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FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN PHILATELIC ASSOCIATIONS II SERIES Nr. 37 - July 2020 The first FEPA flag The FEPA Congress is 30 years old FEPA News The Journal of European Philately E-mail address: [email protected] II Series No. 37 – July 2020 IMPRESSUM CONTENT Editor: Impressum and Content 3 Bill Hedley Letter from the President 4 Head Office: Federation of European Philatelic Associations News from FEPA and its Members in the first half of 2020 Sutherland House FEPA Newsdesk, Exhibition Frames 8 40 Culverden Down FEPA Awards 9 Tunbridge Wells Bulgarian Philatelic Exhibitions 1969-2001 11 Kent, UK. TN4 9SG NAPOSTA 2020 13 Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V. 14 News from North Macedonia, Hungary 16 Printer: Magazinekaart 17 EUROGRAFIS D.O.O. News from Portugal 18 Puhova ulica 18 News from Serbia and Spain 19 SI – 2000 Maribor, Slovenia Virtual’ exhibition in Turkey 20 News from RPSL 21 ISSN: 2218-516x News from the Philatelic Trade 22 Obituaries 23 A Voyage through the Federation websites 24 FEPA BOARD FEPA – Past, Present and Future Review of the FEPA Statutes 27 Bill Hedley Why review the FEPA Statutes? 31 President Dr Alan Huggins and the creation of FEPA 33 E-mail: [email protected] Forthcoming Exhibitions, 2020 - 2022 Giancarlo Morolli ESTONIA 2020 39 Vice-President – Statutes and FREGEX, Expert Group, Philatelic ÖVEBRIA 2020 40 Literature, AIJP. FEPA Awards NORDIA 2020 42 E-mail: [email protected] NORDIA 2021 43 IBRA 2021 44 Alfred Kunz ALPE-ADRIA 2021 45 Treasurer – Finance and Accounting OSTROPA - LUBRAPEX 46 Communication German Language NOTOS 2021 47 E-mail: [email protected] LONDON 2022 48 HUNFILEX 2022 49 Igor Pirc HELVETIA 2022 50 Secretary General E-mail: [email protected] Literature Corner Review of FEPA Literature Awards for 2019 51 Nicos Rangos Philatelic Periodicals in Greece 54 Director – Best Practices, Communication French Language Disinfected Mail 56 E-mail: [email protected] Museum News La Musée de La Poste in Paris has reopened 57 Ari Muhonen News from the Istituto Aldo Cecchi, Prato 59 Director — Webmaster E-mail: [email protected] Picture Postcards Collecting Picture Postcards 61 Costas Chazapis Director — Communications Youth Philately E-mail: [email protected] German Youth Philatelists make their mark 63 Frontcover. Invited Articles FEPA Pennant, c. 1990 Ottoman Post Offices in Albania 64 Miroslav Oražem, Stamp Designer 67 Butterflies as Passion for Monarchs Part 1 69 Advertisements Lay Missions in Portuguese Africa 74 Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner 83 Correios de Macau 2 Correos – Spanish Post 26 FEPA Family 78 Post of Slovenia 38 Postiljonen Auction House 84 Exhibition Calendar 82 FEPA NEWS July 2020 Page 3 PRESIDENT’S LETTER Dear Philatelic Friends, Welcome to the latest issue of FEPA News, which we have sub-titled ‘The Journal of European Philately’ for the benefit of readers who may not be familiar with FEPA and its work. It is published shortly after the 30th anniversary of the first FEPA Congress, held in London on 11th May 1990, and we are celebrating the occa- sion with a featured article on Dr Alan Huggins RDP who was instrumental in creating FEPA and was its first President. I am sure we will all remember 2020. After a routine start in January the pandemic came upon us with amaz- ing speed in February and March bringing devastation in its wake and severe restrictions on what we could do as we tried to contain its spread that have changed our lives completely. We were obliged to stay at home with only essential travel permitted. Meetings in groups were banned and we were required to distance ourselves socially from other people. These restrictions have struck at the heart of organised philately and consequently almost all meetings, events and exhibitions planned from March onwards have been cancelled or postponed and we have been left to carry on our philately at home. As I write it is impossible to know how quickly we will be able to return to the world we took for granted until February. However, it seems probable that restrictions will continue for some time although they may vary between countries. The philatelic community has responded vigorously in trying to find alternative ways to meet and stay in touch, even as it was no longer able to gather in groups. From a standing start programmes of virtual meetings and seminars have been put together with great speed in many countries and seem to have been a popular innovation. There have also been many initiatives to maintain collectors’ interest by publishing material on websites and making journals available free to all on the net. A virtual exhibition is even been planned. Will these