Forthcoming Exhibitions

Forthcoming national exhibitions for which applications are invited:

The ABPS is pleased to announce that owing to funding from The Philatelic Fund, it is able to offer free entry to UK resident First Time Competitive Exhibitors. This applies to both National and International exhibitions. Applicants must be a member of a Society affiliated to, a Friend of or Patron of ABPS.

You do not have to be a member of an ABPS society to enter any ABPS National Exhibition.

To enter ABPS National exhibitions, please see the ABPS website Exhibiting dropdown tab at www.abps.org.uk where details are also available about Internationals and how to enter. Alternatively, please e-mail exhibiting@abps.org.uk for more information.

The General and Specific Rules relating to this Competition can be found by following this link: Exhibition Rules and Guidelines – ABPS

Forthcoming National Exhibitions

THE AUTUMN 2026 NATIONAL COMPETITIVE EXHIBITION (to be held at The Philatelic Congress of Great Britain, Jubilee Hotel, Nottingham (4-6 September 2026)

A competitve exhibition will be held during the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain taking place at the Jubilee Hotel, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU from 4 to 6 September 2026.

Hand-in will be strictly between 09.30 and 12.00 on Friday 4 September at the Exhibition Bin Room. Hand-back between 14.00 and 16.00 strictly at alloted times. Please see the Exhibition Rules concerning hand-in and hand-back. A link to the Rules will be available shortly.

Applications should be made on the ABPS website by following this link:- https://exhibitions.abps.org.uk/

Entry deadline: Friday 17 July 2026.

Any queries should please be addressed to exhibiting@abps.org.uk

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Forthcoming International Exhibitions

If you would like to enter any open exhibition, please contact the UK commissioner shown at the bottom of each entry. Please note that entry often closes quite a long time before the exhibition date.

EXTRACT from the FIP rules regarding a first time exhibit:

The exhibit must have received a minimum of 75 points or a Vermeil medal at a national level exhibition within the five years prior to the first application for entry to a World Exhibition.

To register for this or any other ABPS exhibition, please follow this link: ABPS Exhibitions or go to Welcome to the ABPS – the Voice of British Philately – ABPS then click on Exhibiting and then click on Register yourself or enter an exhibit here

DUBAI 2026 World Stamp Exhibition (4-8 February 2026)

FIP Patronage

Full details at www.dubai2026wse.com

UK Commisioner: Jon Aitchison:- jonaitchison.uk@outlook.com

Entry deadline: entries now closed

BOSTON 2026 World Expo, Massachusetts (23-30 May 2026)

FIP patronage and FEPA recognition

UK Commissioner: John Stimson – john.m.stimson@gmail.com

Prospective philatelic exhibitors to the Boston 2026 World Expo are reminded that the deadline for entries is September 30.

Please follow this link to a press release:
https://fepanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PR-2025-07-28-Exhibit-Deadline-Nears.pdf

Full details at: www.boston2026.org . Exhibition rules etc. are now available: Boston 2026 Entry Form and Rules etc.

Bulletin 2 is now available: Bulletin 2

Entry deadline: entries now closed

MACAO 2026 (26 Jun – 1 July 2026)

FIP Recognition

Specialised FIP exhibition; no Championship Class

Full details at: www.macao2026.org.mo

UK Commissioner: Jack Zhang – jackuk888@hotmail.com

Closing date: entries are now closed

PHILATAPEI 2026,Tapei (19-24 November 2026)

A specialised FIP exhibition. World Stamp Championship.

Full details at PHILATAIPEI 2026

UK Commissioner: Tony Bard anthonybard@gmail.com

Entry deadline: 31 March 2026

Slovfilex 2027, Bratislava (June 2027)

FIP patronage

Pleae refer to SLOVPHILEX 2027 – World Stamp Exhibition Bratislava

No UK invitation yet received

Entry deadline: not yet advised.

BELGRADE 2027 (October 2027)