Every year FEPA, presents awards for special services to philately. This year they are the following: THE FEPA MEDAL FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO ORGANISED PHILATELY, 2022 PATRICK MASELIS, Belgium Patrick Maselis has given outstanding service to philately in Europe for...
Count Gustaf Douglas presented “Sweden Number One & Subsequent Important Gems” in Newcastle on 28 July 2018. Photo: Claudia Maassen The Financial Newspaper paid tribute to the death of the eminent Swedish entrepreneur and industrialist Gustaf Douglas...
This issue of the philatelic magazine from Heinrich Köhler, Wiesbaden, is entirely dedicated to the world exhibition IBRA 2023, but especially to the appearance and offers of the auction house. For example, a “groundbreaking innovation in philately”, the ProFi...
Signing ceremony during IBRA 2023. An invitation for everyone to attend. Jon Aitchison Keeper of the Roll The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists is the highest and most prestigious of honours in philately, and is the world’s oldest philatelic...
Illustration: 510px-Germania-Original-Sketch-PaulEduardWaldraff.jpg Original sketch by Paul Eduard Waldraff for the design of the Germania stamp. In addition, a Germania stamp at 10 Pfennig (Michel number 56b) is shown at the top left. From the possession of the...
Author, publisher and patrons posed for the photographers in Monaco. From left: Karl Louis (Corinphila), Hervé Barbelin, Wolfgang Maassen, Robert Abensur (President of the Académie de Philatélie, Paris) and Dieter Michelson (Heinrich Köhler). Photo: Claudia Maassen As...
