Postage Stamps on the Internet

Edited by Peter Y. Chou, WisdomPortal.com

Philatelic Agencies:
United States Postal Service— http://www.usps.gov/
(StampsOnline, Post Office Locator, Rate Calculator, Track/Confirm, Zip Codes, New Postage Stamps)
Canada Post Corporation— http://www.canadapost.ca/CPC2/phil/stamp/stamp.html
(What's new, Hot links, Subscribe, Stamp stories, Philatelic counters, Stamp program, Stamp quest, Millennium collection)
British Postal Service— http://www.royalmail.co.uk/athome
(Millennium stamps, Previous issues, Collecting stamps, Screen saver, Postcodes Online, Links)
Iceland Philatelic Agency (Icelandic, Danish, English, German, French)— http://toppur.postur.is/
(Stamps 1995-1999, Postcards, Sheetlets, Yearpacks, Literature, Browse stamps by motifs)
Italy Philatelic Agency (in Italian)— http://www.poste.it/italiano/51/51.htm
(Stamps 1998-2001, Sports Philately, Postmarks, Books, Folder)
Sweden Post Stamps— http://www.posten.se/stamps/index.html
(Latest Issues, Nordic Mail, Customer Service, Order stamps, Stamp printing, Subscription, Postal Museum)
United Nations Postal Administration (website in English, French, and German)— http://www.un.org/Depts/UNPA/
(About UN Stamps, New Stamp Issues, Stamps & Products, Just for Kids, Subscribe to UN Stamps)
Official Stamp Agencies in North America (www.UniCover.com)— http://www.unicover.com/agencies.htm
(Stamps at face value from Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Slovenia, Sweden)
List of Philatelic Bureau— http://www.scotstamps.co.uk/philatelic_bureau's.htm
(Countries' addresses from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe to order new issues)
Philatelic Auctions:
Robert A. Siegel Stamp Auction Galleries (America's Premier Stamp Auctioneer Since 1930)— http://siegelauctions.com/home.htm
(The unique 2c Hawaiian Missionary cover, sold by our firm in 1995 for a record $2,090,000)
Sotheby's Stamp Auctions— http://www.sothebys.com/plweb/category/STAMPS.htm
(Stamp auctions from New York, London, and Hong Kong with catalogs & prices realized)
Harmers of London: Stamp Auctioneers Ltd.— http://www.harmers.com/
(Introduction, Catalogue, Auction, Bidding, Prices Realized)
Vance Auctions (Philatelic Mail Auctions for Stamp Collectors)— http://www.webopedia.com/
(Free Catalogue, Bidding Tips, Photo Highlights, E-mail Bid Sheet, Auction Results, Stamp Sites to Visit)
Philatelic Literature:
China Philatelic Encyclopaedia (by Huang Jianlin)— http://power.beijing.cn.net/bikeserver/CPE/CPE01/CPE0106
(15 chapters with 1,174 entries of 2 million Chinese characters, 2079 illustrations, 30 color pages— US$150 airmail postpaid)
China Philately— http://power.beijing.cn.net/bikeserver/CPE/CPE0000
(Official publication of All-China Philatelic Federation, 1996-1998 volumes; Philatelic Books)
Postmarks & First Day Covers:
How to Prepare Your Own First Day Covers (by Washington Press)— http://www.washpress.com/artcraft/makefdc/makefdc.html
(Procedures for preparing first day covers for United States & United Nations postage stamps)
How to Service Quantities of First Day Covers (by Lloyd A. de Vries)— www.virtualstampclub.com/fdchowto.html
(Collectors have 30 days to submit their covers, while registered cachetmakers, servicers and dealers have 90.)
