Some publications arrive without much noise, yet they change the way we work with an entire subject. That is the feeling one gets from the new online "Catalogue of Bulgarian Postage Stamps" of the Ministry of Transport and Communications - public, free of char...

In June 2026, Mr. Ivan Metchev, FRPSL, received an official letter from Dr. Peter K. Petrov, Principal Scientist and Head of the Royce Technology Platform for Thin Film Device Materials at the Department of Materials, Imperial College London. The document conf...

Major General Aleksandar Aleksandrov, Bulgaria’s second cosmonaut, remains one of the most distinguished figures in the history of Bulgarian science, astronautics, and national pride. Born on 1 August 1951 in Omurtag, he dedicated his life to aviation and spac...

The Sofia City Art Gallery marks the 120th anniversary of Veselin Staykov’s birth with a large-scale retrospective featuring more than 150 of his works. The exhibition opens on 3 June and will remain on view until 19 July. The selected works – paintings, print...

In recent years, social media has become a primary space for communication among collectors. Unfortunately, this has also led to a troubling trend - the spread of unverified claims and personal opinions presented as “expertise” by individuals with no proven qu...

Prof. Todor Vardzhiev, one of the most significant Bulgarian graphic designers and postage stamp artists, passed away on 24 April 2026. His departure marks the end of an era in Bulgarian visual culture, an era in which he stood among its brightest and most aut...

The result is alarming: subjective conclusions, assumptions presented as facts, and expert opinions that do not meet international standards. This undermines trust in Bulgarian philatelic publications and harms collectors, traders, and institutions.   1. Subje...

Today I will present to you the "Survey of Philatelic Attitudes in Bulgaria" conducted by me. The survey was conducted in the period September 3 - 19, 2025 and 83 philatelists participated in it. Some of the questions were mandatory, others were not. Here are ...

Today in Brezovo, at a short ceremony, Plovdiv philatelist Pelo Mihaylov and his partner Flora Vartanyan presented the birthplace of Zlatyu Boyadzhiev with a complete collection of the series of postage stamps, which include reproductions of the nationally fam...