{"id":7275,"date":"2025-03-04T16:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hps.gr\/?page_id=7275"},"modified":"2025-03-07T05:23:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T05:23:58","slug":"editorial-748","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hps.gr\/index.php\/en\/editorial-748\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial 748: Thessaloniki \u2013 Balkanfila XX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/748_cf-700.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"with-shadow wp-image-7214 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/748_cf-700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/748_cf-700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/hps.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/748_cf-700-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From 13 to 16 November 2024, Thessaloniki will be the philatelic capital of the Balkans. A solid Organising Committee, outstanding philatelic exhibits, and a packed programme in a beautiful city guarantee a successful exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>A crossroads of cultures, the &#8220;Nymph of the Thermaic Gulf&#8221; will host the Balkan philatelic exhibition for the first time in 35 years (since 1989). This is a great opportunity for us all to reunite among friends and remarkable philatelic collections.<\/p>\n<p>It goes without saying how important philatelic exhibitions are, and it would be ideal if they were held more frequently. Such events only benefit Greek philately. The Thessaloniki Philatelic Society, responsible for organising Balkanfila XX, deserves nothing but congratulations, and we wish them every success.<\/p>\n<p>We will all be there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 13 to 16 November 2024, Thessaloniki will be the philatelic capital of the Balkans. 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