| All-Russian Society of Philatelists | |
| Native Name: | Всероссийское общество филателистов |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Abbreviation: | Russian: ВОФ (VOF), Russian: ВОК (VOK) |
| Predecessor: | Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors |
| Successor: | All-Union Society of Philatelists, All-Union Society of Collectors |
| Founding Location: | Moscow, USSR |
| Dissolved: | late 1930s |
| Type: | NGO |
| Status: | national association |
| Purpose: | philately, scripophily, numismatics, ex-libris collection |
| Headquarters: | 31 Herzen Street |
| Location: | Moscow, USSR |
| 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 |
| Remarks: | private persons, 51 regional branches (1927) |
All-Russian Society of Philatelists (Russian: Всероссийское общество филателистов) 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 (Russian: Всесоюзное общество филателистов) and the All-Union Society of Collectors (Russian: Всесоюзное общество коллекционеров).[1] [2]
In Soviet Russia, the first philatelic organisation, Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors, appeared in 1918 in Moscow.[2] 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.[1] [3]
In 1923, 643 collectors joined the All-Russian Society of Philatelists.[4] 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 until the late 1930s.[1] [3]