Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily explained

Agency Name:Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily
Nativename:Организация Уполномоченного по филателии и бонам в СССР (ОУФБ)
Preceding1:Russian Bureau of Philately
Superseding:Soviet Philatelic Association
Jurisdiction:VTsIK
Headquarters:Moscow, USSR
Coordinates:55.7731°N 37.5906°W
Chief1 Name:Feodor Chuchin
Chief1 Position:Commissioner
Parent Agency:POMGOL

Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily (Russian: Организация Уполномоченного по филателии и бонам в СССР (ОУФБ)) was established in Moscow in 1922 by the All-Russian Central Executive Committee (VTsIK) for matters concerned with philately and bonds. An old Bolshevik Feodor Chuchin headed this organisation.[1]

History

To help finance the Central Famine Relief Committee (POMGOL), VTsIK decided to sell abroad postage stamps of Imperial Russia and the newly formed governments of the Civil War period. The idea was to obtain hard currency for them. Feodor Chuchin was named in 1921 the POMGOL commissioner for matters pertaining to stamp donations.[1]

In March 1922, the Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily was set up. Chuchin was appointed to supervise its activities in Soviet Russia and abroad.[2] The sale of stamps and paper money was profitable:

The Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily existed till 1926 and was superseded by the Soviet Philatelic Association.[1]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 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'..
  2. Book: Прохоров, А. М. . Большая советская энциклопедия: в 30 т. (1970–1979). The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. 2015-06-08. 3rd. 29 (Чаган – Экс-ле-Бен). 1978. Советская энциклопедия [Soviet Encyclopedia]. М. [Moscow]. ru, en. Chuchin, Fedor Grigor’evich. Чучин Фёдор Григорьевич. http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Chuchin%2c+Fedor+Grigorevich.