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FEPA Congress Athens 2021 Minutes

These are the minutes from the FEPA Congress in Athens 2021. Click here to view the FEPA Congress Athens 2021 Minutes  
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LIBEREC 2022 will ask for Patronage at the FEPA Congress on 23rd November

A draft Agreement has been reached to enable FEPA to grant Patronage to the LIBEREC 2022 exhibition. The FEPA Board's recommendation that Patronage should be granted will be discussed by Congress at its meeting in Athens on 23rd November and,…
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Youth Philately is alive and kicking

We are pleased to report on interesting developments in Youth Philately in the UK and Germany. From London John Davies reports that a new 'Youth Zone' was launched by the Stamp Active Network at Autumn Stampex, held from 29th September - 2nd…

NEXOFIL Awards are announced.

The Organising Committee of the NEXOFIL and NEXONUM Awards, led by its President Sr Eugenio de Quesada, has announced in Madrid the winners of this year's competition for the best stamps and coins in the world of 2020. Stamps were nominated…

Leonard Pascanu

We are very sad to report that Leonard Pascanu died on 1st November 2021 after a prolonged illness. Mr Pascanu was aged 69 and had been President of the Romanian Philatelic Federation for many years. He was well-liked and respected among…
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NOTOS 2021 – More Information

  The NOTOS Exhibition opens at the Zappeion in Athens on Friday 19th November with FEPA Patronage. The Organising Committee have just published the exhibition catalogue on the NOTOS website: http://hps.gr/notos2021/ The exhibition…
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IBRA 2023 – More details are published

  The IBRA Organising Team have recently published further details about the World Stamp Exhibition to be held in Essen, Germany from 25 - 28 May 2023. The exhibition will include a Grand Prix Club, Consilium Philatelicum and Schatzkammer…
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LONDON 2022 is looking for volunteers

  The LONDON 2022 World Stamp Exhibition will be held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, North London from 19 - 26 February 2022. The Organising Team is moving into the final stages of preparation and has issued an urgent call…
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NOTOS 2021 is entering the homestretch

A Message from the NOTOS Organising Team Five weeks before its Grand Opening, NOTOS 2021 proceeds right on schedule and the final details are taken care of. We expect all our visitors in Athens to experience a philatelically outstanding…

Keeping in touch with on-line developments in philately

We draw your attention to an interesting article by James Gavin (The Digital Philatelist) about how philately is progressing through social media, a topic on which many philatelists are not well informed. The article describes how the on-line…
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New RDPs sign the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists

We are delighted to report that four well-known European philatelists signed the RDP Roll at the Congress of the Association of British Philatelic Societies in Harrogate, Yorkshire on 24th September. They are: Henrik Mouritsen RDP  (Denmark) James…
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LIBEREC 2022 – Further Information

The European Stamp Exhibition and Polar Salon will take place at the Hotel Babylon in Liberec, Czech Republic from 13-16 October 2022. The Organisers have applied for FEPA Patronage and FIP Recognition. The Organisers have just issued additional…

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: …
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ABPS supports website development for its members

The Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS) is looking at how it can improve the level of support it provides to member societies for the development of their websites. The ABPS uses a free internet-based website compilation program…
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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…
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New AEP publication on ‘Germany and its colonies’.

Rainer von Scharpen of the AIJP has drawn our attention to the latest Yearbook, OPUS XXI, published by the European Academy of Philately (AEP). As it was due to be presented at IBRA 2021 in Essen, the theme chosen  was 'L'Allemagne et ses…
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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…
FEPA NEWS STAMPEX
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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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Maximaphily and Postcard exhibition in Luxembourg

Congratulations to the Cercle Philatélique Echternach and the FSPL who succeeded in holding the '32e Journée Maximaphile & Cartes Postales' on 24th July in the face of huge problems. First, it was only in early June that the Organisers…
FEPA NEWS

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…
Helvetia2022
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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…
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LONDON 2022 – updates for visitors and booth holders

The LONDON 2022 organisers have recently issued two press releases.  Details on the special arrangements made for visitors who are looking for accommodation in London during the exhibition: London 2022 PR3 15.07.2021   Information…

‘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…
FEPA News Magazine 39 July 2021
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FEPA News Magazine July 2021

Helvetia2022
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HELVETIA 2022 announces ‘Philamovie’ competition

  We have received the following information about a video competition organised as part of the HELVETIA 2022 exhibition. Today’s technology enables new forms of communication that can reach a large number of potential new collectors,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
FEPA NEWS

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…
HunFilex 2022
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HUNFILEX 2022 – Bulletin 1 is here

We are pleased to report that preparations for HUNFILEX2022, are on course in spite of all the disruption caused by COVID restrictions.  The Organisers have just published Bulletin 1 with the latest information, including the exhibition rules. The…
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NOTOS 2021 moves to the Zappeion, Athens’s leading cultural centre

The  NOTOS 2021 Organising Committee has announced that the exhibition will be held at the Zappeion in central Athens. The Zappeion, where NOTOS 2021 will be held from 19th - 22nd November 2021 Previously planned at the Peristeri Exhibition…
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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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NORDIA 2021 is cancelled

