Young Cuban Collectors Awarded at World Philately Exhibition

HAVANA, Cuba. The prizes received by Young Cuban collectors Adrián Fernández Guzmán, Carlos Galguera Solís and Adrián Nazco Urrutia at the World Philately Exhibition recently held in China have been described as extraordinary.

Adrián Fernández, 18, received the Youth Grand Prize and the Large Vermeil Medal; Carlos Galguera obtained the Large Vermeil Medal; and Adrián Nazco, 17, walked away with the Vermeil or Golden Silver Medal, second in the event's categories. They all live in the Cuban capital.

The President of Cuba's Philately Federation, José Raúl Lorenzo, noted that it was the largest exhibition of its kind ever held in the world, and took place in the city of Louyang, Juventud Rebelde newspaper reports.

The Cuban official explained that more than 2 million collectors from 84 nations participated in the event, who presented over 1,000 collections of great value. Visitors to the exhibition had the opportunity of enjoying 12 of the planet's 14 most important philately jewels.

Adrián Fernández obtained the Youth Grand Prize for his collection titiled Marcas postales prefilatélicas de Cuba, which includes 130 covers or letters from the first half of the 19th century, before postage stamps began to be used in Cuba in 1855.

Carlos Galguera received the Large Vermeil Medal for his collection Primeros vuelos de Cuba, while Adrián Nazco won with his Barco al agua, que el viento sopla, a large diversity of postal material on sail navigation from the 19th century to date.

Cuban adults awarded Golden Silver Medals on this occasion were Pedro Intento Echeverria (El telégrafo) and Ignacio Granados Fernandez (El fascinante séptimo arte).

(Jóvenes cubanos con premios en exposición filatélica mundial)