Washington Press (Publisher of ArtCraft First Day Cachets)— http://www.washpress.com/index.html
(Collecting ArtCraft Engraved First Day Covers, U.S. & U.N. First Day of Issue Calendars)
Societies & Clubs:
American Philatelic Society (serving stamp collectors in more than 110 countries for over 110 years)— http://www.west.net/~stamps1/aps.html
(Organization, Exhibitions, Services, Sales Division, Stamp Insurance, Awards, Dealers, Other Links)
American Stamp Dealers Association, Inc. (ASDA)— http://www.amerstampdlrs.com/
(Membership Directory, Collectors' Bulletin Board, How to Sell a Collection, ASDA News, Philatelic Event Calendar, MemberMart, ASDA E-Mail, Philatelic Links, Publications & Price Lists, Free Brochures)
American Topical Association— http://home.prcn.org/~pauld/ata/index.html
(founded in 1949 with over 6000 members in 90 countries to promote thematic stamp collecting)
American Air Mail Society (AAMS)— http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/aams/
(Aerophilately publications, Auctions, Sales, Translation service, Slide presentations, Study units)
Royal Philatelic Society of Canada— http://www.interlog.com/~rpsc/
(Online Library, Organization, The Canadian Philatelist, Member Links, Philatelic Links)
China Stamp Society— http://www.chinastampsociety.org/who.htm
(membership of 1000 collectors interested in Chinese stamps & postal history, China Clipper magazine)
The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society— http://www.uspcs.org
(History of the Society, Membership Info, Index to Chronicle issues, Publications)
Stamp Catalogues:
Scott Publishing's Website: ScottOnline— http://www.scottonline.com/
(Scott Catalogues, Scott Stamp Monthly, Scott Cd-Rom, Online Shopping, Stamp of the Day)
Bolaffi (website in Italian & English)— http://www.bolaffi.it/index.html.en.htm
(Publisher of the Bolaffi National Italian Stamp Catalogue; Auction Catalogues)
Catalogues Cérès Philatélie (website in French)— http://www.ceres-philatelie.com/us/catalog.htm
(Catalogues of France, Andorra, Monaco, and French Colonies)
Postage Stamp Catalogue of the People's Republic of China (1997 Edition)— http://power.beijing.cn.net/bikeserver/CPE/CPE9802/P16.2
(Stamps from Oct 1949 to Dec 1996; Chinese & English; 249 pages; US$36 hardcover airmail postpaid)
Krause Publications Online Catalog — http://www.krause.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/catalog/st_main.html?catid=30
(Krause-Minkus Standard Catalog of U.S. Stamps; Brookman Stamp Price Guide; Sanabria Airmail Catalogue)
Michel (website in German & English)— http://www.briefmarken.de/englisch/michel_e.htm
(Michel catalogue lists stamps of the world in chronological order; CD-ROM edition; German Stamp Dealers)
Yvert & Tellier (website in French & English)— http://www.Yvert-et-Tellier.fr/
(Stamp Catalogues of France, Monaco, and Europe)
Stamp Dealers:
Stamp Dealers Links (Stamp Yellow Pages Directory)— http://www.stampshows.com/dealers.html
(Links to stamp dealers arranged alphabetically)
Ed's Stamp Page: US Postage Stamps & Philatelic Information— http://www.edsmart.com/stamps/index.htm
(U.S. mint, plate blocks, sheets, covers; Canada; Topicals; Collecting Ideas, Links)
Francis Chan's Stamp Dealers Links — http://stamps.s-one.net.sg/dealers.html
(786 web links to stamp dealers arranged alphabetically)
Subway Stamp Shop (2121 Beale Avenue, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601)— http://www.subwaystamp.com/subway/swssmain.htm
(The world's largest stamp & coin collecting supply company dating back to 1931)
Stamp Images:
The 24-cent Inverted Jenny Plate Block of 4— http://www.stamps.net/jenny.jpg
The 2-cent Inverted Pan American Train — http://www.stamps.net/Wallpaper/2panam.jpg
U.S. Year 2000 Postage Stamp — http://www.usps.gov/images/stamps/2000/y2k.htm
