British Society of Russian Philately

British Society of Russian Philately
Founded	October 31, 1936
Founder	Dr Alfred Henry Wortman
Type	not-for-profit organization
Focus	Postage stamps and postal history of Russia
Location	England;
Origins	The Russian Study Circle
Area served	Worldwide
Method	meetings, journal, auctions, exhibits
Members	300 – Half live in the United Kingdom
Key people	Alan Blunt, president
Revenue	membership fees
Website	British Society of Russian Philately

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

History

The society was founded in 1936 by Dr A H Wortman (7 Sept. 1898 - 15 Jan. 1983) 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.

Other presidents have included Dr Raymond Casey,^[1] Herbert Roy Chamberlain and George Henderson.

At an extraordinary general meeting on 22 May 2023 a decision to dissolve the BSRP on 31 December 2023 was taken by the Acting President and Society Committee.^[2]

Meetings

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

Publications

A regular journal is published.

In 1960, S.D. Tchilinghirian and W.S.E. Stephen won the Crawford Medal of the Royal Philatelic Society London for their work Stamps of the Russian Empire used abroad which was issued in parts over several years.^[3]

Organisation

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.

References

^ "Dr. Raymond Casey". BJRP 100. British Society of Russian Philately. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
^ "Minutes of EGM held on 22 May 2023". Retrieved 2023-09-03.
^ The Society's medals and honorary fellowship by The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 3.

External links

The British Society of Russian Philately.

[1] "Dr. Raymond Casey". BJRP 100. British Society of Russian Philately. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

[2] "Minutes of EGM held on 22 May 2023". Retrieved 2023-09-03.

[3] The Society's medals and honorary fellowship by The Royal Philatelic Society London, 2009, p. 3.

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