World News

After Israel-2008 we have another biggest international philatelic event Efiro-2008 in Romania. Today's post is dedicated to the news from the world. Please go through it. We want to pay special thanks for this Post to our distinguished reader Mr. Pradip Jain of Patna.

EFIRO-2008

This month's major international stamp event is in Central Europe, in Romania, where the EFIRO-2008 exhibition is being held in the capital Bucharest from June 20 to 28, 2008. Mr. Sahdeva Sahoo is the National Commissioner from India. On this occasion 150th anniversary of

the first stamp issued for Moldavia, the classic, 'Bulls Heads' is also being celebrated. Here the stamp appears on Romania's issue for Efiro-08.In the lists of the ' Rarest stamps of the World' the Maldivian Bulls Heads have been ever present in high position for more than a century. For those who might never own an original of these rarities, they are often reproduced on modern Romanian issues.

LONDON-2010

The London 2010 exhibition will run from May 8 to 15, 2010 and will have some 2460 competitive frames. Mr.Yogesh Kumar of Bareilly is the National Commissioner from India. A special feature will be an invited exhibition of 32 frames relating to King George V. There will be about 200 trade and postal administration stands. As part of LONDON 2010, Festival of Stamps will be held. It will be year long programme of exhibition events and actvities marking the centenary of the accession of the Georgre V, the Philatelist King.The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) and Royal Philatelic Collection are working in partnership with the Guildhall Art Gallery to produce the exhibition 'Empire mail : George V & The GPO'. This unique exhibition will explore the reign of King George V and will be open from May 7 to July 25, 2010 at the Guildhall Art Gallery.
An era of conflict and great change, the reign of George V spanned from 1910-1936 and saw the development of a number of communication methods , which brought the world closer. The exhibition will explore themes from king's reign such as innovations in mail transportation, the first Atlantic Air Crossing, the rise of graphic design in the 1920 and 1930s and wartime memories.

24th Universal Postal Congress

The 24th Universal Postal Congress will be held in Geneva from 23 July to August 12, 2008. The Universal Postal Union has 191 member countries which are gearing up for this Congress. The UPU, created in Berne in 1874, became a UN specialized agency on July 1, 1948. To highlight its role in the UN System the UPU recently added the UN Olive branches to its logo. The UPU is the second oldest international organization, after the Inernational Telecommunications Union.