Greetings

 

 

Dear friends of philately, dear guests,

 

On behalf of the entire board of the German Philatelic Federation e. V. (BDPh) and also quite personally I invite you to participate and visit the next “European Championship of Thematic Philately” (ECTP) 2011 in Essen.

The organizers of this more than interesting exhibition, the Association of Philatelists in North-Rhine-Westphalia e. V. invite you with support of the BDPh, the “Foundation to promote philately and postal history” as well as the support of FEPA to the 5^th succession exhibition of this philatelist event in Essen, the place where the successful story ECTP in 2006 began, warmly.

 

From small beginnings to an internationally recognized exhibition competition has developed in this thematic area wish makes the collector`s friends of the thematic philately from whole Europe 2011 in Essen again a centre of her hobby.

 

I wish the 5^th ECTP again success and a smooth course, as well as all exhibitors, visitors, guests and friends beautiful and exciting days in Essen.

 

Dieter Hartig,

President Federation of German Philatelists