As spring nears, Canadian philatelists are preparing for this year’s planned national- and international-level shows. In 2023, Canada will host three national exhibitions compared to four such events plus an international show – CAPEX 22 – in 2022. This year’s trio of national-level shows begin with the Edmonton Spring National on March 25-26 in Edmonton, Alta. It will be followed by Orapex on May 6-7 in Ottawa and then the combined “Royal Canpex,” the annual convention of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada (RPSC) held in conjunction with Canpex, on Oct. 13-15 in London, Ont. “I am pleased to see the Edmonton Spring National show returning this year,” said RPSC director David McLaughlin, of Pickering, Ont., the chair of the society’s international liaison committee. “It is good to have a national-level show in the west again.” Continue reading →
Ingo Nessel serves as the Canadian commissioner for IBRA 2023, coming to Germany in May, and Europhil-SPM 2023, coming to St. Pierre & Miquelon a month later.
