What is First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition?
[[File:USSRphilatelic exhibition1924.jpg |290px|thumb|<small>In the exhibition hall</small>]] The '''First All-Union Philatelic Exhibition''' was held in [[Moscow]] in 1924–1925.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Владинец, Н.И. [Vladinets, N.I.] |editor=Прохоров, А.М., гл. ред. |title=Большая советская энциклопедия: в 30 т. (1970–1979) |trans-title=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150515114307/http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Philatelists |archivedate=2015-05-15 |accessdate=2015-05-15 |edition=3rd |volume=27 (Ульяновск — Франкфорт) |year=1977 |publisher=Советская энциклопедия |location=М. |language=Russian, English |trans-chapter=Philately |chapter=Филателия |chapter-url=http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Philatelists |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.russia-ic.com/culture_art/traditions/2706 |title= Philately in Russia, Part 2 |author= Manykina, V. |date= 2015-02-23 |work= Russia-IC: Culture & Arts: Manners, Customs and Traditions |publisher= Russia-InfoCentre; Guarant-InfoCentre |accessdate= 2015-05-15 |archiveurl= https://www.webcitation.org/6YXe9W8gv?url=http://www.russia-ic.com/culture_art/traditions/2706 |archivedate= 2015-05-15 |url-status= live }}</ref> Its full name was the '''First All-Union Philatelic, Scripophilic and Numismatic Exhibition'''. This was because it combined the objects of [[philately]], scripophily (collecting [[stock]] and bond certificates), and [[numismatics]] (of coins, money). The [[exhibition]] was [[Organization|organised]] from 15 December 1924 to 15 February 1925. This was done by the Presidium of the All-Union Philatelic Association and [[Board of directors|Board]] of the [[All-Russian Society of Philatelists]]. The combined [[exhibition]] was meant to prepare formation of the ''[[All-Union Society of Collectors]]''. The society was to be under the direction of Feodor Chuchin, the [[Organisation of the Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily| Commissioner for Philately and Scripophily]].<ref>{{cite journal|quo