The Rossica Society of Russian Philately is a society founded for the study and appreciation of the postage stamps and postal history of Russia

Postage stamps and postal history of Russia

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History

The society was founded in 1929 in Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

 by E. Arkhangelsky. Administration of the society is now based out of the United States

United States

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Membership

Membership is open worldwide to all stamp collectors interested in Russian philately

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...

. Benefits of membership can be found on the Membership Page: http://www.rossica.org/membership.php

ROSSICAPEX

The philatelic exhibition ROSSICAPEX, sponsored by the society, took place 25-28 June 2009 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California. ROSSICAPEX was held in conjunction with the ASDA Stamp Show at the same venue.

Rossica Journal of Russian Philately

The society publishes the Rossica Journal of Russian Philately, which was originally published in Russian, and is now published in English. The journal won the gold medal at SESCAL 2003 and the gold medal at NAPEX 2005, and the vermiel medal at St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2007.

Organization

The society is governed by a set of by-laws, and is administered by a board of directors, a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, librarian and auditor. Current (2010) president is David Skipton of Greenbelt, Maryland

Greenbelt, Maryland

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See also

• Postage stamps and postal history of Russia
  Postage stamps and postal history of Russia
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Rossica is not governed by a set of by-laws. They have a Constitution.