All-Russian Society of Philatelists
| Всероссийское общество филателистов | |
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, collection |
| Headquarters | 31 Herzen Street |
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| Coordinates | 55°45′27″N 37°35′54″E / 55.75750°N 37.59833°E |
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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 |
| Slogan | "Collectors of the world, unite" |
| Remarks | private persons, 51 regional branches (1927) |
All-Russian Society of Philatelists (Russian: Всероссийское общество филателистов) 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) and the All-Union Society of Collectors (Russian: Всесоюзное общество коллекционеров).
In Soviet Russia, the first philatelic organisation, Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors, appeared in 1918 in Moscow. 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.
In 1923, 643 collectors joined the All-Russian Society of Philatelists. 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 till the late 1930s.
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