innovations become a permanent part of philatelic life? Given that they offer collectors greater access at less cost it is hard to believe that demand for them will not continue. At the same time we have to remember that social interaction is vital to organised philately. The opportunity to meet people with shared interests and learn from them is an essential part of what we do. FEPA has tried to play its part. The Board has held several successful meetings by video conference and there has been a regular flow of news and interesting items posted on its website. We have also introduced a regular Newsletter to draw wide attention to recent developments, including the publication of FEPA NEWS when it appears. We hope this will encourage Federations to look at how they can apply ideas and innova- tions to their own circumstances. We have asked Federations to help by nominating contact points to feed information to us and I urge Federations who have not yet made a nomination to do so quickly. This will give all Members greater benefit from FEPA membership. The loss of many exhibitions and meetings in recent months has inevitably reduced the quantity of news to report. In its place we are publishing papers looking at FEPA’s past and future that we hope will start a dis- cussion about revision of the FEPA Statutes, an important project that we propose to carry forward over the next year. We also invited Federations to provide reports and articles for publication and a number of these are included to stimulate and entertain you. The primary purpose of FEPA News is to record what is going on in European philately but I hope we may be allowed a little latitude from time to time to interpret that remit broadly, especially in view of the exceptional circumstances of 2020. May I conclude by sending my warmest greetings and best wishes to all our readers and to everyone associ- ated with FEPA in any capacity as we adapt to life during these difficult times. I am sure we can look forward confidently to better days and I look forward very much to meeting you all again just as soon as circum- stances permit. Bill Hedley Page 4 FEPA NEWS July 2020 LETTRE DU PRÉSIDENT Translation by Nicos Rangos Chers Amis Philatélistes, Bienvenue dans le dernier numéro de FEPA News, que nous avons sous-titré "The Journal of European Philately" pour les lecteurs qui ne connaissent peut-être pas la FEPA et ses travaux. Il est publié peu de temps après le 30e anniversaire du premier congrès de la FEPA, qui s'est tenu à Londres le 11 mai 1990, et nous célébrons l'occasion avec un article vedette sur le Dr Alan Huggins RDP qui a joué un rôle déterminant dans la création de la FEPA et en a été le premier Président. Je suis sûr que nous nous souviendrons tous de 2020. Après un début de routine en janvier, la pandémie s'est abattue sur nous à une vitesse incroyable en février et mars, entraînant des ravages dans son sillage et de sévères restrictions sur ce que nous pouvions faire alors que nous tentions de contenir sa propagation qui a changé nos vies complètement. Nous avons été obligés de rester à la maison, seuls les voyages essentiels étant autorisés. Les réunions en groupe étaient interdites et nous devions nous distancier socialement des autres. Ces restrictions ont frappé le cœur de la philatélie organisée et, par conséquent, presque toutes les réunions, manifestations et expositions prévues à partir de mars ont été annulées ou reportées et nous avons été laissés pour continuer notre philatélie à la maison. Au moment où j'écris, il est impossible de savoir à quelle vitesse nous pourrons retourner dans le monde que nous tenions pour acquis jusqu'en février. Cependant, il semble probable que les restrictions se poursuivront pendant un certain temps, bien qu'elles puis- sent varier d'un pays à l'autre. La communauté philatélique a réagi vigoureusement en essayant de trouver d'autres moyens de se rencontrer et de rester en contact, même si elle n'était plus en mesure de se réunir en groupe. D'un point de vue initial, des programmes de réunions et de séminaires virtuels ont été mis en place à grande vitesse dans de nombreux pays et semblent avoir été une innovation populaire. De nombreuses initiatives ont également été prises pour maintenir l’intérêt des collec- tionneurs en publiant du matériel sur des sites Web et en rendant les revues accessibles gratuitement à tous sur le net. Une exposition virtuelle est même prévue. Ces innovations feront-elles partie intégrante de la vie philatélique? Étant donné qu'ils offrent aux collectionneurs un meilleur accès à moindre coût, il est difficile de croire que leur demande ne se poursuivra pas. En même temps, nous devons nous rappeler que l'interaction sociale est vitale pour la philatélie organisée.