(J. C. Leyendecker's illustration on the Jan. 2, 1937 cover of Saturday Evening Post)
U.S. Lunar New Year 2000: Year of the Dragon— http://www.stampsonline.com/gallery/2000/luna.htm
U.S. Lunar New Year 1999: Year of the Hare— http://www.stampsonline.com/gallery/99/rabbit.htm
U.S. Lunar New Year 1998: Year of the Tiger— http://www.stampsonline.com/gallery/98/tiger.htm
U.S. Lunar New Year 1997: Year of the Ox— http://www.stampsonline.com/gallery/97/lunarny.htm
U.S. 1997 Bugs Bunny — http://www.stampsonline.com/gallery/97/bugbunny.htm
United States Postage Stamps 1891-1900— http://www.philately.com/philately/usa_1891.htm
United States Postage Stamps 1901-1910— http://www.philately.com/philately/usa_1901.htm
United States Postage Stamps 1911-1920— http://www.philately.com/philately/usa_1911.htm
United States Postage Stamps 1921-1930— http://www.philately.com/philately/usa_1921.htm
United States Postage Stamps 1931-1940— http://www.philately.com/philately/usa_1931.htm
United States Postage Stamps 1941-1950— http://www.philately.com/philately/usa_1941.htm
United States Postage Stamps 1951-1960— http://www.philately.com/philately/usa_1951.htm
United States Postage Stamps 1961-1970— http://www.philately.com/philately/usa_1961.htm
United States Postage Stamps 1971-1980— http://www.philately.com/philately/usa_1971.htm
United States Postage Stamps By Year (Edited by Bob Allen)—
http://www.1847usa.com/USPostageByYear.htm
(1901-1932: Clear images, Date of issue, Printing statistics, Stories)
United States Postage Stamps 1933 (Edited by Bob Allen)—
http://www.1847usa.com/identify/YearSets/1933.htm
(Date of issue, Printing statistics, Stories, 50¢ Zepplin issue)
Stamp Magazines:
Linn's Stamp News (The Internet's largest weekly stamp news & marketplace— http://www.linns.com/
(Print content, Marketplace, Reference, Stamp programs, Online features, New issue of the week)
Scott Stamp Monthly— http://www.scottonline.com/ScottMonthly.htm
(Articles on U.S. & foreign stamps, new issues, covers, in-depth stories, free stamps giveaways monthly)
Stamp Collector (Krause Publications)— http://www.krause.com/stamps/sc/
(Biweekly news, columns, & features for philately lovers; USPS calendar, New issues; Classified ads)
Stamp Wholesaler (Krause Publications)— http://www.krause.com/stamps/sw/index.html
(News, features, business tips for the stamp business; Dealer profiles; Auction & Show listings)
Stamps.Net: The Internet Magazine for Stamp Collectors— http://www.stamps.net/
(Newswire, Theft alert, Features, Classifieds, Chat Room, Societies, History, Wallpaper, Stamp Shows)
Stamps by Countries:
Stamp-Issuing Country Index (with images of postage stamps)— http://www.philately.com/philately/country_index_a.htm
Bulgaria Postage Stamps 1997-2000— http://www.pmk.posti.fi/pmk/merkkiselain/en/index.html
(List with Illustrations of many Bulgarian stamps & covers)
Chinese Stamps (by Shuxiang Zeng)— http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/7839/
(Stamps depicting Chinese history, literature, scenery, art & music)
Czech/Slovak Stamp Resources (by Gerhard Batz, Germany)— http://power.beijing.cn.net/bikeserver/CPE/CPE0000
(Links to Czech stamps; Czech artists; Clubs & Societies; Wants & Offers; Collectors' email addresses)
Czech Republic Postage Stamps 1997-2000— http://www.philately.com/philately/czech_republic_1997.htm
(Listing of Czech stamps with some illustrations)
Finland Stamps Browser— http://www.pmk.posti.fi/pmk/merkkiselain/en/index.html
(Search by themes, name, artist, LaPe catalog number, or date of issue)
India Postage Stamps— http://www.indianpost.com/alpha.php/Alpha
(Stamps listed alphabetically and by date of issue 1948-2002)
Ireland Stamps Online— http://www.irishstampsonline.com
(Commemoratives 1929-present, Miniature Sheets, Sheetlets, Definitives, Airmails, Maximum Cards)
Italian Stamps 1862-1945 (Department of History, University of Bergen)— http://www.pmk.posti.fi/pmk/merkkiselain/en/index.html
