The winners of the Crawford Medal at the 4th Annual Crawford Festival were Tomas Bjäringer and Mårten Sundberg, co-authors of Tête Bêche: Rarities from the Oval-Issue of Finland. The shortlisted books included: Dominica: Philately to 1967 by Simon Richards. New York...
With deep regret we announce the passing of Dr Alan K Huggins RDP (1936-2025) who had been unwell for some time. Alan made many contributions to philately in the UK and the world over many years, especially through his ground-breaking work on postal stationery. He...
“Italy, its colonies and territories” is this year’s theme of Opus XXV, featuring eighteen articles by different authors in 236 pages. “The fact that the current Opus bears the number 25 means that the annual book of our European Academy of Philately is already a...
Stamps as Witnesses of History is not a book about the history of stamps as such. It is a book about how stamp issues since Rowland Hill invented the first adhesive postage stamp in 1840 have “witnessed” the seismic global political developments over the years. It is...
The Federation of European Philatelic Associations (FEPA) has released a new repot offering concrete strategies to help philatelic federations and societies across Europe strengthen their digital presence and help reverse the declining membership trends. Based on six...
(FEPA/AIJP) Instead of an annual lecture, this year the Stuart Rossiter Trust is hosting a Seminar on “What is Postal History?”. An all-day event, it will feature presentations and discussions from a team of six well-known specialist speakers with divergent views on a...
(FEPA/AIJP) Hotel reservations have opened for Boston 2026 World Expo, taking place in fourteen months. Eight official show hotels have been selected from throughout the Boston Seaport district representing Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, Omni and Yotel chains. All are three...
(FEPA/AIJP) The Finnish Philatelic Society (Suomen Filatelistiseura) and the Philatelic Society of Helsinki (Helsingfors Frimärkssamlare Förening) will organise the Nordic Philatelic Exhibition NORDIA 2026, in cooperation with the Philatelic Federation of Finland...
(FEPA/AIJP) The DUBAI 2026 Specialised World Stamp Exhibition will be held at the Sheikh Maktoum Hall, World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 4 to 8 February 2026. The exhibition will commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Emirates Philatelic...
Linn’s Editor, Jay Bigalke, wrote on the journal’s website that the 26th August issue of Linn’s Stamp News marks the 5,000th issue of the publication, a milestone that took 97 years to achieve. A special article looking back at some of the past issues, notably the...
