coordinates 40 44 53 n 73 58 55 w 40.74806 n 73.98194 w 40.74806 ; 73.98194 the collectors club founded 1896 type not for profit organization focus worldwide philately location new york city area served worldwide method lectures exhibits philatelic literature members 750 revenue membership website the collectors club the collectors club often referred to as the collectors club of new york is a private club and philatelic society in new york city . founded in 1896 it is one of the oldest existing philatelic societies in the united states . its stated purpose is to further the study of philately promote the hobby and provide a social educational and non commercial setting for the enthusiastic enjoyment of our common passion . 1 in its landmarked building at 22 east 35th street in manhattan the club maintains a philatelic library of approximately 150 000 volumes which are available for research or study by scholars historians and philatelists . 2 the collectors club philatelist published by the club since 1922 is currently published bi monthly and contains scholarly articles on philatelic subjects . 3 contents 1 members 2 awards 3 landmarked building 4 see also 5 references 6 external links members edit the collectors club membership of over 750 includes stamp collectors from the tri state area of new york new jersey and connecticut as well as members elsewhere in the united states and in other countries . many prominent and world famous philatelists have been members including alfred f. lichtenstein harry lindquist john luff john walter scott of scott catalogue fame lawrence l. shenfield john j. britt and theodore e. steinway . prominent stamp collectors named as honorary members include franklin d. roosevelt and the 26th earl of crawford . 4 awards edit the alfred f. lichtenstein memorial award for distinguished service to philately established in 1952 in honor of alfred f. lichtenstein is an award issued annually by the club to a living individual for outstanding service to philately . 5 landmarked building edit the club is located in a five story brownstone at 22 east 35th street between madison and park avenues in the murray hill neighborhood of manhattan new york city . it was originally the house of thomas and fanny clarke and was built in 1901 02 designed by the firm of mckim mead & white with stanford white as the partner in charge . the architecture is a combination of colonial revival style with medieval inspired windows which recall those of richard norman shaw the avant garde british architect of the late 19th century . 6 7 the building was purchased by the collectors club in 1937 and was designated a new york city landmark on september 11 1979 . see also edit list of american gentlemen s clubs references edit notes collectors club website l ibrary on the collectors club website publications on the collectors club website history on the collectors club website alfred f. lichtenstein on the philatelic foundation website postal matthew a. ; dolkart andrew s. 2009 . postal matthew a. ed . guide to new york city landmarks 4th ed . . new york john wiley & sons on behalf of new york city landmarks preservation commission . isbn 978 0 470 28963 1 . p. 97 white norval & willensky elliot 2000 . aia guide to new york city 4th ed . . new york three rivers press . isbn 978 0 8129 3107 5 . p. 240 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to collectors club of new york . official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title collectors club of new york & oldid 744028808 categories clubs and societies in new york citylandmarks in manhattanmckim mead and white buildingsmurray hill manhattanphilatelic organizations based in the united statestraditional gentlemen s clubs in new york cityhidden categories coordinates not on wikidatacommons category with page title same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages espa olfran aisgalego edit links this page was last modified on 12 october 2016 at 17 54 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view