Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors

Moscow Society of Philatelists and CollectorsМосковское общество филателистов и коллекционеров

Cover of the Society Charter, 1918

Abbreviation| Russian: МОФИК (MOFIK)
Predecessor| Moscow Society of Stamp Collectors
Successor| All-Russian Society of Philatelists
Formation| March 1918; 106 years ago (1918-03)
Founded at| Moscow, RSFSR
Dissolved| February 1921; 103 years ago (1921-02)
Type| NGO
Legal status| municipal association
Purpose| philately, other forms of collecting
Headquarters| 2 Krivokolenny Lane
Location|

* Moscow, RSFSR

Coordinates| 55°45′42″N 37°38′06″E﻿ / ﻿55.76167°N 37.63500°E﻿ / 55.76167; 37.63500

Region

| Moscow, other RSFSR cities

Official language

| Russian

Chairman

| Pavel (Paul) Kalnozol

Editor

| Pavel (Paul) Kalnozol
Publication| Russian Magazine of Collectors and Correspondents
Remarks| private persons

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. Later on, it ceased and was replaced with the All-Russian Society of Philatelists (Russian: Всероссийское общество филателистов).[1]

## History

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In Russia prior to the October Revolution, there was a well established and organised philatelic community.[2] With the beginning of World War I, activity of Russian philatelic societies and magazines stopped. Communications with foreign philatelic societies were interrupted.[3]

After the October Revolution, stamp collectors managed to obtain legalisation of philately in Soviet Russia.[2] The new magazine, Russian Magazine of Collectors and Correspondents (Russian: Российский журнал коллекционеров и корреспондентов), established in 1916 and issued till July 1918, promoted the foundation of the Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors.[3] It was set up in Moscow in March 1918.[4] This was the first philatelic organisation in the RSFSR. Most members of the pre-revolutionary Moscow Society of Stamp Collectors joined the new society. It existed till February 1921.[4][5] After its dissolution, the All-Russian Society of Philatelists was established in 1923.[1]

## See also

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* All-Russian Society of Philatelists
* First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition
* Leniniana (philately)
* Moscow Municipal Society of Collectors
* Moscow Society of Stamp Collectors
* Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily
* Philatelic International
* Soviet Philatelic Association
* Soviet Philatelist

## References

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1. ^ a b Владинец, Н. И. (1977). "Филателия" [Philately]. In Прохоров, А. М. (ed.). Большая советская энциклопедия: в 30 т. (1970–1979) [The Great Soviet Encyclopedia] (in Russian and English). Vol. 27 (Ульяновск – Франкфорт) (3rd ed.). Moscow: Советская энциклопедия [Soviet Encyclopedia]. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
2. ^ a b Polchaninov, R.; Translated by G. Shalimoff and D. Skipton (1986). "From the history of philately in the USSR". Rossica: Journal of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately. 108–109: 46–52. ISSN 0035-8363. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-15. "Reprinted from 'Novoye Russkoye Slovo', New York, 27 July 1986, in the column 'Collector's Corner'."
3. ^ a b Budnik, D. (May 2004). "Brief marks of development of philately". Forum filatelia e francobolli: Immagini relative ai miei messaggi per il Forum filatelia e francobolli, pagina 67. CIFR — Centro Italiano Filatelia Resistenza. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
4. ^ a b Владинец, Н. И.; Ильичёв, Л. И.; Левитас, И. Я.; Мазур, П. Ф.; Меркулов, И. Н.; Моросанов, И. А.; Мякота, Ю. К.; Панасян, С. А.; Рудников, Ю. М.; Слуцкий, М. Б.; Якобс, В. А. (1988). "Московское общество филателистов и коллекционеров" [Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors]. In Владинец, Н. И.; Якобс, В. А. (eds.). Большой филателистический словарь [Great Philatelic Dictionary] (in Russian). Moscow: Радио и связь [Radio i svyaz']. 320 p. ISBN 5-256-00175-2. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
5. ^ Ivanova, V. (2015-02-23). "Philately in Russia, Part 2. Philately in the RSFSR and the USSR". Russia-IC: Culture & Arts: Manners, Customs and Traditions. Russia-InfoCentre; Guarant-InfoCentre. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 2015-06-21.

## Further reading

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* Grant, J. (July 1995). "The socialist construction of philately in the early Soviet era". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 37 (3): 476–493. doi:10.1017/S0010417500019770. ISSN 0010-4175. JSTOR 179216. Archived from the original on 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-05-15. Archived from the original and another source on 2015-05-15.