Forthcoming Exhibitions

Forthcoming national exhibitions for which applications are invited:

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The ABPS is pleased to announce that owing to funding from The Philatelic Fund, it is able to offer free entry to UK resident First Time Competitive Exhibitors. This applies to both National and International exhibitions. Applicants must be a member of a Society affiliated to, a Friend of or Patron of ABPS.

You do not have to be a member of an ABPS society to enter any ABPS National Exhibition.

To enter ABPS National exhibitions, please see the ABPS website Exhibiting dropdown tab at www.abps.org.uk where details are also available about Internationals and how to enter. Or email exhibiting@abps.org.uk for more information.

THE ROYAL CHALLENGE (October 2024)

Thanks for your entries to members of The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada, The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand, The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria and our own Royal Philatelic Society London. The displays were much enjoyed.

THE LONDON NATIONAL COMPETITIVE EXHIBITION 2025
(Held at The Royal Philatelic Society London) (27 February to 1 March 2025)

The exhibition is now open for entries on the ABPS website www.abps.org.uk. Please go the Exhibiting menu and click on the Register yourself or enter an exhibit here button.

Closing date for entries 31 December 2024.

Forthcoming international exhibitions.

If you would like to enter any open exhibition, please contact the UK commissioner shown at the bottom of each entry. Please note that entry often closes quite a long time before the exhibition date.

EXTRACT from the FIP rules regarding a first time exhibit:

The exhibit must have received a minimum of 75 points or a Vermeil medal at a national level exhibition within the five years prior to the first application for entry to a World Exhibition.

Uruguay, 2025 (17-22 February)

Under FIP Patronage but with limited classes. Full details at: www.Uruguay2025.com

UK Commissioner: Simon Richards simon@sidebell.co.uk

Entries closed

Europhilex 2025, Birmingham (7-11 May)

Don’t forget the next UK International with FEPA patronage and with FIP recognition of all classes. With the excellent air and rail links and vast car parking it’s sure to be an attractive destination. So get your exhibit qualified!

Further details, the IREX and entry forms are available now on the Exhibition website EuroPhilex25 – www.europhilex2025.co.uk

There will be no UK handling charge for EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025 and there will be a choice of hand-in locations, including the exhibition site on the day before the exhibition opens.

Commissioner General: Kim Stuckey

UK Commissioner: Daphne McMillan

RPSL Commissioner: James Podger

Entry deadline: A few frames remain available.

BOSTON 2026 World Expo, Massachusetts (23-30 May)

www.boston2026.org

No further information available at present.

Please note that UK handling charges have now been standardized for all international exhibitions at £30 per frame for shows in Europe or £35 for events anywhere else in the world, whether single or multiple frame exhibits, and £30 per literature entry. This is to cover the cost of getting exhibits to and from exhibitions, FIP capitation fees and other costs relating to processing the exhibits. Overall this runs at a loss. Exhibits that are carried to and returned from an exhibition by the exhibitor are charged at half price. There is no UK handling charge for Youth exhibits.