Hervé Barbelin Passes Away
A note on the website of Académie de Philatélie informs us that Hervé Barbelin (1964-2026) passed away recently. Barbelin’s main philatelic interests were the pneumatic post office of Paris and history of philately in the 19th century. Apart from articles and...
Italia 2026 International Philatelic Literature Exhibition
The Italian Federation of Philatelic Societies is very pleased to announce: ITALIA 2026, an International exhibition of philatelic literature to be held in Rome from 15 to 18 October 2026. The exhibition has many interesting and innovative features: It is being held in Rome, one of the most beautiful and famous cities in the world, an ideal destination for a philatelic and tourist holiday for the whole family…
Philatelic Bibliopole Newsletter
Yesterday, PB Books’ newsletter No. 370 (!) arrived in our email inboxes. It features books on forgeries, World War II, the Spanish-Cuban-American War (1895–98), and other topics. Hartmann is based in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. He has been active in the book...
Robert A. Mason Digital Library
The American Philatelic Research Library (APRL) in the United States has one of the world’s largest and most accessible collections of philatelic literature. It had nearly four miles of shelving containing more than 23,000 book titles and 5,700 journal titles as...
Boston 2026 – List of Literature Exhibits
The largest world philatelic exhibition in at least a decade, Boston 2026 World Expo, will be held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center between 23 and 30 May 2026. Spanning 352,000 square feet of exhibition space, the expo will feature a vast bourse — a...
Crawford Medal Winners – 2 Short Videos
Casper Pottle, owner of HH Sales, one of the world’s few specialist philatelic books retailer, recently produced two short videos for the Philatelic Traders Society about philatelic books that have won the Crawford Medal. Since 1920, the Royal Philatelic Society...
Charity Auction for the Philatelic Library of Hamburg
On 5 May 2026, Aix Phila GmBH will hold an auction for the benefit of the Philatelic Library of Hamburg. This may be a good chance for members to buy some good philatelic literature books, hopefully at low prices! More information will be placed in due course on the...BEPHILA 2026 – Perfect conditions for literature exhibitors
There is still time to apply for German-Swedish bilateral national exhibition BEPHILA 2026 (deadline Febr. 28). Perfect conditions for literature exhibitors: Only one copy is to be submitted, which is returned to the exhibitor after the show. The fee is as low as 15 €...
Perfins Kingdom of Bavaria. Handbook and catalogue
Rainer von Scharpen presents second, enlarged edition (wm-pcp) In 2010, the author published the first edition of his work under the title ‘Perfins of Bavaria’, and even then the figures were impressive. The 555 pages contained images of around 650 perforations,...
