Champions of among the philatelists of Épernay

Champions of among the philatelists of Épernay
Champions of France among the philatelists of Épernay

At the end of October 2024, Châlons-en-Champagne hosted the French Youth Philately Championships. The Épernay club shone.

The Capitole de Châlons-en-Champagne hosted the “Timbres Passion” event which serves as the framework for the French Youth Philately Championship and the national championship for adults as well but for certain categories only.

After the victory in 2022 in Moulins (Allier) of the Champagne-Ardenne youth team, it was once again the region which won the Pasteur challenge with the Sparnacien Antonin Saintot (the Prêts à poste de 98), Inès Gilbaut (On horseback) and Boris Matry (Laurens Peace type stamps). The Champenois retain their title by clearly dominating Île-de-France and Haute-Normandie, 2nd and 3rd.

Individually, another Sparnacian stood out. He wins the title of champion of France. This is Nathanaël Saintot with his presentation on the Liberté de Gandon stamp: values ​​of non-urgent mail (France 1982-1990). He totaled 92 points.

In adult and thematic class, another Sparnacien, Xavier Vigneron, obtained first place with his presentation entitled Who are these snakes? The Sparnacian Philatelic Association is proud of its representatives and achieves a nice hat-trick.


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