New issue of the journal FEPA NEWS II Series No. 48 – April 2026

FEPA.
Latest news from the FEPA Board.

RECENT EUROPEAN EXHIBITIONS.
Reports - Stamp Fair Ulm, EXFILNA and JUVENIA 2025, Siracusa 2025, Lebanese Philatelic Exhibition, TIMFILEX 2025.

FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS.
Information on events planned between 2026 and 2028 - NORDIA 2026, BOSTON 2026, bephila 2026, PHILHAINAUT ’26, STAMPA 2026, SRBIJAFILA XVI., ITALIA 2026, EGYPHILA 2026, European Championship for Thematic Philately 2027, SLOVPHILEX 2027, PRAGA 2028, ALPE ADRIA 2026, MONACOPHIL 2026.

LAWS OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
Chris King describes how Denmark’s recent changes to its postal service have produced some unexpected results.

WHAT IS MAXIMAPHILY?
Pascal Bandry explains this fascinating aspect of philately.

A TRIBUTE TO WOLFGANG MAASSEN.
Following Wolfgang’s retirement as President of the AIJP, Abishek Buwalka, its current Vice-President, reviews the contributions he has made.

AIJP – A VISION FOR ITS FUTURE.
The new AIJP President, Ari Muhonen, sets out his thoughts on the way forward.

DIGITISATION OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY’S SIAM COLLECTION.
Richard Morel, Curator of the BL’s Philatelic Collections, describes how this project to record one of its landmark collections has been completed and published.

THE INTELLIGENT COLLECTOR / ON THE PROMISE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR PHILATELY AND POSTAL HISTORY.
Eric Scherer discusses the outlook for the use of AI as a tool to support collectors.

HISTORIC INITIATIVE IN THE STUDY OF OTTOMAN POSTAL HERITAGE.
Oral Avci describes the latest steps being taken to investigate this fascinating subject.

PHILATELY AND SOCIAL NETWORK / HOW DIGITAL IS RE-INVENTING AN ANALOG HOBBY.
Marco Occhipinti relates how digital social networks are making philately a more open, participatory and global practice.

DISCIPLINARY STATUTE FOR POSTAL HISTORY.
Bruno Crevato-Selvaggi publishes the results of his work to create a Statute of Postal History as a field of studies.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POSTAL HISTORY IN PRATO, 18-20 JUNE 2026 / MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND DIACHRONIC PERSPECTIVES.
A preview of the 4th Prato Conference on postal historical studies.

REVIEW OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS OF PHILATELIC LITERATURE,
including nominations for the FEPA Medal for Outstanding Philatelic Study and Research 2025.

FEPA DATA.
Up to date information on Who is Who and what is happening in FEPA..

CALENDAR OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS