FIP ANNOUNCEMENTS

SRBIJAFILA XVI will take place in Belgrade from October 7th to 11th 2026. It will be a National Stamp Exhibition, under FEPA recognition, organised by the Union of Philatelists of Serbia and under FIP Sponsorship. SRBIJAFILA XVI stands as a celebration of two historic jubilees of Serbian philately. It will…

The FIP had published a 100-pages hardcover book to commemorate the Centenary of FIP since its founding in 1926. Every FIP Member, Associate Member, past FIP Board members and contributors will be given a copy each. Very limited copies are left for purchase at 25 USD / 20 CHF each.…

  Postal Stationery Qualifying Seminar 29 June 10 – 11am (Jury Room 2) Speakers: Michael Smith & Sam Chiu Contents: Judging Postal Stationery and Current Trends in the Postal Stationery Class Postal Stationery Treatment   Postal History Qualifying Seminar  29 June 12 – 1pm (Jury Room 1) Speakers: Dr. Henrik…

After 6 days of jury work by more than 40 international FIP accredited jurors,  a total of 59 Large Gold medals and 167 Gold medals were awarded at the BOSTON 2026 General World Stamp Exhibition. There was only one Grand Prix National Award candidate and the prize went to Vernon…

The competition “The World’s Best Stamp”, organised by the Philatelic Federation of South Africa under the patronage of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the World Association for the Development of Philately (WADP), has successfully concluded. It was actively supported by 66 countries worldwide, with 195 stamps entered into the…

THE FIRST FDC WORKSHOP CONDUCTED AT FIP WORLD STAMP EXHIBITION! Dubai 7th February 2026, 12:30pm – 5:00pm Access all the recordings here: https://youtu.be/yLTun27_4LM (History and Background to a Popular Collecting Field by Colin Fraser – Part 1) https://youtu.be/jstaW0YFY94 (Establishment of an FIP Experimental Class by Colin Fraser – Part 2)…