Philatelic International

Philatelic International
(Filintern)
AbbreviationFilintern
Formation22 June 1924; 100 years ago (1924-06-22)
Founded atMoscow, USSR
Dissolved1940s
TypeNGO
Legal statusinternational association
Purposephilately, scripophily[a]
Location
  • Moscow, USSR
Coordinates55°45′N 37°37′E / 55.750°N 37.617°E / 55.750; 37.617
Region
world
Membership (1924)
102 members
Official language
Esperanto, English, French, German
Editor
Leongard Eichfuss
PublicationRadio de Filintern
Remarksprivate persons

Philatelic International (Filintern)[b] was an international philatelic society of collector-workers. It was founded and based in the Soviet Union in the 1920s to 1940s.[1][2]


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  1. ^ Polchaninov, R.; Translated by G. Shalimoff and D. Skipton (1986). "From the history of philately in the USSR". Rossica. 108–109: 46–52. ISSN 0035-8363. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-15. Reprinted from 'Novoye Russkoye Slovo', New York, 27 July 1986, in the column 'Collector's Corner'.
  2. ^ Klein, J. J. (June 1997). "A Filintern cover sent to Montreal" (PDF). Ямщик [Yamshcik = Post-Rider]. 40. Toronto, Canada: Canadian Society of Russian Philately: 3–5. Bibliographic ID: UF00076781 (University of Florida). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-14.