About Organization

The Collectors Club, based in New York City, is one of America’s oldest and most prestigious philatelic organizations. Founded in 1896, it was created to bring together collectors and advance the study, research, and appreciation of philately. Early members included prominent philatelists John W. Scott, John N. Luff, Hiram Deats, and Charles Mekeel, while Franklin D. Roosevelt later became an honorary member. The Collectors Club Today, the Club has approximately 600 members and promotes philatelic education through meetings, exhibitions, lectures, webinars, research, its extensive philatelic library, and The Collectors Club Philatelist, published since 1922. The Collectors Club Its current president is Robert “Bob” Gray.

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