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...
Bangkok-based British philatelic dealer, Michael Hamilton, has been in the trade for almost 50 years, and specialises in British West Indies. Over that period, he has handled tens of thousands of items. So, he started compiling various WIP (work-in-progress) files...
Robert Paul Odenweller, the renowned philatelist and philatelic author, has passed away. Odenweller is perhaps best known for his two seminal works: The Stamps and Postal History of 19th Century Samoa (2004) and The Postage Stamps of New Zealand 1855–1873, the Chalon...
A few weeks back, we reported on the release of a new book by the Barreiros brothers – Dr Luis Barreiros and Dr Eduardo Barreiros – from Portugal. We have now received some more information directly from the authors, which we append below: The Spanish...
