The co-chairs of the Open Philately Commission attended the FIP Commissions’ meeting 6 February, Peter Suhadolc as a member of the FIP Board and co-chair of the Open Philatelic Working Group and Birthe King as the other co-chair. Birthe provided a brief verbal report of the work carried out by the Working Group. A Bureau…

An FIP Qualifying Seminar on Open Philately was held on 19 February during the Specialized World Stamp Exhibition in Punta del Este, attracting 48 participants. Led by Peter Suhadolc with Jari Majander, the seminar covered the balance between philatelic and non-philatelic material, questions on acceptable items, and the role of picture postcards. The proposed new…

The seminar, Thoughts on Open Philately, was well received by the attendees, most of whom were interested rather than already building or exhibiting in the Open Philately Class. The competitive exhibition had 14 exhibitors in Open Philately Class with many new exciting exhibits spanning a wide variety of subjects. Five Gold medals were awarded, one…

At the FIP exhibition in Bucharest, the Open Philately Working Group held its third FIP Qualifying seminar presented by Peter Suhadolc and Francisc Ambrus. The attendance was 21.

At the FIP exhibition in Bangkok, the Open Philately Working Group held its second FIP Qualifying seminar presented by Peter Suhadolc and Francisc Ambrus. The attendance was 27, including Bruce Chatterton, who completed his apprenticeship as an Open Philately juror at the exhibition.

Cleveland, Ohio 10 August 2023 Seminar for Open Philately presented by Birthe King and Elisabeth Hisey, members of the FIP Open Philately Working Group. The seminar was not an FIP qualifying seminar, but was held to promote Open Philately. The name of the seminar was “Open Philately versus Display”. ‘Display’ in the USA is the…

The Open Philately Working Group held its first FIP Qualifying Seminar at IBRA 28 May 2023 in Essen. The PowerPoint was presented jointly by the two Co-Chairs, Birthe King and Peter Suhadolc. Forty people attended plus member of the Working Group, and 26 expressed a wish to become an Open Philately juror. Iva Mouritsen and…