LINKS – GENERAL AND SPECIALTY
PHILATELIC SOCIETIES,
AND PHILATELIC LIBRARIES

The General and Specialty Philatelic Societies, and Philatelic Libraries WebPage lists those societies known to the CCC at the time of the WebPage’s construction.

The libraries listed also include those known to the CCC at the time of the WebPage’s construction, although it is recognized that further comprehensive philatelic libraries are in existence, particularly in Europe.

All of the WebSites have been verified to be active as of 11th July 2014. Corrections to the listings, as well a requests to be considered being added to the listings, should be directed to the Collectors Club of Chicago: CECwiakala@CollectorsClubChicago.org

General Philatelic Societies

American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors [AAPE] (USA) – http://www.aape.org
American Philatelic Congress [APC] (USA) – http://www.americanphilateliccongress.org
American Philatelic Society [APS] (USA) – http://www.stamps.org
American Topical Association [ATA] (USA) – http://www.americantopicalassn.org
APS Writers Unit [WU] (USA) – http://www.wu30.org
Australian Philatelic Federation (Australia) – http://www.apf.org.au
British Thematic Association (Great Britain) – http://www.britishthematic.org.uk/
Bund Deutscher Philatelisten (BDP) (Association of German Philatelists) – http://www.BDPH.de
Cardinal Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History (USA) – http://www.spellman.org
Chicago Philatelic Society [CPS] (USA) – http://www.chicagopex.org
Collectors Club of Chicago [CCC] (USA) – http://www.collectorsclubchicago.org
Collectors Club of New York [CCNY] (USA) – https://www.collectorsclub.org/
Federation of Inter-Asian Philately [FIAP] (Singapore] – http://www.asiaphilately.com/
Kjøbenhavns Philatelist Klub (Denmark) – http://kpk.dk
National Philatelic Society [NPS] (Great Britain) – http://www.ukphilately.org.uk/nps
Royal Philatelic Society, London [RPSL] (United Kingdom) – http://www.rpsl.org.uk
Royal Philatelic Society of Canada [RPSC] (Canada) – http://www.rpsc.org
Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand (New Zealand) – http://www.rpsnz.org.nz
Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria (Australia) – http://www.rpsv.org.au

