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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.

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.


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!

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 KNOWLEDGE BASE INDEX.
SUPPORTHELP.COM.
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. For a great news source, try NEWS ONLINE. And our favorite site for linking up to lots of freebies is FREE-N-COOL.

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.

CultureFinder. Many stamp collectors are quite knowledgeable fans of the arts. we even know several thematic collectors who pursue music, opera and dance on stamps who absolutely love this site. It's a beautiful place.

Cinemania. What stamp collector is not also a movie fan---especially since so many flicks have featured stamps and stamp collectors (Topaz is a great one!). This is the essential site for the movie buff. What do you wanna know? It's there.

DejaNews Whoa! If you're a Usenet nut, this is the place you've been waiting for! Nothing short of the best international Newsgroup directory on the Web. Think of a subject that you like, then search for the newsgroup devoted to it. It'll take you there where you can sign on and participate at will. Lots of friendly button click-thru's that make everything easy.

PCTV If you're a fan of Stewart Cheifet's Computer Chronicles on public television or watch the great computer shows on cable TV's Knowledge Television, this is the site that contains all the stuff you'll see on these groundbreaking television shows.

CatalogSite Most stamp collectors are catalog shoppers. We love to buy things through the mail. Well, now you can go to a site and order---mostly free of charge---the latest editions of practically every catalog imaginable. We ordered one from Surplus Direct, the largest cut-rate computer soft/hardware sales outlet on the Web.