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Stamp Collecting Organizations
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General Resources

The sites listed below provide some general information about stamp collecting, and most provide links to other related sites.
Related Topics: Stamp collecting


Joseph Luft's Stamp Collecting Resources Page
This is the premier site for links to stamp collecting resources on the Worldwide Web. Joe keeps the site updated, so it's usually current. 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 organizations, clubs, dealers, auctions, collectors, and more. This is a MUST bookmark site for any serious collector.


Stamp Link
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 the user to narrow their scope to just what they need.

Online Publications

Several philatelic publications provide at least some information online. The following links will take you to the best of those publications.
Related Topics: Stamp collecting


Linn's Stamp News
Linn's Stamp News is the premier stamp newspaper in the United States. Their online version offers a large list of links, good articles, and more.

Stamp Albums and Supplies

Most collectors mount their stamps in specially designed books called stamp albums. Collectors and dealers use more than 70 different items to organize, manage, control and display their materials. The following links provide access to some useful resources to help collectors find what they need.
Related Topics: Stamp collecting -- Equipment and supplies


Stamp Album Web
William Steiner's website offers collectors the opportunity to download and use computer-based stamp album pages from more than 200 countries, with more being added continuously. Bill's aim is to have a site with album pages for every stamp-issuing agency in the world. This is a shareware-type project, and people are asked to pay a small user's fee for this service.

Stamp Collecting Organizations

The following stamp collecting organizations have sites on the Worldwide Web. Most offer online membership applications.
Related Topics: Stamp collecting -- Societies, etc.


American Philatelic Society
This is the home page of the American Philatelic Society, the largest, oldest, and most diverse society of stamp collectors in the United States.

Web Sites

Related Topics: Stamp collecting


Interests.com
This web site 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!


Peter G. Aitkin's Stamps Page
Peter Aitkin's award-winning web page has great tips, lots of good links, and some good buy/sell/trade information. This should be a MUST stop for serious collectors of philatelic material.