Specialty Philatelic Societies

American Air Mail Society [AAMS] (USA) – http://www.americanairmailsociety.org
American First Day Cover Society [AFDCS] (USA) – http://www.afdcs.org
American Helvetia Philatelic Society [AHPS] (USA) – http://www.swiss-stamps.org
American Revenue Association [ARA] (USA) – http://www.revenuer.org
American Society for Netherlands Philately [ASNP] (USA) – http://www.asnp1975.com
American Stamp Club of Great Britain [ASCGB] (Great Britain) – http://www.y-p-a.org.uk/ascgb_home.html
Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society – see The Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society
Arctic & Antarctic Philately – see American Society of Polar Philatelists
Arctic & Antarctic Philately – see Polar Postal History Society of Great Britain
Armenian Philatelic Association [APA] (USA) – http://www.armenianphilatelic.org
Ascension – see St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Philatelic Society
Asociacion Méxicana de Filatelia [AMF] (México) – http://www.amexfil.mx
Associated Collectors of El Salvador [ACES] (USA) – http://www.elsalvadorphilately.org
Australia – see Society of Australasian Specialists/Oceania
Australian Philatelic Society (Australia) – http://www.aps.org.au
Austrian Philatelic Society (Great Britain) – http://www.austrianphilately.com
Austria Philatelic Society [APS] (USA) – http://www.AustriaPhilatelicSociety.com
Bechuanalands and Botswana Society (USA) – http://www.kronestamps.dk
Belgian Philatelic Study Circle (Great Britain) – http://www.belgianphilatelicstudycircle.org.uk/
Bermuda Collectors Society [BCS] (USA) – http://www.bermudacollectorssociety.com
Bhutansee Nepal and Tibet Philatelic Study Circle
Boer War – see The Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society
Bohemia – see Society for Czechoslovak Philately
Botswana – see Bechuanalands and Botswana Society
Brazil Philatelic Association [BPA] (USA) – http://www.brazilphilatelic.org
British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group [BCPSG] (USA) – http://www.bcpsg.com
British Kaffraria – see Cape and Natal Study Circle
British North America Philatelic Society [BNAPS] (USA) – http://www.bnaps.org
British Society of Russian Philately (Great Britain) – http://www.bsrp.org
British West Indies Study Circle [BWISC] (Great Britain) – http://www.bwisc.org
Brunei – see Sarawak Specialists’ Society
Cambodia – see Society of Indo-China Philatelists
Canada – see British North America Philatelic Society
Canada – see Postal History Society of Canada
Canadian Aerophilatelic Society [CAS] (Canada) – http://www.aerophilately.ca
Canadian Philatelic Society of Great Britain (Great Britain) – http://www.canadianpsgb.org.uk
Canal Zone Study Group [CZSG] (USA) – http://www.CanalZoneStudyGroup.com
Cape and Natal Study Circle (Great Britain) – https://www.capenatalstamps.com/
Cape of Good Hope – see Cape and Natal Study Circle
Cape of Good Hope – see The Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa
Carriers and Locals Society [CLS] (USA) – http://www.pennypost.org
Channel Islands Specialists’ Society (Great Britain) – http://www.ciss1950.org.uk
China Philatelic Society of London (Great Britain) – http://www.cpsl.org.uk
China Stamp Society [CSS] (USA) – http://www.chinastampsociety.org
Cinderella Stamp Club [CSC] (Great Britain) – http://www.cinderellastampclub.org.uk
Civil Censorship Study Group [CCSG] (USA) – http://www.c-c-s-g.org
Colombia-Panamá Philatelic Study Group [CoPaPhil] (USA) – http://www.copaphil.org
Confederate Stamp Alliance [CSA] (USA) – http://www.csalliance.org
Costa Rica – see Society of Costa Rica Collectors
Cuban Philatelic Society of America [CPSA] (USA) – http://www.cubapsa.com
Cyprus – see The Cyprus Study Circle
Czechoslovakia – see Society for Czechoslovak Philately
East Africa Study Circle (Great Britain) – http://www.easc.org.uk/
Egypt Study Circle (Great Britain) – http://www.egyptstudycircle.org.uk
Eire Philatelic Association [EPA] (USA) – http://www.EirePhilatelicAssoc.org
El Salvador – see Associated Collectors of El Salvador
Europa Study Unit (USA) – http://europastudyunit.org
Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group (Great Britain) – http://fipsg.org.uk
Færøe Islands Study Circle (Great Britain) – http://www.faroeislandssc.org
Fellowship of Samoa Specialists (USA) – http://www.samoaexpress.org
Forces Postal History Society (Great Britain) – http://www.forcespostalhistorysociety.org.uk
France & Colonies Philatelic Society (Great Britain) – http://www.fcps.org.uk
France & Colonies Philatelic Society (USA) – http://www.franceandcolps.org
German Colonies Collectors Group [GCC] (USA) – https://germancoloniescollectorsgroup.org/
Gernany & Colonies Philatelic Society (USA) – http://germanphilately.org
Germany Philatelic Society [GPS] (USA) – http://www.germanyphilatelicsocietyusa.org
