As 2024 comes to an end, it's time for a brief review of philatelic activity, as I (and some of my colleagues) see it. The year was filled with many validations, exhibitions, and other philatelic events. 1. General philatelic information about the postal issue...

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...

Today I will show you how you can access and browse back issues of the magazine "Philatelen Pregled" completely free of charge. I sincerely hope you are satisfied with the information.   Since the website Philately Bulgaria - New Generation does not own copyri...

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...