In 2026, Magyar Posta is issuing a thematic personalised stamp to celebrate the centenary of the foundation of the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP). Twelve thousand two hundred and fifty copies of the thematic personalised stamp designed by the graphic artist Imre Benedek were produced. The new issue may be purchased at Filaposta, philately specialist services and www.posta.hu while stocks last.
FIP is a world organisation embracing national federations of stamp collectors and philatelists. It was founded in Paris on 18 June 1926 by the philatelic associations of seven European countries, namely France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and Austria, and has since grown into a federation with a global network. At present, FIP is based in Zurich.
FIP brings together national federations, regulates official stamp exhibitions and oversees the international judging of collections. The federation’s main aims are to promote stamp collecting, to support the collecting community and to grant patronage for international exhibitions. Its official website features international exhibition calendars and regulations. FIP also supports several major stamp exhibitions each year. It usually holds its congress every two years, always during one of the international exhibitions sponsored by the federation.
Hungarian stamp collectors have been involved in the international stamp- collecting network and the events supported by FIP since 5 June 1927 through the National Federation of Hungarian Philatelists (MABÉOSZ). Under FIP rules, only one official member organisation of each country may represent that country’s stamp collectors at international stamp exhibitions, and that organisation organises domestic and international competitions in accordance with FIP’s official exhibition and competition class regulations. (Source: Wikipedia, www.f-i-p.ch)
The FIP centenary logo appears in colour on the label of the stamp and in a stylised form on the commemorative postmark.
