All-Russian Society of Philatelists facts for kids
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Всероссийское общество филателистов
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Emblem of the organisation when it became the All-Union Society of Collectors
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| Abbreviation | Russian: ВОФ (VOF), Russian: ВОК (VOK) |
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| Predecessor | Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors |
| Successor | All-Union Society of Philatelists, All-Union Society of Collectors |
| Formation | 6 April 1923 |
| Founded at | Moscow, USSR |
| Extinction | late 1930s |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | national association |
| Purpose | philately, scripophily, numismatics, ex-libris collection |
| Headquarters | 31 Herzen Street |
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Region
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USSR |
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Membership (1926)
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~3,000 members |
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Official language
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Russian |
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Secretary General
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Leongard Eichfuss |
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Chairman of the Board
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Vladimir Repman (1923–1924) Leongard Eichfuss (1924–1925) Boris Bildin (1925–1928) Kazimir Dunin-Barkovsky (1928–1934) |
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Deputy Chairman of the Board
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B. F. Pamfilov |
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Second Secretary
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B. S. Pashkov |
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Treasurer
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E. I. Markevich |
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Main organ
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Board of the Society Publication: Soviet Philatelist |
| Remarks | private persons, 51 regional branches (1927) |
The All-Russian Society of Philatelists was a group for people who loved collecting stamps. This type of collecting is called philately. It was started in 1923 in Soviet Russia.
Over time, the society changed its name. It became the All-Union Society of Philatelists. Later, it was known as the All-Union Society of Collectors.
History of the Society
The idea for a new national stamp collecting group started in 1922. It was supported by the Russian Bureau of Philately. This bureau was part of the government's postal and telegraph services.
On March 15, 1923, the rules for the All-Russian Society of Philatelists were approved. The first meeting of the society happened on April 6, 1923, in Moscow.
The society quickly grew. It opened branches in many cities. These included Yerevan, Tiflis, Tashkent, Ashgabat, and Baku.
From 1924 to 1925, the society held a big event. It was called the First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition. This was a major show for stamp collectors. The society also published its own magazine. It was called Soviet Philatelist and was printed from 1922 to 1932. The All-Russian Society of Philatelists continued to exist until the late 1930s.
Related pages
- First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition
- Leniniana
- Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily
- Philatelic International
- Philately
- Soviet Philatelic Association
- Soviet Philatelist
- Grant, J. (July 1995). "The socialist construction of philately in the early Soviet era". Comparative Studies in Society and History 37 (3): 476–493. ISSN 0010-4175.. http://cabdirect.cab.semcs.net/abstracts/19961801522.html. Retrieved 2015-05-15. Archived from the original and another source on 2015-05-15.
