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NAPEX 2002
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Celebrating Freedom: Bravery Justice Unity
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The American Revenue Association (ARA) was founded in 1947. The ARA is a non-profit corporation serving the needs and interests of ALL collectors of revenues, tax stamps, stamped paper,telegraph and railroad stamps, and general non-postal Back-of-the-Book material---U. S. and foreign, federal, state, provincial, local, municipal and private. The ARA is by far the largest, oldest and fastest-growing national or international society fulfilling this goal.
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The Cuban Philatelic Society of America (CPSA) was organized early in 1971 for the purpose of promoting Cuban philately and philatelic friendship among its members. It sponsors studies and research in the stamps and postal history of Cuba. It is committed to assisting the membership, and the public in general, in becoming more familiar with all aspects of Cuban philately and it looks forward towards sharing that knowledge with you through these Internet pages and later through a more active participation in the Society.
It has grown from a small group of collectors of the Miami area in Florida to several hundred members throughout the world. Even though most of our membership resides in the United States, it has members in Canada, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The members range in philatelic knowledge and caliber from beginning collectors to grand award medal winners at international philatelic exhibitions, members of multiple philatelic organizations, members of accredited expertization committees, international exhibition judges, and authors of numerous works of Cuban and general philately.
The society publishes a tri-annual English-Spanish bilingual journal The Cuban Philatelist containing articles primarily on Cuban philately and also a tri-annual bulletin El Boletín dedicated to auctions of primarily Cuban philatelic material and literature where members dispose of their surplus items. Our bulletin also contains news and announcements to keep our members informed of Society meetings, activities, and events. Additional information on these publications and CPSA auctions can be found on the Internet site.
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Organized in 1939 as a society dedicated to the collection of Czechoslovak stamps and philatelic materials, the group, originally named the Czechoslovak Philatelic Society, started small, but grew quickly. Collectors from many parts of the United States joined and soon, thereafter, philatelists from other countries also began to join. The Society for Czechoslovak Philately (SCP) currently has members 35 states and 17 other countries. It quickly became obvious that a journal would be needed to give the geographically scatteredmembership a way to stay in touch and to share information on their shared hobby. The first issue of the Czechoslovak Specialist was published in May 1939, had only 4 pages, and contained not much more than news about the new organization. The journal quickly grew in both size and sophistication. It has become, over the years, a repository of information on and about Czechoslovak philately.
The Society holds an annual general membership meeting connected with a major exhibit in the United States. Such meeting sites give our members an opportunity to exhibit their collections at shows where the material is understood, discuss philatelic problems with and learn from each other. These meetings also have a strong social aspect in with spouses and friends are not only included, but warmly welcomed. The 2002 meeting is at NAPEX.
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The Society for Hungarian Philately (SHP) is an international philatelic society organized to promote the collecting of stamps and the study of the postal history of Hungary and related areas.
Believing that a collector cannot attain the best enjoyment of his hobby in isolation, the Society strives through the media of its publications and its local chapters to create a spirit of fraternity among its members, to encourage research and study through mutual exchange of information and assistance, and to promote interest in this branch of philately.
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