10/08/2021
The NOTOS 2021 Miniature Sheet
Designed by Dr. Myrsini Vardopoulou AEP Hon, the illustration of the NOTOS 2021 miniature sheet due in November was unveiled today.
Left: The Matrix of the medallion of the 1861 Large Hermes Heads stamps, produced by Désiré-Albert Barre.
Right: The Matrix of the 2011 150th anniversary issue, by Prof. of the Athens School of Fine Arts, Yannis Gourzis.
01/08/2021
Four world class exhibits in the Court of Honour
World class exhibits of four renowned collectors that have achieved top awards will be on display in the Court of Honour, along with the Large Hermes Heads printing plates, the Solferinos, and other exclusive items.
- Jean Voruz (Monaco), “Geneva from the Cantonal to the Federal Post 1839-1862”, Grand Prix Finlandia 2017
- Stavros Andreadis (Greece), “The ‘Kassandra’ collection. Greece – Large Hermes Heads”, World Stamp Champion Israel 2018
- Wolfgang Bauer (Germany), “Greece – Incoming and outgoing mail and their destinations 1827-1875 up to UPU”, Championship Class Thailand 2018
- Chris King RDP (UK), “The Posts in the city of Lübeck before 1868”, Large Gold China 2019
04/06/2021
NOTOS 2021 proceeds according to schedule!
It is with great pleasure to announce that NOTOS 2021 proceeds according to schedule.
Our visitors in the Zappeion will enjoy a wonderful exhibition of 1400 frames in all Classes, more than 100 titles of Philatelic Literature, plus an impressive Court of Honour. Although the numbers are lower than our initial, pre-Covid-19 target, we are delighted that NOTOS 2021 will be there in November to welcome you.
The vaccination programme in Greece is moving fast and, on 3rd June, it reached 55 vaccinations per 100 people of population. This fact makes us very confident for the situation in November.
Book your flights early and join us to a great philatelic gathering!
20/05/2021
2nd National Commissioners’ Meeting
This time our meeting was set for Sunday morning 16 May. The National Commissioners had the opportunity to get to know the Zappeion, the recently chosen venue in place of the Peristeri Exhibition Centre, which was taken over by the government in order to be used as a vaccination centre. They were next acquainted with the “Plaka”, the official hotel, which is at walking distance from the exhibition grounds.
Following a brief presentation of the exhibition features, and a demonstration of the on-line software (https://cometonotos.hps.gr), the discussion was focused on the general attitude of the exhibitors to participate in international exhibitions. The acceleration in vaccinations all across Europe day-in day-out will reverse the exhibitors’ reluctance very quickly. In Greece, for example, it took for ever to reach the 20 vaccinations per 100 people mark, but in exactly five weeks before the Meeting we reached 40 vaccinations per 100 people. Right now, we are moving even faster!
Finally, let us remind our exhibitors that the deadline for participation in NOTOS 2021 is 31 May.
10/03/2021
1st National Commissioners’ Meeting
On Saturday morning, 6 March, the NOTOS OC held their 1st National Commissioners’ Meeting, over video conference. The idea was to somehow “get around” the long confinement and give the chance to the NOTOS OC members and the National Commissioners to meet, even if in a virtual environment.
The first part of the meeting was dedicated to the on-line software (https://cometonotos.hps.gr) which was thoroughly demonstrated. The second part was a brief PowerPoint presentation of NOTOS 2021, focusing on its general features, its philosophy and its comparative advantages. The third part was spent on questions and answers and to an open discussion between the attendees.
The general feeling as expressed by the audience was that a 2nd meeting should be held at around mid-May.
29/01/2021
NOTOS 2021 will accept 2-frame and 3-frame exhibits!
We are delighted to announce that NOTOS 2021 will accept 2-frame and 3-frame exhibits!
It has been almost twenty years since we first saw One-Frame exhibits in a major exhibition. It was Amphilex 2002, in Amsterdam, another FEPA patronage event, where the One-Frame exhibits were placed in an experimental class.
For most of the exhibitors the 16-page limit is quite convenient, but for others who continue to improve their exhibits year in, year out, it turns out to be a suffocating limit. However, given their narrow scope, these exhibits will never stand a chance to spread themselves into five frames.
Our proposal to accept 2-frame and 3-frame exhibits, as an experiment in the upcoming NOTOS 2021, was welcome by both the FEPA Consultant and the FIP Liaison Officer. The exhibits are going to be judged exactly as if they were One-Frame exhibits, in the sense that their scope and the availability of material guarantee they can never be presented in five frames.
We are continuously looking for innovations in NOTOS 2021, while at the same time we are committed to work for the benefit of the exhibitors.
The amended IREX version 3 (January 2021) is already on line here.