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08.10.2026 Author: Mihail Petrov

The "Most Beautiful Bulgarian Postal Issue of 2026" Competition will be held under the patronage of the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists, Philatelic Review magazine, and the Varna Philatelic Society.

News | The "Most Beautiful Bulgarian Postal Issue of 2026" Competition will be held under the patronage of the Union of Bulgarian Philatelists, Philatelic Review magazine, and the Varna Philatelic Society.

In 2027, the website “Philately Bulgaria - New Generation” will organize the “Most Beautiful Bulgarian Postal Issue” competition for the fourth consecutive year. The competition has already established itself as one of the most popular initiatives among Bulgar...

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02.10.2026 Author: Mihail Petrov

News | 100 Years of Airmail in Bulgaria: How One Plane Made Sofia and Varna Neighbors

A hundred years ago, Bulgarian mail first took to the skies. On September 28, 1926, a three-seat "Potez 17" aircraft lifted off from a field near Sofia and, after roughly two and a half hours, landed in Varna carrying something unheard of at the time - that sa...

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28.09.2026 Author: Mihail Petrov

News | SRBIJAFILA XVI Belgrade Marks a Double Anniversary

From 7 to 11 October 2026, Belgrade will host SRBIJAFILA XVI - the Sixteenth National Philatelic Exhibition of Serbia with International Participation. It is organised by Post of Serbia together with the Union of Philatelists of Serbia, and the exhibition has ...

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24.09.2026 Author: Mihail Petrov

News | EGYPHILA 2026 – Cairo Back on the Philatelic Map

The third edition of EGYPHILA 2026 was held from 17 to 19 September in Giza, at the Digital Egypt Innovation Centre "Creativa," next to Cairo University. The organiser was the Philatelic Society of Egypt, and the three days were devoted to stamps, postal histo...

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22.09.2026 Author: Mihail Petrov

News | Young Collectors: How Stamps Spark Curiosity in Children

Children are the natural heirs of the philatelic hobby, but to attract them, we must show that stamps are small gateways to vast worlds. Every stamp carries a story - about a country, an animal, a hero, an event, or a discovery - and when a child sees it, curi...

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31.08.2026 Author: Mihail Petrov

News | "Catalogue of Bulgarian Postage Stamps" - The New Online Edition of the Ministry of Transport and Communications

Some publications arrive without much noise, yet they change the way we work with an entire subject. That is the feeling one gets from the new online "Catalogue of Bulgarian Postage Stamps" of the Ministry of Transport and Communications - public, free of char...

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31.08.2026 Author: Mihail Petrov

News | The Girl with the Fan: The Stamp San Marino Sent Out to Travel the World

Some countries defend themselves with an army. And then there is San Marino, which for seventeen centuries has defended itself with symbols. On 28 August this year, Europe's smallest and oldest republic issued a postage stamp showing a girl with green hair, a ...

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20.08.2026 Author: Mihail Petrov

News | 125 Years of Dietrich, Gable and Cooper – 100 Years of Monroe: A Philatelic Tribute

On 10 August 2026, in the building of the Central Post Office in Sofia, the Bulgarian Posts opened a new chapter in the series “Bulgaria and the World”, dedicated this time not to a politician, a discovery, or an institutional anniversary, but to four faces th...

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18.08.2026 Author: Mihail Petrov

News | A Century of “Varna Summer” Celebrated with a Special Stamp and Unique Collector‑Made Materials

The special postage stamp issued for the 100th anniversary of the International Music Festival “Varna Summer” was validated in an atmosphere of genuine philatelic excitement. The event attracted a large number of collectors, among whom the presence of philatel...

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29.07.2026 Author: Mihail Petrov

News | E-mail from Imperial College London to Mr. Metchev Regarding the Analysis of the 1879 Issues

In June 2026, Mr. Ivan Metchev, FRPSL, received an official letter from Dr. Peter K. Petrov, Principal Scientist and Head of the Royce Technology Platform for Thin Film Device Materials at the Department of Materials, Imperial College London. The document conf...

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