LATEST UPDATE: 21 February 2003
American
Philatelic Society (APS) ...
American
Stamp Dealers Association (ASDA)
Australasian Philatelic Traders Association
(APTA)
British Philatelic Fairs...
Canadian Stamp Dealers Association (CSDA)
Collectors Club of Chicago Philatelic WebSite
(CCC)
Detailed Auction "Calendar" on Philatelic
WebSites ...
Euro Symbol Font Availability
Expertizer and Expertization Committees WebSite
(AIEP)
Free CCC Arthur Salm Foundation Reports
French Stamp Dealers Association (CNEP)
German Stamp Dealers Association (APHV)
LINN'S STAMP NEWS Now
Available OnLine
Modena's 150th Postage Stamp Anniversary
...
Philatelic
Literature Sources...
Philatelic Radio Shows Return via the Internet
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Philatelic Traders Society (PTS)
"World Clock" WebSite
Worldwide Postal Codes
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American
Philatelic Society (APS) ...
Organized
in 1886, the American Philatelic Society
(APS) maintains a ca. 50,000-strong
worldwide membership: www.stamps.org
Membership
benefits include a monthly 96-page journal (the American Philatelist),
Stamp Insurance, a respected Expertizing Service covering worldwide
philatelia, the largest philatelic Library in the United States,
a Sales Division distributing customized circuits, and more.
If
APS membership is of interest,
send me an E-Mail, and a descriptive brochure and membership application
will be mailed to you. Contact: CECwiakala@aol.com
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American
Stamp Dealers Association (ASDA)
Organized
in 1914, the American Stamp Dealers Association
(ASDA) is the largest organized
group of commercial philatelic professionals in the United States.
The ASDA OnLine Membership Directory
provides full contact information for the individual dealers, as
well as available E-Mail Address and WebSite links: www.asdaonline.com
Their
WebSite includes a comprehensive search engine which will couple
you with ASDA dealer members
in a specific geographical area, or members dealing with your specialized
collecting requirements. A second ASDA
WebSite provides opportunity for the collector or dealer
to purchase items directly from the dealers: www.asdabourse.com
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Australasian
Philatelic Traders Association (APTA)
Organized
in 1948, the Australasian Philatelic Traders
Association (APTA)
is the largest organized group of commercial philatelic professionals
in Australia. The APTA OnLine
Membership Directory provides full contact information and dealing
specialties for the individual members, as well as available E-Mail
Address and WebSite links: www.apta.com.au
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British
Philatelic Fairs (Exhibitions) ...
There are several philatelic fairs
taking place in Great Britain during the course of the year which
will interest visitors with the philatelic inclination.
The "Strand Stamp Fair",
which has been conducted continuosly since 1969, is a monthly affair
with many visitors.
The
twice yearly, 2-day "York Philatelic Fair" event, which
has been conducted for the past 20 years, is now the largest show
in the North of England, and now offers coins in addition to stamps
and covers.
The
twice yearly, 3-day "Philatex" exhibition in London is
a popular event regulalry attracting more than 110 dealers, many
of them being from overseas; it is the largest stamp fair in the
U.K.
Full
information for these well established stamp shows can be viewed
on their collective WebSite: http://www.stampshows.co.uk
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Canadian
Stamp Dealers Association (CSDA)
LAssociation
Canadienne des Négociants en Timbres-Poste (ACNTP)
Organized
in 1942, the Canadian Stamp Dealers
Association (CSDA)
/ LAssociation Canadienne des Négociants
en Timbres-Poste (ACNTP)
is the largest organized group of commercial philatelic professionals
in Canada. The CSDA/ACNTP
OnLine Membership Directory provides full contact information and
dealing specialties for the individual members, as well as available
E-Mail Address and WebSite links: www.csdaonline.com
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Collectors
Club of Chicago Philatelic WebSite
"AskPhil",
the very comprehensive encyclopedic-size philatelic WebSite sponsored
by the Collectors Club of Chicago
(CCC), includes an extensive
grouping of informative data of interest to the general or specialized
collector and dealer: http://www.askphil.org
The
WebSite's various sections include a large "Question & Answer"
grouping constructed by "AskPhil" by replying to collector's and
dealer's queries, a "Mini Courses" section devoted to philatelic
subjects and stamp identifications, a "How To" section, and a possibly
unequaled in-depth "Philatelic Resource Library".