(93 issues from Vittorio Emanuele II to Reconstruction; annotated with enlargements)
Postage Stamps of the Slovak Republic— http://www.telecom.gov.sk/znamky/stamps.htm
(Slovak stamps from 1993-2002, FDCs, descriptions of designers)
Taiwan Postal Services— http://www.post.gov.tw/indexe.htm
(Postal News, Stamp Mall, Stamp Collecting, Postal Museums, Search Site, Online Inquiry)
Turkey Stamps (arranged by topicals & year sets)— http://www.ariphilatelics.com/examples.htm
(Animals, Arts, Aviation, Birds, Fish & Insects, Flowers, Folk Dances, Fruits, Religion, Ships Sports, Trains)
Stamps for Kids:
Philatelic Web Sites For Kids (American Philatelic Society)— http://www.stamps.org/aps/services/youthlnk.htm
(16 web sites from APS to help promote Stamp Collecting for Kids)
Youth and Postage Stamps (by David R. Wright)— http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~djwright/index.htm
(Using postage stamps to teach kids about geography)
Links For Kids (R. Vlaardingerbroek & Ann Mette Heindorff, Denmark)— http://www.xs4all.nl/~pkv/kidslinks/kidslinks.htm
(Airmail, Zepplins, Wildlife, Bicycles, Balloons, Birds, Chess, Cinema, Charlie Chaplin)
Rock & Fossil Stamps of the United States (by Bob Keller)— http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/stamps/United_States/United_States.html
(Illustrated list of U.S. stamps showing rocks, minerals, prehistorical animals with date of issue)
Stamps on Black History (Editor: Dan K.Phillips)— http://library.advanced.org/10320/Stamps.htm
(Alphabetical listing of 67 Black-Americans honored on U.S. postage stamps with biography & book references)
Women Who Left Their “Stamps” on History (Infoplease.com & Kids' almanac)— http://kids.infoplease.com/ipka/A0768442.html
(Notable women pictured on U.S. postage stamps from Queen Isabella 1893 to Ayn Rand 1999)
The Nature of America (America's 1999 Stamp Program)— http://www.stampsonline.com/gallery/gallery.htm
(Pictures and info on U.S. postage stamps issued in 1997-1999, Celebrate the Century issues)
Junior Philatelists of America (APS Affiliate #26)— http://www.jpastamps.org/
(The JPA is a group run by & for young stamp collectors, age 18 and under; founded in 1963, it has 500 members currently)
Junior Philatelists (by Gayland Bird)— http://www.ioa.com/~ggayland/junior/
(Tips for the beginner, Stamp collecting kits, Low cost ways to collecting, Swap stamps, How To articles)
Finland Stamp Stories— http://www.pmk.posti.fi/pmk/english/navi/naindex2.htm
(Finland's image, Stalking stamps, Lost treasures, Great emotions, Small great art, Celebration for every year)
Youth Collectors Zone— http://stamps-auctions.com/lists/youth.html
(Monthly Stamp Quiz, Collector Survey, Kidstamps, Stamp Supplies, Youth Collectors Forum, Free Classified Ads)
Topical Collecting:
American Topical Association— http://home.prcn.org/~pauld/ata/handbooks.htm
(Handbooks from Abraham Lincoln to Women on Stamps)
Airmail Stamp Museum: Airmail Stamps and Their Symbols— http://www.livefromsiliconvalley.com/airmail/index.html
(Justin Milliun's gallery of airmail stamps arranged by countries)
* ART: Travelling the World on Art Stamps (Ann Mette Heindorff, Denmark)— http://w1.1429.telia.com/~u142900356/
(Arranged by countries, artists, holidays, literature, topicals, youth)
* PHILATELIC ART (Kiyoshi Emura, Japan)— http://philatelic-art.com/
(Arranged by topics, museum, artist, and country)
Baseball on U.S. Postage Stamps (by Ed Stephan, Western Washington University)— http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/webstuff/es.stamps.baseball.html
(11 U.S. baseball stamps from Zane's CD Encyclopedia of U.S. Postage Stamps)
Biographies of People on Postage Stamps (by Paul G. Partington & Dr. Udo Skladny)— http://www.philately.com/philately/biographies.htm
