Association of German Philatelists

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Postage stamp for the 50th anniversary of the association from 1996

The Bund Deutscher Philatelisten eV (BDPh) is the umbrella organization of the German stamp collectors' associations and philatelic working groups. The Bonn- based association publishes the association magazine philatelie for its 39,000 members (2014).

history

The forerunner association Reichsbund der Philatelisten was brought into line by the National Socialists in the organization Kraft durch Freude . After the Second World War, a union of German philatelists became active in the British zone on October 26, 1946 . The Bund Deutscher Philatelisten eV , which still exists today, was founded on October 1, 1949 in Munich as a general association of philatelic associations in the three western zones.

In June 1952 the association in Utrecht was incorporated into the world association “ Fédération Internationale de Philatélie ” (FIP).

After German reunification, there was a merger with the partner associations of the GDR. The association has been based in Bonn since 1998.

The BdPh awards numerous honors and awards, including a. has been awarded the " Kalckhoff Medal " as a literary prize since 1950 .

President

State Secretary Karl Diller (left) presents the then BDPh President Dieter Hartig (right) with a “red album” with first prints of newly issued postage stamps
  1. 1949–1967 Hermann Deninger
  2. 1968–1973 Wilhelm Kähler
  3. 1973–1991 Heinz Jaeger
  4. 1991–2001 Michael Adler
  5. 2001–2013 Dieter Hartig
  6. 2013–2017 Uwe Decker
  7. since 2017 Alfred Schmidt

Members

The number of members has been declining for several years:

  • 1996: about 53,000 members in 1,250 associations and working groups.
  • 2008: around 60,000 members in 1,400 associations and working groups.
  • 2013: 45,271 members in 1,250 associations and working groups.
  • 2014: around 39,000 members in 1,200 associations and working groups.

Members magazine

The members of the BDPh receive the monthly philatelie magazine : the magazine of the Association of German Philatelists . The first edition appeared on May 5, 1948 under the title Bundesnachrichten (BN). The title philately has existed since 1974.

The magazine was honored at the Grand Prix 2002 for the best philatelic trade journal in Europe and is recommended by the AIJP (World Association of Philatelic Trade Journalists).

Member associations

The Federation of German Philatelists is organized on a federal basis and consists of 13 member associations, 11 of which are geographical regional associations, but whose areas only partially correspond to the federal states: (as of December 31, 2017)

Regional association Jurisdiction Members
2013
Regional Association of Bavarian Philatelic Associations V. Bavaria (without Aschaffenburg area) 6598
Philatelist Association Berlin Brandenburg e. V. Berlin, Brandenburg 2232
Association of Philatelic Associations of Hesse, Rhein-Main-Nahe e. V. Hessen, Rheinhessen , Aschaffenburg area (Bavaria) 3965
State Association of Philatelists Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e. V.

(dissolved on December 31, 2015)

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 383
Philatelist Association Middle Rhine eV Rhine province within Rhineland-Palatinate, administrative district Cologne 2702
Association of Lower Saxony Philatelic Associations V. Eastern Lower Saxony (excluding the Hamburg area) 2240
Philatelist Association of Northern Germany V. Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, bordering areas in Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2298
Association of Philatelists in North Rhine-Westphalia V. North Rhine-Westphalia (excluding Cologne district) 6394
Northwest German Philatelist Association Elbe-Weser-Ems e. V. western Lower Saxony, Bremen 1547
State Association of Stamp Collectors of the Saarland e. V. Saarland 777
State Association of Philatelists in Saxony-Anhalt e. V.

(dissolved on December 31, 2017)

Saxony-Anhalt 669
Landesverband Sächsischer Philatelistenvereine e. V.

(dissolved on December 31, 2016 or 2017?)

Saxony 1310
State Association of Southwest German Stamp Collectors' Associations V. Baden-Württemberg, Palatinate 8238
Regional Association of Thuringian Philatelists V. Thuringia 650

The state association of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania decided to dissolve it on December 31, 2015. The member associations change to the state associations of Berlin-Brandenburg and Northern Germany.

The regional associations of Saxony (December 31, 2016 or 2017?) And Saxony-Anhalt (December 31, 2017) have dissolved. The member associations have freely chosen to join the Thuringian and Berlin-Brandenburg regional associations.

The connection to Berlin-Brandenburg was recommended, as this regional association is to be transformed into an East German association for the five new federal states on its regional association day in 2019. Since the year 2018 will pass without result and the Thuringian regional association will keep its independence, some clubs have joined Thuringia.

The Association of Philatelic Working Groups (VPhA) comprises 33 philatelic working groups. These deal with research into special collecting areas. Other associations that do not belong to the VPhA are also members of the BDPh: In 2014, 173 working groups belonged to the BDPh, with a total of 1360 members (2013).

The 16th association is the nationwide active German Philatelic Youth (DPhJ), which in turn is divided into regional groups ("Landesringe"). The member association Junge Briefmarkenfreunde Hessen decided to leave the DPhJ in 2013. Members (2013): 3726

The member associations consist of associations and thus bundle their concerns and interests. There are also direct members (2013: 182) who belong to the BDPh outside of club and association structures. They are looked after centrally by the federal office.

Working groups

Working or research groups and motive groups are regional, national or international associations of philatelists who are dedicated to researching a special philatelic area:

  • Traditional philately
    • z. B.
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Japan e. V. in the BDPh e. V. ,
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Thurn und Taxis e. V. in the BDPh e. V.
  • Postal history
    • z. B.
Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Bahnpost im BDPh e. V. ,
Research Foundation "German Unity" e. V.
  • Thematic or motif philately
    • z. B.
ArGe Thematic Philately Bavaria e. V. ,
International motif group railway e. V. (IME) ,
IMOS - International Motive Groups Olympics and Sport in the BDPh e. V. in the VPhA ,
International motif group paper & printing e. V.