The
"Philatelic Resource Library" includes complete address and other
contact data for the Worldwide Stamp Dealers, Expertizers and Expertizing
Committees, Philatelic Libraries, Specialty and Topical/Thematic
Societies, Philatelic Auctioneers, as well as a Philatelic Glossary,
and much, much more. The "AskPhil" WebSite should be considered
for logging onto your "Favorite Places".
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Detailed
Auction "Calendar" on Philatelic WebSites ...
The
detailed monthly "Public Philatelic Auction Calendars" also
are also available in their entirety on four different philatelic
WebSites:
Bretislav
Janik "Japhila"
(Czech Rep.): http://www.japhila.cz
Collectors
Club of Chicago (USA): http://www.askphil.org
Martins
Philatélie (France): http://www.philatelie.fr
Stamps
of India (India): http://www.geocities.com/mjhingan
The
"Calendars" normally are placed on these WebSites one or two days
after the first day of the month
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Euro
Symbol Font Available
Introduced
in January, 1999, as of 1 January 2002 the Euro currency became
the mandatory local money used in numerous European Union countries:
Austria, Belgium,
France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg,
the Netherlands, Portugal,
and Spain.
Most
computer users do not have the Euro symbol in their library of fonts.
"Adobe" is providing a gratis service allowing the downloading of
the symbol, available for both "Windows" or "Macintosh" systems
in several font versions. The "Adobe" WebSite is: http://www.adobe.com/type/eurofont.html
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Expertizer
and Expertization Committees WebSite (AIEP)
The
A.I.E.P. (Association
Internationale des Experts en Philatélie/International
Association of Philatelic Experts) is a worldwide organization
of professionally recognized expertizers and expertization committees.
Their
opinions govern the status of items submitted for expertization.
The A.I.E.P. members include
a roll call of the some of the most respected names in contemporary
philately, to include: Pascal Olivier Behr (France),
Alberto Bolaffi (Italy), Dr. Paul Buchsbayew
(USA), Dr. Ulrich Ferchenbauer (Austria),
Pierre Kaiser (Belgium), José
Llach (Spain), and Dipl.-Ing. Zbigniew
Mikulski (Switzerland).
The
A.I.E.P. WebSite provides detailed
addresses and contact information (including E-Mail Addresses),
and the fields of specialty for the individual members and committees:
http://www.aiep.net
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Free
CCC Arthur Salm Foundation Reports
Among
the numerous contributions propagated for the good of philately,
the Collectors Club of Chicago
(CCC) has formed the Arthur
Salm Foundation to conduct research on philatelic products.
Funding has been donated by the Salm family, with the CCC
providing a matching grant. All testing is conducted by outside
analytical laboratories
The
Arthur Salm Foundation has published six reports: No. 1
The Quality of the Philatelic Album Pages, No. 2
The Quality of non-United States Philatelic Album Pages,
and the Quality of Stamp Hinges, No. 3 A Study of
the Plastics Used in Philately, No. 4 Non-Existent
Cities, States, Territories or Countries For Which "Stamps"
or Overprints Have Been Printed, No. 5 Pressure-Sensitive
Adhesive United States Stamps, and No. 6 Flying
Fakes: the Forged USA Pioneer Airmail Cancellations.
The
six reports are available at no charge from the Collectors
Club of Chicago, 1029 North Dearborn Street, Chicago,
IL 60610. A legal-sized addressed envelope with 83¢ postage affixed
must be enclosed. For addresses outside of the United States, addressed
envelopes must have $1.60 postage affixed, or three (3) International
Reply Coupons enclosed.
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French
Stamp Dealers Association
Chambre
Syndicale Française des Négociants et
Experts en Philatélie (CNEP)
The
French Stamp Dealers Association
/ Chambre Syndicale Française des
Négociants et Experts en Philatélie (CNEP)
is the largest organized group of commercial philatelic professionals
in the France. The CNEP OnLine
Membership Directory provides full contact information for the individual
dealers, as well as available E-Mail Address and WebSite links:
www.cnep.fr
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German
Stamp Dealers Association
Bundesverbandes
des Deutschen Briefmarkenhandels APHV e.V.
