ALGARPEX 2024- XV Algarve Philatelic Exhibition
November 14 - November 17
FreeAlgarpex 2024 – 15th Algarve Philatelic Exhibition, which has been held since 2010 in the region, is organized alternately by the Algarve Philatelic Associations. This year the event will take place between November 14th and 17th, in the hall of the Parish Center of Nossa Senhora do Amparo, in Portimão.
ALGARPEX 2024 is organized by AFAL – Algarve Philatelic Association with the collaboration of the Philatelic Section of the Lions Club of Portimão, the Philatelic Section of the Firefighters of Vila Real de Santo António, the Philatelic Youth Nucleus Silves Sul School Group “O Bichinho do Selo”, with the sponsorship and support of the Portuguese Philately Federation – APD, CTT – Correios de Portugal, the Municipality of Portimão and the Parish of Nossa Senhora do Amparo. This exhibition is non-competitive and is aimed at collectors, writers and philatelic journalists born or residing in the Algarve, with collectors from Spain, from the Philatelic Club of Huelva as guests. In the year in which Portimão celebrates 100 years of elevation to city, this will also be the motto for an exhibition that will have scheduled guided tours for students from the Schools of the Groupings of Portimão.
On the 15th and 16th, the event will be open from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm and from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm, with guided tours for school students, and on November 17 the opening period will be from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm and from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
In the morning, starting at 10:00 am, there will be a philatelic meeting between all participants, to exchange views on the material on display, and also a philatelic gathering, scheduled for 11:30 am, which includes the launch of the commemorative postal label of Algarpex 2024, which marks this event and also the first centenary of the city of Portimão.
This will be followed, at 13:00 pm, by the traditional fraternization lunch and the distribution of diplomas and trophies to all participants.
AFAL – Algarve Philatelic Association has been at the service of Philately in the Algarve for 44 years with the aim of disseminating and promoting philately in the Province of the Algarve, arousing the interest of philatelists in exhibitions, showing that it can be exhibited without strict criteria required, presenting its collections to their personal taste, guiding and encouraging the collector to the competition, To develop bonds of friendship and collaboration among all, to seek to spread the cultural value of philately, to develop education and leisure activities, to encourage collecting, especially among young people, to collaborate and support philatelic associations, to hold lectures and meetings in various philatelic areas, and to promote a large annual meeting of philatelic artists.
Detailed program HERE.