ITALIA 2026’s international philatelic-literature competition concluded with its Palmares Dinner in Rome on 17 October. Lars Engelbrecht RDP received the Grand Prix for his study of Denmark’s 1871–1905 bicoloured postal stationery. Jonas Hällström RDP presented the prize on behalf of the Global Philatelic Network.

The jury report records 282 entries: 184 monographs, 46 periodicals and 52 digital entries. Jurors assessed the exhibits experimentally under the new FEPA regulations covering paper and digital literature.