All-Russian Society of Philatelists () 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 () and the All-Union Society of Collectors ().
History
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.
See also
First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition
International trading tax stamp
Leniniana (philately) Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily Philatelic International Philately Soviet Philatelic Association Soviet Philatelist