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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…