonen we were able to relaunch the FEPA Website. Along this first year the site has been viewed 41.687 times by 14.119 visitors from 100 different countries! Our gratitude to all of you for your excellent collaboration sending the necessary information and the relevant news from your national Federations, Associations or Unions.
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The first issue of FEPA News from March, 2002 is now available in electronic form

So far the FEPA News Magazine has been in electronic form from issue No 17 onwards. The earlier ones are being scanned now and the first issue No 1 from March, 2002 is already available in electronic form.

China 2019: Not only big but a great exhibition

36 FEPA members participated with their exhibits. Three of them were Candidates for Grand Prizes: Jean Voruz, Monaco; Terje Heskestad, Norway and Valentin Levandovsky, Russia. China 2019 joined 85 national federations covering 4.633 frames plus 145 literature exhibits. Over 400.000 visitors entered…
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FEPA Awards 2018 winners

The recipients of the FEPA awards are: FEPA Medal 2018 for Exceptional Service to Organised Philately: Pedro Marçal Vaz Pereira (Portugal) , FEPA Medal 2018 for Exceptional Support to Organised Philately: Modesto Fraguas Herrera (Spain), FEPA Medal 2018 for Exceptional Philatelic Study and Research: Károly Szücs (Hungary) for “Fiscal Philately of Hungary” . The FEPA Certificates of Appreciation for Outstanding Activities for the Promotion of Philately went to ...
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Updated information of the FEPA Exhibition NORDIA 2019

It is with pleasure that we welcome philatelic collectors from all the Nordic countries to Nordia 2019 at Quality Hotel, Sarpsborg on 23. - 25. August 2019. We are very proud that HRH Crown Prince Haakon has agreed to be the exhibition’s Patron. Updates and information on Nordia 2019.

Astrophilately is now a FIP Commission and no longer a Section

Mr. Christian Schmied (Switzerland), Bureau-member for FEPA of the FIP Section for Astrophilately, kindly informed us today that Astrophilately is now a Commission and no longer a Section. Mr. Schmied is sending the unfinished draft of the new SREV and Guidelines to the European national delegates

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019 !

Our best wishes to all our readers that from 81 different countries entered into the FEPA Website since the 4th of September 2018 that was established the new Web. Health, peace and prosperity for a Happy Year 2019 to you and to your families!

2018 Nexofil Awards: The Prize to the Best Stamp of the World went to Finland for its stamp “The Sound of Silence”. Stamps from Ireland and Czech Republic, finalists

The independent International Jury, composed by fifty Presidents of National Federations and Philatelic Academies from 37 countries, elected also winners in the other categories stamps from Spain, Austria, New Zealand, France, Croatia, Island, Portugal, United Kingdom, again Spain

THAILAND 2018: Peter Wittsten from Denmark, Grand Prix d’Honneur

Amongst the 603 exhibits present, Peter Wittsten from Denmark won the Grand Prix d'Honneur, the Grand Prix International was for Richard Tan from Singapore while the winner of the Grand Prix National was Ayuth Krishnamara from Thailand

Proposal for change Regulations from The Royal Dutch Union of Stamp Clubs (KNBF)

The Dutch Federation, will allow more steps on the exhibition frames than the official 1-5-8. This system is already implemented at national level with positive experience in Spain, Finland, U.K. and other federations. But the aim of the KNBF is that FEPA and FIP implement it officially if their experimental phase is effective

Young Collectors visit London

Young collectors from across the world, including Belgium, France, Germany, India, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States, were invited to go to London for the week of Autumn Stampex

Minutes of the FEPA Congress 2018

On the 19th of August was held in Prague the 2018 FEPA Congress with the participation of 38 National Federations. It was a very alive and interesting meeting within a positive and friendly atmosphere. Were handed out the FEPA Gold Pin to the Member’s Presidents present at the Congress and the FEPA Awards of the year.

Jan-Olof Ljung and Mats Ingers Grand Prizes of MALMEX 2018 Bilateral Sweden-Denmark FEPA Exhibition

MALMEX 2018 Bilateral Sweden-Denmark National Stamp and Postcard exhibition was organized by a number of philatelic clubs in Skåne within the Swedish Philatelic Federation from the 31st August to the 2nd September 2018 at MalmöMässan, Malmö, joining 121 Exhibits.