(Alphabetical listing of people on stamps with country & year of issue)
Birds of the World on Postage Stamps (by Chris Gibbins)— http://www.bird-stamps.org/
(Country list, Species list, Identification corner, New & future issues)
Cats on Postage Stamps (Keimar Stamps)— http://www.boswells.com/cats.htm
(Stamps arranged by countries: commercial site)
Cat Stamps (Boswell's)— http://www.boswells.com/cats.htm
(Stamps arranged by cat breeds: commercial site)
Cervantes on Stamps (by Ann Mette Heindorff)— http://literature.school.dk/frame_SpainCervantes.htm
(France, Romania, Spain, and Cuba issues on Cervantes & Don Quixote)
Chess on Stamps (by Colin Rose)— http://www.tri.org.au/chess/
(Beautiful website feature chess stamps arranged by countries neatly organized in tables)
Christmas Philatelic Club— http://www.hwcn.org/link/cpc/
(Christmas Philatelic Resources, Exhibit Library, What to Collect?, Members On Line)
Christopher Columbus Stamps (by Norbert Fiks in German)— http://home.t-online.de/home/fiksleer/phila.htm
(Columbus stamps issued in the 19th century, Columbus stamps from the Americas arranged by country)
Cinema & Philately (by Manuel Fructuoso in English & Spanish)— http://www.ctv.es/USERS/manuelf/ingles.htm
(Spanish issues 1996-1999, Luis Bunuel in philately, Philatelic literature on cinema)
Cinephilatelie (by Ann Mette Heindorff in English & French)— http://www.ctv.es/USERS/manuelf/ingles.htm
(History of the world cinema through philately)
Coelacanth Stamps— http://members.tripod.com/~Coelastamp/index.html
(Family Tree, History, Latest Issues, Comores, Madagascar, South Africa, Links)
Coelacanth— An Exhibition of Postage Stamps— http://woodenuknow.com/SunnysRainbow/coelacanthexhibit.html
(Crystal A. Eikanger's prize-winning exhibit of coelacanth stamps from Comoro Island)
Computers on Stamps (by Heikki Rauhala, Sweden)— http://www.algonet.se/~heikki/stamp.htm
(Listing of near 700 computer related stamps)
Dogs on Stamps— http://www.AnimalStamps.com/
(Francie Stull's "Dog on Stamps" arranged by breed)
Dolphins on Stamps— http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/5968/de.htm
(Dolphin Stamps from Australia to Yugoslavia)
Flowers: Famous Flower Paintings on Stamps (Ann Mette Heindorff)— http://thematicalstamps.school.dk/frame_FlowerPaintings.htm
(25 stamps depicting paintings of flowers elegantly presented)
Horses on Stamps— http://www.horsestamps.co.uk/index.htm
(Horse Stamps from Afghanistan to Spain)
Horses-in-Arts Stamps— http://thematicalstamps.school.dk/frame_HorseArts.htm
(Horse Stamps from France, Germany, Iceland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Switzerland, UN)
Mr. Horse Stamps Gallery— http://www.mrhorse.com/stamps/index.html
(China, Czech, Japan, Kampuchea, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland)
Literature Stamps: The Reader's Museum— http://let.kub.nl/mousebit/museum/philately/welcome.htm
(Cervantes, Goethe, Melville, Pushkin, Schiller, Shakespeare, Steinbeck, Stevenson, Twain)
Love on Postage Stamps (in honor of Goethe)— http://www.values.ch/love.htm
Navicula's Theme: Literature with Maritime Motives!— http://www.powernetonline.com/~corosec/coros1.htm
(Homer, Dante, Luis de Camoes, Jules Verne, Daniel Defoe, Joseph Conrad, Rimbaud, Hemingway)
Paintings and Arts on Stamps— http://www.values.ch/
Quartz on Stamps (Richard Busch's Philatelic Mineralogy)— http://stampmin.home.att.net/quartz.htm
(Quartz Stamps from Afars & Issas to Zimbabwe)
Railway Philately from Italy— http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/5968/te.htm
(Italian stamps on trains & railway, cancels, stationery, list, railways, links)
Religion on Stamps— http://www.powernetonline.com/~corosec/coros1.htm
(Coros: Collectors of Religion on Stamps)
Rembrandt on Stamps (Ann Mette Heindorff)— http://arthistory1.school.dk/frame_Rembrandt01-General.htm
