{"id":18898,"date":"2025-01-18T12:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T17:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=18898"},"modified":"2025-01-18T12:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T17:18:11","slug":"boston-2026s-second-bulletin-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=18898","title":{"rendered":"Boston 2026&#8217;s Second Bulletin Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><em>[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions]<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Boston 2026 Bulletin #2 Now Available<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The second Boston 2026 bulletin detailing information about the show with emphasis on exhibit rules and registration has just been released and is available in electronic format on <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BostonBulletin2cover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18897\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BostonBulletin2cover-209x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BostonBulletin2cover-209x300.png 209w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BostonBulletin2cover-714x1024.png 714w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BostonBulletin2cover-105x150.png 105w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/BostonBulletin2cover.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a>the show\u2019s web site at <a href=\"http:\/\/boston2026.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boston2026.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-page document includes the official IREX (Individual Regulations particular to Boston 2026) as required by the governing body of international exhibiting, the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Philat\u00e9lie (FIP), having granted the show its Recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Boston 2026 is not just one but several exhibitions taking place at the same time hosting the collective best of the world\u2019s renowned exhibitors. The largest is the FIP Exhibition comprised of mostly competitive exhibits among 4,000 frames that are judged and vie for medal awards from bronze to large gold and special prizes, as will the Literature Class entrants.<\/p>\n<p>A separate <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Polar Salon<\/strong><\/span> of 200 frames of both competitive exhibits and non-competitive displays will also take place along with a German-American Salon of 50 non-competitive frames. The annual 2026 APS Champion of Champions Competition rounds out the <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/boston2026_new.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9305\" src=\"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/boston2026_new-288x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/boston2026_new-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/boston2026_new-144x150.png 144w, https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/boston2026_new.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a>exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>Additional non-competitive displays add to the rarities, including a world-class Court of Honor along with institutional, ephemera and other invited exhibits.<\/p>\n<p>Only electronic applications will be accepted for all exhibition types through the appropriate form. All will be online when the new Boston 2026 web site is unveiled in a few weeks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bulletin #2<\/em> additionally provides a timeline of show deadlines, information for societies and postal administrations, and includes two topical articles highlighting Boston area women and African Americans on stamps.<\/p>\n<p>Boston 2026 World Expo takes place May 23-30, 2026, at the Boston Convention &amp; Exhibition Center. Full show details may be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/boston2026.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boston2026.org<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boston2026Expo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boston2026\/\">Facebook<\/a>. Sign up to be added to the Boston 2026 email list and receive updates when available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[press release] [click on any of the pictures for larger versions] Boston 2026 Bulletin #2 Now Available The second Boston 2026 bulletin detailing information about the show with emphasis on exhibit rules and registration has just been released and is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=18898\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boston2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18899,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18898\/revisions\/18899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}