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The Swiss Scout and Guide Philatelic Society (SPPhV) is a nonprofit organization of members collecting philatelic material and specializing in thematics and postal history related  to the Boy and Girl Scout (Guide) movements.

 

The Swiss Scout and Guide Philatelic Society (SPPhV) is Member of the Union of Swiss Philatelic Societies (VSPhV) and the international Federation of Scout & Guide Stamp Collecting Organizations (IFSCO).

 

The Swiss Scout an Guide Society communicates in German and French. That's why the information on the Web-Site about our society is in German and French, except für EuroScout'2008 with a further translation in English. Nevertheless we hope that you understand our short notice on the Web-Site informing about the various club services such as the newsletter, catalogues, meetings, membership dues, mail-auctions, new issue service, buy/sell circulation service, advisory service, how i build up a thematic exhibit, philatelic literature and other... 

 

Advantages with a membership in the Swiss Scout Philatelic Society
Informative news - our extensive newsletter appears three times a year.

 

Catalogues
The SPPhV offers - trough our partner-organizations - various Boy and Girl Scout related philatelic catalogues (loose leaf editions with supplements every year). The scope of these catalogues is that of a detailed world-wide
listing of stamps, postal stationary, special cancellations and meter marks. We offer these catalogues at cost price, also to non-members.

Meetings
Once a year at a weekend we organize a meeting for our members. A personal get together in order to
exchange views and know-how, a source of information and the possibility to swap.

Buy / sell circulation service
Our members can participate at the buy and sell circulation service, either as deliverer of boy and girl scout related philatelic material or as a buyer.

Mail auctions 
Club mail auctions take place three or four times a year. Every club member is authorized to take part.

New issue service
Members can have a subscription for new issues of boy and girl scout related postage stamps, special cancellations and meter marks.

Advisory Service
We give advice in all possible technical questions or help with relevant VSPhV/expert-addresses regarding questions such as research work, specialist literature, expert examination, fight against forgery, protection of the
collectors interests, abusive new issues, exhibitions, youth philately, fiscal questions, realization of philatelic estates.

Exhibit the collection
We gladly give advice and help when you want to exhibit your philatelic/thematic collection. 
 

Youth services
The SPPhV (Federation of Swiss Philatelic Societies) encourages the member societies to promote youth philately with the purpose to ensure the continued existance of our common hobby. The young philatelists can take
part at all SPPhV-meetings and events.

 

Library
Specialist literature and catalogues with supplements are at our members
disposal (postage to the debit of the member's account). 

Miscellaneous
The membership enables you to get the (subscription to) Swiss Philatelic Journal at a reduced price.