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All
About the Hobby of Philately
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Collecting Organizations and Associations
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Stamp Collecting Associations and
Organizations
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American
Philatelic Society (APS)
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APS is the largest, nonprofit society in the world for stamp
collectors. It is supported entirely by membership dues, gifts, and
the sale of its publications and services. Founded in 1886, the APS is
now in its second century of service to stamp collectors and postal
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American
First Day Cover Society (AFDCS)
The AFDCS is a volunteer non-profit and
non-commercial organization serving the needs of First Day Cover
collectors, cachet makers, and dealers. Founded in 1955, the society
now has a membership of nearly 3,000 active first day cover
collectors, including hundreds of collectors who design and
manufacture their own cacheted FDCs. |
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American
Topical Association (ATA)
The American Topical Association serves
members in 90 countries. It is the largest philatelic society devoted
to a specific phase of stamp collecting. Organized in 1949, the ATA
has over 50 years of service to its members. The ATA is the best
source of information, fellowship and inspiration in the topical
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Junior
Philatelists of America (JPA)
Junior Philatelists of America is
an organization run by and for young stamp collectors, age 17 and
under. Adult Supporting Members may also join. Junior members operate
the services, write for its publication (The Philatelic Observer),
participate in study groups called "Clusters", serve on
committees, and elect their own officers. |
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Post
Mark Collectors Club (PMCC)
The Post Mark Collectors Club (PMCC) is
an International Organization committed to the preservation of postal
history and encouraging the hobby of Post Mark collecting. The club is
a non-profit affiliate of the American Philatelic Society. |
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United
Postal Stationary Society (UPSS)
The United Postal Stationery Society is
a non-profit organization which was formed in 1945 through merger of
the Postal Card Society of America and the International Postal
Stationery Society. It is the largest society devoted to the
collecting of postal stationery with members across the United States
and countries throughout the world. |
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U.S.
Philatelic Classics Society (USPCS)
The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society
is the successor of "The Three Cent 1851-57 Unit" (Unit
Number 11) of the American Philatelic Society. It was
originally founded by a group of '51 to '57 specialists that included
Dr. Carroll Chase, Stanley B. Ashbrook, and Leo J. Shaughnessy. Since
its founding, the Society has broadened its scope to include postal
issues and postal history from the Stampless era up to the Bureau
Issues. |
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Universal
Ship Cancellation Society (USCS)
The USCS, an international
philatelic organization founded
in 1932 has over 1,500 members with an interest in postmarks and
covers from all maritime services. This includes Navy ships of all
countries, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Navy bases, merchant ships with
seapost and paquebot markings, related cachets, and other naval
memorabilia. It is the only organization in the U.S. devoted to Navy
and maritime covers. |
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