The British Society of Russian Philately is a philatelic society dedicated to the study of postage stamps and postal history of Russia

Postage stamps and postal history of Russia

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 and Russian-related countries.

History

The society was founded in 1936 by Dr A H Wortman, who was its first president. He remained a member of the Executive Committee until he died. Initially the society was known as The Russian Study Circle.

Meetings

Meetings of the society are held five times a year in London

London

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 and also in several regional areas.

Services

The society offers various services, such as auctions, expertization of stamps, exchange packets, use of the society’s philatelic library, philatelic book reviews, and upcoming show/exhibition listings.

Organization

The society is administered by a set of officers, including president, secretary, treasurer, librarian, journal editor, exchange packet secretary, auction secretary, publicity officer, newsletter editor, expertising committee secretary, Russia consultant and representative in North America

North America

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