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FEPA NEWS 45 15 Exhibition News “DOBRICH FILEX 2023” – with hope for the birth of a tradition Boncho Bonev has kindly sent us this report on an innovative exhibition in Bulgaria: The city of Dobrich hosted the philatelic exhibition “Dobrich Philex 2023” from 20 th -26 th October 2023 in the halls of the “Dora Gabe” Regional Library. 100 exhibition frames presented the best Bulgarian exhibits in the classes “Thematics”, “Maximaphilia”, “Open Class” and “One Board - Maximaphilia”. The exhibition was organised by the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists and “Bulgarian Posts”. The most obvious characteristic of this philatelic event was the extremely saturated accompanying programme which turned it into a kind of philatelic show. Particular attention was drawn to the daily validations of new issues during the first three days of the exhibition, accompanied by special programmes. For example, the stamp “125 years since the birth of the writer Dimitar Talev” was put into use after the theatre group at the “Dimitar Talev” Secondary School in the city presented to those present a dramatised part from his works. The series “People’s Awakeners” was presented to the audience by specialists - teachers in higher education institutions who are engaged in the study of the activities of the personalities in question from Bulgarian history. Students recited poems and offered congratulations to the Bulgarian philatelists. The Vice President of the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists with the Director of the City Library of Dobrich and the Director of the regional Post. Although it did not have a competitive character, “Dobrich Filex” turned into a review not only of previously known exhibits, but also of a number of new ones from these classes. Of course, there is still much to be desired in their construction, but the fact is that aspiration and desire exist. And children, many children, visited the exhibition in those six days. If there was one thing that made the strongest impression, it was the numerous organised groups from the schools of the city and the region that were constantly in front of the frames. There were special philatelic gifts for everyone, provided by the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists and the magazine “Philatelin Review”. The hope is that some of these children will carry over the years the memories of this philatelic exhibition and, as adults, will become serious collectors and stamp lovers. “Dobrich Filex 2023” is already history but the philatelists from Dobrich, the representatives of the postal administration, all who in one way or another were involved in the construction of the exhibition, are already looking to “Dobrich Philex 2024” to continue the good start set in the October days in the city - the centre of the beautiful area of Dobrudja.