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This is a concise list of collectors' societies, study groups, journals, and websites, covering broadly the field of collecting stamps and studying postal history of the Holy Land and Palestine. I am a member of all eight active societies and can recommend membership of these organisations to every serious collector. For historical reasons I also list organisations and publications that are no longer existing, but have contributed to this field of philately in the past.
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The Holyland Philatelic Society
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| Established: | 27.04.1952 |
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? 1965: 120 (?), 1968: 272, 1969: 304 |
| Subscription: | £12.00 p.a., £22.00 for two years |
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Alan Tunkel (President, Treasurer, Membership Secretary), Adrian Andrusier and Victor Denis Vandervelde (Vice-Presidents), David K. Smith (Secretary) Past presidents: Dr. Herman H. Hirst (195?–197?), Maxwell Seshold (1975–1977 , ... , J. Fletcher (198?–1984), Zeev B. Galibov (1984–1986), Michael M. Sacher (1986–1987), Ralph Norgate (1987–1988), Zeev B. Galibov (1988–1994), Joseph Hackmey (1994–2002), Alan Tyler (2002–2005); John D. Shaw (2005–2006); Alan Tunkel (2006–). |
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The BAPIP Bulletin (ISSN: 0140-2889). 20–30 pages, A4, full colour, English. Published (nominally) twice p.a., latest edition: no. 162 (2010). Index. Editors: Victor Denis Vandervelde, David K. Smith Past editors: Dr. Herman H. Hirst (1952–197?), Ben A. Remington (197?–1980), Norman J. Collins (1980–1986), Walter Y. Loebl (1986–1993), Isaac Barak (1993–1996), Dr. J.O. Baum (1996–1998), Victor Denis Vandervelde (1998), Monica L. Wisker (1999–2004), "Bulletin team" V.D. Vandervelde/J.O. Baum/M.L. Wisker (2005–2007), "Bulletin team" V.D. Vandervelde/D.K. Smith (2007–) |
| Contacts: |
David Smith, 25 Matford Ave., Exeter, EX2 4PL, UK Alan Tunkel, 3 Stone Bldgs., Lincoln's Inn, London, WC2A 3XL, UK |
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Society of Israel Philatelists, Inc.
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| Established: |
1948 Originally "Society of Israel Philatelists New York", other local societies affiliated to S.I.P. from 1962, establishing a US-wide organisation. |
| Membership: | 1135 (2007), 1251 (2008), 1100 (2009: 923 US + 177 int.) |
| Subscription: | $25.00 (US), $29.00 (Canada/Mexico), $38.00 (World) |
| Officers: |
Michael A. Bass (President), Jonathan Becker (Vice-President), Ben Wallace (Membership Committee), Stanley H. Raffel (Treasurer), Vicki Galecki (Webmaster) Previous presidents: Edwin G. Kroft. |
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The Israel Philatelist, formerly The Israel-Palestine Philatelist (ISSN: 0161-0074). 40 pages, ca. A4, full colour, English. Published six times p.a. Editor: Donald A. Chafetz |
| Contacts: |
SIP Website Ben Wallace (membership committee) Donald A. Chafetz (editor) |
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The Oriental Philatelic Association of London |
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| Established: | 1949 |
| Membership: | 269 (2007) |
| Subscription: | £13 (UK), £15 (World) |
| Officers: |
Mehmet Basaran (President), N.N. (Vice-President), Philip Longbottom (Secretary), Martin Lovegrove (Membership Sec. & Webmaster) Former presidents: J.E.H. Gilbert (1969); Bashkent Orhan (–2009) |
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OPAL (ISSN: 0267-8071). 50 pages, A5, English, partly in colour. Published thrice p.a. Index. Editor: Bill Robertson Past editors: Kemal Giray (–2008) Since 1976 an internal newsletter is published at irregular intervals, about twice p.a. |
| Contacts: |
OPAL website Bashkent Orhan Kemal Giray Martin Lovegrove Bill Robertson |
Society of the Postal History of Eretz-Israel |
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| Established: | 1979, successor to local Jerusalem group "Postal History Of Eretz-Israel Study Group" (1977) |
| Membership: | ? |
| Subscription: | $35.00 |
| Officers: |
Eddy Leibu (Chairman), Zvi Shimony (Vice-Chairman), Zvi Aloni (Secretary), R. Nahum (Treasurer) Founder chairman: Bernardo Grosser. Chairman from May 1979: Zvi Shimony. |
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Holy Land Postal History (ISSN: -). A5, ca. 80 pages, full colour. The journal is notionally published four times p.a., but actually only one "double" issue p.a. is produced.
