A press release by the RPSL yesterday (10 July) announces the society’s awards for 2026. It reads in full: The Royal’s Awards for 2026 Each year awards are made by the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL): for 2026 a new medal was awarded for the first...
The International Philatelic Literature Exhibition – ITALIA 2026 – will be held at Rome from 15 to 18 October 2026. It enjoys both FEPA and AIJP Patronage. The organisers have now announced a very special Grand Prix, courtesy of The Global Philatelic...
MACAO 2026 Specialised World Exhibition was held from 26 June to 1 July 2026 at Macao. It was the first global-scale philatelic event to be held in Macao. The exhibition was co-organized by Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau and Macau Philatelic Association,...
The 9th edition of New Zealand Revenue & Railway Stamps has just been released. The catalogue extensively documents stamp duty, railway parcel carriage, and specialized fee stamps. It features fully updated valuations and serves as a vital reference for...
The latest issue of Wolfgang Maassen’s quarterly magazine Phila Historica has just been released. This 240 page issue contains a number of interesting articles. The page contents is attached. The issue can be downloaded for free from the Phila Historica...
Part 1 of the “Paris” Library of Tomas Bjäringer was auctioned by Heinrich Köhler at Wiesbaden on 15 November 2025. The sale consisted of 1277 (!) lots; a report on it appeared on this website earlier. Part 2 containing Swedish literature was sold by Göta...
A new book, “Blindensendungen in Österreich” (=Postal Deliveries for the Blind in Austria) by Franz-Karl Lindner, investigating the development of blind shipments in Austria has been published. This publication traces the historical development from the...
We now know the composition of the jury of ITALIA 2026, the international exhibition of philatelic literature taking place in Rome from 15 to 18 October 2026. The members of the jury are of an exceptionally high standard and includes six other prominent European...
A post on Frajola’s Board for Philatelists informs us that the winner of the Crawford medal for 2026 is the book ‘New York City Foreign Mail 1845 – 1878’ (2 Volumes) by Nick M. Kirke. It won with 39 points vs. 35 points for the runners-up. The book...
This book is an account of how the United States of America and the United Kingdom co-operated during World War II to run a censorship and intelligence-gathering operation on mail travelling between the Axis countries in Europe and countries in Latin America with...
