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- Chapter
1 Introduction
- 1.1
Intro
- 1.2
Disclaimer
- 1.3
The STAMPSLIST
- 1.4
LISTSERV functions
- 1.5
Tiny fileserver
- 1.6
Who subscribes to the list?
- 1.7
rec.collecting.stamps
- 1.7.1
How did rec.collecting.stamps originate?
- 1.7.2
What is the purpose of rec.collecting.stamps?
- 1.7.3 Is
rec.collecting.stamps moderated?
- 1.7.4
For how long are messages posted to rec.collecting.stamps?
- 1.7.5 Is
there a rec.collecting.stamps archives?
- 1.7.6
What is the Stamp Trader's List (STL)?
- 1.7.7
How does the usenet philatelic newsletter service operate via
rec.collecting.stamps?
- 1.8
Advertising on rcs
- 1.9
Related lists and newsgroups
- 1.10
Net trading etiquette
- 1.11
Foreign Languages and ASCII postings
- Chapter
2 Catalogues
- 2.1
Intro
- 2.2
The value of catalogue values
- 2.3
Buying stamps
- 2.4
Scott pricing policy
- 2.5
Catalogue independent numbering system
- Chapter
3 World catalogues
- 3.1
Scott
- 3.2
Stanley Gibbons
- 3.3
MICHEL
- 3.4
Yvert & Tellier
- Chapter
4 Country Catalogues
- 4.1
Europe
- 4.2
North & South America
- 4.3
Asia
- 4.4
Africa
- 4.5
Australia, Pacific & Other
- 4.6
United Nations
- Chapter
5 Specialised catalogues
- 5.1
Postal Stationary
- 5.2
List of Billig's Philatelic Handbooks
- Chapter
6 CAP --- Computer Aided Philately
- 6.1
Intro
- 6.2
PCSG - Philatelic Computing Study Group
- 6.3
On-line resources
- 6.4
Making your own album pages
- 6.5
Stamp databases
- 6.6
CD-ROMs
- 6.7
Scanning
- Chapter
7 Albums & Displaying stamps
- 7.1
Mounting stamps
- 7.2
Lighthouse
- 7.3
Ka-Be
- 7.4
Scott & Scott Platinum
- 7.5
Minkus
- 7.6
Lindner
- 7.7
Vario Pages
- 7.8
``Homemade'' album pages
- 7.9
Harris
- 7.10
Stockbooks
- Chapter
8 Soaking & pressing
- Chapter
9 Restoring and cleaning damaged stamps
- Chapter
10 Topical collections
- Chapter
11 Philatelic terms & abbreviations
- Chapter
12 Stamps-related Organizations
- Chapter
13 Stamps issuing Organizations
- Chapter
14 Philatelic societies
- 14.1
General
- 14.1.1
American Philatelic Society (APS)
- 14.1.2
The American Philatelic Research Library (APRL)
- 14.1.3
The American Philatelic Congress
- 14.1.4
The Junior Philatelists of America
- 14.1.5
Methodist Philatelic Society
- 14.1.6
The American First Day Cover Society
- 14.1.7
The American Topical Association (ATA)
- 14.2
Societies specializing in one Country
- 14.3
Specialised societies
- 14.3.1
American Revenue Association (ARA)
- 14.3.2
The Meter Stamp society
- 14.3.3
Bureau Issues Association
- 14.3.4
British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group (BCPSG)
- Chapter
15 National Philatelic Bureaus
- Chapter
16 Worldwide Stamp Shops Guide
- Chapter
17 Magazines
- 17.1
General magazines
- 17.2
Specialised magazines
- Chapter
18 Foreign Exchange Rates
- 18.1
Sources
- 18.2
United Nations Gopher - 01-12-96
- Chapter
19 Books
- 19.1
Some remarks on philatelic literature (Christoph Ozdoba)
- 19.2
Christoph Ozdoba's Collection of Philatelic Literature
- 19.3
Book review of I Inherited a Stamp Collection, Now What?
- 19.4
Review of Philately and the Computer
- 19.5
Varia
- 19.6
Libraries
- 19.7
List of Billig's Philatelic Handbooks
- 19.8
Bureau Issues
- Chapter
20 The Post
- 20.1
Postal rates
- 20.2
Address labels for your correspondence
- 20.3
Postal codes
- Chapter
21 Kids & Stamps
- Chapter
22 Special subjects
- 22.1
Machins
- 22.2
Barcodes on stamps
- 22.3
Holograms on stamps
- 22.4
Fluorescent dots/bars on stamps
- 22.5
Airmail & Express stickers
- 22.6
The 1993 Elvis stamp
- 22.7
Sending mail to less accessible countries
- 22.8
Perfins by Toke Norby (1996)
- 22.8.1
SPIFS - PERFINS. Foreword and Part 1
- 22.8.2
The PERFIN Perforating Machine
- 22.8.3
'Holy Toledo, Those Stamps have Holes' and What Shall We Call These Holes?
- 22.8.4
The Authorizations to Perforate Stamps
- 22.8.5
What About PERFINs in Denmark?
- 22.8.6
What About PERFINs in Other Countries?
- 22.8.7
Epilogue - 'The Never Ending Story'
- 22.8.8
Epilogue II or The Man Who Coined The Term PERFIN
- 22.9
Perfins by David Tilton
- Chapter
23 Selling a collection
- 23.1
Book review of I Inherited a Stamp Collection, Now What?
- 23.2
Collector's opinions & and experiences
- Chapter
24 Paraphernalia
- Chapter
25 Technical info about stamps
- Chapter
26 The decline of stamp collecting?
- Chapter
27 Identifying Stamps
- Chapter
28 New Issues
- Chapter
29 Philatelic Correspondence
- 29.1
Part I - Franking your letter
- 29.1.1
Showing consideration to your trading partner
- 29.1.2
Buying only interesting stamps
- 29.1.3
Making the cover travel undamaged
- Appendix
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