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| Founded | 1939 |
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| Founder | Chester Mikucki |
| Type | 501(c)(3)not-for-profit organization |
| Focus | postage stamps and postal history of Poland |
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| Origins | Chicago, IL, USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Method | meetings, study groups, journal, exhibits, expertization |
Revenue | membership fees, contributions, and sales of memorabilia |
| Website | Polonus Philatelic Society |
The Polonus Philatelic Society is a society of stamp collectors who specialize in the postage stamps and postal history of Poland.
The members of the Polonus Philatelic Society are located throughout the USA and in several foreign countries. The society may be contacted via mail sent to: Polonus Philatelic Society, P.O. Box 60438, Rossford, Ohio, 43460-0438.
The Polonus Philatelic Society is a 501 (c)(3)not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1939 in the state of Illinois. The Society is organized exclusively for educational purposes with the objective of promoting Polish philately through the dissemination of information in the English language.
The society’s interests cover all aspects of Polish postage stamps and stamped covers.
Current study groups within the society center on:
The society issues a quarterly “Bulletin of the Polonus Philatelic Society” in the English language.
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Philately is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possible to be a philatelist without owning any stamps. For instance, the stamps being studied may be very rare or reside only in museums.
This is a list of philatelic topics.
Polonus means "Pole" or Polish in Latin. In Polish it refers to a Pole living outside of Poland, a member of Polonia, the Polish diaspora. Regarding persons, Polonus was attributed to
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The Gibraltar Study Circle is a global non-profit society based in the United Kingdom, founded by Walter (Wally) Jackson in 1975. Its aim is to expand the knowledge of the philately of Gibraltar, a British overseas territory located at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. The study circle looks at the philately of Gibraltar in all its forms for the benefit of collectors (philatelists) from all walks of life. This includes studying the postal history, postage stamps, revenue stamps, postal stationery and associated overprints from Gibraltar and any of these used in Morocco. Any new information is shared with the membership via its quarterly journal, "The Rock", which has been published since 1975, showing articles of interest not only to philatelists but also historians, artists and sociologists.
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