“ Rossica ” ( philica ) - in philately the name of one of the areas of thematic collection of postage stamps , stamps and other philatelic materials issued abroad and related to Russia [2] [3] .
Terminology
A certain interest is cultivated among philatelists in collecting stamps issued abroad and related to their country [2] . Such areas of collecting in relation to specific countries received their respective names: “The Theologian” ( Czechoslovakia ), “Britannica” ( Great Britain ), “Polonika” ( Poland ), “Rossika” (Russia), “Sovetika” ( Soviet Union ) [2] .
The literal meaning of the word “Rossika” is “related to Russia” [3] .
Description
The philatelic “Rossik” includes postage stamps and other philatelic materials depicting people or events related to Russia, the territory of Russia, containing words or phrases in Russian or in the language of other peoples of the Russian Federation, which are reproductions of paintings by Russian artists stored in Russian or foreign museums, etc. [2]
The philatelists of Great Britain and the United States in a broader sense mean “Rossika” postage stamps of Russia and the USSR .
Especially actively issued stamps on the topic "Rossika" in the former socialist countries, when up to 10% of the postal issues related to Russian and Soviet subjects [2] .
Collecting
“Rossika” as an area of collecting requires a research approach and careful study of postage stamps issued abroad [2] . This topic enjoys certain popularity among philatelists, and motivational and thematic collections can be formed on it.
Philatelic associations
The well-known oldest organization of philatelists on this subject is . It was founded in 1929 by Eugene Arkhangelsky in the form of the Russian Society of Philatelists in Yugoslavia and later moved to the United States, where it was formed as the Rossica Society of Russian Philately [1] .
Print Editions
The special philatelic magazine Rossika, which tells about research on the history of Russian and Soviet postage stamps, was originally published in Russian as an organ of the Russian Society of Philatelists in Yugoslavia. Currently, it is published in English in the United States under the auspices of the Rossica Society of Russian Philately [1] [3] .
Exhibitions
The Russian Philately Society “Rossika” and other organizations hold philatelic exhibitions displaying this direction of collecting.
Rossika 2013
From September 27 to 29, 2013 in Moscow (Russia) the international philatelic exhibition “Rossika-2013” took place with the participation of [4] :
- members of the National Academy of Philately of Russia (NAF),
- Union of Philatelists of Russia (SFR),
- European Academy of Philately (EAF),
- national philately academies of European countries,
- postal organizations
- collectors
- some public organizations and associations.
Honorary exhibitors were the [5] and the Royal Philatelic Society of London [4] .
See also
- Rossika (painting)
- Rossika 2013
- Thematic Philately
- Academia Rossica
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 What is the Rossica Society of Russian Philately? (eng.) . About Us . USA: The Rossica Society. Date of treatment April 28, 2015. Archived on April 28, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rossika and Sovetika // Calendar of the philatelist - 1976. - M .: Communication, 1975. - June 28 — July 4.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Sokolov M. The Soviet Union and Russia on foreign stamps (Sovetika and Rossika) // Soviet collector : collection / Ed. ed. B.K. Stalbaum. - M .: Communication, 1974 [1973]. - Vol. 11 . - S. 3-24 . Archived on April 28, 2015. (Retrieved April 28, 2015)
- ↑ 1 2 Strygin A.V., Rodin I.G., Melitonyan A.A. International philatelic show "Rossika-2013" September 27-29, 2013 . Rossika 2013: Press Release Rossika 2013 . M .: National Academy of Philately of Russia. Date of treatment April 28, 2015. Archived on April 28, 2015.
- ↑ The Board of the Club de Monte-Carlo. The Club de Monte-Carlo . MonacoPhil 2013 . Terrasses de Fontvieille, Monaco: Club de Monte-Carlo, Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies (2013). - Club Monte Carlo. Date of treatment September 18, 2013. Archived April 24, 2014.
Literature
- Kvasnikov Yu. On the 150th anniversary of the philatelic Rossiki // Nezavisimaya Gazeta. - 2002. - No. 256 (2810). - 29th of November. (Retrieved July 17, 2015) Archived July 17, 2015. (Soviet and Russian motifs on stamps of the American continent.)
- Kvasnikov Yu. On the 150th anniversary of the philatelic Rossiki // Nezavisimaya Gazeta. - 2003. - No. 11 (2844). - January 24th. (Retrieved July 17, 2015) Archived July 17, 2015. (Soviet and Russian motifs on African stamps.)
- Kvasnikov, Yu. Russia on stamps of Australia, Oceania and Antarctica // Nezavisimaya Gazeta. - 2003. - No. 35 (2868). - February 21. (Retrieved July 17, 2015) Archived July 17, 2015.
- Kvasnikov Yu. On the 150th anniversary of the philatelic Rossiki // Nezavisimaya Gazeta. - 2004. - No. 106 (3219). - May 28th. (Retrieved July 17, 2015) Archived July 17, 2015. (Soviet and Russian motifs on stamps of Asia.)
- Kvasnikov Yu. On the 150th anniversary of the philatelic Rossiki // Nezavisimaya Gazeta. - 2004. - No. 206 (3319). - September 24th. (Retrieved July 17, 2015) Archived July 17, 2015. (Soviet and Russian motifs on the stamps of Europe.)
- Polchaninov R.V. Philatelic Rossika and Sovetika // Notes of the collector / R.V. Polchaninov. - London, Canada: Dawn, 1988. - S. 128— ?. - 278 p. - ISBN 0-920100-40-6 . (Retrieved April 28, 2015)
- Sashenkov E. Define the boundaries. “Orthodox Culture”: [Theme “Rossika” in collecting] // Philately : magazine. - M .: Publishing and trading center "Marka" , 1999. - No. 3 . - S. 13, 16 .
- Sokolov M.P., Snegirev V.V., Orlov V.A., Sokolov Yu.M. The Soviet Union on foreign stamps. - M .: Communication, 1979. - 288 p. - 43,000 copies.
Links
- Russia and the Soviet Union on foreign stamps . TransAntique Ltd .: Antique furniture and antiques: Articles and publications . TransAntik LLC (July 6, 2013). Date of treatment April 28, 2015. Archived on April 28, 2015.
- Rossika . Philatelist.ru - a portal for collectors. Date of treatment April 28, 2015. Archived on April 28, 2015.