Most of the ArGen are organized as a registered association and regularly publish member magazines (newsletters, newsletters) in which research contributions are published. ArGen promote or give z. Some also publish catalogs and monographs themselves. In addition to general meetings under general law, some working groups also organize exchange and a. Meetings and exhibitions.

The Federal Agency for Research and Literature of the BDPh financially supports the working groups for their research and publication work.

Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Briefpostautomation eV in the BDPh eV

The Arbeitsgemeinschaft Briefpostautomation e. V. (ArGe BPA) in the BDPh, founded in 1968, researches the development of postal technology from the beginnings of mechanization to automation in post offices around the world. The area of ​​interest ranges from the introduction of the first stamp machines around 150 years ago to the electronic sorting systems in the Deutsche Post mail centers and comparable systems around the world. Inkjet cancellations, PC franking and much more are included.

Research Association Post and Sender Freestamps e. V.

The research community is an association of philatelic collectors and interested parties with the aim of researching indicia according to historical, technical, geographical, thematic or local history aspects. It was founded in January 1985 in Berlin. In addition to members in Germany, the FG also has members in other countries. She maintains relationships with friendly, like-minded working groups at home and abroad.

literature

  • Pelikan, Wolf J .: Built from the ruins: 50 years of the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten; 1946-1996 . Ed .: Association of German Philatelists. Phil * Creativ, Schwalmtal 1996, DNB  950535133 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b home page. Association of German Philatelists, accessed on January 18, 2015 .
  2. ↑ a b c How we became what we are. (No longer available online.) Association of German Philatelists, archived from the original on January 14, 2015 ; Retrieved January 18, 2015 (source: "Wolf J. Pelikan - Built from the ruins, 50 years of the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten 1946-1996, Schwalmtal 1996").
  3. ↑ Honors and Awards. (No longer available online.) Association of German Philatelists, archived from the original on January 14, 2015 ; Retrieved January 18, 2015 (Large Gold Medal, Medal of Honor, Rauhut Literature Prize, Alois Wilhelm Bögershausen Prize, Kalckhoff Medal, Richard Renner Medal, Hermann Deninger Literature Prize, Vespermann Memorial Prize, merit pin, loyalty pin) .
  4. ↑ a b c d e Protocol: General Assembly of the Federation of German Philatelists eV (BDPh) on Saturday, October 12, 2013 in Heidenheim an der Brenz. Association of German Philatelists, accessed on June 20, 2015 (voting rights at the 2013 Annual General Meeting; individual associations entitled to vote were assigned to their associations).
  5. ↑ Member associations introduce themselves. (No longer available online.) Association of German Philatelists, archived from the original on June 28, 2015 ; Retrieved January 18, 2015 .
  6. ↑ Chronicle. Regional Association of Bavarian Philatelic Associations, accessed on January 18, 2015 .
  7. ↑ a b The association introduces itself. Association of Philatelic Associations of Hesse, Rhein-Main-Nahe, accessed on January 18, 2015 .
  8. ↑ About us. Philatelist Association Berlin Brandenburg, accessed on January 18, 2015 (the Brandenburg associations joined on January 1, 2015, dissolving the "State Association of Philatelists of Brandenburg eV").
  9. ↑ The association today. (No longer available online.) Middle Rhine Philatelist Association, archived from the original on January 18, 2015 ; Retrieved January 18, 2015 .
  10. ↑ Chronicle. (No longer available online.) Association of Lower Saxony Philatelic Associations, archived from the original on January 18, 2015 ; Retrieved January 18, 2015 .
  11. ^ History. (No longer available online.) Philatelist Association of Northern Germany, archived from the original on January 18, 2015 ; Retrieved January 18, 2015 .
  12. ↑ Chronicle. Association of Philatelists in North Rhine-Westphalia, accessed on January 18, 2015 .
  13. ↑ Home. Northwest German Philatelic Association Elbe-Weser-Ems, accessed on January 18, 2015 .
  14. ↑ State Association of Stamp Collectors of the Saarland. State Association of Stamp Collectors of Saarland, accessed on January 18, 2015 .
  15. ↑ regional association. State association of philatelists in Saxony-Anhalt, accessed on January 18, 2015 .
  16. ^ Regional Association of Saxon Philatelic Associations. Regional Association of Saxon Philatelic Societies, accessed on January 18, 2015 .
  17. ^ Regions in the LSW. Regional Association of Southwest German Stamp Collectors' Associations, accessed on January 18, 2015 .
  18. ↑ Home. Regional Association of Thuringian Philatelists, accessed on January 18, 2015 .
  19. ↑ The VPhA as the umbrella organization for specialized philately. (No longer available online.) Association of Philatelic Working Groups, archived from the original on January 18, 2015 ; Retrieved January 18, 2015 .
  20. ↑ Working groups. Association of Philatelic Working Groups, accessed on February 18, 2015 ( http://www.bdph.de/index.php?id=180 names 30 on February 18, 2015).
  21. ↑ Working groups. (No longer available online.) Association of German Philatelists, archived from the original on January 13, 2015 ; accessed on January 21, 2015 (source states as of March 1, 2014).
  22. ↑ About us. German Philatelic Youth, accessed on January 18, 2015 .
  23. ↑ Holzmann, Markus: Junge Briefmarkenfreunde Hessen: Extraordinary General Meeting resolves to leave the DPhJ. (No longer available online.) Association of German Philatelists, September 24, 2013, archived from the original on February 18, 2015 ; Retrieved February 18, 2015 .