All-Russian Society of Philatelists
National organisation in the Soviet Union
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All-Russian Society of Philatelists (Russian: Всероссийское общество филателистов, romanized: Vserossiyskoe obshchestvo filatelistov) was the first national philatelic organisation in Soviet Russia established in 1923. Later on, it was subsequently renamed and reorganised into the All-Union Society of Philatelists (Russian: Всесоюзное общество филателистов, romanized: Vsesoyuznoe obshchestvo filatelistov)[b] and the All-Union Society of Collectors (Russian: Всесоюзное общество коллекционеров, romanized: Vsesoyuznoe obshchestvo kollektsionerov).[1][2]
Всероссийское общество филателистов | |
 Emblem of the organisation when it became the All-Union Society of Collectors | |
| 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 |
| Dissolved | late 1930s |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | national association |
| Purpose | philately, scripophily,[a] numismatics, ex-libris collection |
| Headquarters | 31 Herzen Street |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 55°45′27″N 37°35′54″E |
Region served | USSR |
| Members | ~3,000 members (1926) |
Official language | Russian |
Secretary General | Leongard Eichfuss |
Chairman of the Board | Vladimir Repman (1923–1924) Leongard Eichfuss (1924–1925) Boris Bildin (1925–1928) Kazimir Dunin-Barkovsky (1928–1934) |
Deputy Chairman of the Board | B. F. Pamfilov |
Second Secretary | B. S. Pashkov |
Treasurer | E. I. Markevich |
Main organ | Board of the Society Publication: Soviet Philatelist |
| Remarks | private persons, 51 regional branches (1927) |
History
In Soviet Russia, the first philatelic organisation, Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors, appeared in 1918 in Moscow.[2] In 1922, the idea of a new countrywide philatelic society was supported by the Russian Bureau of Philately at the RSFSR National Commissariat of Post and Telegraphs. On 15 March 1923, the charter of the All-Russian Society of Philatelists was approved. On 6 April 1923, its first meeting took place in Moscow.[1][3]
In 1923, 643 collectors joined the All-Russian Society of Philatelists.[4] The society's branches worked in Yerevan, Tiflis, Tashkent, Ashgabat, Baku, and other cities. In 1924–1925, the First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition was held. The All-Russian Society of Philatelists published the Soviet Philatelist magazine (1922–1932). It existed until the late 1930s.[1][3]
