From Monday, November 4 to Saturday, November 9, 2024, the annual exhibition that the Avilesino Philatelic Group has been organizing since its foundation in 1951 will be held at the House of Culture, although with the name ‘ExfiAvilés’ it is much more recent, back in 1998.
The exhibition brings together stamps of all colors and sizes, postmarks, postal stationery (this is the name given to a pre-franked envelope issued by an official postal entity, which has a stamp or other emblem printed on it) that are displayed in 76 display cases with an offer of 14 collections of the most varied, ranging from local issues such as ‘Postal History of Avilés: 19th Century’, to other upcoming ones such as ‘Galicia 18th and 19th Centuries’, ‘State Spanish: 1936-1951’, ‘Official Correspondence in the 19th Century’, ‘The History of Navigation’, and others more distant such as ‘German Empire’, ‘The Spanish Marianas’.
There are also curious collections such as ‘First Day of Israel’ covers, and correspondence with France, as well as commemorative envelopes and stamps and postal stationery from Argentina and private initiatives from Spain.
In this edition we want to give special prominence, the central axis of the exhibition, to the Palace and the Balsera family, with an inaugural conference by the historian, member of the Royal Institute of Asturian Studies and of the Group’s Governing Board. Philatelic Avilesino, Román Antonio Álvarez González.
Throughout the week there will be conferences and activities in which we want to give play to the younger generations to develop their talents and get them interested in stamps. In this sense, there will be visits by students from schools and philately workshops with guided tours of the exhibition.
One of the ExfiAvilés 2024 milestones will be the putting into circulation of the special ExfiAvilés 2024 postmarks (Your Stamp Card, Personalized Stamp and Envelope) and the 25th Anniversary of the Judo Club Avilés (Personalized Stamp and Envelope), with a round table on the history of the club (Wednesday 7:30 p.m.) Round Table. “XXV years of the Judo Club Avilés”.
The day is the closing of the exhibition, Saturday, and over lunch the medals and diplomas will be awarded, as well as the Vidal Menéndez Regional Postmark Award and the XXXI Gold Badge, the Group’s highest award. Philatelic. A tribute will also be paid to Arturo Ferrer Zavala, President of the Guipuzcoan Philatelic Association, and Vice President of the Basque Federation, in this second position for more than 25 years, for his support and collaboration with the Aviles group.
ExfiAvilés 2024 Program
Monday, November 4
- 19.30 hours. Inaugural event in the Multipurpose Room of the House of Culture
Conference by the historian, member of the Royal Institute of Asturian Studies and of the Governing Board of the Avilesino Philatelic Group, Mr. Román Antonio Álvarez González.
Title: “The Palace and the family of Fernández Balsera’’
Tuesday, November 5
- 10.00 hours. Visit of the Primary Education students of CP Marcelo Gago
- 19.30 hours. Conference by José Ramón Rumoroso Rodríguez
Title: “My Thematic Collection: Navigation since the 18th Century”
Wednesday, November 6
- 10.00 hours. Visit of the Primary Education students of CP Marcelo Gago
- 16,30 a 19.30 hours. Putting into circulation the special postmarks of:
- ExfiAvilés 2024 (Your Stamp Card, Personalized Stamp and Envelope)
- XXV Anniversary of the Judo Club Avilés (Personalized Stamp and Envelope)
- 7:30 p.m. Round Table. “XXV years of the Judo Club Avilés”
Coordinator: Mr. Carlos Fernández, Sports Director of the Club
Participating: Yosu Alonso (Head of Communication) and Ricardo García (First team coach)
Thursday, November 7
- 19,00 – 20,00. Youth workshop “Post Office and Philately”, led by Mr. José Ramón Menéndez and Aurora Gómez
- 19.00 – 20.00 hours. Guided tour of the exhibition
Saturday, November 9. Member’s Day
- 10.30 hours. Commentary and analysis of the exhibited collections.
Coordinated by Joaquín García González.
- 2.30 pm. Lunch in the rooms of the Hotel 40 Nudos.
- Presentation of the ExfiAvilés commemorative medal to the exhibitors.
- Presentation of the Vidal Menéndez Prize, in its XXVI edition.
- Delivery of the Gold Insignia to Dª Celina Rodríguez Menéndez, member of the Avilesino Philatelic Group
- Tribute to Arturo Ferrer Zavala
- Closing of ExfiAvilés 2024
ExfiAvilés 2024 Exhibitors
| SHOWCASES | EXPOSITOR | TITLE OF THE COLLECTION |
| 1 – 8 | Andrés García Pascual | Galicia S-XVIII and XIX. Overseas mail |
| 9 – 13 | José Ángel Salvador Aller | Germany Empire |
| 14-18 | Alfredo Arias Acha | The history of navigation |
| 19 – 20 | Manuel Palomino Duran | Israel First Day Covers |
| 21 – 22 | Carmelo Serrano Romero | Norddeutscher Lloyd catapulted mail: 1929-1935 |
| 23 – 32 | Victor Gil Gregorio | Spanish State: 1936-1951 |
| 33 | Jose Ramon Rumorous Rodriguez | Postal History of Avilés: 19th Century |
| 34 – 38 | Rafael Macarrón Pliego | The Spanish Marianas – Carolinas and Palau |
| 39 – 43 | Joaquín García González | Post with France 1620-1820 |
| 44 – 50 | Arturo Ferrer Zavala | Argentine postal stationery (Rivadavia) |
| 51 – 55 | German Baschwitz | Private initiative postal stationery in Spain |
| 56 – 63 | Luis Rollan Infiesta | Official correspondence in the 19th century |
| 64 – 68 | Amalio Martínez Sánchez | Commemorative envelopes and postmarks |
| 69- 76 | Jose Ramon Rumorous Rodriguez | From wood to steel, from sail to nuclear propulsion: navigation since the 18th century |