Granted the FEPA Recognition to Alpe-Jadran Fila 2018 Varaždin International Philatelic Exhibition

The FEPA Congress granted by unanimity the Recognition to the Alpe-Jadran Fila 2018 Varaždin International Philatelic Exhibition to be held from 18th to 21st October 2018, celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the issue of the first Croatian stamp. In this occasion on top of all the countries of the Working Group Alpe-Adria Philately, the Czech exhibitors will be the special guests.

Complete FEPA Seminars on Picture Postcards

On occasion of "Praga 2018" were held many appealing events. We will post here quite a few of them. Now, the FEPA Seminars on Picture Postcards presented in front of a very interested audience by Birthe King, Bojan Bracic and José Ramón Moreno , with the whole PowerPoint Presentations availables for downloading. 

GREAT SUCCESS OF PRAGA 2018 !

It was wonderful looking at the daily long queue of the enthusiastic Stamp lovers patiently waiting for their turn to enter the Exhibition and their appreciation to enjoy the competitive exhibits. Furthermore, the most impressing was their willingness to pay 12 Euros every day for the admission tickets.

Malmex 2018 results

Malmex 2018 results can be found here.

ESTEX 2018, the largest exhibition held in Estonia

ESTEX 2018 was a huge effort from the International Estonian Philatelic Society (REFS) "Estonia". It proved to be a well organized event with many happy visitors.

FIP Postal Stationery Commission Newsletter August 2018 is out

The latest issue of the of the FIP Postal Stationery Commission can be read and downloaded here:  

FEPA Congress at hotel Clarion Benada restaurant

The 2018 FEPA Congress will be held at the Clarion Congress hotel, Benada restaurant, 2nd floor from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m. After the Congress all Delegates are kindly invited to a lunch by the O.C. of PRAGA 2018.

Praga 2018 ready to open its doors

Praga 2018 international stamp exhibition is about to begin!

Back in the air!

fepanews.com address works again and leads to the renewed FEPA website!

Federations of South East Europe meet in Sofia with FIP Board

Presidents and representatives of the federations of Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Russia, Montenegro and Turkey met in Sofia the FIP Board on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Union of the Bulgarian Philatelists’ membership in FIP.

New book of Pedro Vaz Pereira on the First Republic of Portugal

Pedro Vaz Pereira , specialist in the research of the 1st Portuguese Republic (1910-1926) presented a new book in this framework at the Portuguese Academy of History, “The Secular Republican Missions and the Historical and Missionaries Misconceptions of the Catholic Church”.

Invitation to host the 2020 FEPA Congress in London on occasion of LONDON 2020

We received the kind offer of Mr. Frank Walton RDP FRPSL, Chairman of the London 2020 Organising Committee, to host the 2020 FEPA Congress at the news Royal premises. Here you can see some of the rooms that could be used for the Congress.

¨phila” – Toscana International Exhibition with FEPA Recognition: The complete Program

The FEPA Board received the request of the Austrian Federation, Verband Österreichischer Philatelisten-Vereine, to change the name of the Exhibition to be held from the 23 to the 26 August 2018. Instead of “Gmunden 2018” will be called ¨phila” – Toscana.

EUROSCOUT 2018: Eleven Countries Exhibition

Portugal, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland participated in the 12th EuroScout held in Évora, Portugal. It also hosted the 37th World Scout & Guide Collectors Meeting, being elected new President Estanislao Pan de Alfaro.

Granted the FEPA PATRONAGE to “NOTOS 2021 – European Philatelic Exhibition”

The Exhibition is open to all Classes and to all European Federations as well as to exhibits related to Europe from all over the World. Literature Class also open to entries from all the World. The FEPA Board has been pleased granting by unanimity the FEPA Patronage.

ANKARA 2018 Exhibition: Ephemera in Philately

The first ephemera exhibition ‘Ankara 2018, Ephemera in Philately’ , under TFDF (Turkish Philatelic Federation) patronage, is a Philatelic Exhibition, having Postal History 2c, Open Philately, Postcard & and Ephemera classes.

