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The First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition was held 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 1924–1925. Its full name was the First All-Union Philatelic, Scripophilic and Numismatic Exhibition. This was because it combined the objects of philately
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 poss ...
, scripophily
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(collecting stock
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and bond certificates), and 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 ...
.
The exhibition
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was organised from 15 December 1924 to 15 February 1925. This was done by the Presidium of the All-Union Philatelic Association and Board
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of the All-Russian Society of Philatelists (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
, dissolved ...
. The combined exhibition
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition ...
was meant to prepare formation of the ''All-Union Society of Collectors
All-Russian Society of Philatelists (russian: Всероссийское общество филателистов) was the first national Philately, philatelic organisation in Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia established ...
''. The society was to be under the direction of Feodor Chuchin
Feodor Grigorovich Chuchin (1883-1942) was an official in the Soviet government who was chairman of the campaign to eliminate illiteracy. He also was an author on numismatic and philatelic topics.
Early life and family
Feodor Chuchin was born in ...
, the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily.
See also
*All-Russian Society of Philatelists (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
, dissolved ...
* Leniniana (philately)
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In philately, Leniniana is a topic for collecting postage stamps that tell about the life and story of Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) or people, places, etc. connected with him. The topic was common in the Soviet Union.
On the stamps ...
* 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. ...
* Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily
Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily (russian: Организация Уполномоченного по филателии и бонам в СССР (ОУФБ)) was established in Moscow in 1922 by the All-Russian Centr ...
* Philatelic International
Philatelic International (Filintern), brief name being russian: Филинтерн (Filintern). This was similar to '' Comintern'' (Communist International) and ''Profintern'' (Red International of Labor Unions). was an international philatelic soc ...
* Philately
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 poss ...
* Soviet Philatelic Association
Soviet Philatelic Association (SFA; russian: Советская филателистическая ассоциация (СФА)) was a business run by the Soviet Union authorities in the field of philately.
History
Two early philatelic public e ...
* ''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 ...
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References
Further reading
*External links
* {{coord missing, Moscow Philately of the Soviet Union 1924 establishments in the Soviet Union 1925 disestablishments in the Soviet Union Philatelic events Exhibitions in Russia 1920s in Moscow