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some news from the web, updated continuously
May 2009 stamp issues / expos from our EVENTS database
Nov 2008 New Stamp Exchange database added. Simply choose a username and password (make sure not to forget it) and add as many wanted items you want. Other visitors may contact you by sending an internal message to your choosen username. Only you can read it with your username/password combination. Even not registered visitors can contct you and with our no-email required option you decide if you want to contact the visitor. Registere users can communicate via this kind of private channel and later even chat ... or simply start exchanging email addresses and more. 2008 we create online catalogues with high resolution scans of the stamps ... take a look at our catalogues (we do not sell or exchange stamps, we only build a global database of stamps. To do so, we buy new stamps at local shops, scan and publish them with some information.) Becoming part of the 
to make these fine pages more visible.
Art on StampsExposSeptember 12–14, 2008 World Stamp Exhibition PRAGA 2008 [Web] June 20-28, 2008 World Philatelic Exhibition EFIRO 2008 [Web] May 2-3, 2008 Stamp Expo ABPS 2008 [Web] March 7-11, 2008 21st Asian International Stamp Exhibition Tapei 2008 [Web]
Penny Red page started
Swedish Nobel Society stamps since 1961 [Web
We launch our new Stamp Themes / Topic page.
We launch our new Stamp Issue Dates service
Determine
the country from the markings on stamps
link to The Museum of US Essays & Proofs [Web]
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to Mauritius postal services [Web]
link to stamp themes [Web]
link to online stamps catalogue [Web] Topics
Weblinks http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/8/2/0/18204/18204.htm |
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| 1. day cover | |
| aerogramme | |
| air mail | |
| auction | |
| bar | |
| block | |
| block of 4 | |
| booklet | |
| broken | |
| cancel | |
| cancellation | |
| cancelled | |
| centenary | |
| chalky paper | |
| circle | |
| coil | |
commemorative A commemorative stamp is a postage stamp issued to honor or commemorate a place, event or person. Most postal services of the world issue several of these each year, often holding first day of issue ceremonies at locations connected with the subjects. wikipedia [Web] |
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| corner | |
| cover | |
| cut-square | |
| damaged | |
| date | |
| defective | |
| definitive | |
| difference | |
| envelope | |
| essay | |
| exhibition | |
| expertise | |
| express | |
| face value | |
| field post | |
| fiscal stamp | |
| fluorescence | |
| forerunner | |
| forged | |
| forgery | |
| frame | |
| franking | |
| front | |
| genuine | |
| gold | |
| gum | |
| gutter | |
| handstamp | |
| inverted | |
| issue | |
| lithography | |
| local post | |
| margin | |
| mount | |
| obsolete | |
| occupation | |
| official | |
| original | |
| overseas | |
| paper | |
| perforated | |
| perforation | |
| perforation gauge | |
| philately | |
| piece | |
| plate | |
| postage due stamp | |
| postage stamp | |
| postal stationery | |
| posthorn | |
| price | |
| printing | |
| private | |
| registered letter | |
| regummed | |
| repaired | |
| reprint | |
| rust | |
| sale | |
| set | |
| sheet | |
| sheetlet | |
| shipment | |
| souvenir sheet | |
| strip | |
| surtax | |
| tête-bêche | |
| types | |
| used | |
| valid | |
| value | |
| variety | |
| watermark | |
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