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 LONDON AUTUMN NATIONAL COMPETITIVE EXHIBITION 2025 (Held at The Royal Philatelic Society London) (25-26 September 2025)
Thank you to all those who entered. Your exhibits were very much apprecaited by both the judges and viewrs.
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
FIP Patronage
Full details at www.dubai2026wse.com
UK Commisioner: Jon Aitchison jonaitchison.uk@outlook.com
Entry deadline: 31 July 2025
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.
Unlike FIP international exhibitions in the past, Boston 2026 is receiving applications directly from exhibitors and exclusively online through the show’s web site – www.boston2026.org
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
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: 18 November 2025
PHILATAPEI 2026,Tapei (19-24 November 2026)
FIP Patronage
Full details not yet available on FIP website
No UK invitation yet received
Entry deadline unknown
Slovfilex 2027, Bratislava (June 2027)
FIP patronage
Full details not yet available but please refer to the FIP website
No UK invitation yet received
Entry deadline: not yet advised.
BELGRADE 2027 (October 2027)
FIP patronage
Full details not yet available but please refer to the FIP website
No UK invitation yet received
Entry deadline: not yet advised.
Please note that UK handling charges have now been standardized for all international exhibitions at £30 per frame for shows in Europe or £35 for events anywhere else in the world, whether single or multiple frame exhibits, and £30 per literature entry. This is to cover the cost of getting exhibits to and from exhibitions, FIP capitation fees and other costs relating to processing the exhibits. Overall this runs at a loss. Exhibits that are carried to and returned from an exhibition by the exhibitor are charged at half price. There is no UK handling charge for Youth exhibits.
There will be no UK handling charge for EuroPhilEx Birmingham 2025.
If you are interested in becoming a United Kingdom international exhibition commissioner please contact Jon Aitchison: jonaitchison.uk@outlook.com