First edition: Summer 1979; most recent issue: 115/116 (2010). It should be noted that the society (or its officers) take an often hardline Zionist political stance, also expressed in some articles, and will not publish articles of a critical nature. One of my own articles was rejected in 2009 solely because it contained a reference to this very website. The editor objected to some of the views expressed here, not anything in the piece itself. |
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Yehuda Kleiner Zvi Shimony, P.O. Box 10175, 91101 Jerusalem, Israel Zvi Aloni, 152 Kedem St., Shoam, Israel Eddy Leibu, P.O. Box 151, 27101 Qiryat Bialik, Israel B. Kaliner, 36 Harav Berlin St., 92506 Jerusalem, Israel R. Nachum, 4 Moshe Dayan St., 56450 Yahud, Israel |
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Interessengemeinschaft (IG) Israel,
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| Established: | 1999 |
| Membership: | 77 (2007), 86 (2009), 81 (2010) |
| Subscription: | €36.50 |
| Officers: | Hans-Peter Förster (Vorsitzender), Edmé Klett (2. Voorsitzender, Biblothek), Dr. Ulf Zahn (Redakteur) |
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Israel-Philatelie. 24–32 pages, A4, colour, German. Published thrice p.a. Editor: Dr. Ulf Zahn Previous editors: Ludger Tecklenborg (–2009) (joint journal with Swiss society SVIPh from 1969–2006: Der Israel Philatelist) |
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IGI website Hans-Peter Förster, Darmstädter Str. 18, 70376 Stuttgart, Germany Dr. Ulf Zahn |
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Arbeitsgemeinschaft Osmanisches Reich / Türkei e.V.
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| Established: | 8.11.1986 |
| Membership: | 115 (2006), 96 (2010) |
| Subscription: | €30.00 |
| Officers: |
Wilhem Weber (1. Vorsitzender, Geschäftsführer), Dr. Andreas Birken (2. Vors., Redakteur), Jens Warnecke (Schatzmeister), Klaus Pauli (Rundsendeleiter), Volker Fredebold (Bibliothek). Previous presidents: Wilhelm Weber (1986–2001, 2010–), Peter Schörger (2001–2008), Dr. Adolf Gerlach (2008–2010). |
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Türkei-Spiegel. 40 pages, A5, German. Published four times p.a. Circulation (2010): 160. Editor: Dr. Andreas Birken |
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AROS website Dr. Andreas Birken, Kreienkoppel 3, 22399 Hamburg, Germany Volker Fredebold |
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Ottoman and Near East Philatelic Society
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| Established: | 2000 |
| Membership: | 140 (2003) |
| Subscription: | $20 (US), $25 (World) |
| Officers: | Robert Stuchell (President), Carl Catherman (Vice-President), Gary Theodore (Treasurer), Rolfe Smith (Secretary), Richard B. Rose (Editor) |
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The Levant. English. Published thrice p.a. Editor: Richard B. Rose |
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ONEPS website Rolfe Smith Robert Stuchell Richard B. Rose Gary Theodore |
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Cercle Français Philatélique d'Israël |
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| Established: | 2004. Former title until 30.12.2004: "Cercle Philatélique France–Israël" |
| Membership: | 25 (2004), 29 (2005), 34 (2006), 38 (2007), 42 (2008), 43/41 (2009, paid dues up-to-date), 47/35 (2010) |
| Subscription: | €25 (France), €30 (European Union), €35 (World) |
| Officers: |
Jean-Paul Danon (Président), Christian Abravanel (Sécretaire Général, redacteur-en-chef), Lucien Lumbroso (Vice-Prés., Trésorier). Previous presidents: Raphaël Livnat (2004–2007) |
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Doar Ivri : Revue du C.F.P.I.. French, A4, colour. Editor: Christian Abravanel Previous editors: Raphaël Livnat (2004–2007) |
| Contacts: |
CFPI Website Jean-Paul Danon Christian Abravanel |
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Vereniging Nederland-Israel Philatelie |
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| Established: | 30.01.1954 as "Stichting Nederland-Israel Philatelie", 25.10.1953 acc. to other sources. |
| Membership: | 50 (1954), 160 (2008), 158 (2010) |
| Subscription: | 24.50€, outside Europe: $40. |
