''Kollektsioner'' (russian: Коллекционе́р; ''Collector'') or formerly ''Sovetskii Kollektsioner'' (russian: Сове́тский коллекционе́р; ''Soviet Collector'') is a Russian central

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 ...

yearbook A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a type of a book published annually. One use is to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school. The term also refers to a book of statistics or facts published annually. A yearbook often ...

. This annual publication started in 1963 and covered the history and

design A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design'' ...

postage stamp A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail), who then affix the stamp to the fa ...

s, and other related topics.

History

For a number of earlier years, there was a

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 ...

''Sovetskii Kollektsioner'' (''Soviet Collector''). It was issued jointly with or instead of another magazine, ''Sovetskii Filatelist'' (''

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 ...

''), published from 1922 to 1932 by the

All-Russian Society of Philatelists 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 yearbook under the name of ''Sovetskii Kollektsioner'' first appeared 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 1963. The yearbook was initially issued by the

Moscow Municipal Society of Collectors (MGOK) , predecessor = Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors , merged = All-Union Society of Philatelists , successor = Union of Moscow Philatelists , formation = , founding_location = Moscow, USSR , dissolved = ...

and later, since 1966, by the (russian: Всесоюзное общество филателистов). ''Sovetskii Kollektsioner'' contained research articles in philately and other forms of collecting. For example, in the yearbook No. 3, 1965, Yu. Parmenov wrote an article entitled ''The First Soviet Postage Stamps''. This was the first publication about discovery of the very issued in 1918. They were based on a design by

Rihards Zariņš Rihards Zariņš (also Richards Zarriņš or Richard Sarrinsch in German; 27 June 1869 – 21 April 1939) was a prominent Latvian graphic artist. Life He was born in Kocēni and grew up in Līgatne and later in Grīva. He pursued his studies ...

that depicted a hand with a sword cutting a chain.

References

{{reflist Philately of the Soviet Union Philately of Russia 1963 establishments in the Soviet Union Philatelic periodicals Annual magazines Russian-language magazines Magazines established in 1963 Magazines published in Moscow Magazines published in the Soviet Union

History

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