The Scandinavian Collectors Club is a United States–based

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and

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of the

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History

The club was founded in 1935 in New York City as the Finnish-American Stamp Club. On February 13, 1942, the club changed its name to the Scandinavian Collectors Club of New York, and, in 1959, it changed its name again to Scandinavian Collectors Club and chapters were formed. On April 26, 1960, the club was incorporated in the state of

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and operated in the

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, area. The society decided to broaden its appeal internationally, and re-incorporated in the state of

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Membership

Membership is open to all collectors and students of Scandinavian philately.

Chapters

In addition to being centralized in the Chicago area, the club has formed various local chapters to serve the needs of collectors nationally and internationally. Chapters are located in various places, including Seattle, Chicago, New York City, New Jersey, Iceland, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Minnesota, California, Texas, Canada, Virginia, and Colorado.

Services

The organization conducts meetings, study groups, provides library services, a Scandinavian stamp mart, and provides exhibition judges as well as providing information for members related to upcoming philatelic exhibitions.

''The Posthorn''

The society issues its own journal, entitled ''The Posthorn''. The journal has been in continuous publication since 1943, and is published quarterly.

By-laws

The club is governed by a set of by-laws which state its primary purpose is to "''promote fellowship and communication among collectors of Scandinavian philatelic material''." The organization is governed by eleven elected officers, a president, 2 vice presidents, secretary, treasurer and 6 directors.

References

Scandinavian Collectors Club
Philatelic organizations based in the United States Philately of Greenland Philately of Finland Philately of Denmark Philately of Sweden Philately of Norway Philately of the Faroe Islands Philately of Iceland Organizations established in 1935 1935 establishments in New York City {{US-culture-org-stub