Gibraltar Study Circle (Great Britain) – http://gibraltarstudycircle.wordpress.com
Gilbert and Ellice Islands – see Kiribati and Tuvalu Philatelic Society
Great Britain Collectors Club [GBCC] (USA) – http://gbphilately.org/
Great Britain Overprints Society (Great Britain) – http://gbos.org.uk
Great Britain – see The Great Britain Philatelic Society
Griqualand West – see Cape and Natal Study Circle
Guatemala – see International Society of Guatemala Collectors
Haiti Philatelic Society [HPS] (USA) – http://www.haitiphilately.org
Hawaiian Philatelic Society [HPS] (USA) – http://www.stampshows.com/hps.html
Holy Land – see Society of Israel Philatelists
Hong Kong Stamp Society [HKSS] (USA) – http://hkpsociety.com/
Hong Kong Study Circle (Great Britain) – http://hongkongstudycircle.com
Hungary – see Society for Hungarian Philately
India Study Circle [ISC] (USA) – http://www.indiastudycircle.org
Indo-China – see Society of Indo-China Philatelists
International Philippine Philatelic Society [IPPS] (Philippines) – http://www.theipps.info
International Society for Japanese Philately [ISJP] (USA) – http://www.isjp.org
International Society for Portuguese Philately [ISPP] (USA) – http://www.portugalstamps.com
International Society of Guatemala Collectors [ISGC] (USA) – http://www.guatemalastamps.com
Iran Philatelic Study Circle [IPSC] (Great Britain) – http://www.iranphilately.org/
Ireland – see Eire Philatelic Association
Irish Philatelic Circle (Ireland) – http://irishphil.com
Israel – see Society of Israel Philatelists
Italy and Colonies Study Circle [CSC] (Great Britain) – http://www.icsc-uk.com/
Japan – see International Society for Japanese Philately
Judaica – see Society of Israel Philatelists
King George V Silver Jubilee Study Circle (Great Britain) – http://www.philatel2.com/jubilee/id22.htm
King George VI Collectors Society (Great Britain) – http://www.kg6.info
Kiribati and Tuvalu Philatelic Society (Great Britain) – http://www.tuvaluislands.com/stamps/KTPS.htm
Labuan – see Sarawak Specialists’ Society
Laos – see Society of Indo-China Philatelists
Liberian Philatelic Society [LPS] (USA) – http://www.liberiastamps.org
Lithuania Stamp Society [LPS] (USA) – http://lithuanianphilately.com/lps
Machine Cancel Society [MCS] (USA) – http://www.machinecancel.org
Malaya – see The Malaya Study Group
Malta Study Circle (Great Britain) – http://www.maltastudycircle.org.uk
Meter Stamp Society [MSS] (USA) – http://meterstampsociety.com
México – see Asociacion Méxicana de Filatelia
México-Elmhurst Philatelic Society International [MEPSI] (USA) – http://www.mepsi.org
Military Postal History Society [MPHS] (USA) – http://www.MilitaryPHS.org
Mobile Post Office Society [MPOS] – http://www.eskimo.com/~rkunz/mposhome.html
Natal – see Cape and Natal Study Circle
Natal – see The Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa
Nepal and Tibet Philatelic Study Circle (USA) – http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/journals/postalhimal/
Netherlands Philatelic Circle (Great Britain) – http://www.stampdomain.com/netherlands
Netherlands – see American Society for Netherlands Philately
New Zealand – see Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand
New Zealand – see Society of Australasian Specialists/Oceania
New Zealand Society of Great Britain (Great Britain) – http://www.nzsgb.org.uk
North Borneo – see Sarawak Specialists’ Society
Orange Free State – see The Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa
Orange Free State Study Circle [OFSSC] (Great Britain) – http://www.orangefreestatephilately.org.uk/
Oriental Philatelic Association of London (Great Britain) – http://www.mclstamps.co.uk/opal/opalhome.html
Ottoman and Near East Philatelic Society [ONEPS] (USA) – http://www.oneps.net
Pacific Islands – see Society of Australasian Specialists/Oceania
Pacific Islands Study Circle [PISC] (Great Britain) – http://pisc.org.uk
Palestine – see Society of Israel Philatelists
Panamá – see Colombia-Panamá Philatelic Study Group
Perfins – see The Perfins Club
Perfins – see The Perfin Society of Great Britain
Perú Philatelic Study Circle [PPSC] (USA) – http://www.peru-philatelic-study-circle.com
Persia – see Iran Philatelic Study Circle
Philippines – see International Philippine Philatelic Society
Pitcairn Islands Study Group [PISG] (USA) – http://www.pisg.net/
Poland – see Polonus Philatelic Society
Polar Philately – see American Society of Polar Philatelists
Polar Postal History Society of Great Britain (Great Britain) – http://www.pphsgb.org
Polonus Philatelic Society [PPS] (USA) – http://www.polonus.org
Portugal – see International Society for Portuguese Philately
Portuguese Philatelic Society of Great Britain (Great Britain) – http://www.pps-uk.net
Postal History Society [PHS] (USA) – http://postalhistorysociety.org
Postal History Society of Canada [PHSC] (Canada) – http://www.postalhistorycanada.net
