Philately (postage and revenue stamps / postal history): Organizations, Societies, and Study Groups

With members in more than 110 countries, the APS is the largest, non-profit organization for stamp collectors in the world. Founded in 1886, the APS serves collectors, educators, postal historians, and the general public by providing a wide variety of programs and services.

US-based philatelic society and the largest organization devoted to topical stamp collecting. ATA publishes Topical Time, its bimonthly journal.

The UK’s national association for theme-based philately and postcard collecting.

Established in 1869, it is the oldest philatelic society in the world. The principal objects of the society to promote, encourage and contribute to the advancement of the science and practice of philately.

Established in 1897, the society has a strong publishing record in addition to the society's journal, the Philatelic Journal of India.

Founded in 2019 to spread philatelic knowledge through magazines, seminars, and workshops.

As Canada's national society, The RPSC is the world spokesmedia for all stamp collectors in Canada. Membership in the Society is open to anyone, a beginner or an advanced collector.

Founded in 1980 as the Expo City Stamp Club, in honor of the 1982 Knoxville World’s Fair, the club became the Knoxville Stamp Club in 1983 and the Knoxville Philatelic Society in 1994.

The Nashville Philatelic Society was organized in 1886 to promote fraternity among the stamp collectors of Nashville and the surrounding area.

Includes contact information of stamp clubs within the Southeastern region of the United States.

The American Association of Philatelic Exhibitors exists to share and discuss ideas and techniques for improving standards of exhibit preparation, judging, and the management of exhibitions.

The American Revenue Association (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 State Revenue Society advances the collection and study of revenue stamps of U.S. states.

The Society for Czechoslovak Philately (SCP) is an international organization founded in 1939 which is devoted to the collecting, study of, education, and publicizing all aspects of philately represented by geographic areas of the former Czechoslovakia.

The purpose of the Wine on Stamps Study Unit is to promote the collection and study of stamps and other philatelic material concerning wine, grapes, wine making and consumption, and related areas. The Study Unit publishes a quarterly, full color journal, Enophilatelica, and a Wines on Stamps Checklist.