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It's doubtful all the truly useful websites are listed here but these have been truly helpful with this work. Many more are posted in areas in which they are germain. aj

Stamps FAQ from Gert Bultman (one of the originals and still there c.2009)

Old: Stamps FAQ - (formerly) the most active version. c2000.
 

Joseph Luft's Philatelic Resources on the Web (and a {former?} 'Stamps FAQ' host)

old: http://www.execpc.com/~joeluft/resource.html '404' c.2009

Francis Chan's Stamp Resources - it is (was) highly recommended worldwide.

www.lioncity.s-one.net.sg/~stamps/stamps.html '404'
(Now called Stamp2.com since it was transfered to Rarities International Pte Ltd., .sg in April 2000.
Exceptional Philatelic Resources - ajw. c.2009 (as is AskPhil (Chicago Collectors Club)
Especially their Stamp Watermark Identifier (originally from StampGuyz ?)

Universal Postal Union (U.P.U.)

International Philatelic Federation (FIP)

IFSDA - The International Federation of Stamp Dealers Associations

ASCAT - Association Internationale des Editeurs de catalogues de timbres-poste

d'albums et de publications philateliques- online :
Old data page: www.collect-a-rom.nl/ifsda/ASCAT/main.htm '404'
Always found as a Partner to/with FIP (see above)
(best source of current data - c.2009)

Association International des Experts Philatéliques (AIEP) (good c.2009)

old: www.aiep.net ('404')

 

A virtual community -  (Mike Mills works (worked) really hard and it shows - aj.

Wardrop's Philately Online - Insurance; great 'net resources

Philately.com - (AKA: Interests.com)

Had (!) extensive resources including the 'Biographies of People On Stamps' ... Jim done (did) good. c.2009 all but dead.   :-(

Philatelic.Com & Philatelic.Net - "The Ultimate Stamp Collecting Website": Online Mall, Chat, Classified Ads, E-mail Network (!), Bulletin Board web space and hosting (Boomspeed.com) ...

dated material c.2009

Cancel Nations Stamp Company - offers a 'Stamp School', sales etc...

bought out by 'Internet Hobby Supply' (iHobb.com)  

Linn's Stamp News - Online resources, articles, news & sales ... one of the few surviving print publications (from Amos Press, publishers of Scott Catalogs).
 - StampSites.com : search engine for stamp sites only.
 - and shop Zillions of Stamps (both from Linn's) 
 - Other 'News' resources are listed Here

Stamp Universe / Collectors Universe - Auctions, Resource articles, Message Board ...

Now (c.2009) just 'Collectors Universe'
A third-party authentication and grading services for high-value collectibles.
Stamps via their PSE (Professional Stamp Experts) division  

The Stamp Trader List (STL) - "Your Key To The Global Stamp Trading Community":

lists(ed) several mirror sites.
www.stamptraderlist.dk/ ('404' c.2009); see the 'Trading' link above
based on The Stamp Trader List, maintained by Phil Guptill (c.1996-1997)

Dupke's Stamps (dupkesstamps.net/ '404 c.2009) - Was a wonderful system of exchange.

Perhaps not as extensive as STL but highly interactive: in Dutch or English.  

NETCollection's - Launch page-  : www.netcollection.com/launch.asp '404' including root: c.200905 : brings (brought) up a different stamp related site each time you visit or select you browser's 'reload' function (unless you 'back' into it).  Their home page offers(ed) links to site search, collector lists, dealer lists, country specific lists, topical lists, free classified ads, a list of books and videos and a list of philatelic software. (I (had)) set their 'Launch' page as my browser's stamp account 'home page'! aj.)

Stamp Yellow Pages - several good articles and resources; a service of a dealer by the name of Paul Edney who also keeps Stamp Shows Worldwide and Hawai'i Post, .us-HI

Still good after all these years! c.2009  

George Alevizos, a dealer in California, keeps a well-rounded set of internet resources for collectors.

Scott Kitchen's Stamp Collecting Page - especailly his charity page... et al ...

http://www.eclipse.net/~skitchen/webpages/stamps.html - '404' c.2009 (I think he's still around...)  

Dr. Peter G. Aitken - from 'Tips on Scaning' to a PhilatelicSearch Engine ... (another 'Stamps FAQ' contender)

c.2009: One of my favorite groups (Philatelic WebMasters Org) now keeps Dr. Aitken's Links alive!  

Search Stamps - Philatelic and Stamp Site Directory

Another dead duck! http://www.searchstamps.com/ '404' c.2009

stamp-finder - Rhein Main Briefmarken Links; was in German with limited English - had extensive links to philately. - Martin Koenen - Germany (The Wuerzburg Stamp Club of 1880)

http://home.t-online.de/home/martin.koenen/bms.htm = '404' c.2009  

Ask Phil

Excellent resoures from the CCC (Collectors Club of Chicago, IL 60610, USA)  

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and on and on .... we find 'em, we list 'em.
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Webrings

  • Webring.yahoo.com - The Shape of Things to Come - Yahoo! - The mother of most.
    Including: - NOTE: Yahoo! is quitting webrings but the rings continue. c.1/2002
    Postal History Dealers Online Webring
    Stamp Club Ring

    Indian Philately Webring
    - This Indian Philately web-site contains valuable reference information about post-independence Indian postage stamps and stamps released in India.

    The Classic Stamps Webring


    Sports and Philately
     
    Associations Philatéliques et/ou Marcophiles (APEOM) (a French webring) ('404'? c.2009)

  • RingSurf (another {dead?} webring provider)
    Hobbies & Crafts Category :
    Mathematics on Stamps Webring (small but good!)
    Stamp swap and exchange ring - No members (9/2001) but they've got the ring!
    Internet stamp Collectors
    We are Listed here; but we also joined the one below.
    And: don't you just hate quiters?


    The RingSurf Stamps and Philatelics Net Ring


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  • As part of Stamp Dealers International's intern / dealer-mentor program they have posted the following book referneces:

    "As teaching aids ... there is a series of informative and thorough step-by-step dealer-oriented manuals written by dealers and entitled:

    "Nassau Street" by Herman "Pat" Herst, Jr.,

    "Successful Stamp Dealing" by Peter Mosiondz, Jr.,

    "Top Dollar Paid" by Stephen R. Datz. ..."

    Recommended. aj.



    For Your Consideration...

    Dale Entriprises, Inc. - A FREE Online Course in Philaely

  • The APS Stamp Campus

  • Int'l Master Stamp Dealers Course - Live E-mail link valerieandrewhenry@bigpond.com - from an ad found in the classifieds at RainBow Online ('404' c.2009)

  • Stamp Dealers Int'l's Intern Program
    http://www.stampdealers.com/intern/ '404' c.200905

  • Philately Series from Dept of Distance Ed., Penn State University
    http://www.cde.psu.edu/DE/il/Philately.html '404' c.2009
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