News
17.02.2010 - Åland goes digital
In a notification that the postal administration of Åland has released in mid-February, the organisation states that that it will discontinue its service with regard to sending actual stamps to press
17.02.2010 - Admissions to fairs and exhibitions
Visitors of the international stamp shows in Munich (early March) and Sindelfingen (late October) will have to pay an entrance fee. And those who want to visit London 2010 on its first exhibition day
17.02.2010 - New AIJP Members
The AIJP welcomes the following new members:
1928 Alexandra Baumann, D-Unterschleissheim
1929 Heinz Glättli, CH-Muttenz
1930 Guy Coutant, B-Deurle
1931 Dr. Horst Schmollinger,
17.02.2010 - Cover from the correspondence of the family of Diana, Princess of Wales stolen
A rare 1856 cover addressed to Earl Spencer was stolen at Brussels railway station on 25 January 2010. It is a 2d postal stationery envelope, originally addressed to London, where an additional 2d.
05.02.2010 - Good news for literature lovers
On February 28, the Dutch firm Boekenland (its owner, René Hillesum, is a member of the AIJP) will present an auction that contains between 10 and 11 thousand philatelic books, all with a starting