Special Places
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The Museum of U.S. Essays and Proofs
Here is a website that shows what the Internet is doing to promote the vast storehouse of philatelic knowledge! You simply have to visit this site and see the spectacular images of early U.S. essays and proofs and learn about the origins of U.S. revenue and postage stamps. Vist...
Stamps.net
This is philately's new magazine published right on the Internet. Check it out! You'll see news that just doesn't reach the pages of the philatelic weeklies. Visit...
AskPhil.org
If you have a question about ANYthing philatelic...no matter what it is, click to AskPhil. Certainly the most comprehensive informational stamp collecting site on the Net. Visit...
Other Sites of Interest
We have found that—in addition to the many philatelic sites on the Internet—there are countless websites that are especially useful (not to mention delightful and fun) for the philatelist. Here are just a few.
Booksmith. Here is amazon.com's biggest competitor! We understand that you can browse and purchase from a stock of over 1.2 million book titles in every possible category. Make your purchases online and you can expect to receive your book usually within 72 hours.
Fairs & Festivals. We stamp collectors are confirmed showgoers. We love everything from a local collectibles shows and a book fair...to a World's Fair. Complete with a searchable database, festivals.com is THE place to find such events all over the world...not just the U.S.
We all experience glitches of some kind of another with our computers. Here are five sites that offer support either with or without charges (which are usually nominal).
- NetHelper
- Microsoft Support
- TechHelper
- TuneUp.com
If you've spent enough time on the Web you know that there are lots of free stuff you can obtain---everything from news, weather and sports, to tons of tangible free samples and doodads.
The Old Farmers Almanac. It's not hard to believe that this handy yearly book appears on the philatelic library shelves of many a stamp collector. Now 205 years old (huh?), The Old Farmers Almanac continues to be a terrific little reference tool for lots of things.