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Perfect guide to philately
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Websites on philately offer a wealth of information on the subject that would be useful not just for novices but also for dealers and collectors. Read on to enhance your knowledge of stamps.
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DO YOU have a passion for philately?
Then, you are sure to find the following list of websites useful as they give you the A to Z about stamp collection.
http://www.philately.com — This website has an excellent set of links to extensive information for stamp collectors, including a table of all the stamp-issuing countries of the world, along with their evolution. Great for tracking name changes and new issues!
http://www.stamplink.com — Just as the name implies, this site provides a list of links to other philatelic websites.
The "sites" list includes a good overview of the site linked to, and provides enough information to allow users to narrow their scope to just what they need.
http://www.stampalbums.com — This offers collectors the opportunity to download and use computer-based stamp album pages from more than 200 countries.
This is a shareware-type project, and people are asked to pay a small user's fee for this service.
http://iswsc.homepage.com/index.html — The ISWSC is a relatively new organisation dedicated to promoting worldwide collecting.
The society has members throughout the United States and in more than 60 overseas countries.
http://www.cancelnations.com/museums.htm — There are a large number of links to philatelic museums and libraries, many with displays of interesting material.
This is a `must' site for all stamp collectors to bookmark.
http://www.filateli.net/kamus.htm — If you are new to stamp collection or philately, then this is the site.
The quickest way to learn stamps and other philatelic items. Join the philatelic discussion in a special mailing list and get the news by e-mail.
http://www.execpc.com/{cedil}joeluft/resource.html — This is a premier site for links to stamp collecting resources on the Worldwide Web.
This site has more than 2000 links to other stamp collecting sites on the web, divided into categories for easy viewing.
This page has links to hundreds of organisations, clubs, dealers, auctions, collectors, and more.
http://www.stamps.net — Philately's Internet Magazine, an online magazine for stamp collectors with news, commentary and graphics.
Find everything about stamps, from the very basics of how to collect and tips to the buying and selling stamps online.
http://philatelic.com — One of the most comprehensive and interactive stamp collecting websites, this is a great site to browse, but it takes awhile to navigate through.
That's primarily because there's so much here!
This site hosts the worlds largest philatelic e-mail list service. You may send one e-mail that will be distributed to over 2000 dealers and collectors all over the world.
http://www.stampsworldindia.com — A guide to Indian philately. Check out the beginner's pages for where to obtain stamps, watermarks, their importance and how to read them, perforations in stamps and how to measure them.
For collectors who wish to start collecting stamps of such countries check ou the dead countries in philately link.
AYYAPPA NAGUBANDI
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