Welcome to the
Thematic Philately Commission
of the
Fédération Internationale de Philatélie
Last update : Nov-10
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This is the website of the F.I.P. Commission charged with Thematic Philately. The commission is comprised of national delegates from nearly 70 countries. You can find the delegate from your country in the "FIP Commission" section, and you are welcome to write to him/her, if you are looking for contacts with other thematic collectors or collectors' groups in your country. In particular, this website provides those collectors with information who intend to mount their collections on pages and show these pages at public stamp exhibitions. These exhibitions are the place for the more serious collectors to meet, to discuss and to exchange philatelic material. Furthermore, there is always a philatelic competition that awards the exhibits medals. The main aim of the "Exhibiting" section is to guide the exhibitors. Of course, you will find a more general introduction in the "Beginners' Pages". As you will immediately realise, different sections are still under construction. All contributors work voluntary and can only spend a limited amount of time. Hence, I ask you to be patient, if those parts are still missing which are of special interest to you. The more often you re-visit this website, the better will you see it growing. Damian Läge, Chairman of the Thematic Philately Commission
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Our THEME
World Year of Chemistry 2011
The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) will commemorate the achievements of chemistry, and its contributions to humankind. This recognition for chemistry was made official by the United Nations in December 2008. Events for the year are being coordinated by IUPAC, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
The theme of IYC2011 is "Chemistry–our life, our future," and it will focus on the “achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind.” It aims to raise awareness of chemistry among the general public and to attract young people into the field, as well as to highlight the role of chemistry in solving global problems
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