The Chicago Philatelic Society is one of the oldest philatelic

Philately

Philately is the study of stamps and postal history and other related items. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting, which does not necessarily involve the study of stamps. It is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps...

 organization in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, serving stamp collectors in the Chicago, Illinois, area.

History

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

American Philatelic Society

The American Philatelic Society is the largest nonprofit stamp collecting and organization of philately in the world, with almost 44,000 members from 110 countries...

because of its long and continuous service to philately.

Meeting location

Monthly meetings of the Chicago Philatelic Society are conducted on the third Thursday of each month, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Washington Library at 400 S State Street. Meetings feature speakers, presentations, and society business.

Chicagopex

Each year the society holds in November its annual Chicagopex philatelic show which features exhibits on display, stamp dealers and stamp collectors and visitors from around the nation.