Philatelic International
Philatelic International (Filintern)[b] was an international philatelic society of collector-workers in the 1920s to 1940s.[1]
| Philatelic International (Filintern) | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the organisation on the cover of its organ, magazine Radio de Filintern (in the combined issue with Soviet Philatelist and Soviet Collector) | |
| Abbreviation | Filintern |
| Formation | 22 June 1924 |
| Extinction | 1940s |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | international association |
| Purpose/focus | philately, scripophily[a] |
| Location | Moscow, USSR |
| Coordinates | 55°45′N 37°37′E / 55.750°N 37.617°E |
| Membership | 102 members |
| Official languages | Esperanto, English, French, German |
| Editor | Leongard Eichfuss |
| Remarks | private persons |
History
The creation of the Filintern was set up at a conference in Moscow in 22 to 30 June 1924. Its formation was greeted by all branches of the All-Russian Society of Philatelists and at the same time by the Soviet Esperantists. At the conference opening, Feodor Chuchin, Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily, declared:
| “ | Within the Filintern and through it we will not only adhere to all the rules of international philatelic ethics but also watch to make sure others uphold them. | ” |
—from Sovetskii Filatelist,[c] June 1924, No. 7 (23).[1] | ||
A program for the Filintern's central organ was developed that included:
- "propaganda of the international union of philatelist-workers of all nations for the struggle against organised philatelist-dealers",
- "wide popularisation of ideological philately",
- "introducing Esperanto into philately and thus the establishment of lively communication between philatelists around the world."[1]
Filintern facilitates the goals of philatelists, scripophilists[d] and Esperantists. Within Filintern, they could:
- collect stamps and paper money,
- publish philatelic bulletins, journals and catalogues,
- most importantly, conduct foreign exchange.[1]
Using philately, scripophily and Esperanto, the Soviet authorities also hoped for promoting communist propaganda among the foreign proletariat.
The Philatelic International's organ was the journal Esperanto: Radio de Filintern. Its Editor was a prominent Russian philatelist L. K. Eichfuss. The first issue of the journal appeared in January 1925.[1]
Philatelic International Media
USSR 1928-01-24 Esperanto cover sent from the World Association of Collectors "FILINTERN", Moscow to Basel. See also article in Yamcik-Post Rider by Jeffrey J. Klein, nr. 40 1997. The cancel is an unusual oval in black and reading 'MOSKVA 1 GOR. POCHT. OTD. 24.1.28'.* * 14kop 1926 issue of the 6th International Congress of Esperanto in Leningrad. Catalogue: CPA 244, Sc. 348, Mi. 312A
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Notes
- ↑ Collecting stock and bond certificates.
- ↑ Russian: Филателистический интернационал (Filatelisticheskii international), brief name being Russian: Филинтерн (Filintern). This was similar to Comintern (Communist International) and Profintern (Red International of Labor Unions).
- ↑ Central organ of the Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily and the All-Russian Society of Philatelists (Soviet Philatelist).
- ↑ Collectors of paper money, and stock and bond certificates.
References
Further reading
- Grant, Jonathan (July 1995). "The Socialist Construction of Philately in the Early Soviet Era". Comparative Studies in Society and History. 37 (3): 476–493. doi:10.1017/S0010417500019770. ISSN 0010-4175. S2CID 143458562.
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