Moscow Society of Stamp Collectors

Moscow Society of Stamp Collectors (Russian: Московское общество собирателей почтовых знаков) was one of the first philatelic organisations in the Russian Empire that was created in Moscow in 1883.

[1] In the 1860s and 1870s organisations of philatelists were founded in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and France.

In 1883, such a society was established in Moscow, among the first philatelic organisations in the Russian Empire.

[1] It was called the Moscow Society of Postage Stamp Collectors (Russian: Московское общество собирателей почтовых марок).

By its 10th anniversary the Society had 26 members and published a brochure about its history.