The international stamp exhibition, EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025, will be hosted by the United Kingdom, and will be held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham from Wednesday, 7 May until Sunday, 11 May 2025.
The National Exhibition Centre is easy to reach with Birmingham International Station and Birmingham International Airport both close by. There are frequent and fast connections with the centre of Birmingham and to Coventry. The venue is situation close to several motorway junctions, and has 16,500 car parking spaces with shuttle buses to the venue.
On the opening day, 7 May, the exhibition will be open from 11am to 6pm, and admission will cost £10, with early bird admission from 10am for £20. On all other days admission will be free, the exhibition being open from 10am to 6pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, 11 May.There will be over 60 dealers present, including a stand for Royal Mail. In addition there will be 2,000 frames of exhibits from more than 30 countries.
The Court of Honour will feature the world’s most valuable stamp, the British Guiana 1c black on magenta of 1856, being shown by courtesy of Stanley Gibbons, together other exhibits of great rarities.There will be a free souvenir sheet for visitors every day, while special cachets and cancellations will also be in use.
Thursday, 8 May will be Society Showcase Day, with societies having tables (some still available at £20 plus VAT). Several societies will also be holding meetings during the event (rooms still available at £150 plus VAT).
Other events during the exhibition will include:
- The Signing Ceremony of The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (Friday, 9 May);
- Annual Congress of the Association of British Philatelic Societies (Saturday, 10 May);
- Federation of European Philatelic Societies (FEPA) Congress (Sunday, 11 May)
- Auction by Cavendish Philatelic Auctions (Sunday, 11 May).
EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025 is being organised by the Association of British Philatelic Societies in conjunction with Stamp World Exhibitions Ltd, and has FEPA patronage and FIP (International Federation of Philately) recognition.
Court of Honour not to be missed
Highlight of the international stamp exhibition, EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025, being held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham from Wednesday, 7 May until Sunday, 11 May 2025, will be the Court of Honour. This will feature material from some of the world’s finest collections.
Other exhibits in the Court of Honour will include the following. An exhibit of early writing, starting from 5,000 year-old cuneiform tablets, brought together from the collections of James Grimwood-Taylor, Bill Hedley, Jon Aitchison and others. Bill Hedley will also be showing ‘The Merchants of Venice, Trade and Administration in the Golden Age of La Serenissima’ covering the 14th to 17th centuries’. Howard Hughes will be showing ‘The Maltese Cross’ markings of Great Britain, while Joseph Hackmey will display classic France and classic Romania. ‘Stampless Maritime Overweight Mail in pre-GPU times (1838-1876)’ will be shown by Paul Wijnants, while Hany Salam will display early Egyptian Maritime Postal History. The exhibit from Chris Harman will feature ‘Classic British Empire – Perkins, Bacon issues: the Chalon head design’, while Geoffrey Lewis will display his exceptional ‘Mail routes in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, plus the routes between the oceans’.
Also on display throughout the exhibition will be the original five parchment rolls of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists.
EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025 is being organised by the Association of British Philatelic Societies in conjunction with Stamp World Exhibitions Ltd, and has FEPA patronage and FIP (International Federation of Philately) recognition. It will be open from 10am to 6pm on Wednesday, 7 May, from 10am to 5pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8 to 10 May, and from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, 11 May. Admission is free except on the opening day when admission will cost £10 (or £20 for early admission at 9am).
Further information can be obtained by visiting www.europhilex2025.co.uk.
