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{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = The Philatelic Foundation<br />
| logo = The Philatelic Foundation logo.jpg<br />
| type = Not-for-Profit Organization<br />
| founded_date = 1945<br />
| founder = [[Alfred F. Lichtenstein]], [[Theodore E. Steinway]], [[Louise Boyd Dale]], ''et al''<br />
| location = [[New York City]], USA<br />
| origins = <br />
| key_people = <br />
| area_served = Worldwide<br />
| product = <br />
| mission = <br />
| focus = Certifying the authenticity of collectible stamps<br />
| method = Reference collection, philatelic library<br />
| revenue = Certification fees<br />
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| subsid = [[University of the State of New York]]<br />
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| Non-profit_slogan = <br />
| homepage = [http://www.philatelicfoundation.org/ The Philatelic Foundation]<br />
| dissolved = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''The Philatelic Foundation''' is a [[philatelic]] organization granted a charter in 1945 by the [[University of the State of New York]] as a Nonprofit Educational Institution.<br />
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==Location==<br />
The Philatelic Foundation is located at 353 Lexington Ave Suite 804, New York, NY 10016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philatelic Foundation · 353 Lexington Ave Suite 804, New York, NY 10016 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Philatelic+Foundation,+353+Lexington+Ave+Suite+804,+New+York,+NY+10016,+United+States/@40.7499611,-73.9768176,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c259aaf48826a1:0x54631f72e386f24b!8m2!3d40.7499611!4d-73.9768176!16s/g/1tj9v7lw |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=Philatelic Foundation · 353 Lexington Ave Suite 804, New York, NY 10016 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Philatelic expertise==<br />
The Philatelic Foundation maintains a reference collection of [[postage stamps]] and is a major source of authentication of rare and valuable postage stamps for stamp collectors who wish to know if the “valuable” stamp they have is authentic or [[Philatelic fakes and forgeries|counterfeit]], and, if it is authentic, whether it is free of defect.<ref>[http://www.philatelicfoundation.org/expertizing/expertizing_process.htm The Expertizing Process.] The Philatelic Foundation, 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120224225858/http://www.philatelicfoundation.org/expertizing/expertizing_process.htm Archived here.]</ref><br />
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If the stamp submitted is authentic, a certification, containing a photo of the stamp and related technical details, is issued and sent to the person submitting the stamp.<br />
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Obtaining a certification of a valuable postage stamp by a stamp collector or a stamp dealer may be done for various reasons:<br />
* personal satisfaction that the stamp purchased is authentic<br />
* ease of subsequent sale of the stamp with its [[certificate of authenticity]]<br />
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==Publications==<br />
The Philatelic Foundation issues various publications on philatelic literature, including, for example, Analysis and Counterfeit Leaflets, quarterly magazines and bimonthly newsletters.<br />
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The Philatelic Foundation has long encouraged the creation of a diverse group of publications. This includes the “Opinions” books (I-VIII), ''The Pony Express – A Postal History'' by Richard C. Frajola, George J. Kramer and [[Steven C. Walske]] and ''Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870'' by Fred F. Gregory.<br />
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As part of being a non-profit, The Philatelic Foundation also keeps an up-to-date website which features various free resources for collectors. This includes recently expertized items, research articles, a section on fakes and forgeries, among much more.<br />
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==Other experts==<br />
Although the Philatelic Foundation is a recognized{{cn|date=April 2015}} major source of [[philatelic]] expertise, especially of [[Postage stamps and postal history of the United States|stamps issued in the United States]], there are numerous other philatelic experts listed in [[stamp catalog]]s of various countries.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Philatelic expertisation]]<br />
* [[Philatelic literature]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{commons category|Philatelic fakes and forgeries}}<br />
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[[Category:Philatelic organizations based in the United States]]<br />
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