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Founded | 1923 |
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Focus | Aerophilately |
Location | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Method | aerophilatelic publications and services |
Members | 1,500 |
Revenue | Membership fees |
Website | American Air Mail Society |
The American Air Mail Society (AAMS) is a U.S. nonprofit organization devoted to the collecting and study of airmail and aerophilately.
The society was founded in 1923 and is the second-oldest aerophilatelic society in the world. [1] [2] The Aerophilatelic Federation of the Americas merged with the society in 1995. The society currently has an international membership of 1,500 members.
The society provides a number of services, including: auctions, merchandise sales, sales of covers and stamps, a translation service, slide presentations, advance bulletin service, awards, and chapters and study units. [2] The society has also printed several books and it publishes the monthly magazine The Airpost Journal, [1] as well as the American Air Mail Catalogue. [3]