| 词条 | Society for Czechoslovak Philately |
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| name = Society for Czechoslovak Philately | logo = | type = not-for-profit organization | founded_date = 1939 | founder = Joe Lowey and Joe Stein (New York City) | location = USA | origins = originally, the Czechoslovak Philatelic Society | key_people = Lou Svoboda, President (Aurora, Colorado) | area_served = Worldwide (all countries) | product = | mission = to emphasize the importance of Czechoslovakian philately | focus = postage stamps and postal history of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia | method = worldwide membership | revenue = Membership fees | endowment = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = | num_members = | subsid = | owner = | Non-profit_slogan = | homepage = Society for Czechoslovak Philately | dissolved = | footnotes = The Czechoslovak Specialist, the society’s journal is published quarterly. }} Society for Czechoslovak Philately (SCP) is a philatelic organization dedicated to the collection and study of the postage stamps and postal history of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. HistoryThe society was founded in 1939 and was intended to draw attention to the importance of Czechoslovakian philately by attracting and serving the beginning stamp collector as well as the advanced specialist of Czechoslovakian philately and postal history. The society was founded as the Czechoslovak Philatelic Society, but later was renamed the Society for Czechoslovak Philately. It currently serves collectors of Czechoslovakian philately in thirty five American states and seventeen other countries. MembershipThe SCP offers membership at four levels: regular, patron, honorary, and youth. Membership may be obtained by applying at the SCP website. ServicesAmong other services, the SCP offers a sales circuit where members may purchase stamps or sell off their duplicates, an expertization service for Czechoslovakian stamps, and a library of philatelic books in various languages. PublicationsThe society journal is The Czechoslovak Specialist, which has been published continually since the inception of the society in 1939. The journal is published quarterly, and an index of previous articles is available. Philatelic exhibitionsTraditionally an annual meeting, connected with a major philatelic exhibition, is held by the society yearly in the United States. In 1998, the society held its first formal meeting outside the United States in Prague at the PRAGA 98 philatelic exhibition. OrganizationThe SCP is governed by a set of bylaws. Administration of the society is provided by an elected group of personnel, consisting of: President, Vice-president, Secretary, and Treasurer. The president is entitled to name offices of editor, librarian, American Philatelic Society Representative, circuit manager, auditing chairman, and such other committee chairpersons and staff members as needed. See also
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