Organized
in 1949, the German Stamp Dealers Association
/ Bundesverbandes des Deutschen Briefmarkenhandels
APHV (Allgemeiner-Postwertzeichen-Händler-Verband)
e.V. is the largest organized
group of commercial philatelic professionals in the Germany. The
APHV OnLine Membership Directory
provides full contact information for the individual dealers, as
well as available E-Mail Address and WebSite links: www.aphv.de
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LINN'S
STAMP NEWS Now Available OnLine
Effective
22nd August 2002, LINN'S STAMP NEWS, the USA-published ca.-50,000
circulation weekly philatelic periodical, is available in its entirety
to OnLine subscribers. "LinnsOnLine" contains the most recent 13
issues of LINN'S, all being fully searchable. If desired,
the publisher also will E-Mail subscribers each Thursday, when the
latest edition of LINN'S is published online.
The
entire page-by-page content of each new issue LINN'S will
be presented weekly. The online edition will be of high interest
to overseas collectors, who will now have timely access to the latest
philatelic news published in the USA. It will also interest USA
hard copy subscribers experiencing late or erratic deliveries.
The
software underlying "LinnsOnLine" was developed to convert archive
microfilmed printed matter into Internet-compatible "html" pages.
The systems allow the transformation of back-issues microfilm into
an accessible, searchable electronic archive that could include
every page of every issue of LINN'S, starting with the first
edition published in late 1928.
USA-resident
subscribers can substitute the OnLine version without additional
charges. New subscribers, whether resident in the USA, Canada, or
anywhere else worldwide, will pay only the cost of a USA domestic
subscription ($US49.95 annually). There is a special charge should
both online and hard copy editions be required.
Detailed
information for subscribing to this new service is available on
the LINN'S online WebSite: http://www.LinnsOnLine.com
An
example issue is included on the LINN'S WebSite. If an online
subscription is being considered, have a credit card ready and,
if you are a current subscriber, have your LINN'S subscription
label at hand.
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Modena's
150th Postage Stamp Anniversary ...
The
Duchy of Modena issued its first postage stamps in 1852, and is
celebrating it 150th Anniversary marking the event. In conjunction
with the philatelic festivities, a special exhibition of Modena's
philatelic rarities has been made available on a WebSite.
Courtesy
of Ms. Valeria Vaccari (VACCARI S.R.L., Vignola [MO], Italy), the
WebSite is given as: http://www.modena1852.it
The
Exhibition opened 1 June 2002, and is entered in its entirety on
the updated WebSite.
The
exhibit includes Modena's postage stamps and postal history, including
the most important rarities
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Philatelic
Literature Sources ...
Philatelic
literature is a very necessary resource for the serious philatelist
requiring information normally unavailable in the general listings
Scott, Stanley Gibbons, Michel, Yvert & Tellier, or similar
catalogs. There are a number of philatelic literature dealers recognized
as having stocks representing even the most remote or esoteric philatelic
subjects.
James
Bendon (Limassol, CYPRUS): Specializes in the publishing and
distributing of a very fine range of upscale, scholarly, and otherwise
desirable comprehensive worldwide philatelic handbooks and catalogs,
to include titles unavailable elsewhere: http://www.JamesBendon.com
Eric
Jackson (Leesport, PA): Specializes in literature pertaining
to
United States and General Foreign revenue, telegraph and local post
stamps. In-print and out-of-print handbooks, catalogues, pamphlets,
auction catalogues and journals are available on their website,
and from their bimonthly catalogues. They also maintain a comprehensive
stock of
United States and Possessions revenue, telegraph and local post
stamps, and documents: http://www.ericjackson.com
James
E. Lee (Wheeling, IL U.S.A.): Specializes in United States,
Confederate States, and British North America philatelic literature.
