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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 R Morris, Jr. (USA) for…
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 competition. The competition was divided…
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) https://youtu.be/_vIe4dDJ8YA (The Judging Criteria and…
DUBAI 2026 FIP Specialised World Stamp Exhibition had been successfully held by the Emirates Philatelic Association from 4 – 8 February 2026 at Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE. It is the first world exhibition celebrating the Centenary of FIP in 2026. More than 2,000 frames were judged and there a total of 101 Gold and…
“PHILAKOREA 2025 has ended. ‘Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.’” — HUR Jin, Ex Commissioner General of PHILAKOREA 2025 PHILAKOREA 2025 was held during September 17–21, but the organizing committee had in fact launched into operations from the 13th–14th, and endured hard labor until…
FIP would like to hold the next Jury Academy in Dubai just prior to the start of DUBAI 2026 (4-8 February 2026). The course shall be held close to the Exhibition venue. Attendees to this training shall have to: Be able to arrive to Dubai by 30 January 2026 Bear their own airfare & hotel expenses from 30 Jan – 3 February…
DUBAI 2026 shall be first ever FIP Patronage World Stamp Exhibition to be held in the UAE and the first FIP Patronage Exhibition in 2026, celebrating the 100th year of FIP. Look forward to great experience visiting the show at world class venue, unique attractions as well as luxury shopping in ultramodern architecture and a…
PHILAKOREA 2025 FIP World Stamp Championship Exhibition had been successfully held by the Korean Philatelic Federation and Korea Post from 17 – 21 September 2025 at COEX Magok, Seoul. Close to 2,000 frames were judged and there a total of 86 Gold and 32 Large gold medals were awarded by the international jury team. The…
To all exhibitors and potential apprentice jurors, FIP is pleased to announce the FIP Qualifying Seminars shall be conducted by the following FIP Commissions on 20 September 2025: Having attended a FIP Qualifying seminar is a key criterion for jury apprenticeship application in that particular class and also enable exhibitors to improve the quality of…
The PHILAKOREA 2025 World Stamp Exhibition will be held soon in Seoul Coex Magok Lewest! It has been 11 years since the last World Stamp Exhibition was held in Korea. The FIP Consutant for this exhibition is Vice-President Richard Tan. Visitors will also be greeted by the wonderfully created “Geon-Gon-Gam-Li Stamp Bro” Mascots, which will…