Worldwide Society of Russian Philately

PURPOSE

The only purpose of the Worldwide Society of Russian Philately shall be to foster and promote the exchange of philatelic information relative to the Russian Empire and related areas of collecting. The Society is international in scope and non-political in nature.

MEMBERSHIP RULES

Membership is open to any person interested in philatelic matters regarding Russian postal history and Stamps. Reputable dealers are welcome and encouraged, but will not be allowed to use the site for commercial purposes other than advertising their business with a contact address.

Applicants for membership must either be sponsored by an existing member or be a member in good standing of a society with which this site is affiliated or be supported by a reference from a recognized person of good standing in the philatelic community. Applicants who cannot provide a reference of the sort may be provided a limited membership, which is not guaranteed, until two exiting members sponsor them for full membership.

All applications shall be placed before the Secretary for consideration. The Secretary shall not be required to give a reason for any rejections to the applicant, but will reject an applicant only after consulting the officers for a quorum.

Members are entitled to access all parts of the site pertinent to the Society and personal services available to the membership for which they have been granted permission. A unique user identification and password will be issued to each member as part of the access control mechanism.

Copyright exist for information shown at the site and shall this not be distributed to any other person in any form without the permission of the Chairman of the Committee and the person(s) who submitted the information.

FINANCE

Annual membership subscriptions are due not later than 31 December of the year preceding the year against which the dues apply:

All money raised by subscription fees shall be applied to furthering the objectives of the Society and for no other purpose.

Annual subscriptions are payable in advance. All new members must pay the full subscription rate for the year regardless of when they join.

CONTACTS

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to Philip E. Robinson, Treasurer
to Anatoly Kiryushkin, Secretary


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