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The society was founded October 8, 1886. Its predecessor was the Chicago Stamp Collectors Union established a few years earlier, in December 1884. It has the distinction of being Chapter One of the American Philatelic Society because of its long and continuous service to philately. [1]
Beverly-Roosevelt Stamp Club (Chicago) [58] Blackhawk Philatelic Society [60] Bloomington Stamp Club [60] Caterpillar Stamp Club (East Peoria) [58] Champaign-Urbana Stamp Club [58] [61] Chicago Air Mail Society [58] Chicago Philatelic Society [58] Collectors Club of Chicago; Corn Belt Philatelic Society [58] [51]
The president's office at the Cabeen House in Chicago. The main reading room on the second floor of the clubhouse Some books at the CCC library. The Collectors Club of Chicago (CCC) began with informal meetings in the 1920s of specialized collectors residing in the Chicago area. The CCC was incorporated as a not-for-profit in Illinois.
This is a list of philatelic bureaus across the world. In philately , a philatelic bureau is the part of a national postal administration that sells philatelic items to stamp collectors , tourists and stamp dealers .
Henry G. Lapham, Grand Award at the 1936 Third International Philatelic Exhibition [11] H. Dormer Legge; Alfred Lichtenstein [12] James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford, formed massive philatelic library [13] George Ward Linn, founder of Linn's Weekly Stamp News; Robson Lowe, "father of postal history" [14] John Luff [13]
The list includes any kind of governmental entity or officially approved organisation that has issued distinctive types of stamp for postal purposes. These include post offices in foreign countries and postal services organised by military occupations, international organisations, colonies, provinces, city-states and some revolutionary movements.
Since the United States Post Office (now United States Postal Service or USPS) issued its first stamp in 1847, over 4,000 stamps have been issued and over 800 people featured. People have been featured on multiple stamps in one issue, or over time, such as various Presidents of the United States .
Philatelic organizations based in the United States (2 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Philatelic organizations" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.