G.P.L.R. 12

On the weekend of 21 and 22 October, the Foyer de Montlegun hosted this double regional event under the patronage of the Fédération Française des Associations Philatéliques (F.F.A.P), whose inauguration was marked by speeches from its national president, Philippe Lesage, and from Mme Conquet, Vice-President of the Conseil Départemental with responsibility for Culture.

Over the course of the two days, a philatelic exhibition and competition provided an opportunity to admire a number of postal history collections, both thematic and otherwise. Visitors could wander between panels presenting the postal services in Rivesaltais and Salanquais (G. Fort), the postal history of the French military schools (D. Billotet), a study of the postal marks of the Papal States (G. Baylet), the faces of Marianne (F. Grillot), the stamps of Mémel (R. Pineau) and stroll through a game of pétanque (M. Subra). Finally, the A.P.N.C. ‘youth’ group presented a thirty-page work on sport.

After deliberating, the jury (P. and M. Lacastaignerate, A. Tarbouriech, M. Nadal and E. Mathieu) awarded the prizes to the winning exhibitors on Sunday afternoon. Specialised books, albums, philatelic material, Corbières wine cases and other items delighted the winners. And let’s not forget the children and teenagers in attendance, who in turn received stamp pouches and philatelic gifts.

The 69th regional congress was held on Sunday morning, chaired by Michel Subra, regional manager, and attended by delegates from philatelic associations in Languedoc-Roussillon. The 14 associations from the region present or represented voted on the various reports before hearing a final speech by P. Lesage, who also presented the trophy for the A.P.N.C.’s youth work to J.L.Icher.

At the same time as the exhibition, the public could buy souvenirs and collectors with a special cancellation made by the A.P.N.C., receive expert appraisals and advice and add to their collections from specialist dealers, including “Aude Collection” in Carcassonne.

The A.P.N.C. would like to thank all the people without whom this event would not have been such a success, and who spared no effort, physical or intellectual: a big thank you to Marie Andrée, Sylvie, Serge, Louis, Jacques, Gaby, Guy, Nicole, Frédéric, Jean-Louis, Gérard…. for their contribution on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or all three dates!

18Oct, 2023

Grands prix de l’Art Philatélique

Salon Philatélique d’Automne

The jury for the 72nd Grands Prix de l’Art Philatélique met at the CNEP offices in Paris on Monday 16 October 2023. François FARCIGNY, President of the jury, was surrounded by 20 members out of the 38 invited. The jury awards prizes for the most beautiful stamps in the various categories.

The Grand Prix de l’Art Philatélique for the French Overseas Territories, Territorial Communities and Andorra was awarded in the 2nd round with 8 votes to the TAAF seabed souvenir sheet created and engraved by Sarah Lazarevic.

The Grand Prix de l’Art Philatélique 2023 was awarded to French Polynesia, the show’s guest of honour , in the 1st round, with 27 points for the souvenir sheet 200 ans du tour du monde de La Coquille, designed and engraved by Sophie Beaujard.

The Grand Prix de l’Art Philatélique Français is divided into three categories: gummed sheet stamps in all printing techniques, gummed souvenir sheets and intaglio stamps.

In the first category, the prize was awarded in the 1st round with 30 points to the Fine Art intaglio stamp ENLUMINEUR designed by Florence Gendre and engraved by Claude Jumelet.

In the second category, the prize was awarded in the 2nd round with 15 points to the Notre Dame de Paris bumblebees designed and engraved by Sarah Bougault.

In the third category, the prize was awarded in the 1st round with 15 points to les bourdons de Notre Dame de Paris designed and engraved by Sarah Bougault.

Theinformal prize for self-adhesive notebooks : in the^1st round, with 16 points, it went to the Iconique Tour Eiffel notebook designed by Etienne Théry.

Lastly, the Citron Prize was not awarded this year, as it was not approved by the jury.

6Oct, 2023

69th Regional Philatelic Congress

It is with great pleasure that the Association Philatélique et Numismatique Carcassonnaise welcomes this 69th edition of the Congress of Philatelic Associations of Languedoc-Roussillon, federated to the French Federation of Philatelic Associations, whose President of the FFAP, Mr Philippe LESAGE, we will warmly welcome on this occasion.

On 21 and 22 October 2023, at the foyer de Montlegun, rue Germinal in Montlegun, Carcassonne, in addition to the Regional Congress, the A.P.N.C will also host a Level 1 and Level 2 philatelic competition, with no fewer than 7 competitors presenting their work to the sagacity of nationally renowned jurors.

Regional Championship – Level 2 :

Gérard FORT in the Postal History Class, theOrganisation and evolution of the postal service in Rivesaltais and Salanquais from its origins to 1914

Dominique BILLOTET in Thematic Class, French Military Schools

Departmental Championship – Level 1

Gérard BAYLET in Postal History Class, Study of the postal marks of the Pontifical States from the 17th century to 31 December 1851

Frédéric GRILLOT in Open Class, The faces of Mariannes from the Liberation to the Fourth Republic

René PINEAU in Postal History class, Postal history of the period of French administration and occupation in Mémél – 1920 / 1923

Michel SUBRA in Open Class, A game of pétanque

Collectif Jeunes Carcassonne, Sport, stamps, cards and medals

We look forward to seeing you on 21 and 22 October 2023 from 9am to 12pm and from 2pm to 6pm (5pm on Sunday 21)

17Jul, 2023

#NFTimbre1

In its press release from July 2023, La Poste informs us about the first stamp of a new collection: NFTStamp1.

On September 18, 2023, La Poste releases the first block of 1 stamp from a new collection: NFT stamps, available both in physical format and with a digital twin in a quantity of 100,000 copies.

Philately has always been a symbol of technical innovations since the creation of stamps (innovative shapes, scented inks, augmented reality, etc.).

By entering this new collecting market, La Poste once again demonstrates its ability to innovate and engage a new type of collector. This block, issued in a quantity of 100,000 units, aligns with the approach of new trends in international philately, following the examples of countries like Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Portugal in Europe, or Japan in Asia. It combines a physical stamp with its digital counterpart: the NFT (Non-Fungible Token).

Starting from August 21, 2023, collectors from around the world can register on the NFTimbre.com platform to discover the new features of this type of collection. This registration will provide regular updates about upcoming releases, including the first four releases planned for 2023 and 2024.

The “First Day” launch of the sale for this stamp will take place on September 18, exclusively through La Poste’s platform, www.NFTimbre.com.