(VOF), russian: ВОК (VOK) , predecessor = Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors , successor = All-Union Society of Philatelists, All-Union Society of Collectors , formation = , founding_location = Moscow,

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

, dissolved = late 1930s , type =

NGO A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...

, status = national association , purpose = philately,

scripophily Scripophily is the study and collection of stock and bond certificates. A specialized field of numismatics, scripophily is an area of collecting due to both the inherent beauty of some historical documents as well as the interesting historical con ...

numismatics Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects. Specialists, known as numismatists, are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, but the discipline also includ ...

, ex-libris collection , headquarters = 31 Herzen Street , location = Moscow, USSR , coords = , region = USSR , membership = ~3,000 members , membership_year = 1926 , language = Russian , sec_gen = Leongard Eichfuss , leader_title = Chairman of the Board , leader_name = Vladimir Repman (1923–1924)
Leongard Eichfuss (1924–1925)
Boris Bildin (1925–1928)
Kazimir Dunin-Barkovsky (1928–1934) , leader_title2 = Deputy Chairman of the Board , leader_name2 = B. F. Pamfilov , leader_title3 = Second Secretary , leader_name3 = B. S. Pashkov , leader_title4 = Treasurer , leader_name4 = E. I. Markevich , main_organ = Board of the Society
Publication: ''

Soviet Philatelist ''Soviet Philatelist'' or ''Sovetskii Filatelist''. was a Soviet central philatelic magazine published in 1922–1932 by the All-Russian Society of Philatelists. For a number of years, in 1925 and in 1928–1932, its name was changed to ''Soviet C ...

'' , 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 Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is possi ...

organisation An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from ...

Soviet Russia The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

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).

History

In Soviet Russia, the first philatelic organisation,

Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors (russian: Московское общество филателистов и коллекционеров) was one of the first philatelic organisations in Soviet Russia that appeared in Moscow in 1918. ...

, appeared in 1918 in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. In 1922, the idea of a new countrywide philatelic society was supported by the

Russian Bureau of Philately Russian Bureau of Philately (RBF; russian: Росси́йское бюро́ филатели́и (РБФ)) was a special organisation under the People's Commissariat for Posts and Telegraphs of the RSFSR in 1921–1924. This was the first Soviet g ...

at the

RSFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

National Commissariat of Post and Telegraphs. On 15 March 1923, the charter of the All-Russian Society of

Philatelist Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is possi ...

s 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

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Ashgabat Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشق‌آباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies ...

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, and other cities. In 1924–1925, the

First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition The First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition was held in Moscow in 1924–1925. Its full name was the First All-Union Philatelic, Scripophilic and Numismatic Exhibition. This was because it combined the objects of philately, scripophily (collecting st ...

was held. The All-Russian Society of Philatelists published the ''

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

(1922–1932). It existed till the late 1930s.

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