Misc29 April 2024
World Philatelic Exhibition EFIRO 2024
Posted by Administrator Monday 29 April 2024 - 15:19:32
In the period from April 16 to April 19, 2024, under the patronage of FIP and the recognition of FEPA, the World Philatelic Exhibition EFIRO 2024 was held in the National Library of Romania in Bucharest. In the event on an area of 2,000 sq.m. a total of over 600 foreign exhibitors, over 20 post offices and 120 foreign officials, juries, experts and national commissioners participated. Among them were the Bulgarians Ivan Mechev, Spas Panchev, Janush Donev, Deyan Nikolovski, Orlin Todorov, Nikolay Nikolov, Boris Kalinkov and Prof. Dimitar Radenovski.Romfilatelia, the national postal company of Romania, launched the postal set for the event, which includes three stamps, a perforated souvenir sheet, a cover for the first day and a special stamp folder for the sixth edition of the event. The three stamps and the perforated souvenir sheet present several events related to the history of Romania, Romanian posts and philately.
In parallel with the exhibition, sessions of the Judging Academy of the International Federation of Philately (FIP), four international seminars, the Congress of the International Association of Philatelic Journalists and the second World Exhibition of Fiscal Philately were held.
Unfortunately, traditionally the Bulgarian participation in the event is minimal and is more or less the same as last year's exhibitions. There is a lack of participants in most categories, and this is most noticeable in Aerophilately, Astrophilately, Thematic Philately (all classes), Maximaphilia and others. I will not comment on the reason for this.
Bulgaria participated with one commissioner - the merchant Mr. Galin Kanev. Part of the jury was Mr. Boncho Bonev.
Results of the Bulgarian participation in EFIRO 2024:
Ivan Mechev, "Classical Bulgaria (1879-1886)" - gold medal (92nd),
Spas Panchev, "Eastern Rumelia and Southern Bulgaria" - large gold medal (95t.),
Janush Donev, "Post Offices before the Liberation" - gold medal (90 items),
Deyan Nikolovski, "Postal History of Bulgaria" - large vermeil (87 volumes),
Orlin Todorov, "Bulgarian classic postal collections" - large vermeil (87 volumes),
Nikola Nikolov - "Moise Kamerman" - (73 items).
In the "Literature" class, Boris Kalinkov and Prof. Dimitar Radenovski received two vermey medals for the books "Varna" and "Belogradchik".
Photos from the event:
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