Stamp exhibit – Huddex 2026
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May 25, 2026
in Hobby, Travel

Stamp exhibit – Huddex 2026

Text and photos by Erik Sturkell

Gabrielle believed I needed to take up a hobby as I’m getting closer to retirement (>6 years). Thus, I resurrected my stamp collection of Cape of Good Hope.

The Huddex 2026 (figure 1) was the first exhibit I took part in, so now I have made my debut in the stamp world. I presented one frame in the regional class on the topic postal history title “Letter rates from the Cape Colony to the UK 1840–1900”. My display comprised of fifteen letters representing the different postage over time. The exhibit can be downloaded through the link below.

I was awarded 82 points by the jury for the exhibit and received the Vermeil award! This was fantastic for a first-time exhibiter and through this result, I am qualified for the national class. On Sunday, I got feedback from the jury, and they had some good suggestions, which I will implement the next time.

The regional and national stamp exhibition Huddex 2026 took place in Huddinge on the 15th to 17th of May. There were 91 exhibits (some had the same exhibitor) on more than 250 frames (figure 2). Also dealers and stamp organisations were displayed. 

At the exhibition I met two geologists presenting at Huddex: Ulf Hålenius (figure 3) and Sten–Anders Smeds (figure 4), with the exhibit “Anmälningsbyråer för Svenska utlandsresenärer vid sekelskiftet” and “Uppsala är bäst – eller åtminstone riktigt bra”, respectively.  They were both awarded the Vermeil award, too. 

I stayed at a hotel on Vasagatan in Stockholm, which was convenient when meeting up with some “alte kameraden” (old friends). However, the exhibit took place in Huddinge south of Stockholm, in a school about 0.5 km from the railway station. During the long weekend 14–17 of May the Crist’s Ascension Day, all trains were discontinued due to track maintenance. Instead we had to use replacements busses combined with underground, but the travel time reached an hour to get to the exhibition!

On a side note. I took a few hours off to visit the Riddarholms church and the island Riddarholmen. Inside the church I quickly located the coat of arms of Serafimerriddaren Johan Ramstedt (figure 5). I have lived in Stockholm for more than half of my live but never taken a photograph of the Stockholm city hall. Finally done (figure 6)!

Figure 1. The entrance to Huddex 26 in Tomtbergshallen in Huddinge.
Figure 2. The exhibition with some of the >250 display frames.
Figure 3. Ulf Hålenius taking down the exhibit.
Figure 4. Sten–Anders Smeds down the exhibit.
Figure 5. The coat of arms of Johan Ramstedt, former Prime Minister of Sweden 1905, and my mother’s grandfather.
Figure 6. The Stockholm city hall.
Erik’s exhibit Huddex26-SturkellDownload