FIP ANNOUNCEMENT 2/2019
FIP ANNOUNCEMENT 1/2019
The FIAF International Exhibition Buenos Aires 2019 – Exposición Internacional de Filatelia, held under the sponsorship of FIAF and FIP, is taking place from Aug 26 – Aug 31 at the Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires in Argentina. Mr Miguel Casielles (right), Mr Luis Claudio Fritzen (middle) and Mr Bernard…
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The INDONESIA 2020 Specialised World Stamp Championship Exhibition will be held from 6-11 August , 2020, under the Patronage of FIP and Auspices of FIAP. The Agreement between FIP and the INDONESIA 2020 was signed on August 3, 2019 during the SINGPEX 2019 Exhibition. FIP President Bernard Beston, together with…
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The following Jury Apprentices of CHINA 2019 were approved by the Board: An official letter shall be sent to each juror above on their successful qualification. Tono Dwi Putranto (Indonesia), who served successfully as Second Jury Secretary for CHINA 2019, shall be noted in the FIP jurylist as a qualified…
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The results for the Grand Prix Awards of the CHINA 2019 World Stamp Exhibition were announced as the grand finale at the Palmares night held on 17 June, 2019 at the InterContinental Wuhan hotel. As the only candidate for the Grand Prix National prize, Mr Ding Jinsong received the award…
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The Wuhan FIP Jury Academy has been successfully held at the Wuhan International Expo Center from 7-9 June, 2019, before the Opening of CHINA 2019 World Stamp Exhibition on 11 June, 2019. The trainers who put in a lot of hard work were: Class 5 – Peter Suhadolc (Slovenia) and…
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On the occasion of the 29th International Stamp Fair in Essen on May 10th 2019 important steps have been taken towards IBRA 2021. The signing of the patronage contract with the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP) took place in attendance of guests and journalists specialized in philately after a visit…
Read MoreThe Royal Philatelic Society of London (RPSL) is celebrating this week its 150th Anniversary. On behalf of the FIP and its members, FIP President Bernard Beston congratulates the Society and its members for achieving such a marvellous milestone. The RPSL International Exhibition STOCKHOLMIA 2019 has been a World Class event…
Read MoreThe FIP Board is pleased to announce that the 2019 Guidelines for the FIP logo can now be downloaded here. Should any member federation wish to obtain the logo in various format for your use, please write in to kelly@f-i-p.ch to request for the files and to explain the purpose…
Read MoreThe FIP Jury Academy in Kamnik, Slovenia, held in conjunction with the SlOVENIJA 2019 exhibition under FIP sponsorship was successfully held from 25-27 March 2019. The training was attended by 13 FIP accredited jurors and the trainers were Peter McCann from USA and Charles Verge from Canada. More details can…
Read MoreThe ONLY training in Europe this year will be at: Kamnik, Slovenia Training dates: 25 – 27 March This training will be held just prior to SLOVENIJA 2019, of which FIP is one of the sponsors. There are only a few seats left for the training! FIP accredited jurors who…
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Congratulations to the following recipients of the Grand Prix awards during THAILAND 2018 Palmares night, held on December 2, 2018: Grand Prix d’Honneur – Peter Wittsten (Denmark), for his exhibit “Sweden 1855‐1872.The First Five Stamp Issues”. Grand Prix International – Tan Eng Chuan (Singapore), for his exhibit “Straits Settlements from…
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Mr Bernard Beston (Australia) has been elected as the new FIP President, together with new Vice-Presidents for Asia Dr Prakob Chirakiti (Thailand) and new Director for Asia Mr Richard Tan Eng Chuan (Singapore), during the 75th FIP Congress held on December 2, 2018, in conjunction with THAILAND 2018 General World…
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FIP JURY ACADEMY A total of 34 trainees would be participating in the FIP Jury Academy in Bangkok in two classes of 17 each, from December 4-6, 2018, right after the THAILAND 2018 General World Stamp Exhibition. The trainers were Peter McCann (USA), Peter Suhadolc (Slovenia), Charles Verge (Canada) and…
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FINANCES For year 2018 from January to June, President Tay reported that FIP had a revenue of 217,000 CHF, excluding 44,900 CHF paper gain from investments. COMMISSIONS Due to the demise of Aerophilately Chairmen Mr Ross Wood in early 2018, the current secretary Mr Norman Banfield has been appointed by…
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Grand Prix Winners of PRAGA 2018 Specialised World Stamp Exhibition, August 15 – 18, 2018 GRAND PRIX INTERNATIONAL There were four Grand Prix International candidates and the winner with the most votes, announced on stage by the Jury Secretary Mr Lars Engelbrecht, was Mr Joseph Hackmey (United Kingdom) for his…
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Recipients of FIP Sponsorship Scheme 2018 The two recipients of the FIP Sponsorship Scheme for Regional Exhibitions in 2018, approved by the FIP Board, were announced personally by FIP President Tay on 18 August, 2018, during the Palmares Night of PRAGA 2018 Specialized World Stamp Exhibition. The sponsorships went to…
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Highlights of the 117th FIP Board Meeting in Jerusalem, June 1, 2018 The FIP Board of directors f.l.: Dr Prakob Chirakiti, Mr Bernard Beston, Mr Aldo Samame y Samame, Mr Tay Peng Hian, Mr Bernard Jimenez, Mr Reinaldo Macedo, Mr Yigal Nathaniel 1. Apprentices ISRAEL 2018 All the board members…
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Grand Prix Winners for ISRAEL 2018 World Stamp Championship May 27 – 31, 2018 WORLD STAMP CHAMPION There were 5 candidates for the World Stamp Champion (WSC) in this exhibition and the winner with the majority of jury votes was Mr Andreadis, Stavros (Greece), for his exhibit “Kassandra Collection –…
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Orbituary Ross Wood (1945 – 2018) The FIP Board would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr Ross Wood, who had passed away in late May, 2018, at the age of 73. Mr Wood was the current Chairman of the FIP Aerophilately Commission and…
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It has been a practice by the FIP Board to meet with the representatives of member federations when opportunities arise. Looking back at a few occasions – in April 2014, members of the Board met with the organising committee of WESTPEX 2014 in San Francisco. The FIP Board members also…
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