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This year’s Südwest Messe trade fair in Ulm was once again well attended. Satisfaction was evident among visitors, dealers, and the organizer, Dieter Schaile.

The BPP booth was once again very well positioned at one of the two entrances in the foyer and immediately recognizable to visitors. It was very well received:

During the three days of the trade fair, our consulting team (Gruber / Tworek / Goller / Bock / Bauer / Wehner / Ehrig / Pfeiffer) conducted a total of 173 consultations—not counting the additional discussions. A big thank you to our colleagues and Ms. Schabla’s trade fair team for their hard work.

Of course we will be back again in 2026.

The Stamp Festival took place in Hamburg-Hamm on October 3 and 4, 2025, featuring Juniorposta, the DPhJ Foundation Competition, and team championships accompanying Philatelists’ Day.
In addition to the supporting program, there were several dealers and information stands on site, such as the Philatelistic Library Hamburg, and also the BPP e. V. advice stand. On October 3, there was also an “Postal Stamps” experience team with a special postmark.

The BPP stand was set up directly in the entrance area, and as expected, the public showed a high level of interest in advice and general information on auditing.
A large number of consultations were held, some of which were very detailed. Fortunately, there were no submissions of worthless bundles of documents; most of the cases involved qualified issues. There was also a clear sense of general interest in the work of the BPP, as such events provide an opportunity to obtain first-hand information.

The organizer expressed its gratitude to the BPP for participating and to the large team on site:
Matthias Bock, Hans-Ludwig Kramp, Dr. Leif Kramp, Jörg Mathies, Claus Petry, and Heinrich Wasels.

For its part, the BPP thanked the organizer for covering the stand costs and providing for the team during the two days of the trade fair.

Jörg Mathies

The Bund Philatelistischer Prüfer will be represented with an advisory stand at the International Stamp Fair
in Ulm from October 23rd to 25th, 2025.

The examiners listed below will be present at the stand and available for consultation:

On September 6, 2025, the first Hessen Stamp Fair took place in Hofheim am Taunus, organized by eight clubs from the Rhine-Main region together with the Association of Philatelic Clubs of Hessen and Rhine-Main-Nahe e.V.

The BPP was also represented here with an information and advice stand, where several fellow examiners (Leon Bernhard, Hansmichael Krug, and Andreas Wehner, from left to right) were on hand to offer their expertise to visitors to the stamp fair.

In almost 40 consultations, it was once again impressively confirmed how important our presence is, even at “smaller” events. The majority of visitors came to the BPP stand with specific questions about particular pieces. In the expert discussions, most of the questions could be answered or high-quality pieces confirmed, much to the delight of those asking the questions.

However, in order to ensure 100% certainty, it was recommended that the items be examined by the BPP colleague responsible for the respective area of expertise.

Many thanks to those responsible on site for the excellent organization of the Hessen Stamp Fair. A repeat event is planned for 2026. If the dates are suitable, the BPP e.V. will be happy to participate again with an information and advice stand.

On August 28 and 29, 2025, the stamp and coin exchange took place in Löhne for the fourth time. The BPP was once again represented here with an information and advice stand with a total of four fellow examiners covering a wide range of examination areas: Heinrich Wasels, Jörg Mathies, Andreas Wehner, and Rolf Tworek (from left to right).

Over 80 consultations impressively confirmed the necessity of our presence at this event. In addition to high-quality individual items, our colleagues at the consultation stand were also presented with collections of varying sizes, with collectors having questions about specific stamps. Some of these questions could be answered on the spot, while others required further examination, as a final assessment (e.g., with findings or certification) cannot be carried out at the consultation stand.

In some cases, the consultations prevented collectors from suffering losses or, thanks to the expertise of the examiners, confirmed the high quality of items that the collectors had not necessarily expected.

A visitor who presented obvious forgeries appeared curious. He kept coming back and asking a different examiner for their opinion each time. When the fourth colleague announced the same finding, the gentleman left. Whether it was stubbornness, a test of the examiners’ knowledge, or a “hidden camera” prank remained unclear.

The perfect organization of the stamp exchange by the Löhne and Surrounding Area Stamp and Coin Collectors’ Association and the dedication of Heiko Rohde contributed to an all-around successful event.