Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors explained

Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors
Native Name:	Московское общество филателистов и коллекционеров
Abbreviation:	Russian: МОФИК (MOFIK)
Predecessor:	Moscow Society of Stamp Collectors
Successor:	All-Russian Society of Philatelists
Founding Location:	Moscow, RSFSR
Type:	NGO
Status:	municipal association
Purpose:	philately, other forms of collecting
Headquarters:	2 Krivokolenny Lane
Location:	Moscow, RSFSR
Region:	Moscow, other RSFSR cities
Language:	Russian
Leader Title:	Chairman
Leader Name:	Pavel (Paul) Kalnozol
Leader Title2:	Editor
Leader Name2:	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

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

• 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

Further reading

• Grant, J.. July 1995. The socialist construction of philately in the early Soviet era. Comparative Studies in Society and History. 37. 3. 476–493. 10.1017/S0010417500019770. 0010-4175. 179216. 2015-05-15. https://archive.today/20150515113218/http://cabdirect.cab.semcs.net/abstracts/19961801522.html. 2015-05-15. dead. Archived from the original and another source on 2015-05-15.

Notes and References

1. Book: Владинец, Н. И. . Прохоров, А. М. . Большая советская энциклопедия: в 30 т. (1970–1979). The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. 2015-06-08. 3rd. 27 (Ульяновск – Франкфорт). 1977. Советская энциклопедия [Soviet Encyclopedia]. Moscow . ru, en. Philately. Филателия. http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Philately.
2. 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. 0035-8363. https://web.archive.org/web/20150524080531/http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00020235/00045/49j. 2015-05-24. live. 2015-05-15. Reprinted from 'Novoye Russkoye Slovo', New York, 27 July 1986, in the column 'Collector's Corner'..
3. Web site: Brief marks of development of philately. Budnik, D.. May 2004. Forum filatelia e francobolli: Immagini relative ai miei messaggi per il Forum filatelia e francobolli, pagina 67. CIFR — Centro Italiano Filatelia Resistenza. 2015-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526031502/http://www.fabiovstamps.com/forum67.html. live. 2015-05-26.
4. Book: 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. . Владинец, Н. И. . Якобс, В. А. . Большой филателистический словарь. Great Philatelic Dictionary. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526203652/http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/dic_philately/1778. 2015-05-26. live . 2015-05-26. 1988. Радио и связь [Radio i svyaz']. 320 p. Moscow . ru. 5-256-00175-2. Moscow Society of Philatelists and Collectors. Московское общество филателистов и коллекционеров. http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/dic_philately/1778.
5. Web site: Philately in Russia, Part 2. Philately in the RSFSR and the USSR. Ivanova, V.. 2015-02-23. Russia-IC: Culture & Arts: Manners, Customs and Traditions. Russia-InfoCentre; Guarant-InfoCentre. 2015-06-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20150703172113/http://russia-ic.com/culture_art/traditions/2706. 2015-07-03. live.