Crawford Festival – June 2026
The 5th annual Crawford Festival will be held at the Royal Philatelic Society’s premises in London on 16-17 June 2026. This year’s this year’s theme of the use of catalogues in philatelic research. There will be eight presentations and a panel...
New book: ‘Portugal na Guerra Civil de Espanha — 1936-1939 : Os ‘Viriatos’ : História Postal’ by Eduardo and Luis Barreiros
The Clube Filatélico de Portugal website announces a new book: We are delighted to announce another significant publication by our esteemed members and prolific philatelic researchers, Dr Eduardo Barreiros and Dr Luiz Barreiros, who are both Fellows of the Royal...
The Corinphila Gazette – May 2026
The May 2026 issue of The Corinphila Gazette, the newsletter from the Zurich-based auction house is here. Yes, it is an advertising medium for the auction house. However, its column ‘Through the Eyes of Corinphila’s Philatelists’, examines select...
The American Philatelist – May 2026 Mega Issue
The May 2026 mega-issue (124 pages) starts with everything one needs to know about the once-per-decade U.S. international, Boston 2026 World Expo! This issue gives a sneak peek of Court of Honor rarities, first day ceremonies, and special exhibits, like the LEGO...
New Book: ‘Die 70-Kreuzer-Marke’ by Thomas Heinrich
Die 70-Kreuzer-Marke – zwischen Mythos und Realität. Eine Monografie zum 175. Jahrestag der ersten Briefmarke (=The 70-Kreuzer Stamp – between myth and reality. A monograph marking the 175th anniversary of the first postage stamp.) Württemberg issued its first postage...
FEPA News – Issue 40 (April 2026)
The latest issue of FEPA News dropped in a few hours back. The issue can be downloaded for free from the FEPA website. Claudio Manzati, who also edits the POST HORN magazine of international postal history, takes over as the new editor. Chris King writes on the...
New editor for the Norsk Filatelistisk Tidskrift
The Philatelic Federation of Norway has appointed Kjell Åge Johansen as the new editor of its magazine, Norsk Filatelistisk Tidskrift (NFT). Mr Johansen has an impressive background in philately and has been a prominent figure in the Norwegian philatelic community for...
New Books: Le Soprastampe Provvisorie di Milano (Vol. 1) and di Rome (Vol. 2) (=The Temporary Overprints of Milan and Rome)
With the armistice of September 8, 1943, Italy found itself divided in two: in the south, the Badoglio government and the Allies; in the center-north, under the leadership of Mussolini, allied with the Germans, the Italian Social Republic was born. The new state,...
Crawford Medal Winners – The Last Two Short Videos
In our report a month ago, we mentioned two short videos about the Crawford Medal winners, which were released by the philatelic literature dealer HH Sales. The last two short videos (Part 3 and Part 4) are now available for viewing. Be sure to check them out! ...
New Book: Postage Rates of Burma (Myanmar) 1937–2024 by Toe Kyaw Kyar
Postage Rates of Burma (Myanmar) 1937–2024 is a comprehensive reference documenting postage rates from the colonial period through to the present day. These rates have been meticulously gathered from a wide range of sources—including Acts, research articles, postal...
The IBRA 2028 is on its way
(BDPh-AS/pcp) Following the success of IBRA 2023 in Essen, the Federation of German Philatelists will be organizing another World Exhibition five years later. The exhibition will move from Essen to Ulm in southern Germany.
IBRA 2028 will take place from 26 to 29 October 2028 at the Ulm Exhibition Centre. It will be a full FIP World Exhibition featuring all classes, including the Championship Class. Around 2,000 exhibition frames are planned for the Donau Halle and the Donau Saal.