Debate article on Open Philately from the Swedish Federation

The Swedish Federation is very active in Open Philately Class. We are pleased to post the very interesting article that we are receiving from Peter Nordin and Bo Dahlner.

Program of the WSC Israel 2018

We are pleased to post the official Program of the WSC Israel 2018 to be held in Jerusalem from the 27th to the 31st May 2018.

RDPs 2018: Robert Abensur, Gustaf Douglas, Cheryl R. Ganz and Geoffrey Lewis

At a recent meeting of the Board of Election , the members unanimously decided to ask Robert Abensur (France), Gustaf Douglas FRPSL (Sweden), Cheryl R. Ganz FRPSL (United States of America), and Geoffrey Lewis FRPSL (Australia) to sign the Roll.

Fast and Ecological Deliveries

These are guaranteed by the Zurich-based Notime, 51% of which has now been acquired by Swiss Post. The employees speed through the city using bicycles.

Exceptional Exhibition: “EXTREME”, 175 Years of Swiss Stamps

Exactly 175 years after the first Swiss stamp, the Museum of Communication in Bern, in collaboration with the Postage Stamp Interest Group and the Swiss Post, celebrate the exhibition "Extreme: 175 Years of Swiss Stamps".

Promotion of Czech philately on PrahaTV continues

Mr. David Kopřiva, was a guest on a talk show Guest of the day on PrahaTV. He talked about beauties of philately, the opportunity to see the iconic blue and red Mauritius during the PRAGA World Expo, the recent sale of the most expensive Czechoslovak stamp…

José Ramón Moreno awarded with the 2018 FESOFI Medal

At the General Assembly of the Spanish Federation were awarded the 2018 FESOFI’s Medal, the highest recognition of the Spanish Federation. The Individual Medal was granted to the FEPA President, José Ramón Moreno, while the Collective Medal was for the Rioja’s Philatelic and Numismatic Society.

New Board of the Swedish Federation, Sveriges Filatelist-Förbund: Bo Dahlner re-elected President

At the Congress of the Sveriges Filatelist-Förbund held on the 7th of April was elected the New Board as follows: Bo Dahlner (President), Leif Ledmyr (Vice President), Ulf Nilsson (Secretary).

Change of the FIP Guidelines for Open Philately

According to the FEPA request, proposed through the FIP Vice-President representing FEPA, Bernard Jimenez, the FIP has agreed in changing the points for the evaluation of the Open Philately Class, deleting the criteria “Importance” and joining in just one criteria of “Treatment” the previous separation of “Philatelic Treatment” and “Non Philatelic Treatment. This could be considered as a first step towards the wishes expressed by the Swedish Federation in its Motion at the 2017 FEPA Congress.

News from the Austrian Federation: Know-how for the Stamp Collectors

The "Lehrsammlung Philatelie", compiled by Siegfried Nestler, provides valuable know-how for every stamp collector. It is not only informative for teenagers and beginners, but also for advanced philatelists and professionals - and an indispensable reference book for every club library.

The Belgian Gabriel Eastern 2018

We are receiving from its kind President, Mark Bottu, the Belgian Gabriel Eastern 2018, in both French and Dutch languages. You will find the introduction in English on the website of the Weltbund www.weltbundgabriel.eu

Piero Macrelli re-elected President of the Federation of Italian Philatelic Societies

The new Board, elected on the 24th of March for the next three years, is formed by President, Piero Macrelli; Vice-president, Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi; Secretary, Nicolino Parlapiano. Members of the board of directors:

Mr. Brian Warren elected President of the Federation of Ireland

At the Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Philatelic Societies of Ireland, the following Executive Council Members were elected.

News from FYROM – Zoran Angelov elected President of the Union of Philatelists of Macedonia

We are receiving the information of the election of Mr. Zoran Angelov as President of the Union of Philatelists of Macedonia, as well as the sad news of the passed away suddenly of Mr. Stevan Savevski, Secretary of the Union.

Minutes of the annual FEPA Board Meeting

Has been held in Milan the 2018 annual FEPA Board Meeting attended by all the members of the Board. Here you can see the 17 points discussed and decided.

New FEPA International Exhibition in Austria in 2019: ÖVEBRIA 2019

The Exhibition will commemorate the 500 Anniversary of the death of Emperor Maximilian of Austria. It will be held in Wiener Neustadt, the home city of the Emperor, from the 18th to the 20th of October 2019, organized by the Briefmarkensammlerverein Wiener Neustadt.

