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By the middle of the twentieth century, hundreds of stamp clubs had formed throughout the United States, often affiliated with large organizations, such as the American Philatelic Society or the American Topical Association. Many published their own scholarly articles or journals, while others advertised in the journals of larger philatelic ...
First Issues Collectors Club, or FICC, is an international society for collectors of the first postage stamps issued by any legitimate postal administration. FICC is American Philatelic Society affiliate #232 [1] Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine and is a non-profit educational organization.
The UK issued its first in honor of "Nature Week" in 1963. [3] As of 2024, over 40,000 bird stamps have been issued around the world, depicting more than 4,000 species of birds. [5] A prominent collector is Chris Gibbins whose collection of over twelve thousand stamps portrays about three thousand species. [2]
On August 1, 1904, the BIR was formally organized and made operational under the Secretary of Finance, Henry Ide (author of the Internal Revenue Law of 1904), with John S. Hord as the first Collector (Commissioner). The first organization started with 69 employees, which consisted of a Collector, Vice-Collector, one Chief Clerk, one Law Clerk ...
Medal Collectors of America (MCA), founded in 1998 in Portland Oregon. "Its primary purpose was to serve collectors of world and U.S. art and historical medals. MCA would bring together those interested in collecting, research and publication of research concerning art and historical medals."
CHARPEX - Charlotte, North Carolina (Charlotte Philatelic Society) COMPEX - Chicago, Illinois [52] FALLSPEX - (Cuyahoga Falls Stamp Club) [52] HUNTSPEX - Huntsville, Alabama (Huntsville Philatelic Club) [52] MEMPHEX - Memphis, Tennessee (Memphis Stamp Collectors Society) [60] WISCOPEX - various Wisconsin cities (Wisconsin Federation of Stamp ...
The first United States duck stamp, issued August 14, 1934. The Federal Duck Stamp, formally known as the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, is an adhesive stamp issued by the United States federal government that must be purchased prior to hunting for migratory waterfowl such as ducks and geese. [1]
Teddy and his Friends topical stamp display at London 2022 International Stamp Exhibition This 2 1 ⁄ 2 real value from the 1901 Nyassa Company stamp issue was the first stamp ever printed to feature a giraffe. Some topics include: Art Deco stamps; Bicycles on stamps; Birds on stamps; Chemistry on stamps; Dinosaurs on stamps; Fish on stamps ...