(Rembrandt stamps from Netherlands, Monaco, Dahomey, Paraguay, Russia)
Roses: The Cultural History of the Rose (Ann Mette Heindorff)— http://thematicalstamps.school.dk/frame_Roses.htm
(30 postage stamps depicting roses with informative backgrounds)
Sea Turtle Postage Stamps of the World— http://www.2xtreme.net/nlinsley/
(More than 800 images of turtle stamps from 154 countries)
Ships on Stamps Unit of the American Topical Association— http://personal.palouse.net/hobbies/shipstamps/
(Founded in 1952, the 2nd oldest Unit in the American Topical Association)
Ship Stamps of the World— http://www.navicula.de/html/link.htm
(Links to sites with ship postage stamps)
Topical Stamps (Greg Caron Stamps, Vacaville, CA)— http://www.philately.com/philately/thematic_index.htm
(10,000 Topical Stamps from Action Heroes to Zeppelins)
Thematic Index— http://topical-stamps.com/welcome.html
(Topicals from Aircraft/Aviation to Zoology)
Trains on Stamps (by Masashi Kominami)— http://www2.biglobe.ne.jp/~venus/menu_e.html
(Click on a world map to countries with train stamps, beautiful web site by a 16-year old from Kobe, Japan)
Turtles & Tortoises on Stamps— http://www.cse.psu.edu/~riemer/turtstmp/
(List of turtle & tortoise stamps arranged by country, labels, seals, & advertising stamps, new issues)
Wildlife on Postage Stamps— http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Geyser/1533/
(Stamps on amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals)
Windmills & Watermills on Postage Stamps (By Mark Berry) — http://www.windmillworld.com/mills/stamps.htm
(British Issues, Internet Resources, Collections, Dealers, Miscellaneous)

Web Sites on Stamps:
Sites Commerciaux (site from Belgium)— http://www.jmc.be/sitecomm.htm
(Hundreds of philatelic links arranged alphabetically)
1000 Philately Link: Indonesia Philatelic Web— http://wina.virtualave.net/phil_links.htm
(1025 philatelic links arranged alphabetically)
Stamps by Countries and Topics (Bob Butler)— http://www.bobbutler.com/Stamps.htm
(Links to countries & topicals arranged alphabetically)
StampSites.com: the search engine for stamp collectors— http://www.stampsites.com/
(almost 20,000 stamp-related web pages gathered by Linn's Stamp News with useful search engine that omits irrelevant sites)
Philatelic.com (A comprehensive & interactive stamp collecting website since 1994)— http://www.philatelic.com/
(Online Mall, Classified Ads, Live Chatroom, Bulletin Board, Email Network, Links Library, Free Postcards, Software)
Stamp Collecting (by Peter G. Aitken)— http://www.pgacon.com/stampcol.asp
(Philatelic Links, Stamps FAQ, Tips on Scanning, Want List, Stamps for Sale)
The Virtual Stamp Club (Lloyd A. de Vries, Manager)— http://www.virtualstampclub.com
(Chat, Message Board, Bookstore, Article Archives, Hot Links, Stamp Supplies, U.S. stamps images)
Francis Chan's Stamps & Philatelic Resources— http://stamps.s-one.net.sg/stamps.html
(2355 Links: Stamp news, Bird stamps, ChatZone, Agencies, Auctions, Catalogs, Collectors, Countries, Dealers, Resources, Societies, Software, Thematics)
Joseph Luft's Philatelic Resources on the Web— http://www.execpc.com/~joeluft/resource.html
(2000+ links: resources, shows, societies, postal authories, countries, collector's pages, dealer offerings, software, auctions)
AskPhil: Stamp Collecting Questions & Answers— http://www.askphil.org/
(How to Articles, Reference Library, Salm Foundation Reports, Auction Info, Philatelic Estate, 275 Q&A's)
Philatelic Computing Study Group— http://www.west.net/~stamps1/pcsg/pcsg.html
(Philatelic material on CD-ROM, Catalogs, Handbooks, Stamp Images, Programs, Software, Back Issues Index, Membership)
Tips on Scanning Stamps (by Peter G. Aitken)— http://www.pgacon.com/tips_on_scanning.htm
(Scanners, Scanner settings, File format, Scanning watermarks, Detecting forgeries, Uploading images for Online Auctions)