Giancarlo Morolli received a recognition created especially for him at the Congress of the Italian Federation

At the Congress of the Italian Federation Giancarlo Morolli has received a recognition created especially for him. As he had already signed in 1989 the Roll of Honor of the Italian Philately, the highest award of the Federation, he was presented a Diploma of Honor in acknowledgment of 50 years of continuous service as FSFI delegate.

Congress of the Union of Philatelists of Russia: Sergey EVTUSHENKO elected new President

At the VII Congress of the Union of Philatelists of Russia, Sergey EVTUSHENKO has been elected new President. Alexander ILYUSHIN was elected Honorary President. Elected Vice-Presidents of the Presidium of the Executive Board: Aleksei BORODIN and Vladimir DEVYATOV.

Prestigious new premises for The Royal Philatelic Society London

One hundred years since the purchase of its legendary headquarters at 41 Devonshire Place, London W1, The Royal Philatelic Society London is moving to new and larger premises in the historic centre of the City of London at 15 Abchurch Lane, London EC4N 7BW.

“Discover Postage Stamps”: the new appealing book of Ivan Libric to attract youth and new collectors

Sponsored by the Croatian Post, this very useful book has been distributed to every Primary school in Croatia free of charge as well as to public libraries and all philatelic clubs having youth sections.

25th Anniversary of Jos Wolff as President of the FSPL “Féderation des Sociétés Philateliques du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg”

The 20th March 1993 in Dommeldange Jos Wolff was elected President of the Philatelic Federation of Luxembourg FSPL for the first time. Now we are very pleased to congratulate him on his 25th Anniversary as President of the Federation and 45 years member of the Bureau.

Contest for the Awarding of the 2018 “Giovanni Riggi di Numana Prize” for University Doctorial Dissertation

It is hereby announced that a selection for the awarding of one Doctorate Prize totaling €3,000.00 aiming to be a fantastic tool to promote philately and postal history! The Chairman of the Selection Board will be the Attorney at law Giorgio Khouzam; the Board’s Secretary will be Dr. Claudio E. M. Manzati, CIFO’s President.

Back to Earth the letters sent from FINLANDIA 2017 to the International Space Station!

This Åland post card was postmarked at the “Finlandia-2017” FEPA exhibition in Tampere and addressed to the crew of the International Space Station (ISS). Being delivered to Russia, the card was handed over to the crew of the Russian "Soyuz MS-05”.

Granted the FEPA Recognition to the EXFILNA 2018 in Seville

The FEPA Board has unanimously agreed in granting the requested FEPA Recognition to the Spanish National Exhibition with International Participation “EXFILNA 2018” to be held in Seville from the 31st of October to the 4th of November. The three beautiful spaces where would be displayed the 750 frames are right in the center of the city.

FEPA Award winners 2017

The FEPA Board carefully considered the proposals received from the member Federations for the FEPA Medals 2017 at its meeting in Milan on 3 February 2018. The recipients are Ivan Libric, Raul Moreira and Brian Trotter.

FEPAnews website will be updated!

FEPA website "fepanews.com" will be updated. The current website has been in production for many years and its technology is outdated. Simultaneously with the modernization the layout and structure of the site will be renewed. However, the rich content of the current site will be intact.

A most interesting Magazine: Il Francobollo Incatenato (The Chained Postage Stamp)

It is the montly magazine of the CIFO, Association of Collectors of the Italian stamps and its Postal History. Managed by a very young Board (19 to 63 y.o.), they are also very active in the Social Networks with an excellent Website: http://www.cifo.eu and a most innovative Contest for awarding an University Doctorate study of wich we will publish details here soon.

Alps-Adria 2018 Exhibition in Varazdin, Croatia : Bulletin number 1

We are pleased to inform that Croatia hosts the next 2018 Alps-Adria Exhibition with the participation of its seven countries. It will be in October 25 -28th 2018 in the beautiful city of Varazdin at the Croatian National Theater. The Bulletin number 1 has just been published.