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Bart Belonje (Voorzitter), G. Landman (Vice Voorzitter) Founder President: J.C. Schaefer, Treasurer: J.A. Fock, Secretary: N.A. de Groot. Later president: Edo Fuldauer. |
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N.I.P. : orgaan der vereniging Nederland-Israel Philatelie. Dutch. Quarterly, 36 pages. Editor: Bart Belonje. Previous editors: B.H. Cohen, R. Bronke (–1982), J.C. Has (1982–?) |
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NIP Website Bart Belonje, Da Costakade 74, 2802 VS Gouda, Netherlands G. Landman Secretary: Rozengaard 14-61, 8212 DH Lelystad. Netherlands |
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Centro Filatélico Argentino Israelí
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| Established: | 1.11.1977, "restarted" in 1995 |
| Membership: | ? |
| Subscription: | ? |
| Officers: | ? |
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Newsletter, in Spanish, 8 pages (12 issues, 1985–1989) Revista CEFAI, in Spanish, 32 pages, colour, 3 p.a. (starting with issue no. 13 in 1995). Editor: Saul Borovich. |
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Website,
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E-mail, E-mail, E-mail IWO, Ayacucho 483, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Schweizerischer Verein der Israel-Philatelisten (S.V.I.Ph.)This society is currently in the process self-dissolution: publication of the journal Der Israel-Philatelist is no longer viable after withdrawal of cooperation from the German IG Israel, and the recent AGM started liquidation of the society and its library. |
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8.09.1963, dissolution: 2007 originally founded in 1961 by Walter Mani as regional group "Landesgruppe Schweiz" of German ArGe Israel, membership was 31. It became a completely separate association in August 1963 when 27 members founded the break-away S.V.I.Ph. |
| Membership: | 70 (2006), ca. 300 (1980s), 40 (1963), 119 (1965) |
| Subscription: | 50 sFr. (Switzerland), 60 sFr. (international) |
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Edouard Selig (Präsident), Marie-Louise Rütti (Sekretariat), Hugo Grütter (Redaktor) Past presidents: Walter Mani (1961–); Hans Salzmann (–1984–),Edwin Wehner (–1992–). |
| Journal: |
Der Israel-Philatelist. 40 to 50 pages, A5, German. Published three to four times p.a.
Editions 1 to 3 as Der Israel-Sammler (26.03.1963–15.08.193); title from no.4 (14.09.1963): Der Israel-Philatelist. Last edition: No. 160 (2006). Editors: Walter Mani (1933–1987), Hans Salzmann (1988–2004), Hugo Grütter (2004–2006) From 1965 additional internal society newsletter: Rundschreiben. "Der Israel-Philatelist" was from no. 26 (1969) to no. 160 (2006) jointly published by S.V.I.Ph. and ArGe Israel. |
| Contacts: |
Edouard Selig Marie-Louise Rütti Hugo Grütter |
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Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Israel
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| Established: | 1956, dissolved: 1999? |
| Membership: | ? |
| Subscription: | ? |
| Officers: | Ernst Burger (Vorsitzender) (1956–1966), Wolf W. Ising (Vorsitzender) (1966–) Heinz Mitzkat (Geschäftsführer) (-1964-), Wolf W. Ising (editor) |
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From 1969–1999(?) joint journal with SVIPh Der Israel-Philatelist. From 1960 irregular monographs as Israel-Berichte für Palästina- und Israel-Briefmarkensammler |
| Contacts: | Wolf W. Ising, Moordamm 72, 25474 Ellerbek |
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Turkish & Ottoman Philatelic Society
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1979; dissolved: 2000 In late 1999 TOPS became "inactive" and leading members formed ONEPS. |
| Membership: | ? |
| Subscription: | $20 (USA), $25 (World) |
| Officers: | Presidents: Gary Paiste (1979–1984), Carl Catherman (1984–1987), Max Mayo (1987–1990), Earl Galitz (1990–1992), Gary Paiste (1992–1993), Erkan Esmer (1993–1998), Max Mayo (1999–2000) |
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The Tughra Times (ISSN: 1052-8652). English, ca. A4, twice p.a. Editors: Gary Paiste (1979–1985), George Brown (1985–1988), Charles Makki (1988–1992), Richard Rose (1992–1996), Paul R. Secord (1996–1999) |
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