The PHILALUX 2011 will be organised jointly by the ‘Federation Internationale de Philatelie (FSPL) and P&T Luxembourg. It benefits from the patronage of the Federation of European Philatelic Associations (FEPA) and is recognised by the Federation Internationale de Philatelie (FIP). The patronage of FEPA and the recognition of FIP will make PHILALUX 2011 a part of the international philatelic and cultural life and it will create new human relations and deepen existing friendships.

Philatelic exhibitions have a long tradition in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: the first took place in 1952 and since then, roughly every 10 years, P&TLuxembourg and the FSPL have had the honor of offering to philatelists and the general public an occasion to celebrate the magnificent pastime that collecting postage stamps represents.

The last international exhibition of this type in Luxembourg goes back to 1998 with the organization of the JUVALUX philatelic exhibition for youths which exhibitors present at the time still remember today. (read more)

published June 10th, 2010

As we all know by now, Great Britain issued the first adhesive postage stamp to prepay for the delivery of mail on May 6, 1840. Postage stamps were the idea of Sir Rowland Hill, as part of Great Britain’s introduction of standardized postal rates. The first postage stamp, commonly referred to as the “Penny Black”, helped eliminate a number of problems that the British Post Office had experienced up to that date. The idea of prepaying for delivery of mail was so successful that by 1860 more than 70 countries were using postage stamps.

Well, despite the amount of articles and stories that have been made about Sir Rowland Hill, stamp collecting in general and about rare stamps, not many people have been named as the first ever stamp collector.

However, when stamp collecting began as a hobby, probably in 1840 or 1841, there were only three issues to collect – the Penny Black, Two-penny Blue and Penny Red, all British so the British were no doubt not only the inventors of the first stamp but also the creators of philately.  

People started to collect stamps soon after the first GB issues were released. One day in 1840 (read more)

published June 6th, 2010

The International Children’s Day is marked in many world countries, including Estonia, every year on the 1st of June.

This  International Children’s Day postage stamp features a design by a 6-year-old girl, Helina Madar, who won the Children and Nature drawing competition organised by Eesti Post in 2009.

The tradition goes back to 1925 when the Chinese consul in San Francisco in the United States invited orphaned Chinese children to mark the traditional Dragon Festival. Like then the main aim of the International Children’s Day is to bring happiness and pay special attention to the smallest among us. Everyday worries are forgotten on (read more)

published June 1st, 2010

 On their Twitter postings, Guernsey Post has announced that a brand new striking set of Girl Guide stamps are now available to buy from their website.

Girlguiding UK (originally known as The Girl Guides), was established in 1910. Two years later, the first Guernsey unit was set up by Miss Mellish, (the then Headmistress at Guernsey’s Ladies College) and now the Association boasts around 700 members.

Whilst each Guiding unit is different, there a number of things that make the Guernsey branch particularly special;

(read more)

published May 27th, 2010

Well the answer to the above is very simple but the children deserve the admiration of philatelists worldwide, the children had a good idea, worked hard and achieved their objectives…..

Several years ago, a Giant Stamp Mosaic aspect of the Stamps-for-Leipzig was produced. Students represented the project during a press event at the Deutsche Bank and during an exhibition by the “Philatelistenverein“ at Leipzig’s New City Hall.  There was a major response to the project during the Models-Hobbies-Games exhibition at Leipzig’s Trade Fair.  (read more)

published May 21st, 2010

Yes we are a brand new online philatelic news site but we are here to make a diference to the philatelic world and the reason is simple, ”we simply love everything to do with stamps“. Actually the contributors and developers of the website have collected stamps and worked in the stamp business for many years and none of us have ever come accross a stamp we did not like, well that might be too optimistic but 99% of the stamps we adored and would recommend.

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published May 20th, 2010

Snoopy is a fictional character in the long-runningcomic strip peanuts, by Charles M Schulz. He is Charlie Broan’s pet. Snoopy began his life in the strip as a fairly ordinary dog, but eventually evolved into perhaps the strip’s most dynamic character — and among the most recognizable comic characters in the world.

The Snoopy Character has been featured in stamps of several countries in the past (read more)

published April 24th, 2010

The artist selected by P&TLuxembourg to illustrate this theme is Luxembourg artist Muriel Moritz. Born in 1976 in Luxembourg, Muriel Moritz earned in 1999 a diploma in Illustration and Cartooning at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Bruxelles. Since 1996, she has developed a solid reputation as an illustrator of children’s books, schoolbooks, as well as for her exhibitions. Muriel Moritz organizes workshops for children at the Luxembourg summer academy (CEPA) and at the Kulturhuef Grevenmacher. EUROPA competition

The contest for the best EUROPA stamp is an annual online event and the result is communicated during the plenary Assembly of PostEurop. The first contest took place in 2002. All official stamps can (read more)

published March 14th, 2010

Children are no doubt the future of the hobby so all of us as collectors need to encourage our children and grandchildren to discover the fun and interest of stamp collecting.

Attracting young people to the grounds of PORTUGAL 2010 – World Philatelic Exhibition is a major objective of the Organizing Committee of the exhibition.

In the Exhibition Hall, a special space will be dedicated to the Youth Programs, where several computers will be available with philatelic oriented games and attractive information about stamps from all over the world. (read more)

published February 28th, 2010

Welcome to the world little Mali, Melbourne Zoo’s newest addition to the elephant herd born 16 January 2010.

Initially called ‘Baby’ by her devoted keepers, the calf was named via an online public competition, with the overwhelming favourite being the Thai word for jasmine: ‘Mali’.

The Magic of Mali Souvenir Stamp Sheet celebrates another successful birth due to the mammoth efforts of the Australasian Conservation Breeding Program. Part of the proceeds of this stamp sheet go to the Melbourne Zoo to help in the conservation of the endangered Asian Elephant.

The breeding program is already off to a great start with Mali born in Melbourne, two male calves at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo and another pregnant elephant at each zoo. Personalised sheets as these ones are being issued during the breeding program

published January 21st, 2010

Famous stamp collectors

Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the band Queen, collected stamps as a child. His childhood stamp album is in the collection of the British Postal Museum.^[1]

John Lennon of the Beatles was also a childhood stamp collector. His stamp album is held by the National Postal Museu,^[2]

Star women’s tennis player Maria Sharapova has been an enthusiastic collector of stamps since a young age.^[3]

HRH King George V reportedly possessed one of the largest stamp collections in the world and became President of the Royal Philatelic Society at one point.^[4] This collection was passed on to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who (read more)

published January 3rd, 2010