Postal History Society of Great Britain (Great Britain) – http://www.postalhistory.org.uk
Postal Stationery – see The Postal Stationery Society
Precancel Stamp Society (USA) – http://www.precancels.org
Railway/Railroads – see TPO & Seapost Society
Rhodesian Study Circle [RSC] (Great Britain) – http://www.rhodesianstudycircle.org.uk
Roman States – see Vatican Philatelic Society
Rossica Society of Russian Philately (USA) – http://rossica.org
Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand [RPSNZ] (New Zealand) – http://www.rpsnz.org.nz
Russia – see British Society of Russian Philately
Russia – see Rossica Society of Russian Philately
Ryukyu Philatelic Specialist Society [RPSS] (USA) – http://www.ryukyustamps.org
Samoa – see Fellowship of Samoa Specialists
Sarawak Specialists’ Society [SSS] (Great Britain) – http://www.britborneostamps.org.uk
Scandinavian Collectors Club [SCC] (USA) – http://www.scc-online.org/
Scandinavia Philatelic Society (Great Britain) – http://www.scandps.org.uk
Scouts on Stamps Society International [SOSSI] (USA) – http://www.sossi.org
Seapost – see TPO & Seapost Society
Sikkimsee Nepal and Tibet Philatelic Study Circle
Slovakia – see Society for Czechoslovak Philately
Society for Czechoslovak Philately [SCP] (USA) – http://www.csphilately.org
Society for Hungarian Philately [SHP] (USA) – http://www.hungarianphilately.org
Society for Thai Philately [STP] (USA) – http://www.thaiphilately.org
Society of Australasian Specialists/Oceania [SASO] (USA) – http://sasoceania.org
Society of Costa Rica Collectors (USA) – http://www.socorico.org
Society of Indo-China Philatelists [SIP] (USA) – http://www.sicp-online.org
Society of Israel Philatelists [SIP] (USA) – http://israelstamps.com
South Africa – see The Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa
Space Topics Study Group [STSG] (USA) – http://www.space-unit.com
Spanish Study Circle (Great Britain) – http://www.philaton.com/ad_spanish_study_circle.htm
Sports Philatelists International [SPI] (USA) – http://www.sportstamps.org
Stamps on Stamps Collectors Club [SOS] (USA) – http://stampsonstamps.org
St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Philatelic Society (USA) – http://shatps.org
State Revenue Society (USA) – http://staterevenue.org
Sudan Study Group (Great Britain) – http://www.sudanstamps.org/
Switzerland – see American Helvetia Philatelic Society
Thailand – see Society for Thai Philately
The Anglo-Boer War Philatelic Society (Great Britain) – http://boerwarsociety.org.uk/
The Cyprus Study Circle (Great Britain) – http://www.cyprusstudycircle.org
The Great Britain Philatelic Society (Great Britain) – http://gbps.org.uk
The Hellenic Philatelic Society of The Netherlands http://www.pvgriekenland.nl
The Malaya Study Group (Great Britain) – http://www.m-s-g.org.uk
The Perfins Club (USA) – http://www.perfins.org/
The Perfin Society of Great Britain (Great Britain) – http://www.angelfire.com/pr/perfinsoc
The Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa (USA) – http://www.psgsa.org/index.html
The Postal Stationery Society (Great Britain) – http://postalstationery.org.uk
Tibet – see Nepal and Tibet Philatelic Study Circle
TPO & Seapost Society (Great Britain) – http://www.tpo-seapost.org.uk/
Transkeian Territories – see Cape and Natal Study Circle
Transvaal – see The Philatelic Society for Greater Southern Africa
Transvaal Study Circle (Great Britain) – http://www.transvaalstamps.org.uk/transvaalstudycircle.html
Tristan da Cunha – see St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Philatelic Society
Turkey – see Ottoman and Near East Philatelic Society
Tuvalu – see Kiribati and Tuvalu Philatelic Society
Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society [UPNS] (USA) – http://www.upns.org
United Nations Philatelists [UNP] (USA) – http://www.unpi.com
United Postal Stationery Society [UPSS] (USA) – http://www.upss.org
United States Stamp Society [USSS] (USA) – http://www.usstamps.org
United States State Revenue Society – see State Revenue Society (USA)
Universal Ship Cancellation Society [USCS] (USA) – http://www.uscs.org
U.S. Cancellation Club [USCC] (USA) – http://www.uscancellationclub.com/
U. S. Carriers and Locals – see Carriers and Locals Society
U. S. Philatelic Classics Society [USPCS] (USA) – http://www.uspcs.org
Vatican Philatelic Society [VPS] (USA) – http://www.vaticanphilately.org
Vietnam – see Society of Indo-China Philatelists
Welsh Philatelic Society (Great Britain) – http://www.wps.wales.org
West Africa Study Circle [WASC] (Great Britain) – http://www.wasc.org.uk
Western Cover Society [WCS] (USA) – http://www.westerncoversociety.org
Wreck & Crash Mail Society (USA) – http://wreckandcrash.org
Yugoslavia Study Group (Great Britain) – http://yugosg.org/
Zeppelin Study Group (Germany) – http://www.eZep.de
Zululand – see Cape and Natal Study Circle

