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FEPA NEWS 45 19 Exhibition News NORDIA 2024 took place in Langesund, Norway between May 31 to June 2 and encompassed 115 exhibits in around 500 frames. Norway Post issued two postage stamps and a miniature sheet with topic Underwater Flora and Fauna. The surtax for the semi-postal souvenir sheet was for the benefit of NORDIA 2024, for which we are very grateful. Four postage stamps for Festival Summer were also issued. Based on the feedback received, NORDIA 2024 was a success. Postal administrations, dealers and visitors enjoyed the weekend in Telemark. The Federation of Norwegian Philatelists held their general assembly, and Øistein Bøe took over from Frank Gilberg as president for the federation. As usual, most of the exhibitors were pleased, and some were disappointed. The Grand Prizes were won by Benny Winther (Nordic Champion) for The Classic Stamps of Denmark 1851- 1863, Klaas Biermann (Grand Prix National) for Norway – the First Issue 1855, Kai Nieminen (Grand Prix Nordic) for Grand Duchy of Finland 1856-1875 and Eivind Lund (Grand Prix International) for Ecuador, The First Perforated Issue 1873- 1881. Full awards list at www.nordia2024.no The philatelic programme at NORDIA 2024 spanned presentations, guided tour of exhibits, meetings for collectors of postal history, war- and fieldpost, postcards, ship mail, railway mail and thematic philately. Based on an idea from IBRA 2023, Philatelic clubs and societies were offered free information and promotion stands and nine clubs took up this offer. Looking forward, Stavanger Philatelic Society invites to national stamp exhibition in 2025 on the occasion of the centenary of the society. Stavanger received the 2018 FEPA Award for best European philatelic club. NORDIA 2024 Hallvard Slettebø writes: Jon Pieter Flølo, Mayor of Bamble, reveals one of the new postage stamps just before opening the exhibition. (Photo: Tor Arne Lundquist) General assembly for the Federation of Norwegian Philatelists. (Photo: Yngve H. Lundblad.