We are sorry to report that, due to the continuing COVID restrictions, the organisers of NORDIA 2021 have been forced to cancel this prestigious regional exhibition. NORDIA 2021 was due to be held in Kuopio, Finland from 13th - 15th August 2021. In…
FEPA NEWS
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Kiddle Medal – Panel Announced

FEPA is pleased to announce the panel that will support it in selecting the winner of the Francis Kiddle Medal 2021 for the best philatelic website.   All panel members have expressed high satisfaction for the initiative that highlights the…
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Slovenian competition for One-Frame exhibits goes virtual

  The Slovenian Philatelic Federation wants to encourage as many people as possible to participate in its One-Frame competition, being held as part of the DesetoOkno ('Tenth Window') exhibition in Kranj from 9th - 18th September 2021.…
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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,…

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…
FEPA NEWS

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…

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…
Alpe 2021
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ALPE-ADRIA 2021 has been cancelled

The XXV^ ALPE-ADRIA exhibition, involving seven Philatelic Federations from the region of the Alps and Adriatic, has been cancelled. It was due to be held at the Sports Hall in Tarvisio, Italy from 10-13 June - having been postponed from 2020…

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…

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…
Netbul2021
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Israel’s NETBUL 2021 is open until 31 March

The Israeli Philatelic Federation's first virtual National Stamp Exhibition (NETBUL 2021) opened on 1 March. It will be accessible to visitors until 31 March at: https://netbul.co.il/en/exhibits/ The exhibition includes sections on postal…
FEPA NEWS

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…
Stampex March 2021
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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…
MonacoPhil 2022
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MonacoPhil 2021 postponed until December 2022

The Club de Monte. Carlo has announced that the next Monacophil, due to be held in Monte Carlo from 8th - 11 December 2021, has been postponed until December 2022. Further details will be posted when they become available.

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…
FEPANEWS MAGAZINE 38
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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…
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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…
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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...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND BEST WISHES FOR 2021 TO ALL OUR READERS

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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…
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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…
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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…
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FEPA Medals for 2019 are presented

After a long delay due to COVID cancellations, two of the 2019 FEPA Medals have been presented to the recipients. The winner of the FEPA Medal for Exceptional Service to organised philately is Chris King RDP, Hon FRPSL and the presentation…
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Virtual events in USA and Germany win high marks from philatelists

During the summer the American Philatelic Society (APS) staged a virtual Stamp Show with a full range of activities on offer on-line. Other organisations including the FIP, the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e. V. and the Royal Philatelic Society…

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…
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STAMPA 2020 has been cancelled

The Organisers of the Irish national exhibition (STAMPA) have been obliged to cancel the exhibition this year because COVID restrictions have made it impossible to use the Conference Centre. The exhibition was due to take place in Dublin in…
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American Philatelic Society Postal History Symposium is open to all

The American Philatelic Society (APS), together with the American Philatelic Research Library and Museum, is organising a virtual Postal History Symposium from 26 - 30 October 2020. The theme will be 'Postal Innovation in the Classic Era - Evolution…

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
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‘Qui Filatelia’ has published its 100th issue.

At the Veronaphil in November 2019 the Federazione Italiana fra le Società Filateliche (FSFI) celebrated its 100th birthday. Now another “100” event has taken place in spite of Covid-19: Qui Filatelia, the Federation magazine, has reached…

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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FEPA News No. 37 is here

The Bi-annual magazine of the FEPA, FEPA News No. 37, is now available in electronic form.  It gives news from the member Federations from the first half of the 2020, and informs coming exhibitions later on this year as well as in 2021 and…
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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…
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New dates for OSTROPA in Berlin: 5 – 8 NOVEMBER 2020

The Organisers of OSTROPA, which was to have taken place in June 2020, have set new dates for the exhibition. It will now be held at the Russian House of Science and Culture in Berlin from 5 - 8 November 2020. Further information is available…
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HUNGARIAN PHILATELIC JOURNAL IS AVAILABLE FREE

'Philatelica' is the journal produced by (MAFITT), the Hungarian Philatelic Institute, and MAFITT have now made it available to all readers free of charge. 'Philatelica' publishes studies on Hungarian philately and is issued twice a year in…

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).
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Youth Philately: A Paper from Stampactive

Stampactive is the group within the Association of British Philatelic Societies that organises and encourages youth philately. They were recently awarded a FEPA Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding activities in promoting philately and…

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’…
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Postage rate nerd’s lock down hobby

The mystery of single stamp postal items has puzzled me for years. Would it be possible to find out all possible different single usages of some certain stamp? In order to find this out I started to fill in spreadsheets and calculate the different possibilities.
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Turkish Federation organises E-Philately Exhibition from 23 April. Entries are invited.

