This American Philatelic Foundation was established on September 14, 1886.The American Philatelic Society (APS) is the largest nonprofit stamp collecting Foundation of philately in the world, with almost 44,000 members as of 2007 from 110 countries. Both the membership and interests of the society are worldwide.
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