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AMSIPEX
What is AMSIPEX ?

We are pleased to announce that AMSIPEX-26, the 2nd International Virtual Aero- and Astrophilatelic Exhibition, will be held from 14th to 22nd February 2026. As part of these proceedings, we will celebrate World Air Mail Day on 18th February 2026 with an International Webinar, Special Cover Release and other activities.

We would also like to mention that AMSIPEX-25, our 1st International Virtual Exhibition, held in February 2025, received overwhelming global participation (enclosed in the AMSIPEX-25 report). We were honored to have two prominent organizations— the American Air Mail Society (AAMS) and the Royal Belgian Astrophilatelic Society, COSMOS — as Joint Organizers. Their collaboration and contributions were vital to the event’s success.

Become a Joint Organiser

We invite your society/association to participate in AMSIPEX-26 as a Joint Organizer.
As a Joint Organizer, your organization will enjoy the following privileges with no financial obligation:
- The right to use the AMSIPEX-26 logo in your official communications and on your website as a Joint Organizer,
- Display of your organization’s logo and name on the AMSIPEX-26 website and all official promotional materials, - An opportunity for your nominee to contribute an article to the official digital souvenir released during the exhibition.

The IREX will clearly mention that exhibit entries, sponsorships, and advertisements may also be routed through your organization.

As a Joint Organizer, we also seek your valuable support in the following ways: Encourage your members to participate in AMSIPEX-26 as exhibitors, speakers, or contributors.

We want to establish AMSIPEX-26 as the World’s premier Aero- and Astrophilatelic event and ensure global participation.
Keep your members and affiliated societies informed of all developments and announcements regarding AMSIPEX-26 through your regular communications.

Benefits

AMSIPEX-25 marked a significant milestone in the field of philately with the introduction of several pioneering initiatives aimed at inclusivity, education, and engagement:
- Medals Awarded to All Exhibitors (Including Eligible Single-Frame Exhibits),
- For the first time, all exhibitors were recognized with medals. Notably, all single-frame exhibits that scored between 55 and 100 marks were also awarded medals—encouraging broader participation and maintaining high standards of exhibit quality,
- Introduction of the "Novice Class" : a new Novice Class was introduced, exclusively for first-time exhibitors. This innovation aimed to nurture emerging talent and provide a supportive platform for newcomers to philately,
- Online Feedback Sessions with Juries
- Post-exhibition, interactive feedback sessions were held virtually, allowing exhibitors to directly engage with juries. These sessions provided constructive critiques and guidance, enhancing the educational value of participation.

First societies to be a Joint Organiser

The following societies have already confirmed to be a Joint Sponsor for AMSIPEX 2026 :
- American Air Mail Society
- Belgian Philatelic Society Cosmos
- Cercle Aérophilatélique Français

We sincerely hope your organization will join us in continuing this international tradition and be part of AMSIPEX-26.
Your support and involvement will undoubtedly help elevate the global philatelic community’s shared mission and enthusiasm.

The Future

Some additional innovations we plan to introduce in AMSIPEX-26 include:
- Broad spectrum exhibiting. We will encourage exhibits under all FIP classes (e.g. Postal History, Postal Stationary, Thematic etc.) so long as they are built around Aerophilatelic and Astrophilatelic topics. These will be judged under the FIP rules applicable to their respective classes.
- World Team Championship. We will allow three exhibitors from a single country to form a team. While their exhibits will continue to be eligible for individual medals, the team scores will be aggregated and medals awarded to the team in the name of their country.
- Inviting all FISA member associations to be joint-organiser. We are trying to rope in as many of the 26 national Aerophilatelic and Astrophilatelic associations world-wide to participate even more actively in Amsipex as joint-organisers.
- Multi-Language support (experimental). We are planning to allow exhibits to be submitted in English, French, German and Spanish with a facility for jury and visitors to view the exhibit in any of these languages.