The 2018 first issue of “FEPA NEWS” Magazine includes articles informing of 38 FEPA National Members. Here the Digital version

The printed magazine “FEPA News” covering the main events of the second part of 2017 and informing about those of 2018 have been sent to all FEPA Members for its distribution within the countries. In its 84 pages, this issue presents articles and information of 38 National Federations, Associations or Unions members of FEPA. Here you can read or download the whole magazine in its digital version.

PRAGA 2018 Bulletin # 1 was just published !

At the currently released Bulletin # 1 of PRAGA 2018, you will find information about the exhibition, the national commissioners, members of the Organizing committee, the EXPO Fair and last but not least about the partners of the prominent exhibition.

The great philatelist Mr. Zbigniew Mikulski, RDP, has passed away

Zbigniew Mikulski, RDP, died in Switzerland at the age of 92. A legendary Polish philatelist has passed away. Let him rest in peace.

The use of the drawing drafts in Thematic on the front cover of “Belgaphil”

A very interesting article about the use of the “Maquettes” on the Thematic exhibits lead the January issue of the magazine of the Belgian Federation

Die Brief-Marke, Post und Philatelie in Österreich

The January 2018 number of the magazine of the Austrian Philatelic Federation presents a wide selection of interesting articles and information over the 48 pages of one of the best European Philatelic magazines

January 2018 Newsletter of the Postal Stationery FIP Commission

The very active Postal Stationery FIP Commission has issued its first issue of the year which contains interesting information and articles as “A New Discovery”, “Card Stock Ecuador”, “News from the Delegates”, “Literature Review”, “PS Society Journals” among others. Well done!

Meetings at the Royal: Mind-blowing quality

‘The best I have ever seen. The depth and quality is mind-blowing, and the condition wonderful.’ So commented Murray Gellatly FRPSL, Chairman of the GB Overprints Society, at the display of Morocco Postal History (1852-1925) given by Maurice Hadida FRPSL to the members of The Royal Philatelic Society London on 11 January.

Italia 2018. Celebrating the end of the Great War: two international philatelic events in Verona, Italy, 23-25 November 2018. With the Patronage of FEPA

On the occasion of 131st Veronafil 2018, the important autumn philatelic event where international collectors meet, the Federation of Italian Philatelic Societies organizes Italia 2018, a major international philatelic competitive exhibition, divided in two parts:

Great promotion for Philately: Interview to Anthony Virvilis on the Internet

On the 14th of January, Anthony Virvilis had an interview talking about the positive aspects of our hobby and about the actual problems in the philately. It is a bilingual text French and English of top interest.

Presented the Number 104 of Phila-Sport, the magazine of the UICOS, Italian Union of Olympic and Sports Collectors

This number covers the main events of the last quarter of 2017. There is an ample reportage of “Genova 2017” that counted with the presence of three Olympic Champions

January issue of “El Eco Filatélico y Numismático”

The official magazine of the Spanish Federation, which received the Prix of the European Academy of Philately as the best Philatelic Magazine of the year, presents in its January issue

Philatelie, the magazine of the German Federation BDPh

We are receiving the January issue of Philatelie. It includes articles as “Bdph: Image change through a modern appearance”, “The Post of Northern Germany 1868-1871”, “Social Philately in the discussion”, a most interesting debate and so many appealing...

MonacoPhil HOSTS YOUNG COLLECTORS

A group of young high potential collectors was recently invited to attend MonacoPhil by members of the Club de Monte-Carlo. There were 2 from the UK, 2 from Belgium, 1 from Russia, 1 from Italy and 10 from the USA. They were invited to all the activities.

La Philatélie Française

The January-February issue of the magazine of the French Federation presents a research on the Olympic Games of 1924, a deep study of the “Semeuse”, and an important dossier on the Youth competitions among other very interesting matters.

Outstanding Illustrated Philatelic Dictionary

Just beginning the New Year , we are receiving this extraordinary work, the biggest and better of this kind ever done in Spanish language and may be even in any other language. It is the result of five years of great efforts of the authors: more than 1860 entries and around 2000 related meanings, with the same number of full colour images on 428 A4 pages. It is a key tool not only for the Spanish speaking Philatelic Community, but also for the thousands philatelists from all around the world who collects some philatelic areas related to the over 20 countries which official language is Spanish...

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