The European Championship for Thematic Philately (ECTP) aims to give Europe’s best thematic exhibits the opportunity to compete in a single exhibition. The purpose of such a competition is to maintain and further develop international standards in thematic philately. At the same time, the ECTP is intended to offer an opportunity to introduce new exhibits at an international level. For this reason, great importance is attached to recommendations by the jury, discussions between the exhibitors present, and a seminar and training programme.
The ECTP is recognised by the FEPA, the umbrella organisation of all national philatelic federations in Europe, as the official European Championship for Thematic Philately, which was first held in 2006. The FEPA is granting special patronage to the 2027 event. (This also means inclusion in the FEPA results database. Exhibits that achieve more than 85 points for the first time qualify for 8 frames at subsequent FEPA exhibitions.)
The ECTP will be held as part of the exhibition marking the 75th anniversary of Schweizer Motivsammler-Verein (SMV) in Bulle (Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland) from 15 to 17 April 2027 (Thursday to Saturday). The event is organised by the Federation of Swiss Philatelic Societies (VSPhV) and hosted by the Swiss Motif Collectors’ Association in cooperation with the Club Philatélique de Bulle.
IREX: https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ECTP2027-IREX.pdf
Details: https://www.thema-briefmarken.ch/ectp_bulle_2027/