Stocked are in- and out-of-print books, pamphlets, auction catalogs,
and numerous periodicals, totaling over 1,400 entries on their WebSite
(which also includes specialized United States postal history, essays,
proofs and fancy cancels): http://www.jameslee.com
Philatelic
Bibliopole/Leonard H. Hartmann (Louisville, KY U.S.A.): Specializes
in United States, Confederate States, British North America, and
Worldwide philatelic literature, to include postal records, auction
catalogs, fake and counterfeit issues, and bibliographies. Issues
an E-Mail "Newsletter" every 3-4 weeks, and maintains
a daily-updated user-friendly WebSite containing over 1,000 pages:
http://www.pbbooks.com
Vera
Trinder Ltd. (London, ENGLAND): Possibly the oldest philatelic
literature dealership extant, the company maintains a sizable shop
philatelic literature stock in the philatelically historical "Strand"
area. The company offers Great Britain, British Commonwealth, and
comprehensive other foreign catalogs, handbooks, and other references,
as well as a full range of all printed albums, to include those
for postcards, cigarette trade cards, first day covers, and coins:
http://www.vtrinder.co.uk
Vaccari
s.r.l. (Vignola [Modena], ITALY): An established and well regarded
company specializing in the full range of catalogs and specialized
handbooks for all of the Italian States, Italy, the Italian Offices
Abroad, and the Italian Colonies, as well as the European areas
and other better worldwide titles: http://www.vaccari.it
As
further philatelic literature dealerships of merit become known
to us, especially those specializing in the Asian areas, they will
be listed in the company of those above.
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Philatelic
Radio Shows Return via the Internet ...
For
those who may know of the legendary 1930s-era "Capt. Tim Healy's
Ivory Soap Stamp Talk" radio show sponsored by Procter & Gamble,
you'll be pleased to know that a similar program has been resurrected
via the Internet: "Major Ted's Stamp Talk".
The
1-hour show is programed by Maj. Ted Bahry, USMC (retired), a well-known
philatelist and accredited judge, and is broadcast live every Saturday
at 3:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time). All of the programs, which began
on 8 June 2002, have been archived for listening at your leisure.
For
first-time listeners to Internet radio, log on to the www.wsRadio.com
WebSite, click on the "How to Listen" button, and follow the easy
procedures instructions. The Web Page for the program, www.wsRadio.com/majorted
includes content summaries and illustrations relating to the content
topics. The listeners can also register for E-Mail "alerts" featuring
late-breaking news and advance notice of future programs content.
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Philatelic
Traders Society (PTS)
Organized
in 1929, the Philatelic Traders Society
(PTS) is the largest
organized group of commercial philatelic professionals headquartered
in
the United Kingdom. The PTS OnLine
Membership Directory provides full specialties and contact information
for the individual dealers, as well as available E-Mail Address
and WebSite links: www.philatelic-traders-society.co.uk
The
first PTS Chairman was Albert
H. Harris, who had established a successful publishing company producing,
amongst other products, specialized stamp albums and other philatelic
accessories. The Secretary of the newly formed PTS
was Vera Trinder who, in turn, purchased the business founded by
Albert H. Harris, and who continues to trade in philatelic literature
to this day.
The
PTS was incorporated as a Limited
Company on 14 September 1946. From its beginning, the PTS
organised trade bourses, and these developed into the well-known
annual STAMPEX exhibitions.
Since
1991, the PTS headquarters have
been located within the British Philatelic Centre, where close relationships
with the British Philatelic Trust and the major collector societies
is of great benefit. PTS Membership
currently stands at 600 dealers and postal administrations, with
more than half being resident in overseas areas.
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"World
Clock" WebSite
Especially
valuable to those philatelists conducting transactions or other
communications on a global basis, the "World Clock" WebSite provides
the current local time (and weekday) for an alphabetical list of
hundreds to worldwide cities, both major and minor. The WebSite
is especially helpful when employed as a "Favorite Place": http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/full.html
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Worldwide
Postal Codes
Continuously
updated WebSites are available for determining Postal Codes for
every country employing such address designations.
For
the United States
ZIP + 4 Postal Codes, the USPS provides the user-friendly
WebSite: http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip%2b4.html
For
Canada, the Canada Post/Postes
provides the comprehensive WebSite: http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pcl/bin/advanced-e.asp
For
the United Kingdom, the Royal
Mail provides the WebSite: http://www.consignia-online.com/portal/default/all/home
For
the balance of the world, the global Postal Codes and other useful
Postal Code links for countries alphabetically ranging from Argentina
through Uruguay (and almost everywhere in between), are provided
by the "Virtual Mechanics" group through their user-friendly WebSite:
http://www.execulink.com/~louisew/postal-links.htm
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