London 2015 Europhilex was an international stamp exhibition held 13âÂÂ16 May 2015 at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. The exhibition has been granted patronage from the Federation of European Philatelic Associations (FEPA) and the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie (FIP).
The exhibition included 1400 frames of competitive exhibits and a demonstration of stamp forger Jean de Sperati's printing press.
The thematic arm of the show was the European Championship for Thematic Philately, Essen, Germany, 7âÂÂ9 May 2015.
The Grand Prix awards went to the following exhibits:
The Grand Prix DâÂÂHonneur went to James Peter Gough for âÂÂThe UPU and Its Impact on Global Postal ServicesâÂÂ.
The Grand Prix National went to Alan Holyoake for âÂÂSecured Delivery Leading to the Introduction of UK Registration of Internal, External and Transit Mail 1450-1852â (97 points).
The Best in Class awards went to the following exhibits:
Traditional Class: Joseph Hackmey for âÂÂClassic Switzerlandâ (97 points);
Postal History Class: James Peter Gough for âÂÂThe UPU and Its Impact on Global Postal Servicesâ (97 points);
Postal Stationery Class: Henrik Mouritsen for âÂÂThe Classic Postal Stationery of Denmark 1865-1905â (96 points);
Aerophilately Class: Jean-Claude Vasseur for âÂÂNewfoundland Airmailâ (95 points);
Revenue Philately Class: Andy Taylor for âÂÂThe Austrian Newspaper taxâ (91 points);
Open Philately Class: Birthe King for âÂÂDenmark: Conscience, Conflict and Camps 1932-1949â (96 points);
Youth Philately: Hanna Pilipovich for âÂÂOn the 100th Anniversary of the Romanov Seriesâ (84 points);
Thematic Philately: Damian Laege for âÂÂFascinated in Feathersâ (98 points);
Philatelic Literature: Luis Frazao for âÂÂPortuguese Pre-stamp Period Postmarks, Volume 2â (96 points).