For more than 35 years, I have devoted my life to studying and researching postage stamps dedicated to our national hero, George Castriot Skanderbeg, and publishing books about them. In 2018, I collaborated with the Albanian Post to publish this book in Albanian and...
(Germering/pcp) The newly published volume contains details of all Chinese stamp issues, from the first issue by the Empire in 1878 to the most recent issues from the four active sub-regions: Taiwan, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Macau. It also...
(Germering/PCP) The newly published volume covers Moldova and Romania. Editorial improvements have been made throughout. Romania’s collectors can now find the exact withdrawal date for each issue from 1940 to 2001, as well as for Moldova’s 100 invalid...
(Germering/PCP) The newly published volume covers Albania and Bulgaria, including Eastern Rumelia, as well as Greece and its many formerly autonomous regions and small states, such as the Aegean Islands, Mount Athos, Epirus, Ikaria, the Ionian Islands, Crete, Samos...
(wm-pcp) A preliminary remark is in order. Although the book was declared to have been published in 2024, it did not reach editorial offices until 2025. It was not exhibited until May 2025 at the EuroPhilex in Birmingham. It did not appear under the author’s...
(jh /wm-pcp) One of the most complex series of issues in all of philately, these consisted of three values (1d, 1.1 & 3d) printed in various shades and colours from stones laid down using several states of one die for each value, with states altered three to five...
(jh/wm-pcp) A notable feature of this book is a well-researched article by Timothy Foster (Corinphila) entitled ‘Classic Switzerland – An Introduction to the Collecting Area’, in which he provides a 15-page introduction to the field of collecting. This traditional...
(jh/wm-pcp) Joseph Hackmey is undisputedly considered one of the most important philatelists of all time. No one else has won more Grand Prix awards at FIP exhibitions than he has with his various collections. One of his so-called ‘small’ collections is documented in...
(Norbert Sehler) In a letter dated 19 May 2025, Michael Fukarek, the chairman of the Bernau Stamp Collectors’ Association, asked the AIJP to grant its patronage and to provide active support from its members, who are authors and specialist journalists. ‘We...
(wm-pcp) “BERNABA’25, which took place from 14 to 17 May at the BernExpo halls, breathed new life into the world of philately. With over 220 exhibitors from around the globe, an array of unique collections, and a diverse supporting programme, this national...
(Sabine Schwanke/pcp) Under this motto, the Philatelistic Library Hamburg e.V. collected donations from its friends and supporters to avert an impending financial collapse, amid dwindling funding from the BDPH and the Foundation for the Promotion of Philately and...
(Germering/pcp) This sixth volume of the sixteen-volume Europe series contains catalogues of the popular areas of Yugoslavia, its successor states Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia, as well as the issues from...
