Lecture by Mr. Vladimir Milić (Serbia), held during the Balkanphila XX Philatelic Exhibition in Thessaloniki, Greece.   I will highlight four key areas where it is possible to derive maximum benefit from new technologies. The fact is that they already have the...

On October 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Postal Service will honor the healthcare community with a new commemorative "Forever" stamp. The validation of the issue will take place at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building in Was...

One of the most important issues that should be on the agenda of the Management of "Bulgarian Posts" is the qualitative reform of the BFS. Here we are not talking about a reform in the personnel of the specialized division, but about a global reform in its wor...

Today I will describe several contemporary cases from Bulgarian philately that are so outrageous they practically border on what one might call organized criminal groups. These cases involve either the falsification of postal issues or the illicit removal of t...

On April 12, 2024, the Hungarian Post Office validated a postal issue dedicated to "Anniversaries of Railway History in 2024". The Hungarian Post Office is celebrating two anniversaries of its railway history in 2024 with the issuance of a commemorative miniat...

On 12 January 2023, the Royal Mail validated 12 special postage stamps in honour of one of the most legendary rock bands of all time, Iron Maiden. Iron Maiden become only the fifth music group to be featured in a special stamp issue – following The Beatles in ...

Today, dear friends, I will write a few words about almost all the commercial practices used by the various entities involved in the purchase, sale, exchange (as far as it still exists) and gifting of philatelic products. I will divide them into several parts ...

This year, the Dutch Post Office is periodically validating postal issues as a series called "Typically Dutch". The multi-year series started in 2020 and in 2024 will be dedicated to the animals we know best and are closest to us. Since the beginning of the ye...

On August 26, 2024, the Belgian Post Office will put into use 10 round postage stamps and a sheet of 10 postage stamps dedicated to the infinite "Universe". The artist and designer of the issue is Geert Wille.   Eight of the round postage stamps depict the pla...

On 28.06.2024, the Slovenian Post Office will validate two commemorative postage stamps dedicated to the XXXIII Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. They will depict archers and part of the Eiffel Tower. The stamp dedicated to the Paralympics will a...