Philatelic Libraries

American Philatelic Research Library [APRL], 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA 16823, USA http://stamps.org/About-the-Library
Collectors Club of Chicago Library, 1029 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610-2803 http://www.collectorsclubchicago.org/ccc-library.php
Collectors Club of New York Library, 22 East 35th Street, New York,NY 10016 https://www.collectorsclub.org/the-collectors-club-library/
Münchner Stadtbibliothek (Munich Philatelic Library), Rosenheimer Straße 5, D-81667 München, Germany http://www.muenchner-stadtbibliothek.de/bibliotheken/philatelistische-bibliothek
Museum für Kommokation Berlin – Bobliothek, Leipziger Straße 16, D-10117 Berlin, Germany http://www.mfk-berlin.de/kategorie/bibliothek/
National Postal Museum Library, National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., Washington, DC 20013-7012 http://library.si.edu/libraries/postal-museum
Northern Philatelic Society Research Library, Old Thompson Hotel – Suite B, 426 South Wabasha Street, St. Paul, MN 55107-1170 http://norps.org/research-library
Phila-Bibliothek Heinrich Köhler des Vereins für Briefmarkenkunde 1878 e.V., Langer Weg 16-18, D-60489 Frankfurt/Main, Germany http://www.phila-bibliothek.de
Philatelistischer Bibliothek Hamburg e.V., Basedowstraße 16, D-20537 Hamburg, Germany http://www.philatelistische-bibliothek.de
Postal History Foundation, Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library, 20 N. 1st Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719 http://www.postalhistoryfoundation.org/slusser-library.html
Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library [RMPL], 2038 S. Pontiac Way, Denver, CO 80224 http://www.rmpldenver.org
Royal Philatelic Society, London, Library, 41 Devonshire Place London W1G 6JY, England http://www.rpsl.org.uk/library.asp
The British Library, Philatelic Collections, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB, England http://www.bl.uk/collections/philatelic
University of Chicago Regenstein Library North Korean Stamp Collection, 1100 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637 https://luna.lib.uchicago.edu/luna/servlet/UCHICAGO~17~17
Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation, The Harry Sutherland Philatelic Library, 10 Summerhill Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1A8, Canada http://www.greenefoundation.ca/library.htm#about
Western Philatelic Library, 3004 Spring Street, Redwood City, California, 94063 http://www.fwpl.org
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