{"id":322,"date":"2022-06-10T21:24:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T21:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biophilatelyupdate.local\/?page_id=322"},"modified":"2025-09-02T13:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:51:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biophilately.org\/wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"BIOLOGY UNIT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>The Biology Unit was organized in May 1951 and is the largest group &#8211; to our knowledge &#8211; dedicated to the international cooperative study of biological postage stamps and related material. It is a nonprofit organization and dues are based on cost of operations, chiefly the production and mailing of&nbsp;<strong>Biophilately<\/strong>. This journal averages 70 pages per issue, covering the new ZOOLOGICAL and BOTANICAL issues of the world, identified and classified to the best of our ability. Our membership includes many professional persons in the zoological and botanical fields who share their expertise in the interest of increasing our knowledge, as well as many amateurs who give their time so this knowledge is kept current.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All members are encouraged to contribute articles and checklists on various biological subjects for publication. Many of our members have contributed to <strong>Biophilately<\/strong> and to <strong>Topical Time<\/strong>, and have also been responsible for ATA Handbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A history of the Biology Unit and an Index of <strong>Biophilately<\/strong> Vol. 1-62 is available from the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4c5f7a75-9752-47e5-aee3-dc64cf5fc693\" href=\"https:\/\/biophilately.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Biophilately-Index-2013-compressed.pdf\">Biophilately-Index-2013-compressed<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/biophilately.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Biophilately-Index-2013-compressed.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-4c5f7a75-9752-47e5-aee3-dc64cf5fc693\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignleft has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/biophilately.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/aps-gold-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Gold award, Vermeil award\" class=\"wp-image-16\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"475\" data-id=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/biophilately.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biophilately.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-1.png 219w, https:\/\/biophilately.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image-1-138x300.png 138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Awards for Biophilately journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignleft has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"191\" data-id=\"13\" src=\"https:\/\/biophilately.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ATA-Logo-Primary.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"143\" data-id=\"27\" src=\"https:\/\/biophilately.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Affiliate_Logo_BW-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27\"\/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Affiliations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biology Unit was organized in May 1951 and is the largest group &#8211; to our knowledge &#8211; dedicated to the international cooperative study of biological postage stamps and related material. 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