The IBRA 2028 is on its way

The IBRA 2028 is on its way

(BDPh-AS/pcp) Following the success of IBRA 2023 in Essen, the Federation of German Philatelists will be organizing another World Exhibition five years later. The exhibition will move from Essen to Ulm in southern Germany.
IBRA 2028 will take place from 26 to 29 October 2028 at the Ulm Exhibition Centre. It will be a full FIP World Exhibition featuring all classes, including the Championship Class. Around 2,000 exhibition frames are planned for the Donau Halle and the Donau Saal.

Perfins Kingdom of Bavaria. Handbook and catalogue

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,...
BOSTON 2026: Importation Tariff Ruling

BOSTON 2026: Importation Tariff Ruling

(Thomas M. Fortunato / pcp) The Boston 2026 web site has a new webpage dealing exclusively with the tariff issues around stamps and philatelic material, including a copy of the new ruling letter covering HTSUS 9704 that such items are again tariff free. See the...
DASV presents its newsletter No. 534 from October 2025

DASV presents its newsletter No. 534 from October 2025

(wm-pcp) DASV is the well-known abbreviation for the German Old Letter Collectors’ Association (Deutscher Altbriefsammler-Verein e.V.), which publishes several newsletters each year, each well over 100 pages long. This autumn, once again, it features some very...
Hermann Deninger Literature Prize 2025 goes to Jürgen Naab!

Hermann Deninger Literature Prize 2025 goes to Jürgen Naab!

(jw/wm-pcp) This year, the International Stamp Fair in Ulm provided the perfect setting to award the most prestigious literary prize in German philately to a deserving author for the first time in three years. The prize is awarded by the Foundation for the Promotion...
Rainer von Scharpen awarded the Kalckhoff Medal 2025

Rainer von Scharpen awarded the Kalckhoff Medal 2025

(rk-bdph/wm-pcp) At the 118th German Philatelists’ Day on October 5, 2025, in Hamburg, Reiner von Scharpen, BDPh Federal Director for Research and Literature and a well-known specialist author, was awarded this year’s Kalckhoff Medal. The Kalckhoff Medal...

First e-auction by Christoph Gärtner on Philasearch

(B-B/pcp) On 5 September 2025 at 1 p.m., Philasearch will hold its first live online auction. Interested parties will find a colourful selection of postal history from around the world – ideal for browsing and bidding for collectors of all specialities. The focus of...
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