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Major Philatelic Resource Sites
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, gone c.2011 {cc})
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)
The International Federation of Stamp Dealers Associations
(
IFSDA)
old: http://www.collect-a-rom.nl/ifsda/
Association Internationale des Editeurs de
catalogues de timbres-poste (ASCAT)
d'albums et de publications
philateliques- online
:
Always found as a Partner to/with FIP (see above)
old: http://www.ascatonline.org/ (cc)
Older data page: www.collect-a-rom.nl/ifsda/ASCAT/main.htm '404' (cc)
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
a
Also 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, but c.2011 back as TradeOnlyStamps.Com)
Dupke's was a wonderful system of
exchange.
and continues on Uitterdijk's new website. - aj.
Perhaps not as extensive as STL but highly interactive: in Dutch or English.
(c.2009)
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)
More
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Lee's Illustrated Stamp Listopedia - industrious!
- Roger Pearce's
StampLink; excellent resources.
- Specializes in New Zealand
-
Mr. Malte Aronsson
's Collector's Target - Trading page, Stamps News, Pen Pals ...
- formerly: http://www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/9954/ '404' c.2009
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Fabio (Alarici)'s "Postal Administrations Resources on the Web..."
- formerly: geocities.com/WallStreet/Floor/4843/ '404' c.2009
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StampFind.com - a search engine that can target specific stamps...
- http://www.stampfind.com/ '404' c.2012
- http://www.abstampfind.com/ '404' c.2009
- Philately News, India - News and an excellent list of philatelic 'blogs' c.2009, 2012
- And Shrikant's personal blog: www.mycovercollection.blogspot.com
- Shrikant Modh and Nikunj Modh (both are stamp collectors), Protonwebs
- (incl. tech & web design)
- http://stampdetective.com/; NEW: philatelic links c.2009!; '404' c.201205
- from: Richard Schmeisser
- 15830 SW 144th Place,
Tigard, OR 97224 USA
- RichardSchmeisser(@)lycos.com
- (Dave Maloney's)
Collecting Channel.com - in association with Amos Press (Linn's, Scott ..)
- http://www.collectingchannel.com/ '404' c.2009
(& Dave) Maloney's Antiques & Collectibles Resource Directory
- http://www.maloneysonline.com/ '404' c.2009
- though his 'Association of Online Appraisers' site is still strong!
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LINK STAMP's Stamp Site of the Week - Gary Law
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Wim J. Bongers' PhilaGuide
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The Collecting Exchange: Browsing Web Collectibles : Coins & Stamps : Philately
- http://www.collectingexchange.com/ '404' c.2009
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IberStamps (.ar = Argentina)
- Free Buy/Sell/Trade Online Forum
(blank page c.2009 ; re-check later) (good c.201205 as BCNSTAMPS.com)
- "Telfs: +93.773.99.26 y +93 639.62.78.64" C.201205 (In Afganistan)
- Worldwide New Issue News - Dave Joll, .nz
- Non-commercial, user assisted
- ("This was formerly a Worldwide Stamp New Issues site.)
- However I now have little time to work on this site and have had to
- scale it back considerably." - c.2009)
- old: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~jollian/
-
Centro Iinternacional De Filatelia Y Numismatica
[SP]
- This MSN Groups service has closed (MSN simply quit!)
- http://communities.latam.msn.com/CENTROINTERNACIONALDEFILATELIAYNUMISMATICA/ '404' c.2009
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Scandinavian Airlines Philatelic Directory
- http://www.ceedb.co.uk/phil/ '404' c.2009
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The KnowledgeHound: Stamp Collecting
- still good c.2009, 2012
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Rainbow Online Stamps - (former) home of Billig's reprints
- http://www.rolww.com/ '404' c.2009
- Afinsa - from art to philately;
Large European dealer in "TANGIBLE GOODS." (has a specific
Philatelic Division
and holds stock in
Greg Manning Auctions, Inc.)
- and managed a lot of trouble lately...
-
Absolute Authority on Stamps - by yours truly ;-)
- http://www.absoluteauthority.com/stamps/ '404' c.2009 (they quit too!)
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HobbySoft's Stamp Evaluator (by Compu-Qote)
- based on their 'Stamp Keeper' data.
- last known as leaving the field.. & offers links to competitors software:
- "It is with much regret that we are closing our business at this time. The present state of the economy, the dwindling number of young people entering the hobby and the advanced age of others and myself here at Compu-Quote are the responsible reasons for this action. We can no longer accept new orders or requests for our annual update disks. ..." c.200911
- SeeL Stamp Programs:
Contact SoftPro 2010 Inc. at ezstamp.com or call them at 705-254-6201 to take advantage of this offer.
- They also list coin and currency programs.
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Collector Network (a directory c.2011)
and on and on .... we find 'em, we list 'em.
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