Mexico Elmhurst Philatelic Society International, better known as MEPSI, is an organization devoted to the study of all aspects of the
postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of the use of postage stamps and Cover (philately), covers and associated postal artifacts illustrating historical episodes in the development of postal system ...
of
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
. It was founded in 1935 as the Elmhurst Philatelic Society. It narrowed its focus to Mexican stamps in 1942. MEPSI became a non-profit corporation under
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...
statues on February 6, 1957 and is a tax exempt educational organization under
Internal Revenue Code
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC), is the domestic portion of federal statutory tax law in the United States. It is codified in statute as Title 26 of the United States Code. The IRC is organized topically into subtitles and sections, co ...
section 501(c)(3).
MEPSI is
American Philatelic Society affiliate #43. It has the largest following in Mexico and the United States. However, the over 500 members are spread over more than 27 countries.
Society services
MEPSI offers the following services to its members:
* ''Mexicana'', an award winning quarterly
journal.
* A reference
library
A library is a collection of Book, books, and possibly other Document, materials and Media (communication), media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or electron ...
*
Philatelic expertization
* Publication of literature related to the
philately
Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possibl ...
of Mexico.
See also
*
Postage stamps and postal history of Mexico
References
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External links
MEPSI's Official web site
Philatelic organizations
Elmhurst, Illinois
Philately of Mexico