tomiseksj
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 22, 2013 18:02:38 GMT
While the Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps and Covers is an invaluable resource for the U.S. collector, there are times when some additional information is needed to help with the identification of classic U.S. stamps. Here are several online resources that I have come to rely upon. www.1847USA.com www.theswedishtiger.com www.uspcs.org pfsearch.orgI'll add to this listing as new sites are discovered and encourage members that collect U.S. to share any useful online resources that they have come across. |
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Post by irishjack on Jul 22, 2013 18:40:59 GMT
Great Thread, I have used the Swedish tiger many times. Its a great resource.
Every collector of USA should bookmark it.
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tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Posts: 6,263
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Jul 22, 2013 19:10:31 GMT
Thanks, Jack.
I haven't used the Swedish Tiger that often -- my "go to" site has been 1847USA.com.
I also frequent the Philatelic Foundation database to see certified examples of stamps in question (a picture really is worth a thousand words!).
I'm sure that there are other good resources available and I'm hopeful that, as new members come on board, they will add them to the list.
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Post by kk on Jul 23, 2013 2:49:52 GMT
Thanks for the links. I will be bookmarking these right now! Karen |
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ratio411
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Post by ratio411 on Jul 23, 2013 19:56:24 GMT
Threads like this, with info that can be used "forever", should be sticky, so they don't just get pushed down the page to never be seen again.
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Post by Admin on Jul 23, 2013 20:10:12 GMT
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I.L.S.
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I am in Clearfield, Pa. I love US Classic covers!
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Post by I.L.S. on Jul 24, 2013 17:16:03 GMT
Great sites! I use them all alot but I probably use the 1847usa sites' Washington/Franklin identifier the most!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 6:04:58 GMT
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bladeng
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What I collect: 20th Century US Stamps
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Post by bladeng on Nov 4, 2016 18:02:23 GMT
More sites - Siegle Auction Search Searchable site, has lots of high quality scans that are easily downloadable, and links to Stamp Market Quarterly if you are interested in prices. Philatelic Foundation Another searchable site that contains variable quality scans of virtually every US Stamp Arago - Smithsonian Institute This is our National Stamp Collection housed in the Smithsonian Institute and contains rarities beyond imagination! The site is kinda a pain to navigate and the images are locked against downloading or copying. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2016 18:46:50 GMT
Welcome Bladeng Nice to see US specialty collectors Hope to see more of your posts. A word of caution for anyone using stamps from some of the sites mentioned. Many of these sites embed copyrights in their material (EXIF tags) that follows most attempts at downloading, copying, formatting & pasting.  I don't know if they would enforce this but..... Unless you know how, these are not easily removed. |
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Post by Jerry B on Nov 5, 2016 5:14:51 GMT
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zipper
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What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jan 26, 2022 11:52:49 GMT
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kasvik
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What I collect: Cancels mostly, especially Sweden Gävle and Lidingö, Switzerland Geneva, Germany Pforzheim
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Post by kasvik on Jan 26, 2022 17:25:51 GMT
Impressive resource. David Saks must have spent weeks at the platen scanning all that; amazing work. Thanks for sharing.
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zipper
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What I collect: Classic GB, QV, France Ceres/Napoleon, Classic U.S., Cinderella & Poster Stamps
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Post by zipper on Jan 27, 2022 12:44:31 GMT
You're welcome.
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paulc
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What I collect: USA, Argentine, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru, Venezuela
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Post by paulc on Jun 7, 2023 22:12:13 GMT
The problem that often confronts me is when I need to identify a stamp(s) for sale online. Most often the only information given is the Country and a visual image.
I'm a frequent user of Microsoft's "Snipping Tool" which is free with Windows 10+. I sped up the use of the tool by programing my "PRTSC" (Print Screen) key to open it. Now whenever I need to identify a stamp online I copy it's image to my "Clipboard" using the "Snipping Tool". Then I open Google "Image Search" in chrome and "paste" it. The search most often comes back with the identification data that I need.
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