Great Links

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Stamp Shows/Bourses

fss

Complete Up-To-Date Information on all Stamp Shows in Florida.

http://www.florexstampshow.com/

FLOREX -- The Florida State Stamp Show
A WSP (World Series of Philately) Event.

Stamp Shows Worldwide
Stamp shows listed by country and in the United States by state. (verify show data)

Societies

http://www.stamps.org/

American Philatelic Society (APS)
Founded in 1886, this organization is the largest stamp collector organization with over 27,000 members.

usss

United States Stamp Society

For all things United States stamp related.

Florida Postal History Society

Florida Postal History Society
Organization established in 1978 by a group of 12 collectors interested in postal history from Florida. It now has nearly 150 member.

airmail

American Air Mail Society
Organization founded in 1923 for aerophilately, the study of airmail, airmail stamps, postal markings, special flights, and other documents and markings related to American airmail.

revenue

The Revenue Society
International organization of revenue philatelists. Includes a variety of exhibits and a hall of fame, and has members from over thirty countries.

http://www.revenuer.org/

American Revenue Association
Society that explores American revenue philately, the study of American government stamps used for revenue collection.

FIP Postal Stationery Commission
Postal stationery organization from the Federation Internationale de Philatelie. Focuses on the study, preservation, and exhibition of envelopes, post cards, and other items with an imprinted stamp.

ata

American Topical Association
The self-proclaimed largest topical stamp organization in the world, formed in 1949, which aims to encourage thematic stamp collecting. In addition to sponsoring unit websites for topical collecting, also provides a large number of free articles on philately from the Topical Time magazine.

Trains On Stamps
High-quality website by members of a unit of the American Topical Association, devoted to collecting all examples of railroads and trains depicted on stamps.

Cats On Stamps
Highly illustrated collection of stamps from around the world featuring cats. About 100 countries represented, with multiple large illustrations for each. Also includes approximate value and year of issuance for each stamp.

machine cancel

The International Machine Cancel Society
Organization devoted to the study of machines used to cancel postage stamps throughout the ages and their marks. Provides articles and other publications free of charge.

ccny

The Collectors Club
Philatelic society located in New York city. Founded in 1896, it maintains its own fully stocked library and clubhouse at 11 W. 42nd Street in New York City.

Publishers

http://www.linns.com/

Linn's
The popular weekly newspaper style production that everyone enjoys!

http://www.stampnewsnow.com/

Mekeel's & Stamps
A weekly newspaper publication that has a long history in stamp community dating back to 1891.

bookphil

BOOKS on PHILATELY -- Philatelic Bibliopole

Reference materials for purchase. If you are trying to locate a key piece of reference material chances are you will find it here!

Stamp Dealer Sites

http://www.floridastampdealers.org/

Florida Stamp Dealers' Association
The organizational body for all stamp dealers in the state of Florida. Founded in 1960, it is the sponsor of numerous Florida shows, including FLOREX.

Specialty Sites

swedishtiger

Great site for U.S. Stamp Identification & More

http://www.theswedishtiger.com/10-scotts.html

US #10 and #11 -- this is a great detailed site helping to simplify a rather complex issue.

Online Stamp Catalogs

Online Worldwide Stamp Catalog
Massive index of stamps from around the world, with illustrations and catalog information. Covers over 190,000 stamps from over 325 countries.

Stamp Libraries & Museums

Stamp Libraries & Museums
Hobbyist index of postal museums, archives, and libraries around the world. Includes resources throughout Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania.

smithsonian/npm

Smithsonian | National Postal Museum
United States museum of postal history, covering the history of stamps and many other aspects of mail delivery throughout the ages. Site operated in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution.

spellman

Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History
Postal history museum with exhibits and informational publications. Operated out of Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts.

Western Philatelic Library
Operated by the Friends of the Western Philatelic Library. Based in Sunnyvale, California. Offers informational resources on stamps and on the collections held by the library.

British Postal Museum and Archive
All about the history of postal mail in Great Britain. Includes some collections and documents that may be viewed online, including detailed information about the Penny Black and other famous British stamps

britlib

British Library Philatelic Collection
Information on the over 50 collections and archives of postal material held by the British Library.

bath

Bath Postal Museum
Information on the over 50 collections and archives of postal material held by the British Library.

The History of Philately
Overview of philatelic history incorporating facts from before the invention of the modern postal stamp, including details from Roman times, the Middle Ages, and far more.

Other Philatelic Sites

International Stamp Collecting News
Brief, timely news releases on developments in stamp collecting from around the world, with a focus on new stamp releases and discoveries about rare stamps.

Italian Center for Resistance Philately
In addition to providing information on stamp collecting related to Italian anti-fascism and resistance movements in World War II, the ICRP also provides a very handy dictionary of philatelic terms. Full site available in both English and Italian.

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