FEPA News

3 FEPA NEWS 45 FEPA News is the journal of the Federation of European Philatelic Associations. It is produced by the Board of the FEPA to facilitate the sharing of information among FEPA Members and to maintain a record of their philatelic activities. The editor is the FEPA President, Bill Hedley, with assistance from other members of the FEPA Board. The Board relies on contributions from its Members and friends and offers sincere thanks to all who have contributed to this issue. FEPA NEWS The Journal of European Philately info@fepanews.com IMPRESSUM CONTENTS Head Office : FEPA, Sutherland House, 40 Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SG, United Kingdom Layout : Phil*Creativ GmbH, Vogelsrather Weg 27, 41366 Schwalmtal, Germany Printer : EUROGRAFIS D.O.O., Puhova ulica 18, Sl-2000, Maribor, Slovenia ISSN : 2218-516x Letter from the President 4 News from FEPA News from the FEPA Board 6 FEPA Congress, 19 th October 2024 8 The FEPA Awards 2023 9 Philatelic Activities of the Union of Philatelists of the Republic of Moldova (UPRM) 11 News from FEPA Members News from FEPA Members 12 The Royal Spanish Academy of Philately and Postal History elects new academicians 13 Closer cooperation between Norway and Sweden on websites 14 Exhibition News “DOBRICH FILEX 2023” – with hope for the birth of a tradition 15 Commemorating Sarajevo’s olympic glory – philatelic exhibition marks 40 th anniversary 16 Paris: European Youth Sport Philately Challenge 2024 16 EFIRO 2024 World Exhibition 16-19 April 2024 17 NORDIA 2024 19 Forthcoming Exhibitions MARE BALTICUM 2024 20 HAFNIA 24 21 International Stamp Fair at Ulm, 24th – 26th October 2024 23 BALKANFILA XX in Thessaloniki 24 International Exhibition “YEREVAN 2024” 18-22 November 2024 25 MONACOPHIL 2024 26 EUROPHILEX Birmingham 2025 27 STAMPEX 28 LIBEREC 2025 29 FEPA Exhibiting Postal history exhibiting in Europe 31 The introduction Page – Advice on preparing a good introduction page for an exhibit 33 Notes on FIP guidelines for picture postcard exhibits 41 Developments in Philately Engaging the next generation: How record-setting sales can promote philately 44 Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (ED-XRF) – Spectroscopic and chemical examinations of the red and brown vignettes of the Orient Express 47 Danish postal reform: Something is shocking in the state of Denmark 51 The World of Research Postal History, a vital element of the history of communications – the 3rd international congress on postal history from multidisciplinary and diachronic perspectives, Prato, Italy, 20th-22nd June 2024 58 The evaluation of philatelic literature 60 Book Review: Jesús Sitjà Prats - Pacific Steam Navigation Company Mail 1840-1854 61 Nominations for the FEPA Medal 2023 for exceptional philatelic study and research 62 Benin in Nigeria, one place or two? 64 The first regular stamps in independent Slovenia 67 The Republican Academic Battalion in the monarchy of the north Portugal 74 FEPA Family and FEPA Board FEPA Family 78 FEPA Board 81 Events Calendar 82 Advertisers: Macao (2), Croatia (30), Correos (57), Christoph Gärtner Auctions (83), Postiljonen (84) On the Front Cover: King Christian IV of Denmark c. 1612. Painted by Pieter Isaacsz. The painting is part of The Royal Danish Collection located at Rosenborg Castle, Øster Voldgade 4A, DK 1350 København