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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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,...
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! ...
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...
Letter Mail from Portugal to USA: Study on Postal Agreements, Rates and Routes, 1853–75 by Luís Rocha The Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) has introduced their first publication in a new series of Study Paper. This scholarly work analyses the complex postal...
Masterpieces of the Mail: Art, Rarity, and History in Letters and Covers 1775 to 1875 by Richard Frajola and James Myerson. From the author: A new book will be published in May 2026 which presents outstanding postal history from the classic era, selected for their...
