Soviet Philatelic Association facts for kids
| Советская филателистическая ассоциация (СФА) | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 25 October 1926 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Dissolved | 1938 |
| Superseding agency |
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| Jurisdiction | VTsIK |
| Headquarters | Moscow, USSR 55°45′N 37°37′E / 55.750°N 37.617°E |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Commission on the Organisation and Disposal of the V. I. Lenin Fund for Street Children Aid |
The Soviet Philatelic Association (SFA) was a special group in the Soviet Union. It was like a business that handled everything about philately. Philately is the hobby of collecting and studying stamps. The SFA was in charge of selling Soviet stamps. It sold them to people in other countries and to stamp collectors in the Soviet Union.
History of the SFA
Before the SFA, there were two main stamp-collecting groups in the Soviet Union. One was the All-Russian Society of Philatelists, started in 1922. The other was Philatelic International (also called Filintern), which began in 1924.
In July 1924, a group called the "All-Union Philatelic Association of Socialist Soviet Republics" was formed. It was known as the "State Philatelic Organization." Feodor Chuchin was in charge of this group. He also oversaw another government body that dealt with stamps. This early association did not last long.
Starting the Soviet Philatelic Association
On October 25, 1926, a new group was created in Moscow. It was called the Soviet Philatelic Association (SFA). This happened because of a special order from the government. The SFA took over from the older stamp-related organizations.
The SFA had an important job. It sold Soviet stamps to different people. This included stamp dealers in other countries. It also sold stamps to Soviet philatelists (stamp collectors). Even schoolboys bought stamps from the SFA. Many of these boys glued their new stamps into school notebooks. This was because they did not have proper stamp albums.
The SFA also had its own magazine. It was called Sovetskii Filatelist (Soviet Philatelist). This magazine helped share news and information about stamps.
End of the SFA
The Soviet Philatelic Association worked for many years. But in 1938, it was replaced. A new organization took its place. This new group was called the Chief Philatelic Bureau.
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