Fédération Internationale de Philatélie

The FIP was founded in 1926 when a small number of European federations came together to found a worldwide organisation. The FIP promotes stamp collecting and philately. The FIP works to promote philately in developing countries, in Asia and in industrialised countries, where it appears to be stagnating.{{cite web |title=F.I.P. About Us |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Philatélie |url=http://www.f-i-p.ch/fip-organisation/about/ |access-date=2017-10-10}} It coordinates contact between philatelic organisations in different countries.{{cite book |last=Horning |first=Otto |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Stamp Collecting |publisher=The Hamlyn Publishing Group |year= 1970 |location=Feltham, UK |pages=63 |isbn=0-600-01797-4 }} Every year the FIP provides patronage to a number of major stamp exhibitions.{{cite web |date=2017 |title=Exhibitions under FIP Patronage |url=http://www.f-i-p.ch/exhibitions/ |access-date=7 January 2017 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Philatélie}} The FIP Congress takes place annually during one of the international exhibitions that it has endorsed.

In 2004, FIP ran its first "World Stamp Competition" in Singapore and selected Tel Aviv for the second competition in 2008. The competitions involved national teams and philatelic jurors. In 2008, FIP selected Tel Aviv, Paris, Bucharest, Prague, and Vienna for stamp exhibitions.{{cite web |title=FIP Exhibitions 2007–2010 |url=http://www.f-i-p.ch/exhibitions/pdfs/Exhibitions.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070727105110/http://www.f-i-p.ch/exhibitions/pdfs/Exhibitions.pdf |archive-date=July 27, 2007 |access-date=2008-02-08 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Philatélie |format=PDF}}

The FIP is run by a board of directors with a president and three vice-presidents. Since 2010, the president has been Bernard Beston, of Australia.{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

There are eleven FIP Commissions which deal with the following subjects:{{cite web |title=FIP Commissions/Sections |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Philatélie |url=http://www.f-i-p.ch/fip-organisation/commissions-sections/ |access-date=2016-01-06 }}

• Aerophilately
• Astrophilately
• Fight against Forgeries
• Maximaphily
• Philatelic literature
• Postal history
• Postal stationery
• Thematic philately
• Traditional philately
• Revenues
• Youth philately

• International Philatelic Union
• La Federación Interamericana de Filatelia

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• [http://www.f-i-p.ch/ Official website]
• [http://www.wnsstamps.ch/en/ WADP Numbering System]

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