We have just received this message from Murat Hazinedaroglu of the Turkish Federation.   April 23th 2020 is one of the most significant anniversaries of the Turkish Republic’s history as it is the Centenary of Inauguration of the…
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Social distancing in the 17th Century

At present some of us may feel that the instructions to maintain 2 metres distance from other people and to avoid gathering in groups are a unique imposition, even if necessary to combat the epidemic. However, they have a long history.  As…
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ABPS Chairman’s 5 minute videos of exhibits available to view

Graham Winters, the Chairman of the ABPS (the British Federation), has been spending some of his lockdown time producing short amateur videos describing a selection of his exhibits. Graham is notable for having exhibited in almost every class…
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Hungary will hold HUNFILEX in March-April 2022

To celebrate its centenary the Hungarian Federation (MABEOSZ) will hold a Specialised World Stamp Exhibition at 'The Whale' in Budapest from 31 March - 3 April 2022. The exhibition has been designated as HUNFILEX 2022. The exhibition will have…

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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Slovakia’s philatelic portal www.philanotes.com has been updated

Dr Vojtech Jankovich, who is a member of the Board of the Slovak Federation, has let us know that he has added fresh news and articles to the philatelic portal at www.philanotes.com. The portal is full of interesting information and is well…
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German Youth Philatelists focus on Definitives

  Die Deutsche Philatelisten-Jugend e.V. has announced that its 2020 competition for Young Collectors will have the theme of 'Meine Dauerserie' (My Definitive Issue). Both Members and non-Members of the society are invited to show exhibits…
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UNION OF PHILATELISTS OF MACEDONIA – 70 YEARS OLD

Congratulations to the Union of Philatelists of Macedonia which celebrated its 70th birthday on 19th March. The Union, led by President Sinisha Pavleski and President of the Executive Board Dimitar Belchev,  has a rich legacy of philatelic…
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OSTROPA 2020 POSTPONED

The Organising Committee of OSTROPA 2020, which was scheduled to be held at the Russian House for Science and Culture in Berlin from 25 - 28 June 2020, has decided with great regret to postpone the exhibition because of the coronavirus crisis. The…
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Academicians elected to the Royal Hispanic Academy of Philately and Postal History

Congratulations to four newly-elected Academicians of the Royal Hispanic Academy of Philately and Postal History. They are: Raimundo Almeda Luis Frazao RDP Manuel Alvarez Casado Jaime Benavides-Villarreal They were elected at a meeting…
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LE NOUVEAU JOURNAL DES MAXIMAPHILES FRANÇAIS

Pascal Bandry, the European Bureau Member on the FIP Maximaphily Commission, recently sent me a link to the latest journal published by the Maximaphilatelists in France. I thought it was a very interesting insight into the fascinating subject…
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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…
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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
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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…
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FEPA News No 36 is out!

The latest issue of the FEPA News magazine ia available in electronic form.

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.
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NOTOS 2021 Newsletter no.3

We have started setting up NOTOS 2021 two years ago and right now we are exactly two years away from the Grand Opening. The 38-page Bulletin No. 1 which you are invited to download herein pretty much sums up the first part of the story. A brand new software: It was developed by our team as a web application in order to be used by anyone involved with NOTOS 2021. Commissioners’ appointments and Jurors’ proposals by the National Federations, exhibitors’ entry forms as well as visitors’ data will be submitted online
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EFIRO 2008 – Time goes by, stamps remain. EFIRO 2019 – Time goes by, philatelists remain

To paraphrase the slogan of the World Philatelic Exhibition - EFIRO 2008 - Time goes by, stamps remain, for the National Philatelic Exhibition with international participation EFIRO 2019 we launched the motto Time goes by, the philatelists remain. Held in the halls of the Museum of the Romanian Records, the Vth edition of the EFIRO exhibition offered the opportunity to the Romanian and the foreign exhibitors from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Israel, Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Hungary...
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London 2020 getting closer

It will not be long before London 2020, the international stamp exhibition to be held at the Business Design Centre in London’s Islington in May, is upon us. The dates to note are Saturday, 2 May to Saturday, 9 May. There will be over 125 standholders comprising dealers, auctioneers and philatelic publishers. In addition several postal administrations will have stands.There will be much to see among the exhibits, these filling no fewer than 1,700 frames. Indeed, such has been the demand to exhibit that the entries will be shown in two sections. The first half (Saturday, 2 May to Tuesday, 5 May) will include...

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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STOCKHOLMIA 2019: 7,832 daily visitors from 51 different foreign destinations.

The largest foreign contingent present was from United Kingdom, followed by the United States of America. Also philatelists from the following 48 origins came: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China,...

The President of the Czech Federation has passed away

We announce with regret that Walter Müller, President of the Union of Czech Philatelists passed away on the 30th March 2019 at the age 76. Let God rest him in peace..
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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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“Post Horn”, new International Postal History Magazine

Dr. Claudio Manzati, Chief Editor of “Post Horn” and President of the CIFO, has kindly informed us that yesterday 21st of March was launched the International Postal History Magazine POST HORN, at the International Stamp Exhibition and Advanced Collecting, organized by Poste Italiane in Milan
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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:  

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