 Vitalyos was the editor-in-chief from 1953 to 1977, and continued to write a weekly column until 1986.In 1954, the magazine took the subtitle "L'officiel de la philatélie" (the Philatelic Gazette) after it bought three other publications, one of which had this subtitle.In March 2000, when "Le Monde des philatélistes" ended its run, this became "Timbres magazine"s slogan.